Act on Foreigners (Dz
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Document signed by Jarosław Deminet; RCL Date: 2013.12.30 10:03:49 CET JOURNAL OF LAWS OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND Warsaw, 30 December 2013 Item 1650 ACT of 12 December 2013 on foreigners1, 2 1 The Act implements the provisions of: 1) Council Directive 2001/40/EC of 28 May 2001 on the mutual recognition of decisions on the expulsion of third-country nationals (OJ L 149, 02.06.2001, p. 34; OJ Polish Special Edition, Chapter 19, Volume 4, p. 107); 2) Council Directive 2001/51/EC of 28 June 2001 supplementing the provisions of Article 26 of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 (OJ L 187, 10.07.2001, p. 45; OJ Polish Special Edition, Chapter 19, Volume 4, p. 160); 3) Council Directive 2003/86/EC of 22 September 2003 on the right to family reunification (OJ L 251, 03.10.2003, p. 12 , as amended); 4) Council Directive 2003/110/EC of 25 November 2003 on assistance in cases of transit for the purposes of removal by air (OJ L 321, 06.12.2003, p. 26, as amended); 5) Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents (OJ L 16, 23.01.2004, p. 44, as amended); 6) Council Directive 2004/81/EC of 29 April 2004 on the residence permit issued to third-country nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings or who have been the subject of an action to facilitate illegal immigration, who cooperate with the competent authorities (OJ L 261, 06.08.2004, p. 19 , as amended); 7) Council Directive 2004/114/EC of 13 December 2004 on the conditions of admission of third-country nationals for the purposes of studies, pupil exchange, unremunerated training or voluntary service (OJ L 375, 23.12.2004, p. 12, as amended); 8) Council Directive 2005/71/EC of 12 October 2005 on a specific procedure for admitting third-country nationals for the purposes of scientific research (OJ L 289, 03.11.2005, p. 15 , as amended); 9) Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 348, 24.12.2008, p. 98); 10) Council Directive 2009/50/EC of 25 May 2009 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment (OJ L 155, 18.06.2009, p. 17 ); 11) Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 168, 30.06.2009, p. 24, as amended); 12) Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA (OJ L 101, 15.04.2011, p.1, as amended); SECTION I General Provisions Article 1. The Act lays down the principles and conditions governing entry into, transit through, residence on and departure from the territory of the Republic of Poland as they apply to foreigners, as well as the procedure and the authorities competent in these matters. Article 2. The Act shall not apply to: (1) members of staff of diplomatic missions and consular posts of foreign states and other persons treated equally under applicable laws, treaties or generally recognised international customs, on condition of reciprocity and subject to the requirement of holding by such persons documents proving that they perform functions entitling them to enter and stay in the territory of the Republic of Poland, 13) Directive 2011/51/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2011 amending Council Directive 2003/109/EC to extend its scope to beneficiaries of international protection (Text with EEA relevance) (OJ L 132, 19.05.2011, p.1); 14) Directive 2011/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, a uniform status for refugees or persons eligible for subsidiary protection and the scope of granted protection (OJ L 337, 20.12.2011, p. 9); 15) Directive 2011/98/UE of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on a single application procedure for a single permit for third-country nationals to reside and work in the territory of a Member State and on a common set of rights for third-country workers legally residing in a Member State (OJ L 343, 23.12.2011, p.1, as amended). 2 The Act amends the following acts: the Act of 24 June 1920 on acquisition of real estate property by foreigners, the Act of 31 December 1959 on cemeteries and burial of the deceased, the Act of 10 April 1974 on population registration and identity cards, the Act of 6 April 1990 on the Police, the Act of 12 October 1990 on the Polish Border Guard, the Act of 20 December 1990 on the social insurance of farmers, the Act of 21 December 1990 on the profession of veterinarian and chambers of veterinary surgeons, the Act of 19 April 1991 on pharmaceutical chambers, the Act of 7 September 1991 on the education system, the Act of 20 June 1992 on entitlements to concessionary travel with public means of transport, the Act of 5 December 1996 on the profession of a physician and dentist, the Act of 6 June 1997 – the Code of Administrative Proceedings, the Act of 17 July 1998 on student loans and credits, the Act of 13 October 1998 on the social insurance system, the Act of 9 November 2000 on repatriation, the Act of 15 December 2000 on professional associations of architects, engineers and town planners, the Act of 11 April 2001 on patent agents, the Act of 22 June 2001 on the conduct of business in the field of production and sale of explosives, weapons, ammunition and military or police technology, the Act of 13 June 2003 on granting protection to foreigners within the territory of the Republic of Poland, the Act of 27 June 2003 on the social pension, the Act of 28 November 2003 on family benefits, the Act of 12 March 2004 on social assistance, the Act of 20 April 2004 on employment promotion and labour market institutions, the Act of 2 July 2004 on freedom of economic activity, the Act of 27 August 2004 on health care services financed from public funds, the Act of 27 July 2005 – Law on Higher Education, the Act of 16 December 2005 on products of animal origin, the Act of 14 July 2006 on the entry into, residence in and departure from the territory of the Republic of Poland of nationals of the European Union Member States and members of their families, the Act of 22 July 2006 on animal feed, the Act of 16 November 2006 on stamp duty, the Act of 24 August 2007 on the participation of the Republic of Poland in the Schengen Information System and the Visa Information System, the Act of 7 September 2007 on the Pole’s Card, the Act of 7 September 2007 on assistance for persons entitled to maintenance allowance, the Act of 18 March 2008 on principles of recognition of professional qualifications acquired in EU Member States, the Act of 2 April 2009 on Polish citizenship, the Act of 24 September 2010 on population registration, the Act of 15 April 2011 on education information system, the Act of 9 June 2011 on support to families and the foster care system, the Act of 1 July 2011 on the professional association of nurses and midwives, the Act of 15 July 2011 on the profession of nurses and midwives and the Act of 16 September 2011 on information exchange amongst law enforcement authorities of the EU Member States. except for Article 23, Article 32, Article 58, Articles 60-63, Article 66(4) and (5), Articles 67-74, Article 78(1), Article 79(1) and (2), Article (80), Articles 90-92, Article 96 and Article 97; (2) nationals of the European Union Member States, member states of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) – parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and the Swiss Confederation, as well as members of their families who join them or reside with them. Article 3. Terms used in the Act shall have the following meanings: (1) asylum – asylum within the meaning of Article 90 of the Act of 13 June 2003 on granting protection to foreigners within the territory of the Republic of Poland (Dz. U. of 2012, item 680); (2) foreigner – any person who does not have Polish citizenship; (3) travel document – a document recognised by the competent authority of the Republic of Poland, authorising its holder to cross the border, which has been issued to a foreigner by a competent authority of a foreign state, a Polish authority or an international organisation or an entity authorised by a competent authority of a foreign state or a foreign authority of the state nature; (4) professional experience – experience gained in the course of the employment, performing other gainful work or pursuing business activity in a particular profession; (5) border – a border of the Republic of Poland within the meaning of Articles 1-3 of the Act of 12 October 1990 on the protection of the state border (Dz.