Allegro was slapped with over PLN 210 million in fines by anti-trust and consumer rights watchdog UOKiK. Specifically, Allegro was fined PLN 206.2 million for breaking competition rules as Allegro was, in UOKiK's opinion, taking advantage of its position to favor its own online store at the cost of other sellers on the platform allegro. pl.

Allegro received a relevant statement of objections from UOKiK in August 2022, with proceedings into the issue dating back to late 2019. Allegro then argued it did not favor 1P sales in an anticompetitive way, and stressed that 99% of sales on its platform are generated by independent sellers. The second fine, of PLN 3.97 million, was imposed for using clauses deemed unlawful in Allegro and Allegro Smart!

contracts with clients. Allegro already decided to give up on disputed clauses and making changes to contracts based on these clauses on December 22, 2022.