New compliance obligations – counteracting forced labour
On 19 November 2024, the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 was adopted. It introduces a number of requirements for entrepreneurs to eliminate products manufactured with the use of forced labour. The regulation adopts the definition
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E-deliveries are coming
E-delivery is a project of the Polish Ministry of Digital Affairs, which aims to facilitate communication between offices and citizens and enterprises. This project is expected to bring significant changes affecting the speed, convenience and security of sending official documents. As part of the Polish Act on Electronic Delivery, a new system for sending documents
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Polish Classification of Activities (PKD) codes 2025
At the beginning of 2025, new Polish Classification of Activities (PKD) codes will be introduced. This reform aims both to simplify the identification of economic activities and to improve compliance with international classification standards. Key changes include, inter alia the introduction of new codes for activities in rapidly growing areas such as digital technologies, the
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EUDR Regulation
Deforestation is a serious ecological and economic problem. As part of the EU’s Green Deal, the EU is taking a number of initiatives, including for sustainable forest management. One of the manifestations of this activity are the rules indicated in the so-called EUDR Regulation (Regulation 2023/1115 on the making available on the EU market and
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Disposable cup fee – end user
Taxpayers often use disposable cups, especially in their marketing efforts. However, are they aware that under the current regulations they may be charged a fee as their end user? According to Article 2 point 11ac of the Polish Product Fee Act, “the end user shall be understood as an entity purchasing single-use plastic products, single-use
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Changes in the fee for the Agricultural Protection Fund?
The assumptions for the draft act amending the Act on the Agricultural Protection Fund and certain other acts were recently published. Let us remind that according to the current Act on the Agricultural Protection Fund, a fee must be paid to this fund (0.125% of the net purchase value). It was imposed on entities purchasing,
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Whistleblowers – the Act has been published
The Whistleblower Protection Act has been published in the “Journal of Laws” on Monday, 24th June. Therefore, we know the final shape of these regulations. The three-month deadline for implementing the internal procedure also runs from Monday. The scope of the violation of the law reported by the whistleblower was reduced at the last minute
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Implementation of the CSR Directive – part II
Today we present you a secind part of our analysis. Importantly, according to Article 63u of the Accounting Act, which is consistent with Article 19a para. 9-10 of Directive 2013/34/EU (Directive amended by the CSRD Directive), a subsidiary of a parent undertaking with its registered office or place of management in the European Economic Area,
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Implementation of the CSR Directive
On the horizon, further changes in financial reporting are visible. This time it concerns the implementation of non-financial reporting provisions regarding ESG. We present you the first part of our publication. Today we describe the draft Act amending the Accounting Act, the Act on Certified Auditors, Audit Firms and Public Oversight, and certain other acts
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Charging stations – obligations for large entrepreneurs
From 1 January 2025, if a large entrepreneur has more than 20 parking spaces, then it is required to install at least one charging point and channels for electrical wires and cables to enable the installation of charging points for at least 1 in 5 parking spaces. This obligation has been imposed on entrepreneurs in
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