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Environmental protection law

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The ever more visible climate changes have forced legislators to implement laws that regulate the rules of protection and use of the environment. New laws appear on both international and national level.


Poland is also introducing environmental protection legislation. As the topic is gaining popularity, many enterprises should start paying more attention to regulations applicable to them. Those using the environment are faced with various environmental obligations the non-fulfilment of which is liable to hefty fines. The recently growing number of official inspections proves that the legislators really want these regulations to be observed.

Environmental protection law – stay up to date


In this section, we regularly review the environmental protection legislation, inform you about the ensuing obligations, and remind you of the upcoming deadlines. 

If you have any questions or doubts about environmental protection law, please contact​ us. ​

​29/04/2024

Easier repair of household appliances and consumer electronics – new directive is coming soon »​​

The European Parliament adopted on 23 April 2024 a directive on common rules promoting the repair of goods also known as the R2R (right-to-repair) directive.​​

​​​23/04/2024

Tougher sanctions for environmental crimes »​

The Council of the European Union adopted on 26 March 2024 a directive on the protection of the environment, which will improve the investigation and prosecution of environmental crime offences.​

​4/04/​2024

Single-Use Plastics Directive – another round of changes on 1 July 2024 »​​

Poland’s implementation of the Single-Use Plastics Directive brings about numerous changes for businesses. Some of them will arrive on 1 July 2024. What can you expect?​

​​27/​03/2024

Selective collection of construction and demolition waste after 1 January 2025 »​​

​The new law that enters into force on 1 January 2025 will require construction and waste management companies to sort construction and demolition waste into minimum 6 main groups.

​​​20/03/2024

Deposit-refund scheme coming in 2025 »​​

​In the deposit-refund scheme (also known as a container-deposit system, deposit-return system, or bottle bill), a monetary deposit is collected on beverages at the point of sale and refunded upon return of the container.​

​​​27/12/2023

Check out the upcoming BDO and KOBiZE deadlines »​​

In view of the coming end-of-year and the beginning of a new year in which environmental issues have to be reported, businesses should remember to check their compliance with the environmental obligations and be prepared for environmental reporting at the beginning of the next year.

​​22/11/2022

The BDO register – all about obligations and penalties »​​

An integral part of the Database of Products, Packaging and Waste Management is the BDO register.​

​​​14/05/2021

High penalties for not including the BDO number on the documents »​​

​​​Please be reminded about the obligation to include the BDO registration number (the Polish abbreviation “BDO” stands for the database of products, packaging and waste management) on all documents you prepare in connection with your business activity.​

​1/02/2021

Database of products and packaging – deadlines »​

Deadlines for the fulfilment of certain obligations related to the database of products, packaging and waste management (waste database – Polish abbreviation: BDO) expire in February and March.​

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