Regulatory, licenses and permits

Polish regulatory environment changed drastically during since 90's. Nowadays modern regulations interfere with EU provision and regulatory relics of previous regime, creating complicated matrix for entrepreneurs.

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The regulation of business activity is a part and parcel of modern state at the present time. Our Polish Law Firm advises and represents clients in regulatory matters, i.e. related to requirements to launch or carry out regulated business activity.

Regulatory advisory

Apart from day to day advisory, we specialize in investment regulatory advisory to foreign investors. In this filed our experience covers advisory to several USAID projects in Poland. When investments are carried via acquisitions our regulatory attorneys support M&A projects by performing thorough regulatory due diligence.

Typical regulatory services

Usual regulatory services involve advisory and representation:

in process’ of obtaining concessions, licenses, permits
regarding ongoing regulatory obligations
regarding regulatory reporting
in introducing and updating regulatory procedures
in introducing and updating regulatory compliance programs
in regulatory inspections and dawn raids
in regulatory investigations and prosecution
in disciplinary procedures and penalty procedures
in license revocation procedures
in judicial review of regulator decisions
updating clients on regulatory changes, preparing regulatory newsletters
interpretation and consultations regarding regulatory provisions

Guides on selected concessions licenses in Poland.

What we do?

Regulatory advisory in selected industries

We provide regulatory advisory with regards to following industries:

financial services
telecom
mining
aviation
transport
environment
energy
food
gambling
media, TV and radio
military and explosives
pharma
martime and shipping
tobacco and alcohol

Representation before regulatory authorities

We advise and represent before the following regulators:

Minster of Internal Affairs – for military and explosives regulatory issues
Minister of Environment – for mining regulatory issues
Minister of Finance – for gambling regulatory issues
KNF – Polish Financial Supervision Authority – for financial regulatory issues
ULC – Polish Civil Aviation Authority – for aviation regulatory issues
UKE – Polish Electronic Communication Authority – for telecom regulatory issues
URE – Polish Energy Regulatory – for energy sector regulatory issues
UOKiK – Polish Competition and Antitrust Authority – for competition and antitrust regulations
GIF – Polish General Pharmaceutical Inspectorate – for pharmaceutical regulatory issues
GIS – Polish General Sanitary Inspectorate – for food and sanitary regulatory issues
GITD – Polish General Road Transport Inspectorate – for road transport regulatory issues
UTK – Polish Rail Transport Authority – for rail transport regulatory issues
UM – Polish Maritime Authority – for shipping and maritime regulatory issues
KRRIT – Polish National Broadcasting Council – for Media, TV and Redio regulatory issues
UODO – Polish Data Protection Authority – for data protection regulatory issues
GDOS – Polish General Directorate of Environment Protection – for environment protection regulatory issues
RDOS – Polish Regional Directorate of Environment Protection – for environment protection regulatory issues
US and UC – Tax and Customs Offices – for treasury regulatory issues
KOWR – Polish National Agriculture Support Agency – for food and agriculture regulatory issues