An examination of the regulatory framework governing coordinated defence activity, and a presentation of how these regulations are implemented in practice

Abstract

As part of the defence and security regulatory reform, the most important body of legislation relating to the field of defence and security was reviewed and revised, and a new regulatory framework was also developed. One of the fundamental milestones of the reform is Act XCIII of 2021 on the Coordination of Defence and Security Activities, which lays the foundations for a cross-sectoral regulatory framework; one of its most significant innovations was the establishment of a new legal institution: the regulation of coordinated defence activity (CDA). In this publication, the author examines the legislative objectives to be achieved through the development of the regulatory framework for CDA, the factors necessitating its development, and the approach evident during the drafting of the new legislation. She outlines the fundamental purpose of this new legal institution, its key characteristics, the specific provisions relating to the CDA, and the rights and obligations of the Government following its implementation. She places particular emphasis on the practical implementation of the CDA regulatory framework through an examination of the Government Decrees on the ordering of coordinated defence activity, and also draws attention to the amendments to the regulations that came into force on 1 January 2026. Her aim is to highlight the issues that require clarification and consequently, the further development of the regulatory framework, as well as the need to draw up an implementing regulation setting out the detailed rules.