EXPERIENCES OF THE MILITARY INSTITUTE OF ARMAMENT TECHNOLOGY IN THE AREA OF CONDUCTING BUSINESS ACTIVITIES COVERED BY THE CONCESSION OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS AND ADMINISTRATION

In Poland, business activities involving the manufacture and trade of explosives, weapons, ammunition and products and technology for military or police use require all entities that deal with this matter to have an appropriate license. A license, which takes the form of an administrative decision and is issued through administrative proceedings, is thus a means of state regulations, by allowing only a specific entrepreneur to undertake and carry out the relevant business activity specified by the law. This activity is based on the basic legal Act of June 13, 2019, “on the performance of business activities, in the field of manufacturing and trading of explosives, weapons, ammunition and products and technology for military or police use”, and 20 regulatory acts to this Act in the rank of regulations. However, are the provisions of the law, adopted after 18 years of experience in operation of previous law and regulating the area of performance of this licensed activity, consistent, unambiguous and covering all activities related to the manufacture and circulation of explosives, weapons, ammunition and products and technology for military or police use? This is the question that the authors will try to answer basing on MIAT’s (Military Institute of Armament Technology) own experience, and on analysis of some topics.