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GVH: it may be illegal to pass on the manufacturer’s waste management fees to customers

From the point of view of competition law, the co-ordinated passing on of the waste recycling fees charged to the manufacturer and, in the case of foreign production, the distributor,...

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GVH: the court approved the competition authority fine imposed on the distributors of Brightwhite tooth whitening

The Metropolitan Court confirmed last year’s decision of the Economic Competition Authority (GVH), in which it imposed a HUF 22 million fine on two companies in the case of Brighwhite,...

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GVH held an international conference on green competition policy aspects

The Economic Competition Office (GVH) hosted an international conference on the consideration of sustainability aspects in competition law analyses. The GVH has dealt with the topic of sustainability several times...

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The online price monitoring database is in test mode

The online price monitoring database will be launched on the first of July. On Tuesday, the working group established by the Economic Competition Authority, the Ministry of Economic Development and...

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GVH organized a workshop on managing food inflation

The competition authorities of the European Union discussed the management of food inflation in an online workshop organized by the Economic Competition Authority (GVH) on Wednesday, the agency informed MTI....

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This is how we can prepare for when the authorities come

In the future, the various authorities will be able to regularly check not only multinationals, but also micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. In order not to surprise company managers, in...

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The Milk Product Council is revising the basic price forecast for raw milk based on the recommendations of the GVH

The Milk Trade Union and Product Council will revise the price forecast methodology that determines the price of raw milk – this was agreed upon by the leaders of the...

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The GVH is working on reducing inflation – the competition authority discussed its proposals with domestic food industry organizations

The Economic Competition Authority (GVH) discussed its proposals aimed at reducing inflation published last week in a personal meeting with representatives of seven food industry and trade professional organizations and...

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Márton Nagy: the online price monitoring system and the mandatory promotion will help to reduce inflation to single digits by the end of the year

International examples show that the online price monitoring system – as well as the mandatory sales – contributes to increasing market competition in the retail sector, and overall helps to...

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The Milk Product Council is revising the basic price forecast for raw milk based on the recommendations of the GVH

The Milk Trade Union and Product Council will revise the price forecast methodology that determines the price of raw milk – this was agreed upon by the leaders of the...

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GVH negotiated with the food industry and trade professional organizations to combat inflation

The Economic Competition Authority (GVH) held a consultation with seven food industry and trade professional organizations and representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture regarding its proposals aimed at reducing inflation...

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The GVH negotiated with the food industry and trade professional organizations on the reduction of inflation

The Economic Competition Authority (GVH) held a consultation with seven food industry and trade professional organizations and representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture regarding its proposals aimed at reducing inflation...

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The card terminal company pays HUF 8,000 in compensation to all deceived customers

Fizetési Pont Kft., which operates bank card terminals, deceived its business partners – revealed the investigation of the Economic Competition Office (GVH). The GVH therefore obliged the company to financially...

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The GVH formulated six proposals in order to reduce the price of durable foods

The Economic Competition Authority (GVH) concluded its accelerated sectoral investigation on the durable food market, and on the basis of this, it formulated six proposals that can contribute to more...

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Consumers were deceived about the effects of Norbi Update products, GVH fined the company HUF 40 million

According to the investigation of the Economic Competition Office (GVH), the distributor of Norbi Update products deceived consumers in several ways, the office fined the company HUF 40 million, the...

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GVH consulted with the actors of the domestic milk market about its proposals to reduce inflation

The Economic Competition Authority coordinated its proposals aimed at reducing the consumer price of dairy products with five domestic professional organizations and the Ministry of Agriculture. The social consultation of...

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You can choose!

An amendment to Act 164 of 2005, the Trade Act, stipulates that bars and restaurants selling alcoholic drinks must stock the products of minimum two manufacturers in each category. Back...

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The competition authorities of the region are strengthening their cooperation

The Economic Competition Authority and the nine other competition authorities of the region signed a cooperation agreement in Warsaw in order to strengthen their partnership in the field of competition...

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During the price raid, it was revealed that the stores were playing tricks with the price-stopping products

Government spokeswoman Alexandra Szentkirályi previously announced that price raids would be launched in stores where the price hiked products could not be found on the shelves. The most recent Government...

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Minister of Justice Judit Varga and Balázs Csaba Rigó, president of the GVH, discussed coordinated measures against inflation

The Ministry of Justice will also join the working group coordinating the implementation of the online price monitoring database – this was agreed upon by Minister Judit Varga and Balázs...

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The Economic Competition Office continues to monitor food prices

The Economic Committee of the Parliament accepted the Economic Competition Office’s (GVH) report on its activities in 2022 and its experiences related to the application of the Competition Act, the...

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GVH says “green” advertising messages are often confusing

As part of a comprehensive rapid check (a so-called sweep) in February 2023, the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) analysed the communication of 60 Hungarian websites, from the perspective of “green”...

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GFM supports the proposal of the Economic Competition Authority to create an online price monitoring database

The President of the Economic Competition Authority initiated the creation of an online price monitoring database based on the experiences of the ongoing accelerated sectoral investigations in the food sector....

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The domestic food chain must be further strengthened

It is an important objective that the interests of all actors in the food chain can prevail, be it the agricultural producer, food processor, wholesaler and retailer, or the final...

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Are the big breweries abusing their dominance over the small breweries?

The Association of Csíki Sör and Small Breweries responded to the authority’s draft report in a harsh open letter to the Economic Competition Authority, at the same time objecting that,...

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“Green” advertising messages are often confusing – the GVH draws attention to this

Based on the rapid investigation of the Economic Competition Office (GVH), in many cases, advertising communications referring to sustainability are not accompanied by easily accessible and relevant support for consumers....

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The GVH ordered Wish to pay compensation

The Economic Competition Authority (GVH) has closed its investigation against Wish, one of the largest international e-commerce marketplaces, launched in 2021. The operator of the platform undertook a complex reparation...

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Competition Office: there is a difference between the content of “green” advertising messages and the consumer’s interpretation

In many cases, there is a difference between the real content of the sustainability advertising messages of Hungarian businesses and their consumer interpretation based on the rapid investigation of the...

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The Pest County Government Office also examined products promising miracles

Last year, the consumer protection department of the Pest County Government Office carried out more than 1,200 official inspections and imposed a HUF 28 million consumer protection fine, the head...

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The competition office initiated proceedings against the manufacturer and distributor of the Regenera drink

The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has launched an investigation against the manufacturer and distributor of Regenera’s revitalizing and anti-hangover drink, SSHS Group Kft., and Regenera Hungary Kft., because their advertisements...

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