Binding Tariff Information (WIT) is an official decision on the tariff classification of goods located within the European Union, which determines not only the correct tariff code, but also the amount of duty and any other customs charges. Obtaining a WIT decision provides taxpayers with a guarantee that the correct Combined Nomenclature (CN) or TARIC tariff code has been applied, that customs duties have been correctly declared or that the time required for customs clearance has been shortened, so it is worth obtaining it in order to protect yourself from the negative consequences of using the wrong tariff code and to facilitate the procedures for declaring goods. How to do it?
By December 2021, there was a lot of talk in the media about the imminent, passing and finally missed deadline for the Polish whistleblower protection law. In this post I will not analyse the next version of the Act, we did that together with Aleksandra Philips in the post “The final version of the whistleblower protection law getting closer?“. Instead of analising it, I will be happy to share my experience and thoughts from the implementation of the whistleblower protection system we carried out.
The new VAT rate matrix, which is a catalogue of goods and services that can benefit from a preferential VAT rate, has been in force for more than two years now. However, it happens that determining the correct VAT rate for a good or service is not easy. The legislator decided to make it easier for taxpayers to apply the VAT rate rules and provide them with adequate protection.
The white list is a search engine that has been successfully operating since 2019. Ignorance of the rules regarding its operation may result in sanctions, so it is worth learning how this register works.
Although the protection of whistleblowers in particular has so far been discussed mainly in autumn 2021, this does not mean that the lack of implementation of Directive 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 has completely buried the topic. On the contrary. The holiday period favours the Legislature in drafting more whistleblower protection legislation. Recently, the fourth version has already appeared on the website of the Government Legislation Centre. It is worth keeping your hand on the pulse, as it is still unclear when the actual law will enter into force and activate obligations on the part of companies, as well as what its final form will be.
On 12 October 2022, the so-called holding company law will come into force in Poland. We invite you to familiarise yourself today with selected changes to the Code of Commercial Companies (hereinafter: the Act) brought by the new legislation.
5 July 2022 the Council of Ministers adopted the draft amendment 10H on onshore wind energy, prepared by the Minister of Climate and Environment. The draft was adopted in the previously announced form, which we analysed on the blog in the article “Work on the amendment of the distance act is still in progress“. What are the next steps?
The Law of April 28, 2022 on the Principles of Implementation of Tasks Financed from European Funds in the Financial Perspective 2021-2027 (Journal of Laws 2022, item 1079, as amended) introduced numerous modifications to the Law on Employee Capital Plans (poln. PPK) (Journal of Laws 2020, item 1342, as amended) and the Law on the State Labor Inspectorate (poln. PIP) (Journal of Laws 2019, item 1251, as amended). The modifications, effective June 4, 2022, include, among others, changes to the deadline for enrollment of a new employee in the PPK, transfer of funds, definition of the employing entity, payments to the PPK, and new rights of the State Labor Inspectorate (poln. PIP).
It is the duty of every employer, regardless of the number of employees, to prevent mobbing. The duty to refrain from mobbing practices does not only refer to the employer’s own behavior, but also to enforcing ethical behavior from other members of the organization that does not violate the dignity of other co-workers. One of the solutions that can be introduced in a company, as an element of preventive measures, is an anti-mobbing committee. However, it should be remembered that its establishment does not release the employer from responsibility.
Last year we wrote about the works of the Ministry of Development and Technology (hereinafter also: MDT) on the draft amendment to the so-called Act 10H providing for the reduction of restrictions resulting from the rule determining the minimum distance of a wind power plant from residential buildings and forms of nature protection. MDT announced that thanks to the amendment new wind power plants will be built, wholesale electricity prices will be reduced and the local and national economy will be stimulated. As it turns out, we will have to wait a bit longer for the eagerly awaited changes.