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
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
Minimal Amendment to Public Procurement Act
July 08, 2009
EU VAT Package
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
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
June 09, 2009
AmCham Discusses Future of High Education
June 01, 2009
Building Act Amendment delayed
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