PERMISSIONS
Permission – is a consent for conducting an activity under the currently valid law. Administrative bodies issue permissions if the businessman meets all the conditions provided by the pertaining law.
Obtaining a permission is required in relation to conducting a business activity in the capacity specified in article 75 of the act of law on freedom of business activity (Journal of Laws of 2004 No 173 item 1807 ) and in separate acts of law.
Scope of activity | Legal basis | Issuer | Contact | Notes |
Reception of communal waste from property owners | act of law of 13 September 1996 on maintenance of cleanness and order in commune (Journal of Laws No 132 item 622) | Decision of the Mayor of the City of Krakow/ Department of Municipal Real Estate Management and Environment Protection of the Municipality of Krakow | os. Zgody 2 phone: 012 616 88 06 e-mail: zajacjo@um.krakow.pl | Treasury fee: - application - 5,00 PLN, - for each annex - 0,50 PLN, - permission - 100,00 PLN. |
Permission for manufacturing of license plates | act of law of 20 June 1997 ? Road traffic law (uniform text Journal of Laws of 2003 No 58 item 515 with later changes), | Voivode of Małopolska / Regional Development Department Communication and Infrastructure Division | Infrastructure and Communciation Division (Oddział Infrastruktury i Komunikacji) 31-156 Kraków ul. Basztowa 22, room 62, phone: 012 61-60-662 e-mail: BGed@malopolska .uw.gov.pl | Documentation may be mailed to: Małopolski Urząd Wojewódzki 31-156 Kraków, ul. Basztowa 22 or submitted in person to the Malopolska Voivodship Office in Krakow, ul. Basztowa 22 Lodgement of Documents 1st floor, room 24 |
Sea fishing | act of law of 18 January 1996 on sea fishing (Journal of Laws No 34, item145) | Minister of Agriculture | Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Ministerstwo Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Wsi) ul. Wspólna 30 00-930 Warszawa www.minrol.gov.pl | |
Establishing of airports | act of law of 3 July 2002 Air law (Journal of Laws of 16 August 2002) | President of the Civil Aviation Office | Civil Aviation Office (Urząd Lotnictwa Cywilnego) ul. Żelazna 59 00-848 Warszawa http://www.ulc.gov.pl | |
Establishing and running of electronic currency institutions | act of law of 12 September 2002 on electronic payment instruments.( Journal of Laws No 169, item 1385) | Banking Supervision Commission | Banking Supervision General Inspectorate (Generalny Inspektorat Nadzoru Bankowego) phone: 022 63 42 100 fax: 022 63 42 254 e-mail: sekretariat.ginb@nbp.pl | activity may be conducted by public limited companies on the basis of the permission issued by the Banking Supervision Commission |
Insurance businesses | act of law of 22 May 2003 on insurance activity (Journal of Laws of 2003 No 124, item 1151 with later changes) | Insurance and Pensions Funds Supervisory Commission | Insurance and Pensions Funds Supervisory Commission (Komisja Nadzoru Ubezpieczeń i Funduszy Emerytalnych) ul. Niedźwiedzia 6E, 02-737 Warszawa knuife@knuife.gov.pl phone: 022 548 72 40, fax: 022 548 72 45 | activity may be conducted by public limited companies, Insurance Companies |
Insurance brokerage | act of law of 22 May 2003 on insurance brokerage (Journal of Laws of 2003 No 124 item 1154) | Insurance and Pensions Funds Supervisory Commission | Insurance and Pensions Funds Supervisory Commission (Komisja Nadzoru Ubezpieczeń i Funduszy Emerytalnych) ul. Niedźwiedzia 6E, 02-737 Warszawa knuife@knuife.gov.pl phone:022 548 72 40, fax; 022 548 72 45 | Conducted only by insurance brokers or agents |
Postal businesses | act of law of 12 June 2003 Postal law (Journal of Laws No 130 item 1188 with later changes) | President of the Office of Telecommunications and Post Regulation | Office of Telecommunications and Post Regulation (Urząd Regulacji Komunikacji i Poczty) ul. Kasprzaka 18/20, 01-211 Warszawa phone: 022 53 49 190, fax: 022 53 49 162 e-mail: urtip@urtip.gov.pl | Information concerning postal activities: http://www.bip. urtip.gov.pl/bipurtip /_gAllery/48/481.pdf |
Running a tax warehouse | act of law of 23 January 2004 on excise tax (Journal of Laws of 2003 No 29 item 257 with later changes) | Head of the Customs Chamber | Customs Chamber in Krakow Website: www.krakow.uc.gov.pl al. Krasińskiego 11B, 31-111 Kraków phone: 0-prefix-12 629 02 05 629 02 00 fax: 0-prefix-12 421 67 57 Customs Chamber in Krakow (Izba Celna w Krakowie) Website: www.krakow.uc.gov.pl al. Krasińskiego 11B, 31-111 Kraków phone: 0-prefix-12 629 02 05 629 02 00 fax: 0-prefix-12 421 67 57 | |
Investment fund activity | act of law of 27 May 2004 on investment funds (Journal of Laws of 2004 No 146 item 1546 with changes) | The Polish Securities and Exchange Commission | Information Centre of the Commission (Centrum Informacyjne Komisji) phone: 33-26-627, 33-26-628 info@kpwig.gov.pl | Funds may be established only by a public limited company |
Games of chance, betting or gaming machines | act of law of 29 July 1992 on games of chance and betting (Journal of Laws of 2004, No 4 item 27 with later changes) | Minister appropriate for matters of public finance related to betting and games of chance, Internal Revenue Chamber in matters related to low-winnings gaming machines | Ministry of Finance Social Communication Office (Ministerstwo Finansów Biuro Komunikacji Społecznej) : phone: 022 694 36 00, 022 694 36 04, 022 827 36 69 fax: 022 827 27 22 e-mail: biuro.prasowe @mofnet.gov.pl | Activities related to: cylindrical games, card games, dice, gaming machines, bingo games, betting, may be conducted only through a public limited company or limited liability company |
Stock exchange brokerage | act of law of 21 August 1997 ? Law on Public Trading of Securities (Journal of Laws of 2002 No 49, item 447, with changes) | The Polish Securities and Exchange Commission | Information Centre of the Commission phone: 33-26-627, 33-26-628 info@kpwig.gov.pl | Public limited companies only |
Pension funds | act of law of 28 August 1997 ? act on organization and operation of pension funds (Journal of Laws No 139, item 934 with later changes) | Insurance and Pensions Funds Supervisory Commission | Insurance and Pensions Funds Supervisory Commission (Komisja Nadzoru Ubezpieczeń i Funduszy Emerytalnych) ul. Niedźwiedzia 6E, 02-737 Warszawa knuife@knuife.gov.pl phone: 022 548 72 40, fax: 022 548 72 45 | May be conducted only in the form of a pension fund company |
Commodity exchanges | act of law of 26 October 2000 on commodity exchanges (Journal of Laws No 103 item 1099 with later changes) | Minister appropriate for matters related to financial institutions | Ministry of Finance Social Communication Office (Ministerstwo Finansów Biuro Komunikacji Społecznej) phone: 022 694 36 00, 022 694 36 04, 022 827 36 69 fax: 022 827 27 22 | Only through public limited companies |
Waste material management | act of law of 27 April 2001 on waste (Journal of Laws of 2001 No 62, item 628, with later changes) | Voivode, Starost, Mayor of the City | ||
Installation and repair of specific measuring tools, as well as checking the tools against the requirements periodically, before and after the installation and after repairs, if the above is a result of international agreements binding for the Republic of Poland | act of law of 11 May 2001 ? Law on measures (Journal of Laws of 2004 No 243 item 2441 with later changes) | Minister appropriate for economy | Address of the main seat of the Ministry of Economy (Ministerstwo Gospodarki i Pracy): Pl. Trzech Krzyży 3/5, 00-507 Warszawa | |
Collective water supply or collective sewage disposal | act of law of 7 June 2001 on collective water supply and collective sewage disposal (Journal of Laws No 72 item 747 with later changes) | commune governor, mayor, president of the city | Body appropriate for the place in which the activity is conducted | |
Reference laboratory | act of law of 22 June 2001 on genetically modified organisms (Journal of Laws No 76 item 811 with later changes) | minister appropriate for environmental matters | Ministry of Environment Environmental Protection Department (Ministerstwo środowiska Departament Ochrony Przyrody) fax: 0 22 57 92 555 e-mail: Departament.Ochrony. Przyrody@mos.gov.pl | Distribution or emission of GMO requires additional permissions issued by appropriate bodies |
Manufacturing and trading of animal feeding products | act of law of 23 August 2001 on animal feeding products (Journal of Laws No 123 item 1350 with later changes) | voivodeship veterinary officer | On the basis of the place in which the business is conducted. Applies to: manufacturing of feed supplements described in article 6 of the act of law, premixes containing feed supplements from the groups mentioned in the act, mixes containing premixes | |
Manufacturing of pharmaceuticals | act of law of 6 września 2001r., -Pharmaceutical law (Journal of Laws of 2004 No 53, item 533, with later changes) | Chief Pharmaceutical Inspector | Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices and Biocides (Urząd Rejestracji Produktów Leczniczych, Wyrobów Medycznych i Produktów Biobójczych) ul. Ząbkowska 41 03-736 Warszawa phone: 022 492 11 00 fax : 022 492 11 09 www.bip.urpl.gov.pl | |
Regular passenger carriage in domestic passenger transport by road | act of law of 6 September 2001 on road transport (Journal of Laws 2004 No 204 item 2088 with later changes) | Mayor of the City | Transportation Department in Krakow Collective Transport Management Division (Zarząd Dróg i Komunikacji w Krakowie Dział Zarządzania Transportem Zbiorowym) 31-586 Kraków ul. Centralna 53, room 215 phone: 012 61675 ext. 24, 28, 29 | Applies to transport lines of public transport (only in the territory of Krakow) |
Regular, special passenger carriage in domestic passenger transport by road | act of law of 6 September 2001 on road transport (Journal of Laws 2004 No 204 item 2088 with later changes) | Mayor of the City | Transportation Department in Krakow Collective Transport Management Division (Zarząd Dróg i Komunikacji w Krakowie Dział Zarządzania Transportem Zbiorowym) 31-586 Kraków ul. Centralna 53, room 215 phone: 012 616 75 ext. 24, 28, 29 | Applies to transport lines of public transport (only in the territory of Krakow) |
Regular passenger carriage in domestic passenger transport by road | act of law of 6 September 2001 on road transport (Journal of Laws 2004 No 204 item 2088 with later changes) | Marshall of the Voivodeship | Economy and Infrastructure Department (Departament Gospodarki i Infrastruktury) 30-156 Kraków ul, Basztowa 22 seat: Kraków, ul. Kordylewskiego 11 phone: 012 299-06-32, 012 299-06-63, 012 299-06-18 | Applies to transport lines exceeding the area of at least one poviat within a single voivodeship, - exceeding the area of a single voivodeship |