Opublikowano: 29 wrzesień 2020

All the Member States of the European Union, the Swiss Confederation and the Member States of the European Free Trade Association are bound by Directive 2005/36/EC of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications. This Directive was implemented into the Polish legal system by the Act of 22 December 2015 on the rules for recognising professional qualifications acquired in the Member States of the European Union.

The Office of Technical Inspection is authorised to recognise qualifications upon which the pursuit of regulated professions, or the access to or pursuit of certain activities is contingent to the extent specified in this Regulation.

The Office of Technical Inspection is authorised to recognise qualifications upon which the pursuit of the following regulated professions is contingent:

• operator of lifts,

• operator of cranes,

• maintenance worker for lifts,

• maintenance worker for cranes,

• operator of lift trucks with mechanical lifting drive,

• maintenance worker for lift trucks with mechanical lifting drive,

• filler of mobile tanks.

The UDT recognises qualifications for the following activities:

The Office of Technical Inspection is authorised to recognise qualifications upon which the access to or pursuit of certain activities specified in the Prime Ministerial Regulation of 9 December 2008 on the assignment of activities falling under ISIC or NICE codes to the Polish Classification of Professional Activities, resulting from Annex IV to Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications, is contingent:

• manufacture of tubes, pipes, hollow profiles and related fittings, of steel,

• forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal,

• manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures,

• manufacture of central heating radiators and boilers,

• manufacture of lifting and handling equipment,

which correspond to activities in the area of manufacture and repair of technical equipment and materials and components used to manufacture, repair or upgrade this equipment, specified in the technical inspection rules.

Proceedings for the recognition of qualifications begin when an application for initiation of proceedings for the recognition of qualifications is submitted. Applications for the recognition of qualifications are submitted in Polish. Documents enclosed with applications are submitted in Polish or together with a translation into Polish by a sworn translator.

Fees

In accordance with Article 14 of the above Act of 22 December 2015, a fee equal to 35 % of the minimum remuneration determined pursuant to the Minimum Remuneration Act of 10 October 2002, applicable in the year in which proceedings are initiated, is charged for conducting proceedings and issuing a decision on the recognition of professional qualifications.

Accordingly:

• the fee for conducting proceedings and issuing a decision on the recognition of qualifications in 2021 amounts to PLN 980.00

• the fee is paid to the bank account of the Office of Technical Inspection, account number: 05 1130 1017 0020 1214 7720 0001

 In the transfer title, it should be indicated that the fee concerns the recognition of qualifications, and the full name of the person whose qualifications are to be recognised should be included.

Information for persons leaving Poland

Qualification certificates issued by the Office of Technical Inspection are valid in Poland. The national legislation of the country concerned applies outside Poland.

The Member States of the European Union, the Swiss Confederation and the Member States of the European Free Trade Association are bound by Directive 2005/36/EC of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications.

This Directive requires that the above countries introduce provisions for the recognition of professional qualifications acquired in other countries from this group. Proceedings for the recognition of qualifications may be conducted in different ways in different countries. Detailed information on the provisions on the recognition of qualifications in force in individual countries may be obtained in Contact Points that have been set up in all the countries required to mutually recognise qualifications.

Opublikowano: 24 wrzesień 2020

Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure provides for the development of both a sustainable alternative fuels strategy and appropriate infrastructure. The requirements of the Directive were implemented into the Polish legal system by the Act of 11 January 2018 on electromobility and alternative fuels. In accordance with this Act, the Office of Technical Inspection is required to issue opinions on the compliance of technical documentation of designed stations with technical requirements and to carry out technical tests on recharging stations and points before they are put into operation, and after repairs and upgrades.

In accordance with Article 17(1) of the above Act, detailed technical requirements for safe operation and the scope of documentation to be enclosed with an application for tests on recharging stations and recharging points forming part of recharging infrastructure for public road transport vehicles are specified in a regulation of the minister responsible for energy. 

Therefore, the Office of Technical Inspection has begun to accept the applications for tests referred to in Article 16 of the Act and to issue the opinions referred to in Article 15 of the Act. In accordance with Article 15(1) of the Act, the Office of Technical Inspection issues only opinions on the compliance of technical documentation of designed stations with the technical requirements set out in Article 13 and in provisions issued under Article 17. Opinions are not issued for recharging points forming part of recharging infrastructure for public road transport vehicles.

When is equipment subject to tests

Reporting of equipment for tests

Recharging stations and recharging points forming part of recharging infrastructure for public road transport vehicles should be reported for tests to the UDT local branch or department having jurisdiction over the location of the equipment, or to the UDT Headquarters in Warsaw by completing the application below. Applications may also be submitted via the e-UDT portal (the maximum size of a single file is 100 MB).

Fees

The amount of the fee for preliminary tests is determined on the basis of the average monthly remuneration in the national economy in the previous year. In 2021, it amounts to:PLN 902.48. The fee is paid after the tests are completed.

The amount of the fee for an opinion is determined on the basis of the average monthly remuneration in the national economy in the previous year. In 2021, it amounts to:PLN 180.50 for each commenced hour of work, but cannot exceed PLN 4512.41.

Opublikowano: 24 wrzesień 2020

• APPLICATION

In order to register technical equipment, an application for tests / changes in the details of equipment subject to technical inspection / changes in the operator’s details should be submitted to a UDT Branch. The application should be accompanied by two sets of documentation (in Polish) for every item of equipment reported.

Send an application

• VERIFICATION

The competent UDT Branch will examine the application without undue delay. After any shortcomings are rectified, a UDT inspector will proceed to carry out acceptance tests. To this end, the UDT inspector will agree with the applicant when and where the tests are to be carried out and will instruct the applicant on how to prepare for the tests.

• TECHNICAL TESTS

Before the equipment subject to technical inspection is put into operation, the operator reports it, in writing or via the eUDT portal, to the competent technical inspection authority to obtain an operating permit. Before issuing such a permit, the UDT inspector carries out technical inspection activities, in the presence of the applicant or a person authorised by the applicant, technical inspection activities, inter alia:

• examines the condition of the equipment, its accessories and marking,

• carries out technical tests before starting the equipment and under operating conditions.

After the tests, the inspector draws up a technical inspection report, the receipt of which is confirmed with a signature by the applicant or the authorised person.

The applicant for whom the technical inspection activities are carried out, must ensure safe conditions for their efficient implementation and keep a set of reports on the technical equipment concerned, called the ‘inspection log book’.

• DECISION

If the result of the tests is positive, the UDT inspector may issue an operating permit for the equipment. The inspection log book will be set up on the basis of the permit issued. It will be delivered in a manner agreed with the applicant.

• APPEAL

The party may lodge an appeal against the permit to the Minister for Development, within 14 days from the date of receipt of the permit, through the President of the Office of Technical Inspection, ul. Szczęśliwicka 34, 02-353 Warsaw. During the time specified for lodging an appeal, the party may waive the right to appeal against the public administration authority that issued the permit. The permit becomes final on the date on which the public administration authority receives a declaration on the waiver of the right to appeal by the last party to the proceedings.

• FEES

The amount of the fees for technical inspection activities is specified in the Notice of the Minister for Development of 19 April 2016 on the publication of the consolidated text of the Regulation of the Minister for the Economy on the amount of fees for activities carried out by technical inspection authorities.

Send an inquiry about the amount of the fee

Opublikowano: 24 wrzesień 2020

• periodic tests – for equipment subject to full inspection, within deadlines set for the type of equipment concerned;

• ad hoc performance tests – carried out as needed;

• ad hoc checks – for equipment subject to limited inspection, within deadlines set for the type of equipment concerned, carried out as part of supervision over compliance with the technical inspection rules;

• ad hoc post-accident or post-failure tests – carried out if dangerous damage to equipment or a personal accident associated with equipment operation occurs, with the view of determining the causes of these incidents, drawing conclusions in respect of preventive measures and implementing these measures.

Opublikowano: 24 wrzesień 2020

The operator prepares equipment for tests (in accordance with guidelines set out in the operating manual) within the deadlines set in applicable laws, to the extent necessary to carry out the tests. The equipment should be prepared in a way that ensures the safety of persons carrying out the tests. Safe access to the equipment and appropriate labelling must be ensured, and a workstation must be designated. An appropriate hazard analysis must be conducted by the operator, on the basis of which the operator decides whether the entire station or only the specific dispenser undergoing the tests needs to be shut down to prepare the workstation for testing individual items of fuel vapour recovery equipment.

The inspector may establish additional guidelines on preparing the equipment for the tests, for example, depending on the testing method selected by the operator:

• a ‘dry’ method – the flow of petrol is simulated, while the fuel vapour recovery system is actually in operation for the purposes of the tests,
• a ‘wet’ method – the dispenser is actually in operation, i.e. petrol is actually flowing for the purposes of the tests