The EU Commission reacted cautiously to Poland's announcements in the dispute over a system for disciplining judges.

A spokeswoman said on Saturday evening in Brussels that the orders had been taken note of and would now be carefully analyzed.

The Commission also expects Poland to provide information by August 16 on how the implementation of decisions of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) will be guaranteed.

The Polish Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski had previously announced that the controversial disciplinary body for judges would be dissolved in its current form.

The President of the Supreme Court, Malgorzata Manowska, had previously released the Chamber from some tasks.

Poland responded to decisions of the ECJ in mid-July.

The court ruled that the country's system of disciplining judges violated European law.

The disciplinary body set up at the country's highest court in 2018, which has so far been able to dismiss every judge and prosecutor, does not offer all guarantees of independence and impartiality.

In addition, the ECJ issued an injunction. This asked Poland to suspend the provisions that give the Chamber the power to rule on requests for the waiver of judicial immunity and on the employment and retirement of judges. Because Warsaw initially did not react to the judgment, the EU Commission gave the country an ultimatum until mid-August. Otherwise, the Brussels authority wants to apply for financial sanctions. For example, they could consist of a daily penalty payment.