Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency

This section details initiatives to make government a competitive advantage. It includes analysis and reports of government initiatives, as well as data on accountability and performance measures.

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20th May 2021 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Summary of 2020 and challenges for 2021 in Czech competition law

The Office for the Protection of Competition (“Office”) recently published an annual report summarizing its significant activities in 2020 and outlining the agenda for 2021. The most important areas are prohibited agreements, abuse of a dominant position and significant market power.
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17th May 2021 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Important legislative changes

We bring you an overview of important legislative changes in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and the correct qualification of the employment contract under Austrian law.
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3rd May 2021 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Early-warning tools and preventive restructuring mean the threat of insolvency can be detected and defused in time

Czech law has so far lacked an instrument which would set forth clear and umambiguous rules for out-of-court negotiations between distressed businesses and their creditors. This may change, thanks to the transposition of EU law on the concept of preventive restructuring and the introduction of an early warning system.
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic