In case of the Rural Development Programme according to 1305/2013/EU regulation, the member state should designate a managing authority, an accredited paying agency, a certification body, and according to 908/2014/EU implementing regulation, a competent authority.

The institutional framework for the Rural Development Programme in Hungary is the following:

• the Managing Authority is in the Ministry of Agriculture
• the Competent Authority is in the Ministry of Agriculture
• the Paying Agency is the Hungarian State Treasury