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The main provisions of the government decree no. 478/2020 (XI.3.) on the introduction of emergency and the government decree no. 479/2020 (XI.3) on protective measures during the emergency

The Hungarian Government introduced  emergency for the entire territory of Hungary by its government decree no. 478/2020 (XI.3.) on 3 of November 2020.


Curfew:

  •  Between midnight and 5 am, everyone is obliged to reside at his/her residence or accommodation.
  • For the purpose of work, transportation to the workplace, transportation from the workplace to the place of residence or accommodation and in the event of a threat to health, life or serious injury, it is permitted to leave the place of residence and stay at public places between midnight and 5 am.

Protective measures concerning the events:

  •  It is prohibited to be present at or to organize an event which provides regularly or on a specific occasion or at a specified time, public or non-public music service by playing selection of music or live performance and does not require to buy a seat.

  

Protective measure concerning cultural and sporting events, cinema:

  • In case of a cultural or sporting event, spectators – except lodges – may seat on every third seat, two seats between two spectators shall be left empty, spectators are not allowed to sit directly behind each other. Spectators shall keep at least 1,5 meter distance from others at the place of the event.
  • Enforcement of these protective measures is the responsibility of the organizer of the event or the operator of the place of the event. If the spectator does not keep the protective measures upon the call of the organizer, the operator of the place or the employee of the organizer or operator, the person violating these rules shall leave the place.
  • Museums can be visited with that restriction that visitors shall keep at least 1,5 meter distance from each other.
  • Compliance with the protective measures is monitored by the police.
  • If the police becomes aware of the breach of protective measures, the police may

a.) warn the person violating the rules;

b.) impose fine up to HUF 100 000 – HUF 1 000 000;

c.) close down temporarily the premise, place, institution, venue for 1 (one) day at least up to 1 (one) year period, except the venue of a sporting event

d.) in case of a sporting event, may order to hold at least one, maximum 10 (ten) sporting events without spectators.

  • The above sanctions shall not apply if the organizer, operator, or the employee of the organizer or operator has done the necessary measures to avert the unlawful situation.

 

Epidemological measures related to public transportation:

  •  In order to reduce the spread of coronavirus, the company providing public transportation services shall prepare a plan to operate more vehicles on weekdays between 7 am and 9 am, and between 3 pm and 7 pm in Budapest and cities with county rights and submit this plan to the competent government office.
  • The company violating this rule can be fined up to HUF 1 000 000 – HUF 5 000 000.

Devitating provisions concerning the payment of parking fees:

  •  No parking fee shall be charged for the use of the waiting areas of local public roads, private roads, squares, parks closed to public transport and owned by the municipality as well as national roads and private roads, squares, parks closed to public transport and owned by the Hungarian state.