President of UOKiK Tomasz Chróstny has imposed more than PLN 87 million in fines on Auchan Polska for acting to the detriment of agri-food suppliers.

Following the decision of the President of UOKiK, the minimum ticket prices presented by eBilet will include a mandatory service fee. The company will refund the service fee to customers who have filed relevant complaints. In addition, the President of UOKiK has imposed a fine of more than PLN 1.3 million on eBilet for unauthorised use of provisions from the Anti-Covid Act.

Investing in vehicles and deriving income from renting them - this was the offer of Jakub Lesniewski Total Finance from Warsaw. There was to be at least a 20 percent profit and a guarantee of safety. There was false information and a significant risk of losing invested funds. President of UOKIK has imposed a fine of more than PLN 56,000 on the entrepreneur for the violation of the collective interests of consumers.

In the past three months, President of UOKiK issued 20 decisions on payment backlog cases. Since the beginning of the year, 50 decisions have been issued while the total amount of fines imposed has been more than PLN 33 million. In the fight against payment backlogs, President of UOKiK also uses soft measures. This means that he informs entrepreneurs of some irregularities spotted and the need to improve payment discipline - more than 100 entities have already received such letters.

There were supposed to be free samples of supplements, while bills were coming in for a year’s supply of the product along with a subscription. The President of UOKiK has imposed a fine of more than PLN 5 million on Natural Pharmaceuticals. In addition, financial sanctions have been extended to the company’s manager.

President of UOKiK has found that Aforti Holding which had induced people to invest in the “Promissory Notes Offer" has violated the law. This is another measure taken by President of UOKiK in the alternative investment market. Aforti Holding is to pay more than 790,000 in fines for misleading consumers.

Over 950 decisions concerning protection of competition and consumers, nearly PLN 430 million in fines imposed. Nearly 20 thousand inspections on quality and safety of toys, clothing and everyday products. We encourage you to read the report published on the office's website. It is available in two languages: Polish and English.