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How exactly can your business be a relocation firm but understand feck all about the system?
I was told by a lawyer that Polish law insists that all contracts should be in Polish. I've asked others and they've backed it up - hence why I'd like to see something that can definitively prove otherwise. Apparently there is a provision somewhere that means a contract can be made in any other language provided both parties agree, but I've never see any evidence of this (and the people I've asked disagreed).
Of course, it's Poland, so you can never be sure - but I think it's safe advising people that contracts should be drawn up in Polish, not least because it avoids hassle with translation (just look at the differences in interpretation between the Irish and English language versions of the Irish constitution!).
You take alot of money from those who put their trust in you, yet u say u can deal with people moving to Poznan or Krakow, but forget that these two cities are totally different and that the ways to go about business are totally different too.
Of course - this is why everything needs to be checked and double checked and why I never rely on one person to provide an authortative statement. It's also why I'm so curious about this contract issue - if I can find definitive proof that in Polish law, contracts have to be made available in the native Community language, then I'll take it away and find out what the deal is.
Is not the same as EU law.
You have to remeber that the EU doesn't make laws - it issues directives. How the individual member states interpret them is up to them - as long as they achieve the end result, the EU couldn't care less. The best example is with consumer protection and guarantees/warranties. The EU demands 2 years warranty - the UK has 6. The EU couldn't care less how many years it is, as long as it's 2 years or more. They have simply told member states that they must offer a 2 year warranty - which the UK does, and goes further.