Social security benefit statute's six-month limitation period does not bar payment if civil code interruption applies.

The Supreme Court of Poland overturned a lower court decision denying a sick benefit to a business owner due to unpaid social security contributions. Although the statutory limitation period for the benefit had expired, the court found that the applicant's request for payment interrupted the limitation period under civil law. Consequently, the court ruled that the benefit must be paid because the subsequent payment of arrears under a conditional installment plan was valid.