Even if merchants are aware of the different costs, the scheme rules often prevent them from acting to reduce the fees.

Even if merchants are aware of the different costs, the scheme rules often prevent them from acting to reduce the fees.

I. whereas on 8 December 2008 the Council decided to launch, as part of the comprehensive action taken by the EU in the Horn of Africa, the above-mentioned EU's first-ever naval operation, EUNAVFOR Atalanta, with a mandate to repress, deter and prevent acts of piracy and armed robbery off the coast of Somalia and to contribute to the protection of merchant vessels and in particular WFP vessels delivering food aid to displaced persons in Somalia,

This Directive establishes a legal framework applicable to the insurance of shipowners for maritime claims in order to make economic operators act more responsibly and to improve the quality of merchant shipping.

This Directive forms part of the policy of the European Union and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to make economic operators act more responsibly and thus improve the quality of merchant shipping.

This procedure does not apply to companies as defined in Article 2 of the Income Tax Act, (that is, international holding/trading companies) and to companies which own a vessel registered under the Merchant Shipping Act, and where the resident participation does not exceed 20 %.PLforeigners, who have received permission for residence on the territory of Poland, permission for tolerated stay, refugee status granted in Poland or who enjoy temporary protection on its territory, may undertake and pursue economic activity on the territory of Poland on the same rules as Polish citizens.Following reciprocity requirements, if ratified internatio ...[+++]nal agreements do not provide otherwise, foreign persons may take up and pursue economic activity on the territory of Poland on the same rules as entrepreneurs having their seat in Poland.When there is no reciprocity, foreign persons have the right to undertake and pursue economic activity on the territory of Poland only in a form of limited partnership, limited liability company and joint-stock company; they have also right to join these companies or to take and buy their shares or stocks.ROthe sole administrator or the Chairman of the Board of Administration as well as half of the total number of administrators of a commercial company shall be Romanian citizens unless otherwise stipulated in the company contract or in its statutes.