On the first of January, the National Trade and Consumer Protection Authority will be established, the establishment of which was previously announced by the government in front of several plenums, and one of the most important tasks of which will be the supervision of the application of the rules protecting consumer rights. The government body belonging to the Ministry of National Economy will be headed by István Pintér, the former president of the National Consumer Protection Authority.
A Portfolio according to his report, the agency reported on the responsibilities of the new authority at a press conference held yesterday, the head of which stated that the goal of the new authority is to increase the efficiency of consumer protection, in addition to making its operation more visible to the public compared to before.
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In addition, the new authority will also try to encourage businesses to adopt a “consumer-friendly attitude” with a positive distinction, and will also want to make the regulatory background more transparent, including with regard to supervision fees, by transferring the fees previously collected by the NÉBIH to the NAV (their amount however, it does not change).
Based on what has been said, the National Trade and Consumer Protection Authority will place special emphasis on monitoring the practices of online retailers, partly with test purchases and partly with regular, random checks.
At the press conference, the Chinese marketplaces that are exerting increasing pressure on the domestic market players were discussed, such as Shein and Temu in particular. According to the authority’s officials, these will also be subject to sanctions, and in the last case, the government body may even require the sites to be unavailable for flagrant violations and a wide range of consumers. in concerning cases.
Source: www.hwsw.hu
