Order Ministr- President of the State Office of Planning No. 122 / 1950 Coll.

Q: Is Order Ministr- President of the State Office of Planning No. 122 / 1950 Coll. still valid?

Yes, Order Ministr- President of the State Office of Planning No. 122 / 1950 Coll. is still valid and effective.

Regulation on the submission and handling of improvement ideas

Valid Effective from 21.08.1950

§ 1. § 2. § 3. § 4. § 5. § 6. § 7. § 8. § 9. § 10. § 11. § 12. § 13.

122.

Regulation

Administration

of 7 August 1950

on the submission and handling of improvement topics.

The Minister-President of the State Office of Planning orders pursuant to § 41 (4) of Act No. 241 / 1948 Coll., on the first five-year Economic Plan for the Development of the Czechoslovak Republic (Act on the Five-Year Plan):

§ 1.

(1) Improving ideas in the industrial production sector (hereinafter referred to as the "themes") can be submitted in any way (orally, in writing, without a sketch, with a sketch, etc.) to the head of the workshop (e.g. workshops).

(2) Head of workshop operations (hereinafter referred to as "managers"):

(a) issue a written confirmation to the promoter for each subject, with a brief description of the subject;

(b) examine, with the competent authority, the single trade union organisation (confidential, after the production referendum of the workshop board) whether the subject will be discussed in accordance with § 3 or § 4.

§ 2.

The topics are evaluated and the level of remuneration is determined in accordance with the guidelines of the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare.

§ 3.

The proposals which may be applied immediately in the plant in which they were submitted and for which the amount of remuneration is likely to not exceed CZK 1,000 shall be dealt with as follows:

1. The manager to whom the proposal has been submitted shall, within one week of the date of submission, discuss it at a production meeting and with a confidant, in the case of the production referendum of the workshop board, assess it with regard to his working section; If the subject is required to be supplemented, the manager or person designated by him shall provide expert assistance to the improvement.

2. If the idea can be used, the manager shall determine the amount of the remuneration immediately and arrange for its payment; at the same time, it shall forward the adopted proposal with an opinion to the head of the plant, which shall take all measures necessary for its widest practical use, for the record-keeping of its application and for its promotion.

3. If the subject cannot be used, it shall notify the lead enhancer at the same time as the reasons; If the improvement is not satisfied with the explanation, it may ask the racing board to discuss and assess the subject in the production committee.

§ 4.

More important suggestions that can be applied outside the plant in which they were submitted or for which the remuneration is likely to exceed CZK 1,000 shall be dealt with as follows:

1. The director to whom the proposal has been submitted shall, within one week of the date of submission, examine it at the production meeting, with the confidential, after the case of the production referendum of the workshop board, have it registered and submitted to the production committee for examination; If the subject is required to be supplemented, the manager or person designated by him shall provide expert assistance to the improvement.

2. Within a further fortnight, the Production Commission shall recommend the adoption or rejection of the proposal; the Committee of Producers must be invited by an improviser and a manager to whom the subject has been submitted.

3. If the Production Commission recommends the adoption of a proposal, it shall submit it with an opinion and a proposal for the level of remuneration to the head of the plant for approval. After approval, the head of the plant shall issue a certificate of acceptance to the promoter, determine the level of remuneration and arrange for its payment so that the promoter receives it within one week of testing and applying the subject. They shall also notify the rationalisation committee (Section 10) of the Directorate-General and shall take all other measures necessary for the broadest practical use of the subject, for the record-keeping of its application and for its promotion. It may also entrust an improvement to supervision or cooperation in the execution of the subject.

4. The subject received shall be tested and applied no later than three months after its adoption. This period may be extended only in exceptional cases; the extension of the time limit shall be notified immediately to the enhancer.

5. If the subject cannot be used, it shall notify the lead enhancer at the same time as the reasons; If the improviser is not satisfied with the explanation, he may ask the racing board to discuss it.

§ 5.

(1) The head of the race, which reports once a month to the race board on the number of proposals submitted, received and applied, and on the time series and scope to be followed.

(2) For the application of ideas that can also be used outside the plant in which they were submitted, the managers of the factories in which the improvements can be applied, as well as their directors of business and general, are responsible.

§ 6.

(1) If it is subsequently found that the subject can be used to a greater extent or in a more significant way than anticipated, an additional remuneration shall be paid to the improver without delay.

(2) If the subject is eligible for patenting, the plant shall propose the opening of the relevant proceedings; upon the grant of the patent, proceedings shall be initiated within 7 days for the adjustment of the rights of the enhancer under the provisions on the grant of remuneration and benefits which are due to the originators of the invention of the beneficiary of patent protection.

§ 7.

The managers and business directors shall:

(a) allow appropriate organisational measures to improve their work on their ideas beyond working time using plant (enterprise) facilities;

(b) encourage the setting up of workshops, clubs and rings of improvement.

§ 8.

(1) In order to allow for the fastest possible expansion of new production methods, while preventing the misuse of the results of the people's efforts by the enemies of the state, persons who are the head of the factories, businesses, offices, institutions or institutions are responsible not only for the effective popularisation and promotion of ideas, but also for the absence of disclosure of facts which would allow unauthorised persons to pursue the topics or which are to be classified in the interests of the State. In the same way, the persons in charge of individual tasks are responsible for popularisation and promotion of ideas.

(2) Negotiations and documents on topics which would enable unauthorised persons to carry out or to be classified in the interests of the State shall be confidential, if the nature of the matter so requires, until the completion of all the work and the decision to publish the subjects, made in accordance with the relevant provisions.

(3) Where it has been decided that the subject may be communicated to other establishments, undertakings, offices, institutions or bodies, the details may only be communicated to persons designated by the responsible authorities.

§ 9.

(1) In order to ensure proper evidence of the subjects and to enable them to be extended to other establishments, enterprises or industries, the establishments, undertakings and the Directorate-General for Permanent Statistics on Ideas and on the development of an improvement movement shall be maintained. The head of the plant shall be responsible for the development of the improvement movement in the plant, which shall ensure cooperation with the production committee and the racing board and shall take care of the handling and remuneration of the topics under this Regulation. It shall also provide guidance and assistance for masters, workers and other staff.

(2) The managers and business managers will ensure the most close cooperation of improvement workers with research staff.

(3) Business directors and Directors-General shall make arrangements for the establishment of a rationalisation commission in the technical field of undertakings and Directorates-General.

§ 10.

(1) The rationalisation committee is usually a working group of 10 members appointed and dismissed by the company, in the case of the Director-General in agreement with the Single Trade Union Organisation. The members of the rationalisation committee shall be representatives of the technical management of the undertaking, following the case of the Directorate-General, who shall direct the meetings of the commission, representatives of the relevant Union of Unified Trade Union Organisations, the most advanced technicians, economists and scientists and the best improvements. The Commission may invite experts to act as advisers in order to assess the proposals.

(2) The rationalisation commission shall in particular:

(a) decide in the cases in dispute, after which it shall transmit them, with technical advice, for a decision to the Supreme Authority of the Improving Movement (§ 12);

(b) ensure the application and dissemination of improvement ideas and the exchange of experience on the widest scale;

(c) directs the improvement movement, i.e. it sets up framework thematic plans that the plants and businesses develop according to their production conditions;

(d) focuses, based on the results of the plan's implementation check, on the efforts of the improvement officers to assist in the performance of production tasks, in particular on narrow profiles.

§ 11.

Individual ministers may, in their field of competence, adapt the submission and handling of improvement ideas to the needs of their Resorts by means of directives issued in agreement with the Minister-President of the State Planning Office, as well as the details.

§ 12.

Until technical development headquarters are established, the Centre for Improving Ideas and Inventions of the Ministry of Industry shall act as the senior body of the Improving Movement.

§ 13.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication.

Zaporocký v. r.

Dr Dolansky v. r.