In brief

• The Sejm passed an amendment making it easier to apply for de minimis aid.
• The bill passed the vote with 296 votes in favour and 142 abstentions.
• Data on previously granted aid is to be retrieved from registers, which reduces the number of documents the company must submit.
• The Senate introduced no amendments, and the bill is awaiting the president's signature.

Vote in the Sejm

On Thursday, the Sejm passed an amendment to the act on proceedings concerning public aid and certain other acts (Sejm za deregulacją procedur dotyczących pomocy de minimis – portalsamorzadowy.pl) (Sejm za deregulacją procedur dotyczących pomocy de minimis – wnp.pl). Members of parliament supported the bill with 296 votes, while 142 abstained. No votes against were cast. The changes are intended to simplify the procedure used by entrepreneurs applying for de minimis aid (Mniej formalności przy pomocy de minimis. Sejm za zmianami, teraz ruch Senatu – farmer.pl).

End of the obligation to submit declarations

The most important change concerns documents. Information on previously received de minimis aid will be collected in central registers. The registers are kept by the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection and, in the area of agriculture and fisheries, by the ministry responsible for agriculture (Koniec obowiązku składania oświadczeń o pomocy de minimis - Senat bez poprawek – Prawo.pl). The entrepreneur will not have to confirm such information on their own, and the number of documents attached to the application is expected to decrease.

Next steps

The Senate adopted the bill without amendments. The document will go to the president, who must sign it before it can take effect.

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• Prostsze wnioski o pomoc de minimis. Sejm uchwalił nowelizację, teraz sprawa trafi do Senatu