Wspieranie rozwoju działalności gospodarczej w ujęciu zasad i wartości
Supporting development of economic activity in the light of principles and values

Summary/Abstract: The normative scope of the Act: Law on Entrepreneurs encompasses the rules of the undertaking, performance and termination of economic activity on the territory of the Republic of Poland, including the rights and the obligations of entrepreneurs as well as the tasks of public authority. Although the subject matter of the Act does not differ substantially from what was regulated by the Act on Freedom of Economic Activity, attention should be drawn to the manner in which the normative scope of the law on entrepreneurs is approached. The subject matter which the Act regulates, being a fundamental law governing economic relationships, has been anchored in legal values whose significance for entrepreneurs is nothing short of crucial, while the principles it relies on (the rule of law, legal certainty, freedom of economic activity) serve specific purposes, in that they seek to ensure the rights of entrepreneurs and guarantee continuous development of economic activity under conditions of free competition. These principles underscore the status of entrepreneurs, the significance of economic liberties and subjective rights. An analysis of the provisions contained in the Act in the light of its objective which the legislator formulates as ‘continuous development of economic activity,’ leads to the conclusion that this statutory determination of the behaviours of public administration dovetails with the legal category of ‘supporting entrepreneurship’, a category both acknowledged and described in the doctrine. Significantly enough, the behaviours in question span detailed tasks of public administration which need to be carried out as part of its typical functions within the domain of economic activity, as well as general norms governing the interaction between the administration and the entrepreneurs.

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