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2003.

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

31

8

13,6

55,5

7,1

-

abusive

23

6

10,2

55,5

7,1

-

restrictive

7

2

3,4

0

0.0

-

composite and other

1

0

0,0

0

0,0

-

Restrictive agreements

20

12

20,3

638,5

81,4

0

horizontal

13

10

16,9

636,5

81,2

0

vertical

4

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

composite and other

3

2

3,4

2

0,3

0

Concentration

68

2

3,4

-

-

8,38

horizontal

51

2

3,4

-

-

7,78

vertical

2

0

0.0

-

-

0,6

composite and other

15

0

0.0

-

-

0,0

Antitrust cases altogether

119

22

37,3

694

88,5

8,38

Consumer fraud

52

37

62,7

90

11,5

-

delusion of consumer

47

35

59,3

84

10,7

-

restricting the choice of onsumer

2

1

1,7

0

0.0

-

composite

3

1

1,7

6

0,8

-

All cases [2]

171

59

100.0

784

100.0

8,38

% of cases

100,0

34,5

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2. DETAILS

2.1. Unfair manipulation of consumers` choice

Number of cases [3]

% of cases

Establishment of the infringement

33

66,0

Termination after suspension

4

8,5

GVH`s interventions

37

74,5

Other terminations

15

25,5

Other

0

0.0

Cases altogether

52

100.0

Fines imposed (M HUF)

90

Number of cases ended with imposition of fine

23

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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

5

2

0

7

22,6

0

Termination of proceedings after suspension

1

0

0

1

3,2

0

GVH interventions altogether

6

2

0

8

25,8

0

Termination of proceedings (without suspension)

17

5

1

23

74,2

0

Other

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

Cases altogether

23

7

1

31

100.0

0

% of cases

74,2

22,6

3,2

100.0

Number of cases with EC-Hungarian trade involved

0

0

0

0

Fines imposed (Million HUF)

55,5

0

0

55,5

% of fines

100,0

0.0

0,0

100.0

Number of cases ended with imposition of fines

4

0

0

4

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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

10

0

2

12

60,0

10

71,4

0

Termination of proceedings after suspension

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

Conditional approval

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

Voluntary acceptance of the proposal of GVH

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

GVH interventions altogether

10

0

2

12

60,0

10

71,4

0

Individual exemption

0

1

0

1

5,0

0

0.0

0

Exempted under a block exemption regulation [12]

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

Non prohibited agreement [13]

2

2

0

4

20,0

2

14,3

0

Non restrictive agreement [14]

1

1

1

3

15,0

2

14,3

0

Other kind of suspension

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

Cases altogether

13

4

3

20

100.0

14

100.0

0

% of cases

65,0

20,0

15,0

100.0

Not notificated

0

0

0

0

Withdrawal of group exemption

0

0

0

0

Initiated ex officio

8

3

3

14

% of cases initiated ex officio

57,1

21,4

21,4

100.0

Number of cases with EC-Hungarian trade involved

0

0

0

0

Fines imposed by GVH (M HUF)

636,5

0.0

2

638,5

% of fines due to GVH intervention

99,7

0.0

0,3

100,0

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

0

0

0

0

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

0

0

0

0

Number of cases ended with imposition of fines

7

0

2

9

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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

1

0

0

1

1,5

0

0.0

Conditional approval

1

0

0

1

1,5

0

0.0

Voluntary acceptance of the proposal of GVH

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

GVH intervention altogether

2

0

0

2

2,9

0

0.0

Other refusals

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Approvals

46

2

14

62

91,2

0

0.0

Not subject to authorisation/ not concentration [19]

3

0

0

3

4,4

0

0.0

Other terminations of proceedings

0

0

1

1

1,5

1

0.0

Cases altogether

51

2

15

68

100.0

1

0.0

Decision in the first phase [20]

43

2

13

58

Decisions in the second phase [21]

8

0

1

9

% of cases

75,0

2,9

22,1

100.0

Not notificated

3

1

1

5

Initiated ex officio

0

0

1

1

% of cases initiated ex officio

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Fines imposed for the lack of notification (Million HUF)

7,78

0,6

0,0

8,38

% of fines imposed for the lack of notification

92,8

7,2

0.0

100.0


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