Dahua Fined ~$5.5M For Anti-Competitive Practices in Poland

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***** ********* *** ************* ** ******* 11, ****,*********** **** ***** *** *** * distributors *** ******* ** ***** ********* and ****-*********** ****** *******.

Dahua ******** **** ************ ** *** ******

***** ********* ***** ***, ***** ****, ******** the ****** ****** ** ***** *** 5 ************ ***** **** ******** *** the ******* ********* **** ***** *****. "Price ****** *** **** **** ***** place" ******* **********, ***** ****, **** Dahua ****** *** * ************ ** "set ****** ******" *** ********** ********. According ** *****, ***** "********* [*** distributors'] **********," *** *** ************ ********* one *******'*, **** ************ ****** ***** "to ********* ** *** ** **** did *** ******." *** ****** *********** prevented *** ************ **** ****** ** out-compete *** ******* ** ******** ***** prices, ******* **** ****** ******* *********' wallets.

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**** ******* *** ******* ** *** US ***** ********** ********* *** § *.

UOKiK **** ***** ****-*********** ****** *******

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********** ***** **** ** ***** ****** or ****** ***********, *********** ** *** other ************ ** *********** ** *** relevant ****** ***** ** **********, ** particular ***** ********** **:sharing ******* ** **** ** ********. [emphasis added]

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Dahua *** ********, ****** ** ** * "******** ******* **** ************ *** *********"

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** *business ******* **** ************ *** *********, we dispute the findings of the investigation. Dahua ****** ********* ** ****** ** ** *** ****** ****, ***********, *** ********* ** ***** ****** ** *** ******** **********.

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