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On July 24, 2025, amendments to Poland’s investment control regime entered into force. Notably, the temporary foreign direct investment (FDI) provisions introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 have now become...more
Poland's foreign direct investment ("FDI") screening regime, originally introduced in 2020 for a 24-month period and subsequently extended for an additional 60 months (i.e. until 24 July 2025), established a mechanism for...more
5 developments to read for May in less than 5 minutes - In the Middle East, steps towards further localisation of workforces continue with a new law in Bahrain requiring half of the workforce in privatised state services to...more
Although the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) 2023/1114 of 31 May 2023 on crypto-assets markets (the MiCAR) was published in June 2023, the work on laws implementing it in Poland is still in...more
Poland and other EU countries will have to implement the principles of equal pay and transparency into their laws by June 7, 2026, to comply with Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and Council of May 10, 2023,...more
Now in its seventh year of annual publication, White & Case's Foreign Direct Investment Reviews provides a comprehensive look into rapidly evolving foreign direct investment (FDI) laws and regulations in approximately 40...more
A notable development in Polish employment law recently was passed. The legislation includes substance testing requirements and regulations on remote work. This new legislation will have a powerful impact on Polish...more
On March 9, 2022, the Polish Parliament adopted a special act (the "Special Act") on assistance to Ukrainian citizens who have fled Ukraine to Poland in connection with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Special Act contains...more
The new law implementing the EU rules on falsified medicines which has been applicable since February 2019 (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/161 of 2 October 2015 supplementing Directive 2001/83/EC of the European...more
On Monday, March 4, the President signed a bill on the establishment of a new institution, the Medical Research Agency (ABM). The new Agency will be a specialized body of experts who will work on innovation in Polish...more
On-call duty performed by an employee in the place of residence combined with the obligation to be present quickly at the workplace upon an employer's request should be treated as "working time" – European Court of Justice...more
On February 2, 2015, the President of the Republic of Poland signed a new law on bonds, which will come into force on July 1, 2015, replacing the Bond Act of June 29, 1995. The purpose of the new law is to replace the...more