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3. Price regulations
Most European countries do not regulate prices. However, in many states, some goods, usually tobacco
and alcohol, have certain mark-up restrictions. Some other countries also control the prices for a variety
of products, which are considered to perform a social function.
UPDATES TO THE METHODOLOGY
The methodology of the research has been adapted further to accommodate the specifics of regulation
especially in non-EU countries, not previously covered in earlier research. For the purposes of increasing
relevance of the report for extended geographic scope, the following changes were applied to the original
methodology of the report:
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• Competition sub-pillar with three new indicators was added to the operational pillar;
• The weights were changed from 60% for establishment pillar and 40% for the operational pillar to
50% and 50% respectively;
• A new score – promotional games – was added for the “sales promotions” indicator to take into
account the strict rules of advertisement contests in some former CIS countries.