Decree No. 266 / 2020 Coll.

The following paragraph 3 is added to Section 1 of Decree No 139 / 2020 Coll., on the provision of duty leave to professional soldiers in connection with emergency measures for the epidemic in 2020:

"(3) The condition of childcare for the closure of a childcare facility or a special childcare facility, or, where appropriate, another similar facility for children whose daily or weekly care the child otherwise is, or of the school to which he attends, shall be deemed to have been fulfilled for the purposes of the period until 30 June 2020, even if the soldier does not place the child in that establishment or school in view of the possibility of endangering his or her health or the health of other persons living with a household child as a result of an epidemic in 2020 or for other serious reasons; In particular, significant restrictions on the capacity or operational time of facilities for children or schools or the setting up of restrictive regime measures in those facilities introduced in the context of the 2020 epidemic shall be considered as another serious reason. The reason for not placing the child in an establishment or school according to the first sentence shall be for the soldier to state in the application for leave of service. The first and second sentences shall apply mutatis mutandis to the care of other persons referred to in paragraph 2. ';

The condition of childcare for the closure of a children's educational establishment or a special childcare establishment, or any other similar institution for children whose daily or weekly care the child otherwise is, or of the school to which he is attending, shall also be deemed to have been completed for the purposes of the duty leave provided for in Section 1 (1) of Decree No 139 / 2020 Coll., as amended from the date of entry into force of that decree, in the period from 1 May 2020 until the date of entry into force of that decree. The first sentence shall apply mutatis mutandis to the care of other persons referred to in § 1 (2) of Decree No 139 / 2020 Coll.

This decree shall take effect on the day of its publication.