Poland Artificial Intelligence Systems Act (2026)
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Act of July 3, 2026 on artificial intelligence systems
Poland; national framework supporting Regulation (EU) 2024/1689
Enacted national statute
Dz.U. 2026 poz. 1003; ELI DU/2026/1003
In force, with phased commencement.[1]
July 28, August 11 and October 28, 2026, as specified in Article 127.[1]
October 30, 2026 — full promulgated Act, official status register and both chair-appointment resolutions.
The Act of July 3, 2026 on artificial intelligence systems (Ustawa o systemach sztucznej inteligencji) establishes Poland’s national supervision and enforcement framework for Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, the EU AI Act. Its scope includes market supervision, infringement proceedings, conformity-assessment bodies, innovation support and sanctions. Articles 2–3 contain exclusions, including specified defence, national-security, research and personal-use circumstances.[2]
Phased commencement
Article 127 sets the general commencement at 14 days after publication, with two exceptions. The official legal register gives the resulting dates:[1]
- July 28, 2026: Article 125(4), concerning ministerial preparations for the supporting administrative unit and the Commission’s work.
- August 11, 2026: the Act’s general entry into force.
- October 28, 2026: Articles 8–18 and Chapters 3–5, 8 and 9, covering individual opinions and explanations, inspections, proceedings, sanction-mitigation agreements, sanctions and amendments to other laws.
These dates concern the national Act. They do not establish the first application of every EU AI Act obligation or prove that every service and enforcement process is operational.[1]
Supervisory institutions
The Act designates the Commission for the Development and Safety of Artificial Intelligence (Komisja Rozwoju i Bezpieczeństwa Sztucznej Inteligencji) as market-surveillance authority and single contact point. It provides for cooperation with sector regulators, the data-protection authority and EU bodies; the minister responsible for digital affairs is the notifying authority under Chapter 6.[3]
The Sejm’s September 18 resolution appointed Pamela Krzypkowska as chair, and the Senate consented on September 24. Both resolutions were published September 25. These institutional records establish the appointment steps, rather than the existence of particular inspections, decisions or operational services.[4]
Inspections, complaints and remedies
Chapter 3 provides for inspections, ordinarily conducted remotely after notice, with specified exceptions for risks to life, health, safety or fundamental rights. It addresses access to relevant records and systems, confidentiality, protected legal communications, inspection reports and corrective recommendations. Chapter 4 permits complaints, infringement proceedings, warnings and corrective decisions, including cessation or withdrawal orders where the statutory risk conditions are met.[5]
Specified decisions and orders may be challenged before the Warsaw Regional Court’s competition and consumer protection court. Chapter 5 establishes agreements for extraordinary mitigation of sanctions, subject to statutory conditions; accepting such an agreement waives the appeal specified in Article 74(4). Chapter 8 addresses administrative fines under the EU framework and offences concerning obstruction and failure to comply with specified decisions.[6]
Related coverage
- International country directory and EU national implementation coverage.
- October 29 news: the October 28 commencement milestone.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sejm ELI, Act status, publication, entry-into-force date and remarks; Act, Article 127, p. 34. Checked October 30, 2026.
- ↑ Dziennik Ustaw 2026, item 1003, promulgated Act, Articles 1–4; complete Polish text, 34 pages, reviewed October 30, 2026. English descriptions on this page are summaries of the Polish original.
- ↑ Act, Articles 5–6, 19–20 and 86–90, pp. 3, 6–7 and 24–25.
- ↑ Sejm resolution, Monitor Polski 2026, item 945; Senate resolution, item 946. Both complete one-page texts reviewed October 30, 2026.
- ↑ Act, Articles 48–63, pp. 15–20.
- ↑ Act, Articles 65–85 and 104–115, pp. 21–24 and 29–32.