Act No. 329 / 2025 Coll.
Law amending certain laws in connection with the adoption of the Act on Research, Development, Innovation and Knowledge Transfer
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THE LAW
of 23 July 2025
amending certain laws in connection with the adoption of the Law on Research, Development, Innovation and Knowledge Transfer
Parliament has decided on this law of the Czech Republic:
Amendment of the Act on the Establishment of Ministries and other Central Authorities of the Czech Republic
In Article 2 of Act No. 2 / 1969 Coll., on the establishment of ministries and other central authorities of the Czech Republic, as amended by Act No. 60 / 1988 Coll., Act No. 288 / 1990 Coll., Act No. 575 / 1990 Coll., Act No. 356 / 1992 Coll., Act No. 474 / 1992 Coll., Act No. 21 / 1993 Coll., Act No. 47 / 1994 Coll., Act No. 302 / 1995 Coll., Act No. 219 / 2002 Coll., Act No. 517 / 2002 Coll., Act No. 95 / 2005 Coll., Act No. 57 / 2006 Coll., Act No. 57 / 2000 Coll., Act No. 458 / 2000 Coll., Act No. 219 / 2002 Coll., Act No. 517 / 2002 Coll., Act No. 95 / 2005 Coll., Act No. 57 / 2006 Coll.
"18. Czech Grant Agency,
19. Technology Agency of the Czech Republic. '.
Amendment of the SME Support Act
Act No. 47 / 2002 Coll., on the promotion of small and medium-sized enterprises and amending Act No. 2 / 1969 Coll., on the Establishment of Ministries and other Central Authorities of the Czech Republic, as amended, as amended, Act No. 1 / 2004 Coll., Act No. 690 / 2004 Coll., Act No. 149 / 2016 Coll. and Act No. 35 / 2025 Coll., is amended as follows:
1. in Paragraph 3 (g):
"(g) the implementation of system projects in the field of innovation under the Law on Research, Development, Innovation and Knowledge Transfer,"
2. in Article 3, the following point (h) is inserted after point (g):
"(h) the development of entrepreneurship by small and medium-sized entrepreneurs benefiting from research, development and innovation results,"
Points (h) to (l) shall be renumbered as points (i) to (m).
3. in Paragraph 4 (2) (b):
"(b) subsidies or the provision of services at a discounted price,"
Transitional provision
Legal circumstances arising before the date of entry into force of this Act are governed by Act No. 47 / 2002 Coll., as effective before the date of entry into force of this Act. The granting of aid to R & D projects made on the basis of a request submitted before the date of entry into force of this Act shall be completed in accordance with existing legislation.
Amendment of the Act on Public Research Institutions
Act No. 341 / 2005 Coll., on Public Research Institutions, as amended by Act No. 533 / 2006 Coll., Act No. 296 / 2007 Coll., Act No. 379 / 2007 Coll., Act No. 110 / 2009 Coll., Act No. 227 / 2009 Coll., Act No. 281 / 2009 Coll., Act No. 427 / 2010 Coll., Act No. 396 / 2012 Coll., Act No. 24 / 2017 Coll., Act No. 183 / 2017 Coll., Act No. 176 / 2019 Coll., Act No. 277 / 2019 Coll., Act No. 349 / 2023 Coll.
1. The following Section 2a is inserted after Section 2, including the title:
Public infrastructure institution
(1) The founder may decide in the instrument of incorporation to set up a public infrastructure institution under this provision.
(2) The main activity of the public infrastructure institution is the provision of R & D infrastructure.
(3) The name of the public infrastructure institution shall include the designation "public infrastructure institution" or its abbreviation "v. i. i." Other persons may not use that designation in their name or business name.
(4) Staff of a public infrastructure institution shall not be considered to be researchers within the meaning of the Act.
(5) A public infrastructure institution shall not be set up by the Board of Institutions pursuant to Paragraph 18 and shall be governed by the body or body referred to in the instrument of incorporation.
(6) The Director of a Public Infrastructure Institution may provide binding guidance on strategic decision-making and operational activities.
(7) Paragraph 6 concerning the registration of a public research institution in the register of public research institutions and the deletion of a public research institution from the register of public research institutions shall apply mutatis mutandis to public infrastructure institutions, paragraphs 10 to 14 concerning the abolition and demise of a public research institution, paragraphs 15 to 30 concerning the management and management of the public research institution. The other provisions of this Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to public infrastructure institutions.
(8) The provisions of other legislation governing public research institutions shall apply mutatis mutandis to public infrastructure institutions. ';
2. In Paragraph 9a, at the end of paragraph 1, the sentence "Where the State's organisational body is the Ministry or other central government body concerned, a prior discussion by the Government is required to change the founder. '
3. Paragraph 11 (2) reads as follows:
"(2) The merger shall be decided by the founder after consultation with the Board of each of the public research institutions participating in the merger. If he is the founder of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, the prior approval of each of the public research institutions participating in the merger and approval of the Academic Assembly is required to be merged. If the Ministry or any other central government body acts as the founder, the Government shall be required to merge. A merger decision shall include the name, registered office and identification number of the institution being acquired and the name, registered office and identification number of the successor institution. At the same time, the founder shall change the instrument of incorporation of the successor institution. Where the merged institutions are set up by different bodies, the merger decision shall replace the merger contract of the merging bodies, which shall determine which of the founders shall exercise the rights and obligations of the founder in relation to the successor institution. The contract designated by the founder shall amend the instrument of incorporation of the successor institution. If the merged public research institutions are set up by the Czech Republic and the authority of the founder is exercised by the various organisational bodies of the State, they shall conclude a written agreement setting out which of them will exercise, on behalf of the Czech Republic, the rights and obligations of the founder. This organisational body of the State shall issue a decision on the merger and, at the same time, amend the instrument of incorporation of the successor institution. '.
4. Paragraph 11 (4) reads as follows:
"(4) The merger shall be decided by the founder after consultation with the Board of each of the public research institutions participating in the merger. If he is the founder of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, the prior approval of each of the public research institutions participating in the merger and approval by the Academic Assembly is required. If the Ministry or any other central government body acts as the founder, a prior discussion by the Government shall be required. The decision of the merged entity shall include the name, registered office and identification number of the merging institutions. At the same time, the founder shall issue the instrument of incorporation of the successor institution. Where the institutions being wound up are set up by different bodies, the decision to merge shall replace the agreement of the merging bodies, which shall determine which of the bodies will exercise the rights and obligations of the constituent bodies of the receiving institution. The latter shall issue the instrument of incorporation of the successor institution. If the existing public research institutions are established by the Czech Republic and the authority of the founder is exercised by different organisational bodies of the State, those bodies shall conclude a written agreement setting out which of them will exercise on behalf of the Czech Republic the rights and obligations of the founder. The latter shall issue a decision on the merger and, at the same time, issue the instrument of incorporation of the successor institution. ';
5. Paragraph 11 (6) reads as follows:
"(6) The division shall be decided by the institution after consultation with the Board of the institution. If he is the founder of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, the prior approval of the Board of Institutions and approval of the Academic Assembly is required to be distributed. If the Ministry or any other central government body acts as the founder, a prior government hearing shall be required. The division decision shall include the name, registered office and identification number of the institution which has been acquired and the identification of the assets and liabilities which are transferred to each successor institution. At the same time as the decision on the division, the founder shall issue the instrument of incorporation of the successor institution. ';
6. Paragraph 12 (1) reads as follows:
"(1) The dissolution of a public research institution and its entry into liquidation shall be decided by the founder after consultation with the Board of the institution. If he is the founder of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, the prior approval of the Board of Directors and approval of the Academic Assembly are required to be withdrawn. If the Ministry or any other central government body acts as the founder, the Government shall be required to cancel the previous hearing. ';
7. in § 15 (k) and § 19 (1) (b) of the introductory part of the provision, the word "acts" shall be replaced by "negotiations."
8. in Article 17 (1), the following point (c) is inserted after point (b):
"(c) decide to grant a licence or transfer of rights or exercise of property rights to the result of research, development and innovation created by a public research institution;"
Points (c) to (j) shall be renumbered (d) to (k).
9. In Paragraph 17 (1) (j), the word "acts' is replaced by the word" conduct '.
10. In Paragraph 17 (2), at the end of the second sentence, the words "at least one of the members of the selection committee appointed on a proposal from the Board of Directors of the institution or from among its members must be a member of the Board of Directors of the institution elected by the staff 'shall be added.
11. in Article 17 (4) (a):
"(a) is fully competent, '.
12. in Paragraph 18 (13), "30" is replaced by "45."
13. in Article 19 (1) (b), at the end of point 2, the words "except for the grant of a licence or transfer of property rights or the exercise of property rights to the result of research, development and innovation created by a public research institution," shall be added;
14. in Paragraph 19 (2), the word "act" is replaced by the word "conduct."
15. in Article 20 (1), the following point (f) is inserted after point (e):
"(f) the rules governing the establishment of another legal person by a public research institution, the establishment of a company with other persons and the entry into such a company;"
Point (f) shall be renumbered as point (g).
16. Paragraph 28 (6) to (8) reads as follows:
"(6) A public research institution may not, without the prior written agreement of the Supervisory Board, engage in legal proceedings under Paragraph 19 (1) (b). The prior written consent of the founder is also required for the legal proceedings referred to in Article 19 (1) (b) (1) to (6). The legal proceedings provided for in Article 19 (1) (b) shall be void without the prior written consent of the Supervisory Board. Article 19 (1) (b) (1) to (6) shall also be void without the prior written consent of the founder. The Court of First Instance shall also take into account, on its own motion, the nullity of the acts taken in contravention of the first to fourth sentences.
(7) A public research institution may, on its own or together with other persons, establish another legal person or establish a company with other persons or enter into such a company only in accordance with the rules laid down in the internal rules of the public research institution. A public research institution may make a cash or non-cash contribution, including immovable property entered into a public research institution by the founder, to another legal person or otherwise be liable to acquire property participation in another legal person only if the legal person carries out research and development or benefits from the results of research and development. However, a public research institution may not:
(a) to become a member of a public company or an associate of a limited company; and
(b) to place in another legal person funds from or jeopardise the main activity of the aid or subsidy granted, except for the institutional support of the research organisation provided in accordance with the law governing research and development support.
(8) A public research institution may acquire only securities issued by a State or by a local authority for which the State or a local authority has guaranteed the repayment or the securities of a commercial corporation for which the Supervisory Board and the founder have given their consent to acquire a holding pursuant to Paragraph 19 (1) (b) (5). A public research institution shall not provide for commitments by other persons or establish a lien on real estate. ';
17. in Paragraph 28, paragraph 9 is deleted;
Paragraph 10 shall become paragraph 9.
Transitional provisions
1. A public research institution may decide to change the legal form of a public research institution to a public infrastructure institution within one year of the date of application of this law, even without the consent of the Board of Institutions.
2. The decision of the founder to change the legal form shall contain the elements referred to in Article 2a.
3. The legal effects of the change of legal form arise from the date of registration in the register of public research institutions and this moment the board of the institution and the staff of the public research institution cease to be researchers within the meaning of this Act.
Amendment of the Act on the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Act No. 283 / 1992 Coll., on the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, as amended by Act No. 220 / 2000 Coll. and Act No. 342 / 2005 Coll., is amended as follows:
1. In Article 2, the following paragraph 3 is added:
"(3) The Academy may itself, or together with the Institute, or some of them, set up a Foundation to fulfil the mission of the Academy and the objectives that contribute to the free cultivation and development of science in the Czech Republic."
2. In Paragraph 3 (2), the words "and public infrastructure institutions' shall be added at the end of the first sentence.
3. In Article 12, the words "or public infrastructure institutions' shall be inserted after the words" institutions'.
Amendment of the Act on research on human embryonic stem cells and related activities
In Article 5 (4) of Act No 227 / 2006 Coll., on research on human embryonic stem cells and related activities and amending certain related laws, the words "and development 4) 'are replaced by the words" development, innovation and transfer of knowledge', the word "Bioethical 'is replaced by" Ethical' and footnote 4 is deleted.
Amendment of the Civil Service Act
Act No. 20 / 23, Act No. 23 / 2015 Coll.
1. In Article 2, at the end of paragraph 1, the dot is replaced by a comma and the following points (t) and (u) are added:
"(t) President of the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic and members of the Bureau of the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic,
(u) the President of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic and members of the Bureau of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic, who do not perform a public service in the central administration which they represent. "
2. in Paragraph 33 (1) (o), the words "or (s)" shall be replaced by "to (t) or (u)."
3. In Article 104a (1) and (2), the words "and (s) 'are replaced by the words" to (u)'.
EFFECTIVE
This Act shall take effect on 1 January 2027.
Pekarová Adamová v. r.
Pavel v. r.
Fiala v. r.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Act No. 329 / 2025 Coll., amending certain laws in connection with the adoption of the Act on Research, Development, Innovation and Knowledge Transfer |
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| Regulation Type | Law |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 09.09.2025 |
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| Effective from | 01.01.2027 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
Parliamentary Paper:
Paper No. 886
The regulation text is for informational purposes only.
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