In last days of July the lower house of the Polish parliament enacted the Act on Change of Some Acts in Order to Limit Regulatory Burdens, i.e. Friendly State Package. Next the act went through the higher chamber of the…
On October 13th, 2019, came into force the provisions of the Act on Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of the Terrorism (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”), introducing the Central Register of Beneficial Owners (hereinafter referred to as “the…
Split payment was introduced on July 1st, 2018. Currently it is fully for volunteers. From November 1st, 2019, the majority of entrepreneurs will still have choice. However, in some cases split payment will be obligatory. Transactions for Which Split Payment…
On August 21st, 2019, the amendment of the Act on Court Fees in Civil cases, introducing new, higher fees, came into force. Below I present selected changes. Fixed Court Fee Fixed fee should be paid in the non-property right cases…
On March 1st, 2019, a small, but making operation of limited liability companies easier, change of the Polish Commercial Companies Code came into force. In the event of exercising by the shareholder the voting right on the shareholders meeting by…
An amendment of the Industrial Property Law enacted on February 20th, 2019, constituting implementation of the Directive (EU) 2015/2436 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2015, aiming at approximation of the Member States’ laws on…
On 22 February 2016, the Act of 25 June 2015, on amending the Labour Code and some other laws, was brought into force, which results in substantial changes within the scope of fixed-term employment. The effects of the aforementioned amendment,…
On 1 January 2016, the Act of 15 May 2015 – Debt Restructuring Law – was brought into force. The Law is a very extensive and comprehensive act, comprising 456 articles. It regulates the process of voluntary arrangement an insolvent…
On 1 July 2014, an amendment to the Act on Land Registration and Mortgage entered into force. Since then, excerpts from and copies of entries in the Land and Mortgage Register may be obtained via the Electronic Land and Mortgage…
The Sejm-adopted amendment of the Act on Value Added Tax, which is to enter into force on 1 April 2014, changes the principles of VAT deductions from the purchase of cars with an allowable total weight of up to 3.5…