2004 (preliminary data as of January 10, 2005)
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

30

7

9,9

165

1,8

-

abusive

22

6

8,5

95

1,1

-

restrictive

7

1

1,4

70

0,8

-

composite and other

1

0

0,0

0

0,0

-

Restrictive agreements

28

12

16,9

8515,5

94,6

0

horizontal

13

8

11,3

8493,5

94,4

0

vertical

8

1

1,4

0

0.0

0

composite and other

7

3

4,2

22

0,2

0

Concentration

65

2

2,8

-

-

4,8

horizontal

38

2

2,8

-

-

0,2

vertical

7

0

0.0

-

-

0

composite and other

20

0

0.0

-

-

4,6

Antitrust cases altogether [2]

123

21

29,6

8680,5

96,4

4,8

Consumer fraud

64

50

70,4

321,45

3,6

-

delusion of consumer

63

49

69,0

321,45

3,6

-

restricting the choice of onsumer

0

0

0,0

0

0.0

-

composite

1

1

1,4

0

0,0

-

All cases [3]

187

71

100.0

9001,95

100.0

4,8

% of cases

100,0

38,0

2. DETAILS

2.1. Unfair manipulation of consumers` choice
(preliminary data as of January 10, 2005)

Number of cases [4]

% of cases

Establishment of the infringement

47

73,0

Termination after suspension

3

4,8

GVH`s interventions

50

77,8

Other terminations

13

20,6

Other

1

1,6

Cases altogether

64

100.0

Fines imposed (M HUF)

321,45

Number of cases ended with imposition of fine

32

2.2. Abuse of dominant position
(preliminary data as of January 10, 2005)

Abusive [5]

Restrictive [6]

Composite and other [7]

Altogether [8]

%

Number of cases with EU interstate trade affected

Infringements

5

1

0

6

20,0

0

Termination of proceedings after suspension

1

0

0

1

3,3

0

GVH interventions altogether

6

1

0

7

523,3

0

Termination of proceedings (without suspension)

16

6

1

23

76,7

0

Other

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

Cases altogether

22

7

1

30

100.0

0

% of cases

73,3

23,3

3,3

100.0

Number of cases with EC-Hungarian trade involved

0

0

0

0

Fines imposed (Million HUF)

95

70

0

165

% of fines

57,6

42,4

0,0

100.0

Number of cases ended with imposition of fines

4

1

0

5

2.3. Restrictive agreements
(preliminary data as of January 10, 2005)

Horizontal [9]

Vertical [10]

Composite [11]

Altogether [12]

% of cases

Initiated ex officio

% of cases initiated ex officio

Number of cases with EU interstate trade affected

Illegal agreements

7

0

2

9

32,1

9

45,0

0

Termination of proceedings after suspension

0

1

0

1

3,6

1

5,0

0

Conditional approval

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

Voluntary acceptance of the proposal of GVH

1

0

1

2

7,1

0

0.0

0

GVH interventions altogether

8

1

3

12

42,9

10

50,0

0

Individual exemption

1

1

3

10, 7

0,0

0

0.0

0

Exempted under a block exemption regulation [13]

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

Non prohibited agreement [14]

0

2

1

3

10,7

2

10,0

0

Non restrictive agreement [15]

4

3

2

9

32,1

7

35,0

0

Other kind of suspension

0

1

0

1

3,6

1

5,0

0

Cases altogether

13

8

7

28

100.0

20

100.0

0

% of cases

46,4

28,6

25,0

100.0

Not notificated

0

0

0

0

Withdrawal of group exemption

0

0

0

0

Initiated ex officio

11

6

3

20

% of cases initiated ex officio

55,0

33,0

15,0

100.0

Number of cases with EC-Hungarian trade involved

0

0

0

0

Fines imposed by GVH (M HUF)

8493,5

0

22

8515,5

% 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

1

8

2.4. Concentrations
(preliminary data as of January 10, 2005)

Horizontal [16]

Vertical [17]

Composite and other [18]

Altogether [19]

% of cases

Initiated ex officio

% of cases initiated ex officio

Prohibition

0

0

0

0

0,0

0

0.0

Conditional approval

0

0

0

0

0,0

0

0.0

Voluntary acceptance of the proposal of GVH

2

0

0

2

0.0

0

0.0

GVH intervention altogether

2

0

0

2

3,1

0

0.0

Other refusals

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Approvals

33

6

20

59

90,8

2

0.0

Not subject to authorisation/ not concentration [20]

3

1

0

4

6,2

0

0.0

Other terminations of proceedings

0

0

0

0

0,0

0

0.0

Cases altogether

38

7

20

65

100.0

2

0.0

Decision in the first phase

32

7

19

58

Decisions in the second phase

6

0

1

7

% of cases

58,5

10,8

30,8

100.0

Not notificated

1

0

2

3

Initiated ex officio

0

0

2

2

% of cases initiated ex officio

0,0

0,0

100,0

100,0

Fines imposed for the lack of notification (Million HUF)

0,2

0

4,6

4,8

% of fines imposed for the lack of notification

14,2

0,0

95,8

100.0


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