A trade union is established by a resolution adopted by at least 10 persons who are entitled to establish one. These persons adopt the union’s statutes and elect a founding committee consisting of 3 to 7 members. The committee represents the organisation during the procedure for registration in the National Court Register.

Statut powinien określać między innymi:

The statutes should specify, in particular:

• the union’s name, 

• registered office,

• scope of activities, 

• objectives and tasks,

• membership rules,

• members’ rights and obligations,

• governing bodies,

• organisational structure,

•  rules of representation,

•  sources of funding,

•  rules for determining membership fees,

•  procedures for amending the statutes,

•  the procedure for dissolving the union.

The founding committee must submit an application for registration in the National Court Register within 30 days of establishing the union, attaching the resolution of establishing the union and its statutes. Upon registration in the National Court Register, the trade union acquires legal personality. The registration procedure is exempt from court fees.