Basic information on continuation after the transformation of a company or cooperative

Additional information

Related procedures, frequently asked questions.

Information on submissions

Who can make a submission, where and in what form the submission can be made, submission forms.

Procedure followed by the trade licensing office

Processing of submissions at the trade licensing office, resolution of defects in submissions, registration in the trade licensing register, what documents result from the processing of the submission.

Required particulars of submissions

In the notification, the continuing person will indicate the following:

The company name or business name of the dissolved or divided company or cooperative
The personal identification number of the dissolved or divided entity
Identification information of the continuing person that is a legal person in the following scope: company name or business name, identification number, address of registered office
Identification information of the continuing person who is a natural person in the following scope: name and surname, citizenship, date of birth, birth number (if assigned), surname at birth and place of birth (municipality, district), domicile or residence in the Czech Republic, if permitted;
The trade(s) that they intend to continue

At the same time, the continuing person must also make other submissions, namely submit the notification of a trade or an application for a concession – the required particulars of these submissions are specified in the section of this Guide that deals with the relevant type of submission.

Administrative fees

There is no administrative fee for notifying the continuation of the trade of a company or cooperative that has been dissolved by merger or division or, if relevant, after the transfer of assets to a member.

Administrative fees for related submissions (the notification of a trade, an application for a concession) are specified in the section of this Guide that deals with the relevant type of submission.

CZK 50 for the receipt of the submission by the contact point, if the notification of changes is submitted through a public administration contact point (the amount of the fee for the issue of an extract after the change has been made remains unchanged).

Time limits

For the continuing person, the Trade Licensing Act specifies the following time limit for submitting the notification of continuation of the trade of a company or cooperative that has been dissolved by merger or division or, if relevant, after the transfer of assets to a member: the notification must be made in writing within 15 days of the date of the legal effects of the merger or division or the transfer of assets to a member.