General information
HUNGARY
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The Central Agricultural Office (MgSzH) is a national authority, financed from the state budget, functioning as the legal successor of a number of institutes which existed over the last century and were involved with quality control and certification.
As a national designated authority, the Directorate of Plant Production and Horticulture of the MgSzH is responsible for the state registration of plant varieties, with the examination, quality control, certification and official supervision of seed and propagating materials.
The MgSzH represents Hungary in intergovernmental and independent international organisations, issues international certificates of origin and certifies those received from abroad, and participates in the Hungarian and international development of methods and analytical techniques. The directorate is divided into a divisional and supervisional network with a headquarters in Budapest and a number of regional units.
The Seed Inspection is responsible for seed certification. MgSzH as a designated authority carries out tasks related to international contracts and accreditation.
More information : www.ommi.hu & www.mgszh.hu
Central Agricultural Office ; Directorate of Plant Production and Horticulture
MgSzH
H - 1024 Budapest
Keleti K.u.24
Phone : 00 36 1 336 9114 & 9115 & 9460
Fax : 00 36 1 336 9011 & 9096
