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02.02.2012Individual retirement account - report Individual retirement account - report

25 inspected undertakings, 115 standard forms examined and 13 pending proceedings – this reveals the latest analysis of the President of UOKiK concerning individual retirement accounts ...>

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01.02.2012Fine for false information - UPC Polska Fine for false information - UPC Polska

The pace of considering concentration cases by UOKiK is greatly dependent on the information provided by transaction participants. Therefore providing untrue data in a transaction notification may result in a financial sanction ...>

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27.01.2012Branch offices of UOKiK - sale of electricity Branch offices of UOKiK - sale of electricity

Abuse of a dominant position by RWE Polska and Energa-Operator – these are the latest decisions of the President of UOKiK concerning the electricity market. Unlawful practices could have impeded the choice of electricity supplier by end-users ...>

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26.01.2012Reader's Digest Przegląd - decision of UOKiK Reader's Digest Przegląd - decision of UOKiK

Demanding payment for products never ordered by consumers, failure to provide information regarding the intention to conclude an agreement, suggesting that consumers might have won a prize – are just few of the ten practices of Reader’s Digest Przegląd, questioned by the President of the Office. The undertaking was imposed a fine over PLN 4.3 mln ...>

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23.01.2012Consent to concentration - Warszawa Zachodnia Railway Station Consent to concentration - Warszawa Zachodnia Railway Station

HB Reavis Group and Polskie Koleje Państwowe (PKP) will be able to build a new railway station Warszawa Zachodnia. The President of UOKiK consented to create a joint undertaking ...>

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12.01.2012Consent to energy exchanges. Mergers & acquisitions - summary of 2011 Consent to energy exchanges. Mergers & acquisitions - summary of 2011

Giełda Papierów Wartościowych (Stock Exchange) can take over Towarowa Giełda Energii (Polish Power Exchange) – as stated the President of UOKiK in her first decision in 2012. Last year there were 172 rulings including two prohibitions of acquisition and three conditional consents ...>

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11.01.2012UOKiK breaks next collusions UOKiK breaks next collusions

JBB, the producer of cold meats, along with its distributors: Tassi, Jakomex and Makton were fixing resale prices of their products. The decision was issued thanks to information provided by one of participants to the collusion. Additionally, distributors of musical instruments and food preparation appliances concluded unlawful agreements ...>

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10.01.2012Collective research - Loan via internet Collective research - Loan via internet

29 European countries reviewed 562 websites offering loans. The most common irregularity was failing to inform borrowers about the actual cost of credit.The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection participated in the research ...>

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04.01.2012Collusion on insurance market - PZU & Maximus Broker Collusion on insurance market - PZU & Maximus Broker

Powszechny Zakład Ubezpieczeń and Maximus Broker will be obliged to pay over PLN 56 mln for concluding competition-restricting agreement. Their unlawful cooperation concerned group insurance for children and youth as well as workers of education centres in Kujawsko-Pomorskie voivodeship ...>

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02.01.2012UOKiK Branch Office in Warsaw - Did you become a millionaire today UOKiK Branch Office in Warsaw - Did you become a millionaire today

Sending back a text message implied participation in the lottery and receiving paid text messages until the end of the lottery or until cancellation – this is one of the rules of the lottery “Did you become a millionaire today”, organized upon request of Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa. The President of UOKiK imposed on the undertaking a fine exceeding  PLN 21 million for providing unreliable information ...>

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