Decree No. 533 / 1990 Coll.
Ordinance of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Trade on the granting of permits for foreign trade, on the conduct of foreign trade activities without registration or authorisation and on the conduct of foreign trade activities by foreign persons
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Effective from 01.01.1991
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DECLARATION
Federal Ministry of Foreign Trade
of 26 November 1990
on the granting of authorisation for foreign trade, on the conduct of foreign trade activities without registration or authorisation and on the conduct of foreign trade activities by foreign persons
The Federal Ministry of Foreign Trade provides, pursuant to Articles 9 and 12 (3) of Act No. 42 / 1980 Coll., on Economic Relations with Foreign Affairs, as amended by Act No. 102 / 1988 Coll. and Act No. 113 / 1990 Coll. ("the Act '):
Application for a foreign trade permit
(1) The application for authorisation for a foreign business activity (hereinafter referred to as "the application") contains, in respect of:
(a) a legal person, its name, registered office, legal form, statutory authorities, identification number and its subject-matter;
(b) the natural person, his name and surname, the name under which he operates, the birth number, the identification number, the subject matter of the activity, the domicile and the economic activity to which he is entitled under the special rules.
(2) The Czechoslovak person shall indicate in the application for a foreign trade permit:
(a) the type and scope of the required foreign trade activity;
(b) a designation of the decisions on the basis of which it is entitled to carry out an activity for which such a decision is necessary in accordance with specific regulations in the territory of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic if such an activity is to be carried out as a foreign business activity.
(3) The Czechoslovak person shall attach an extract from the company register of registration of the Czechoslovak person in that register, including its subject matter, to the application for authorisation for foreign trade, proof of deposit and other documents proving the information provided in the application in accordance with paragraph 2 (b).
(4) The foreign person shall support the information provided in the application by officially certified documents and their certified translations into the Czech or Slovak language. In the application, the foreign person shall designate the Czechoslovak person who has been authorised to accept the communication relating to the processing of the application unless the request is lodged itself.
(5) The Federal Ministry of Foreign Trade (hereinafter referred to as "the Ministry") may, depending on the nature of the case, waive the submission of certain information referred to in the preceding paragraphs.
The application supported by the documents provided shall be submitted to the Ministry in the Czech or Slovak language. If the application does not contain the required particulars or is not supported by the prescribed documents, the Ministry shall invite the applicant to remedy the deficiencies identified within the prescribed time limit. If the applicant does not remove the deficiencies of the application within the specified time limit, the Ministry shall reject the application.
The Ministry shall define in the authorisation to conduct foreign trade activities the scope of the foreign trade activity and, where applicable, the period of validity.
Foreign trade activities that may be carried out without registration or authorisation
(1) Registration of foreign trade activities or authorisation to conduct foreign trade activities is not required for a Czechoslovak person
(a) the export and import of goods and the provision and reception of services, except in the cases referred to in § 7 (3) (b) and (c) of the Act, 1)
b) to purchase goods and its direct sale abroad without import to the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic,
(c) brokering activities carried out for Czechoslovak persons in contact with foreign persons;
(d) to carry out an impartial check under a contract for the issue of a control certificate for goods delivered or services supplied in international trade;
(e) to procure the transport of goods (consignments) by all types of means of transport and related activities where the place of departure or destination or both are outside the territory of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic.
(2) The authorisation to conduct foreign business is not required for a foreign person, except in the cases referred to in § 7 (3) (b) and (c) of the Act, 1)
(a) to export and import documents, informative documents or a reasonable number of samples and preparations which cannot be replaced by documentation if they are necessary to conclude or execute contracts between Czechoslovak and foreign persons;
(b) the export and import of informative evidence to disseminate scientific and technological knowledge in the mass media;
(c) the export and import of informative documents made free of charge between Czechoslovak and foreign research and development institutes and universities;
(d) to import an adequate quantity of food for gastronomic events carried out to promote national cuisine;
e) for the movement of means of transport across the borders of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic with the relevant technical equipment and relevant documents when operating international transport,
(f) to export or import the components necessary to ensure the operation of the means of transport by foreign persons in the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic and to import foreign printed matter used in the implementation of transport, information services and training of personnel;
(g) the importation of goods related to participation in international exhibitions and fairs, as well as of items used to carry out promotional activities in those events;
(h) to export and import agricultural machinery, including special-purpose aircraft, for the purpose of assistance in agricultural works, provided that such machinery is exported or imported back after the completion of the assistance;
(i) to import and export promotional documents and articles for the purpose of promoting its own economic activity;
(j) to import and export works of art carried out by their authors;
(k) to import and re-export items necessary for the operation and execution of the activities of its commercial representative in the territory of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, with the exception of imports for the purpose of disposing of or use in production.
Foreign persons do not need permission for foreign business to provide one-off services to foreign persons in the territory of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, if these services are related to the satisfaction of their personal needs, or to the conclusion or performance of contracts in international trade.
Doing foreign business by foreign persons in the territory of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic
Foreign persons may engage in foreign trade in the territory of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, for which they are authorised under Section 7 (4) (b) of the Act, to the following extent:
(a) discuss the conclusion of contracts through Czechoslovak persons who are authorised to engage in foreign trade activities, in the provision of services in the brokering of commercial transactions or who may, by law, carry out such activities without authorisation;
(b) to carry out, through its commercial office, activities in the manner and to the extent provided for by a regulation issued under Paragraph 39 of the Act;
(c) to provide the performance of contracts through Czechoslovak or foreign persons authorised to do foreign business.
Final provisions
They shall be deleted:
(a) Decree No. 60 / 1980 Coll., on the granting of permits for foreign trade and the conduct of foreign trade activities by foreign persons, as amended by Decree No. 85 / 1987 Coll., amending and supplementing the Decree of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Trade No. 60 / 1980 Coll., on the granting of permits for foreign trade and on the conduct of foreign trade activities by foreign persons;
(b) Decree No. 16 / 1983 of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Trade of the Bulletin of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Trade concerning foreign trade activities in the security of foreign policy tasks (reg. 10 / 1984 Coll.).
This Decree shall take effect on 1 January 1991.
Minister:
v z. Brabec v. r.
1) Decree of the Government of the Czech Republic No. 256 / 1990 Coll., which provides for exports and imports of goods and other activities for which authorisation for foreign trade is required.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Decree No. 533 / 1990 of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Trade Coll., on the granting of permits for foreign trade, on the conduct of foreign trade activities without registration or authorisation and on the conduct of foreign trade activities by foreign persons |
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| Regulation Type | - |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 21.12.1990 |
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| Effective from | 01.01.1991 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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