Electroniccommunication in the functioning of public administration

Abstract

The article presents the issues of electronic communication in the functioning of public administration bodies. The author analyzes the provisions of the Code of Administrative Procedureregarding the initiation of administrative proceedings by means of electronic communication and electronic delivery. The first concerns the submission of letters by the applicant to a public administration body (Artt. 61 and 63), the second concerns the transmission of letters by a public administration body (Artt. 39 and 46). E-applications and e-deliveries serves to facilitate, streamline and accelerate procedures in communication between a citizen and public administration bodies, and reducetheircosts. Nevertheless, many provisions remain underdeveloped. The author drawsattention to these problems.