Department of Road Transport
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Director
Andrzej Bogdanowicz
Deputy Director:
Bogdan Oleksiak
Piotr Mikiel
tel. 0048 22 630 12 40
fax 0048 22 630 12 02
1. The Department of Road Transport deals with the issues under the following provisions:
1) the driver’s working time act;
2) the act on vehicle drivers;
3) the act on road transport of dangerous goods;
4) the digital tachograph act;
5) the road traffic act - excluding the issues handled by the Department of Roads and Motorways;
6) the road transport act;
7) the transport law - as regards road transport;
8) the public transport act - as regards road transport and other rail transport, i.e. tramways.
2. The Department executes the tasks of the minister for transport under the following provisions:
1) the act on prohibition of products containing asbestos;
2) the technical supervision act - regarding road transport;
3) the act on maintaining cleanliness and order in communes;
4) the act on recycling of end-of-life vehicles;
5) the act on registered pledge and the pledge register;
6) the act on state enterprises - as regards public utility state enterprises, namely the State Car Communication (PKS);
7) the labour code- as regards health and safety at work regulations in road transport.
3. The Department executes administrative proceedings within the competence of the minister for transport under the following provisions:
1) the act on principles for recognition of professional qualifications acquired in the EU Member Countries;
2) the road traffic act, regarding:
a) deviations from technical conditions to be met by vehicles,
b) approval certificates,
c) confirming the powers to issue vehicle cards,
d) prohibiting the right to run a driver training centre by the business and removing the business from the register of regulated activities - as an office of a higher degree,
e) removing a driving instructor from the record of driving instructors - as an office of an higher degree,
f) registering a vehicle belonging to a diplomatic mission - as an office of an higher degree,
g) certifying the conformity of venue and equipment with requirements on the basis of a technical examination performed by a vehicle inspection station - as an office of an higher degree,
3) the technical supervision act, regarding:
a) the power to manufacture, repair, modernise technical equipment, materials and components used in their manufacture, repair or upgrade;
b) maintenance of technical equipment,
c) manufacture and circulation of technical equipment as an office of an higher degree in the field of road transport.
4) the act on vehicle drivers, regarding:
a) prohibiting the right to run a driver training centre by the business,
b) removing a driving instructor from the record of friving instructors - as an office of an higher degree.
4. The Department also deals with the affairs, concerning:
1) supervision of traffic management on national roads;
2) auto appraisers;
3) verification committee to verify the qualifications of candidates for examiners to examine applicants for the right to drive a motor vehicle;
4) examination board to check the qualifications of candidates for driving instructors and driving technique instructors;
5) professional qualification certificates;
6) mixed commissions for road international transport under bilateral and multilateral international agreements;
7) the manufacturer’s blank registration certificates, temporary permits, license plates, inspection stickers and vehicle cards;
8) provision of information on registration of vehicles, vehicle identification characteristics, and detention of registration certificate(s) to the EU Member States;
9) electronic information exchange systems and intelligent transport systems in the field of road traffic management;
10) reports from governors of provinces on the tasks outlined in the act on vehicle drivers.
5. On behalf of the Minister, the Department supervises:
1) General Inspector of Road Transport, excluding the affairs dealt by the Department of Road and Motorways;
2) Motor Transport Institute in Warsaw;
4) Transportation Technical Supervision - in the field of road transport.
