Vocational notifiable trades - Czech Republic

Vocational Trade means Under Section 2 of the Trade Licensing Act, any systematic activity conducted independently, under the conditions stipulated in the Trade Licensing Act by a natural person or a legal person in his (its) own name and on his (its) own responsibility for the purpose of making a profit is considered a trade. In addition to the general conditions for carrying out a trade, in order to carry out a vocational trade the entrepreneur must fulfill special conditions for carrying out a trade, i.e. professional qualifications (A list of vocational trades is given in Annex No. 1 to the Trade Licensing Act).

Who can carry out a vocational trade?

A natural person whose permanent residential address is outside the territory of the Czech Republic ("foreign natural person") may carry out a trade in the territory of the Czech Republic under the same conditions and to the same extent as a Czech citizen, unless the Trade Licensing Act or another Act provides otherwise. A foreign natural person who is a citizen of a member state of the European Union or another state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and the Swiss Confederation need not submit to the Trade Licensing Office a residency permit for the Czech Republic according to Section 5(5) of the Trade Licensing Act. A natural person granted asylum in the Czech Republic under other provisions may carry out a trade under the same conditions as a citizen of the Czech Republic who resides in the Czech Republic.

The general conditions for carrying out a vocational trade:

• to be at least 18 years of age,
• to have full legal capacity,
• to have no criminal conviction according to the Trade Licensing Act, Section 6(4),
• a document testifying that the natural person, if he transacts or has transacted business in the Czech Republic, has no tax arrears. This document is issued by the locally competent revenue office. The document must not be older than three months,
• a document testifying that the natural person, if he transacts or has transacted business in the Czech Republic, has no arrears in payment of social security contributions and the state employment policy contribution. The document is issued by the local social security office. The document must not be older than three months,