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Doctors, hairdressers, physiotherapists, car mechanics, shopkeepers, beauticians... The list of people who should have been on the BDO register by the end of 2019 is long. Not everyone knows this, and the penalties are severe.
From 1 January 2020, a significant group of entrepreneurs will have to keep waste records and submit reports. They should therefore register in the electronic BDO Register by the end of the year.
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What is the BDO Register?
The BDO Register is the register of entities placing products, packaged products on the market and managing waste. It is an integral part of the database on products, packaging and waste management, known as BDO. BDO enables the collection and management of information on waste management and is intended to allow registration, record-keeping and reporting obligations to be fulfilled electronically.
From 1 January 2020, entrepreneurs entered in the BDO Register will keep electronic waste records and submit waste reports through it.
The obligation also applies to sole proprietors.
It applies not only to large companies, but also to sole traders who generate waste other than ordinary municipal waste.
Until now, entrepreneurs signed waste collection contracts; from 2020 they will have to keep waste records and issue transfer notes in the electronic BDO system.
Huge penalties
Entrepreneurs who do not complete the formalities face an administrative penalty ranging from PLN 5,000 to as much as PLN 1 million. In addition, no one will collect their waste.
Who must apply for entry in the BDO Register?
The obligation to enter the BDO Register covers not only entities that generate waste and keep records of it, but also those placing packaged products, tyres, lubricating oils, vehicles, batteries or accumulators, electrical and electronic equipment on the domestic market, and manufacturers, importers and intra-Community purchasers of packaging.
Examples of entities required to obtain an entry in the BDO Register include:
- grocery stores
- large-format stores
- construction and renovation companies
- medical practices
- dental practices
- beauty salons
- hair salons
- battery and accumulator manufacturers
- vehicle manufacturers
- packaging manufacturers
- electrical and electronic equipment manufacturers
- importers placing packaged products on the market
- farmers with more than 75 hectares of land
- car repair shops
- craft workshops
- manufacturing plants
- professional waste transport operators.
A detailed list of entities required to be entered in the BDO Register can be found at biznes.gov.pl.
How do you obtain an entry in the BDO Register?
If you want to apply for registration in person or by post, use the form on biznes.gov.pl. Check which documents you need to attach. You can also handle the matter online through that site.
Registration fee
Pay the registration fee into the bank account of the competent marshal’s office, in the amount of:
- PLN 100 – if you are a micro-entrepreneur
- PLN 300 – if you are not a micro-entrepreneur
The registration fee applies to entrepreneurs:
- placing equipment on the market and authorised representatives
- placing batteries or accumulators on the market
- placing vehicles on the market
- manufacturers, importers and intra-Community purchasers of packaging
- placing packaged products on the domestic market
- placing tyres on the domestic market
- placing lubricating oils on the domestic market
If your business is subject to registration in the BDO Register under more than one category, you must pay one registration fee – the highest applicable amount.
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