ArticlePlanned Changes To Competition LawUOKiK, Poland’s competition authority, is to consult market participants on its planned changes to competition law. PolandAntitrust/Competition LawCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleRestructuring Aid For POLFAThe European Commission has approved a PLN 40.5 million (c. €10 million) loan from Poland for the restructuring of Tarchominskie Zakłady Farmaceutyczne "POLFA" S.A. PolandAntitrust/Competition LawCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleUOKiK Presents Draft Guidelines On Commitment DecisionsUOKiK has published draft guidelines on commitment decisions on its website.PolandAntitrust/Competition LawCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleForthcoming Changes To Consumer Credit LawsThe basis for new consumer credit legislation has been adopted by the Government.PolandConsumer ProtectionCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleNo Stamp Duty On Shareholder LoansCompanies have good grounds for claiming reimbursement of any stamp duty they paid on loans received from shareholders in 2007-2008.PolandCorporate/Commercial LawCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleSecuring A Claim To Invalidate A Shareholders' ResolutionThe process of registration of a shareholders’ resolution in a limited liability company can be suspended by obtaining an interim injunction before the court where the invalidation claim is to be filed, according to the Supreme Court. PolandCorporate/Commercial LawCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleNew Limits On Pharmaceutical SamplesFrom 1 January 2012, doctors will only be able to obtain a medicinal product sample for 2 years after first requesting it, and will be limited to a maximum of 4 samples per year.PolandFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleECJ Rules On Direct Contract Awards By Local AuthoritiesRules for local authorities awarding contracts without a mandatory tender procedure have been laid down by the European Court of Justice.PolandGovernment, Public SectorCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleNew Grounds For Excluding Contractors From Public Procurement TendersFrom July 2012, a contractor will be excluded from participating in a public procurement tender process. PolandGovernment, Public SectorCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticlePublic Procurement Contracts For IT SystemsRecommendations on awarding contracts for IT systems have recently been published by the Public Procurement Office.PolandGovernment, Public SectorCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticlePatent Office Procedures SimplifiedFrom 1 November 2007, simpler procedures have been introduced at the Polish Patent Office for inventions, utility models, industrial patterns, trademarks and geographical indications.PolandIntellectual PropertyCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleProtection For Well-Known TrademarksA trademark cannot be registered if it would affect the renown of an earlier well-known trademark, according to the Polish Patent Office.PolandIntellectual PropertyCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleNew Frequencies Reserved For Digital BroadcastingOn 30 September 2009, the President of the Office of Electronic Communications announced that new frequencies would be reserved for digital TV broadcasts on multiplex 1 and that analogue TV would be switched off on 31 July 2013.PolandMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleP4 Ordered To Stop Ad CampaignP4, operator of the Play mobile network, has been ordered to stop its current advertising campaign until its court dispute with Polkomtel – the operator of Plus - is over. PolandMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleProposed New Regulation Of TV And On-Demand Digital ServicesGuidelines have been published on forthcoming legislative changes to implement EU rules on audiovisual media services.PolandMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleMiFID ImplementedThe Markets in Financial Instruments Directive has finally been implemented in Poland, after a delay of almost two years.PolandStrategyCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleChanges In Pharmaceutical LicencingA number of changes to simplify licencing procedures for the pharmaceutical industry were introduced in July 2007.RussiaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleIssuance Of Work PermitsOn 26th May 2008 the Moscow branch of the Federal Migration Service temporarily stopped accepting new applications for work permits for non-Russian employees.RussiaImmigrationCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
ArticleEmission Allowances Tax AbolishedThe 2011-12 emission allowances tax has been abolished by Parliament, only a week after it was suspended by the Constitutional Court. SlovakiaEnvironmentCMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang