Complaint handling and legal enforcement options
The Consumer can send us his objections regarding the product or the activities of our Company at the following contact details:
The Consumer can primarily communicate his complaint to our Company in writing, but in some cases also orally. The complaint may refer to the behavior, work or omission of the person acting on behalf of our Company, which is directly related to the distribution and sale of the product.
Our company will immediately investigate the verbal complaint and resolve it if possible. If the Consumer does not agree with the handling of the complaint or the immediate investigation of the complaint is not possible, our Company will record the complaint and its position on it, a copy of which will be delivered to the Consumer (in case of personal presence, it will be handed over on site). In the case of a complaint received by e-mail, it will be sent to the Consumer within 30 days, together with the answer. Our company will respond to the written complaint in writing within 30 days of receipt. If the complaint is rejected, our company is obliged to justify its position. Our company is obliged to provide the complaint with a unique identification number – in the case of a verbal complaint communicated by telephone or other electronic communication service.
The record of the complaint must include:
- The place, method and time of delivery of the complaint
- Consumer’s name, address and contact information
- A detailed description of the consumer complaint, as well as a list of documents, records and evidence
- Our company’s statement on its position regarding the Consumer’s complaint, if it can be investigated immediately
- Place and time of record taking
- The signature of the person recording the minutes and the signature of the Consumer – the latter in the event that the verbal complaint is communicated in person
- The unique identification number of the complaint – in the case of a verbal complaint communicated by phone or other electronic communication service
Our company keeps the record of the complaint and a copy of our response for 5 years, and presents it at the request of an inspection authority.
Our company informs the Consumer in writing, if the complaint is rejected, which authority or Conciliation Board can initiate the procedure with the complaint. The information includes the seat, mailing address, and contact details (website, e-mail, phone number) of the competent authority and the Conciliation Board at the Consumer’s place of residence/residence, as well as our company’s position regarding the use of the Conciliation Board procedure for the purpose of settling a consumer dispute.
In the event that the legal dispute between our Company and the Consumer is not resolved through negotiations, the Consumer may use additional legal enforcement options:
Consumer protection Authority procedure
In the event of a violation of Consumer rights, the Consumer is entitled to file a complaint with the Consumer Protection Authority responsible for his place of residence. The authority decides on the conduct of the Consumer Protection procedure after evaluating the complaint. The first-level official tasks are performed by the district offices. Their availability: http://jarasinfo.gov.hu/
Judicial proceeding
The parties primarily wish to resolve their disputes arising from this contract amicably. In case of failure, the ordinary court serving as the seat of the Seller shall have exclusive jurisdiction, depending on the value of the subject matter.
Within the framework of the civil procedure, the Consumer is entitled to enforce his claim arising from the legal dispute in court pursuant to Act V of 2013 on the Civil Code and Act CXXX of 2016 on the Code of Civil Procedure. according to the provisions of the law.
Conciliation Board procedure
You have the right to contact the Conciliation Board competent according to your place of residence/stay if we reject your Consumer complaint. The condition for initiating the procedure is that the Consumer Company attempts to settle the dispute directly with our Company.
Our company has an obligation to cooperate in the Conciliation Board procedure. Based on this, our company is obliged to send a response to the invitation of the Conciliation Board, as well as to appear at the hearing before the Conciliation Board and to ensure the participation of the person authorized to establish a settlement.
If our company’s headquarters/premises are located outside the county of the chamber that operates the territorially competent Conciliation Board, our company’s obligation to cooperate extends to offering the possibility of concluding a written settlement in accordance with the consumer’s demand.
If we do not comply with our above obligation of cooperation, the matter falls under the jurisdiction of the Consumer Protection Authority, according to which a mandatory fine is in force in case of illegal behavior of companies, and this cannot be waived.
The amount of the fine can range from HUF 15,000 to HUF 500,000 for small and medium-sized enterprises, and from HUF 15,000 to 5% of the company’s annual net sales, up to a maximum of HUF 500 million, for large companies with annual net sales of over HUF 100 million.
The Consumer can request the initiation of the Conciliation Board procedure. The request must be sent in writing (by letter, fax, telegram, or on the website of the Conciliation Board, in electronic form) to the president of the Conciliation Board.
The application must include:
- Consumer’s name, residence/place of residence, contact information
- The name, registered office/site of the company involved in a consumer dispute
- The consumer’s position and related evidence and facts
- The consumer’s declaration that he attempted to settle the dispute directly with the concerned business
- The consumer’s declaration that he did not initiate any other Conciliation Board proceedings in the case, did not initiate mediation proceedings, did not submit a claim letter, did not submit a request for the issuance of a payment order
- Motion for a board decision
- Consumer’s signature
- If the Consumer has applied for the jurisdiction of another body instead of the competent Conciliation Board, its designation
In any case, it is necessary to attach to the request the document or a copy of which the Consumer cites as evidence (the company’s written statement rejecting the complaint, if this is not available, then written evidence in the Consumer’s possession of the attempted negotiation).
If an authorized representative acts in the case of the complaint, the authorization issued by the Consumer must be attached to the application.
More information about Conciliation Boards: http://www.bekeltetes.hu
Further information on the territorially competent Conciliation Boards:
https://bekeltetes.hu/index.php?id=testuletek