35 years is almost two generations. That is how long the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (established in 1990 as the Antimonopoly Office) has been operating. This important anniversary was commemorated by the Academy of Humanities and Economics in Łódź, Jasło Branch, which organized a nationwide interdisciplinary scientific conference entitled “35 years of antitrust law and the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, reflections and perspectives” on March 15 and 16, 2025. The conference brought together speakers and listeners interested in the activities of one of the most important Polish authorities, which has a huge impact on the functioning of the economy on a macro and micro scale. Together with Julian Tateno, we were invited to give a presentation in which we presented the development of the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection’s competences in a “vertical” arrangement — the growth of competences along with evolving, organic antitrust and consumer legislation, as well as “horizontal” — the multitude of areas in which business may encounter the Office (bottlenecks, the dominance law, geo-blocking, control of foreign investments, and others). We have entitled our presentation: “From bows to rockets: 35 years of development of the powers of the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection,” because, in our opinion, this is a vivid comparison of the powers of the Office 35 years ago and today. Thank you for the invitation, the excellent academic atmosphere, and the pleasant meetings: Dean Monika Maria Kapuścińska, Dr. Elżbieta Małecka, Chairman of the Podkarpackie Provincial Assembly Jerzy Borcz, Prof. Rudolf Dupkala, Dr. Robert Frey, Łukasz Mroczyński-Szmaj, Dr. Krzysztof Kaczorowski, and Paweł Śnieg. More about the conference can be found at the following link: https://jaslo.info/35-lat-prawa-antymonopolowego-konferencja-w-jasielskiej-filii-ahe/
