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Main information about the service
If a foreign investor wants to invest in a target person that holds a licence for nationwide radio or television broadcasting or a publisher of periodicals whose aggregate minimum average printed circulation is 100,000 copies per day for the last calendar year, they must submit a proposal to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for consultation on whether the foreign investment may pose a threat to the security of Czechia or its internal or public order before the foreign investment is completed.
In other cases not covered by the mandatory screening of the investment, the foreign investor may submit a proposal to the ministry for consultation on whether the foreign investment may pose a threat to the security of Czechia or its internal or public order. If the outcome of this consultation is negative, the investment will not be subject to ex officio scrutiny in the future. If a security risk is identified during this consultation, ex officio scrutiny of the investment will follow.
read moreDoes this apply to me?
You are a foreign investor and you intend to make an investment in Czechia in a target person that holds a licence for nationwide radio or television broadcasting or a publisher of periodicals whose aggregate minimum average printed circulation is 100 000 copies per day for the last calendar year.
You are a foreign investor and are planning a foreign investment in a target company whose activities may be important in terms of security and/or the public or internal order of Czechia, and you want to be sure that this investment will not be subject to official scrutiny in the future.
Service outcome
1. Notification that a foreign investment does not pose a threat to the security or internal or public order of Czechia 2. Notice of initiation of ex officio scrutiny of a foreign investment
Service benefit
If you, as a foreign investor, submit a proposal for consultation about your foreign investment in Czechia in accordance with the law, you will gain legal certainty as to whether or not your investment is in accordance with the principles of protection of the security of Czechia, and thus the option to decide whether or not to implement the investment.
When to address the service
Back to topYou should use this service before the actual implementation of a foreign investment in Czechia.
How to get the service
What do you need when solving the service electronically
The consultation proposal form, which can be found on the website of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. You must enter the following information into the form:
- the trade name or name, registered office and the law under which the legal person was established, if a legal person, or the name, or names, and surname, registered office address and permanent residence address, also the temporary place of residence if different from the permanent residence address if a natural person, and the personal identification number, if assigned,
- the name, or names, and surname, permanent residence address, also the temporary place of residence if different from the permanent residence address, telephone number, e-mail address and date and place of birth of members of the statutory and supervisory bodies of a legal person or other management bodies of a legal person,
- information on the ownership structure, including information on the ultimate investor and who controls the foreign investor, the amount of their shareholding and any changes in these facts over the last year,
- information on products or services and trade and business activities, including information on selected economic indicators and, where applicable, sectoral regulation and special statutory regulation governing the foreign investor's business in the country of residence, on the basis of which the foreign investor has received a permit to conduct business in that country, if such a permit is required in that country,
- a list of the European Union Member States in which the foreign investor carries on business activity, including information on subsidiaries and branches in those states,
- the source of financing for the foreign investment,
- the amount of the foreign investment,
- the date of completion or planned completion of the foreign investment,
- the business name or name, registered office and identification number of the target person, if allocated, or the name and address of the target asset,
- information on the ownership structure of the target person or the owner of the target asset prior to the foreign investment, including information on the ultimate investor and on who controls the target person or the owner of the target asset and the amount of their interest,
- information on the products or services produced or provided by the target person or in the target asset and on the trade and business activities of the target person or the owner of the target asset, including information on selected economic indicators,
- a list of the European Union Member States in which the target person or the owner of the target asset carries on business, including information on subsidiaries and branches in those states,
- information on the target person’s involvement in projects or programmes of Union interest and
- the direct or indirect interest of the foreign investor in the ownership and voting rights in the target person or the corresponding influence before and after the foreign investment, including information on the interests of persons subject to unified management and persons acting in concert.
Where and how to solve the service electronically
You can submit your application and the relevant documents electronically to the Ministry of Industry and Trade:
- using the data box: ID bxtaaw4
- by e-mail with a recognised electronic signature to the address: fdi-screening@mpo.cz
Could be solved via e-identity
Yes
Is the service charged when solving electronically
No
What you’ll need to provide
The consultation proposal form, which can be found on the website of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. You must enter the following information into the form:
- the trade name or name, registered office and the law under which the legal person was established, if a legal person, or the name, or names, and surname, registered office address and permanent residence address, also the temporary place of residence if different from the permanent residence address if a natural person, and the personal identification number, if assigned,
- the name, or names, and surname, permanent residence address, also the temporary place of residence if different from the permanent residence address, telephone number, e-mail address and date and place of birth of members of the statutory and supervisory bodies of a legal person or other management bodies of a legal person,
- information on the ownership structure, including information on the ultimate investor and who controls the foreign investor, the amount of their shareholding and any changes in these facts over the last year,
- information on products or services and trade and business activities, including information on selected economic indicators and, where applicable, sectoral regulation and special statutory regulation governing the foreign investor's business in the country of residence, on the basis of which the foreign investor has received a permit to conduct business in that country, if such a permit is required in that country,
- a list of the European Union Member States in which the foreign investor carries on business activity, including information on subsidiaries and branches in those states,
- the source of financing for the foreign investment,
- the amount of the foreign investment,
- the date of completion or planned completion of the foreign investment,
- the business name or name, registered office and identification number of the target person, if allocated, or the name and address of the target asset,
- information on the ownership structure of the target person or the owner of the target asset prior to the foreign investment, including information on the ultimate investor and on who controls the target person or the owner of the target asset and the amount of their interest,
- information on the products or services produced or provided by the target person or in the target asset and on the trade and business activities of the target person or the owner of the target asset, including information on selected economic indicators,
- a list of the European Union Member States in which the target person or the owner of the target asset carries on business, including information on subsidiaries and branches in those states,
- information on the target person’s involvement in projects or programmes of Union interest and
- the direct or indirect interest of the foreign investor in the ownership and voting rights in the target person or the corresponding influence before and after the foreign investment, including information on the interests of persons subject to unified management and persons acting in concert.
Where to solve the service
You can send the certification application together with all the requisites to the ministry's postal address or hand it over in person at the ministry’s filing office:
Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu
Odbor obchodní politiky a mezinárodních ekonomických organizací
Na Františku 32
110 15 Praha 1
Is the service charged when solving in person?
No
Responsible Public Authority
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Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu Na Františku 1039/32 Staré Město 11000 Praha 1 |
Datová schránka: bxtaaw4 E-mail: posta@mpo.cz Web: https://www.mpo.cz/ |
Additional information about the service
Back to topSanctions
If you, as a foreign investor, make an investment in a target person that holds a licence for nationwide radio or television broadcasting or a publisher of periodicals whose aggregate minimum average printed circulation is 100 000 copies per day for the last calendar year, and you do not submit a proposal for consultation before the investment is made, you face a fine of up to 1% of the total net turnover achieved in the last completed accounting period, or from CZK 50 000 to CZK 50 000 000 if the total net turnover for the last completed accounting period cannot be ascertained.
Communication language
Czech
Last checked at 21.12.2021
