Keywords
explanatory proceedings, business secret protection, offence to the detriment of consumers, execution of a decision to discontinue a practice of infringing collective consumer interests, time-limits for execution of a decision
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to present some of the provisions of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act, which have caused interpretational dilemmas when used in judicial practice. Statutory provisions in force since 16 February 2007 have in some cases not only proven to be in need of revision but sometimes ever proven in need of repealing. Proposals to amend the Competition Act answer this need but provoke also the need for a deeper reflection upon the suggested amendments. The proposed changes are insufficient – they do not resolve all the problems identified in the practical application of the Act. The author highlights some of the provisions left out from the revision process including consumer protection provisions and rules on the protection of business secrets in proceedings before the UOKiK President. The author provides justifications for changes that he suggests should be made to the Act and proposes possible solutions to outstanding problems.
Recommended Citation
Sieradzka, M. (2013). The Competition and Consumer Protection Act – the need for changes to provisions that cause interpretation doubts. internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (internet Quarterly on Antitrust and Regulation), 2(1), 45-52. Retrieved from https://press.wz.uw.edu.pl/ikar/vol2/iss1/4
First Page
45
Last Page
52
Page Count
7
Publisher
University of Warsaw
