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2. Ministry of Family and Social Policy The first Polish Strategy for Persons with Disabilities 2021–2030 [page 17-20] “In 2020, a draft Strategy for Persons with Disabilities was developed in the Ministry of Family and Social Policy.” (…) “Another priority area of the Strategy is ‘Living conditions and social protection’. “ (…) “Within the ‘Health’…

2. Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy Responsible business – promoting due diligence standards [page 10] “The effectiveness of activities carried out so far in the form of cooperation within the Advisory Board for Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility encourages further development of the initiative and dialogue with representatives of various institutions and…

2. Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy Activities under the European Social Fund [page 7] “Another area in which ESF+ support will be implemented is care for the youngest children. Ensuring greater availability of care facilities for children below the age of three is one of the key instruments influencing the professional situation of…

Poland’s second NAP makes no explicit reference to the Garment, Textile and Footwear Sector.

12. Public Procurement Office The new Public Procurement Law (Journal of Laws of 2021, items 1129 and 1598) [page 32] “The new Public Procurement Law, which came into force on 1 January 2021 (Journal of Laws of 2021, items 1129 and 1598) introduces changes both in terms of existing instruments of a social nature, as…

2. Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy Responsible business – promoting due diligence standards [page 10] “The plans of the Working Group [for Relations with Individuals Performing Work] include, among others, the following activities: – promotion of the handbook entitled: “Forced labour. A Guidebook: how to recognise and combat it” consisting in a wide-ranging…

Poland’s second NAP makes no explicit reference to the Fisheries and aquaculture sector.

Appendix 1 (information material prepared by the Ministry of Justice) Trainings [page 43] “1. Topic: Claims under bank agreements, reference No C23/21 Specific issues discussed during the training include, among others: judicial control of the content of credit agreements, abusive clauses in credit agreements and their consequences, foreign currency denominated and indexed credits, claims under…

Poland’s second NAP makes no explicit reference to Extraterritorial Jurisdiction.

5. Ministry of Finance Implementation of the Good Practice Catalogue on due diligence for European Union importers of tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and gold originating from conflict-affected and high-risk areas [page 23-24] “On 1 January 2021, new obligations took effect as regards supply chain due diligence for EU importers of tin, tantalum and…

Poland’s second NAP makes no explicit reference to Export credit.

2. Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy Regulations on European Funds [page 6] “As in the years 2014-2020, projects implemented under national and regional Operational Programmes will have to contribute to ensuring equal opportunities for different target groups and thus comply with the applicable national and EU law. Currently, works are underway on the…

3. Ministry of Economic Development and Technology Implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (2030 Agenda) [page 12-13] “At the same time, investing in environmental protection and circular economy should provide the impetus for economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. (…) Integration of ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) factors into long-term business strategy has become…

Poland’s second NAP makes no explicit reference to the Energy sector.

11. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Development aid [page 31] “The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights will be implemented and disseminated by the Department of Development Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as a permanent element taken into account during the evaluation, approval and implementation of aid projects. Entities implementing projects supervised…

14. Office of Competition and Consumer Protection ‘Whistleblowers’ programme [page 41] “The WhistleB platform guarantees Whistleblowers the highest level of protection and anonymity. If the notifiers themselves do not provide their data – it is impossible to identify them. Moreover, it should be pointed out that personal data provided by Whistleblowers are not made available…

4. Ministry of Family and Social Policy Protection of whistleblowers. Implementation of Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law [page 22] “Pursuant to Order No 229 of the Prime Minister of 1 December 2020, (Official Journal…

2. Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy Responsible business – promoting due diligence standards [page 11] “The issue of due diligence in the field of human rights will also be of particular interest to the Advisory Board for Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility in view of the legislative changes planned at the EU…

3. Ministry of Economic Development and Technology Development of new technical and construction conditions for buildings [page 13-14] “In connection with the amendments to the Act of 7 July 1994 – Construction Law introduced by the Act of 5 July 2018 on facilitations in the preparation and implementation of housing investments and accompanying investments (Journal…

5. Ministry of Finance Implementation of the Good Practice Catalogue on due diligence for European Union importers of tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and gold originating from conflict-affected and high-risk areas [page 24] “To [the end of complying with the EU Regulation 2017/821 on due diligence for European Union importers of tin, tantalum and…