Act No. 79 / 2025 Coll.
Act amending Act No. 203 / 2006 Coll., on certain types of cultural support and amending certain related laws, as amended by Act No. 227 / 2009 Coll., and Act No. 634 / 2004 Coll., on administrative fees, as amended
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Effective from 01.07.2025
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THE LAW
of 26 February 2025
amending Act No 203 / 2006 Coll., on certain types of cultural support and amending certain related laws, as amended by Act No 227 / 2009 Coll., and Act No 634 / 2004 Coll., on administrative fees, as amended
Parliament has decided on this law of the Czech Republic:
Amendment of the Act on certain types of cultural support
Act No. 203 / 2006 Coll., on certain types of cultural support and amending certain related laws, as amended by Act No. 227 / 2009 Coll., is amended as follows:
1. In Article 3, the following paragraph 3 is inserted after paragraph 2, including footnote 6:
"(3) The Ministry shall assign an identification number provided by the administrator of the basic register (6) to the newly created state contribution organisation.
6) Act No. 111 / 2009 Coll., on Basic Registers, as amended. '
Paragraphs 3 and 4 shall be renumbered paragraphs 4 and 5.
2. In Article 5 (1), the words "another legal person 'shall be inserted after the words" another State contribution organisation'.
3. In Paragraph 7 (1), "10 'is replaced by" 6';
4. The following Sections 9a to 9e are inserted after Section 9, including the title:
"Artists Register
(1) The Ministry shall keep a register of artists. The register of artists is a public administration information system and its administrator is the Ministry.
(2) For the purposes of registration in the register of artists, an artist is a natural person who carries out an artistic activity, an artistic activity or an activity directly related to an artistic activity (hereinafter referred to as an artist's activity).
(3) Artist's status is understood as a certificate of entry in the register of artists.
(4) The Ministry shall enter the following information in the register of artists:
(a) the name, surname and place of permanent residence or residence;
(b) type and focus of activity;
(c) changes in the data referred to in points (a) and (b);
(d) cancellation of registration in the register of artists.
(5) The data kept in the register of artists are private.
(6) Data kept in the register of artists shall be accessed remotely by public authorities to the extent necessary to carry out their tasks.
(7) The Ministry provides data from the register of artists upon request
(a) artists, as regards the information on it,
(b) to another person on the basis of the written consent of the artist for whom the information is requested.
The Ministry shall, upon request, register an artist who carries out the work of an artist for at least 24 months in the three years immediately preceding the date on which the application for registration was made.
(1) The application for registration in the register of artists is submitted by the artist. The application shall not contain false or grossly distorted data and shall include, in addition to the general requirements laid down in the Administrative Rules, documents proving the performance of an artist's activities for at least the period laid down in Paragraph 9b.
(2) The performance of the work of an artist shall be demonstrated for at least the period laid down in Paragraph 9b by supporting the contractual relations with which the work of an artist is carried out and the performance of the duties contracted therein or by other evidence of the performance of that activity.
(3) If an artist demonstrates the performance of an artist for at least the period laid down in Paragraph 9b in accordance with paragraph 2, the Ministry shall register him within 30 days of the date of the application and issue him the status of artist with effect on the date of registration.
(4) If the artist fails to demonstrate the performance of the work of the artist for at least the period laid down in Paragraph 9b in accordance with paragraph 2, the Ministry shall decide not to register the artists; an artist may lodge a new application in the same case not earlier than six months after the date on which the decision not to register becomes final.
(1) An artist registered in the register of artists is obliged to notify the Ministry without undue delay
(a) the fact that he has not been engaged for more than 24 months in succession in the performance of the artist's register;
(b) an amendment to the data entered in the register of artists.
(2) The Ministry shall decide to cancel the registration of an artist in the register of artists if:
(a) the artist requests the cancellation of the registration in the register of artists;
(b) the artist does not perform for more than 24 months a consecutive activity of the artist for whose performance he has been entered in the register of artists;
(c) it shall be established that the entry in the register of artists has been made on the basis of incomplete, false or grossly distorted data.
(3) The Ministry shall cancel the registration of the artist in the register of artists without undue delay after it has become aware that the artist has died or has been declared dead.
(4) The data of the Artists Register shall be processed for the duration of their registration in the Artists Register and for 10 years from the date of cancellation of the Artists Register.
Where circumstances worthy of special consideration so require, the Ministry shall, at a time of emergency, declare, under another legislation, a subsidy programme in which the eligible applicants shall be artists registered in the register of artists who, as a result of the announcement of an emergency condition, are unable to perform the activity of the artist. ';
5. The title above the title of Section 10 reads:
Scholarship.
6. In Section 10, the following paragraph 1 is added:
"(1) For the purposes of this Act, a scholarship means a contribution from the State Budget (3) to creative or learning purposes."
Paragraphs 1 to 4 shall be renumbered paragraphs 2 to 5.
7. Paragraph 10 (2) reads as follows:
"(2) The Ministry may grant a scholarship to an applicant who fulfils the following conditions:
(a) is not a student of a secondary school or conservatory or a student of a preschool or daily study of a higher vocational or university;
(b) is entered in the register of artists and has been given the status of artist;
(c) does not carry out dependent work on the day on which the application for a scholarship is submitted in accordance with specific legislation to an extent exceeding 20 hours per week; and
(d) its amount of revenue from the performance of the work of an artist
1. make up at least half of its total pre-tax income for the last 24 months preceding the day on which the application for a scholarship was submitted; and
2. On average this period did not exceed the average wage in the national economy for the first to third quarters of the calendar year preceding the calendar year of the application for a scholarship, as declared by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs Communication under the Employment Act. "
8. In Paragraph 10 (4), the words "twice maximum 'are replaced by the words" repeatedly'.
9. Paragraph 10 (5) is deleted.
10. in Article 12 (2) (c), the words "artistic or professional" shall be deleted and the words "artist" shall be added at the end of the text of the letter.
11. in Article 12, at the end of paragraph 2, the dot is replaced by a comma and the following point (e) is added:
"(e) a declaration of honour in accordance with Article 10 (2) (c) and (d)."
12. After Paragraph 15, the following Section 15a is inserted:
"Transfers
(1) An artist registered in the register of artists commits an offence by:
(a) in the application for registration in the register of artists referred to in Article 9c (1), false or grossly distorted data; or
(b) fails to comply with the notification requirement under Paragraph 9d (1).
(2) A fine of up to CZK 20,000 may be imposed for the offence referred to in paragraph 1.
(3) The transfers referred to in paragraph 1 shall be discussed by the Ministry. "
13. In the Annex, under the heading "Exhibition ', the words" the worker responsible for the register' are replaced by the words "the specialist registrar 'and" (in CZK)'.
14. In the Annex in the section "Identification of the subject for which an agreement is required to grant a refund for a borrowed article ', under the heading" Subject for which the agreement to grant a refund for a borrowed article is required' is deleted.
15. At the end of the Annex, the sentence "The amount shown in a currency other than Czech crowns shall be converted into Czech crowns according to the exchange rate declared by the Czech National Bank for the date of submission of the application to the Ministry."
Amendment of the Administrative Charges Act
In entry 22 of the Annex to Act No. 634 / 2004 Coll., on Administrative Charges, as amended by Act No. 81 / 2006 Coll., Act No. 179 / 2006 Coll., Act No. 189 / 2008 Coll., Act No. 206 / 2009 Coll., Act No. 53 / 2012 Coll., Act No. 225 / 2012 Coll., Act No. 126 / 2016 Coll., Act No. 137 / 2016 Coll., Act No. 298 / 2016 Coll., Act No. 251 / 2017 Coll., Act No. 302 / 2017 Coll., Act No. 307 / 2018 Coll., Act No. 176 / 2019 Coll., Act No. 88 / 2023 Coll., Act No. 1 / 2024 Coll., Act No. 196 / 2024 Coll., the following letter:
| „za) | Podání žádosti o zápis do registru umělců | Kč 1 000.“. |
EFFECTIVE
This Act shall take effect on 1 July 2025.
Pekarová Adamová v. r.
Pavel v. r.
Fiala v. r.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Act No. 79 / 2025 Coll., amending Act No. 203 / 2006 Coll., on certain types of cultural support and amending certain related laws, as amended by Act No. 227 / 2009 Coll., and Act No. 634 / 2004 Coll., on administrative fees, as amended |
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| Regulation Type | - |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 25.03.2025 |
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| Effective from | 01.07.2025 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
Parliamentary Paper:
Paper No. 690
The regulation text is for informational purposes only.
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