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Anticrisis Shield 2.0 and the public procurement
On 17 April 2020, new amendments to the Act on special arrangements for preventing, counter-acting and combating COVID-19 introducing the solutions of the Anti-Crisis Shield were published. What solutions were proposed for the area of public…
Anticrisis Shield 2.0 – Solutions in the labor law area
The Parliament adopted amendments to the Act on special arrangements for the prevention and combating of COVID-19, other infectious diseases and the resulting emergencies and other acts. The so-called "Anti-Crisis Shield 2.0" was signed by…
The Financial Shield of the Polish Development Fund
The Financial Shield of the Polish Development Fund is a solution aimed at supporting enterprises which have suffered losses as a result of the coronavirus epidemic.
Polish Government’s tax response to fight COVID-19 pandemic
The special “protective shield” act implemented by the Polish Parliament, which came into force on April 1st, offers a wide range of possible measures provided as countermeasures to the COVID-19 epidemic.
The Polish Act on counteracting COVID-19 entered into force
On 31 March, 2020 an amendment to the Act on specific solutions related to the preventing, counteracting and combating COVID-19, other infectious diseases and crisis situations caused by them, together with other acts (the “Act”) entered…
Labour matters in Anti-Crisis Shield
The package of the so-called "Anti-Crisis Shield", as announced, includes a number of changes, among others, directly affecting employers and employees, which are to mitigate, at least in part, the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. At…
Support for foreigners in the Anti-Crisis Shield
When developing the Anti-Crisis Shield project, the government also took into account the difficult situation of foreigners staying in Poland during a pandemic and some of the new provisions are intended to make life easier for those who are waiting…
Anti-Crisis Shield - key changes related to the financial market
On 26 March 2020, the Parliament received a governmental bill amending the Act on special arrangements for preventing, counter-acting and combating COVID-19, other infectious diseases and crisis situations caused by them and certain other laws (…
Anti-Crisis Shield - key changes related to the area of public procurement
Today Poland’s parliament works on the governmental project of amendments to the Act on special arrangements for preventing, counter-acting and combating COVID-19 aiming to introduce the solutions of the Anti-crisis Shield. What solutions it…
COVID-19: Planned changes in Poland legislation - corporate and commercial matters
The Polish government has presented to the lower chamber of the parliament a bill containing a series of legislative solutions intended to complement and extend the provisions of the current “crisis shield” in reaction to the COVID-19…
Poland: Changes in the construction process due to COVID-19
The Act of 2 March 2020 on special arrangements for preventing, preventing and combating COVID-19, other infectious diseases and crisis situations caused by them (hereinafter referred to as 'Special Law'), introduced into the Polish legal…
When the pandemic affects the ability to fulfil obligations - force majeure, extraordinary change of circumstances
The current pandemic has a significant impact on commercial activity, the parties of agreements for a variety of reasons encounter difficulties fulfilling their obligations, keeping deadlines, providing workers. Given the situation we…