Unofficial English translation of the Statute adopted by the Founding Meeting in Warsaw on 24 September 2026. The Association is in the process of registration in the National Court Register (KRS) and acquires legal personality upon registration (§ 3). In case of any discrepancy, the Polish text prevails.
Legal basis: Act of 23 May 1991 on Employers’ Organisations (consolidated text: Journal of Laws 2025, item 423)
Chapter I — General provisions
§ 1. The Association of Coordinated Care Employers (Związek Pracodawców Opieki Koordynowanej), hereinafter the “Association”, is an employers’ organisation within the meaning of the Act of 23 May 1991 on Employers’ Organisations (consolidated text: Journal of Laws 2025, item 423).
§ 1a. An employer within the meaning of this Statute is an entity referred to in Article 1¹(2) of the Act of 23 May 1991 on Trade Unions, i.e. an employer within the meaning of Article 3 of the Labour Code, as well as a natural person, a legal person or an organisational unit without legal personality to which the law grants legal capacity, if it employs a person other than an employee performing gainful work.
§ 2. The Association operates in the territory of the Republic of Poland and abroad to the extent necessary to pursue its statutory objectives, in particular within international partnerships, cross-border projects and cooperation with foreign organisations. The registered office of the Association is Warsaw.
§ 3. The Association acquires legal personality upon registration in the National Court Register.
§ 4. International activity:
1. The Association may be a member of national and international employers’ organisations, federations, networks and platforms, in particular the Polish Hospital Federation (PFSz), Business Centre Club (BCC), the International Hospital Federation (IHF), the Global Healthcare Systems Hub (GHSH) and organisations operating within the European Union.
2. The Association may conclude partnership and cooperation agreements with foreign employers’ organisations, industry associations, public institutions, research centres and healthcare providers.
3. The Association may participate in international project consortia, grant programmes and cross-border initiatives, including as lead partner or partner.
4. The Association may establish or co-establish legal entities outside the Republic of Poland, including branches, liaison offices, special purpose vehicles or foundations. The establishment, co-establishment, acquisition or disposal of shares in any such entity requires the consent of the Supreme Council.
5. The Association may delegate representatives to bodies of international organisations and to working groups of institutions of the European Union, the UN, WHO, OECD and others.
6. Decisions on joining an international organisation or establishing a foreign entity are taken by the Supreme Council at the request of the Director General. Financial commitments arising therefrom are subject to the decision thresholds of § 25.
Chapter II — Objectives and tasks
§ 5. The objectives of the Association are:
1. Representing and protecting the interests of employers operating in coordinated care covering the full health and social value chain (primary care, outpatient specialist care, hospital, rehabilitation, long-term care, home care, social assistance, personal assistance) and support in the citizen’s living environment.
2. Participation in social dialogue with public authorities, in particular with the Ministry of Health, the National Health Fund (NFZ), the Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Tariff System (AOTMiT), the Ministry of Family and Social Policy and the Commissioner for Human Rights.
3. Protecting the rights of the citizen as a beneficiary of integrated coordinated care, including the right to continuity of care, access to information on their health, social assistance and support in their living environment.
4. Promoting the Value Based Healthcare model and systems of remuneration for health and social outcomes, covering effects in both the medical and non-medical domains.
5. Supporting the standardisation and quality certification of coordinated care extending beyond the walls of medical facilities and covering social services.
6. Digital integration of coordinated care entities, including interoperability of IT systems (EHDS, HL7 FHIR) and of social assistance systems.
7. Developing models of community care, telemedicine, home support, social assistance and personal assistance as integral elements of the coordinated care chain.
8. Integrating the healthcare and social assistance sectors within a citizen-centred integrated approach.
9. Cooperation with international organisations in benchmarking and knowledge transfer.
10. Building international partnerships with coordinated care systems in the Member States of the European Union, EFTA, the United Kingdom, Israel, the United States and elsewhere.
11. Representing the Polish coordinated care sector internationally, including in EU institutions, WHO, OECD, IHF and sectoral platforms.
12. Participation in cross-border pilot projects on coordinated care, including under the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive, the EHDS and EU4Health programmes.
§ 6. The Association pursues its objectives by:
1. Issuing opinions on legal acts concerning the organisation of healthcare, social assistance and civil rights.
2. Conducting dialogue with public payers (NFZ, Ministry of Family and Social Policy) on contracting and pricing models that reflect the full value chain.
3. Cooperating with the Commissioner for Human Rights and the Patient Ombudsman in protecting the rights of beneficiaries of integrated coordinated care.
4. Organising conferences, training and experience-sharing programmes — free of charge, for a fee within statutory activity, or through the Special Purpose Company (§ 23a).
5. Cooperating with the Healthcare Poland Foundation on quality certification and audits, including on the basis of the TQAMS standard.
6. Establishing pilot coordinated care consortia.
7. Maintaining benchmarking databases and analyses of health and social value.
8. Initiating projects integrating medical care with community care, social assistance and personal assistance.
9. Cooperating with social assistance centres (MOPS, PCPR).
10. Establishing and maintaining international partnerships.
11. Participating in international project consortia and grant programmes of the EU, the EEA and other international organisations.
12. Organising international conferences, business missions and study visits.
13. Delegating representatives of the Association to bodies and working groups of international organisations.
14. Promoting Polish coordinated care models and certification standards in foreign markets.
Chapter III — Membership
§ 7. An ordinary member of the Association may be an employer within the meaning of § 1a providing healthcare services, social assistance or community support at no fewer than one of the following levels: primary care, outpatient specialist care, hospital care, rehabilitation, long-term care, palliative care, medical diagnostics, pharmacies, CRO, community care, telemedicine, health assistance, personal assistance, social assistance, community support, day support centres, social welfare homes. Decisions concerning the membership of an employer that is a legal person are taken by the body authorised to make declarations of will on its behalf (Article 7(2) of the Act).
§ 7a. Founding Member:
1. A Founding Member of the Association is an employer entered on the list of founders forming an integral part of this Statute who signed the Statute at the Founding Meeting.
2. The status of Founding Member is inalienable and non-transferable to another entity.
3. A Founding Member is an ordinary member of the Association and enjoys all the rights of an ordinary member and, in addition, the right to issue the recommendation referred to in § 9.
4. Loss of the status of ordinary member entails loss of the status of Founding Member.
§ 8. A supporting member may be:
1. An employers’ organisation operating in the healthcare or social assistance sector.
2. A technology entity providing solutions for coordinated care.
3. A legal person declaring support for the objectives of the Association.
4. A natural person or expert declaring support for the objectives of the Association.
§ 9. Admission to membership is decided by the Director General by way of a sole decision, on the basis of the candidate’s application, which must be accompanied by a recommendation of at least one Founding Member of the Association within the meaning of § 7a.
Chapter IV — Governing bodies of the Association
§ 10. The governing bodies of the Association are:
1. The General Assembly of Members.
2. The Supreme Council (acting also as the supervisory and audit body).
3. The Director General (single-person executive body).
4. The Programme Council (advisory body).
§ 10a. Three-tier model of competence and accountability:
1. The constitution of the Association is based on a three-tier model in which each tier corresponds to a distinct constitutional function: the Director General — operational management; the Supreme Council — strategic decisions and supervision and control; the General Assembly — constitutional accountability.
2. The three tiers of the model are expressed in accountability, not in day-to-day operations. The General Assembly does not participate in current managerial or strategic decisions but holds the Director General and the Supreme Council accountable ex post — by approving the annual financial statements, approving the report of the Supreme Council on its supervisory and audit activity and granting or refusing discharge.
3. The Supreme Council enjoys full decision-making autonomy within its competences and is not bound by instructions of the General Assembly in individual matters. The Supreme Council is accountable to the General Assembly for the entirety of its supervision on an annual basis.
4. The Director General enjoys full operational autonomy within the limits of § 25(1) and (2) and is accountable to the Supreme Council under § 21 and to the General Assembly by way of discharge.
Section A — General Assembly of Members
§ 11. The General Assembly of Members is the supreme body of the Association. The exclusive competence of the General Assembly comprises:
1. Adopting and amending the Statute of the Association.
2. Adopting the programme of activity of the Association.
3. Electing and dismissing members of the Supreme Council, subject to § 14(3) (life members).
4. Approving the annual financial statements of the Association as the approving body within the meaning of Article 3(1)(7) and Article 53(1) of the Accounting Act of 29 September 1994.
5. Considering and approving the annual report of the Supreme Council on its supervisory and audit activity.
6. Granting discharge to the Supreme Council and the Director General.
7. Dismissing the Director General at the request of the Supreme Council (§ 21a).
8. Adopting framework rules for membership fees (ranges) and the criteria for their differentiation.
9. Adopting the amount and rules of remuneration of members of the Supreme Council (§ 17).
10. Adopting resolutions on the dissolution of the Association and the allocation of its assets.
§ 12. The General Assembly is convened at least once a year by the Supreme Council, no later than 30 June of the year following the financial year. An Extraordinary General Assembly is convened by the Supreme Council on its own initiative, at the request of the Director General, at the request of at least one fifth of the ordinary members, or mandatorily where a motion to dismiss the Director General has been filed (§ 21a(2)(b)).
§ 12a. Proceedings and voting of the General Assembly:
1. The General Assembly may be held in person, in hybrid form or fully remotely by means of videoconferencing tools.
2. Electronic voting is permitted — an ordinary member may vote via the electronic voting platform indicated in the notice convening the General Assembly. An electronic vote is equivalent to a vote cast at an in-person meeting.
3. Notice convening the General Assembly is sent electronically at least 14 days in advance (7 days in the case of an Extraordinary General Assembly convened under § 21a).
4. A General Assembly convened on the first date has a quorum when at least half of the ordinary members participate. In the absence of a quorum, the Chair opens the proceedings on the second date, set for the same day, no earlier than 30 minutes after the first date; a General Assembly held on the second date may adopt resolutions regardless of the number of members present, provided that the notice contained information on the second date.
5. The second-date rule does not apply to resolutions on: amending the Statute, dismissing the Director General, dismissing a member of the Supreme Council and dissolving the Association.
§ 13. Each ordinary member has one vote at the General Assembly. Supporting members participate in an advisory capacity.
Section B — Supreme Council
§ 14. The Supreme Council consists of 5–9 term members and acts at the same time as the supervisory and audit body of the Association.
1. Term members of the Supreme Council are elected by the General Assembly from among the representatives of ordinary members. The term of office is 4 years with the possibility of re-election.
2. The Supreme Council elects from among its members the Chair of the Supreme Council and the Vice-Chair.
3. Founding membership guarantee: persons appointed to the first composition of the Supreme Council at the Founding Meeting and the first Director General appointed at the Founding Meeting retain the status of life members of the Supreme Council with full voting rights. Life membership expires only in the event of: (a) written resignation of the person concerned, (b) a final conviction for an intentional offence, (c) death. Life members are not counted towards the limit of 5–9 term members.
4. A life member of the Supreme Council who ceases to be Director General or whose entity ceases to be a member of the Association retains membership of the Supreme Council as a life member with full voting rights.
5. The total number of members of the Supreme Council means the sum of term members and life members.
§ 15. Competences of the Supreme Council:
A. Strategic and decision-making function:
1. Setting the strategic directions of the Association’s development.
2. Appointing the Director General and submitting to the General Assembly a motion to dismiss the Director General (§ 21a).
3. Approving the annual budget and action plan submitted by the Director General.
4. Consenting to financial commitments exceeding PLN 2,000,000 net. The Supreme Council may consent to a commitment of any amount — its competence in this respect is not limited by an upper threshold.
5. Taking note of the Director General’s information on commitments incurred in the range from PLN 50,000 to PLN 2,000,000 net (§ 25(2)).
6. Consenting to the establishment and termination of strategic partnerships, membership of federations and international organisations, and to the establishment, acquisition and disposal of subsidiaries, including the Special Purpose Company (§ 4(4), § 23a).
7. Consenting to the submission of an application for a grant or subsidy exceeding PLN 2,000,000, including international grants.
8. Consenting to the employment of the Director General under an employment contract or management contract and setting the terms of the Director General’s remuneration.
9. Consenting to the commencement and cessation of business activity by the Association and determining its scope (§ 23a(2)).
B. Supervisory and audit function:
1. Examining the annual financial statements of the Association and submitting to the General Assembly an assessment together with a recommendation on their approval.
2. Assessing the correctness and purposefulness of expenditure.
3. Verifying the compliance of the Director General’s actions with the resolutions of the General Assembly and the Supreme Council.
4. The right to demand explanations and documents from the Director General.
5. Submitting to the General Assembly an annual report on its supervisory and audit activity together with a motion to grant or refuse discharge.
6. Commissioning external financial and operational audits.
§ 16. Procedure of the Supreme Council:
1. Electronic circulation procedure (default). The Supreme Council adopts resolutions on a continuous, circular basis by means of electronic communication tools. The Chair of the Supreme Council or the Director General presents a draft resolution electronically to all members of the Council. Members cast their votes within a period of no less than 3 and no more than 7 working days from delivery of the draft. Failure to respond within the time limit is treated as an abstention.
2. Meeting procedure (for reserved matters). The Supreme Council holds a formal meeting only in the following matters: (a) approval of the annual budget and assessment of the annual financial statements, (b) submission of a motion to dismiss the Director General (§ 21a), (c) suspension of the Director General, (d) consent to a commitment exceeding PLN 2,000,000 net, (e) consent to commencing business activity or establishing the Special Purpose Company, (f) other matters which the Chair considers to require debate.
3. Formal meetings are held at least once every six months. Meetings may be held entirely remotely by means of videoconferencing tools — remote attendance is equivalent to in-person attendance.
4. Quorum. Resolutions of the Supreme Council in non-reserved matters are adopted with the participation of at least one third of the total number of Council members, but no fewer than three members. Resolutions in the reserved matters referred to in paragraph 2 are adopted with the participation of at least half of the total number of Council members.
5. Resolutions are adopted by a simple majority of votes cast, except for a resolution suspending the Director General, which requires a two-thirds majority. In the event of a tie, the Chair has the casting vote.
6. Electronic voting is fully permissible and legally effective. A vote is deemed cast by a statement sent from the e-mail address or account indicated in the register of Council members, a message in an approved messaging application or a vote cast on the voting platform indicated by the Council.
7. The Supreme Council may appoint thematic committees from among its members or with the participation of external experts.
8. Principle of operational non-interference: the Supreme Council exercises strategic supervision and ex post control. Current operational management belongs exclusively to the Director General. The Supreme Council does not issue instructions concerning current operations unless it finds a breach of law, the Statute or resolutions of the Association’s bodies.
§ 17. Remuneration of members of the Supreme Council:
1. Members of the Supreme Council may receive remuneration for their participation in the work of the Council.
2. The amount and rules of remuneration are set by the General Assembly by way of a resolution.
3. Remuneration may take the form of a monthly flat fee or an allowance for participation in meetings and circular votes.
4. Members of the Supreme Council are entitled to reimbursement of justified costs related to the performance of their function.
Section C — Director General
§ 18. The Director General is the single-person executive body of the Association, appointed by the Supreme Council and dismissed by the General Assembly at the request of the Supreme Council (§ 21a). The term of office of the Director General is indefinite.
§ 18a. Manner of representation of the Association and persons authorised to incur financial liabilities:
1. The Association is represented externally by the Director General acting alone.
2. The Director General is authorised to incur financial liabilities on behalf of the Association — independently up to PLN 2,000,000 net, on the terms set out in § 25, and above that amount with the prior consent of the Supreme Council.
3. The Chair of the Supreme Council represents the Association in relations with the Director General, in particular when concluding, amending and terminating the employment contract or management contract.
4. The Director General may grant a power of attorney to represent the Association within a specified scope.
§ 19. The Director General may be employed by the Association under an employment contract or management contract. The terms of employment and remuneration are set by the Supreme Council.
§ 20. Competences of the Director General:
A. Operational management:
1. Managing the current activity of the Association.
2. Representing the Association externally — before public authorities, the NFZ, the Ministry of Health, national and international partners, EU institutions and international organisations.
3. Implementing resolutions of the General Assembly and the Supreme Council.
4. Preparing the draft annual budget and action plan for approval by the Supreme Council.
5. Submitting quarterly activity reports to the Supreme Council.
B. Financial management:
1. Independently incurring financial commitments and making expenditure in accordance with the three-tier model set out in § 25.
2. Fulfilling the obligation to inform the Supreme Council of commitments in the range from PLN 50,000 to PLN 2,000,000 net (§ 25(2)).
3. Submitting quarterly financial reports to the Supreme Council within 15 days of the end of the quarter.
C. Membership management:
1. Deciding on admission of ordinary and supporting members (§ 9).
2. Setting the individual amount of the membership fee within the ranges adopted by the General Assembly.
3. Suspending membership in the event of fee arrears exceeding 3 months.
4. Submitting to the Supreme Council a motion to exclude a member.
D. Human resources management:
1. Hiring and dismissing employees of the Association.
2. Setting the terms of employees’ remuneration within the approved budget.
3. Concluding civil-law contracts with experts and advisers.
4. Shaping the organisational structure of the Association’s office.
E. Project and grant management:
1. Identifying and preparing applications for grants, subsidies and external financing — in accordance with § 26.
2. Managing the implementation of grant and subsidy projects, including settlement and reporting.
3. Concluding consortium and partnership agreements — in accordance with the thresholds of § 25.
§ 21. The Director General is accountable to the Supreme Council for:
1. The correctness and purposefulness of the use of the Association’s funds.
2. Timely submission of quarterly and annual reports and fulfilment of the information obligation under § 25(2).
3. Compliance of actions with the law, the Statute and resolutions of the Association’s bodies.
4. The correctness of settlement of grants and subsidies.
5. Maintaining the confidentiality of members’ information.
§ 21a. Mechanism of suspension and dismissal of the Director General:
1. The Supreme Council has no independent power to dismiss the Director General.
2. Where material irregularities are found, the Supreme Council may: (a) suspend the Director General by a resolution adopted by a two-thirds majority at a formal meeting and appoint an interim attorney for a period not exceeding 60 days; (b) submit a motion to dismiss the Director General to the General Assembly, with the obligation to convene simultaneously an Extraordinary General Assembly within no more than 30 days of the resolution on suspension.
3. The Director General is dismissed only by a resolution of the General Assembly adopted by a simple majority of votes.
4. The Director General has the right to give explanations before the General Assembly prior to the vote on dismissal.
5. The Supreme Council may at any time demand explanations and documents from the Director General; this right may be exercised electronically.
6. Reinstatement. The suspension of the Director General expires, and the Director General resumes office by operation of this Statute, in each of the following cases: (a) upon the adoption by the General Assembly of a resolution refusing dismissal of the Director General; (b) upon the lapse of 60 days from the resolution on suspension if the General Assembly has not adopted a resolution on dismissal within that period; (c) upon the revocation by the Supreme Council of the resolution on suspension. Upon reinstatement, the mandate of the interim attorney expires.
7. A renewed suspension of the Director General on the basis of the same factual circumstances that were the subject of a resolution of the General Assembly refusing dismissal is inadmissible.
Section D — Programme Council
§ 22. The Programme Council is the advisory body of the Association, appointed by the Supreme Council at the request of the Director General. The Programme Council consists of experts. The Programme Council gives opinions on programme documents, positions and strategies of the Association. Members of the Programme Council receive no remuneration unless the Supreme Council decides otherwise.
Chapter V — Finances
§ 23. The assets of the Association consist of:
1. Membership fees.
2. Subsidies, donations, inheritances and bequests.
3. Targeted grants and subsidies — national and foreign.
4. Revenue from paid statutory activity, including training, certification, conferences and audits.
5. Income from business activity conducted by the Association, if commenced (§ 23a(2)).
6. Income from shares held in the Special Purpose Company and in other subsidiaries, including dividends and profit shares.
7. Funds from projects implemented in partnership with other entities.
8. Other income from the Association’s assets.
§ 23a. Business activity and the Special Purpose Company:
1. The Association may conduct business activity on the terms set out in separate provisions, to the extent serving its statutory objectives, in accordance with Article 18 of the Act on Employers’ Organisations.
2. The commencement and cessation of business activity and the determination of its scope require the consent of the Supreme Council expressed by a resolution adopted at a formal meeting (§ 16(2)(e)).
3. Irrespective of the right under paragraph 1, the Association may establish a commercial company or acquire shares in one (Special Purpose Company) in order to conduct commercial activity, in particular paid services, training, certification, conferences and audits, and to optimise access to public and grant funding.
4. The establishment, acquisition, disposal or liquidation of the Special Purpose Company, as well as taking up a majority or controlling stake in it, requires the consent of the Supreme Council given at the request of the Director General.
5. The Special Purpose Company operates on market terms and carries out commercial activities related to the statutory objectives of the Association.
6. The choice of the form of commercial activity — directly by the Association or through the Special Purpose Company — belongs to the Supreme Council and may be made separately for individual areas of activity.
7. Income from the Association’s business activity and from shares held in the Special Purpose Company serves exclusively the performance of statutory tasks and may not be distributed among members.
§ 24. Membership fees:
1. The General Assembly adopts the fee ranges (minimum and maximum amount) and the criteria for their differentiation.
2. The Director General sets the individual fee for each member within the adopted ranges, taking into account the size of the entity, the scope of services covered by coordinated care and the annual revenue from services.
3. The Director General’s decision on the amount of the fee is effective immediately and does not require approval by the Supreme Council.
4. A member has the right to appeal against the fee set to the Supreme Council within 14 days of delivery of the decision. The Council considers the appeal in the electronic circulation procedure.
5. Fees are payable in advance by the 10th day of each month to the Association’s bank account.
6. Fee arrears exceeding 3 months entitle the Director General to suspend membership. Arrears exceeding 6 months constitute grounds for exclusion of the member by resolution of the Supreme Council at the request of the Director General.
§ 25. Three-tier model of financial decisions and incurring commitments:
1. First tier — operational decisions. The Director General incurs commitments and makes expenditure up to PLN 50,000 net independently, without the need for prior consent or information. Within this range the Director General has full discretion within the approved budget.
2. Second tier — managerial decisions with an information obligation. The Director General incurs commitments in the range above PLN 50,000 net up to PLN 2,000,000 net independently, without the need for prior consent of the Supreme Council. The Director General informs the Supreme Council of each such commitment without delay, no later than 14 days after incurring it, electronically. The information covers the subject, value, counterparty and source of financing of the commitment.
3. Third tier — strategic decisions. Incurring a commitment exceeding PLN 2,000,000 net requires the prior consent of the Supreme Council expressed by a resolution adopted at a formal meeting (§ 16(2)(d)). The Supreme Council’s competence in this respect is not limited by an upper threshold — the Council may consent to a commitment of any amount.
4. Accountability to the General Assembly. The General Assembly does not participate in the decisions referred to in paragraphs 1–3. Both the Director General and the Supreme Council are accountable to the General Assembly for the entirety of financial management on an annual basis — through the approval of the annual financial statements (§ 11(4)) and the granting or refusal of discharge (§ 11(6)).
5. The thresholds refer to the value of a single commitment or to the total value of commitments incurred within one project or one framework agreement. Splitting a commitment in order to circumvent a threshold is prohibited.
§ 26. Grant and subsidy activity:
1. The Association may apply for national and foreign grants and subsidies serving its statutory objectives.
2. The Association may be the leader or partner of project consortia.
3. The Director General independently submits applications for grants and subsidies of up to PLN 2,000,000, subject to the obligation to inform the Supreme Council of applications exceeding PLN 50,000 (§ 25(2)). Applications exceeding PLN 2,000,000 require the prior consent of the Supreme Council (§ 15(A)(7)).
4. The conclusion of a consortium or partnership agreement is subject to the thresholds set out in § 25 according to the value of the commitment attributable to the Association.
5. Grant and subsidy funds are subject to separate accounting records.
6. The Director General is responsible for the correct settlement, reporting and archiving of project documentation.
7. The Supreme Council approves the annual report on the implementation of grant and subsidy projects.
§ 27. Rules of financial management:
1. The Association conducts its financial management on the basis of an annual budget approved by the Supreme Council.
2. The Director General is responsible for the correctness of financial management.
3. The Director General submits a quarterly financial report to the Supreme Council within 15 days of the end of the quarter.
4. The Supreme Council examines the annual financial statements and submits them to the General Assembly together with an assessment and a recommendation on their approval.
5. The annual financial statements of the Association are approved by the General Assembly within 6 months of the balance sheet date (§ 11(4)).
6. The Supreme Council may commission an external financial audit — the costs of the audit are borne by the Association.
Chapter VI — Transitional and final provisions
§ 28. The first composition of the Supreme Council and the first Director General are appointed by the Founding Meeting.
§ 28a. Founding Committee:
1. The Founding Meeting elects a Founding Committee of at least 3 persons, in accordance with Article 7(3) of the Act.
2. The Founding Committee files the application for registration of the Association in the National Court Register within 30 days of the date of establishment of the Association (Article 9(2) of the Act). Failure to meet this time limit results in the resolution establishing the Association ceasing to have effect.
3. The Founding Committee operates until the Association is registered in the National Court Register and the Supreme Council and the Director General assume their functions.
4. Members of the Founding Committee may at the same time be members of the first composition of the Supreme Council.
§ 29. Persons appointed under § 28 acquire the status of life members of the Supreme Council within the meaning of § 14(3) upon registration of the Association in the National Court Register.
§ 30. Until the General Assembly adopts the membership fee ranges, the first Director General sets interim fees of PLN 300 to 2,000 per month.
§ 31. An amendment of § 14(3) (life membership guarantee) requires a three-quarters majority of votes of the General Assembly and the consent of all living life members of the Supreme Council.
§ 32. Amendment of the Statute:
1. An amendment of the Statute requires a resolution of the General Assembly adopted by a two-thirds majority, subject to § 31.
2. The Association notifies the registry court of an amendment of the Statute without delay. The amendment enters into force 14 days after the notification unless the court raises objections as to its compliance with the law (Article 11 of the Act).
§ 33. The Association may be dissolved by a resolution of the General Assembly adopted by a two-thirds majority. In the event of dissolution, the assets are allocated to purposes consistent with the statutory objectives indicated in the resolution on dissolution.
§ 34. Income obtained by the Association — including from fees, subsidies, grants, paid statutory activity, business activity and shares held in the Special Purpose Company — serves exclusively the performance of statutory tasks and may not be distributed among members (Article 18(1) of the Act).
§ 35. The number of ordinary members of the Association may not be lower than 10 employers. If the number of members remains below 10 for more than 3 months, the Association is struck off the National Court Register by operation of Article 12(1)(2) of the Act.
Founding Committee
On 24 September 2026 the Founding Meeting elected the Founding Committee composed of (Article 7(3) of the Act on Employers’ Organisations; § 28a of the Statute): Prof. Jarosław J. Fedorowski, Zbigniew Torbus, Michał P. Dybowski, Daniel Nowocin, Sławomir Nawrocki.
