Wpływ regulacji typu soft law na orzecznictwo sądów polskich orzekających w sprawach kar nakładanych za praktyki ograniczające konkurencję (na wybranych przykładach)
The impact of soft law on the jurisprudence of Polish courts with reference to the imposition of fines for the use of competition-restricting practices (selected examples)

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses the impact of the President of UOKiK’s official Explanations concerning the imposition of fines for practices restricting competition on the case law of Polish courts. First, the author analyses the methodology for determining fines resulting from the President of UOKiK’s Explanations and presents reservations regarding this methodology that appear in literature. She then presents selected judgments of Polish courts, which apply or invoke the methodology applied by the President of UOKiK to a various degree. Finally, the article raises concerns pertaining to the application by courts of methodology taken from a non-binding document.

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