Materials to accompany an application for registration

Law on the manner of executing legislative initiative by the citizensadopted on 24 June 1999, Article 6

http://www.sejm.gov.pl/prawo/inicjat.htm (in Polish - the Parliament’s website)

The Standing Orders of the Sejm of the Republic ofPoland of 30 July 1992, Article 34, paragraphs 2 and 3.

http://libr.sejm.gov.pl/oide/en/images/files/dokumenty/standing_orders_2009.pdf (in English - the Parliament’s website)

Law on Nationwide Referendum adopted on 14 March 2003, Article 63

http://pkw.gov.pl/g2/i/00/8.pdf (in English - but not updated)

http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/DetailsServlet?id=WDU20030570507 (in Polish – the Parliament’s website)

In the case of Agenda initiative:

A bill shall be accompanied byan explanatory statement which shall:

1) explain the need for andpurpose of passing of the bill;

2) present the actualsituation within the area to be regulated;

3) indicate differencesbetween the presently existing and the proposed legal position;

4) present an estimate of thesocial, economic, financial and legal effects thereof;

5) identify sources offinance, in the event that the bill imposes a burden on the State Budget orbudgets of local government units;

6) outline drafts of principalexecutive orders;

7) contain a statement ofconformity of the bill to legislation of the European Union or a statement thatthe subject-matter of the proposed legislation is not governed by thelegislation of the European Union.

An explanatory statement shallalso refer to the results of prior consultations and shall distinguish variousproposals and opinions presented, especially when there exists a statutoryobligation to seek such opinion.

In the case of Citizens' initiative:

Law only mentions the list of signatures.