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Act No. 99 / 2025 Coll., amending Act No. 221 / 1999 Coll., on Professional Soldiers, as amended, and certain other laws — Act amending Act No. 221 / 1999 Coll., on Professional Soldiers, as amended, and certain other laws.

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Act No. 99 / 2025 Coll. - Act amending Act No. 221 / 1999 Coll., o...

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THE LAW

of 19 March 2025

amending Act No. 221 / 1999 Coll., on professional soldiers, as amended, and certain other laws

Parliament has decided on this law of the Czech Republic:

ČÁST PRVNÍ

Amendment to the Professional Soldiers Act

Čl. I

Act No. 546 / 2005 Coll., Act No. 18 / 2006 Coll., Act No. 21 / 2002 Coll., Act No. 21 / 2002 Coll., Act No. 25 / 2002 Coll., Act No. 47 / 2008 Coll., Act No. 55 / 2005 Coll., Act No. 18 / 2006 Coll., Act No. 32 / 2009 Coll., Act No. 22 / 2007 Coll., Act No. 65 / 2010 Coll., Act No. 47 / 2011 Coll., Act No. 74 / 2011 Coll., Act No. 110 / 2012 Coll.

1. In Paragraph 2a (2), the last sentence is replaced by the following: "The service authority shall be entitled to obtain a copy of the criminal record for the purpose of verifying the criminal integrity of the soldier referred to in paragraph 1 (k)."

Article 2 (3) and (4), including the headings, read:

„§ 3

Conditions of employment

(1) Only a citizen of the Czech Republic who is over 18 years old who has been called up to service may obtain a service if:

(a) take a military oath;

(b) is not a member of a political party, political movement or trade union;

(c) does not promote, promote or publicly show sympathy for a movement which is demonstrably aimed at suppressing the rights and freedoms of a person or declares a national, religious or racial hatred or hatred against another group of persons;

(d) is not prosecuted;

(e) is criminal,

(f) is fit for service; and

(g) it fulfils the qualification criteria for classification.

(2) In exceptional cases, a citizen may have an employment relationship, even if he does not meet the qualification conditions or medical conditions laid down for a post in the Military Intelligence to which he is to be assigned, if this requires an important interest in the service.

(3) The Ministry of Defence (hereinafter referred to as "the Ministry") provides by decree:

(a) in agreement with the Ministry of Health, the method of assessing the medical fitness of citizens for calling to service; and

(b) qualification conditions for the classification of a service.

§ 4

Selection of the tenderer

(1) The selection of the tenderer shall be initiated by the service of his written application for the profession and end with the notification to the service authority of the decision on the profession of the tenderer for the service or by the written notification of the tenderer that he has not been chosen. The reasons for not calling into service shall not be notified to the tenderers.

(2) The selection of the tenderer shall be made by the service authority. The service body shall verify that the applicant fulfils the conditions laid down in § 3 and that his profession is in line with the need to ensure the defence of the Czech Republic. The service authority shall be entitled to request a copy of the criminal record for the purpose of verifying the applicant's criminal integrity.

(3) Before calling a candidate to service, the service authority shall inform him in writing of:

(a) the expected date of service and its duration;

(b) seniority,

(c) the place of departure of the service;

(d) the basic weekly period of service and its layout;

(e) salary requirements and pay dates;

(f) the length of the leave;

(g) conditions of service;

(h) the duration and conditions of the trial period;

(i) professional development and its security;

(j) a social security body to which a soldier's social security insurance is paid by the service authority in connection with his / her employment relationship;

(k) conditions of termination of service; and

(l) measures ensuring equal treatment.

(4) Where the information is delivered electronically, the applicant shall be made available to him and shall be able to save or print it. The service authority shall document the transmission of the information to the tenderer.

(5) For a tenderer who has applied in writing for a profession and has not been called upon, the service authorities retain personal data and an indication of the reason for the non-service for the duration of his duty.

(6) The Ministry shall determine by decree the procedure for selecting the tenderer. '

3. Paragraph 4a, including the title, reads:

„§ 4a

Criminal integrity

(1) For the purposes of this Act, a candidate who has been convicted of a criminal offence shall not be considered to be guilty of:

(a) a criminal offence if it is not looked at as if it were not convicted; or

(b) a particularly serious crime or punishment for loss of military rank, even if viewed as not being convicted.

(2) The final conviction by the court of another Member State of the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland shall, for the purposes of assessing criminal integrity, be regarded as a conviction by the court of the Czech Republic if it relates to an act which is criminal even under the law of the Czech Republic. "

footnote 55 is deleted.

4. Paragraph 5 (3) reads as follows:

"(3) A service relationship shall not be created for a citizen unless, on the date of entry into service, he fulfils the conditions set out in Section 3 or does not enter into service without a serious reason. '

5. In Article 5, at the end of paragraph 5, the sentence "In the course of the occupation referred to in Article 5a for a period of less than 6 months, the probationary period shall not be fixed."

6. The following Section 5a is inserted after Section 5:

„§ 5a

Employment for a period of less than 2 years

(1) Candidates may be recruited for a period of less than 2 years. The duration of the service for a period of less than 2 years may be extended so that it does not exceed 2 years in total.

(2) The provisions of Sections 3 (1) (g) and 4a (1) (b) shall not apply when assessing whether the conditions of employment are met for a period of less than 2 years by a tenderer.

(3) An applicant for a profession for a period of less than 2 years fulfils the medical condition if he is able to perform a military active service under § 5a of the Defence Act. "

7. in Article 8 (1) (a):

"(a) Lance Corporal, Corporal and Sergeant 1 year,."

8. in Article 19 (1) (g):

"(g) he has been convicted of a criminal offence by a final decision on the suspension of his criminal prosecution, the final decision on the approval of the settlement and the suspension of the prosecution or the final decision on the suspension of the application for punishment has been taken and its stay in service would jeopardise the seriousness of the armed forces;"

9. Paragraph 19 (2) reads as follows:

"(2) At the request of a soldier, the President or Minister may decide, in accordance with the need to ensure the defence of the Czech Republic, to remain a soldier in service even after reaching retirement age under another legislature7). The decision-making shall also take into account the expertise of the soldier, the achievement of his or her duties, his or her moral characteristics, his / her medical fitness for the performance of the service and his / her participation in foreign operations. ';

10. In Paragraph 19 (3), the last sentence shall be replaced by the sentence "The service body shall release the soldier from service as referred to in paragraph 1 (g) within 6 months of the date on which he became aware of the final judgment or decision, but not later than 1 year after the date on which the judgment or decision becomes final."

11. in Paragraph 31b (1), including footnote 58, read:

"(1) Continuous military deployment means the period of service in the performance of the duties of soldiers under another legislative provision (58) in respect of activity,

(a) which, in view of the circumstances, cannot be arranged in accordance with Paragraph 26 because it is carried out by a soldier who has special training, knowledge or experience and whose performance is difficult to replace by the service of other soldiers; or

(b) which is carried out in the context of situations requiring the adoption of measures necessary to protect the life, health and safety of persons and whose proper performance would be jeopardised if the rules laid down in paragraphs 26 to 28 were complied with.

58) Act No. 219 / 1999 Coll., on the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic, as amended. Act No. 89 / 2005 Coll., on Military Intelligence, as amended. Act No. 300 / 2013 Coll., on Military Police and on the amendment of certain laws (Act on Military Police), as amended. '

12.In Paragraph 42 (1):

"(1) A soldier who has been sent to study in the performance of his duties shall be entitled to study leave."

13. in Paragraph 48 (1) (c), the word "persons;" shall be replaced by the words "persons, even after leaving the service;"

14. In Paragraph 48, at the end of paragraph 1, the dot is replaced by a comma and the following point (l) is added:

"(l) not later than 15 days in advance to notify the service authority of a trip abroad, with the exception of a trip to a Member State of the North Atlantic Treaty or of the European Union, in order to provide guidance on the possible risks associated with such a trip, the obligation to notify the service authority of a trip abroad to a soldier assigned to a post designated by the Minister shall continue after the end of the service and shall be performed against the Regional Military Command; the Minister may waive this obligation. ';

15. in Paragraph 51 (2), the words "kept by the Register of Penalties (hereinafter referred to as" the record of offences ") shall be deleted;

16. In Paragraph 59, at the end of paragraph 2, the dot is replaced by a comma and the following points (j) and (k) are added:

"(j) create conditions for soldiers and assist them in their integration into civil life;

(k) provide assistance to soldiers to overcome a difficult social situation. ';

17. in Paragraph 59 (3), the words "former soldiers who served in foreign operations and former soldiers who are beneficiaries of pension benefits paid by the Ministry" shall be deleted.

18. After Paragraph 59, the following Section 59a is inserted:

„§ 59a

Provision of care in voluntary state defence preparation

The Ministry may provide care according to § 59 (2) (a), (d), (f), (h), (j) and (k) to a soldier after the termination of military active service and to a soldier in reserve which is predetermined under § 5b of the Defence Act or which is voluntarily preparing to defend the State under the Act on Defence of the Czech Republic. The extent of care for soldiers in reserve shall be determined by the service body, depending on the scope and complexity of the voluntary preparation or maintenance or deepening of qualifications in military expertise. ';

19. Paragraph 60, including the title, reads:

„§ 60

Enhancing and deepening qualifications

(1) The service body may, with its consent, send a soldier to a daily or preschool study or to a study in the performance of a service which increases or deepens his education for the purpose of fulfilling the qualification requirements or qualification requirements and which is usable for the performance of the service. The extension of the qualification shall also mean the extension of the qualification.

(2) A soldier who has been seconded by a service body to study in accordance with paragraph 1 shall, after completion of his studies, remain in the service relationship for a specified period or pay the amount laid down by the Decree as payment for a study or part thereof, even if the soldier ceases to be in service before or during the completion of his studies.

(3) If the obligation to remain in service after graduation exceeds the specified duration of service, the service authority shall adjust the duration of service in such a way as to enable the soldier to fulfil that obligation.

(4) Until the duration of the service relationship, the period of disposition referred to in Section 10 (4) and the period of interruption referred to in Section 11 shall not be counted.

(5) If a soldier fails to fulfil his obligation under paragraph 2 only in part, the obligation to pay the specified remuneration shall be reduced proportionally.

(6) The obligation of a soldier to pay a specified remuneration shall cease if the service of a soldier is terminated under § 18 (e), (f), (h) and (i) or § 19 (1) (a), (b), (c) and (e). The Minister or his designated service body may, in exceptional cases at the request of the soldier, partially reduce or waive the obligation of the soldier to pay the amount as a reimbursement for the study provided for in the decision if his service is terminated for other reasons.

(7) By decree, the Ministry shall determine the amount of remuneration for the study which the soldier is obliged to pay if he fails to comply with the duration of his service post-study. "

20.

„§ 61a

Staff housing allowance

(1) A soldier is entitled to a monthly service allowance for housing (hereinafter referred to as the "service allowance") of between one and three times the amount of CZK 3,000 according to the category of community service, depending on the number of inhabitants living in that community. The amount of the service allowance is increased by CZK 300 for each member of the family, up to a maximum of CZK 1,200. Persons shall be considered members of the family in accordance with § 71 (5).

(2) Entitlement to the service allowance shall cease when the service is terminated. The service allowance shall not be granted to a soldier who is included in the evaluation body of the candidates, in the probationary period, for the duration of the termination of service pursuant to Paragraph 11, for the duration of his absence in service, for the period of his or her appointment, in accordance with § 10 (2) (g), (h) and (i), or if the Ministry is paid by the Ministry for rent for the flat at the place of regular service abroad.

(3) For parents who are both soldiers and form a common household, the amount of the service allowance referred to in paragraph 1 shall only be increased for an uninsured child, and only for one of them. If the parent of the uninsured child is not a common household, the condition of the common household of the soldier and of the uninsured child shall be deemed to be fulfilled if the soldier provided care to the uninsured child at least in part of the calendar month.

(4) Paragraph 68l to 68n shall apply mutatis mutandis to the maturity and payment of the service allowances.

(5) The Government lays down by regulation the categories of municipalities of service and the coefficients for calculating the service allowance. The amount of the allowance shall be rounded up to the whole hundred crowns. ';

21.

„§ 63

Financial assistance

(1) In exceptional cases, the Minister may grant a soldier, at his or her request or at the request of a member of the family, to overcome the temporary difficult social situation of the repayable financial assistance up to 20 times the average national economy wage recorded for the first to third quarters of the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the temporary difficult social situation of the soldier occurred. Depending on the nature and circumstances of the difficult social situation, the Minister may decide to postpone the repayment of the repayable monetary assistance or to waive, in whole or in part, the obligation to return the monetary assistance. The beneficiary may also be a member of the family who has applied for the financial assistance.

(2) After termination of service, a soldier may be granted repayable monetary assistance if he is in a difficult social situation for the performance of his duties. Paragraph 1 shall apply mutatis mutandis for its provision. ';

22. in § 68b (1) the amount "CZK 2,500" is replaced by "CZK 3,000";

23. in Article 68b (5), the words "Minister, namely," shall be inserted after the words "Minister," and the words "Minister," shall be replaced by the words "threat to life or health, hygienic and climatic conditions and rank established for the place where the soldier is assigned."

24. in § 68c (1), the amount "CZK 8,000" is replaced by "CZK 10,000";

25. in Article 68i (2) (c), the words "under an agreement to increase or extend education" shall be replaced by the words "was sent to study and."

26. in Article 68m (1), the words "legal money53)" are replaced by the words "crowns of the Czech Republic, unless otherwise provided for in Article 68n,"

footnote 53 is deleted.

27. in § 68m (4):

"(4) The Ministry shall make available to the soldier, on a monthly bill of service, a document containing the details of the individual components of the service salary and the collisions made by means of an electronic tool. At the request of a soldier, the service authority shall allow him to consult the documents on the basis of which the service salary was calculated. ';

28.

„§ 69

(1) A recruitment allowance may be granted to a soldier in the course of his occupation if he has completed a non-military secondary or university school or if he has fulfilled an obligation to pay the amount determined as remuneration for the military school he has completed. The recruitment allowance can be provided to the soldier up to CZK 1 000 000 according to the educational and duration of the service.

(2) A paid recruitment allowance, or a proportion thereof, shall be payable to the soldier if his service is terminated before the expiry of the term of service provided for in paragraphs 18 (c) and (d) or 19 (1) (f) to (o). In the event of termination of service pursuant to Paragraph 18 (j), entitlement to the awarded recruitment allowance shall cease.

(3) In the event that the soldier has fulfilled his obligation to return the recruitment allowance or the proportion thereof, the recruitment allowance may be granted to him again in his reemployment.

(4) The award of the recruitment allowance shall be decided by the service authority entitled to decide on the profession.

(5) The recruitment allowance shall be paid to the soldier within 60 days of the end of the trial period. ';

29. in Paragraph 70a (1):

"(1) If a soldier is assigned to a post for which a higher degree of education is provided and the soldier has reached that higher degree during the course of the service without being seconded to that study by the service authority, he may receive a qualifying allowance once a year. Paragraph 69 (2) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the qualifying contribution paid. In order to grant and pay the qualification allowance, the field of study in relation to the activity at the place of employment where the training is to be applied shall be decisive. ';

30. § 70b reads:

„§ 70b

(1) For each completed calendar month of service, the soldier shall receive a stabilization allowance of CZK 7,000.

(2) If a soldier has not performed a service throughout the calendar month, he shall be entitled to a stabilisation allowance only under the conditions laid down for the provision of a service in accordance with § 68h, for the first month of his temporary incapacity to serve for sickness or accident, or for the 12 months following the beginning of his temporary incapacity to serve for the illness or accident suffered in the course of the service, in direct connection with him or for the service, unless otherwise specified.

(3) The amount of the stabilisation allowance may be increased up to 10 times the amount referred to in paragraph 1, depending on the special expertise or activities carried out necessary to carry out the tasks of the armed forces, the Military Police or Military Intelligence provided for in paragraph 6.

(4) The stabilisation allowance to the soldier is not due for the calendar month in which:

(a) it is included in the evaluation body of the candidates; or

(b) he has an unexcused absence of service.

(5) Paragraph 68l to 68n shall apply mutatis mutandis for the maturity and payment of the stabilisation allowance.

(6) The list of special expertise and activities necessary for the performance of the tasks of the armed forces and the Military Police and the amount of the stabilisation allowance referred to in paragraph 3 shall be laid down by the Government by regulation. The list of special expertise and activities necessary for the performance of military intelligence tasks and the level of the stabilisation allowance referred to in paragraph 3 shall be laid down by the Minister. ';

31. the following Article 70c is inserted after Article 70b:

„§ 70c

(1) A soldier may be granted a one-off stabilisation allowance of up to six times his service tariff when he is assigned to a post in a municipality designated by the Minister or, in the case of a decision to extend the relevant period of service in that municipality.

(2) A soldier to whom a single stabilisation allowance referred to in paragraph 1 has been paid shall be obliged to perform a service in a designated municipality for a period of 4 years. A paid stabilisation allowance or part of it shall be returned to the soldier if his service is terminated before the expiry of the period referred to in the first sentence under § 18 (c), (d) and (j) or under § 19 (1) (f) to (o).

(3) In the case of a soldier called to service under § 5a, paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply. ';

32. In Paragraph 71 (5), the words "and if registered () at the address of the soldier for permanent residence. 22b) 'shall be replaced by a dot.

footnote 22b is deleted.

33.In Paragraph 72 (1) (e), "permanent residence" is replaced by "residence."

34. in Paragraph 72 (3):

"(3) A soldier who has been sent to study, with the exception of a presentation study, or a soldier seconded to the retraining course shall be compensated in accordance with paragraph 1. They belong to the Dairy Soldier in respect of the days of participation in study courses or consultations and for the days of examinations in a municipality other than that in which he has a specified place of service or place of residence. In increasing or deepening the rating, the soldier shall be entitled to reimbursement of the travel expenses referred to in paragraph 1 (b) and (e) only if he is granted a study leave. ';

35. in Article 73 (4), the words "the place of his permanent residence or the place of his family" shall be replaced by the words "the municipality in which he resides."

36. In Paragraph 74 (5), "permanent residence 'is replaced by" residence'.

37.Paragraph 77 (2) reads as follows:

"(2) A soldier who resides in a municipality other than the municipality of the service and commutes to the performance of the service is entitled to flat-rate reimbursement of travel expenses. The replacement of the soldier is monthly in the range of 18 trips in each direction, but not more than 11 times the daily amount of the daily subsistence allowance during the business trip. If the soldier is more resident, he shall designate one of them for the purpose of compensating for travel expenses. If he resides abroad, he shall be reimbursed only for transport in the Czech Republic."

38. In Paragraph 79 (3), the words "between 10% and 'are replaced by the words" up to and including'.

39. The following Section 88c is inserted after § 88b:

„§ 88c

If the soldier fails to demonstrate the extent of reimbursement of travel expenses by using a non-service road vehicle pursuant to § 74 (5), § 76 (4) or § 92 (2), the reimbursement of travel expenses shall be determined according to the shortest road distance between the transport points between which the reimbursement of travel expenses belongs. The amount of the fare shall be determined by the Ministry by means of a decree, depending on the km distance and the method of determining the shortest road kilometres. '

40. In Paragraph 91, the following paragraph 6 is added:

"(6) The termination of service shall cease to entitle a soldier to compensation in cash for equipment not provided to him in accordance with the first sentence of paragraph 2. ';

Article 41 (92), including the title:

„§ 92

Transport formalities

(1) The Ministry provides the soldier with free transportation on his way to preventive or emergency rehabilitation and medical care, on transfer in the important interest of the service, including for members of his family who are moving with him and for the moving of the housing facility, once in a calendar year on a journey to a proper holiday and during a joint holiday or holiday stay, as well as for his wife or husband and dependent children. In the event of termination of service pursuant to § 18 (a), (h), (i) and (j) or § 19 (1) (a), (b), (c), (e), (h) and (k), the soldier shall be granted free transport to the place of residence or border crossing to the territory of the Czech Republic if the soldier is resident abroad.

(2) If it is not possible for a soldier to provide free transport in the event of preventive or exceptional rehabilitation, in the event of removal or termination of service, the soldier is entitled to reimbursement of the proven expenses in cash, in so far as and under conditions as in the course of a business trip.

(3) If a soldier has not been provided free of charge during the calendar year on the journey to a proper holiday, he may be granted a financial contribution to transport up to CZK 3,000 for each eligible person for the same purpose. The financial contribution for transport shall not be the responsibility of a soldier who, in a calendar year, has a fixed regular place of service abroad or has not been entitled to regular leave in a calendar year. ';

Article 42 (93) reads:

„§ 93

The Ministry shall determine by decree the method of ensuring free catering, equipment and transport equipment, the cash amount of the costs of military equipment and the amount of the financial contribution to transport and its payment. '.

43.

„§ 110

If a soldier has been negligent of the damage, the amount of compensation may be determined, in specially justified cases, by a lower amount than the actual damage or, where appropriate, by four-and-a-half times his average gross monthly salary or by a total waiver of recovery. In determining the amount of compensation, account shall be taken of all circumstances of the case in which the damage is caused, in particular if the first fault is caused by the soldier, if the damage is due to a lack of experience or under difficult conditions, or if it has been caused by serious damage to his health. ';

Citation	Act No. 99 / 2025 Coll., amending Act No. 221 / 1999 Coll., on Professional Soldiers, as amended, and certain other laws
Regulation Type	-
Author	-
Collection	Code of Laws

Date of Promulgation	09.04.2025
Effective from	01.07.2025
Effective until	-
Status	Valid

Act No. 99 / 2025 Coll.

Act amending Act No. 221 / 1999 Coll., on Professional Soldiers, as amended, and certain other laws

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