The subject of the article is the analysis of the draft provisions aimed at transposing into Polish law the Directive (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council 2019/1 in the field of leniency programs. The aim of the publication is, firstly, to determine whether and if so, to what extent, the enactment of provisions as proposed in the draft act amending the Act on competition and consumer protection and certain other acts of 6 September 2021, may strengthen the leniency program in Poland. Secondly, the article presents a critical analysis of the proposed regulations aimed at determining whether, if adopted, this directive will be transposed correctly.

The subject of this article is the prohibition of excessive delay in payment introduced as of 1 January 2020 to the Act of 8 March 2013 on payment deadlines in commercial transactions (after amendment - the Act on combating late payment in commercial transactions). The author analyzes the sources of justification for this prohibition as well as the subjective and objective scope of it. The purpose of this paper is to determine whether the legal structure of the prohibition may allow to achieve the intention, which is to combat late payment in commercial transactions.