Doing Business in Poland 2015 – Kruk and Partners Law Firm
The principal legal acts governing business activity in Poland:
Act of July 2, 2004 Freedom of Establishment (Ustawa z dnia 2 lipca 2004 r. o swobodzie działalności gospodarczej; Dz. U. /Polish Journal of Laws/ of 2007 No. 155, entry 1095 as amended)
The act regulates undertaking, running and closing business in Poland as well as tasks of the public administration within this regard.
Act of September 15, 2000 Code of Commercial Companies and Partnerships (Ustawa z dnia 15 września 2000 r. Kodeks Spółek Handlowych; Dz. U. /Polish Journal of Laws / No. 94, entry 1037 as amended)
The act regulates formation, structure, operation, dissolution, merger, division and transformation of commercial companies and partnerships.
Act of April 23, 1964 the Civil Code (Ustawa z dnia 23 kwietnia 1964 r. Kodeks cywilny; Dz. U. /Polish Journal of Laws / No. 16, entry 93 as amended)
The act regulates civil law relationships between natural persons as well as legal entities.
FORMS OF DOING BUSINESS IN POLAND
Polish persons, as well as foreigners from the European Union and the European Free Trade Agreement (EFTA) zones belonging to the European Economic Area may undertake and run business activity under the following legal forms:
sole proprietorship (jednosobowa działalność gospodarcza)
civil law partnership (spółka cywilna)
registered partnership (spółka jawna)
professional partnership (spółka partnerska)
limited partnership (spółka komandytowa; sp.k.)
limited joint-stock partnership (spółka komandytowo-akcyjna; s.k.a.)
limited liability company (spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością; sp. z o.o.)
joint-stock company (społka akcyjna; s.a.)
branch office (oddział)
representative office (przedstawicielstwo)
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