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Upcoming amendments to the Polish pharmaceutical law

  • Bird & Bird
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  • Poland
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  • May 20 2013

The Polish Ministry of Health has recently published two draft amendments to the Act on Pharmaceutical Law. They implement the EU directives with

Dairy producers against private label products

  • Bird & Bird
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  • Poland
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  • January 10 2013

Polish dairy producers and their cooperatives have started a battle against private label products. Concerned that the biggest chain stores will

New rules on cookies and data breach notification

  • Bird & Bird
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  • Poland
  • -
  • January 8 2013

New rules on cookies and data breach notification will come into effect on 22 March 2013, 90 days after the publication of the Act on 16 November

Can colour be a trade mark?

  • Bird & Bird
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  • Poland
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  • June 27 2011

While a single colour can be a trade mark only if it acquires a secondary distinctive character, a composition of colours made in an appropriate way and with appropriate proportions of the colours used may be a trade mark which is inherently distinctive

Implementation of the EU regulation concerning equal treatment 3 December 2011

  • Bird & Bird
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  • Poland
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  • June 3 2011

On 3 December 2010 the Polish Parliament passed an Act implementing EU Regulations Concerning Equal Treatment, namely Council Directive 86613EEC of 11 December 1986, Council Directive 200043EC of 29 June 2000, Council Directive 200078EC of 27 November 2000, Council Directive 2004113EC of 13 December 2004 and Directive 200654EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006

Resolution of the Supreme Court panel of seven judges of 12 December 2010 (ref. II PZP 610)

  • Bird & Bird
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  • Poland
  • -
  • June 3 2011

In a case under the labour law that may be or is brought by an individual, a trade union may not file a lawsuit in the name of the employee or join the proceedings without the employee's consent

Resolution of the Supreme Court of 18 March 2010 (ref. II UZP 210)

  • Bird & Bird
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  • Poland
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  • June 3 2011

The Supreme Court stated that the refusal of the Social Insurance Administration (ZUS) to issue a certificate concerning the relevant legislation (Article 11 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 57472 laying down the procedure for implementing regulation (EEC) No. 140871 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to their families moving within the community) is issued in a form of an administrative decision, and may be challenged before the court having jurisdiction in respect of social security cases

Amendments to the Polish labour code new rules regarding bank holidays

  • Bird & Bird
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  • Poland
  • -
  • June 3 2011

From 1 January 2011 rules regarding bank holidays in Poland and working time have been changed

President of the Polish Public Procurement Office published its “Recommendations for Public Procurement in the Supply of Computer Systems”

  • Bird & Bird
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  • Poland
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  • May 6 2011

On 23 December 2010 the President of the Polish Public Procurement Office (the "PPO" or the "Office") published his guidelines for all contracting parties organizing tenders for computer equipment subject to public procurement

Obligation to delete specific personal data from back-up

  • Bird & Bird
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  • Poland
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  • May 6 2011

Following the Polish Supreme Administrative Court's judgment, controllers of personal data are obliged to delete specific personal data from back-up copies when the "original" data is deleted from a data filing system