TABLE OF CONTENTS
Abbreviations . . . 7
Introduction (Anna Dobaczewska) . . . 9
1. Public economic law – general part (Agnieszka Grygier) . . . 11
1.1. Public economic law . . . 11
1.2. Sources of public economic law . . . 13
1.3. Structure of the economic administration . . . 24
1.3.1. Direct economic administration . . . 25
1.3.2. Indirect economic administration . . . 31
1.4. Business activity . . . 34
1.5. Defi nition of entrepreneur . . . 51
Literature . . . 60
2. Competition Law (Andrzej Powałowski) . . . 63
2.1. Competition and its protection . . . 63
2.2. Undertakings as participants in competitive relationships . . . 68
2.3. Th e relevant market . . . 78
2.4. Organisation of competition protection . . . 81
2.4.1. European Union institutions . . . 81
2.4.2. Polish institutions . . . 83
2.5. Prohibition of practices restricting competition . . . 91
2.6. Prevention of excessive concentration . . . 96
2.7. Antitrust proceedings before the Head of UOKiK . . . 98
2.8. Protection of competition by combating unfair practices . . . 105
Literature . . . 107
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3. State aid (Anna Dobaczewska) . . . 109
3.1. Defi nition of state aid . . . 109
3.2. Conditions for the compliance of state aid with internal market . . . . 118
3.3. Th e rules for provision of state aid . . . 121
3.4. Types and forms of state aid . . . 128
3.5. Procedures for granting and application of state aid . . . 138
Literature . . . 147
4. Energy Law (Magdalena Jaś-Nowopolska) . . . 149
4.1. Sources of energy law . . . 149
4.2. Energy policy and its development trends . . . 157
4.3. European and national market of energy and natural gas . . . 160
4.4. Agreements under the Energy Law . . . 165
4.5. Authorities competent in matters of energy . . . 174
4.5.1. Minister of Energy . . . 174
4.5.2. Head of Polish Energy Regulatory Offi ce (URE) . . . 176
4.5.3. Other public bodies . . . 182
4.6. Operation of energy companies . . . 185
Literature . . . 192
5. Public procurement (Sławomir Koroluk) . . . 195
5.1. Th e nature and legal basis of public procurement . . . 195
5.2. Public procurement principles . . . 203
5.3. Public procurement actors . . . 208
5.4. Object of public procurement . . . 214
5.5. Procedure for public contract award . . . 217
5.5.1. Contract notice . . . 217
5.5.2. Specifi cation of essential terms of the contract . . . 218
5.5.3. Procedures for awarding public contracts . . . 220
5.6. Control and legal protection measures . . . 228
5.6.1. Control of the award of contracts . . . 228
5.6.2. Legal protection measures . . . 232
Literature . . . 238
