HUNGARY LAW AND PRACTICE Contributed by: Pál Szabó, Barnabás Simon, Eszter Katona, Ádám Simon, Mihály Harcos, Karim Laribi, Gábor Kutai and István Szalay-Csala, Bird & Bir d
age caused and relevant previous infringements by the same company. The fines imposed by the Hun - garian data protection authority generally range from EUR200 to EUR2,000 while the highest fine to date was EUR605,000. Most of the time, the authority’s action is triggered by complaints from the concerned individuals. Approximately 50-60 cases per year end result in the imposition of a fine. The Hungarian data protection authority normally takes into account the sectoral laws when deciding on a case and interprets them in light of the GDPR.
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