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The aim of the article is to present possible ways of resolving conflicts in the rail transport market in a regulatory sense. The article defines the notion of conflict and presents alternative forms of conflict resolution - mediation and arbitration. The issue of siding is also presented as a potential source of conflict in the future. Finally, in the summary, the conclusion is presented that there is a need to use alternative conflict resolution methods by modern management of a public institution in the area of regulatory issues for the rail transport market.
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Recent amendments to the Act of 28 March 2003 on Railway Transport came into force on 30 December 2016. The new law introduces the obligation to provide access for railway undertakings to railway service facilities starting from 10 December 2017.According to the amendments in the Act on Railway Transport, the term ‘railway service facility’ means the building and the ground area on which it is situated, the installations and equipment, wholly or in part, dedicated to the provision of one or more of the services referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 of the Annex 2 to the Act on Railway Transport.Recent amendments to the Act of 28 March 2003 on Railway Transport came into force on 30 December 2016. The new law introduces the obligation to provide access for railway undertakings to railway service facilities starting from 10 December 2017.According to the amendments in the Act on Railway Transport, the term ‘railway service facility’ means the building and the ground area on which it is situated, the installations and equipment, wholly or in part, dedicated to the provision of one or more of the services referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 of the Annex 2 to the Act on Railway Transport. In accordance with the provisions of the Act amending the Act on Railway Transport, a new entity – the operator of service facilities – has appeared. The concept of an ‘operator of service facility’ means an entity managing the service facility or supplying one or more services to railway undertakings referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 of the Annex 2 to the Act on Railway Transport.According to the new regulations, the President of the Office of Railway Transport (UTK) supervises fair and non-discriminatory treatment of all railway undertakings in terms of access to service facilities.
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On 21 November 2012, the European Parliament and the Council adopted Directive 2012/34/EU establishing a single European railway area (recast). Although the deadline for implementing the provisions of the Directive has expired on 16 June 2015, the lower chamber of the Parliament of the Republic of Poland (Sejm) only adopted the Act amending the Railway Transport Act and some other acts on 16 November 2016. This is by far the most extensive and important change to the Railway Transport Act introduced in recent years. The purpose of this paper is to present changes in the cooperation between the President of the UTK and the Commission, the EU Railway Agency and the regulators of other EU Member States on the basis of the Act of 16 November 2016 amending the Railway Transport Act and certain other acts.
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The paper provides a scientific analysis of the legal character of duties and competences of the President of the Polish Railway Transport Office (UTK) concerning the interoperability of the European railway network, with particular emphasis on the authorization for operation of a railway vehicle consistent with TSI. The author presents an overview of the administrative law doctrine with reference to issues such as regulatory function of the state, its legal position, and the characteristic forms of the operations of its regulatory authorities. Moreover, the author proposes an addition to the approach prevailing in the doctrine consisting of a distinction of the specifics concerning the supervision of the regulatory authority over this sector. Furthermore, the article contains a presentation of the features regarding the abovementioned supervision in accordance with the typical material supervision applied by administrative authorities within the framework of the performance of the regulatory function of the state. In the author’s opinion, the characteristics of the supervision exercised by the regulators make it possible to clearly distinguish this legal institution from material supervision, and define it as ‘regulatory supervision’. Finally, the author analyses the legal character of the authorization for operation of a railway vehicle consistent with TSI and assigns this administrative act to a group of regulatory instruments applied by the President of the UTK, with ancillary influence on the security in the railway sector.
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The competitive situation in rail transport is peculiar because the liberalisation process is still ongoing. As a result, there is a significant difference in scale between various undertakings active on the market, where existing dominance is inherited from the pre-liberalisation monopolist status. The challenge faced by the European Commission is thus not the safeguarding of the competitive process, but rather creating a level playing field to foster future competition and thus making it possible to achieve the goals of liberalisation. In this context, this paper presents a detailed analysis of the application of merger control rules in EU Law
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In 2016, the fourth railway package has finally been adopted. The fourth railway package completes the process of the gradual opening of the rail passenger market in the EU. It establishes the general right for railway undertakings established in one member state to operate all types of passenger services everywhere within the EU. Thus, the package introduces open access to railway infrastructure for domestic passenger services (competition in the market). Does it really mean that open access competition will develop? However, services provided under public services obligation (as defined, entrusted and financed by national authorities) might be an important barrier to entry in the rail passenger market for open access operators. This article will examine the new EU legislation regarding the opening of the domestic passenger rail market through the prism of the absence of a precise EU definition of what constitutes a public service in railway transport.
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The aim of the article is to present the open access mechanism in the Polish legal system (before and after the amendment of Rail Transport Act of 16 November 2016). The presentation of the mechanism is based on selected decisions of the President of the Polish Railway Transport Office (UTK). The author analyses both the applicable legislation concerning open access and the factual circumstances of the cases. He pays attention to collected information and documents, points out the basis for granting open access and evaluates the decisions issued. The article indicates also the shortcomings of the open access mechanism in Poland
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This article constitutes an attempt to describe relations among parties to a public services contract and the institution managing ESIF implementation aimed at the financing of compensation for such services from ESIF sources. The said description is done by means of applying terminology coined by civil law doctrine. The author analyses the above mentioned legal relationships and concludes that they may be classified as so-called ‘bundle of contracts’. Such observation confirms the thesis that financing of compensation from ESIF sources (in part used for supporting rolling stock or infrastructure projects) does not exclude the legal compliance of such operation. Moreover, these reflections may be treated as recommendations on suggested ESIF projects’ institutional structure and ways of proving the accordance of investments with State Aid law for the purpose of applying for EU funds.
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The authors analyze the most important changes in the railway legal framework introduced with the technical pillar of the fourth railway package of the European Union. New procedures for issuing an authorization for placing railway vehicles on the market and for issuing a single safety certificates are discussed. The ERTMS preauthorisation procedure and the revision of national rules are described also. The analysis is based on the practical experience of the authors gained through their cooperation with the European Union Agency for Railways on the implementation of the new legal framework.
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The topic of this article is a comparison of the legal aspects of organizing public transport established under the Act on metropolitan unions (‘ustawa o związkach metropolitalnych’ – u.z.m.), which is no longer binding, and the Act on the metropolitan union in the Silesia County (’ustawa o związku metropolitalnym w województwie śląskim’ - u.z.m.w.ś.). In the first place, the author analyzed regulations of the Act on metropolitan unions, discussing the introduced solutions and related concerns. The second part of the paper discusses the legal aspects of the organization of public transport under the current law: Act on the metropolitan union in the Silesia County. The author compares their most important legal institutions resulting in the determination in what areas does the new law lead to the solution of earlier legal doubts, and where it leads to the emergence of new ones. As a result, in particular, the author provides a critical evaluation of the Act on the metropolitan union in the Silesia County
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The aim of the article is to examine the risks in storage of finished products. The proper functioning of the warehouse process affects the entire organization. The applied research methodology, is the risk matrix, classified the factors into three groups. The conducted research has shown that occurrence of risk factors is high, therefore it is necessary to implement preventive mechanisms.
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Farms create their own value chain and at the same time form part of longer supply chains. One of the key problems in agricultural production is its seasonality and cyclicality, which affects the level of prices of agricultural produce and its volatility, and thus the amount of farm income. The analysis shows that expanding the storage logistics sub-system can significantly improve the situation of agricultural producers within the value-added chain, making them independent of fetal sales shortly after harvest, when prices are usually the lowest. Storage while maintaining optimal conditions allows you to obtain higher prices through sales throughout the year and allows you to increase added value by implementing additional activities, such as packaging and distribution to recipients engaged in retail trade.
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The efficiency of information processes in Information Management Systems is directly determined by the selection of the appropriate database architecture. In the article, the author attempts to identify the applications of graph databases on the level of technical architecture of Management Information Systems. The theoretical applications of graphs in computer science, conditions of modeling databases based on graph structures and planes of application of graph databases will be subject to analysis.
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Objective: the main objective of the article was defined as the recognition of risk areas of inter-organizational cooperative relations, which are the biggest threat for small business entities, with particular emphasis on family businesses. Research methodology: the study presents the results of the empirical research employing an in-depth survey, direct interview and participatory observation carried out on a sample of 159 small entities located in Poland, of which around 85% were family businesses. The factor analysis was adopted as the main statistical method allowing classifications and data reduction. Result: based on empirical research, it can be concluded that from the perspective of small enterprises, including family ones, the most important risk factor in the cooperation process is the risk occurring in cooperation with large entities with substantial bargaining power. While cooperating, small entities should pay particular attention to risks of the following nature: competence and communication, loss of autonomy, loss of resources, strategic, differences in management vision, partner’s misconduct, wrong assessment of effects, globalization, goal setting, environmental, lack of innovation and collectability of receivables.
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Information logistics is currently developing at a rapid pace, thanks to mass computerization, the development of information technology, the growing Internet network. The role of information and computer support for logistics management cannot be overestimated. The current state of logistics is largely determined by the rapid development and introduction of logistics in all areas of business of information and computer technology. Implementation of most logistics concepts would be impossible without the use of high-speed computers, local computer networks, telecommunications systems and software. At the heart of the process of managing material flows is the processing of information. The information system is an essential component of the logistics structure, linking it together and serving to coordinate the supply, production and marketing. The importance of the information logistics process is so important that many experts distinguish information logistics as an independent phenomenon in business and management of information flows and resources.
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The article presents logistic tools supporting processes on the example of a company operating within the construction industry. This paper show the possibility of using selected logistic tools in the processes of supply, production, distribution as well as in the process of managing customer relations. The main logistic tool that finds application in a selected company is the CRM system, which examines and supports the process of customer relationship management. After analysis, it was found that the implementation of this tool will allow the company to standardize and better communicate with the client, which has an overarching role in the company. The combination of the two main departments of the company while being coupled with the customer relationship management system will save time, energy and profit generation.
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The aim of the article was evaluation the functionality of process forwarding car in selected company. In the paper shows the specific elements of the processes forwarding car. Transportation of cars creates a market niche, so forwarding is done by specialized companies. As a result of the research we found that the process of forwarding car in the audited enterprise requires improvements in terms of: receiving the order of transport, creating lists of transport, circulation of documents, warehousing, creating work schedules employees and determining pricing.
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