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Concessions are administrative decisions which qualify for conducting business in the capacity in which freedom of business is normally limited. This decision is discretionary, which means that even if meeting all the conditions required for issuing the decision, the administrative body which issues the concession (the appropriate minister) may still refuse to do it. The areas of business which require a concession are specified by the act of law of
2 July 2004 on freedom of economic activity (Journal of Laws No. 173, item 1807 with later changes) and special acts of law.
Concessions are granted for a limited period of time, not shorter than 5 and not longer than 50 years, unless the businessman applies for a concession of a shorter duration. A treasury fee is charged for granting a concession or its later changes; the amount of this fee depends on the type of the concession.
| Scope of activity | Legal basis | Issuer | Contact | Notes |
| Air transport | Act of law of 3 June 2002 Air law (Journal of Laws no 130, item 1112), article164 | The President of the Civil Aviation Office | Civil Aviation Office (Urząd Lotnictwa Cywilnego) ul. Żelazna 59 00-848 Warszawa. phone: 022 520 73 17 www.ulc.gov.pl | Concession may be obtained by a businessman who is a Polish natural or legal person, and a foreigner if it is provided in the international agreement ratified by the Republic of Poland |
| -Manufacturing of fuels and energy, - Storing of gas and liquid fuels, - Transport and distribution of fuels and energy, - Fuel and energy trade (with some cases of exclusion from concession obligation) |
Article 32 of the act of law of 10 April 1997 Energy Law (Journal of Laws no 54, item 348 with later changes.) | President of the Energy Regulatory Authority | Energy Regulatory Authority (Urząd Regulacji Energetyki) ul. Chłodna 64 00-872 Warszawa phone: 022 661 61 07 South-east Regional Division (Południowo- Wschodni Oddział Terenowy) with the seat in Krakow, ul. Juliusza Lea 114 30-133 Kraków phone: 012 637-55-60 Energy Business Department of the Energy Regulatory Authority, room 227a, 306a, phone: 022 661 63 06, 022 661 62 36, 022 661 63 07 www.ure.gov.pl | Concessions are not required in cases of manufacturing of heat obtained in industrial technological processes and if the volume of power commissioned by the recipients does not exceed 5 MW |
| - Search and examination of mineral deposits, - Excavation of minerals from deposits, - Non-tank storage of substances and waste storage in orogenic belt, including underground mining headings |
Art. 15 of the act of law of 4 February 1994 geological and mining law | Minister for environment-related matters, Voivode, Starost, depending on the type of minerals | Ministry of Environment ul. Wawelska 52/54 00-922 Warszawa phone: 022 57 92 900 www.mos.gov.pl Department of Geology and Geological Concession www.mos.gov.pl /dgikg | |
| Property and people protection services | Article 15 of the act of law of 22 August 1997 on protection of persons and property (Journal of Laws no 114, item 740 with later changes.) | Minister of Interior and Administration | Permit and Concession Department of the Ministry of Interior and Administration ul. Domaniewska 36/38 02-672 Warszawa. phone: 022 60 141 88 e-mail: waii@dzik. mswia.gov.pl www.mswia.gov.pl | |
| - Manufacturing and trade of explosives, ammunition, weapons, and other military and police -related goods, - Trade of military or police-related technology |
Article 6 of the act of law of 22 June 2001 r. on business activity related to manufacturing and trading of explosives, weapons, ammunition, and military and police-related goods and technology (Journal of Laws no 67, item 679) | Minister of Interior | Permit and Concession Department of the Ministry of Interior and Administration ul. Domaniewska 36/38 02-672 Warszawa. phone: 022 60 141 88 e-mail: waii@dzik. mswia.gov.pl www.mswia.gov.pl | Concessions are not required for military demolition goods, demolition goods used in automotive industry, agriculture, rescuing, forestry and railway industry |
| Distribution of radio and television programs, excluding public radio and TV programs |
Article 33 of the act of law of 29 December 1992 on radio and television broadcasting (Journal of Laws of 1993 no 7, item 34 with later changes) | President of the National Broadcasting Council | National Broadcasting Council (Krajowa Rada Radiofonii i Telewizji) ul. Skwer ks. Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego Prymasa Polski 9 01-015 Warszawa phone: 022 635 99 25 www.krrit.gov.pl | Not necessary in case of programs broadcast within the bounds of a single building; limited to business-related matters and directed at employees or other audience related to the broadcasting party; broadcast on a cable network (up to 250 recipients) |