The decision serves to clarify the meaning of the ‘market’ and the role of the Competition Office regarding products on the market. The Council confirmed that the Competition Ofiice has jurisdiction over the products in the market. However, the Council indicated that a product is only on the market if a wide range of consumers has access to it. A certain group of consumers who possess special knowledge of the product cannot be defined as the market. In this case, a group of industry professionals, namely veterinarians, did not constitute the market and therefore the Competition Office had no jurisdiction.

Adam Mattyus
Bruckhaus Westrick Heller Löber
Budapest