Comment by Jarosław Sroczyński on the amendment of the Law on the Protection of Competition and Consumers

Jarosław Sroczyński has commented the amendment of the Polish competition law for the Global Competition Review. The aim of the new law, adopted by the Parliament on May 30, 2014, is to enable the OCCP to be more effective and quick in the elimination of illegal, anticompetitive practices. The amendment has also upgraded the leniency program, introducing a leniency-plus system. The Law also introduces fines for individuals, remedies for dominant violators, settlements with the OCCP and a two-phase merger control system.