Polish Act on the national cyber security system
Adopted by the Polish Parliament on 5 July 2018, the Polish Act on the national cyber security system (Journal of Laws 2018, item 1560) came into force on 28 August this year. The purpose of the Act is to introduce a system enabling detection, prevention and minimisation of the effects of attacks violating the cyber security of the Republic of Poland. Moreover, the act and the regulations surrounding it implement the so-called NIS Directive (Network and Information Security directive) into the Polish legal system, which obliged the EU Member States to adopt a strategy for the security of networks and information and communication systems. In Poland, the National Cyber Security System will be created, which will include the largest entrepreneurs from the selected areas of the economy called key services (banks, energy sector, air and rail carriers, hospitals), digital service providers (DSP), key service providers (KSP) and selected governmental and local government administration units called competent authorities. Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs) will be established, to which key service providers and other actors in the national cyber security system will be required to provide information on serious cyber security incidents. The role of CSIRT has been adopted by the Internal Security Agency (CSIRT GOV), the Scientific and Academic Computer Network – National Research Institute (CSIRT NASK) and the Ministry of National Defence (CSIRT MON). In the justification of the draft of this act, the arguments were raised, among others, that the constant and growing influence of information technologies on social and economic development makes the offered services more and more dependent on an effective system ensuring cyber security.
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On July 17, 2018 there will take place the summit between Japan and the EU. The main idea of the meeting is to confirm the support for the international order based on law as well as the agreement on free trade. There will be signed economic partnership agreements as well as a strategic partnership agreement. At present, the EU companies have to pay a number of duties amounting up to EUR 1 billion a year, which will be lifted after the agreements are signed. Also numerous legal regulations complicating trade exchange will be removed. The concluded contracts are very ambitious and comprehensive. They will create new opportunities for agricultural exports from the EU. They will also allow the development of intellectual property rights relating to exported goods, protecting goods on Japanese markets. They comply with the strict requirements set by labour law and the security of personal data. Trade negotiations with Japan have been ongoing since March 2013. At the summit on 6 July 2017, both parties reached a major agreement on the most important elements of the free trade agreement, known as the Economic Partnership Agreement. Negotiations on all other aspects were completed in December 2017. Negotiations with regard to investment protection standards and dispute settlement regarding investment protection will continue to be conducted with Japan. Both parties are determined to negotiate investment protection as soon as possible to conclude an agreement. Additionally, the Strategic Partnership Agreement will strengthen cooperation in the field of international peace and security, cybercrime, energy security, and mitigation of climate change.