Published: 2024-11-05

Functioning of the Polish Company Register in the light of personal data protection

Ariel Mucha
The Opole Studies in Administration and Law
Section: Articles
DOI https://doi.org/10.25167/osap.5295

Abstract

This paper contains an analysis of the Polish rules and practice regarding the operation of the register of entrepreneurs of the National court register in the light of
the eu legislation on protection of personal data. The main purpose of business registers is to collect and process data, including information on natural persons. The Polish model
of the functioning of the commercial register is characterized by a wide access to personal
data of legal entities and sometimes other individuals. This situation, which has existed for many years, may raise significant doubts in connection with the increasing standards of personal data protection in the eu. Therefore, the basic research problem of the study is to what extent the Polish model of the business register complies with the eu standards of personal data protection. The answer to this question is based on the analysis of the eu legal framework for the operation of business registers and the identification of the basic functions that the registers perform in commerce. The eu rules on protection of personal data are then examined and compared with the characteristics of public registers – an issue of particular interest to the court of Justice in recent years. This leads to an assessment of the functioning of the Polish Business register, which confirms that the legal framework
and practice of the Polish Business register are to some extent at odds with the eu rules on protection of personal data.

Keywords:

RODO, personal data protection, register of entrepreneurs

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Mucha, A. (2024). Functioning of the Polish Company Register in the light of personal data protection. The Opole Studies in Administration and Law, 22(2), 103–121. https://doi.org/10.25167/osap.5295

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