Anyone wishing to provide debt collection services on a commercial basis must register this activity in the Legal Services Register. A debt collection service is the collection of third-party claims or claims assigned for the purpose of collection on behalf of a third party, if the collection of receivables is carried out as an independent business.
Registration can be subject to conditions or conditions. Conditions can be ordered or changed at any time by the competent authority.
Without registration in the Legal Services Register, legal services in connection with another activity are permitted if they are part of the professional or activity profile as an ancillary service. Legal services provided in connection with one of the following activities are considered permitted ancillary services:
- execution of wills,
- Property and apartment management,
- Subsidy advice.