UOKiK takes the Polish post office. He'll check if he plays honestly with the competition

Fig. Bartosz Wawryszuk

– We will check whether it is the elimination of competitors by Poczta Polska – the President of UOKiK, Marek Niechcia

UOKIK, which engages a proceedings against the Polish Post. It will check if the company is using its position to eliminate competitive companies from the market – we read in the communication from the Office on Thursday.

UOKiK stresses that Poczta Polska has a dominant position in the Polish postal market. It is what is called a designated operator and is required by universal postal services. It has the ability to deliver some of the shipments, for example letters of letters up to 2 kg, including referrals.

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All competitors of Poczta Polska are companies that provide so-called non-universal postal services. The position, in competition with them, can take place in a dual role. He is both a competitor and a contractor, as independent contractors often use his infrastructure to provide services to their customers. And these are the terms and conditions of the contracts that the post office signs with its contractors, which is UOKiK's responsibility.

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"For example, the contractor must provide commercial information about the customers for whom he provides services. of Poczta Polska already at the contractual stage do not seem justified and can contribute to the Customers are removed from their competitors ", reads in the release

" There is also no list of fixed price, the prices are done individually each time, which means that an independent contractor can not offer quotations for postal services For its customers, this can hurt its attractiveness, as a business partner, add Urzd.

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"An entrepreneur from Poczta Polska must accurately determine the number of donated items in a period of regulation Given, if there is less, even a transfer, the price may increase We will read further the insignificant volumes

– According to antitrust legislation, entrepreneurs who have a dominant position in a given market can not be used to restrict competition. We will check if in this case we are dealing with such an action and try to eliminate the competitors. Lack of competition usually means choosing prices and niches as products or services – said UOKiK President Marek Niechcia.

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