Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency
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More powers for the Czech competition authority?
Currently, there are two bills being discussed in the Czech Parliament. Under the first bill, which implements the European Electronic Communications Code (EECC) in the Czech Republic, the Czech Office for the Protection of Competition (Office) would be entitled to require providers of public communications network or a publicly available electronic communications service to provide operational and location data. This would be possible if such data could contribute to clarifying the facts relevant to the detection of any offence under Czech competition law, or the detection of a breach of Articles 101 or 102 of the TFEU, but only if the intended purpose cannot be achieved otherwise or solely with a disproportionate effort. Also, the prior written permission of the President of the High Court would be required.
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Next step for a whistleblowing regulation in the Czech Republic
The Czech Government introduced a new draft legislation transposing the EU Whistleblower Directive. The current proposal, which is the second draft, will probably be amended again during the legislative procedure. Legal professionals fear that the Czech Parliament will not be able to pass the bill within the transposition period as parliamentary elections are scheduled for October 2021.
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The Act on screening foreign investments entered into force in the Czech Republic on February 2021
Act No. 34/2021, on screening foreign investments and the amendment of related acts, entered into force on February 3, 2021 and will take effect on May 1, 2021. The new act is a response to Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019 establishing a framework for the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union. Protection from foreign investments did not apply throughout the entire EU, but many member states, including Germany, Austria, France and Finland, had legislation monitoring foreign investments.
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