Obligation to appoint a Responsible Representative §11 Trade Act:
- An entrepreneur who is a natural person and does not fulfill the special conditions of the operation of a trade (Section 7), unless it is an notifiable trade in an industrial manner,
- An entrepreneur who is a foreign natural person and does not have a residence permit in the Czech Republic,
- An entrepreneur who is a legal person established in the Czech Republic - appoints a member of the statutory body or a statutory body as the responsible representative who fulfils the conditions for the performance of the function of the responsible representative according to the Trade Act. If the responsible representative cannot be appointed from among these persons, the entrepreneur shall appoint a responsible representative from other persons,
- An entrepreneur who is a foreign legal person - to the position of the responsible representative, shall appoint a head of the organizational unit located in the territory of the Czech Republic who fulfils the conditions for the performance of the function of the responsible representative under this Act; if the head of the organisational unit does not meet these conditions, the entrepreneur shall appoint a responsible representative from other persons.
However, a representative may be appointed also on a voluntary basis (optional).
