Acquiring a business licence...

How to get business licence ?


To your business licence registration you'll need following documents

  • a contract of your current residence address
  • permission of the buildingowner to use a location as business address
  • OR if thatis not possible: a virtual business seat
  • a contract of your current residence address
  • abstract from criminal register

Business licence types by trade law

  • irregulated (free licence)
  • regulated (bond licence)
  • licence trade (concession)

Irregulated trade

Irregulated trade is allowing business to carry out activities for the operation of trade law does not require proof of professional or other competence. To obtain a business license for Irregulated trade must be satisfied the general conditions of trade law (§ 6, paragraph 1).

Irregulated trade and fields of activities that belong to the unregulated trade are listed by Annex 4 to trade law.


Regulated trade

Regulated trades are the trades listed in Annex 2 to trade law.

Qualifications for the bound trade is determined by Annex 2 to trade law or is regulated by specific laws mentioned in this Annex.Citizens of the Czech Republic or another EU Member State can show proof of professional competence recognized by the recognition of professional qualifications issued by the authority under the Act on recognition of professional qualifications.


Licenced trades

Licenced trades are trades listed by Annex 3 to trade law.

Qualifications for licensed trades are determined byn Annex 3 to trade law or is regulated by specific laws mentioned by this annex. Citizens of the Czech Republic or another EU Member State can show proof of professional competence recognized by the recognition of professional qualifications issued by the authority under the Act on recognition of professional qualifications.

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