Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2004, published 93rd ILC session (2005)

Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) - Poland (Ratification: 1968)

The Committee takes note of the Government’s report and of the information supplied in response to its previous comments.

Article 6, in conjunction with Part IV of the report form. Practical application. With regard to its previous comments, the Committee notes the amendment introduced toarticle 96, paragraph 1, of the Code of 24 August 2001 concerning proceedings in cases of petty offences, increasing double the amount of fines imposed for non-observance of legislation on occupational safety and health, by means of penal order, in cases where the labour inspector is the public prosecutor. The Government considers that the significant increase in the amount of fines would raise the level of observance by entrepreneurs of occupational safety and health provisions designed to give effect to the provisions of this Convention. The Committee hence requests the Government to provide detailed information, with its next report, on the impact of article 96, paragraph 1, of the Code of 24 August 2001 concerning proceedings in cases of petty offences, as amended, to assess whether the fines imposed under this provision indeed have a sufficient dissuasive effect and thus ensuring effective application of national legislation designed to give effect to the provisions of this Convention.