There have been discussions for some time about changes
in consumer law in Poland. The amendments are aimed to counteract
false promotions - where prices of goods are raised only to be
lowered to the initial level shortly. Some stores get involved in
such practices e.g. during mid-season sales or Black Friday
sales.
Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection constantly
controls commercial practices applied by entrepreneurs. The
information about such practices can also be obtained from
consumers, who file complaints and notify the Office about the
irregularities noticed.
If an infringement is confirmed, the Office may impose a fine on
the trader and indeed it often uses this possibility, e.g. in 2020
one of the companies organizing false promotion was fined PLN 1.6
million (approx. EUR 350,000) for pointing out false pretexts of
meetings, non-existent prizes and illegal promotions.
