The staff of the Hungarian Authority for Consumer Protection (HACP) were found out that the organizers of the presentations did not carry out their commercial activities in accordance with the law in 63 cases, out of 87 controls. The consumer advocates investigated the commercial activities between the 5th of September 2011 and the 28th of October. According to the report of the HACP; mainly unfair trade practice violations have been occurred during the investigations and at 39 trade shows deceptive trade practices have been revealed – reports Magyar Nemzet Online.

The use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) as a means to resolve disputes related to commercial transactions and practices in the EU.

Policy activity: Consumer affairs

Consultation period: 18 January 2011 to 15 March 2011 

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The leaflets, advertisements inviting people to trips combined with product presentations are disseminated endlessly. The more their quantity the more aggressive ways are used by certain traders to sell their goods.