Act No. 168 / 2025 Coll.
Law on lobbying regulation
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168
THE LAW
of 21 May 2025
on the control of lobbying
Parliament has decided on this law of the Czech Republic:
Subject matter
This law governs
(a) conditions for lobbying;
(b) the obligations of lobbyists and lobbyists; and
(c) the competence of public authorities in the field of lobbying.
Lobbing
(1) Lobbing is an activity in order to directly affect the behaviour of the lobbyist
(a) preparation, discussion or approval
1. legislation approved by Parliament or issued by the Government, the Central Administrative Office, the National Administrative Office or the Czech National Bank, or the substantive intention of the law (hereinafter referred to as the "legislation"),
2. a measure of a general nature issued by a central administrative office, a national authority or the Czech National Bank (hereinafter referred to as "general measure"); or
3. a document containing the concept of the development of the sector entrusted to the Central Administrative Office, approved by the Government or the Central Administrative Office (hereinafter referred to as the Concept Document),
(b) negotiation, national negotiation, consent to ratify or withdraw from the international treaty by Parliament or signature of the international treaty.
(2) The activity referred to in paragraph 1 is not a lobbying act under this law where it takes place in:
(a) the performance of tasks arising from, or related to, the employment, professional or similar relationship between a natural person and the Czech Republic,
(b) the performance of tasks arising from an employment or similar relationship between a natural person and a legal person which is principally financed by the State may exercise decisive influence or appoint or elect more than half of the members of its statutory or supervisory body, or, in the exercise of the activities of a natural person in the body of such a legal person, if it is directed towards a lobby pursuant to Article 4 (1) (d), (e), (p), (q), (s) or (t) operating in the Ministry;
(c) the performance of tasks arising from the employment relationship or similar relationship between a natural person and a territorial authority or in the exercise of the activities of a natural person in a local authority;
(d) the deliberations of Parliament's chambers and bodies;
(e) the conduct of a political party or political movement,
(f) communication through mass media;
(g) exercise of the right to petition or individual citizens' initiative;
(h) the application of comments on draft legislation or design document and settlement of such comments in accordance with the rules for the preparation of legislation or conceptual documents;
(i) the deliberations of the advisory body of the Government or of the Central Administrative Office;
(j) the deliberations of the working body of the advisory body of the Government or of the Central Administrative Office, where the list of members and the minutes of the work body's deliberations or resolutions adopted by it are published in a manner enabling remote access;
(k) public consultation;
(l) consultation prior to the submission of a draft legislative act in an inter-ministerial response procedure initiated by the lobbyists; and
(m) negotiations with an authority or representative of a foreign State or international organisation.
(3) The activity referred to in paragraph 1 does not constitute lobbying under this law as regards:
(a) classified information under the law governing the protection of classified information and security competence;
(b) information on the activity of the basic service provider under the Critical Infrastructure Resistance Act or the Critical Infrastructure Entity, or measures to ensure or enhance the resilience of the Critical Infrastructure Entity, if it is likely to jeopardise its provision
1. the provision of a basic service by a critical infrastructure body; or
2. ensuring the resilience of the critical infrastructure entity.
(4) The activity referred to in paragraph 1 shall not constitute lobbying under this Act if it is carried out by a natural person for whom disclosure of information on lobbying would pose a risk to his or her life or health in a State which cannot be considered a safe country of origin under the law governing international protection.
Lobbist
According to this law, a lobbyist is a person who is constantly lobbying and is registered in the lobbying register (the register).
Lobbed
(1) Lobbed means:
(a) the President of the Republic,
(b) Member of the Chamber of Deputies,
(c) the Senator of the Senate,
(d) a member of the Government and a Head of the Central Administrative Office not headed by a member of the Government;
(e) Deputy member of the Government;
(f) a representative of the Head of the Central Administrative Office not headed by a member of the Government;
(g) a government agent and a member of the Legislative Council of the Government;
(h) Head of the Office of the Chamber of Deputies and its Deputy, Head of the Office of the Senate and its Deputy and Head of the Office of the President of the Republic and its Deputy,
i) Member of the Banking Board of the Czech National Bank,
(j) the President, Vice-President and Member of the Supreme Audit Office;
(k) Member of the National Budget Board;
(l) Member of the Council of the Czech Telecommunications Office,
(m) Member of the Energy Regulatory Authority Council,
(n) Member of the Broadcasting Council;
(o) a member of the Political Party and Political Movement Supervisory Authority;
(p) a head of staff of 2nd to 4th degree in accordance with the Labour Code in the Central Administrative Office or the National Administrative Office and represented under the Civil Service Act, except for the Head of Unit, the Central Administrative Office or the National Administration,
(q) a member of the Security Corps under the Law on the service of members of the Security Corps or an occupational soldier under the Law on Occupational Soldiers, if they are called upon to carry out tasks in the Central Administration or Administration with national competence and are in that Administration as Head of Staff in the 2nd to 4th stages of the labour code procedure;
(r) a person who provides consultancy or consultancy services or processes expert studies or opinions for the President of the Republic;
(s) a person who provides advisory or consulting services or processes expert studies or opinions for a member of a government, a Deputy member of a government, a Head of a Central Administrative Office whose head is not a member of the government, a representative of a Head of a Central Administrative Office whose head is not a member of the government, or a collective body which heads a Central Administrative Office, or a member of such a collective body;
(t) the head of the cabinet of a member of the government or a natural person under the direct subordination of a member of the government or of a deputy member of the government, the head of the central administrative office or a representative of the head of the central administrative office for which that person performs professional tasks.
(2) Lobbed is not a member or employee of the intelligence service of the Czech Republic.
Register
(1) The register is established as a public administration information system.
(2) The registry administrator is the Ministry of Justice ("the Ministry"). The Ministry shall ensure the possibility of public consultation of the register by means of a designated electronic interface to the extent of the information referred to in Sections 6 (5) (a) (1) and (4) to (7), 6 (5) (b), 7 (2) (a), (c) and (d), 8 (3), 9 and 11 (4) and 7.
(3) The public authority, the organisational body of the State, the lobbyist or the lobbyist enters the data under this law into the register by means of a designated electronic interface.
(4) The Ministry shall keep the register in a manner that allows it to search according to:
(a) the surname or name of the person registered;
(b) the public authority or the organisational body of the State in which it operates,
(c) the name of the legislation, the conceptual document, general measure or international contract; and
(d) the identifier referred to in Articles 6 (4) and 7 (5).
Register of lobbyists
(1) The establishment of a lobbying authorisation shall be subject to a declaration to the Ministry and a proof of identity through the registry. The notification shall contain the information referred to in paragraph 5 (a) (1) to (5) or paragraph 5 (b) (1) to (5). The lobbying authorisation shall be issued on the date of registration in the register.
(2) The Ministry shall enter in the register the person who has made the declaration referred to in paragraph 1 if it is fully arbitrary and fair. If it is a legal person, the condition of integrity must also be met by each member of its statutory body. For the purposes of this Act, a person who has been convicted of a particularly serious crime or offence in insolvency proceedings, misuse of information in trade, misuse of a position in trade, negotiation of an advantage in the award of a public contract, public tender and public auction, pleas in the award of a public contract and in the award of a public auction, misuse of the authority of an official, acceptance of bribery, bribery, indirect bribery and interference in the independence of the court shall not be regarded as having been condemned. Nor shall a person who has been found guilty in a foreign country to be guilty of an act whose characteristics are similar to those of one of the offences referred to in the second sentence and who is in the exercise of an administrative sentence or of a prohibition on lobbying.
(3) The Ministry shall verify integrity in the criminal record. The fact that, abroad, she has not been found to be guilty of an act whose characteristics are similar to those of one of the offences referred to in paragraph 2 shall be certified by the person concerned by the condition of integrity by a declaration of honour.
(4) If the conditions laid down in paragraph 2 are met, the Ministry shall enter the data referred to in paragraph 5 in the register within 7 days of the declaration referred to in paragraph 1 and send the access data to the register. The registered lobbyist and the natural person through whom the lobbyist lobbies shall at the same time assign a unique irrelevant identifier for identification in the registry. Any person registered as a lobbyist or natural person through whom the lobbyist lobbies shall be identified by one identifier only.
(5) The Ministry will enter in the register the lobbyist,
(a) if it is a natural person,
1. name, if any, and surname,
2. the address of the place of residence,
3. date of birth,
4. the identification number of the person, if assigned,
5. the name and, where applicable, the name of the person in whose interest the lobbyist is lobbying;
6. the name and, where appropriate, the names of the natural person through whom the lobbyist lobbies, if the lobbyist mentions such person; and
Day 7 of registration; or
(b) if it is a legal person,
1. name,
2. legal form,
3. address of the registered office,
4. person identification number,
5. the name and, where applicable, the name of the person in whose interest the lobbyist is lobbying;
6. the name and, where appropriate, the names of the natural person through whom the lobbyist lobbies; and
Day 7 of registration.
(6) If the conditions laid down in paragraph 2 are not fulfilled, the Ministry shall initiate the procedure and decide that no authorisation for lobbying is obtained. The decision is the first act of the Ministry in the proceedings.
(7) Where the person making the declaration referred to in paragraph 1 does not provide the information referred to in paragraph 5 (a) (1) to (5) or (5) (a), the person making the declaration referred to in paragraph 1 shall provide the information referred to in paragraph 5 (a). (b) points 1 to 5 shall be requested by the Ministry within the time limit referred to in paragraph 4 to complete the information within 15 days of receipt of the request. If they do not complete the missing information within the prescribed time limit, the Ministry shall initiate the procedure and decide that the lobbying authorisation does not arise. The decision is the first act of the Ministry in the proceedings.
Registration of the lobby in the register
(1) The public authority or the organisational body of the State in which the lobbyed person operates shall register the lobbyed person in the register within 15 days of the date of obtaining the status of lobbyed pursuant to Article 4.
(2) The register of lobbyed persons should be entered in:
(a) the name and, where applicable, the names and surnames,
(b) the date of birth;
(c) the public authority or the organisational body of the State in which the lobbyist operates;
(d) the function or classification; and
(e) the date of registration.
(3) The information referred to in paragraph 2 shall be entered in the register:
(a) the Office of the President of the Republic, if it is the President of the Republic, the Head of the Office of the President of the Republic or his representative or lobbyed pursuant to Article 4 (1) (r);
(b) Office of the Chamber of Deputies, if it is a Member, Head of the Chamber of Deputies or his representative,
(c) the Senate Office, if it is the Senator, the Head of the Senate Office or his representative,
(d) the administrative office where the lobby referred to in § 4 (d) to (g), (l) to (q), (s) and (t) operates;
e) Czech National Bank, if it is a member of the Banking Board of the Czech National Bank,
(f) the Supreme Audit Office, if it is the President, Vice-President and member of the Supreme Audit Office; and
(g) The National Budget Board, if it is a member of the National Budget Board.
(4) The public authority or the organisational body of the State referred to in paragraph 3 shall without undue delay inform the lobbyist of its registration.
(5) The Ministry of Justice will assign to the lobby a unique, insignificant identifier for identification in the registry. Each lobby is identified by one identifier only.
Termination of lobbying authorisation
(1) The Lobbist is obliged to notify the Ministry within 10 days of the date on which such a fact occurs that he or a member of his statutory authority has ceased to comply with any of the conditions necessary to obtain authorisation to lobby pursuant to Article 6 (2).
(2) The Ministry shall immediately inform the lobbyist that he has ceased lobbying or that the lobbyist or member of his statutory body has ceased to comply with any of the conditions necessary to obtain authorisation for lobbying pursuant to Article 6 (2), indicate these facts in the register.
(3) The authorisation of a lobbyist for lobbying expires on the date on which the Ministry indicates in the register the facts referred to in paragraph 2. If the Ministry becomes aware of the facts referred to in paragraph 2 other than following notification, it shall immediately inform the lobbyist of the termination of the lobbying authorisation.
(4) The right to lobby also ceases to exist by the death or demise of a lobbyist.
Necessary status of lobbyists
The public authority or the organisational body of the State referred to in Article 7 (3) shall immediately indicate in the register the removal of the status of lobbyist. If the Ministry finds that the lobbyist has lost the status of lobbyor and the public authority or the organisational body of the State has not carried out the designation referred to in the first sentence, it shall immediately indicate in the register the expiry of the status of lobbyor.
Removal from registry
The Ministry shall delete from the register the information on the lobbyist or lobbyist without delay after 8 years from the date on which the facts referred to in Article 8 (2) or (9) have been recorded in the register, unless during that period the lobbyist or lobbyist is re-registered or entered into the register, or from the date of death or death of the lobbyist.
Declaration by the lobbyist
(1) If a lobbyist changes the data referred to in Article 6 (5), he shall indicate the change in the data in the register before continuing lobbying.
(2) The period from 1 January to 30 June and from 1 July to 31 December of the calendar year in question shall be considered as a lobbying period.
(3) The lobbyist is obliged to deposit in the register a lobbyist statement on lobbyists' contacts in the relevant lobbying period (hereinafter referred to as "lobbyist statement") no later than 30 days after
(a) the expiry of the relevant lobbying period; or
(b) the expiry of the lobbying authorisation pursuant to Article 8 (3).
(4) In the statement by the lobbyist, the lobbyist in relation to the objective he sought to achieve during the lobbying period shall indicate:
(a) the name and, where applicable, the name of the lobbyist with whom he lobbied;
(b) the public authority or the organisational body of the State in which the lobbyist operates and the function or classification of the lobbyist;
(c) the name and, where appropriate, the names of the natural person through whom the lobbyist lobbied; and
(d) the name and, where appropriate, the names of the person in whose interest the lobbyist lobbied.
(5) For the purposes of this Act, the objective is to make proposals and requirements applied by a lobbyist to draft legislation, general measure, conceptual document or international contract.
(6) The lobbyist's statement shall not require information on the lobbyist's contact concerning the design or requirement to be used as a reminder in the inter-ministerial comment procedure through the electronic library of the legislative process.
(7) If there has been no lobbying contact during the previous lobbying period, the lobbyist shall indicate it in the lobbyist's statement instead of the information referred to in paragraph 4.
(8) The declarations of lobbyists shall be kept in the register for 8 years; they are then deleted.
Obligations of lobbyists and lobbyists
(1) A lobbyist may lobby in person or through a natural person registered in the register. Through a natural person registered in a register, a lobbyist may lobby provided that he is fully competent and fair.
(2) The lobbyist must warn the lobbyist at the beginning of lobbying that he is a lobbyist under this law and state in the interests of which person he lobbies.
(3) If the lobbyist so requests, the lobbyist shall be required to confirm in writing to the lobbyist the content of the warning referred to in paragraph 2.
(4) If the lobbyed person is able to influence the form of the explanatory memorandum of the draft law, he shall be obliged to provide the information referred to in Article 20 (1) (j) of the Law on the Collection of Laws and International Treaties and to the same extent the consultation information referred to in Article 2 (2) (l). Otherwise, the lobbyist is obliged to provide information according to the sentence to the first person who processes the explanatory note.
(5) The Lobbé is obliged to provide information pursuant to Article 20 (1) (j) of the Law on the Collection of Laws and International Treaties to the person who processes the minutes of the meeting of the Chamber of Deputies or the Senate, whose resolution makes the draft act an amendment to the committee, or to provide that information in the explanatory memorandum to the amendment.
Scope of the Ministry
(1) The Ministry shall monitor compliance with the obligations laid down in Paragraph 7 (1) and, where deficiencies are identified, impose corrective measures.
(2) The Ministry shall publish on its website a report on the activities of the Ministry under this Act no later than 30 June of the following calendar year after the calendar year for which it is processed.
Transfers
(1) The transgression will be committed by someone who is constantly lobbying without authorization under this law.
(2) A Lobbist commits an offence by:
(a) indicate, in the register or in the declaration to the Ministry, false or incomplete information about himself or the person in whose interest he or she lobbies;
(b) lobbying by means of a person who is not registered or intentionally lobbying by means of a person who does not fulfil the conditions of full independence or integrity;
(c) in contravention of Paragraph 8 (1), they shall not notify the Ministry that they have ceased to comply with any of the conditions necessary to obtain a lobbying authorisation;
(d) make no changes to the data referred to in Article 11 (1) before continuing lobbying;
(e) in contravention of Paragraph 11 (3), it shall not place a statement by a lobbyist in the register within a specified period;
(f) contrary to Article 11 (4), the lobbyist's declaration shall contain incomplete or false information,
(g) in contravention of Article 12 (2), not to inform the lobbyist that he is a lobbyist, or to state truthfully in the interests of which he lobbies; or
(h) in contravention of Paragraph 12 (3), it shall not immediately confirm in writing the content of the warning that it is a lobbyist, including information in the interests of the person it is lobbying.
(3) The Lobby commits an offence by:
(a) in contravention of Article 12 (4), it shall not disclose the information referred to in Article 20 (1) (j) of the Law on the Collection of Laws and International Treaties in the explanatory report of the draft legislation; or
(b) in contravention of Article 12 (4) or (5), it shall not provide information pursuant to Article 20 (1) (j) of the Law on the Collection of Laws and International Treaties for the purpose of a reasoned report of a draft legislative act or minutes of a meeting of the Chamber of Deputies or the Senate, the resolution of which gives an amendment to the committee, the person who draws up a reasoned report or makes a minutes of the committee meeting, or does not provide such information in the statement of reasons for the amendment.
(4) A penalty may be imposed in respect of an offence:
(a) 50 000 CZK if the offence referred to in paragraph 2 (g) or (h) is committed;
(b) 300 000 CZK if the offence referred to in paragraph 2 (a) to (f) or 3 is committed; or
(c) 1 000 000 CZK or up to 3% of the value of the assets of a legal person, if applicable
1. the offence referred to in paragraph 1;
2. the offence referred to in paragraph 2 (e) if the lobbyist has committed it repeatedly; or
3. the offence referred to in paragraph 2 (f), where the lobbyist has committed it repeatedly or, if the lobbyist is a natural person, intentionally.
(5) An infringement pursuant to paragraph 1 or paragraph 2 (b), (e) and (f) may be subject to a prohibition of action and publication of an infringement decision.
(6) For the purposes of determining the upper limit of the offence fine referred to in paragraph 4 (a), (c) the value of the assets is determined from the entity's financial statements or consolidated financial statements for the financial year preceding the accounting year in which the offence occurred. Where a legal person does not have such an accounting statement, it shall be based on the statement for the previous financial year.
(7) An offence referred to in paragraph 2 (e) or (f) shall be committed repeatedly unless a decision on the same offence as the defendant has been found guilty has elapsed for 36 months from the date on which the offence was committed.
(8) If the actual amount of assets cannot be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in paragraph 6, the value of the assets shall be determined by the Ministry by a qualified estimate.
Jurisdiction to deal with offences
The transfers under this law are discussed by the Ministry.
Transitional provisions
(1) A person who, on the date of entry into force of this Act, continues to lobby and, within 30 days of the date of entry into force of this Act, makes the declaration referred to in Article 6 (1), may carry out this activity without registration in the Register until the time of entry into the Register referred to in Article 6 (4) or until the date of entry into force of the law, in accordance with Article 6 (6) or (7).
(2) A person who makes a declaration pursuant to Article 6 (1) within 30 days of the date of entry into force of this Act shall be registered by the Ministry in accordance with Article 6 (4) within 30 days of the date of notification.
(3) The public authority or the organisational body of the State referred to in Article 7 (3) are required to register a person who, on the date of entry into force of this Act, has the status of lobbyed pursuant to Article 4, in the register no later than 30 days after the date of entry into force of this Act.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Act No. 168 / 2025 Coll., on lobbying regulation |
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| Regulation Type | - |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 12.06.2025 |
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| Effective from | 01.07.2025 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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