The Act No CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information, the new Hungarian Data Protection Act has been promulgated in the Official Gazette of Hungary by 26 July 2011. The new Act will enter into force by 1 January 2012 and same will replace the Act No LXIII of 1992 on the Protection of Personal Data and Public Access to Data of Public Interest.
We have provided a detailed analysis of the provisions of the new Act in our earlier blog-post below.