@ARTICLE{Szumański_Andrzej_The_2000, author={Szumański, Andrzej}, number={No XIV}, journal={Prawo Morskie}, pages={23-30}, howpublished={online}, year={2000}, publisher={Oddział PAN w Gdańsku}, abstract={The law of 20 December 1996 relating to maritime ports and landing places introduced into the Polish legal system a specific kind of joint-stock company with the characteristics of an earmarked fund, subject to particular public legal provisions. According to the author, it was a legislative mistake to create the notion (crucial to the law) of"a managing entity". To ascribe to the port company the status of a public utility was an example of complete legal incomprehension. A port company should have exceptional legal status. To create and to run such a company requires substantial funds, exceeding the resources of a private entrepreneur. Because of the importance of seaports for the national economy, these tasks must devolve on the state. The law of 20 December 1996 should be completely revised. Best of all, it should be replaced by a new law.}, type={Artykuły / Articles}, title={The specific character of the law of port companies}, URL={http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/120705/PDF-MASTER/3_PM_XIV_Szumanski_Specyfika.pdf}, }