Clifford Chance
Establishing a Polish branch of an EEA investment firm
13 June 2011
So far over a thousand entities have notified their intention to provide
services in Poland relying on a "European passport". Lately more and
more investment firms have been considering establishing a presence
in Poland. This may be achieved in the form of a subsidiary, branch or
representative office. Of those, only a subsidiary and a branch, upon
fulfilling certain obligations, may provide investment services. In this
paper, we briefly describe the process of establishing a branch of an
EEA investment firm in Poland.
