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2001.
GVH`S PROCEEDINGS ENDED WITH THE DECISION OF THE COMPETITION COUNCIL

1. OVERVIEW

Number of cases

Intervention of GVH [1]

% of cases

Imposed fines (1000 HUF)

% of fines

Fines imposed for failed notifications (1000 HUF)

Abuse of dominant position

33

3

8.1

10,000

16.8

-

abusive

15

0

0.0

0

0.0

-

restrictive

12

0

0.0

0

0.0

-

composite and other

6

3

8.1

10,000

16.8

-

Restrictive agreements

10

1

2.7

0

0.0

0

horizontal

7

1

2.7

0

0.0

0

vertical

3

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

composite and other

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

Concentration

81

2

5.4

-

-

13,900

horizontal

44

1

2.7

-

-

13,900

vertical

11

0

0.0

-

-

0

composite and other

26

1

2.7

-

-

0

Antitrust cases altogether

124

6

16.2

10,000

16.8

13,900

Consumer fraud

59

31

83.8

49,700

83.2

-

delusion of consumer

56

29

78.4

39,700

66.5

-

restricting the choice of onsumer

2

2

5.4

10,000

16.8

-

composite

1

0

0.0

0

0.0

-

All cases

183

37

100.0

59,700

100.0

13,900

% of cases

100,0

20.2

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2. DETAILS

2.1. Unfair manipulation of consumers` choice

Number of cases [2]

% of cases

Establishment of the infringement

25

41.1

Termination after suspension

6

10.7

GVH`s interventions

31

51.8

Other terminations

28

48.2

Other

0

0.0

Cases altogether

59

100.0

Fines imposed (1000 HUF)

49,700

Number of cases ended with imposition of fine

18

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2.2. Abuse of dominant position

Abusive [3]

Restrictive [4]

Composite and other [5]

Altogether [6]

%

Infringements

0

0

2

2

6.1

Termination of proceedings after suspension

0

0

1

1

3.0

GVH interventions altogether

0

0

3

3

9.1

Termination of proceedings (without suspension)

15

12

3

30

90.9

Other

0

0

0

0

0.0

Cases altogether

15

12

6

33

100.0

% of cases

45.5

36.4

18.2

100.0

Fines imposed (1000 HUF)

0

0

10,000

10,000

% of fines

0.0

0.0

100.0

100.0

Fines related to the proceedings (1000 HUF)

0

0

0

0

Number of cases ended with imposition of fines

0

0

2

2

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2.3. Restrictive agreements

Horizontal [7]

Vertical [8]

Composite [9]

Altogether [10]

% of cases

Initiated ex officio

% of cases initiated ex officio

Illegal agreements

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Termination of proceedings after suspension

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Conditional approval

1

0

0

1

10.0

0

0.0

Voluntary acceptance of the proposal of GVH

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

GVH interventions altogether

1

0

0

1

10.0

0

0.0

Individual exemption

3

1

0

4

40.0

0

0.0

Exempted under a block exemption regulation [11]

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Non prohibited agreement [12]

3

1

0

4

40.0

3

75.0

Non restrictive agreement [13]

0

1

0

1

10.0

1

25.0

Other kind of suspension

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Cases altogether

7

3

0

10

100.0

4

100.0

% of cases

70.0

30.0

0.0

100.0

Not notificated

0

0

0

0

Withdrawal of group exemption

0

0

0

0

Initiated ex officio

2

2

0

4

% of cases initiated ex officio

50.0

50.0

0.0

100.0

Fines imposed by GVH (1000 HUF)

0

0

0

0

% of fines

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Fines imposed for the failure of the notification of the agreement

0

0

0

0

Cases ended with imposition of fines

0

0

0

0

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2.4. Concentrations

Horizontal [14]

Vertical [15]

Composite and other [16]

Altogether [17]

% of cases

Initiated ex officio

% of cases initiated ex officio

Prohibition

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Conditional approval

1

0

1

2

2.5

0

0.0

Voluntary acceptance of the proposal of GVH

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

GVH intervention altogether

1

0

1

2

2.5

0

0.0

Other refusals

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Approvals

40

10

23

73

90.1

4

80.0

Not subject to authorisation/ not concentration [18]

2

0

2

4

4.9

1

20.0

Other terminations of proceedings

1

1

0

2

2.5

0

0.0

Cases altogether

44

11

26

81

100.0

5

100.0

Decision in the first phase [19]

14

5

11

30

Decisions in the second phase [20]

3

2

3

8

% of cases

54.3

13.6

32.1

100.0

Not notificated

4

0

2

6

Initiated ex officio

2

0

3

5

% of cases initiated ex officio

40.0

0.0

60.0

100.0

Fines imposed for the lack of notification

13,900

0

0

13,900

% of fines imposed for the lack of notification

100.0

0.0

0.0

100.0


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