The Court of Justice of the European Union Condemned the Food Price Freeze: it violates free competition

The position of Spar Hungary

“We are pleased with the outcome of the proceedings initiated by the Court of Justice of the European Union by the Szeged Tribunal, which stated that the provision requiring the sale of products subject to official pricing at a specified price and in a predetermined quantity is incompatible with European Union law. SPAR Hungary’s goal at all times is for customers to find the products they need in the right amount on its shelves. This was no different during the period of official pricing: customers were always able to get hold of price-stop products. We trust that the Hungarian courts will close our hundreds of ongoing proceedings in accordance with the legal interpretation of the European Court of Justice.”