New law for entrepreneurs to be adopted before elections

Deputy Prime Minister Janusz Piechociński asserted the government's resolve to approve a new law for businesses during the current term in office, the Polish Press Agency reported. A catalog of entrepreneurs' and institutions' rights and duties is said to be formulated. The government also contends that the relations between administration and businesses ought to be rendered amicable, thus a "presumption of honesty" principle would be introduced. The law would change the system of inspections as well. Audits would be less time-consuming, less cumbersome, and when decisions to extend an audit's duration are made, firms could litigate against them in administrative courts. Controlling bodies would be obliged to publish detailed descriptions of inspection procedures on their websites. Piechociński pointed out that it would be the first act that the newly-elected president Andrzej Duda could sign with profound approval and understanding of the needs of Polish entrepreneurship and the Polish economy. The new law, if adopted, would replace the frequently amended Act on Freedom of Business Activity, enacted in 2004.