ArticleAsseco Poland Free To Acquire SygnityThe acquisition of Sygnity by Asseco Poland has been approved by UOKiK, Poland’s competition authority. PolandAntitrust/Competition LawCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleCar Importers Change Their Practices As A Result Of A Polish Competition Authority Investigation Into Repair Practices In The Automotive SectorEarlier this month, the Polish Competition Authority (UOKiK) announced that it conducted a market survey of the automotive sector and, in the context of this study, it also analysed practices applied by car importers. PolandAntitrust/Competition LawBird & Bird
ArticleCartel In Construction Materials MarketCeramic tile producer Cersanit S.A. has been fined for entering into anti-competitive agreements with its wholesalers.PolandAntitrust/Competition LawCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleMajor Step Taken Towards Implementation Of The Damages Directive In PolandThe Act will now be forwarded to the Parliament for further work, so certain details may still change.PolandAntitrust/Competition LawSchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)
ArticlePoland Implements The ECN+ Directive, And Much MoreOn 20 May 2023, the amendment to the Polish Act on Competition and Consumers Protection (the "Amendment") will enter into force. The main aim of the amendment is to transpose Directive...PolandAntitrust/Competition LawBird & Bird
ArticleRecent Decisions By UOKiKUOKiK (the Office of Competition and Consumers Protection) rarely denies permission for mergers...PolandAntitrust/Competition LawCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleUOKiK Begins Educational Campaign For Local MunicipalitiesUOKiK, the Polish competition authority, is starting an educational campaign to reduce the number of competition law violations by local municipalities and their subsidiaries.PolandAntitrust/Competition LawCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleUOKiK Launches Action Against Amadeus PolskaProceedings have been launched against Amadeus Polska by UOKiK, the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection.PolandAntitrust/Competition LawCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleZMPD Fined For Anticompetitive BehaviourUOKiK, the Polish competition authority, has fined the Association of International Road Transport Carriers (ZMPD) in Poland for abusing a dominant position in the market for distributing TIR carnets. PolandAntitrust/Competition LawCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleAmendment To The Polish Act On Competition And Consumer ProtectionPoland's government is currently working on the draft amendment to the Polish Act on Competition and Consumer Protection.PolandAntitrust/Competition LawSchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)
ArticleConstitutional Tribunal Finds Undertakings Have Right To Appeal Against Consent To Conduct SearchesHowever, the court's ruling in this regard (ie, a ruling authorising the search) could not have been appealed again before the higher court.PolandAntitrust/Competition LawSchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)
ArticleDawn Raids Relating To Agriculture Machinery In PolandThe Polish Competition Authority (UOKiK) recently announced that it has conducted one of the largest dawn raids in its 35-year history at the premises...PolandAntitrust/Competition LawBird & Bird
ArticleEra, Aster And Vobis Fined For Misleading AdvertsMobile phone operator Era, TV cable operator Aster and IT equipment store Vobis have been fined a total of more than PLN 9 million (c. € 2.6 million) by UOKiK, Poland’s Competition Authority, for practices infringing collective consumer interests. PolandAntitrust/Competition LawCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticlePKP Cargo Fined For Delaying Compliance With Antitrust DecisionUOKiK imposed a fine of between €140-€500 per day for each of 1,570 days of delay during which the disputed contracts remained in force.PolandAntitrust/Competition LawCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleEuropean Commission Opens In-depth Investigation Into Kronospan Holdings/Pfleiderer Polska MergerIn a press release dated 5 April 2022, the DG COMP announced its decision to open a second-phase review of the proposed acquisition of Pfleiderer Polska sp. z o.o. by Kronospan Holdings P.L.C. after the merger was formally notified ...PolandAntitrust/Competition LawBird & Bird
ArticleCollusion In Selling Coffee Machines On The Polish MarketOn 5 March 2025, the President of the Polish antitrust office (UOKiK) imposed more than PLN 66 m fines on Jura Poland sp. z o.o. and distributors for price fixing in relation to Jura equipment offered on the Polish market. PolandAntitrust/Competition LawWozniak Legal
ArticleDistribution System Of IT Infrastructure Products Targeted By UOKiKIn early August, the Polish Competition Authority ("UOKiK") announced the initiation of antitrust proceedings against one of the key manufactures of IT infrastructure products (the "Company").PolandAntitrust/Competition LawBird & Bird
ArticleT-Mobile Fined For Misleading Lottery TextsPolska Telefonia Cyfrowa (T-Mobile) has been fined more than PLN 21 million (c. €5 million) by UOKiK for unfair market practices. PolandAntitrust/Competition LawCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleThe Age Of Antitrust Litigation Has Arrived2017 brings about a seismic shift in private antitrust enforcement in many EU countries including Poland. PolandAntitrust/Competition LawWozniak Legal
ArticleUOKIK Takes Over Petrolot/PKN Orlen Case From European CommissionFor the second time ever, a merger notified to the European Commission has been referred to the Polish Competition Authority (UOKIK) at the parties’ request.PolandAntitrust/Competition LawCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang