Complaint Statistics

Complaints Received By RÖK (*)

Complaints Received By Whom

 

Competitors

2588

Consumers

1480

Authorities and Public Entities

78

Consumer Organizations

4

Own Initiative

179

TOTAL

4329

 

 

 

Complaints Resolved (**)

 

Upheld

1715

Some Parts Upheld (**)

612

Not Upheld

1876

Resolved Informally

107

Still Evaluated

Transferred to Appropirate Authorities

19

 

Nature of the Complaints (***)

 

 

Received

Upheld

Not Upheld 

Resolved Informally

Still Evaluated

Basic Principles

298

137

157

4

Decency

122

20

101

1

 

Honesty

84

48

36

 

 

Social Responsibility

116

25

90

1

 

Truthfulness

3171

1701

1399

71

Use of Technical/Scientific Data and Terminology

4

1

3

 

 

Use of “Free” and “Guarantee”

19

8

11

 

 

Identity

8

4

4

 

 

Comparisons

227

131

91

5

Denigration

485

231

250

4

Testimonials

22

7

15

 

 

Portrayal or Imitation of Persons and References to Personal Property

1

1

 

 

 

Exploitation of Goodwill

39

17

20

2

Imitation

117

30

82

5

Identification

34

12

20

2

 

Safety and Health

19

8

11

 

 

Children and Young People

179

64

115

 

 

Unsolicited Products and Undisclosed Costs

1

 

1

 

 

Environmental Behaviour

7

3

4

 

 

Data Protection and Privacy

4

1

2

1

 

Substantiation

1853

946

894

13

Respecting Consumer Wishes (C14)

1

 

1

 

 

TOTAL

6811

3395

3307

109

(*) Between the dates April 1994 – 29.12.2023

(**) The same complaint may be related with different articles of the Code. 

(***) Since the same complaint may be related with different articles of the Code, the number of the “nature of complaints” may exceed the number of total complaints.