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1999.
GVH`S PROCEEDINGS ENDED WITH THE DECISION OF THE COMPETITION COUNCIL

1. OVERVIEW

Number of cases

Intervention of the GVH [1]

% of the interventions

Fines related to GVH intervetion (1000 HUF)

% of fines

Abuse of dominant position

36

7

12,3

13500

32,2

abusive

23

6

10,5

12500

29,8

restrictive

9

1

1,8

1000

2,4

composite and other

4

0

0,0

0

0,0

Restrictive agreements

15

6

10,5

7000

16,7

horizontal

10

6

10,5

7000

16,7

vertical

3

0

0,0

0

0,0

composite and other

2

0

0,0

0

0,0

Concentrations

46

0

0,0

0

0,0

horizontal

33

0

0,0

0

0,0

vertical

9

0

0,0

0

0,0

composite and other

4

0

0,0

0

0,0

Antitrust cases altogether

97

13

22,8

20500

48,9

Consumer fraud

66

44

77,2

21400

51,1

Cases altogether

163 [2]

57

100,0

41900

100,0

% of cases

100,0

35,0

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2. DETAILS

2.1. Unfair manipulation of consumers` choice

Number of cases [3]

% of cases

Infringements

38

57,6

Termination of proceedings after suspension

6

9,1

Interventions of GVH

44

66,7

Other refusals

22

33,3

Other

0

0,0

Cases altogether

66

100,0

Fines related to GVH intervetion (1000 HUF)

21400

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2.2. Abuse of dominant position

Abusive [4]

Restrictive [5]

Composite and other [6]

Althogether [7]

% of cases

Infringements

4

1

0

5

13,9

Termination of proceedings after suspension

2

0

0

2

5,6

GVH interventions altogether

6

1

0

7

19,4

Other refusals

17

8

4

29

80,6

Other

0

0

0

0

0,0

Cases altogether

23

9

4

36

100,0

% of cases

63,9

25,0

11,1

100,0

Fines related to GVH intervetion (1000 HUF)

12500

1000

0

13500

% of fines

92,6

7,4

0,0

100,0

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2.3. Restrictive agreements

Horizontal [8]

Vertical [9]

Composite [10]

Altogether [11]

% of cases

Initiated ex officio

% of cases initiated ex officio

Illegal agreements

4

0

0

4

26,7

4

36,4

Termination of proceedings after suspnsion

2

0

0

2

13,3

2

18,2

Conditional approval

0

0

0

0

0,0

0

0,0

GVH interventions altogether

6

0

0

6

40,0

6

54,5

Individual exemption

2

0

0

2

13,3

1

9,1

Exempted under a block exemption regulation [12]

0

0

0

0

0,0

0

0,0

Not prohibited agreement [13]

1

0

2

3

20,0

2

18,2

Non restrictive agreement [14]

1

3

0

4

26,7

2

18,2

Cases altogether

10

3

2

15

100,0

11

100,0

% of cases

66,7

20,0

13,3

100,0

Not notified

1

0

0

1

Initiated ex officio

9

1

1

11

% of cases initiated ex officio

81,8

9,1

9,1

100,0

Fines related to GVH intervetion (1000 HUF)

7000

0

0

7000

% of fines

100,0

0

0

100,0

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2.4. Concentrations

Horizontal [15]

Vertical [16]

Mixed and other [17]

Altogether [18]

% of cases

Initiated ex officio

% of cases initiated ex officio

Refusals-prohibitions

0

0

0

0

0,0

0

0,0

Conditional approval

0

0

0

0

0,0

0

0,0

GVH interventions altogether

0

0

0

0

0,0

0

0,0

Other refusals

0

0

0

0

0,0

0

0,0

Approvals

32

8

2

42

91,3

2

100,0

Not subject to authorisation/ not concentration [19]

1

1

2

4

8,7

0

0,0

Stoped proceedings

0

0

0

0

0,0

0

0,0

Cases altogether

33

9

4

46

100,0

2

100,0

% of cases

71,7

19,6

8,7

100,0

Failure to notify

6

1

1

8

Initiated ex officio

2

0

0

2

% of cases initiated ex officio

100,0

0,0

0,0

100,0

Fines related to GVH intervetion (1000 HUF)

0

0

0

0

% of fines

0,0

0,0

0,0

0,0


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