As announced on Monday by the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, the President of UOKiK Tomasz Chróstny initiated antitrust proceedings against Karcher. He suspects that since the start of operations in Poland, i.e. from the end of the 90s, it imposed on distributors the retail price of cleaning equipment and systems of this brand.
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According to the office of the sellers who sold products at lower prices, they could be punished with rebates or shortening payment terms, and in extreme cases – even the termination of cooperation agreements. “Some dealers actively participated in the discipline of the rest of the entities, informing Karcher about lower prices” – indicated.
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Karcher on the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection
The company, referring to the information published on the UOKiK website, stated in its position:
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Karcher Sp. z o. o. invariably cooperates with the officials of the Office in the pending proceedings, providing the required information and documents.
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She added that detailed information on the above case will be known at a later stage of the proceedings.
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Karcher. Possible penalty from UOKiK
Participation in an agreement restricting competition is subject to a financial penalty of up to 10%. trader turnover. Managers responsible for the conclusion of a collusive outcome, in turn, face a fine of up to PLN 2 million – he reminded UOKiK. It added that the sanctions could be avoided through the leniency program.
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Before the end of the antimonopoly proceeding, the President of the Office may also apply to all parties to the proceeding with a proposal to join “the procedure of voluntary submission to financial penalty, if he decides that this will speed up the proceeding”. It was noted that the fine imposed on the entrepreneur participating in the procedure is reduced by 10%. in relation to the fine that would be imposed.
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