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In July, the Polish Competition Authority (UOKiK) announced the initiation of a preliminary investigation and the fact that they conducted an inspection at the premises of Kärcher.

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In July, the Polish Competition Authority (UOKiK) announced the initiation of a preliminary investigation and the fact that they conducted an inspection at the premises of Kärcher. The UOKiK suspects that Kärcher imposed minimum resale prices on distributors selling its professional line of products online.

Distributors who do not apply the imposed minimum resale prices may be penalised by Kärcher by having their discounts revoked and their cooperation agreements terminated. As a result, customers cannot purchase Kärcher products online at prices lower than the ones imposed.

According to the UOKiK's press release, during the inspection, UOKiK officials collected over 2000 e-mails and 200 documents that may indicate anticompetitive practices.

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