Price Supervisor
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The Price Supervisor is a Swiss federal authority responsible for monitoring and preventing abusive pricing practices to protect consumers and ensure fair competition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Price Supervisor canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3638733 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Price Supervisor Context triple: [Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research, oversees, Price Supervisor]
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A.
Price
Price is a common English surname and word referring to the amount of money expected, required, or given in payment for something.
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B.
Price Tag
"Price Tag" is a 2011 pop song by British singer Jessie J featuring B.o.B that became an international hit for its catchy melody and anti-materialism message.
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C.
COST
COST is the stock ticker symbol for Costco Wholesale Corporation, a major American membership-based warehouse retail chain.
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D.
The Price
The Price is a 1968 play by American dramatist Arthur Miller that explores family conflict, memory, and the cost of choices through the story of two estranged brothers dividing their late father's possessions.
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E.
Interest and Prices
"Interest and Prices" is a highly influential macroeconomics book by Michael Woodford that develops a modern New Keynesian framework for monetary policy analysis.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Price Supervisor Target entity description: The Price Supervisor is a Swiss federal authority responsible for monitoring and preventing abusive pricing practices to protect consumers and ensure fair competition.
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A.
Price
Price is a common English surname and word referring to the amount of money expected, required, or given in payment for something.
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B.
Price Tag
"Price Tag" is a 2011 pop song by British singer Jessie J featuring B.o.B that became an international hit for its catchy melody and anti-materialism message.
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C.
COST
COST is the stock ticker symbol for Costco Wholesale Corporation, a major American membership-based warehouse retail chain.
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D.
The Price
The Price is a 1968 play by American dramatist Arthur Miller that explores family conflict, memory, and the cost of choices through the story of two estranged brothers dividing their late father's possessions.
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E.
Interest and Prices
"Interest and Prices" is a highly influential macroeconomics book by Michael Woodford that develops a modern New Keynesian framework for monetary policy analysis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Swiss federal authority ⓘ |
| activity |
assess price calculations of companies
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conduct price surveillance procedures ⓘ cooperate with the Swiss Competition Commission ⓘ |
| canInitiate |
price investigations on its own initiative
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price investigations upon request from authorities ⓘ |
| canIssue |
non-binding recommendations
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public statements on abusive prices ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| goal |
contribute to an effective competition regime in Switzerland
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increase price transparency ⓘ prevent exploitation of consumers through excessive prices ⓘ |
| headTitle | Price Supervisor self-link ⓘ |
| independence | administratively attached to the federal administration but functionally independent ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
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surface form:
Swiss Confederation
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| languageOfOperation |
French
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German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Cartel Act of Switzerland
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Swiss Federal Act on Price Surveillance ⓘ |
| organisationalForm | independent federal authority ⓘ |
| power |
advise the Federal Council on price policy
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inform the public about abusive prices ⓘ investigate price abuses ⓘ issue recommendations on prices ⓘ negotiate price reductions ⓘ publish reports on price levels ⓘ request information from companies ⓘ |
| purpose |
ensure fair competition
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limit excessive prices in markets with weak competition ⓘ monitor prices in Switzerland ⓘ prevent abusive pricing practices ⓘ protect consumers ⓘ |
| relatedAuthority |
Competition Commission
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surface form:
Swiss Competition Commission
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| relatedPolicyArea |
competition policy
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consumer protection ⓘ market regulation ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Swiss Federal Council ⓘ |
| sectorFocus |
markets with limited or no competition
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monopolistic or dominant undertakings ⓘ |
| stakeholder |
Swiss consumers
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businesses operating in Switzerland ⓘ public authorities in Switzerland ⓘ |
| typeOfRegulation |
ex post price control
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market surveillance ⓘ |
| websiteLanguage |
French
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German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Price Supervisor Description of subject: The Price Supervisor is a Swiss federal authority responsible for monitoring and preventing abusive pricing practices to protect consumers and ensure fair competition.
Referenced by (2)
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