Article275 Ongoing Sanctions InvestigationsIt is being reported that the Polish authorities have responded to a press request by confirming that they have 275 sanctions investigations...PolandInternational LawDuane Morris LLP
ArticleIndividual Charged For Importing Inflatable Vessel From BelarusPolish authorities have charged an individual after attempting to import an inflatable vessel into Poland from Belarus.PolandInternational LawDuane Morris LLP
ArticlePoland – German National Charged With Exporting Dual-use Goods To RussiaIt is being reported that Polish authorities have arrested and charged a German national with exporting dual-use technology to Russia in breach of EU sanctions.European UnionInternational LawDuane Morris LLP
ArticleCompany Exporting Luxury Cars To Russia Fined C. €4.7mPoland’s National Tax Administration has fined a company based in Małopolska and run by Belarusian citizens PLN 20,000,000 – or approximately €4,726,000.PolandInternational LawDuane Morris LLP
ArticleIndividual Fined C. €4.7m For Sanctioned Luxury Car Exports To RussiaPoland's National Tax Administration has imposed a substantial fine of PLN 20 million on an entrepreneur for violating EU sanctions against Russia. The case involves the export of high-value vehicles to Russia during a six-month period in 2023, representing a significant breach of luxury goods export prohibitions. PolandInternational LawDuane Morris LLP
ArticleProsecution Of Group Exporting Goods To BelarusPolish authorities have uncovered a sophisticated smuggling operation involving sanctioned goods being exported to Belarus through falsified documentation and customs corruption.PolandInternational LawDuane Morris LLP
ArticleTwo Charged With Sanctioned Exports Of Dual-use Goods To RussiaPoland's Agency for Internal Security has charged two individuals with illegally exporting dual-use goods to Russia through Turkey, violating EU sanctions. The suspects allegedly purchased CNC machine tools and thermal chambers in Germany, routing them through Poland before attempting shipment to Russia via Turkey. Both individuals face potential sentences of at least three years and asset confiscation. PolandInternational LawDuane Morris LLP
Article20 People Detained For Alleged Luxury Car Exports To Russia And BelarusPoland's Central Bureau of Investigation of the Police has issued a press release relating to the arrest of 20 people for alleged involvement in a scheme to export of approximately...PolandInternational LawDuane Morris LLP
ArticleSeizure Of 5 Tons Of Aviation Tyres Bound For Russia/BelarusPoland's National Tax Administration has issued a press release, announcing the seizure of 5 tons of aviation tyres.PolandInternational LawDuane Morris LLP
ArticleSix Individuals Charged With Exporting Drone-Making Machinery To RussiaPoland's Internal Security Agency has issued a press release announcing that six individuals have been charged on suspicion of exporting machinery for the manufacture of drones to Russia, via Belarus, in breach of the EU's sanctions.PolandInternational LawDuane Morris LLP
ArticleGuide To Foreign Direct Investment In PolandPoland has enjoyed the highest economic growth in the region in recent years and it bucked the trend by being the only country in the European Union that did not go into recession during the last global economic crisis. PolandInternational LawDentons
ArticlePublication Of Sanctions Enforcement Statistics Including 138 Fines ImposedThe government of Poland has issued a press release detailing its efforts to date on the enforcement of the EU’s sanctions against Russia and Belarus.PolandInternational LawDuane Morris LLP
ArticleUpdated Statistics On The 42 Imposed Sanctions FinesWith grateful thanks to the Ministry of Finance and the Economy in Poland for the provision of the information, this blog can provide an up-to-date summary of the scale of financial penalties imposed by the Polish authorities in relation to Russian and Belarusian sanctions violations.PolandInternational LawDuane Morris LLP
Article5 Arrested On Suspicion Of Importing Sanctioned Russian And Belarusian TimberPoland's Customs and Tax Service has conducted raids and arrested five individuals suspected of importing Russian and Belarusian birch plywood under falsified papers to make it appear...PolandInternational LawDuane Morris LLP
ArticlePoland – Multiple Raids And Arrests For Suspected Import Of Timber In Breach Of Russia And Belarus SanctionsPoland's National Tax Administration yesterday issued a press release detailing raids and arrests in three provinces.European UnionInternational LawDuane Morris LLP
ArticleThe EU's Denial Of Benefits Under The ECT: What This Means For Russian And Belarussian InvestorsNot long ago, we published an update on the EU's efforts to terminate the application of the Energy Charter Treaty between EU Member States and force Hungary to align with the EU's position.European UnionInternational LawQueritius
ArticleDentons Contributes To CEE Investment Report 2016: Mission To OutperformDentons co-authored the CEE Investment Report 2016: Mission to Outperform - a short analysis of the region's potential as an investment destination.PolandInternational LawDentons
ArticlePoland Revises Monument Protection LawsThe Polish government has proposed amendments to the Care and Protection of Monuments Act, hoping to safeguard cultural heritage...PolandInternational LawPenteris
ArticleState Aid RulingsThree important Polish state aid cases have been decided recently by the European Commission, while UOKIK has also been active in this area. PolandInternational LawCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleWhy Invest In Poland?Prospects for Poland continue to be positive. PolandInternational LawPenteris