There has entered into force new law in Poland according to which all companies in Poland will be obliged to file their financial statements in electronic form. The companies whose management board is composed only of foreigners need to be at guard, because according to new provisions, if a management board consists only of foreigners, the person who represents the company will be obliged to apply for and be assigned with the Polish Resident Identification Number. If such a number is not assigned, the financial statement will have to be submitted to the Court Register by a proxy.
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KG Legal Family Law Team succeeded in obtaining child return order from the Polish Family Court under the Abduction Convention (Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction).
In the present case the child was abducted by the Polish mother from the Dutch jurisdiction and brought to Poland. The child’s father (Dutch citizen) agreed to the mother’s trip with the minor child for a few weeks to Poland. After that time the mother failed to return the child to its habitual place of residence.
The Polish Family Court verified the negative premises of child return order based on art. 13 letter a) and b) of the Abduction Convention. All negative premises were ruled out by the Polish Family Court when ordering the minor’s return to Holland.
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The General Data Protection Regulation entered into force on May 24, 2016, but its validity in Poland will not start until May 25, 2018. The GDPR introduces definitions of principles for the processing, storage and use of personal data. The new regulation introduces new liability rules, possible financial sanctions and imposes new obligations on the entities dealing with the processing and use of data.
The GDPR, introduced in Poland as a part of the unification process for the entire EU in respect of regulating the principles of personal data processing, provides for general principles, which the entrepreneurs in Poland will be required to comply with. Accordingly, the companies will be required to analyse the data they already have in their storage, the procedure of sharing and storing.
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The Act provides for a system of incentives in Poland, including abolition of excise tax on electric cars and plug-in hybrids (PHEV), exemption from parking fees, larger depreciation write-offs for companies. It also includes building a base infrastructure network for alternative fuels in agglomerations, densely populated areas, and along trans-European road transport corridors, which will allow free movement of vehicles powered by these fuels. It is planned that by the end of 2020, there will be created 6,000 electricity charging points with normal power and 400 high power charging points as well as 70 CNG refuelling points in Poland.
The Act is intended to improve Poland’s energy security, while the choice of electromobility is a strategic choice that will reduce dependence on oil imports.
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Currently, work is underway to adapt Polish law to the General Data Protection Regulation. Regardless of the progress of the work of the Polish legislator, the regulation in the Member States will take effect from May 25, 2018.
The new regulation applies to every entity that processes personal data of individuals in the European Union. The regulation therefore applies to any enterprise that employs or offers products or services to EU citizens. GDPR imposes a whole series of new obligations on companies and institutions and strengthens those already in force. The most important of them include: the requirement to properly secure stored personal data, changes in the information policy or new users’ rights.
Due to the specificity of this Act, it will mainly cover two areas of the company’s work: human resources, as well as sales and marketing. The new regulation will be an important step towards strengthening citizens’ rights in the digital era and simplifying business activities by harmonizing rules for market administrators in all EU member states.
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