List of concluded bilateral agreements: United States – Poland

publication date: January 10, 2023

The United States is one of the countries with which Poland has been actively cooperating internationally for many years. This is evidenced, among others, by concluded bilateral agreements, the number of which, compared to other countries, is one of the highest. Poland and the United States concluded a total of 54 bilateral agreements. The first concluded contracts regulated quite basic international issues such as arbitration, conciliation, double taxation, and consular matters. In the 1990s, due to the country’s political situation, agreements regulating trade and energy relations began to appear. Several agreements were also signed on cooperation in criminal matters, protection of cultural property and extradition. Due to Poland’s presence and participation in various international organizations, and in particular in the European Union, and being a party to other multilateral agreements, the need to regulate a number of issues was avoided by concluding international agreements only with the USA. Only a few international cooperation agreements have appeared in recent years, e.g. in the field of defence, border security, immigration, science and technology or nuclear energy. In the 2000s, defense, military and technical agreements were the most common. After 2014, when the number of US military units in Poland significantly increased, many agreements were signed regarding the status of the US armed forces in the Republic of Poland. They regulate many issues, including customs procedure, vehicle registration, telecommunications, contact procedure, tax matters, environmental protection or medical support.

List of concluded bilateral agreements:

1. Arbitration Treaty between the Republic of Poland and the United States of America;
2. Conciliation treaty between the Republic of Poland and the United States of America;
3. Consular Convention between the Government of the People’s Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America;
4. Agreement between the Government of the Polish People’s Republic and the Government of the United States of America for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of tax evasion with respect to taxes on income;
5. Agreement between the Government of the Polish People’s Republic and the Government of the United States of America on the Mutual Establishment of Cultural and Information Centers;
6. Agreement between the Government of the Polish People’s Republic and the Government of the United States of America on investment guarantees;
7. Treaty on trade and economic relations between the Republic of Poland and the United States of America;
8. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America on mutual assistance in customs matters;
9. Agreement in the form of an exchange of notes between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States on visa waiver for US citizens;
10. Agreement on cooperation between the Republic of Poland and the United States of America in the field of peaceful use of nuclear energy;
11. Framework agreement on subsidy concluded between the Government of the Republic of Poland represented by the Government Plenipotentiary for European Integration and Foreign Assistance and the Government of the United States of America represented by the American Trade and Development Agency;
12. Agreement between the Republic of Poland and the United States of America on extradition;
13. Agreement between the Republic of Poland and the United States of America on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters;
14. Subsidy Agreement between the Minister of Interior and Administration of the Republic of Poland and the United States of America Trade and Development Agency;
15. Additional Protocol between Poland and United States of America to the Treaty on Trade and Economic Relations between the Republic of Poland and the United States of America drawn up in Washington on March 21, 1990;
16. Agreement in the form of three exchange letters between the Republic of Poland and the United States of America on the application of the Treaty on Trade and Economic Relations between the Republic of Poland and the United States of America, done in Washington on March 21, 1990, and the Additional Protocol between the Republic of Poland and the United States of America to the Treaty signed in Brussels on January 12, 2004;
17. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America on the protection of specific cultural assets;
18. Agreement between the Republic of Poland and United States of America concerning the application of the Agreement between the Republic of Poland and United States of America on extradition, done on July 10, 1996, in accordance with Art. 3 sec. 2 of the Extradition Agreement between the European Union and United States of America, signed in Washington on June 25, 2003;
19. Agreement between the Republic of Poland and United States of America concerning the application of the Agreement between the Republic of Poland and the United States of America on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, done on July 10, 1996, pursuant to Art. 3 sec. 2 Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between the European Union and the United States of America, signed in Washington on 25 June 2003;
20. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America on security measures for the protection of classified information in the military sphere;
21. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of United States of America on cooperation within the Polish-American Fulbright Commission;
22. Administrative Arrangement on the application of the Agreement on Social Security between the Republic of Poland and the United States of America;
23. Agreement on social security between the Republic of Poland and the United States of America;
24. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America concerning the deployment in the territory of the Republic of Poland of anti-ballistic missile defense interceptors;
25. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America on the provision of technical assistance through the exchange of notes;
26. Agreement between the Minister of Economy of the Republic of Poland and the Department of Energy of the United States of America on cooperation in the field of countering the proliferation of nuclear materials and technologies;
27. Protocol amending the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America concerning the deployment of anti-ballistic defensive interceptor missiles in the territory of the Republic of Poland, signed in Warsaw on August 20, 2008;
28. Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America on reciprocity in defense procurement;
29. Implementation Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America about the status of the armed forces of the United States of America in the territory of the Republic of Poland on the certification of the right to drive private motor vehicles;
30. Implementing Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America establishing the rules of operation of the Joint Commission established by the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America on the status of the armed forces of the United States of America in the territory of the Republic of Poland;
31. Implementing Memorandum between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America on the status of the armed forces of the United States of America in the territory of the Republic of Poland on procedures for the settlement of claims for damage caused by the armed forces of the United States of America in the territory of the Republic of Poland;
32. Implementing Memorandum between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America on the Status of United States Forces in the Territory of the Republic of Poland on the Records of Vehicles, Trailers and Semitrailers of the United States Forces and United States Contractors;
33. Implementation Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America on the status of the armed forces of the United States of America in the territory of the Republic of Poland on the registration and technical inspection of private vehicles;
34. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America on improving international tax compliance and implementing FATCA legislation;
35. Implementing Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States America to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America on the status of the armed forces of the United States of America on the territory of the Republic of Poland, regarding customs procedures;
36. Implementation agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America on the status of the armed forces of the United States of America in the territory of the Republic of Poland on telecommunications;
37. Implementation agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America about the status of the armed forces of the United States of America in the territory of the Republic of Poland regarding financial institutions;
38. Implementation agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America concerning the deployment of a ballistic missile defense system on the territory of the Republic of Poland on the use of land and airspace around the Ballistic Missile Defense System Base;
39. Implementation Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America on the status of the armed forces of the United States of America in the territory of the Republic of Poland on military support activities;
40. Implementation agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America about the status of the armed forces of the United States of America in the territory of the Republic of Poland on contract procedures;
41. Implementation agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America on the status of American armed forces in the territory of the Republic of Poland concerning tax exemptions for official purposes;
42. Implementation agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States on the Status of U.S. Forces in the Territory of the Republic of Poland on the Labor Subcommittee of the Joint Commission and Procedures for Settlement of Labor Disputes and Complaints;
43. Implementation agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America on the status of the armed forces of the United States of America in the territory of the Republic of Poland on flight marking procedures;
44. Implementation agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America on the status of the armed forces of the United States of America in the territory of the Republic of Poland, regarding the use of the agreed facilities and areas, and ownership of property;
45. Implementation Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America on the status of the armed forces of the United States of America in the territory of the Republic of Poland concerning environmental protection issues;
46. Agreement between the President of the National Atomic Energy Agency of the Republic of Poland and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of the United States of America on the exchange of technical information and cooperation in the field of nuclear safety;
47. Implementation Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America on the status of the armed forces of the United States of America in the territory of the Republic of Poland concerning medical support;
48. Implementing Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of United States of America to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of United States of America about the status of the armed forces of United States of America on the territory of the Republic of Poland regarding security;
49. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America on scientific and technical cooperation;
50. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America on strengthening cooperation in the field of preventing and combating serious crime;
51. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America on cooperation in the field of border security and immigration;
52. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America on Enhanced Defense Cooperation;
53. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America on cooperation for the development of the civil nuclear energy program and the civil nuclear industry in the Republic of Poland;
54. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the United States of America concerning the deployment of flight security officers.