Key Legislative and Jurisprudential Developments of Polish Antitrust Law in 2011

摘要

The article presents key developments in Polish antitrust legislation and jurisprudenceof 2011. Its legislative part focuses on the renewal of Polish Group ExemptionRegulations for vertical agreements, specialization and R&D agreements as well ascooperation agreements in the insurance sector. Noted is also the sole amendmentof the Competition Act introduced in 2011 which concerns the financial liability ofthe Polish competition authority. The article covers also the new Guidelines of theUOKiK President on the criteria and procedures of merger notifications. Presentedin its jurisprudential part is a number of 2011 rulings, mainly those rendered bythe Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals, divided according to their subjectmatter with respect to particular types of restrictive practices and other problemsrelated to the decision-making process of the UOKiK President.