Tag "GVH"
GVH: it may be illegal to pass on the manufacturer’s waste management fees to customers
Date: 2023-06-16 13:14:12
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
Date: 2023-06-14 09:15:34
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
Date: 2023-06-08 12:32:19
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
Date: 2023-06-06 13:49:59
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
Date: 2023-05-31 13:47:28
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
Date: 2023-05-18 10:08:11
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
Date: 2023-05-17 14:42:29
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
Date: 2023-05-17 13:29:34
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
Date: 2023-05-17 10:30:19
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
Date: 2023-05-17 09:30:39
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
Date: 2023-05-16 12:42:31
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
Date: 2023-05-16 09:30:04
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
Date: 2023-05-12 07:11:01
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
Date: 2023-05-08 12:39:34
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
Date: 2023-05-05 11:07:40
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
Date: 2023-04-26 12:35:24
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!
Date: 2023-04-26 10:16:24
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
Date: 2023-04-18 10:03:20
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
Date: 2023-04-17 18:00:00
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
Date: 2023-04-14 12:24:00
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
Date: 2023-04-04 12:01:21
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
Date: 2023-03-30 16:37:05
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
Date: 2023-03-23 11:35:44
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
Date: 2023-03-23 11:00:45
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?
Date: 2023-03-10 11:30:14
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
Date: 2023-02-23 11:14:29
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
Date: 2023-02-21 09:00:08
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
Date: 2023-02-17 11:00:03
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
Date: 2023-02-17 10:00:49
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
Date: 2023-02-16 11:20:06
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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