The following section presents the development of buying groups in Hungary from a competition law perspective on the basis of publicly available information, and primarily the case law or various reports of the Hungarian Competition Authority (“HCA”; “Gazdasági Versenyhivatal” in Hungarian). Since the available information is not extensive, we have also identified certain buying groups on the basis of legal and other publications. To describe buying groups in Hungary, we have concentrated on buying groups in the sense of a company, association or other entity that centralises purchases for its members or affiliates.