Poland
8 regulators · 13 laws & regulations · 3 obligations · 47 enforcement actions
| Law or regulation | Type | Year | Regulator | Summary | Source |
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| Ustawa z dnia 23 stycznia 2026 r. o zmianie ustawy o krajowym systemie cyberbezpieczeństwa oraz niektórych innych ustaw (Act of 23 January 2026 amending the Act on the National Cybersecurity System and certain other acts) | Act | 2026 | CERT Polska | Amendment published as Dz.U. 2026 poz. 252, in force from 3 April 2026. A gov.pl… | official |
Amendment published as Dz.U. 2026 poz. 252, in force from 3 April 2026. A gov.pl knowledge-base page names the NIS 2 Directive as the reason for the change. It introduces essential and important entities, registration, an information security management system duty and serious-incident reporting to sector CSIRTs. The ELI record lists 21 amended acts. | |||||
| Ustawa z dnia 14 czerwca 2024 r. o ochronie sygnalistów (Act of 14 June 2024 on the Protection of Whistleblowers) | Act | 2024 | Rzecznik Praw Obywatelskich (Commissioner for Human Rights) | Protects persons who report breaches of law. It requires internal reporting procedures in… | official |
Protects persons who report breaches of law. It requires internal reporting procedures in larger entities (Art. 23), sets 7-day acknowledgement and 3-month feedback periods, prohibits retaliation (Arts. 11-12) and makes retaliation, obstructing a report and disclosing a whistleblower's identity criminal offences (Arts. 54-56). Failing to set up a procedure is punishable by a fine (Art. 58). | |||||
| Ustawa z dnia 1 marca 2018 r. o przeciwdziałaniu praniu pieniędzy oraz finansowaniu terroryzmu (Act of 1 March 2018 on Counteracting Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) | Act | 2018 | GIIF | Poland's AML/CFT statute. It sets the duties of obligated institutions (internal… | official |
Poland's AML/CFT statute. It sets the duties of obligated institutions (internal responsibility, financial security measures, notifications to the General Inspector) and the role of the General Inspector of Financial Information. The ELI record shows chapter 6 and Arts. 194-195 applying from 13 October 2019 and the consolidated text published as Dz.U. 2025 poz. 644. | |||||
| Ustawa z dnia 10 maja 2018 r. o ochronie danych osobowych (Act of 10 May 2018 on the Protection of Personal Data) | Act | 2018 | UODO | National act accompanying the GDPR. It makes the President of UODO the competent… | official |
National act accompanying the GDPR. It makes the President of UODO the competent authority (Art. 34), requires notification of data protection officer appointments within 14 days (Art. 10), sets fines for public bodies (Art. 102) and criminal penalties for unlawful processing (Art. 107). | |||||
| Ustawa z dnia 5 lipca 2018 r. o krajowym systemie cyberbezpieczeństwa (Act of 5 July 2018 on the National Cybersecurity System) | Act | 2018 | CERT Polska | Framework act for the national cybersecurity system, including the CSIRT network and… | official |
Framework act for the national cybersecurity system, including the CSIRT network and incident handling. Latest consolidated-text notice on the ELI record: Dz.U. 2026 poz. 20; amended by Dz.U. 2026 poz. 252 (see pl-ksc-amendment-2026). | |||||
| Ustawa z dnia 11 września 2015 r. o działalności ubezpieczeniowej i reasekuracyjnej (Act of 11 September 2015 on Insurance and Reinsurance Activity) | Act | 2015 | KNF | The statute on insurance and reinsurance activity, cited in KNF penalty decisions against… | official |
The statute on insurance and reinsurance activity, cited in KNF penalty decisions against insurers (Art. 33(2) and Art. 361(2)). Latest consolidated-text notice on the ELI record: Dz.U. 2025 poz. 1526. | |||||
| Ustawa z dnia 19 sierpnia 2011 r. o usługach płatniczych (Act of 19 August 2011 on Payment Services) | Act | 2011 | KNF | Regulates payment services in Poland. Art. 14(2) gives the KNF supervision of payment… | official |
Regulates payment services in Poland. Art. 14(2) gives the KNF supervision of payment institutions and payment offices, and Art. 2(16) defines a domestic payment institution as an entity authorised under Art. 60(1). Latest consolidated-text notice on the ELI record: Dz.U. 2026 poz. 623. | |||||
| Ustawa z dnia 13 kwietnia 2007 r. o Państwowej Inspekcji Pracy (Act of 13 April 2007 on the State Labour Inspectorate) | Act | 2007 | — | Statute governing the State Labour Inspectorate. Latest consolidated-text notice on the… | official |
Statute governing the State Labour Inspectorate. Latest consolidated-text notice on the ELI record: Dz.U. 2024 poz. 97. Its provisions were not read. | |||||
| Ustawa z dnia 21 lipca 2006 r. o nadzorze nad rynkiem finansowym (Act of 21 July 2006 on Financial Market Supervision) | Act | 2006 | KNF | Sets up the framework for supervision of the financial market in which the KNF operates.… | official |
Sets up the framework for supervision of the financial market in which the KNF operates. The entities in its Art. 1(2) points 1-8 are the 'supervised entities' to which the UKNF cloud communication applies. Latest consolidated-text notice on the ELI record: Dz.U. 2026 poz. 935. | |||||
| Ustawa z dnia 9 czerwca 2006 r. o Centralnym Biurze Antykorupcyjnym (Act of 9 June 2006 on the Central Anticorruption Bureau) | Act | 2006 | CBA | Statute creating the Central Anticorruption Bureau. Art. 2(1)(1) sets its core task of… | official |
Statute creating the Central Anticorruption Bureau. Art. 2(1)(1) sets its core task of identifying, preventing and detecting crimes and prosecuting offenders. Latest consolidated-text notice on the ELI record: Dz.U. 2025 poz. 712. | |||||
| Ustawa z dnia 29 lipca 2005 r. o obrocie instrumentami finansowymi (Act of 29 July 2005 on Trading in Financial Instruments) | Act | 2005 | KNF | The statute on trading in financial instruments, cited in KNF decisions against banks and… | official |
The statute on trading in financial instruments, cited in KNF decisions against banks and brokerage houses (for example Arts. 83b, 83c and 83e). Latest consolidated-text notice on the ELI record: Dz.U. 2024 poz. 722. | |||||
| Ustawa z dnia 29 lipca 2005 r. o ofercie publicznej i warunkach wprowadzania instrumentów finansowych do zorganizowanego systemu obrotu oraz o spółkach publicznych (Act of 29 July 2005 on Public Offering, Conditions Governing the Introduction of Financial Instruments to Organised Trading, and Public Companies) | Act | 2005 | KNF | The statute on public offerings and public companies. Art. 56(1)(2) is the provision KNF… | official |
The statute on public offerings and public companies. Art. 56(1)(2) is the provision KNF cites most often in its penalties on issuers and on individuals for disclosure breaches. Latest consolidated-text notice on the ELI record: Dz.U. 2025 poz. 592. | |||||
| Ustawa z dnia 29 sierpnia 1997 r. - Prawo bankowe (Banking Law of 29 August 1997) | Act | 1997 | KNF | The main banking statute. The ELI record lists supervision, bank accounts, loans and… | official |
The main banking statute. The ELI record lists supervision, bank accounts, loans and credits, securities and restructuring proceedings among its subjects, and names the National Bank of Poland, the Bank Guarantee Fund and the KNF. Its most recent consolidated-text notice is Dz.U. 2026 poz. 38. | |||||
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