''Dziennik Ustaw'' or ''Dziennik Ustaw Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej'' ( en, Journal of Laws of the Republic of Poland, abbreviated Dz. U.) is the most important Polish publication of legal acts. It is the only official source of law for

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Polish law The Polish law or legal system in Poland has been developing since the first centuries of Polish history, over 1,000 years ago. The public and private laws of Poland are codified. The supreme law in Poland is the Constitution of Poland. Poland ...

s. The publication of this journal is solely the responsibility of the

Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland The President of the Council of Ministers ( pl, Prezes Rady Ministrów, lit=Chairman of the Council of Ministers), colloquially referred to as the prime minister (), is the head of the cabinet and the head of government of Poland. The responsibi ...

. 'Dziennik Ustaw' traces its history to the 1918 'Dziennik Praw Królestwa Polskiego' ( en, Journal of Laws of the Kingdom of Poland) and has changed its name several times during its existence. According to Article 122 of the

Constitution of Poland The current Constitution of Poland was founded on 2 April 1997. Formally known as the Constitution of the Republic of Poland ( pl, Konstytucja Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej), it replaced the Small Constitution of 1992, the last amended version of ...

of 1997, ''The President of the Republic shall sign a bill within 21 days of its submission and shall order its promulgation in the Journal of Laws of the Republic of Poland (Dziennik Ustaw)

The matter is further regulated by articles 87 and 234 of the constitution, as well as by the Article 9 of the ''Act on Publishing Normative Acts and Several Other Legal Acts'' of 2000. The Dziennik Ustaw is to include such documents as: *Constitution *Acts of the Sejm, Parliament *Regulations of the

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, ministers of administration, members of committees of the Council of Ministers and the National Council of Radio Broadcasting and Television. *uniform acts and amendments *Acts of ratification of international treaties and agreements *Verdicts of the

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*Acts of the Council of Ministers abolishing or amending ministerial regulations *Legal acts related to state of war and peace treaties *Legal acts approved by a referendum *Ordinances regarding elections for the

Sejm The Sejm (English: , Polish: ), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland ( Polish: ''Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''), is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of Poland. The Sejm has been the highest governing body of ...

and

Senate of Poland The Senate ( pl, Senat) is the upper house of the Polish parliament, the lower house being the Sejm. The history of the Polish Senate stretches back over 500 years; it was one of the first constituent bodies of a bicameral parliament in Europ ...

*Ordinances regarding presidential elections *Decisions of the

Supreme Court of Poland The Supreme Court ( pl, Sąd Najwyższy) is the highest court in the Republic of Poland. It is located in the Krasiński Square, Warsaw. One of the chambers of the Supreme Court, the Disciplinary Chamber, was suspended by a judgment of the CJ ...

regarding the validity of presidential elections, as well as elections for the Sejm and Senate, as well as on referendums *Notices on errors in previously published laws and acts *Other legal acts, as specified by specific acts of the parliament

References

An Overview of Polish Law

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''Ustawa z dnia 30 grudnia 1950 r. o wydawaniu Dziennika Ustaw Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej i Dziennika Urzędowego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej "Monitor Polski"'' (Dz. U. Nr 50, poz. 524, z późn. zm.)''Ustawa z dnia 20 lipca 2000 r. o ogłaszaniu aktów normatywnych i niektórych innych aktów prawnych'' (Dz. U. z 2017 r. poz. 1523)
{{Italic title Constitutional law Law of Poland Law journals Polish-language journals Publications established in 1918 Government gazettes

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