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2002.
GVH`S PROCEEDINGS ENDED WITH THE DECISION OF THE COMPETITION COUNCIL

1. OVERVIEW

Number of cases

Intervention of GVH [1]

% of cases

Fines imposed (Million HUF)

% of fines

Fines imposed for failed notifications (Million HUF)

Abuse of dominant position

36

15

23.4

218,5

50.1

-

abusive

16

7

10.9

17,5

4.0

-

restrictive

14

5

7.8

195

44.7

-

composite and other

6

3

4.7

6

1.4

-

Restrictive agreements

18

10

15.6

182,46

41.9

0

horizontal

11

6

9.4

122,46

28.1

0

vertical

6

3

4.7

60

13.8

0

composite and other

1

1

1.6

0

0.0

0

Concentration

65

3

4.7

-

-

8,192

horizontal

51

2

3.1

-

-

6,39

vertical

4

1

1.6

-

-

0,402

composite and other

10

0

0.0

-

-

1,4

Antitrust cases altogether

119 (!)

28 (!)

43.8

400,96

92.0

8,192

Consumer fraud

52

36

56.3

35

8.0

-

delusion of consumer

52

36

56.3

35

8.0

-

restricting the choice of onsumer

0

0

0,0

0

0.0

-

composite

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

-

All cases [2]

171 (!)

64 (!)

100.0

435,96

100.0

8,192

% of cases

100,0

37.4

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2. DETAILS

2.1. Unfair manipulation of consumers` choice

Number of cases [3]

% of cases

Establishment of the infringement

31

59.6

Termination after suspension

5

9.6

GVH`s interventions

36

69.2

Other terminations

16

30.8

Other

0

0.0

Cases altogether

52

100.0

Fines imposed (Million HUF)

35

Number of cases ended with imposition of fine

17

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2.2. Abuse of dominant position

Abusive [4]

Restrictive [5]

Composite and other [6]

Altogether [7]

%

Number of cases with EC-Hungarian trade involved

Infringements

4

5

3

12

33.3

0

Termination of proceedings after suspension

3

0

0

3

8.3

0

GVH interventions altogether

7

5

3

15

41.7

0

Termination of proceedings (without suspension)

9

8

3

20

55.6

0

Other

0

1

0

1

2.8

0

Cases altogether

16

14

6

36

100.0

0

% of cases

44.4

38.9

16.7

100.0

Number of cases with EC-Hungarian trade involved

0

0

0

0

Fines imposed (Million HUF)

17,5

195

6

218,5

% of fines

8.0

89.2

2.7

100.0

Fines related to the proceedings (1000 HUF)

0

0

0

0

Number of cases ended with imposition of fines

4

5

2

11

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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

Number of cases with EC-Hungarian trade involved

Illegal agreements

5

2

0

7

38.9

7

53.8

0

Termination of proceedings after suspension

1

0

0

1

5.6

1

7.7

0

Conditional approval

0

1

1

2

11.1

1

7.7

0

Voluntary acceptance of the proposal of GVH

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

GVH interventions altogether

6

3

1

10

55.6

9

69.2

0

Individual exemption

1

0

0

1

5.6

0

0.0

0

Exempted under a block exemption regulation [12]

1

1

0

2

11.1

0

0.0

0

Non prohibited agreement [13]

1

0

0

1

5.6

0

0.0

0

Non restrictive agreement [14]

2

2

0

4

22.2

4

30.8

0

Other kind of suspension

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

Cases altogether

11

6

1

18

100.0

13

100.0

0

% of cases

61,1

33,3

5.6

100.0

Not notificated

0

0

0

0

Withdrawal of group exemption

0

0

0

0

Initiated ex officio

8

5

0

13

% of cases initiated ex officio

61.5

38.5

0.0

100.0

Number of cases with EC-Hungarian trade involved

0

0

0

0

% of fines due to GVH intervention

67.1

32.9

0.0

100,0

Number of cases where fines were imposed due to GVH intervention

2

1

0

3

Fines imposed for the failure of the notification of the agreement (Million HUF)

0

0

0

0

Number of cases where fines were imposed due to failure of notification

0

0

0

0

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2.4. Concentrations

Horizontal [15]

Vertical [16]

Composite and other [17]

Altogether [18]

% of cases

Initiated ex officio

% of cases initiated ex officio

Prohibition

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Conditional approval

2

1

0

3

4.6

0

0.0

Voluntary acceptance of the proposal of GVH

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

GVH intervention altogether

2

1

0

3

4.6

0

0.0

Other refusals

1

0

0

1

1.5

0

0.0

Approvals

44

3

9

56

86.2

3

60.0

Not subject to authorisation/ not concentration [19]

2

0

1

3

4.6

1

20.0

Other terminations of proceedings

2

0

0

2

3.1

1

20.0

Cases altogether

51

4

10

65

100.0

5

100.0

Decision in the first phase [20]

42

3

10

55

Decisions in the second phase [21]

9

1

0

10

% of cases

78.5

6.2

15.4

100.0

Not notificated

7

1

3

11

Initiated ex officio

4

0

1

5

% of cases initiated ex officio

80.0

0.0

20.0

100.0

Fines imposed for the lack of notification (Million HUF)

6,39

0,402

1,4

8,192

% of fines imposed for the lack of notification

78.0

4.9

17.1

100.0


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