project | In Principle

Discussion is underway on guidelines for proposed amendments to Poland’s Tax Ordinance. The most important changes proposed include introduction of a tax avoidance clause, safe harbour opinions, and a Tax Avoidance Council.

Amendments have been proposed to the law governing the process of registering entities required to be entered in the National Court Register.

Parliamentarians seek to strip banks of the opportunity to use bank writs of execution while awarding a comparable privilege to credit unions.

Every now and then a scandal breaks out involving Polish food products—most recently the use of industrial salts, as well as horsemeat in beef. In such cases, the authorities announce that they will take stern action.

In the area of ground services, there is a battle between the interests of airports, groundhandling agents, staff and consumers. Any legal changes in this field typically represent a compromise between the interests of numerous stakeholders.

A bill to amend the Act on Trading in Financial Instruments was adopted on 28 June 2012

The proposed new Renewable Energy Sources Act would significantly change the system of support for electricity produced in Poland from renewable resources.

In the last issue we discussed the proposed new Energy Law. Now it is time to turn to the second element in the package of energy legislation presented in December 2011 by the Polish Ministry of Economy.

At the end of 2011 the Polish utility sector received a present from the government in the form of a long-awaited package of proposed energy legislation. How could it change the rules of the market?

The Developers Act has not come into force yet but has already generated much controversy. Whom will it truly protect?

Proposed changes to the Public Procurement Law are designed to cut the red tape in filing offers in public tenders, but prices will be subject to closer scrutiny.

Although the Payment Services Act has been in force only a short time, there are already plans to revamp it.