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The Economic Partnership Agreement signed on 17 July 2018 between the European Union and Japan was approved by the European Parliament on Wednesday 12 December 2018. This agreement provides for the abolition of most of the existing customs duties, as more than 90% of EU exports to Japan will be free of customs duties. This […]

On 23 November 2018 the Senate of the Republic of Poland adopted without amendment the Act of 9 November 2018 amending the Sea Fisheries Act and certain other acts. The amendment provides, among other things, for the establishment of a central government administration body appointed by the Prime Minister at the request of the minister […]

On 1 November 2018 the Republic of Poland and the Kingdom of Denmark have reached a consensus on the route of the maritime border in the Baltic Sea. After many years, Denmark and Poland have agreed on a maritime border in the Baltic Sea which, after the entry into force of the relevant Agreement, will […]

On 5 October 2018, the Act of 20 July 2018 on transformation of the right of perpetual usufruct of land developed for housing purposes into the right of ownership of such land came into force. In accordance with the above mentioned legal act, as of 1 January 2019, the right of perpetual usufruct of land […]

  In accordance with the draft amendment of some acts adopted by the Council of Ministers in order to introduce simplifications for entrepreneurs in the tax and commercial law (“MŚP” Package), the Commercial Companies Code will also be amended. The changes concern, among others, article 202 of the Commercial Companies Code (expiration of the mandate […]

On 25th September 2018, the Government adopted a package of facilitations for small and medium-sized enterprises by the Ministry of Enterprise and Technology. This is another proposal, after the “100 amendments package”  and the Business Constitution, to support the activities of Polish entrepreneurs. This project contains about 50 simplifications in economic (business) and tax law. […]

    The President ratified the Convention on the Measurement of Inland Navigation Ships, done at Geneva on 15 February 1966 and denounced the Convention on the Measurement of Inland Navigation Ships, done at Paris on 27 November 1925. Ratification of the above Convention, with simultaneous denunciation of the Convention drawn up in Paris, will […]

On Monday (3.09.2018), the Act of 5 July 2018 about tachographs, which aims to increase the safety of the tachograph system, comes into force. The Act introduces solutions limiting the ability to manipulate data registered by these devices, which will provide new rules for their installation, reparation and checking. One of the new solutions is […]

The project has adopted new solutions aimed at improving the functioning of sea fisheries inspections and harmonizing the procedure and standards of their operation. One of the new solutions will be the appointment of the Chief Inspector of Sea Fisheries with the seat in Słupsk, which as a central government administration authority will be created […]