Umowy kooperacyjne w działalności zagranicznych podmiotów gospodarczych

Abstract

Cooperation is a common element of contemporary economic processes. It appears on a national as well as on an international scale. The Law of July 6, 1982 on the economic activity in Poland of foreign investors in the area of small industry, allows of the cooperation also between those investors and Polish units. Therefore, there arises the question of the form such a cooperation may take. The Polish law does not contain the definition of a cooperation contract. Hence, the term „cooperation contract", introduced by Art. 24 of the Law of July 6, 1982, should be interpreted in the way set forth by the doctrine of the law on public economic activities and the judical decisions. In particular, the said provision does not contain any subjective and objective restrictions on cooperation. A foreign investor may enter into cooperation with any Polish economic units: socialized or non-socialized. Neither are there any restrictions as to the type (form) of a permitted cooperation. Finally, such restrictions may not be imposed by the legal acts of the Minister of Internal Trade and Services and the acts of the Minister of Foreign Trade for those organs have no legislative competence in this respect.