The statutory conditions establishing the contractual advantage in the practice of unfair use of contractual advantage in food and agriculture industry

Authors

Agnieszka Staszek, Aplikantka radcowska przy Okręgowej Izbie Radców Prawnych w Krakowie; prawnik w Markiewicz & Sroczyński Kancelaria Radców PrawnychFollow
Mateusz Mroczek, Aplikant radcowski przy Okręgowej Izbie Radców Prawnych w Krakowie; prawnik w kancelarii Traple Konarski Podrecki i WspólnicyFollow

Keywords

supplier, purchaser, agricultural or food products, contractual advantage, relevant market, sufficient and real opportunities to sell (purchase)

Abstract

The new Act on the unfair use of contractual advantage entered into force on 12 July 2017. This new law introduces into Polish legal system a completely new institution prohibiting the unfair use of contractual advantage in relations between the purchaser and the supplier. The article describes the statutory conditions of the existence of a contractual advantage within the meaning of the Act - which are the absence of sufficient (“wystarczających”) and real (“faktycznych”) opportunities to sell (purchase) agricultural or food products to other purchasers (from other suppliers), as well as significant economic disparity between contractors. The authors of the article analyze above mentioned statutory conditions, using literal and functional interpretation, supported with legal concepts arising from closely related competition law. The article also outlines the international context.

Recommended Citation

Staszek, A., & Mroczek, M. (2017). The statutory conditions establishing the contractual advantage in the practice of unfair use of contractual advantage in food and agriculture industry. internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (internet Quarterly on Antitrust and Regulation), 6(8), 44-59. Retrieved from https://press.wz.uw.edu.pl/ikar/vol6/iss8/3

First Page

44

Last Page

59

Page Count

15

Publisher

University of Warsaw