The fine of more than PLN 2.5 million imposed on Leroy Merlin byhas been upheld by the Court of Competition and Consumer Protection.

The basis for new consumer credit legislation has been adopted by the Government.

Polish Savings and Loan Association (SKOK), one of Poland’s largest financial institutions, has been fined PLN 304,784 (c. € 75,000) by UOKiK, for practices infringing collective consumer interests.

Following lengthy parliamentary discussions and an increasing number of complaints as to the quality of foodstuffs available on the Polish market, a significant amendment to the Act on Trade Quality of Foodstuffs entered into force on 18 December 2008.

The labels on alcoholic beverages may soon be required to include health warnings, under draft amendments being considered by the Polish parliament.

On 1st January 2023, a number of regulations implementing Directive 2019/2161 - Omnibus - came into force in Poland. Many laws were amended in order to bring Polish consumer protection law...

Cyfrowy Polsat S.A., digital TV operator, and PZU S.A., Poland’s largest insurance company, have been recently fined nearly PLN 1 million (c €250,000) and PLN 15 million (c €3.7 m), respectively, by the Competition Authority (UOKiK) for practices infringing collective consumer interests.

The European Food Standards Agency is to conduct further research into the possible link between six food colourings and hyperactivity in children, following calls from 42 organisations across Europe for the European Commission to suspend their use.

The proceeding against the Polish website and platform Vinted was initiated as a result of complaints from its users through which consumers can buy or sell things, mainly second-hand clothes and accessories.

On 25 December 2014, the Consumer Rights Act, which also amended the Civil Code and introduced several new regulations on sales contracts concerning goods and services, entered into force.

On 12 July 2017, a new act on counteracting the unfair use of contractual advantage in trade in agricultural and food products (the "Act") will enter into force in Poland.

In a request for a preliminary ruling requested by District Court of Warsaw, Poland to the European Court of Justice ("ECJ"), three Polish citizens brought an action against Provident Polska...

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...

A deposit system is a scheme in which consumers pay a small refundable fee when purchasing certain beverage packaging, which they can reclaim by returning the empty containers for recycling.

The Act implemented provisions of the EU Directive on Consumer Rights of 25 October 2011 (2011/83/EU) and abolished the previously binding Polish act on the protection on certain consumers' rights and dangerous products.

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.

Implementation of the Omnibus Directive entered into force in Poland on 1 January 2023. The Implementation act amended inter alia principle Acts of Polish Consumer Law, incl.:

In recent years, the subject of increased interest by the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection ("OCCP") has been the activities of so-called influencers...

W ostatnich latach przedmiotem wzmożonego zainteresowania Urzędu Ochrony Konkurencji i Konsumentów („UOKiK") jest działalność tzw.