The operative part of uniformity decision no. 8/2023 JPE

on applicability of bilateral treaties on legal assistance to administrative matters

1. The scope of bilateral treaties on legal assistance must be assessed on the basis of substantive law.
2. Domestic law provides for the partial application of civil procedural rules to administrative disputes, which does not in itself mean that bilateral treaties on legal assistance are applicable in administrative matters.
3. Section 18 of the agreement between Hungary and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on mutual legal assistance in civil matters – which was promulgated by Act LXXXVII of 2018 – in respect of exemption from security for legal costs cannot be applied in administrative cases.
4. The Curia’s Decision No. Kpkf.III.39.173/2022/2, which has been published in the Collection of Court Decisions, may no longer be invoked as binding.