📋 Tender Overview
The Council of Ministers adopted a draft act amending the act on public roads and some other acts submitted by the Minister of Infrastructure.The government wants to make it possible to accelerate the announcement of recruitment for poviat and communal tasks under the Government Road Development Fund. The purpose of the changes is faster conclusion of co-financing agreements with local governments and a longer time for them to implement investment projects. The draft also adjusts Polish law to the provisions of the European Union. This applies to e.g. an electronic toll collection system and facilitating the cross-border exchange of information on cases of non-payment of tolls.Solutions regarding the Government Road Development FundVoivodes will be able to speed up the announcement of recruitment for poviat and commune tasks under the Government Road Development Fund. Calls for 2024 can be announced earlier so that in 2023 it is possible to conclude co-financing agreements with local governments. The solution takes into account the current situation of local government units large investment needs and the situation on the market of road works contractors. Thanks to this poviats and communes will be able to implement road investments expected by residents more efficiently and faster. Solutions adapting Polish law to EU regulationsThe basic conditions for the provision of the electronic toll service EETS for its providers will be relaxed - There will no longer be an obligation for these providers to contract with all entities that charge for EETS domains within the EU. - The conditions for deleting an EETS provider from the EETS register will also change.Provisions will be introduced regarding the deadline for implementing new electronic toll collection systems or making significant changes to these systems. This solution will give EETS providers the possibility to adapt their systems accordingly.The obligations of the users of the EETS service which aim to ensure the correct collection of tolls from these entities will be clarified. A clear division of responsibilities in this respect between users and EETS providers will also be established.A legal framework will be introduced for the cross-border exchange of data on violations of the obligation to pay road fees thanks to which the effectiveness of enforcement of the obligation to pay road fees from road users from other EU countries will increase.The new solutions are to come into force 14 days after being published in the Journal of Laws.
