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Polish Competition Authority Fines Agricultural Machinery Companies Nearly PLN 136 Million

The President of Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, UOKiK, has imposed fines totalling nearly PLN 136 million on nine companies and five...

Columbus Energy Faces UOKiK Proceedings and a Potential Fine of Up to 10% of Annual Turnover

The President of Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection has initiated proceedings against Columbus Energy. The concerns include, among other issues, a lack...

BIK and Banks Under Scrutiny Over the Role of Credit Inquiries in Loan Assessments

The President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection is conducting an explanatory investigation into the rules for assessing creditworthiness in the banking...

UOKiK Fines Avon and Neptun More Than PLN 2.3 Million for Late Payments

The President of Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, UOKiK, has imposed more than PLN 2.3 million in fines on Avon and Neptun...

UOKiK Charges H&M and Peek & Cloppenburg Over Price Reduction Information

The President of Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, UOKiK, has brought charges against H&M Hennes & Mauritz and Peek & Cloppenburg over...

PLN 2.6 Million in Penalties over Misleading Language Course Sales

The President of UOKiK has issued a decision concerning Mobile Marketing Center, a company that sold multimedia foreign language courses. The authority found that...

UOKiK Reviews Poland’s Largest Auction Houses Over Alleged Price Bidding Practices

The President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection has completed proceedings concerning practices used by the largest art auction houses in Poland....

UOKiK Challenges Bolt’s Terms and Conditions for E-Scooter and Electric Bike Rentals

Renting an e-scooter or electric bike usually takes only a few minutes. The user opens an app, selects a vehicle, starts the ride and...

Beliani Fined EUR 2 Million by Poland’s UOKiK for Failing to Provide Information

The President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, UOKiK, has imposed a fine of PLN 8,453,400 on Beliani (PL) GmbH, equivalent to...

Polish Competition Authority Fines Decora and Bel-Pol Nearly PLN 34 Million for Price-Fixing in the Flooring Market

For more than five years, prices of flooring panels and accessories offered by Decora were allegedly artificially inflated as a result of an illegal...

UOKiK Orders Enter Air to Pay Passengers More Than PLN 8.2 Million in Compensation

The President of Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has ordered Enter Air to provide consumers with benefits worth more than PLN...

Polish Competition Authority Fines Renewable Energy Firms Over PLN 7 Million for Unfair Practices

The President of Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has imposed fines exceeding PLN 7 million on companies operating in the renewable...

UOKiK Orders Universities to Refund Students for Unlawful Tuition Increases, Imposes Multi-Million Fines

The President of Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has issued decisions concerning unlawful tuition fee increases during ongoing studies. The case...

AI to Help Poland’s Competition Authority Detect Manipulation in E-commerce

Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) is developing a project that uses artificial intelligence to identify so-called “dark patterns”—manipulative techniques used in...
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