A foreign natural person

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In the notification of an unqualified trade, they indicate in particular the following information:

Given name and surname, where appropriate the company name, if registered in the commercial register
Citizenship
Birth registration number, if assigned
Date of birth
Address of domicile outside the Czech Republic, address of place of residence in the Czech Republic (if permitted)
The designation and address of the branch plant in the Czech Republic, if established
The objects of business as “Manufacture, trade and services not specified in Annexes 1 to 3 to the Trade Licensing Act”
The field or fields of unqualified trade activity pursuant to Annex 4 to the Trade Licensing Act, which they will carry on
The address of the registered office
Personal identification number, if assigned
The establishment or establishments in which the carrying-on of the trade will be commenced upon inception of the trade authorisation, with the exception of mobile establishments and vending machines
The period of permitted residence
Academic title or scientific degree of the persons referred to above, if these will be used in carrying on the trade
Where appropriate, the address for mail delivery from all trade licensing offices

Documents to be submitted to the trade licensing office when notifying an unqualified trade:

The notification of a trade on the appropriate form (completed in advance or on the spot)
An extract from the criminal register or an equivalent document issued by the state of which the natural person is a citizen. If that state does not issue an extract from the criminal register or an equivalent document, the notifier will submit an affidavit of good character, made in the presence of a notary or other competent authority of the state of which they are a citizen, or in the presence of a notary or other competent authority of the state of most recent residence. These documents must not be more than 3 months old. The trade licensing office will obtain an extract from the Criminal Records Register on its own. In the case of a family member of a citizen of a European Union Member State or other states that are a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or the Swiss Confederation or any of the other persons referred to in Section 70(1) of the Trade Licensing Act, an extract from the criminal register or an equivalent document issued by the competent judicial or administrative authority of the state of which they are a citizen or the Member State of most recent residence, or an extract from the Criminal Records Register with an appendix containing the information entered in the criminal register of the Member State of most recent residence (if the Member State of most recent residence is the Czech Republic, the trade licensing office will request an extract from the Criminal Records Register on its own). If the state does not issue such a document, the natural person will submit an affidavit of good character, made in the presence of a notary or other competent authority of the Member State of which they are a citizen, or in the presence of a notary or other competent authority of the Member State of most recent residence (no more than 3 months old). In the case of a person who has been granted permanent resident in the Czech Republic, the trade licensing office will request an extract from the Criminal Records Register on its own. The above document may be replaced by a document on the recognition of professional qualifications issued by the recognition authority (the Ministry of Industry and Trade) pursuant to Act No. 18/2004 Sb., on the recognition of professional qualifications and other competences of nationals of Member States of the European Union and on the amendment of certain acts, as amended, if it also proves that the condition of good character has been met
A document proving a legal title to use the premises in which the natural person’s registered office and established branch plant are located
A document proving that the person has a plant outside the Czech Republic and documents proving the operation of the plant
Proof of payment of the administrative fee
A document proving a residence permit for the Czech Republic pursuant to Section 5(5) of the Trade Licensing Act

Unless issued in the Czech language, all documents must be submitted including an official translation into Czech (this does not apply to documents in Slovak). The authenticity of the signature and the stamp on the originals of the documents submitted must be certified.