Hungarian Cabinet Approves New Draft Civil Code
- 16 Jul 2012 9:02 AM
The cabinet has approved the draft of a new civil code, Justice Ministry state secretary Robert Repassy announced after the cabinet met last week. It was drafted by a legal codification principal commission run by academician Lajos Vekas, he said. After the 2010 change of government the cabinet asked the commission to draft a new civil code, he added.
The draft was submitted to Parliament Wednesday evening. MPs will be able to debate it through the autumn and should pass it by late November.
Source: Hungary Around the Clock
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