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Changes to the Hungarian Occupational Safety and Health rules

14. May 2025.

From the autumn of 2024, Hungarian occupational safety regulations were revised, redefining employers' obligations regarding medical fitness examinations. Under the new regulations, fitness examinations have…

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GVH introducing letter of formal notice

14. May 2025.

The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) introduced the letter of formal notice, as a new legal instrument. A letter of formal notice is a tool used…

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15 million HUF fine imposed by the NNGYK for unlawful medicinal product promotion practices

5. May 2025.

The National Center for Public Health and Pharmacy (NNGYK) imposed a fine of 15 million HUF on a Company (“Company”) with promotional activity for multiple…

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Changes in meal limit regarding hospitality for HCPs event

3. January 2025.

Based on Section 14 (2) of Act XCVIII of 2006 on the General Provisions Relating to the Reliable and Economically Feasible Supply of Medicinal Products…

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The Hungarian Advertising Code of Ethics has been renewed

10. November 2023.

The Codification Committee of the Self-Regulatory Advertising Board (ÖRT) and the Hungarian Advertising Association (MRSZ) updated the Hungarian Advertising Code of Ethics ("Code") following extensive…

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Amendments of the Labour Code

3. January 2023.

The amendments to the Labour Code and other labour legislation are published and entered into force on 1 January 2023. The amendment to the Labour…

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New GVH Guidance on influencer marketing

11. November 2022.

The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has published a new consolidated guidance on influencer marketing which provides concrete examples of the presentation of advertising content, as…

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NAIH’s decision in relation to applying of Artificial Intelligence to the analysis of customer service voice recordings has resulted in a record fine.

8. February 2022.

This was the first case that Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information imposed a penalty for the illegal use of artificial…

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Regulation on the indication of discounts

12. January 2022.

Directive (EU) 2019/2161 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directives 98/6/EC, 2005/29/EC and 2011/83/EU…

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Modifications of the Act XCVIII of 2006 (“Gyftv.”)

4. January 2022.

The termination of the Home delivery of medicinal products According to Section 3 point 22. of Gyftv. “home delivery” shall mean the transport of medicinal…

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Decision of OGYÉI regarding pharmaceutical commercial practice

9. February 2021.

In February 2021 OGYÉI published a new decision in which it imposed a penalty of HUF 34 million on a pharmaceutical company. Infringements of the…

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New decision of the Hungarian Competition Authority in the case of misleading of consumers

14. January 2021.

In February 2021 the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) published a new decision in which it imposed a penalty of HUF 6 million on a wholesale…

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