DEPOSIT SYSTEM IN PRACTICE- WHAT WILL CHANGE IN LAW AND BUSINESS STARTING OCTOBER 1ST 2025?
Starting October 1st, 2025, Poland will implement its long-awaited deposit system—a solution that has a chance to revolutionize how society handles used beverage containers. Inspired by proven models already functioning in countries such as Germany, Norway, and Iceland, the new regulations aim to increase recycling rates, reduce waste and align Polish law with the requirements […]
EXECUTIVE REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN ISSUED SETTING OUT THE OBLIGATIONS OF DEVELOPERS AND BUILDING OWNERS REGARDING THE CREATION OF PLACES OF EMERGENCY SHELTER
1. What are places of emergency shelter, and how are they different from protective structures? On 1 January 2025 the “Act of 5 December 2024 on Civil Protection and Civil Defence” (henceforth “the Act“) entered into force, imposing new obligations on the relevant public administration bodies (civil protection authorities, “CP“) but also on investors, developers […]
NEW REGULATIONS ON THE EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGNERS IN POLAND
As of 1 June 2025, significant amendments to the legal provisions governing the employment of foreigners on the territory of the Republic of Poland have entered into force. The primary objectives of these changes are to reduce abuse in the labour market, improve administrative procedures and fully digitalize the processes related to the legalization of […]
UPCOMING CHANGES IN CONSTRUCTION, PLANNING, AND REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION LAWS – PART II
In February the Ministry of Development and Technology unveiled drafts of three legislative acts with a potential to have a profound impact on the functioning of real estate and construction markets in Poland. The first of these acts – Act on amendment to the Act of 27 March 2003 on Spatial Planning and Development was […]
UPCOMING CHANGES IN CONSTRUCTION AND PLANNING LAWS – PART I
W miesiącu lutym Ministerstwo Rozwoju i Technologii opublikowało projekty trzech ustaw, które – w razie ich uchwalenia – wywrą bardzo istotny wpływ na funkcjonowanie rynku nieruchomości i inwestycji budowlanych w Polsce. Chodzi o projekty: ustawy o zmianie ustawy o planowaniu i zagospodarowaniu przestrzennym („Nowela UPZP”), ustawy o zmianie ustawy Prawo budowlane („Nowela PB”) oraz ustawy […]