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Legal Reform team identifies and responds to issues of concern to the business community that can be resolved by a legislative & regulatory change. Based on members input, we comment and propose new laws, amendments or position papers and advocate them with the government and parliament. Among our major past successes are the new Insolvency Act, the Commercial Registry reform or capping the Social Security Contributions.

 

February 26, 2010

Report and VIDEO from the Discussion on Public Procurement Act with Jan Sixta, Director of Legal Section of the Ministry for Regional Development

On February 25th members of the American Chamber of the Commerce in the CR met with Jan Sixta, Director of Legal Section of the Ministry for Regional Development, to discuss the novelization of the Public Procurement Act and the AmCham position paper on this Act.

February 24, 2010

Report from a Discussion 'Insolvency versus Execution'

Judges, insolvency trustees, banks, attorneys and in-house lawyers have gathered at a discussion event organized by AmCham to discuss the issue raised by banks. Please, find enclosed minutes...

February 12, 2010

Interviews on Insolvency Law

Interviews with: Daniel Weinhold (Weinhold Legal), JUDr. Jarmila Veselá (KSKŘI), Mgr. Petr Budín (Regional Court of Ostrava), JUDr. Petra Švamberková (Regional Court of Ústí nad Labem). In czech only.

February 05, 2010

Interview with Igor Němec, a chairman of Data Protection Office

On February 4, AmCham hosted a seminar featuring chief representatives of the Data Protection Office. You can play a short video interview with Igor Němec, a chairman of the Office, filmed after the seminar. The interview is in the Czech language.

February 02, 2010

Interview with representatives of the Office for the Protection of Competition (Úřad pro ochranu hospodářské soutěže)

AmCham has asked the chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition Office, Petr Rafaj, and his colleagues Robert Neruda and Petr Gajdušek several questions on a camera. The interview is in the Czech language.

January 28, 2010

AmCham´s Draft Position on Public Procurement

We would like to ask members for comments and additions to our draft Position Paper on Public Procurement...

January 22, 2010

Interview with Pavel Dvořák, Chairman of the Czech Telecommunication Office

On the occasion of hosting a discussion with the Chairman of the Czech Telecommunications Office, Pavel Dvořák, on January 21, AmCham posed several questions on a camera. The interview is in the Czech language.

December 04, 2009

InsideInsight with Ivana Fára of CMS Cameron McKenna

In the current issue of InsideInsight, the AmCham series of articles on hot legal, economic and societal issues, Ivana Fára of CMS Cameron McKenna explains modifications to rights of shareholders of listed companies that came into force on December 1, 2009.

December 04, 2009

Minutes from a discussion Roundtable on Insolvency Law

On November 26, insolvency judges, trustees, bank experts and other insolvency practitioners met in AmCham and discussed problems and best practices they came across when applying the new Czech Insolvency Act...

November 20, 2009

AmCham´s Position on Bearers Shares

A group of MPs has submitted a draft act on abolition of bearers shares to the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament. AmCham has drafted a position paper...

October 09, 2009

Inside Insight with Tomáš Čihula of Kinstellar

In the latest issue of InsideInsight, the AmCham series of articles on hot legal, economic and societal issues, Tomáš Čihula of Kinstellar describes key elements of the recent amendment to the Act on the Protection of Competition.

October 02, 2009

AmCham Visa and Work Permits Issues

AmCham members met  on September 23 to draft an agenda for a discussion with state authorities dealing with the visa and work permits agenda...

October 02, 2009

Inside Insight with Martin Bohuslav of Ambruz & Dark

In the latest InsideInsight, the AmCham article series on hot economic, legal and societal issues, Martin Bohuslav of Ambruz & Dark comments on two recent Supreme Court rulings relating to powers of attorney.

September 04, 2009

Inside Insight with Miroslav Uřičař of T-Mobile

Next week, the Chamber of Deputies is to take the final decision on the bill on significant market power. The bill is directed against all entities with turnover in excess of CZK 5 billion, although its original purpose was only to prevent the abuse of market power by food retail chains. Miroslav Uřičař of T-Mobile writes in our InsideInsight publication about complications the bill can bring.

August 11, 2009

Tax Laws signed by President

The President signed new Tax Procedural Code today as the first completed pillar of the Czech tax system reform. AmCham has been a partner during drafting the bill and contributed significantly to appproved wording. The bill will enter into force on 1 January 2011...

July 24, 2009

Minimal Amendment to Public Procurement Act

The Regional Development Ministry has prepared a minimal amendment to the Public Procurement Act to fulfill the obligations regarding transposition of 2007/66/ES Directive aiming at strengthening of the Antimonopoly Office supervisory role. Date due for transposition is January 1, 2010. Draft amendment will be debated on the session of the Government next week.

July 08, 2009

EU VAT Package

The amendment implementing the so-called “EU VAT Package” into the national legislation will be debated on the session of the Government on July 13. Significant changes concerning place of supply of services, refunds mechanism, and reporting obligations must come into effect on 1 January 2010.

June 26, 2009

Discussion with Deputy Interior Minister Zajíček

On June 23, AmCham welcomed Mr. Zajíček and discussed on the latest achievements of e-Government and preparations for launching Data Boxes on July 1, 2009. Data Boxes are intended to streamline, improve, and economize the public administration.

June 17, 2009

New Tax Procedural Code Approved

The Chamber of Deputies approved new Tax Procedural Code today. AmCham Finance Committee has been a partner to the Finance Ministry while drafting the bill and contributed significantly to its approved wording...

June 11, 2009

Finance Committee

AmCham Finance Committee met on June 9 to discuss task force on stable and transparent tax policy. In the next step a position document which AmCham will be supporting during the period prior to elections will be prepared.

June 11, 2009

Electronization of Agendas

Today, the President has signed an amendment to the Act on Archiving as another step to electronization of public agendas. AmCham prepared and has been for more than a year advocating equal legal acceptance of agendas converted within private sector. This is now implemented in the bill.

June 09, 2009

AmCham Discusses Future of High Education

The AmCham Knowledge Economy Task Force met with prof. Petr Matějů, a head of the the governmental team for reform of Tertiary Education and a member of the Government’s Council for Research and Development...

June 01, 2009

Building Act Amendment delayed

The Regional Development Ministry decided to delay works on the extensive draft Building Act Amendment by half-year and proposed December 31 as a new date for its submission to the Government.

May 15, 2009

A draft Act on Significant Market Power approved by Chamber of Deputies

Today, the Chamber of Deputies has approved a bill that brings additional economic competition regulation into relations between suppliers and their customers...

May 06, 2009

New Tax Procedural Code discussed in Parliament

After two previous attempts, the Parliament finally discussed new draft Tax Procedural Code in its first reading last week and agreed to send the bill proposal to its Budget Committee. A shortened 30 day period for its consideration was also agreed.

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