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Dr Maciej Etel
ORCID: 0000-0003-1740-4688

Dr Maciej Etel

Doctor of Law. Assistant professor in the Laboratory of Public Economic Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Bialystok. Author of over 90 scientific publications for the scope of public economic law, including monographs and articles. Participant and co-organizer of national and international scientific conferences.

 
DOI: 10.33226/0137-5490.2021.10.5
JEL: K21, K29, K40

This study analyzes the entrepreneur's right to make a mistake under Article 21a of the Act of 6 March 2018. Entrepreneurs Law. It presents the essence and ratio legis of the institution. It discusses its basic structural elements and relevant characteristics constituting the prerequisites for its application, including: temporal and subjective limitations, one-off nature, summons and written statement, deadline for remedying violations and their possible consequences, self-control of the entrepreneur, obligations of the entrepreneur who wants to use the right to make a mistake, the effects of this institution, as well as exclusions from its application. The aim of the study is to answer the question: Is the right to make a mistake an institution that can improve the situation of the entrepreneur and strengthen the guarantees of freedom of economic activity in Poland?

Keywords: entrepreneur; right to make a mistake; Entrepreneurs Law; entrepreneurial activity
DOI: 10.33226/0137-5490.2020.12.2
JEL: K21, K29, K40

Proceeding on excessive delays in payments in commercial transactions is a new proceeding conducted by the Competition and Consumer Protection Authority in Poland (which is the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection). Its purpose is to improve the legal environment for commercial transactions by reducing excessive delays in payments. The aim of the article is to describe the legal basis of the proceedings and to indicate the characteristic features of the solutions adopted. It refers especially to initiation, duration and termination of the proceedings and the competences and decisions of the conducting authority.

Keywords: delays in payment; proceedings; Competition and Consumer Protection Authority