Documents and Laws in Parliament

Scope: Part One; Section 134l; pages 1–2.

The proposed amendments clarify the transitional rules for members of governing bodies who were in office when the Act took effect, as well as for candidate selection processes that have already begun. They also modify the targets for balanced representation: at least 40% of non-executive members or 33% of all members elected by the general meeting or the supervisory board must be of the underrepresented gender. No motion to reject the Act was filed.

Scope: Section 134n; pages 1–3.

The proposed amendment narrows the rules on balanced representation of women and men in the management of issuers to only those members elected by the general meeting or, where applicable, by the supervisory board. Thus, members elected by employees or members appointed by a shareholder with the right to appoint representatives would not be counted, as the issuer has no influence over them. At the same time, the reference to the specific number of members set forth in the annex to the EU directive is deleted.

Scope: Sections 4–27; pages 1–3.

The amendment maintains a five-year freeze on the base salary at 101,364 CZK until 2030, but introduces an additional adjustment for members of the government and members of parliamentary caucuses aligned with the government, based on the approved state budget. In the event of a high deficit, their base salary will be reduced by 15% or 30%; in the event of a low deficit or a balanced budget, it will increase by 15%; and in the event of a surplus, it will increase by 30%. The adjustment does not apply to the opposition, senators, or judges, and it does not change allowances, benefits in kind, or severance pay. The coefficient is to be announced by the Ministry of Finance, and the rules are to take effect as early as 2027.

Scope: Part One–Part Four; § 7a–§ 18; pages 1–4.

The document contains proposed amendments to increase the state payment for individuals whose health insurance is paid by the state. One proposal reduces the proposed assessment base from 18,362 CZK to 17,540 CZK. The second amendment expands the law to change the rules governing health insurance companies: it removes the 5 percent cap on their contributions to patient organizations and explicitly regulates their funding from public benefit activity funds.

Scope: Part One–Part Nine; § 302–§ 6; pages 1–20.

This document compiles proposed amendments to the amendment to the Criminal Code; no motion to reject the bill was filed. Several proposals expand the newly criminalized offense of killing animals out of reprehensible motives from cats and dogs to all animals, companion animals, or specific additional species. The comprehensive proposal also introduces and tightens criminal offenses against the environment, including the handling of waste, mercury, hazardous substances, ships, and protected natural areas, mostly with retroactive effect upon the law’s enactment. It also proposes transferring jurisdiction over certain administrative offenses to regional veterinary authorities; the fundamental changes to animal protection are set to take effect on January 1, 2027.

Scope: Sections 193–208; pages 1–4.

The amendment supplements the procedures for the surrender of persons in criminal matters, particularly regarding the handling of privileges and immunities and the possibility of questioning at the request of the requesting state, including via videoconference. It regulates temporary surrender: it repeals the maximum ten-day time limit and requires an agreement with the requesting state; if such an agreement is not granted, the state must be informed of the possibility of requesting an interrogation. It also amends the effective dates of individual sections of the Act to align with EU rules on the digitization of judicial cooperation.

Scope: Part One–Part Four; § 12–§ 15; pages 1–18.

The bill abolishes the Czech Breeding Inspection Authority and transfers its oversight of breeding, insemination, identification, and registration of livestock to the State Veterinary Administration. Regional veterinary administrations will conduct inspections, adjudicate violations, and impose measures; current inspectors may serve as breeding inspectors. At the same time, the State Veterinary Administration will assume the authority to establish state veterinary institutes, as well as the rights, assets, employees, and ongoing proceedings of the dissolved inspection authority. The effective date is set for April 1, 2027, with certain organizational measures taking effect earlier.

Scope: Sections 112–131; pages 1–10.

A written interpellation requests clarification regarding the suspension of proceedings against Ridera Bohemia due to the possible disposal of waste into the Heřmanická heap’s retaining wall and the risk that the state will bear the cost of remediation. The member of parliament requests information regarding the evidence, the procedures followed by the ministry and the inspectorate, the exclusion of the state-owned enterprise DIAMO, and the possibilities for sanctions and recovery of damages. The minister states that the ministry took over the proceedings due to delays and procedural errors by the inspectorate, but suspended them on July 1, 2026, because the suspicions could not be substantiated and it was no longer possible to obtain new conclusive samples. The proceedings regarding corrective measures were discontinued for the same reason; the ministry characterizes the second case involving material stored in another part of the tailings pile as distinct both in law and in fact.

Scope: Section 302; pages 1–3.

The proposed amendment expands the new criminal offense of unjustified killing out of reprehensible motives from cats and dogs to all companion animals. This protection may thus extend, for example, to rabbits, guinea pigs, parrots, companion horses, or aquarium fish, depending on the purpose for which they are kept. The increase in the penalty for animal cruelty from six months to three years to one to three years is retained, and the expanded protection also applies to certain cases subject to more severe penalties.

Scope: Section 302; pages 1–4.

The amendment extends special criminal protection in cases of killing out of reprehensible motives without lawful grounds from cats and dogs to chinchillas and other chinchilla-like animals. It justifies this on the grounds that these animals are kept as pets, depend on human care, and that certain species are endangered in the wild. The proposal is not intended to restrict legal pet ownership, but to allow for prosecution even in cases where these animals are killed under the conditions set forth in Section 302 of the Criminal Code.

Scope: Sections 27–28; pages 1–5.

The amendment expands the Act on the Protection of Animals Against Cruelty and transfers the adjudication of offenses involving the promotion of cruelty, cruelty, and the mistreatment of animals from municipal offices to regional veterinary administrations; in Prague, to the Municipal Veterinary Administration. This concentrates both professional veterinary oversight and decision-making on penalties within a single specialized authority, which is intended to increase expertise, consistency, and the speed of proceedings. Administrative proceedings that have already been initiated but not yet concluded will be completed in accordance with the existing rules.

Scope: Section 34; pages 1–2.

The amendment extends the statute of limitations for human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation of a child, rape, and sexual assault committed against a child. For these offenses, the statute of limitations will no longer include the period during which the victim was under 35 years of age, instead of the current rule, which applies only until the age of 18. The goal is to enable victims to report traumatic sexual violence even in middle age and to respond in advance to upcoming European Union regulations. The change will apply only to offenses committed after the law takes effect.

Scope: Part One–Part Two; Section 14a; pages 1–4.

The amendment expands the bill to amend the Act on the Criminal Record and the Registry of Misdemeanors. It allows applicants for a child protection certificate to obtain an abridged extract that does not disclose routine criminal record entries unrelated to working with children, while retaining an appendix containing information relevant to child protection. This is intended to reduce stigmatization and invasions of privacy in employment or volunteer work, without compromising child protection. The title of the law is amended so that, instead of referring to a specific law on victims of crime, it refers generally to other related laws.

Scope: Part Two–Part Six; § 11–§ 79; pages 1–21.

The amendment expands the main bill to include a system for remotely verifying the validity of criminal record extracts for work with children, valid for a maximum of five years and without disclosing the identity or content of the extract. It also allows for representation based on authorization recorded in the register of rights and obligations and imposes a fee for requests to prevent verification as well as for the issuance of the record. Employees in social protection, education, healthcare, social services, and children’s groups will be required to submit a criminal record check for work with children by March 31, 2027. The effective date of the main proposal has been changed from July 1, 2026, to January 1, 2027; the rules for outdoor education camps and recreational events have been postponed to September 1, 2027, as opposed to the previous provision, and will allow for the use of a verifiable certificate submitted earlier.

Scope: § 12i–§ 15zp; page 1.

The amendment clarifies and limits the obligations regarding the recording and reporting of data on cryptoassets so that they are proportionate, less costly, and subject to a decision by the tax administrator with the possibility of appeal. It shortens the retention period for records and documents from 10 to 5 years, eliminates the requirement to report place of birth, and requires the secure transfer of data to users. It strengthens data protection when transferring data abroad; in particular, it prohibits the automatic transfer of data to individuals who are tax residents only in the Czech Republic and requires equivalent data protection in third countries. It also limits penalties for crypto-asset service providers for the year 2026 who, despite reasonable efforts, were unable to retroactively obtain data required only after the law’s delayed effective date.

Scope: Part One–Part Six; Sections 3–131; pages 1–28.

A set of proposed amendments to the rules governing end-of-life products strengthens the independence of collective systems from waste management companies, their reserves, oversight, and the transfer of funds upon the revocation of authorization. The proposals also establish a data clearinghouse for communication between municipalities and collective systems. The comprehensive proposal now brings textiles, clothing, and footwear under extended producer responsibility: it establishes requirements for collection, reuse, recycling, registration, obligations for online platforms, and penalties; the main obligations are set to take effect in 2028 and 2029 for micro-enterprises. Conversely, some proposals ease reserve requirements or limit conflict-of-interest rules through exemptions.

Scope: Sections 13a–19j; pages 1–6.

The proposed amendments revise the rules governing fluorinated greenhouse gases and ozone-depleting substances, particularly with regard to the certification, training, and inspection of businesses. They introduce more detailed conditions for inspection requests by authorities, including a written justification, limitations on the scope of required documentation, and, as a rule, a deadline of at least ten days for their submission. They expand the requirements for professional competence in the recovery of gases during the recycling of products and the obligation to document the origin, quantity, and purpose of gas deliveries; failure to comply with such a request is to be considered an administrative offense. The bill also postpones one deadline from 2026 to 2027 and proposes that the law take effect on the fifteenth day following its promulgation.

Scope: Part One–Part Four; § 7a–§ 18; pages 1–8.

The amendment expands the government’s proposed amendment to include changes to the rules governing the funding of patient organizations from the public benefit activity funds of all health insurance companies. It removes the existing 5% cap on the use of fund resources for these contributions, allowing insurance companies to determine the level of support based on needs and their own capabilities. The Ministry of Health is to be granted the authority to establish, by decree, uniform conditions, amounts, and purposes for these contributions. The goal is to ensure more stable funding for patient organizations and more uniform rules among health insurers.