30 years for fair competition at the service of consumers
Actualities
Call for proposals for the provision of interpretation and translation services of the OECD-GVH R...
The Hungarian Competition Authority calls for proposals for the provision of interpretation and translation services for a competition law seminar set to take place between 18-19 May 2021 organized...
2021. Apr. 19.
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The GVH warns about scam websites
16 April 2021, Budapest – The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has recently been receiving more and more consumer signals about objectionable websites advertising various healthcare products. ...
2021. Apr. 16.
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The GVH cooperates with the Corvinus University for the advancement of economics in Hungary
14 April 2021, Budapest – The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) and the Corvinus University of Budapest (BCE) entered into a cooperation agreement for the advancement and support of economic ex...
2021. Apr. 14.
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Fourth Hungarian Competition Law Forum – the start of a new era for the GVH
13 April 2021, Budapest – The topics of this year’s Hungarian Competition Law Forum were the competition law issues of today and the sweeping changes that occurred in the operation of the Hungarian...
2021. Apr. 13.
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The GVH recalculated the cartel fine imposed on newspaper publishers due to a court order
31 March 2021, Budapest – The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) – in accordance with court decisions adopted in appeal proceedings – has reduced the competition supervision fine imposed on regi...
2021. Mar. 31.
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The GVH has eliminated a cartel on the electricity market
30 March 2021, Budapest – The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) imposed a fine of approximately HUF 130 million in total on the 13 undertakings which shared tenders among each other in...
2021. Mar. 30.
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The GVH is initiating a proceeding in regard to the advertising of a product range that promises ...
26 March 2021, Budapest – The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) launched an investigation into the practices of the suppliers distributing the Virostop oral and nasal sprays, due to them allege...
2021. Mar. 26.
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‘Careful shopping is even more important during the pandemic’ warns the GVH
25 March 2021, Budapest – The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) continues to recommend consumers to exercise increased caution since the Authority has received several informal complaints in th...
2021. Mar. 25.
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The OECD-GVH Regional Education Center hosted a virtual seminar for participants from 22 countries
The OECD-GVH Regional Centre for Competition (“RCC”) has successfully hosted the first virtual seminar of 2021 on “Tackling Bid Rigging in Public Procurement” between 2-4 of March 2021. During this...
2021. Mar. 22.
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Press releases
The sector inquiry on the brick market of the Hungarian Competition Authority has been concluded
23 September 2021, Budapest – The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) launched an accelerated sector inquiry at the end of July in order to reveal the processes of the domestic market of ceramic ...
2021. Sep. 23.
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The new EU Directive brought more effective competition supervision, praise to Hungary
14 September 2021, Budapest – The ECN+ Directive, which aimed to empower the competition authorities of the Member States, had positive impacts on competition enforcement in Hungary as well.
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2021. Sep. 14.
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Do not fall for timeshare scams
13 September 2021, Budapest – The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) warns everyone to be careful if they wish to dispose of their timeshare since timeshare owners are being contacted with misle...
2021. Sep. 14.
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Hungary is hosting the annual conference of the International Competition Network
7 September 2021, Budapest – The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) is organising this year’s conference of the International Competition Network (ICN), the membership of which consists of the w...
2021. Sep. 07.
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Accelerated sector inquiry on the brick market: market concentration, significant differences in ...
30 August 2021, Budapest – The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has published the draft of its report on the accelerated sector inquiry it has conducted on the domestic market of ceramic mason...
2021. Aug. 30.
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It is worth cooperating with the GVH for construction companies as well
18 August 2021, Budapest – While the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) is treating market signals concerning the construction industry as a priority, it is once again advantageous for the under...
2021. Aug. 18.
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Activities of the OECD-GVH Regional Centre for Competition is also recognised at international le...
17 August 2021, Budapest – Over the past six months, the OECD-GVH Regional Centre for Competition in Budapest organised two virtual seminars on competition law, published newsletters on the topics ...
2021. Aug. 17.
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Fressnapf complied with the GVH’s obligations with minor shortcomings
16 August 2021, Budapest – Fressnapf has implemented, with some delays, the obligations imposed by the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) to compensate consumers. The competition authority impos...
2021. Aug. 16.
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The GVH has published two new thematic publications
13 August 2021, Budapest – The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has published summary booklets on merger control and the competition council decisions of the past 10 years.
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2021. Aug. 13.
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10th anniversary of the professional journal of the GVH, Competition Mirror (Versenytükör)
12 August 2021, Budapest - This year marks the jubilee of the Hungarian-language biannual publication of the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH), Competition Mirror (Versenytükör), a competition ...
2021. Aug. 12.
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The GVH is working hard on construction price rises
11 August 2021, Budapest – In parallel, four competition authority investigations are ongoing in construction markets. As promised, the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) will investigate any si...
2021. Aug. 11.
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Uncovered cartels and several billions of HUF in consumer compensation – the GVH can look back on...
10 August 2021, Budapest – The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has issued its Flash Report on the first six months of 2021, in which it reports on its work performed in the interest of market...
2021. Aug. 10.
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