A legal and economic approach to agricultural activity in the light of the ‘Business Constitution’ Cover Image

Prawno-ekonomiczne ujęcie rolniczej działalności gospodarczej w świetle "Konstytucji Biznesu"
A legal and economic approach to agricultural activity in the light of the ‘Business Constitution’

Author(s): Izabela Hasińska
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Economy, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, National Economy, Business Economy / Management, Agriculture, Governance, Public Law, Law on Economics
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: ‘Business Constitution’; Entrepreneurs’ Law; SME Ombudsman; agricultural activity; economic activity

Summary/Abstract: The paper addresses some issues related to the status of agricultural activity in the light of the ‘Business Constitution.’ It discusses the conditions that an individual needs to meet in order to become an entrepreneur in the context of the Entrepreneurs’ Law, and the scope, categories and nature of exemptions to the application of economic activity regulations. The concepts of agricultural activity provide a background for these considerations. Also, this paper makes an attempt to answer the question of whether, in the light of legal acts included in the ‘Business Constitution,’ an agricultural activity can be considered an economic activity and a farmer, who is a natural person, can be considered an entrepreneur. The above classification is related to the problem of applying the ‘Business Constitution’ to agricultural activities. The author concludes that the new legal regulation comprehensively governs matters related to the establishment and pursuit of an economic activity, and, through the legal instruments it implements, helps entrepreneurs to support the development of economic activity. The definition of entrepreneur provided for in the Entrepreneurs’ Law is of a more general and universal dimension. The author finds that in some cases, the legislator extended the definition of agricultural production activity with the sale of partially processed plant and animal products made by the farmer. The paper also addressed the classification of agricultural producers by production size and by the exemptions applicable to certain operators.

  • Issue Year: 83/2021
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 153-166
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish