JD Supra (JD Supra Poland)

Doing business in Poland is regulated in the same way as in other European Union countries. It allows business activities to be conducted in various legal forms and on various bases including the freedom of services, and the freedom of establishment for entities among the EU states. Entities from outside the EU also have a very wide range of possibilities for conducting their business activities...

La réglementation applicable aux activités commerciales en Pologne est la même que dans les autres pays de l’Union européenne. Elle permet aux entreprises d’exercer sous diverses formes juridiques et sur différentes bases, notamment la libre prestation de services et la liberté d’établissement des entités au sein des États membres de l’UE. Les entités hors UE disposent également d’un très large év

The video game industry has grown exponentially in the past few years, and its popularity shows no sign of slowing down. According to some of the market researchers, in 2023 the global video game market is projected to reach revenues of over US$370 billion. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a significant factor driving the industry’s growth, as more and more people are spending time at home and...

Kontynuujemy serię artykułów poświęconych rządowym programom wsparcia młodych rodzin, czy tez szerzej, młodych ludzi, w nabyciu swojego pierwszego lokum – domu albo mieszkania. W pierwszym, otwierającym artykule serii, wskazaliśmy, że w obecnym stanie prawnym mają zastosowanie liczne instytucje prawne, wynikające z Ustawy mieszkaniowej 2021 r. i Ustawy mieszkaniowej 2022 r. W dzisiejszej...

Last year brought a number of interesting CJEU judgments that directly affect the fields of data protection, TMT and intellectual property. The decisions impact the application of current laws and give rise to new obligations for businesses. Dentons has compiled a list of the top 10 CJEU judgments that you need to know. In top position we have the dispute between Poland and the EU Parliament

Poland has a great cinematographic tradition. It is well known for its film school in Łódź, one of the oldest of its type. Over the years, Polish filmmakers have repeatedly set extraordinarily high standards in this branch of art. Today, the Polish film industry seems to be in full swing. Polish films are consistently screened at all major and prestige international film festivals. Poland...

As a sharp increase in energy prices has been observed in recent months, the Polish Parliament, following the Council of the European Union, introduced a new emergency intervention in the electricity market to protect end-users and businesses from potential harm due to the current unstable situation. Energy price caps for specific eligible offtakers, mechanisms for redistributing excess profits...

WIBOR is coming to an end. As we reported in our first WIBOR replacement newsletter, work on replacing WIBOR with an alternative benchmark started earlier this year. On 28 September 2022 the national working group for the reform of benchmarks announced WIRON as the alternative benchmark to replace WIBOR. What are the main features of the new benchmark? What is the timeline for the...

WIBOR is coming to an end. As we reported in our first WIBOR replacement newsletter, work on replacing WIBOR with an alternative benchmark started earlier this year. On 28 September 2022 the national working group for the reform of benchmarks announced WIRON as the alternative benchmark to replace WIBOR. What are the main features of the new benchmark? What is the timeline for the...

Doing business in Poland is regulated in the same way as in other European Union countries. It allows business activities to be conducted in various legal forms and on various bases including the freedom of services, and the freedom of establishment for entities among the EU states. Entities from outside the EU also have a very wide range of possibilities for conducting their business activities...

I. The Polish government has approved an act loosening the distancing rules for onshore wind farms - On 5 July 2022, the Council of Ministers adopted a draft amendment to the act on investments in wind farms, prepared by the Minister of Climate and Environment (the Amendment). The Amendment was submitted to parliament and is subject to further changes. These regulations constitute a compromise

The preceding 12 months have brought us a plethora of judgments that will affect the uniform interpretation of EU legal instruments related to intellectual property, technology and data protection. Following an upbeat concept arising from the massive interest and welcome of last year's summary reviewing the CJEU decisions ranked by relevance and impact on law and, above all, on business – once...

Change of remuneration in public construction contracts - Surging prices for construction materials, an inflation rate that is highest in years, and spiralling operating costs are a major headache for construction companies at the moment. The problem is particularly acute when it comes to putting together project cost estimates, as it has become all but impossible to predict with any...

Deviation from technical building requirements Under Article 5, paragraph 1 of the Construction Law of 7 July 1994 (consolidated text: Journal of Laws 2021, item 2351, henceforth “CL”), all construction projects must be designed and built in conformity with “technical building regulations,” i.e. regulations issued by competent ministers that set out technical requirements for buildings, their

On May 20, 2021, the Lower House of Parliament adopted the Act (the “Amending Act”) amending the Law of March 2, 2020 on special arrangements for preventing and combating COVID-19, other infectious diseases and the crisis situations caused thereby (the “COVID-19 Act”).

Taxpayers burdened with an additional obligatory tax liability (VAT sanction) due to irregularities in their VAT settlements may apply for refunds of these additional levies on condition that their irregularities were unintentional.

This month we invite you to Poland, where the competition authority has announced a definite tightening of its fines, a tightening that should particularly affect the Polish subsidiaries of foreign groups.

Nowe wyjaśnienia Prezesa UOKiK w sprawie nakładania kar – czy stanowią zapowiedź surowszej polityki karania? - Prezes Urzędu Ochrony Konkurencji i Konsumentów (Prezes UOKiK) opublikował nowe wyjaśnienia dotyczące ustalania wysokości kar pieniężnych dla przedsiębiorców za stosowanie antykonkurencyjnych porozumień oraz nadużywania pozycji dominującej, zastępując tym samym wyjaśnienia z grudnia 20

Taxpayers who have been making intra-Community acquisitions of goods and import services after January 1, 2017, who settled VAT on this account after the expiry of the 3-month period provided for in Polish regulations and incurred the burden of interest on VAT due, can now claim their return with interest more easily.

Status – Has any special status been introduced? New safety rules from March 27, 2021. - From February 27, 2021, there is a ban on visors and headscarves, and covering the mouth and nose must be with a mask only.

Cross-border schemes - If, before December 31, 2020, the user performed any activities that are part of a cross-border tax scheme or obtained the resulting tax benefit, the deadline for submitting information on the application of the tax scheme (MDR-3) is April 30, 2021.

The annual value of the Polish public procurement market, i.e. the total value of contracts concluded under the provisions of the Public Procurement Law by central and local government in a single year in Poland, is estimated at over PLN 200 billion (circa US$55 billion).

World Law Group member firms recently collaborated on a Global Venture Capital Guide that covers more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on Venture Capital deals (and more!).

On 20 October 2020, amendments to the Act of 21 August 1997 on Real Estate Management entered into force, significantly limiting the possibility of restitution of real properties expropriated on the basis of the “Bierut Decree".

A Council of Ministers regulation on the maximum volume and value of electric energy from renewable energy sources that may be sold in auctions in 2021 (“Budget Regulation”) was published on December 28, 2020, in the Journal of Laws.

In December 2020, the President of Energy Regulatory Office (“ERO”) announced the results of all auctions for renewable energy sources (“RES auctions”), which were conducted in November and December 2020. Below we present a brief summary of the RES auctions that took place in 2020.

UK-based technology providers cooperating with the Polish banking industry may expect to be asked by their customers for additional documentation by the end of the year. This is a result of the recent letter by the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (“PFSA”), which required its approval for all the banks’ UK-based outsourcers.

After many weeks of heated debates over proposed amendments to the income tax system, new regulations were adopted by the Lower Chamber of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) on 28 November 2020, signed into law by the President and published in the Official Journal on 30 November 2020. By and large, they are scheduled to take effect in 2021.

The newly planned changes to the Code of Commercial Companies aim to introduce comprehensive regulation of capital groups (“New Concern Law”) in the Polish legal system. It should be welcomed as desirable modernisation of an already 20 year old Code. It responds to the growing potential of Poland as a domicile for international business, where global players locate increasingly complex corporate...

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a slowdown in legislative work and court judiciary activity in Poland. Without a doubt, most legislative initiatives at present relate to actions to counteract the effects of the pandemic. Below we present an overview of the latest legal changes and proposals in the field of labor law.