( March 24, 2021, 10:27 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Polish sports-equipment supplier Spokey has been fined almost 570,000 złoty ($147,000) by the national competition authority, for dictating minimum prices at which online retailers could sell its products — such as rollerblades, scooters and exercise mats — over an eight-year period. UOKiK said the Katowice-based company benefited from a 50-percent fine reduction because it helped the watchdog to establish the length of the agreement and to understand the system behind it. The fine would have been even lower if Spokey had voluntarily submitted to the penalty, the watchdog said.Statement follows. ...
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