AMENDMENT TO THE CIVIL PROTECTION ACT NEARS COMPLETION
Work is nearing completion on a government amendment to the Civil Protection & Defence Act meant to close gaps in provisions on collective protection facilities 1. Introduction A little more than a year ago, on 1 January 2025, a new piece of legislation titled “The Act of 5 December 2024 on Civil Protection and Civil […]
’DEREGULATION’ OF CONSTRUCTION LAW 2026
The Act of 4 December 2025 overhauls Poland’s Construction Law, streamlining procedures, cutting costs, and speeding projects—some changes already in force since January 2026. Introduction: context, objectives, and dates of entry into force Two months ago the Sejm passed legislation titled the “Act of 4 December 2025 amending the Construction Law and Certain Other Acts” […]
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES PART 2
Key regulation on shelters fast-tracked into law 1. The concept of protective structures and the obligation to build them (Act on Civil Protection & Defence) On 1 January 2025 the “Act of 5 December 2024 on Civil Protection and Civil Defence” (henceforth “the Act“) entered into force, imposing obligations to create and maintain so-called collective […]
THE MOST IMPORTANT EXECUTIVE REGULATION CONCERNING SHELTERS DRAFTED BY GOVERNMENT. PART 1: RESISTANCE CATEGORIES OF PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES & TECHNICAL CONDITIONS FOR THEIR LOCATION AND USE
The government has prepared the most important executive regulation governing the design, location, and use of protective structures, which will determine how shelters and hideouts must be built and equipped in Poland. Part 1 of our analysis focuses on resistance categories of protective structures as well as the technical conditions for their location and use. […]
MASS DEPRIVATION OF POLISH CITIZENSHIP. ACT OF 31 MARCH 1938 ON DEPRIVATION OF CITIZENSHIP
The study on Article 38 of the Act of 2 April 2009 on Polish Citizenship[1]discussed the possibility of restoring Polish citizenship to individuals who lost it before 1 January 1999 in the circumstances specified therein. However, this Act does not address the problems arising from the deprivation of Polish citizenship from entire groups of individuals […]
PUBLIC UTILITY FACILITIES WHERE THE CONSTRUCTION OF PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES WILL BE MANDATORY
On 31 July 2025 the government issued a regulation on the criteria for determining whether a protective structure has to be erected within a proposed public utility building 1. What are protective structures? On 1 January 2025 the “Act of 5 December 2024 on Civil Protection and Civil Defence” (henceforth “the Act”) entered into force, […]