III SK 9/09
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Supreme Court dismissed appeal, ruling that non-competitors' agreements fall outside the specific exemption clause.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by the Polish Securities Paper Factory against the Competition and Consumer Protection Office's decision. The court found that the agreement between the factory and local authorities did not constitute a distribution agreement under Article 6(1)(2) of the Act on Protection of Competition and Consumers because the parties were not competitors. Consequently, the specific exemption for such agreements was not applicable, and the Office's finding of a competition restriction was upheld.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 6 ust. 1 pkt 2 ustawy o ochronie konkurencji i konsumentów; Porozumienia między niekonkurentami nie podlegają zakazowi, jeśli nie są porozumieniami dystrybucyjnymi.
Keywords
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competition law
non-competitors
distribution agreements
exemption clause
public utilities
market access
autonomous concept
Cited Legislation
AI generatedart. 6 ust. 1 pkt 2 ustawy z dnia 15 grudnia 2000 r. o ochronie konkurencji i konsumentów
art. 7 ustawy o ochronie konkurencji i konsumentów z 2007 r.
art. 6 k.p
art. 32 Konstytucji
art. 233 § 1 k.p.c
art. 32 Konstytucji RP
Cited Case Law
AI generatedIII SK 6/06
Supreme Court dismissed appeals, allowing competition authority to use presumptions to find antitrust violations without violating business freedom.
III CZP 110/96
VI ACa 1260/06
VI ACa 481/07
VI ACa 361/05