III SK 6/06 AI generated

Supreme Court dismissed appeals, allowing competition authority to use presumptions to find antitrust violations without violating business freedom.

Case Number III SK 6/06

Court / Authority Sąd Najwyższy

Jurisdiction

Poland (PL)

Decision Date 2006-08-09

Outcome Dismissed

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Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeals filed by several yeast producers against the President of the Competition and Consumer Protection Office. The appellants argued that the authority's reliance on factual presumptions under Article 231 of the Code of Civil Procedure violated their constitutional rights to freedom of economic activity. The court ruled that such presumptions are legally valid and do not infringe upon constitutional guarantees, as the domestic competition law does not require a Community law interpretation for these specific provisions.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 231 k.p.c.; Art. 20, 22 Konstytucji RP: The use of factual presumptions to establish antitrust violations does not violate the constitutional principle of freedom of economic activity.

Keywords

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factual presumptions antitrust violations freedom of economic activity cassation appeal competition law interpretation

Cited Legislation

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art. 231 k.p.c.

art. 20 i 22 Konstytucji RP

art. 9 w związku z art. 5 ust. 1 pkt 1 ustawy z dnia 15 grudnia 2000 r. o ochronie konkurencji i konsumentów

art. 101 ust. 2 pkt 1 ustawy z 15 grudnia 2000 r. o ochronie konkurencji i konsumentów

art. 3 ust. 1 rozporządzenia 1/2003

art. 68 i 69 Układu Europejskiego ustanawiającego stowarzyszenie między Rzeczpospolitą Polską, z jednej strony, a Wspólnotami Europejskimi i ich Państwami Członkowskimi, z drugiej strony

art. 231 k.p.c

art. 105 § 1 k.p

art. 233 § 1 k.p.c

art. 382 k.p.c