EU Regulation 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the EU Council regulation of December 12, 2017, on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection...

Before the implementation, there were three kinds of limitation periods for antitrust damages claims

The Office for Competition and Consumer Protection carried out dawn raids at premises of companies operating in the fitness sector.

In a much anticipated move, the Polish Competition Authority's (PCA) revised guidelines on the criteria and procedure for notifying the intention of a concentration (Guidelines) have clarified...

On 18 January 2015, significant amendments to the Polish competition law (Amendment) aimed at making merger control more efficient entered into force.

For the last year and a half the Office for Competition and Consumer Protection (OCCP) has been directed by a new president. Great hopes were connected with her nomination, and it seems these expectations were not in vain.

The Amendment will enter into force upon the lapse of 6 months from the day of its announcement in the Journal of Laws.

At the end of December 2022, the Polish Competition Authority issued two decisions imposing fines totalling over PLN 210 million (EUR 44.8 million) on Allegro.

Recently an increasing number of brands on the Polish market have been raising important social issues in their communication with customers through advertising. Breastfeeding in public...

On July 24, 2025, amendments to Poland's investment control regime entered into force. Notably, the temporary foreign direct investment (FDI) provisions introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 have now become permanent.

This is made easier when they can view the bigger picture across Europe.

A year has passed since major amendments to Polish Competition Law came into force on 18 January 2015 ("the Amendment").

In recent years, the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (‘UOKiK') has increased its efforts to control and regulate influencer marketing in Poland.

Influencers have long been working with well-known (and yet unknown, niche) brands to promote their services or products.

The non-confidential version of the Dahua decision is not available yet and the case is not final. If the decision is appealed, the judgment(s) will be relevant for the PCA's investigative practice.

Poland's Competition Authority has imposed record fines exceeding PLN900 million on major pharmaceutical wholesalers for systematically exchanging commercially sensitive information about drug prices, sales volumes, and commercial terms. The decade-long information exchange, conducted through IT tools embedded in pharmacy partnership programs, allowed wholesalers to avoid price competition and synchronize their pricing strategies. This landmark enforcement action demonstrates that sharing strategic commerci

As of 27 June 2017, every harmed person, be it an entrepreneur or a consumer, has obtained an instrument to counter market participants which engage in practices restricting competition.

On 21 April 2017, the lower house of the Polish Parliament ("Sejm") adopted the Act on Private Enforcement of Competition Law (the "Act"), which transposes Directive 2014/104/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014 (the so-called "Damages Directive") into Polish law.

Wielkimi krokami zbliża się termin implementacji w Polsce Dyrektywy Parlamentu Europejskiego i Rady 2014/104/UE z 26 listopada 2014 r. w sprawie niektórych przepisów regulujących...