Law In Brief: EU lawyers; Auction law; Simplified Customs Code

The first Polish EU law advisers will begin their training on EU Law in Brussels as early as March. The new school is a joint initiative of the National Council of Law Consultants and the Warsaw Regional Chamber of Law Councilors (Rzeczpospolita, p. C3) ... Under new amendments to the Civil Code, currently in the Senate, the organizer of an auction will have the right to retain the vadium if the winner refuses to complete the deal. (Puls Biznesu, p. 9) ... The Sejm has filed with the European Commission its draft version of amendments to be introduced to the Polish Customs Code aimed at simplifying customs procedures. The more friendly regulations would, for instance, allow for filing duty declarations via e-mail. (Puls Biznesu, Feb. 14, p. 9) J.K.