Guidelines on the method of setting fines versus proportionality of fines imposed by the President of UOKiK – attempted analysis Cover Image

Wyjaśnienia dotyczące sposobu ustalania kar pieniężnych a proporcjonalność kar pieniężnych nakładany ch przez Prezesa UOKiK – próba analizy
Guidelines on the method of setting fines versus proportionality of fines imposed by the President of UOKiK – attempted analysis

Author(s): Szymon Murek
Subject(s): Criminal Law, Law on Economics, Administrative Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Wydziału Zarządzania Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: fine; soft law; guidelines; amount of fines;

Summary/Abstract: In this article, the author discusses the policy of fining undertakings applied by the President of UOKiK through soft law acts pertaining to the method of calculating fines issued by the President of UOKiK. The initial part of the article outlines the system of fines in competition law, with particular emphasis on their functions. The next part of the article analyses the President of UOKiK’s decision-making practice, in particular at the turn of 2019 and 2020, in terms of the necessity of updating the Polish guidelines on fines with new categories of infringements.

  • Issue Year: 9/2020
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 106-119
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish