17:14 21 August 2025
UOKiK levied fines for payment backlogs amounting to over PLN 3.3 mln
The Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) imposed over 3.3 million PLN in fines on 11 companies for creating payment backlogs, plus an additional 456,000 PLN on Neptun from Lublin for failing to provide timely information during proceedings. UOKiK reviewed nearly 320,000 invoices from 9,000 suppliers in recent cases. Sanctioned firms came from automotive, packaging, wind energy, construction, machinery, cosmetics, food, and pharmaceutical industries.
The largest penalties went to Medi&More (1.09m PLN), WISS (614k), and Contimax (341k). Some fines were reduced due to corrective actions or proof that delays resulted from being victims of payment bottlenecks. UOKiK also issued 128 “soft interventions” in 2025, encouraging better payment discipline without formal penalties.
