Decree No. 22 of 2012 (II. 29.) of the Government concerning the National Food-Chain Safety Office.

The National Food Chain Safety Office is a governmental authority under the direction of the Minister for agrarian and rural development. It is the national authority of the Government, competent for plant production, soil conservation, food-chain control, animal husbandry, forestry, hunting, fisheries, wine production, agricultural administration and fruit brandy control. The territorial executive organs of the authority are the agricultural administrative offices of capital and county-level governmental offices.