Consumers better protected as Poland introduces more EU-compliant laws

Analysts say that goods sold on the domestic market are gradually becoming safer and safer, as EU-compliant regulations concerning consumer protection are continually being introduced in Poland. Under several new laws that have come into force, all producers must now subject their goods to more rigorous quality and safety inspections before they are sent to market. Another regulation recently introduced obligates producers to inform consumers about all possible negative side-effects of using a product and to report to the Competition and Consumer Protection Office (UOKiK) on all complaints received from consumers. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p.27) J.K.