Court overturns PKN Orlen zl.40 million monopoly fine

The anti-monopoly court has overturned a decision by the Office for Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) to impose a zl.40 million fine on oil giant PKN Orlen. The UOKiK had originally imposed the fine after finding PKN Orlen guilty of monopolistic practices relating to its pricing policy for monoethylene glycol and Petrygo radiator fluid. According to a PKN Orlen statement, the decision to cancel the fine was taken in view of the court's finding of a series of irregularities in the original judgment. (Prawo i Gospodarka, p. 11) P.W.