The waste holder’s obligation to file a certificate or declaration of no criminal record of a partner with reference to a limited liability company in the context of the constitutional principle of proportionality Cover Image

Obowiązek przedłożenia przez posiadacza odpadów zaświadczenia lub oświadczenia o niekaralności wspólnika w przypadku spółki z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością w kontekście konstytucyjnej zasady proporcjonalności
The waste holder’s obligation to file a certificate or declaration of no criminal record of a partner with reference to a limited liability company in the context of the constitutional principle of proportionality

Author(s): Bartosz Rakoczy
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Business Economy / Management, Constitutional Law, Law on Economics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: proportionality principle; freedom of economic activity; waste management

Summary/Abstract: The solutions provided for in the quoted Act on Waste and the amending act breach the principle of proportionality and thus are unconstitutional. While acknowledging that entities who committed any environmental offence must not be allowed to run waste management and disposal activity, a clear objection, should be made to negative consequences being held against the requester when such an offence was committed solely by the partner. In consequence, the expectation that the requesting company will cause the partner to submit a relevant certificate of no criminal record should be deemed unconstitutional if, as a result of its failure to submit such a certificate, the company is deprived of the possibility to obtain a decision necessary for running economic activity. A similar consequence will occur if the partner was convicted of an environmental offence. Doubts of constitutionality are also raised by the fact that regulations apply only to limited liability companies, and not to joint stock companies.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 1-13
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish