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In Hungary, the recognition procedure of diplomas which has been obtained in a foreign country is based on the Act C of 2001 on the recognition of foreign certificates and degrees, which is applicable to any certificate issued under the jurisdiction of a foreign country for the purpose of the recognition, thereof as equivalent to a counterpart certificate obtainable in Hungary.
In case of healthcare qualifications, the recognition procedure can be conducted by two competent authorities based on the following classification.
| Competent authority | Certificates obtained in the European Union | Certificates obtained in a non-member states |
| Health Registration and Training Center | 1. qualifications in general medicine | 1. specialist qualifications in medicine |
| 2. specialist qualifications in medicine | 2. specialist qualifications in dentistry | |
| 3. qualifications in dentistry | 3. specialist qualifications in pharmacy | |
| 4. specialist qualifications in dentistry | 4. other higher level specialist healthcare qualifications | |
| 5. qualifications in pharmacy | 5. secondary level healthcare qualifications | |
| 6. qualifications in nursing | - | |
| 7. qualifications in midwifery | - | |
| 8. other healthcare qualifications | - | |
| Educational Authority- Hungarian Equivalence and Information Centre | - | 1. qualifications in general medicine |
| - | 2. qualifications in dentistry | |
| - | 3. qualifications in pharmacy | |
| - | 4. other higher level healthcare qualifications |