Obstructing an inspection or search by antitrust authorities can result in heavy fines. In proceedings before the President of the Office for Competition and Consumer Protection, the maximum penalty for obstructing a search is 3% of the entrepreneur’s annual turnover, and in proceedings before the European Commission – 1%. such turnover. The antitrust authorities impose them independently of the penalty for anticompetitive conduct. This means that an entrepreneur can receive two sanctions in the context of an ongoing antitrust proceeding – one for obstructing a search and another, for example, for concluding a price collusion with a competitor. Today we show you what to do to avoid such a situation.
