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1999.
GVH`S PROCEEDINGS ENDED WITH THE DECISION OF THE COMPETITION COUNCIL
1. OVERVIEW
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|
Number of cases |
% 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
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Number of cases [3] |
% of cases |
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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
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Abusive [4] |
Restrictive [5] |
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
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|
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 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0,0 |
0 |
0,0 | |
|
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
20,0 |
2 |
18,2 | |
|
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 |
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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
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|
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 |
|
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 |
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|
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 | |||
Footnotes
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Depending on the type of the case, GVH (Hungarian competition authority) interventions might result in different types of decisions:
- establishment of the infringement: applied in all types of cases (However the category of `failure to notify the concentration` is not included although these are also infringements of the Competition Act. This influence the overall number of infringements and fines.)
- termination of proceedings after suspension: applied in all types of cases (except the concentrations)
- refusal of the exemption: applied in the case of restrictive agreements
- prohibited concentrations (refused notifications): applied in the case of concentrations and restrictive agreements
- imposition of conditions: applied in the case of restrictive agreements and concentrations
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The number of the proceedings (161) and the number of the decisions taken (163) are not equal because two times cases involved two different matters and therefore GVH brought decision in both part of the case. These were case number Vj-172/1998 which was a complex case of restrictive agreement and consumer fraud and case number Vj-24/1999 which involved restrictive agreements and an abuse of dominant position as well.
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Cases in which the decisions were taken in more than one matter are represented in the table according to the most serious infringement
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Cases in which the decisions were taken in more than one matter are represented in the table according to the most serious infringement
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Cases in which the decisions were taken in more than one matter are represented in the table according to the most serious infringement
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Cases in which the decisions were taken in more than one matter are represented in the table according to the most serious infringement
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Cases in which the decisions were taken in more than one matter are represented in the table according to the most serious infringement
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Cases in which the decisions were taken in more than one matter are represented in the table according to the most serious infringement
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Cases in which the decisions were taken in more than one matter are represented in the table according to the most serious infringement
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Cases in which the decisions were taken in more than one matter are represented in the table according to the most serious infringement
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Cases in which the decisions were taken in more than one matter are represented in the table according to the most serious infringement
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Termination of proceedings by formal decision in cases initiated ex officio.
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Termination of proceedings by formal decision in cases initiated ex officio.
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Termination of proceedings by formal decision in cases initiated ex officio.
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Cases in which the decisions were taken in more than one matter are represented in the table according to the most serious infringement
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Cases in which the decisions were taken in more than one matter are represented in the table according to the most serious infringement
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Cases in which the decisions were taken in more than one matter are represented in the table according to the most serious infringement
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Cases in which the decisions were taken in more than one matter are represented in the table according to the most serious infringement
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Termination of proceedings by formal decision in cases initiated ex officio.