Three years of applying the Act on the unfair use of contractual advantage: assessment against the background of the decisions of the UOKiK President and in the context of the solutions of the EU Directive Cover Image

Trzy lata stosowania ustawy o nieuczciwym wykorzystywaniu przewagi kontraktowej: ocena na tle decyzji Prezesa UOKiK oraz w kontekście rozwiązań dyrektywy unijnej
Three years of applying the Act on the unfair use of contractual advantage: assessment against the background of the decisions of the UOKiK President and in the context of the solutions of the EU Directive

Author(s): Konrad Kohutek
Subject(s): Agriculture, International relations/trade, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Wydziału Zarządzania Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: contractual advantage; UOKiK President; unfair use of contractual advantage; good practice; penalty fine;

Summary/Abstract: This paper presents and evaluates the decisions of the UOKiK President, which were issued under the Act on Counteracting the Unfair Use of Contractual Advantage in Trade in Agricultural and Food Products. Although this Act has been in force for over 5 years, it was only in 2019 and 2020 that the authority interfered, relatively more frequently, with the practices of undertakings, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, often imposing high penalties. The article also takes into account the relevant EU Directive, also considering the context of its implementation into the Polish legal order.

  • Issue Year: 10/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 42-54
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish