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Poland - Cooperatives - Law, Act

Act of 4th October 2018 on agricultural cooperatives (Dz. U. no 2073) (Ustawa z dnia 4 października 2018 r. o spółdzielniach rolników) -

Adoption: 2018-10-04 | Date of entry into force: 2018-12-01 | Date of gradual entry into force: 2019-01-01 | POL-2018-L-109030

Chapter 1. General provisions
Chapter 2. Formation, organization, core activity and members of agricultural cooperative
Chapter 3. Rules of activity and management of agricultural cooperatives
Chapter 4. Inspection and liquidation of agricultural cooperatives
Chapter 5. Penal provisions
Chapter 6. Amendments to current regulations and final provisions

Poland - Cooperatives - Law, Act

Act of 15 December 2017 to amend Law on Social Cooperatives and some other acts (Text No 2494) -

Adoption: 2017-12-15 | Date of entry into force: 2018-03-31 | POL-2017-L-105977

Article 1. Amendment to the Law on Social Cooperatives:
-provisions to facilitate the establishment of social cooperatives: cooperative can now establish three natural persons (instead of five), at the same time required to include further two - socially excluded, within 12 months,
-definition of socially excluded has been extended: unemployed, person seeking employment
-provisions regulating conclusion of syndicate between: social cooperatives, and social cooperatives and other entities (NGO)
Article 2. Amendment to the Act on Personal Income Tax
Article 3. Amendment to the Act on Vocational and Social Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities:
- granting of financial resources to disabled person for undertaking economic activity,
-vocational rehabilitation,
-granting of financial aid to social cooperatives for the purpose of employing person with disabilities
Article 4. Amendment to the Act on Divisions of Public Administration
Article 5. Amendment to the Act on promotion of employment and on labour market institutions:
- granting of financial resources to disabled person, unemployed or person seeking an employment, for undertaking economic activity
-granting of financial aid to social cooperatives for the purpose of employing person with disabilities
Articles 6-10. Transitional, adjusting and final provisions.

Poland - Cooperatives - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of 23 April 2012 concerning the funds allocation for undertaking activities under the social cooperatives scheme (Text No. 456). (Rozporzadzenie Ministra Pracy i Polityki Spolecznej z dnia 23 kwietnia 2012 r. w sprawie przyznawania srodków na podjecie dzialalnosci na zasadach okreslonych dla spóldzielni socjalnych) -

Adoption: 2012-04-23 | Date of entry into force: 2012-04-30 | Date of end of application: 2014-06-30 | POL-2012-L-92188

Article 1 sets out the purpose of the Law. It provides that the Law regulates:
1) specific conditions and procedures for granting staroste (local authority) funds from the Labour Fund to:
a) unemployed persons;
b) graduates from the centre of social integration (as referred to in art. 2 Section 1a of the Act of 13 June 2003 on social employment);
c) graduates from the social integration club (as referred to in art. 2 Section 1b of the Act of 13 June 2003 on social employment)
One-time grant for setting up or becoming a member of a social cooperative.
2) forms for securing the fund repayment to the Labour Fund granted to establish a social cooperative or acceding to it, in the case of non-compliance with the grant agreement.

Poland - Cooperatives - Law, Act

Act of 7 May 2009 to amend the Social Co-operatives Act and some other Acts (Text No. 742). (Ustawa z dnia 7 maja 2009 r. o zmianie ustawy o spółdzielniach socjalnych oraz o zmianie niektórych innych ustaw) -

Adoption: 2009-05-07 | Date of entry into force: 2009-07-16 | POL-2009-L-82820

Act introduces some amendments concerning the co-operatives foundation, membership, membershipæs fees and purpose of foundation.

Poland - Cooperatives - Law, Act

Law on Social Cooperatives (Dz. U. No. 94, entry 651). (Ustawa o spółdzielniach socjalnych) -

Adoption: 2006-04-27 | POL-2006-L-83260

The Act provides, inter alia, that:
a) persons entitled to establish social cooperatives;
b) principles of division, merger and liquidation of social cooperatives;
c) scope of activity of social cooperatives;
d) internal principles governing functioning of social cooperatives;
e) liability and rules concerning settlement of received public funding.
It is also provides that any issues concerning social cooperatives not settled under this Act shall be subject to Cooperative Law of 16 September 1982 (Dz. U. of 2003, No 188, entry 1848 as amended).

Poland - Cooperatives - Law, Act

Act of 4th March 2005 on European economic interest grouping and European Company (Dz. U. 2005 No 62 pos. 551) (Ustawa z dnia 4 marca 2005 r. o europejskim zgrupowaniu interesów gospodarczych i spółce europejskiej) -

Adoption: 2005-03-04 | Date of entry into force: 2005-05-19 | POL-2005-L-109100

Title 1. General provisions
Title II. European economic interest grouping
Title III. European Company
Section 1. Incorporation of European Company
Section 2. Bodies of European company
Section 3. Relocation of registered office
Title IV. Employees involvement in European Company
Section 1. General provisions
Section 2. Special negotiating body
Section 3. Agreement of employees participation in European Company
Section 4. Standard rules of employees participation in European Company
Section 5. Prohibition of information disclosure being a company secret
Section 6. Employees right protection in terms of involvement
Title V. Order and penal provisions
Title VI. Changes in applicable legislation (omitted)
Title VII. Final provision.

Poland - Cooperatives - Law, Act

Act to amend the Co-operative Code and to amend certain other acts (Text No. 419).

Adoption: 1994-07-07 | Date of entry into force: 1994-09-26 | POL-1994-L-38772

Provides inter alia that statutes of co-operatives may be amended by a 2/3 majority vote of its members.

Poland - Cooperatives - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order [of 19 December 1992] of the Council of Ministers concerning enterprise loan and co-operative funds and enterprise savings and credit funds (Text No. 502).

Adoption: 1992-12-19 | Date of entry into force: 1993-01-28 | POL-1992-R-33129

Poland - Cooperatives - Law, Act

Act on changes in the organisation and activities of the co-operative movement .

Adoption: 1990 | POL-1990-L-36085

Poland - Cooperatives - Law, Act

Act of 22 March 1989 on Crafts (The Crafts Act -Text No 92/1989) (Ustawa z dnia 22 marca 1989 r. o rzemiośle) -

Adoption: 1989-03-22 | Date of entry into force: 1989-05-01 | POL-1989-L-107945

Chapter 1. General provisions
Chapter 2. Basic rights and obligations of craftsman
Chapter 3. Crafts economic self-government
Chapter 4. Transitional and final provisions.

Poland - Cooperatives - Law, Act

Cooperative Law Act. (Ustawa z dnia 16 września 1982 r. Prawo spółdzielcze) -

Adoption: 1982-09-16 | POL-1982-L-10623

Repeals the Act of 17 Feb. 1961 (LS 1961-Pol. 1) respecting co-operative societies and co-operative unions.

Poland - Cooperatives - Law, Act

An Act to amend the Act respecting co-operative societies and co-operative unions.

Adoption: 1974-12-17 | POL-1974-L-15367

Poland - Cooperatives - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Decision No. 281 of the Council of Ministers, to provide for the further development of disabled persons' co-operatives.

Adoption: 1973-12-13 | POL-1973-R-15718

Repeals the Decision of 5 May 1967 on the same subject.

Poland - Cooperatives - EU Regulation

Resolution of the Council of the Ministers (No. 281 of 1973) on the ensuring of conditions of further development for the disabled persons' cooperative movement.

Adoption: 1973-12-13 | Date of entry into force: 1974-01-01 | POL-1973-RE-42746

Poland - Cooperatives - Law, Act

Act respecting cooperative societies and cooperative unions.

Adoption: 1961-02-17 | Date of entry into force: 1961-06-04 | POL-1961-L-42747

Provisions relating to: cooperative societies and their by-laws; procedure for establishment and registration; rights and obligations of members; bodies of the societies; financial management; inspection; amalgamation; liquidation; and bankruptcy. It also makes special provisions concerning agricultural production, work and housing cooperatives. Repeals the Act of 29-10-1920 concerning cooperative societies, the Act of 21-05-1948 to establish a Central Cooperative Union; and the State Cooperative Federation Act of 21-05-1948