Supreme Court dismisses cassation, ruling suspension of business does not equal cessation for social security purposes.

The Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by Piotr P. against the Regional Agricultural Social Insurance Fund's decision to exclude him from farmers' social insurance. The court found that the applicant's suspension of his business activity on October 20, 1996, constituted a cessation of that activity rather than a mere pause. Consequently, the applicant was deemed to have ceased engaging in business and became subject to farmers' social insurance from January 1, 1997, until February 17, 1997. The court rejected the argument that suspension alone prevents the termination of the business activity required to switch insurance regimes.