Johnson & Johnson jubliant after anti-monopoly case is overturned

The UOKiK found last year that J&J had reached an agreement with wholesalers in a way that led to increasing market control and less choice for consumers. The body also fined wholesales Hurtofarm zł.118,000, and Compol zł.33,000, respectively. However, the Competition and Consumers Protection Court (SOKiK) overturned the UOKiK's decision yesterday after re-examining the evidence and finding that there was no agreement between the companies and that the fines were consequently groundless. The SOKiK said that the UOKiK did not study the situation thoroughly enough. Lawyers for UOKiK declined to reveal whether they plan to appeal against the new verdict. (Puls Biznesu, p. 5) A.K.