The successful implementation of the EU AI Act into national law is the primary focus for the Czech Republic, with its National AI Strategy and the AI Implementation Plan being the main policy documents.
Laws/Regulations...more
The successful implementation of the EU AI Act into national law is the primary focus for the Czech Republic, with its National AI Strategy being the main policy document.
Laws/Regulations directly regulating AI (the “AI...more
The successful implementation of the EU AI Act into national law is the primary focus for the Czech Republic, with its National AI Strategy being the main policy document.
Laws/Regulations directly regulating AI (the “AI...more
In December 2023, the Czech NCA - Office for the Protection of Competition (the "Office") published its new Compliance Program Consideration Policy , which has taken effect from 1 January 2024 and which sets out the...more
At the end of July, the Czech Office for the Protection of Competition (the "Office") published its decision in the Tescoma case, thereby confirming its commitment to recognize undertakings' internal compliance programs as a...more
Very soon, a long-awaited amendment to the Czech Act on the Protection of Competition will become law, implementing (after a long delay) the requirements of what is known as the ECN+ Directive (an EU directive designed to...more
7/14/2023
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Competition ,
Competition Act ,
Confidential Information ,
Czech Republic ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
Member State ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
At the end of this year, a new Act on the Protection of Whistleblowers is set to come into force (based on the "Whistleblowers Protection Bill"), which will impose a host of new obligations on about 25,000 employers and...more
There have been a number of developments in merger control in 2020 and Q1 2021. Some are related to the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, while others are borne out of the ambitions and changes sought by individual...more
On May 1, 2021, the Foreign Direct Investments Screening Act (Act No. 34/2021 Coll. – the "FDI Act") is set to come into force, which will allow the government to screen potentially high-risk foreign transactions by investors...more
The financial sector is greatly dependent on information and communication technologies (ICT). The importance of ensuring remote access to financial services increased to an even greater extent during the COVID-19 pandemic,...more
12/1/2020
/ Cross-Border ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ,
National Security ,
Risk Management ,
Third-Party Service Provider
Following the outbreak of COVID-19 and its development into a global pandemic, organizations have been implementing exceptional measures to safeguard the health of employees, customers and others. Organizations are also...more
5/15/2020
/ Compliance ,
Contact Tracing ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Czech Republic ,
Data Protection ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
European Commission ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Geolocation ,
Medical Monitoring ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Quarantine
Analysts expect that GDP will plummet as a consequence of the restrictions on economic activities imposed as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that the global economy, and with it the Czech economy, will slow down...more
4/4/2020
/ Commercial Leases ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Czech Republic ,
Deferred Action ,
Eviction ,
Federal Loans ,
Financial Assistance Policies ,
Financial Crisis ,
Foreclosure ,
Insolvency ,
Installment Agreements ,
Liquidity ,
Moratorium ,
Risk Mitigation
The goal of the Prague COVID-19 Task Force is to regularly update our clients on actual and prospective developments in their markets consequent on the pandemic, primarily from a Czech perspective but also across the region. ...more
4/3/2020
/ Banks ,
Breach of Contract ,
Business Closures ,
Commercial Leases ,
Commercial Tenants ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Czech Republic ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Impossibility ,
Insolvency ,
Landlords ,
Relief Measures ,
Small Business ,
State of Emergency ,
Unemployment
The European Commission launched the digital single market as early as 2015 to deliver its main legislative proposals, among them proposals for boosting e-commerce, ePrivacy, IP protection, the harmonization of digital...more
Q1/ Applicable legislation -
(a) Have the requirements of the GDPR been addressed by introducing a new law, or by updating existing legislation?
New legislation has been passed.
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(b) Relevant legislation...more
12/2/2019
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Czech Republic ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) ,
Data Protection Officers (DPOs) ,
Data Subjects Rights ,
Decedent Protection ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Exemptions ,
Fines ,
Freedom of Expression ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
International Harmonization ,
Joint Control ,
Minor Children ,
National Identification Numbers ,
Nonprofits ,
Penalties ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Prior Authorization ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Public Interest ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Sanctions