• President of UOKiK, Tomasz Chróstny, has initiated preliminary proceedings regarding possible price fixing for Jura coffee machines.
• Currently the evidence collected in this case in the course of the search is being reviewed.

As part of the preliminary proceedings, the President of UOKiK has been verifying practices performed by the Jura Polska company which is an exclusive importer of the Jura coffee machines as well as by this product distributors.

- We suspect that among the importer and the Jura coffee machine distributors there might have been a prohibited price fixing and market division procedures. At the end of 2022, in this case and upon the consent of the court, UOKiK employees conducted a search in the premises of a few entities. We are currently reviewing the collected evidence. Let me remind you that following the competition protection regulations, entrepreneurs should determine product prices on their own. It is prohibited to fix prices in cooperation with other entities. As a result of such arrangements, consumers pay more for the goods while market competition becomes limited - says President of UOKiK, Tomasz Chróstny.

The prohibited acts might have consisted in an obligatory withholding of the fixed retail prices for coffee machines and accessories both on the Internet and in stationary stores.

The preliminary proceedings are conducted in the case itself and not in relation to specific entrepreneurs. If the evidence collected confirms the suspicions, the President of the Authority will initiate antitrust proceedings and bring charges against individual entities. An enterprise involved in a competition-restricting agreement faces a fine of up to 10% of its turnover. The managers responsible for concluding the collusion, in turn, face a fine of up to PLN 2 million.

Severe sanctions can be avoided by taking advantage of the leniency scheme. It offers to entrepreneurs involved in an illegal agreement and to managers responsible for price fixing an opportunity to reduce a fine or, in some cases, avoid it altogether. It is applicable to those who agree to cooperate with the President of UOKiK as a “crown witness” and provide evidence or information on the illegal agreement. We encourage the parties interested in the leniency scheme to contact the Authority. By calling 22 55 60 555, you will be able to talk to UOKiK lawyers, who will answer all of your questions, also anonymous ones, related to leniency applications.

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