Law In Brief: Companies Code; Excise bands; Małysz; Tenants' Protection

The government has approved a draft amendment to the Commercial Companies Code that would liberalize several 'unpopular' legal requirements involving company status and accounting. (Rzeczpospolita, p. C1) ... As of April 1 2004, Polish customs offices will be the issuers of excise bands on alcohol and cigarettes. The unused bands will expire after one year and will have to be returned to the office. (Rzeczpospolita, p. C1) ... Iskry publishing house will have to officially apologize to Adam Małysz for the unauthorized use of his family pictures, the Warsaw district court ruled yesterday. Małysz will also receive zł. 5 million in compensation (Rzeczpospolita, p. C1) ... Under the draft Tenants' Protection Bill, there will be no limit to the period of a flat lease contract. At the moment, the minimum length of the lease contract of a flat is three years. (Rzeczpospolita, p. C2) J.K.