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  "node_id": "hu-act-cxliii-2015-public-procurement",
  "title": "Hungary Act CXLIII of 2015 on Public Procurement (Közbeszerzési törvény, Kbt.)",
  "domain": "Public Sector & Government Procurement",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "last_updated": "2026-06-07",
  "bluf": "Act CXLIII of 2015 on Public Procurement (Közbeszerzési törvény, Kbt.) is Hungary's principal public procurement statute, in force from 1 November 2015 and transposing EU Directives 2014/23/EU, 2014/24/EU and 2014/25/EU. The Act is structured in Részek (Parts) covering general provisions, EU-threshold procurement (Second Part), national-threshold procurement (Third Part), concessions (Fourth Part) and dispute resolution. The fundamental principles set out in §2 require contracting authorities to ensure clean competition, transparency and publicity among economic operators, with equal treatment, proportionate procedures, good faith and integrity. §5 lists the in-scope contracting authorities including ministries, local governments and public institutions. Special exclusions cover defence and security procurement, in-house contracts where the controlled entity meets the 80%-revenue criterion, intermunicipal cooperation in the public interest, and central purchasing body services. Procurement procedures vary by threshold: EU-threshold contracts follow the detailed Second Part; below-EU but above-national threshold contracts follow the simplified Third Part; concessions follow the Fourth Part. Conflict-of-interest rules prevent planning participants from bidding and bar high-ranking state officials from participation. The Közbeszerzési Döntőbizottság (Public Procurement Arbitration Board) reviews disputed procedures and awards remedies, with judicial review available before the Metropolitan Court.",
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    "_note": "Full crosswalk values included in vault response"
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  "dependencies": [
    "eu-directive-2014-23-concession-contracts",
    "eu-directive-2014-25-utilities-procurement"
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  "primary_citations_count": 10
}