Unfair Competition and its Possible Criminal Sanctions

The article deals with the possibilities of criminal sanctions for unfair competition in relation to natural and legal persons by considering, among others, the subsidiarity principle of criminal repression. Based on a comparison of the legal regulation of the offences of unfair competition, as defined in Section 149 of the Criminal Act, and breach of regulations of rules of economic competition, as defined in Section 248 (1) of the Criminal Code, the authors analyse this phenomenon in the context of the New Civil Code and consider relevant criminal sanctions.