Czech Republic Archives

In ESG

European Union: Commission tables proposal for Green Claims Directive

March 28, 2023 by Geert Bovy, Joost Vynckier and Hannah Matthys 6 Mins Read

On 22 March 2023, the European Commission tabled a proposal for a Directive on substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims.
The proposal aims to harmonize the evaluation and monitoring of voluntary environmental claims – often referred to as “green claims” – towards EU consumers and control the proliferation of public and private environmental labels. Complementing the March 2022 proposal for a Directive on empowering consumers for the green transition as a lex specialis by providing more specific requirements on the substantiation, communication and verification of green claims, it contributes to the fight against “greenwashing”.

In Product Regulation & Liability

Czech Republic: Amendment to Act on Consumer Protection and Civil Code

January 12, 2023 by Martin Hrodek, Kristína Doupal, Timoteus Hudcovic and Lenka Bešťáková 4 Mins Read

An extensive amendment to the Act on Consumer Protection and the Civil Code came into effect on 6 January 2023. In this article we focus on changes introduced by the amendment in relation to liability for defects and guarantee.

In Sanctions

Czech Republic Adopts New Sanctions Act

January 6, 2023 by Kristína Doupal, Martin Šupák and Timoteus Hudcovic 4 Mins Read

Given the intensity and pace of change related to sanctions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, EU Member…

In Albania

Russia: Russia imposes a ban on foreign aircraft flights from 36 states

March 15, 2022 by Baker McKenzie 1 Min Read

Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled “Russia imposes a ban on foreign aircraft flights from 36 states” on 1 March 2022. Read the article via the link here. Please also visit our Sanctions Blog for the most recent updates.

In Czech Republic

Czech Republic: Recent key legislative changes in energy transition and energy regulation

February 8, 2022 by Tomas Skoumal and Michal Simčina 5 Mins Read

The Czech Republic has recently significantly amended existing legislation in the field of energy transition and energy regulation as a follow-up to the Renewable Energy Directive Recast (RED II), with the aim of counteracting unfair business practices towards consumers. The majority of these changes became effective on 1 January 2022, with the rest becoming effective later in 2022 or 2023. This is a significant step towards decarbonisation in line with EU goals and it creates many opportunities for the energy market players

In Czech Republic

Czech Republic: Changes to the Electronic Communications Act new rules relating to cookies and telemarketing effective as of 1 January 2022

January 21, 2022 by Milena Hoffmanová and Lenka Bešťáková 6 Mins Read

With effect from 1 January 2022, the provisions of the recent amendment of Act No. 127/2005 Coll., on Electronic Communications and on Amendment to Certain Related Acts relating to the storing and accessing of cookies and other information on users’ devices and telemarketing, have become effective.

In Austria

European Union: DAC7 Risk Test

In March 2021, the EU approved new reporting rules in a directive known as DAC7. The directive will require the operators of online platforms for the sale of goods and certain services, to collect, verify and share data on their sellers and their transactions concluded on the online platform. EU member states have until 31 December 2022 to implement DAC7 into national law. Certain platform operators will become a reporting platform and will need to start collecting and verifying data points in compliance with the DAC7 reporting requirements. The collected data points must be reported to the tax authorities of the relevant EU member state annually.

In Covid-19

Czech Republic: Entry to the Czech Republic after 9 July 2021 – Obligations of employers and employees

July 29, 2021 by Zuzana Ferianc and Kristína Bartoskova 6 Mins Read

From 9 July 2021, employers and employees will have certain obligations in connection with a return to the workplace following travel abroad. Below is a summary of these obligations.

In Corporate Compliance

Czech Republic: New Regulation on Registration of Ultimate Beneficial Owners of Legal Entities

May 1, 2021 by Petra Jilgova-Benesova and Tomas Skoumal 12 Mins Read

In brief On 1 June 2021, Act No. 37/2021 Sb., on Registration of Ultimate Beneficial Owners (“Act”), will…

In Covid-19

Czech Republic: Update on Obligatory Testing of Employees

March 30, 2021 by Zuzana Ferianc 8 Mins Read

The Czech government has extended the obligatory testing of employees to employers employing between 10 and 49 employees. Please find below answers to the most common questions related to the testing.