Poland

The Legal Framework for Arbitration

General Information

  • UNCITRAL Model-Law based: Yes.

  • Legal Provisions: Part Five of the Code of Civil Procedure of 1964, as amended in 2005.

Arbitral Institutions

  • Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce

  • Court of Arbitration at the Polish Confederation of Private Employers (PCPE LEWIATAN)

  • Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Information Technology and Telecommunications

  • International Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Maritime Commerce (IMAC)

Multilateral Conventions

  • New York Convention: Yes (ratification/accession: 3 October 1961); reservations (upon signature on 10 June 1958): With reservation as mentioned in article I, para. 3.

  • European Convention: Yes (ratification/accession: 15 September 1964).

  • ICSID Convention: No.

  • Energy Charter Treaty: Yes (ratification/accession: 24 November 2000).

 

Last updated February 2019