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The Promotional Competition for the Best Firms, Products and Services


The aim of the competition is to select, distinguish and promote firms, products and services of leading market positions as well as new, innovative, technical, technological and organizational solutions.


RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE COMPETITION
Art. 1

Participants

The entities running the activity on the basis of domestic regulations and legal requirements shall have the right to participate in the competition. Participation shall require concluding the contract “Declaration of Participation in the Promotional Competition LIDER RYNKU 2010 ; Declaration of Participation in the European Promotional Competition EURO LEADER 2010.

Art. 2

Categories

The Promotional Competition shall be organised:
  1. In the category “FIRM” – the Winner shall be awarded the Title LIDER RYNKU – the best Firm in Poland, the Leader of the Polish Market within the declared activity, including the manufacturing, commercial, or service performance.
  2. In the category “PRODUCT” – the Winner gains for the product the Title LIDER RYNKU – the best Product in Poland, the Leader of Product Market.
  3. In the category “SERVICE” – the Winner gains for the service the Title LIDER RYNKU – the best service in Poland, the Leader of Services Market.
Art. 3

Rules for selection of the Winners

Winners are selected by the comparative method of declarations. In the case of lack of competitive declarations, the Participant is awarded the Title on condition that its awarding will not risk the prestige and good name of the Competition.

Art. 4

Comparative evaluation of declarations in the Competition
  1. In the category “FIRM” - it shall be the performance of a firm and effects of such a performance within the scope that shall be subject to comparative evaluation.
  2. In the category “PRODUCT” - it shall be qualitative, technological, utilitarian and market values of the declared product and other features characteristic of the product that shall decide about the result of comparative evaluation
  3. In the category “SERVICE” – it shall be the service and its qualitative, technological and market values that shall be subject to comparative evaluation.

Art. 5

Experts of the Competition
  1. Experts shall be appointed by the Organiser for evaluation of the competition declarations.
  2. The obligations of experts shall include reliable comparative evaluation of the declarations.
  3. The list of the appointed experts and the meetings shall be secret.
  4. Experts shall be obliged to keep the commercial secret of the Participant under the threat of legal responsibility.

Art. 6

Rules of participation and obligations of the Competition Participant
  1. The condition of participation in the Competition shall be:
    1. supplying to the Organiser’s address the form: “Declaration of Participation”, completed in two copies,
    2. paying the “Initial Payment” described in Art. 11 sec.1 hereof
    3. supplying the documentation motivating the declaration.
  2. The Participant shall in brief specify in its declaration: the range of its performance to be evaluated comparatively or the name of the product or the kind of service. One declaration should cover one type of performance, one product or one kind of service. A Participant may file one, two or more declarations
  3. In connection with the declaration the Participant shall be obliged to supply until 30st January 2010 declaration materials to be evaluated comparatively, including:
    1. a detailed description of the declared object,
    2. written reasons for the declaration including selected information within the scope of organisation and management, technology, evaluation of profitability and financial potential, the level of expenditures for development and marketing, evaluation of product or service quality and within this scope the opinions by experts, attestations, certificates, references, prizes, distinctions, and other information and documents indispensable for evaluation depending on the kind of declaration,
    3. a current excerpt from the commercial register for the firm,
    4. a statement by the Participant on fulfilment of commercial, tax and insurance obligations,
    5. a financial report, including at least: the balance sheet for 2008, the profit and loss account, a report on financial means flow, a statistical report on employment and wages, and additionally, in later term until the date 20th February 2010, a draft version of the financial account for 2009.
    6. the Organiser of the Competition may – if required – ask for additional information and supplying additional documentation that may forejudge the final results of the competition. The Participant should comply with the Organiser’s requests. Moreover, the Participant should indicate which documents constitute a strict commercial secret, and which of the supplied documents are to be returned after the competition has been decided.
  4. The Participant shall be obliged to enable visitation by experts in its seat, if required at verification of the declaration. The wish to make visitation shall be notified to the Participant by the Organiser not later than 7 days prior to its date.
  5. In the result of the positive and final decision concerning the declaration confirmed in writing the Participant shall be obliged to pay the “Main Fee”, specified by Art. 11 sec. 2 hereof, based on the Organiser’s invoice. The Organiser has the right to change the settlement decision without the right of appeal on the part of the Participant in the case of not paying in the term specified by the invoice. The settlement of the competition shall be final when within the term of 10 days since the date of receiving the Organizer’s notification on the results of settlement of competition the Participant does not receive the notification on appeal in accordance with the regulations of Art. 8 sec. 2 hereof. In the case of making such an appeal, the settlement of the competition shall be deemed final after exhausting the appeal procedure forejudging on the results of the competition. The Organiser’s decision in writing confirming the final settlement of the competition shall entitle the participant to publish information concerning the settlement of its declaration.

Art. 7

Obligations of the Organiser of the Competition

The Organiser of the Competition is obliged:
  1. To conduct the Competition in a reliable way and free from any organizational objections.
  2. To keep the commercial secret of the Participant
  3. To appoint undisputable branch experts for evaluation of the declarations.
  4. To inform the Participants of the evaluation results of their declarations not later than until 20th March 2010. In the case of negative decision and rejection of the declaration, the Organiser shall be obliged to attach written reasons of rejection to the notification of the results of the evaluation.
  5. If required, to carry out appeal proceedings, as referred to in Art. 8 hereof.
  6. To organize the Final Gala of the Competition in May 2010 with participation of the Leaders selected in the Competition, Honorary Guests and the media, to hand over the prizes, including: Certificates of the Leader, Medals and Licences of the Leader. The Organizer shall designate the precise date and place of the Final Gala, and the Participant shall be obliged to meet the organizational arrangements.
  7. To promote the Competition and the Winners within the Final Gala and in the media and at promotional events of the Organizer.
  8. To make the results of the Competition publicly known through an announcement in a prestigious all-Poland daily until June 2010.

Art. 8

Appeal procedure
  1. In the case of the negative decision and rejection of a declaration, the Participant shall have the right to file an appeal from the decision by the Organiser. The appeal in two copies with written reasons should be filed at the Organiser’s address within 7 days since the date of receipt of the Organiser’s notice. It shall be deemed that the term of appeal filing has been met, if such an appeal has been delivered to the seat of the Organiser of the Competition not later than on the seventh day since the date of receipt of the competition results.
  2. The appeal should include a petition to verify the declaration once again.
  3. A decision should be taken only concerning such an appeal whose consideration may affect the competition result.
  4. The Participant may withdraw the appeal.
  5. The appeal shall be considered within 21 days since its filing by independent branch experts appointed by the Organiser.
  6. While considering the appeal the experts shall either allow or reject the appeal. Decision on the appeal shall require no reasons.
  7. The Organiser shall notify the participants of the decision concerning the appeal which shall be final and not subject to any further appeal.
  8. The appeal procedure may not consider new documents that were not attached to the participation declaration.
  9. Costs of the appeal procedure shall be established by the Organiser and paid by the Participant, based on the invoice. The Participant shall be notified of the amount of these costs in a letter notifying of the negative decision concerning the declaration and of the possibility of making an appeal. The fee including the costs of appeal shall be paid together with the appeal.

Art. 9

Rights and obligations of the Winners of the Competition
  1. The Winner shall be granted the rights to use the Title, the Promotion Mark, the Medal and the Certificate of the Leader in their commercial contacts and any promotion and advertising campaigns for the period of one year since the date of the licence. After expiration of the period the Winners shall be required to re-verify their declarations in the competition during the 9th edition of the competition at preferential financial terms. In the case of non-acquisition of the rights during the next edition of the competition the existing licence may be prolonged for the period of three months to enable using the supply of promotional and advertising materials with the printed mark.

    The rights shall cover:
    • in the category “FIRM” – the right to mark information, promotional and advertising materials concerning the subject of the awarded declaration with the Promotion Mark, the Title: LIDER RYNKU – the Best “Firm” in Poland, or jointly with the Mark and the Title within the awarded activity in commercial contacts, promotional and advertising campaigns.
    • in the category “PRODUCT” – the right to mark the product or the product packaging, as well as promotional and advertising materials concerning the rewarded product with the Promotion Mark, the Title: LIDER RYNKU – the Best Product in Poland, the Leader of the “Product” Market in Poland, or jointly with the Mark and the Title within the awarded product in commercial contacts, promotional and advertising campaigns.
    • in the category “SERVICE” – the right to mark information, promotional and advertising materials concerning the awarded declaration with the Promotion Mark, the title LIDER RYNKU – The Best Service in Poland, Leader of Services Market within the declaration, or jointly with the Mark and the Title, within the awarded service in commercial contacts, promotional and advertising campaigns
  2. The Winners shall be obliged to do their best to increase the good reputation and fame of the Competition and to use properly their rights resulting from the Competition. They shall be also obliged to care for the prestige and renown of the Winner of the Competition.
  3. In the case of improper use of the acquired rights or undertaking actions harmful for the Competition, the Winner shall lose the right to use its entitlements whose expiration shall take place after ineffective expiration of the term set by the Organiser in the written call to abandon the infringements.
  4. The Titles, Promotion Marks and Medals in the graphical form are the good protected by the law. The Organiser of the Competition is the Administrator.

Art. 10

The European Promotional Competition EURO LEADER – the rules of selecting the winners.
  1. As a result of positive declaration decision the Participant shall obtain, besides the title of leader, the nomination for EURO LEADER 2010 Competition.
  2. All Winners of the domestic competition shall the right to be nominated.
  3. Foreign Participants shall be nominated on separate rules.
  4. The list of Nominees shall be presented to the Chapter by the organizer of the Competition.
  5. The Winners are selected out of the Nominees of European Promotional Competition.
  6. The Chapter of the European Promotional Competition selects the Winners.
  7. The Organiser appoints the Chapter composed of representatives of the world of science, the media and economic experts.
  8. The Chapter acts on the basis of “the regulations of activities of chapter of the European Promotional Competition EURO LEADER 2010”, approved by the Members of Chapter after submission of potential amendments and supplements.

Art. 11

Fee list (Regulations 2010)




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