Antitrust probe into electronics

The President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has launched explanatory proceedings into the electronic equipment market and ordered searches at major industry players. Court-approved inspections, carried out with police assistance, took place at the headquarters of wholesalers AB, Action and GT Group Tomaszek, as well as at manufacturer Beko.

UOKiK said it received signals suggesting possible anti-competitive agreements affecting the sale of a…