The control of polish courts over the infringements of procedural rules by the national competition authority. Case comment to the judgement of the Supreme Court of 19 August 2009 – Marquard Media Polska (Ref. No. III SK 5/09)

摘要

The President of the Office of Competition and Consumers Protection (hereafter,UOKiK) issued a decision on 2 June 2006 (RKT-35/2006) finding that Marquard MediaPolska has abused its dominant position (breach of Article 8(2)(1), (5) and 7 of theAct of 15 December 2000 on Competition and Consumers Protection) by imposingunfair prices, counteracting the formation of conditions necessary for the emergenceor development of competition and market sharing. Marquard Media was ordered torefrain from the said conduct and fined 1.972.600 złoty (approx. 500.000 euro).