Gazdasági Versenyhivatal

Coordinated European action against Temu
Date: 2024-11-11 11:51:14

The Consumer Protection Cooperation Network (CPC), which brings together the European Union’s consumer protection authorities, including the Economic Competition Authority (GVH), and the European Commission have decided to take serious...

Agora Vision: Demand for Hungarian Products won’t drop in the future
Date: 2024-11-07 10:06:14

Hungarian Product Nonprofit Kft. hosted its 10th anniversary conference in Tata. The main topics were the future of the food industry, trade and innovations. This article is available for reading in...

Competition supervision proceedings were initiated against the Hungarian Energy Drinks Association for misleading consumers
Date: 2024-10-08 11:33:18

The Economic Competition Authority (GVH) has initiated a competition supervision procedure against the Hungarian Energy Drink Association (MESZ), which is believed to have deceived consumers on its social media platforms,...

Tesco is the Price Watch champion for the seventh day
Date: 2024-10-02 12:01:19

Among the retail store chains, Tesco offers the best prices for the seventh day, according to the Árfigyelő. According to a comparison of the data of the online interface launched...

GVH organized a conference entitled Digital Consumer Protection 2024
Date: 2024-09-19 12:36:48

“The best consumer protection is competition, but at the same time, the market behavior of the competition players can never harm the interests of consumers.” – emphasized Balázs Csaba Rigó,...

The amount of fines that can be imposed by the GVH has increased
Date: 2024-09-12 11:58:51

From August 1, 2024, the Economic Competition Office (GVH) may impose even higher fines on businesses that violate the law. On September 1, 2023, the maximum amount of the fine...

ESG conference: global outlook – Hungarian perspective
Date: 2024-09-10 11:24:18

In December 2023 the Hungarian Parliament adopted the ESG Act by a large majority, which entered into force on 1 January 2024. A conference organised by the Climate Policy Institute...

AI regulation enters into force
Date: 2024-08-28 10:22:55

On 1 August the European Union’s regulation on artificial intelligence, the AI Act entered into force. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2024/8-9 The AI Act is...

The Economic Competition Authority and the National Media and Communications Authority have confirmed their cooperation
Date: 2024-07-11 11:52:04

The Economic Competition Authority (GVH) and the National Media and Communications Authority (NMHH) have renewed a professional cooperation that lasted for nearly 20 years. The aim of the two organizations...

GVH: the online Price Monitor will be one year old on Monday
Date: 2024-06-28 10:45:10

On July 1, it will be one year since the online price monitoring system operated by the Economic Competition Authority (GVH) went live, the platform was created by the competition...

The competition law rules may be seriously tightened
Date: 2024-04-02 10:20:21

Since mid-March, a remarkable draft law has been circulating in the parliament, which, if passed, could bring about significant changes in the lives of businesses. The government would seriously rewrite...

Changing consumption habits, changing consumer protection rules
Date: 2024-03-04 12:15:36

In 2024 the Consumer Protection Act is amended in several points, as consumers need even more protection due to the digitalisation in all areas of sales, transforming consumption habits and...

The first Hungarian competition law came into force 100 years ago
Date: 2024-03-01 11:21:45

A century ago, in 1924, Article V of the 1923 Law on Unfair Competition entered into force. On the occasion of the jubilee anniversary, the Economic Competition Authority and the...

GVH proposes a multilevel sustainability labelling system
Date: 2024-02-20 17:10:06

Green advertising messages are often unclear and confusing, and a significant proportion of consumers aren’t aware of the exact content and meaning of certain claims and labels – these are...

Price Monitor now reports the daily prices in 78 product categories
Date: 2024-02-20 15:15:53

In mid-January, the online Price Monitor system operated by the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) was extended to another 16 product categories. This means that consumers can now compare the daily...

Norbert Schobert’s company is liquidated
Date: 2024-01-19 12:01:38

Pursuant to a court order that entered into force a few days ago, liquidation proceedings have begun against Free Group Zrt., the legal successor of Update, whose leader was Norbert...

Future in the present
Date: 2024-01-10 11:42:07

For the third time in November, METRO Gastro Academy was the host of the Plant-Powered Perspectives business conference. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2023/12-01 This year...

Consumer protection news: what to expect in 2024?
Date: 2024-01-05 12:27:44

The past period has brought many legislative changes, especially in the area of consumer protection. Zoltán Marosi, co-head of DLA Piper Hungary’s competition law group, gathered the main legislative developments...

Novelties and maximum fines in the practice of the GVH
Date: 2023-12-14 11:34:59

As of September 1, 2023, the maximum amount of the fine that can be imposed by the GVH has increased – it was said, among other things, at the business...

Árfigyelő expects high traffic during the Advent season
Date: 2023-12-01 12:42:00

Families can save money and time during Christmas bulk shopping by using the online Price Monitor – warns the Economic Competition Authority (GVH) in its announcement on Friday. From the...

TikTok is regulated by the Economic Competition Authority in order to protect children
Date: 2023-11-30 10:56:23

The commitment imposed by the Economic Competition Authority (GVH) for TikTok may also have a global impact. As a result of an investigation by the Hungarian national competition authority, the...

Black Friday is upon us – GVH helps businesses learn the right pricing practices
Date: 2023-11-16 11:43:54

With a new podcast episode, the Economic Competition Authority helps businesses apply appropriate pricing practices. The podcast episode is part of the information campaign of the national competition authority, in...

GVH president: The Price Monitor protects families
Date: 2023-10-25 12:17:55

Csaba Balázs Rigó, president of the Economic Competition Authority (GVH), gave a presentation on vulnerable consumer groups at the professional conference of the Consumer Protection Research Group of the Budapest...

GVH would initiate price competition and protect accommodation providers and consumers in the online accommodation booking market
Date: 2023-10-20 11:31:43

The Economic Competition Authority (GVH) has concluded its accelerated sector investigation on the domestic online accommodation agency and accommodation market. In its draft report, the national competition authority formulated several...

GM: since the launch of the online price monitor, the average price of the monitored food products has decreased by an average of 6.5 percent
Date: 2023-10-13 15:03:38

The price monitoring system created as a result of the professional cooperation of the Ministry of Economic Development and the Economic Competition Authority has been supporting the fight against inflation...

This is how you can use the map store filter function of Price Monitor – GVH also helps with video
Date: 2023-10-04 13:01:45

Customers can set their favorite stores in advance on the Price Watch page, and they can also do this visually with a map filter. In this way, they can even...

GVH: the system is continuously developed based on customer suggestions
Date: 2023-09-28 13:28:41

Less than a month after the popular shopping list function, the online price monitoring system got another important function, in which customers can pre-set their favorite stores on the site,...

New digital market regulation reaches next phase
Date: 2023-09-27 13:46:42

The European Union has taken another big step towards implementing the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which entered into force last November. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin...

They closed a loophole in the Price Monitor
Date: 2023-09-20 11:53:00

he Economic Competition Office (GVH) and the working group that created the system are constantly developing the online Price Monitor. Thanks to this, retailers who have reduced the price of...

Here is the shopping list! The new function is now available in the Price Monitor
Date: 2023-08-30 14:32:33

The online Price Monitor operated by the Economic Competition Authority (GVH) has been expanded with a multi-functional, freely compiled and shareable shopping list – this was announced by Balázs Csaba...

Coordinated European action against Temu Date: 2024-11-11 11:51:14

Agora Vision: Demand for Hungarian Products won’t drop in the future Date: 2024-11-07 10:06:14

Competition supervision proceedings were initiated against the Hungarian Energy Drinks Association for misleading consumers Date: 2024-10-08 11:33:18

Tesco is the Price Watch champion for the seventh day Date: 2024-10-02 12:01:19

GVH organized a conference entitled Digital Consumer Protection 2024 Date: 2024-09-19 12:36:48

The amount of fines that can be imposed by the GVH has increased Date: 2024-09-12 11:58:51

ESG conference: global outlook – Hungarian perspective Date: 2024-09-10 11:24:18

AI regulation enters into force Date: 2024-08-28 10:22:55

The Economic Competition Authority and the National Media and Communications Authority have confirmed their cooperation Date: 2024-07-11 11:52:04

GVH: the online Price Monitor will be one year old on Monday Date: 2024-06-28 10:45:10

The competition law rules may be seriously tightened Date: 2024-04-02 10:20:21

Changing consumption habits, changing consumer protection rules Date: 2024-03-04 12:15:36

The first Hungarian competition law came into force 100 years ago Date: 2024-03-01 11:21:45

GVH proposes a multilevel sustainability labelling system Date: 2024-02-20 17:10:06

Price Monitor now reports the daily prices in 78 product categories Date: 2024-02-20 15:15:53

Norbert Schobert’s company is liquidated Date: 2024-01-19 12:01:38

Future in the present Date: 2024-01-10 11:42:07

Consumer protection news: what to expect in 2024? Date: 2024-01-05 12:27:44

Novelties and maximum fines in the practice of the GVH Date: 2023-12-14 11:34:59

Árfigyelő expects high traffic during the Advent season Date: 2023-12-01 12:42:00

TikTok is regulated by the Economic Competition Authority in order to protect children Date: 2023-11-30 10:56:23

Black Friday is upon us – GVH helps businesses learn the right pricing practices Date: 2023-11-16 11:43:54

GVH president: The Price Monitor protects families Date: 2023-10-25 12:17:55

GVH would initiate price competition and protect accommodation providers and consumers in the online accommodation booking market Date: 2023-10-20 11:31:43

GM: since the launch of the online price monitor, the average price of the monitored food products has decreased by an average of 6.5 percent Date: 2023-10-13 15:03:38

This is how you can use the map store filter function of Price Monitor – GVH also helps with video Date: 2023-10-04 13:01:45

GVH: the system is continuously developed based on customer suggestions Date: 2023-09-28 13:28:41

New digital market regulation reaches next phase Date: 2023-09-27 13:46:42

They closed a loophole in the Price Monitor Date: 2023-09-20 11:53:00

Here is the shopping list! The new function is now available in the Price Monitor Date: 2023-08-30 14:32:33