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22.02.2024
Nextbike fined by President of UOKiK for illegal amendments to regulations
Nextbike fined by President of UOKiK for illegal amendments to regulations

City bike rent operator used abusive clauses. It amended its regulations illegally and wrongly charged consumers with an additional fee   ...>

20.02.2024
Unauthorised transactions - subsequent investigations
Unauthorised transactions - subsequent investigations

Alior Bank, Bank Handlowy, Bank Ochrony Środowiska, Pekao SA, Powszechna Kasa Oszczędności Bank Polski, Plus Bank are other banks where UOKIK has questioned the way they settle with consumers and respond to complaints in the case of unauthorized transactions. ...>

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01.02.2024Launching of the EU Twinning project supporting the Georgian Market Surveillance Agency Launching of the EU Twinning project supporting the Georgian Market Surveillance Agency

In Tbilisi, on the 1st of February 2024, the opening ceremony of the EU-funded Twinning” Advancing the Capacities of the Market Surveillance Agency of Georgia” was......>

 
19.12.2023Closing of the twinning project in Morocco Closing of the twinning project in Morocco

On 12 December 2023 in Rabat, a conference was held to conclude the two-year twinning project for the Moroccan Competition Council. UOKiK implemented it as a Junior Partner in a consortium with the antitrust authorities from Greece and Italy......>

 
14.12.2023Extension of the regional agreement to Austria Extension of the regional agreement to Austria

"On 7 December, in Paris during the Global Forum on Competition, the President of UOKiK and the heads of the competition authorities from Central and Eastern Europe signed an annex to the Memorandum on regional cooperation concluded in April this year.....>

 
25.10.2023Study visit of representatives of Armenia on EU best practices in consumer rights protection Study visit of representatives of the Armenian Ministry of Economy on EU best practices in consumer rights protection

"On October 19-20, 2023, a study visit of 4 representatives from the Ministry of Economy of Armenia took place at UOKiK....>

 
20.10.2023UOKiK participates in 22nd ICN Annual Conference UOKiK participates in 22nd ICN Annual Conference

"This year's 22nd Annual Conference of the International Competition Network (ICN) is hosted by the Spanish CNMC in Barcelona from 18 to 20 October 2023...>

 
15.09.2023UOKiK delegation's visit in Israel UOKiK delegation's visit in Israel

"On September 3-4, a delegation from UOKiK visited the Israel Competition Authority (ICA). The visit took place as part of a bilateral meeting between the President of UOKiK, Mr. Tomasz Chróstny, and the President of the Israel Competition Authority, Ms. Michal Cohen....>

 
26.06.2023Second workshop organised by UOKiK in Moldova in the framework of a Polish Aid project Second workshop organised by UOKiK in Moldova in the framework of a Polish Aid project

"The second UOKiK workshops implemented under the project 'Institutional assistance for antitrust offices in Ukraine and Moldova', co-financed by the Polish Aid programme of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, have finished in Moldova....>

 
05.06.2023Twinning project completion in Serbia Twinning project completion in Serbia

"On 16 May in Belgrade there was an official closing meeting of the EU twinning project whose aim was to strengthen the consumer protection system in Serbia....>

 

 

17.08.2022Beware of IM Academy educational packages - consumer warning Beware of IM Academy educational packages - consumer warning

The President of UOKiK, Tomasz Chróstny, issues a warning against a company operating under the name International Markets Live, which offers educational packages on the im.academy platform.

 
07.02.2022"Social bonds" - warning from the President of UOKiK "Social bonds" - warning from the President of UOKiK

Beware of the offer of the entity Obligacje Społeczne Prosta SA - despite the terms "bond", "series", "issuer", it is not about securities but about a loan agreement which may involve serious risk. The President of UOKiK, Tomasz Chróstny, initiated proceedings against the entity and issued a consumer warning. 

 
31.07.2020Investment notes - warning issued by the President of UOKiK Investment notes - warning issued by the President of UOKiK

President of UOKiK Tomasz Chróstny warns consumers against investing money in investment notes issued by the Fundusz Hipoteczny Yanok (Yanok Mortgage Fund). ...>

 

13.12.2019A consumer warning against Nautilius Investment A consumer warning against Nautilius Investment

The President of UOKiK warns against the Omega system promoted by Nautilius Investment from the United Arab Emirates. It might be a pyramid scheme and you might lose your money.

 
15.04.2019UOKiK warns against Das Coin and Netleaders UOKiK warns against Das Coin and Netleaders

CL Singapore, a company that launches the DasCoin cryptocurrency and encourages the purchase of licenses, sells empty promises.

 

 


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