Competition Law in Hungary : Harmonization Towards E.U. Membership

The paper gives an overview about the development of modern Hungarian competition law. It presents how the Europe Agreements' harmonization clause and Article 62 mirroring the competition rules of the E.C. Treaty had an impact on legislation and the evolving practice of the Hungarian Competition Authority. The Hungarian Constitutional Court challenged the applicability of the Implementing Rules of Article 62 EEA leading to the adoption of a new set of competition rules broadly in line with the approach European Economic Area