More and more often, foreign clients of
KIEŁTYKA GŁADKOWSKI KG LEGAL take part in online hearings as a part of civil
lawsuits. This also applies to foreign witnesses in commercial proceedings
conducted for foreign clients and settled by the Polish civil courts.
The widespread use of remote (online)
questioning of witnesses results from a temporary change in the Polish civil
procedure, which adapted the practice of conducting court cases in the
realities of the pandemic. The proliferation of the practice of questioning
witnesses has created the standard practice of summoning foreign witnesses in
writing by document, which the Polish court delivers by conventional mail to
the witness’ address and summons the witness to participate in the online
hearing. The court in such a letter explains in great detail to the witness how
and when the witness is to connect to the court online.
Due to the fact that the court informs the
foreign witness in great detail about how the foreign witness is to connect
online with the Polish court using a computer, KIELTYKA GLADKOWSKI KG LEGAL
presents below the full content of the Polish Court’s summons and instructions.
It may turn out to be very helpful for
foreign readers doing business in Poland, because this type of summons is very
standard and is used in a very similar way by all Polish common courts.
The summons begins with the designation of
the court by which the summons is issued. Full text of the summons together
with instructions on the consequences of failure to appear online is presented
below:
The main task of the Polish Platform for Handling Investment Projects (POPI)
is fast and accurate implementation of broadly understood investment projects,
which is (as the Polish Ministry of Health maintains) one of the most important
activities of the Ministry of Health. In order to bypass many entities that
would be involved in the implementation of a given investment, the Ministry of
Health brought to life the POPI platform, which automated the above-mentioned
process and thus facilitated navigation in the area of investment projects and
increased the number of investment projects implemented in the area of health.
The platform for servicing investment projects of the Polish Ministry of Health
is a place bringing together entities that are directly involved in the process
of launching investment projects. As part of this platform, entities can apply
for funds for any investment co-financed by the Ministry of Health.
Additionally, the POPI platform can function as a place where applications are
assessed, and the given investments are monitored and settled. It should also
be remembered that mutual contact regarding the implementation of specific
investments is also part of POPI.
The Investment Project Support Platform (POPI) is available at the
following address:
It is also important that in order to fully use the POPI platform, it is
required to set up an account through a certified profile, and to submit the
application with the use of a qualified electronic signature.
This
text is an instruction on how to go through the electronic procedure on the KRS
(National Court Register) Portal to set up a simple joint-stock company in the
e-forms National Court Register application. We are going to show you a
shortened and simplified procedure in few steps on which the applicant should
(must) follow.
Brand New Online Portal of the Polish Register of Entrepreneurs of the National Court Register
On 1st July 2021 in Polish jurisdiction a revolutionary change has taken place. Namely, there has been amended an Act on the National Court Register (Journal of laws of 2021, item 112 as amended).[1] The amendment is about an introduction of an electronic registration procedure. Especially the form of filing applications for the entry in the Register of Entrepreneurs of the National Court Register will be changed.[2] The amendment mainly concerns the registration issue of the limited liability company and the partnerships.
The National Court Register Act amendment is caused by a necessity to implement the European Parliament directives and the EU’s Council directives on some of the company law aspects (2017/1132 EU; 2012/17/ EU, etc.).[3] The issue of the adaptation to the European Union law can be found in the first article (art.1) of the Amendment Act of the National Court Registration Act.
Due to the constant development of businesses and the fact that they are, more and more often, operating from several countries around the world at once, legal regulations concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services have appeared. This model is profitable for the businesses, because they can move their biggest ‘talents’ to offices and countries that could use their abilities in the best way. For the employees, on the other hand, it could pose a chance for development and give them a possibility to move abroad without having to look for another job. Initiatives like this are supported by the European Union – in 2019 they even issued a practical guide on posting (link)
Law regulations
Issues concerning global mobility are regulated, among others, by the Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services, OJ L 018 21.1.1997, p. 1-9 (later: Directive 96/71/EC), Directive 2014/67/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System ( ‘the IMI Regulation’ ) Text with EEA relevance, OJ L 159, 28.5.2014, p. 11–31 (later: Directive 2014/67/EU) and in Directive (EU) 2018/957 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 June 2018 amending Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 173, p. 16-24 (later: Directive 2018/957).
