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Poland: President vetoed Bill implementing the Digital Services Act and designating national competent authorities

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President vetoed Bill implementing the Digital Services Act and designating national competent authorities

On 9 January 2026, the President of Poland vetoed the Bill amending the Act on Providing Services by Electronic Means and certain other acts implementing the Digital Services Act. As a result of the veto, the Bill did not enter into force and the na…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services, platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, software provider: app stores, search service provider, messaging service provider, platform intermediary: other, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2024-01-05
in consultation

On 5 January 2024, the Ministry of Administration and Digitization opened a public consultation on …

2024-01-19
processing consultation

On 19 January 2024, the Ministry of Administration and Digitizationt closed its public consultation…

2025-09-29
under deliberation

On 29 September 2025, a Bill amending the Act on Providing Services by Electronic Means and certain…

2025-11-21
under deliberation

On 21 November 2025, the Sejm passed the Bill amending the Act on Providing Services by Electronic …

2025-12-18
adopted

On 18 December 2025, parliament adopted the Bill amending the Act on Providing Services by Electron…

2026-01-09
rejected

On 9 January 2026, the President of Poland vetoed the Bill amending the Act on Providing Services b…