During the summer of 2014, Pepsi has organized a promotional campaign in which consumers who collected a certain number of Pepsi bottle caps were promised to win different types of gifts, including an illuminating Pepsi labelled ball.

The HCO also imposed a fine of HUF 75.8 million (EUR 242,000/USD 263,000) on Infineon.

Since the supervision ended up with a voluntary commitment of Airbnb, the HCA closed the investigation without imposing fines or establishing violation of the law.

The Hungarian competition act currently deviates from the EU competition law regime in several noteworthy aspects.

According to the practice of the Hungarian Competition Authority (HCA), businesses that provide compensation to consumers affected by their unfair commercial practices may be partially or entirely exempt from fines.

In November 2022, the Hungarian Competition Authority launched a market analysis to examine the impact of environmental advertising claims (also known as green claims) on consumers.

The Hungarian Competition Authority recently issued a communication on methods of setting fines in consumer protection cases.

On 11 January 2016, the Hungarian Competition Authority (Authority) announced the highest fine it has ever imposed on an association on account of horizontal information exchange.

Lately, the Hungarian Competition Authority's ("GVH") has been in the forefront in the fight against inflation of food prices. In its efforts, it has developed...

The Hungarian Competition Act (Act LVII of 1996 on the Prohibition of Unfair Market Conduct and Restriction of Competition) was amended effective 1 January.

Last year, the Hungarian Competition Authority ("GVH") commenced a series of consultations to identify the markets most impacted by competition law violations and to raise awareness among businesses of its significance.

Tipping habits in restaurants vary from country to country. In some places, tipping is explicitly expected, while in others, it is not required

Amendments to the Hungarian Competition Act from earlier this year concerned rules relating to merger control thresholds as well as to conducting of merger control reviews.

Yet another decision indicates that the Hungarian Competition Authority (HCA) is among the more rigorous competition authorities in Europe.

In recent years, ‘greenwashing' has become important to environmentally conscious customers and a real challenge to the companies who try to meet consumers' expectations and the legal requirements ...

In August 2022 the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) closed its accelerated sector inquiry into the market for insulation materials, providing recommendations to...

Hungary is to opt out of the proposed EU competitiveness pact because of its opposition to the proposed adoption of a common consolidated corporate tax base.

The latest proposed amendment to the Hungarian Competition Act, recently submitted to the Hungarian Parliament, would enter into force on 1 July 2024...

Considering that promotions are subject to rigorous legal regulation, even carefully planned campaigns might entail heavy fines.