Digital Innovation Hubs in Poland – new law
On 9th March, 2019 the act on the Future Industry Platform Foundation came into force. It tops the strategic project of the Ministry of Enterprise and Technology – the Polish Industrial Platform 4.0. The Foundation is to act as an integrator responsible for the transformation of domestic industry to the level of Industry 4.0, which already developed in many countries of the European Union. The Board of the FPPP will be appointed by 8th April 2019.
The main objectives of the Polish Future Industry Platform Foundation listed in the new act of law are as follows: distribution of knowledge and skills concerning the use of modern information technologies, support for entrepreneurs within the framework of raising the technical level and introduction of digital transformation of industry in Poland. Looking at the current demographic situation in Poland and shrinking labour resources, it is necessary to digitise and robotise industrial processes. In addition, the foundation will coordinate the work of Digital Innovation Hubs in Poland, which aim to provide access to the latest knowledge and technology. It is important to note that the Polish Future Industry Platform Foundation provides non-financial support in the form of training or consultancy. The first actions of the Foundation will be undertaken in the scope of management culture, adjusting e.g. university and vocational school offers to the expectations of entrepreneurs.
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Changes in Polish pharmaceutical law
On 4th January, 2019 there was initiated the preparation of changes in the Polish Pharmaceutical Law. Such changes are required due to the commencement of a direct applicability in Poland of the delegated regulation of the European Commission No. 2016/161 from 9th February, 2019.
The main aim of such regulation is to prevent falsification of medicines and placing them on the market. Changes in Polish legislation will concern the introduction of a Unique Identifier which will be enabling the verification of the authenticity of medicinal products, as well as the identification of individual packaging. Moreover, Anti-Tampering Devices, sort of security measures, will be introduced to prevent violation of the packaging of medicinal products available on prescription, however, some freedom in selection of measures has been in this respect left to the Polish state.
The changes will also concern the manufacturers of medicinal products, who will have to establish a specific system of databases. The control of entities authorized to purchase medicinal products from pharmaceutical wholesalers (e.g. doctors, nurses, veterinary surgeons, pharmacies, research institutes, universities) will also be made more strict.
Non-compliance with the obligations of the said regulation will be sanctioned by the Chief Pharmaceutical Inspector by, among others, revoking the permission to manufacture or import medicinal products, operating a pharmaceutical warehouse and imposing financial penalties.
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KG Legal partner, Malgorzata Kieltyka, was awarded the AI’s 2018 Global Excellence Awards, Most Influential Woman in Life Sciences Law 2018 – Poland.
Global Excellence recipients are handpicked by AI magazine based on the comprehensive analysis and research undertaken by the wider group. The 2016 AI Global Excellence Awards have been launched to recognise and reward the firms and individuals whose commitment to sustained outstanding performance has seen them leading the way, not only in their own sector or industry, but across the entire global corporate spectrum.
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KG Legal Kiełtyka Gładkowski, acting on behalf of one of the Austrian banks, has successfully enforced the entire debt, with interest and costs, against the Polish business entity, in court and bailiff proceedings in Poland. KG Legal succeeded in being granted a freezing order in respect of the debtors assets, which speeded up the repayment procedure.
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KG Legal, acting in behalf of the Polish wholesaler, sues before the Polish Court (Regional Court in Warsaw) a Dutch seller, in the European order for payment procedure, based on the Regulation (EC) No 1896/2006. KG Legal anchored the litigation to the Polish jurisdiction based on the fact that the sale was organized under DAP Incoterms 2010 rules and based on the Regulation (EU) no 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters.
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