1. What is the legal framework governing bribery in
Hungary?
Act C of 2012 on the Criminal Code (Criminal Code) is the key
piece of Hungarian legislation governing bribery. It applies to
conduct occurring after the implementation date of July 1, 2013.
Older conduct occurring entirely before that date will be assessed
based on the old criminal code, Act IV of 1978. As they apply to
bribery, the old and the current criminal codes are mostly
identical.
2. What constitutes a bribe?
Any unlawful advantage may constitute a bribe if given, offered,
requested or accepted with a criminal bribery motive. The
definition of criminal bribery motive is different depending on the
function of the person involved in the bribery. There are three
categories of functions in the Criminal Code:
