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Unfair trade practices refer to deceptive, unethical, or manipulative actions carried out by businesses, that violate consumer protection laws and harm the consumers. These practices contradict professional conduct and significantly distort the economic interests and decision-making of the average consumer, often targeting vulnerable groups.
The Commission for Protection of the Competition of North Macedonia (CPC) has significantly intensified its enforcement activities in the food retail sector, signalling a stricter regulatory approach toward potential anti-competitive behaviour.
Sayenko Kharenko has advised MHP on the specifics of applying autonomous trade measures, first introduced by the EU in June 2022 to support Ukraine’s economy.
Pursuant to the Competition Board’s (“Board”) decision dated 15.12.2022 and numbered 22-55/850-M, an investigation was initiated to determine whether Nestle Türkiye Gıda Sanayi AŞ (“Nestle”) infringed Article 4 of the Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition (“Competition Law”) by (i) setting the resale price of its distributors and (ii) imposing regional and customer restrictions on them.
Sayenko Kharenko, working with Appleton Luff, has represented Promet Steel – part of Metinvest – in an anti-dumping investigation by Canadian authorities.
TGS Baltic has promoted Triinu Jarviste to Partner and Erki Fels to Associate Partner at the firm's Estonia office.
2024 brought with it several important changes to Hungarian consumer protection regulations, most notably the changes to mandatory warranty rights. The Hungarian Consumer Protection Authority (“HCPA“) is also devoting significant effort into enforcing these rights in 2025.
