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.
August 19, 2010
AmCham Asked by Ministry of Justice to Comment on a Draft Amendment to Commercial Code
AmCham has received a request from Ministry of Justice to comment on a draft amendment to the Commercial Code covering a range of issues like commercial registry, liquidation, determining day etc. Members are kindly asked…
July 01, 2010
AmCham Labor Code Committee has set out 9 priorities
The AmCham Labor Code Committee met on June 29 and formed a plan for advocating priorities in the employment area...
July 01, 2010
Task Force on Guidelines for Companies Engaged in Public Procurement approved a concept of Code of Ethics
Task Force on Guidelines for Companies Engaged in Public Procurement operating under Platform for Transparent Public Procurement (initiated by AmCham) has come to a conlusion...
June 11, 2010
Report on Work of the Task Force on Guidelines for Companies Engaged in Public Procurement
Work on drafting Guidelines for Companies Engaged in Public Procurement continues. You can read minutes from the last meeting...
May 28, 2010
English Version of the 39 Measures Proposed by Platform for Transparent Public Procurement
For your convenience, please find attached translation of 39 proposals for a change of Act on Public Procurement. All political parties and many other organizations have signed...
May 25, 2010
Competition for Best Projects in Applied Research Involving University Researchers Launched
AmCham in co-operation with Association for Foreign Investment (AFI) has launched a competition for the "The Best Co-operation of the Year" between universities and companies. The winning projects will feature extensive and innovative joint research of company and university experts...
May 24, 2010
Platform for Transparent Public Tenders Declared a Commitment to Implement 39 Measures
May 12, 2010
Progress of the Project for Transparent Public Tenders
March 19, 2010
Platform for Transparent Public Tenders
AmCham has launched a project „Platform for transparent public tenders“. The aim is to bring together all major political parties, private sector associations and chambers, and relevant governmental bodies...
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
January 22, 2010
Interview with Pavel Dvořák, Chairman of the Czech Telecommunication Office
December 04, 2009
InsideInsight with Ivana Fára of CMS Cameron McKenna
December 04, 2009
Minutes from a discussion Roundtable on Insolvency Law
November 20, 2009
AmCham´s Position on Bearers Shares
October 09, 2009
Inside Insight with Tomáš Čihula of Kinstellar
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
July 24, 2009