30 years for fair competition at the service of consumers
Actualities
V4 Competiton Law and Fundamental Rights Challenge
The Hungarian Competition Authority in cooperation with the Office of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary launches competition open to law students and PhD students of the countries ...
2022. Sep. 30.
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Competition Lab for Judges: A Seminar on European Competition Law for National Judges
Stepping up with the economics of competition law: from core principles to advanced competition law enforcement
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) in the framework of the OECD-GVH Regional C...
2022. Jul. 25.
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Call for proposals for the provision of English-Russian and Russian-English interpretation and tr...
The Hungarian Competition Authority (1054 Budapest, Alkotmány utca 5., hereinafter: “GVH” or “the contracting authority”) calls for proposals for the following services:
The subject and quantity of...
2022. May. 10.
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III. Visegrad 4 Competition Conference
The III V4 Competition Conference was successfully organised on 27 April in Budapest. Competition authorities from the Visegrad countries were represented at a high level. The experts had the oppor...
2022. Apr. 29.
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Competition Lab for Judges: A Seminar on European Competition Law for National Judges
Stepping up with the fundamentals of competition law: from core principles to advanced competition law enforcement
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) in the framework of the OECD-GVH Region...
2022. Mar. 04.
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The Hungarian Competition Authority is requesting an offer for the provision of interpretation an...
The Hungarian Competition Authority (1054 Budapest, Alkotmány utca 5., hereinafter: “GVH” or “the contracting authority”) calls for proposals for the following services:
The subject and quantity of...
2022. Jan. 13.
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Call for proposals for the provision of interpretation and translation services of the OECD-GVH R...
The Hungarian Competition Authority calls for proposals for the provision of interpretation and translation services for a competition law seminar set to take place between 18-19 May 2021 organized...
2021. Apr. 19.
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The GVH warns about scam websites
16 April 2021, Budapest – The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has recently been receiving more and more consumer signals about objectionable websites advertising various healthcare products. ...
2021. Apr. 16.
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The GVH cooperates with the Corvinus University for the advancement of economics in Hungary
14 April 2021, Budapest – The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) and the Corvinus University of Budapest (BCE) entered into a cooperation agreement for the advancement and support of economic ex...
2021. Apr. 14.
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Press releases
The OECD-GVH Regional Centre for Competition held a seminar on competition law in Zagreb
Budapest, 30 September 2022 – The OECD-GVH Regional Centre for Competition in Budapest and the Croatian Competition Agency held a three-day joint seminar on the regulation of digital markets.
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2022. Sep. 30.
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Instead of Drastic Price Hikes, the GVH Recommends Competition-friendly Regulations for the Capit...
13 April 2022, Budapest – The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) is proposing to the Capital City to stimulate competition instead of the planned significant increase in the official prices of t...
2022. Sep. 23.
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There are Problems with Consumer Ratings all Across the EU
8 February 2022, Budapest - According to a joint inquiry by the European Competition Network, in which the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) was also involved, many of the evaluation systems us...
2022. Sep. 23.
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This year's Competition Law Forum focused on the fight against cartels and consumer protection
Budapest, 6 September 2022 - After three years, the Hungarian Competition Law Forum, the outstanding event of Hungarian competition law, took place again with a personal presence and consi...
2022. Sep. 06.
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Protecting consumers and curbing inflation through fair competition - GVH publishes its latest Fl...
4 August 2022, Budapest – The Hungarian Competition Authority has published its Flash Report on competition in the Hungarian market, summarising the results of the first half of 2022.
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2022. Aug. 04.
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The GVH eliminated price fixing by audio equipment dealers
12 July 2022, Budapest – The GVH has imposed a fine of around HUF 100 million on several domestic and one Slovakian audio equipment retailer for price fixing. The investigation has revealed that Ya...
2022. Jul. 12.
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The "recommended" prices of the Chamber of Hungarian Auditors may hurt competition
8 July 2022, Budapest – There are a number of professional associations in Hungary, which are often legally empowered to make recommendations on the level of fees charged by their members....
2022. Jul. 08.
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The GVH fines domestic wholesaler of Casio products for illegal price fixing
5 July 2022, Budapest – The GVH has imposed a fine of HUF 325 million on the domestic distributor of watch and musical instrument products Casio and its Czech parent undertaking for fixing the pric...
2022. Jul. 05.
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GVH uncovered an anaesthesia and ventilator cartel
Budapest, June 30, 2022 - The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has imposed a competition supervision fine of almost HUF 670 million for the allocation of a public tender for anaesthesia and ve...
2022. Jun. 30.
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The GVH investigates online shops selling e-cigarettes
28 June 2022, Budapest – The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has started an investigation against two Slovakian companies selling Elf Bar electric cigarettes for allegedly unfairly advertisin...
2022. Jun. 28.
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The GVH is constantly monitoring airline advertisements
25 June 2022, Budapest – Experts from the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) and the consumer protection authority consulted on consumer complaints, market anomalies in connection with the comme...
2022. Jun. 25.
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An active week for the Hungarian Competition Authority at the OECD Competition Week
24 June 2022 – Experts of the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) concluded an active week in Paris at the summer session of the OECD's Competition Committee. Csaba Balázs Rigó, President of the ...
2022. Jun. 24.
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