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Anticompetitive unilateral conduct is prohibited by Article 9 of the Act of Competition and Consumer Protection (hereinafter the “Act”). According to Article 9(1) of the Act, the abuse by one or more undertakings of a dominant position within a relevant market shall be prohibited. This legislation constitutes a development of the general rule laid down in Article 1(2) of the Act, whereby the Act regulates the principles and procedures for counteracting practices that restrict competition (restrictive practices). The prohibition of the abuse of a dominant position is a unilateral practice in the form of acts or omissions of an undertaking with a significant degree of market power. The structure of this regulation is based on the provisions of Article 102 TFEU. In addition, Polish competition law considers the abuse of a dominant position as contrary to general public interest. The prohibition laid down in Article 9(1) is absolute, which means that the law does not provide any means of exemption.
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Stawicki, A., Turno, B., Feliszewski, T. (2017). Poland. In: Këllezi, P., Kilpatrick, B., Kobel, P. (eds) Abuse of Dominant Position and Globalization & Protection and Disclosure of Trade Secrets and Know-How. LIDC Contributions on Antitrust Law, Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46891-4_10
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