UOKiK is celebrating the 35th anniversary of its establishment. To celebrate the occasion, the Office is summing up three and a half decades of its fight to protect competition and consumer rights.
The President of UOKiK, Tomasz Chróstny, has launched an investigation procedure regarding a possible competition-restricting agreement. UOKiK employees searched the offices of the Electrolux Poland company as well as of owners of the stores as follows: RTV Euro AGD, Media Markt and Media Expert.
The ability to search and request information from companies allows the President of UOKiK to more effectively eliminate collusion between companies that is detrimental to consumers and the economy.
President of UOKiK Tomasz Chróstny launched a preliminary investigation to determine whether competition in the banking sector may have been restricted. UOKiK is reviewing the rules for assessing consumer creditworthiness and their impact on lending conditions.
For almost 10 years, Jura Poland and owners of stores such as RTV Euro AGD, Media Markt and Media Expert have been involved in a collusion.
In 2024, the President of UOKiK issued more than 750 decisions in the field of competition and consumer protection. He imposed more than PLN 937 million in fines, of which more than PLN 650 million for practices restricting competition and more than PLN 260 million for violations of collective consumer interests and for declaring clauses to be prohibited.
The President of UOKiK has opened two antitrust proceedings concerning the sale of agricultural machinery. The first involves brands as follows: New Holland, Case and Steyr, the other - the Claas brand. A total of 15 business entities and 2 managers were charged of market sharing and price fixing.
The UOKiK guide on labour market collusions has been nominated for the Antitrust Writing Award. There is a chance for the document to win in the soft law & studies category.
Were the prices of Oltens bathroom equipment products determined by collusion? The President of UOKiK has initiated antitrust proceedings against Oltens 1 and two of the company’s managers.
A distributor of dog and cat food has colluded on prices with its counterparties. Empire Brands has been imposing resale prices for pet food in online stores and shopping platforms on its trading partners.
The President of UOKiK has completed preliminary proceedings concerning the supply of IT systems to hospitals. He did not find any violation of antitrust law by the examined enterprises.
The President of UOKiK imposed a fine of almost PLN 1.8 million on eleven companies from the geodetic and cartographic industry. He also initiated antitrust proceedings against seven companies offering laundry services.
