Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Region | Europe |
| ISO 3166-1 | CZ / CZE |
| Registry | Regional court at registration |
| Last updated | 2026-05-06 |
Identifiers
Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Czechia and submit them as strings on the application body.| API field | Local name | Issuer |
|---|---|---|
businessInfo.taxId | DIČ | Finanční správa |
businessInfo.businessEntityId | IČO | Regional court at registration |
Sector regulators
ČNB
Legal structures
| Local name | Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Společnost s ručením omezeným | s.r.o. | Quota-based limited-liability company; minimum capital CZK 1; managed by one or more jednatelé; the default SME vehicle. Equivalent to a US LLC. |
| Akciová společnost | a.s. | Joint-stock company with freely transferable shares; minimum capital CZK 2,000,000; supports dualistic (představenstvo + dozorčí rada) or monistic (správní rada) governance. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. |
| Evropská společnost | SE | EU-registered joint-stock company (Societas Europaea) formed under EU Regulation 2157/2001; minimum capital €120,000; registered in the Czech commercial register and subject to ZOK provisions for a.s. by analogy. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. |
| Veřejná obchodní společnost | v.o.s. | General partnership; all partners trade under a joint name and bear joint, unlimited personal liability; no minimum capital. Equivalent to a US General Partnership (GP). |
| Komanditní společnost | k.s. | Limited partnership; at least one komplementář (general partner, unlimited liability) and one komanditista (limited partner, liability capped at contribution). Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership (LP). |
| Osoba samostatně výdělečně činná | OSVČ | Individual sole trader operating under a trade licence (živnostenský list) or professional authorisation; no separate legal entity; personal unlimited liability. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. |
| Družstvo | — | Cooperative with a minimum of three members; used in housing, agricultural, and consumer sectors; governed by member assembly; liability limited to cooperative assets. Closest US equivalent: Cooperative. |
| Organizační složka zahraniční osoby | — | Branch or organisational unit of a foreign legal entity registered in the Czech commercial register; not a separate Czech legal entity — obligations fall on the foreign parent. Closest US equivalent: Branch/Rep Office. |
How documents combine
For each evidence area, this table shows whether the listed documents are alternatives (any one of) or a bundle (all required). The artifact-by-artifact lookup follows below.| Evidence area | Documents needed |
|---|---|
| Legal Registration | Výpis z obchodního rejstříku |
| Constitutive Documents | Any one of: Společenská smlouva · Zakladatelská listina · Stanovy |
| Tax Registration | Osvědčení o registraci k DPH |
| Operating Permit | Živnostenský list |
| Ownership Records | Výpis z OR |
| Governance Records | Výpis z OR |
| Signing Authority | All required: Notarised board/shareholder resolution + Prokura |
| Address | Any one of: Nájemní smlouva · Faktura za služby · Bankovní výpis |
Documents to collect
The physical documents you’ll collect from your customer, with the evidence area each one proves. One document can prove multiple areas — for example, Brazil’s Cartão CNPJ covers both tax and business-registration proof, so it appears once with both areas listed.| Document | Proves |
|---|---|
| Výpis z obchodního rejstříku | Legal Registration |
| Společenská smlouva | Constitutive Documents |
| Zakladatelská listina (single-member s.r.o.) | Constitutive Documents |
| Stanovy (a.s.) | Constitutive Documents |
| Osvědčení o registraci k DPH | Tax Registration |
| Živnostenský list (Trade License) | Operating Permit |
| Výpis z OR (s.r.o. members list / a.s. shareholder register) | Ownership Records, Governance Records |
| Notarised board/shareholder resolution | Signing Authority |
| Prokura (OR-registered) | Signing Authority |
| Nájemní smlouva | Address |
| Faktura za služby (≤90 dní) | Address |
| Bankovní výpis (≤90 dní) | Address |
| Sector-Specific License | ČNB licence, Povolení ČNB (sector-specific licence) |
Collection notes
- Legal Registration: Download current extract (výpis) free at or.justice.cz; certified copy from Czech POINT (post offices, notaries) for official use.
- Constitutive Documents: Notarised at formation; filed with OR; retrievable via or.justice.cz (sbírka listin).
- Tax Registration: Issued by Finanční správa; DIČ = “CZ” + IČO. Entities below VAT threshold hold IČO only — request Finanční správa registration confirmation in that case.
- Operating Permit: Issued by the Živnostenský úřad (Trade Licensing Office). Covers free, craft, and regulated trades; exempt for liberal professions.
- Sector-Specific License: Required for banks, payment institutions, and insurance companies. All issued by ČNB.
- Ownership Records: s.r.o.: members and shares recorded in OR and publicly accessible. a.s.: registered-share register held by company; bearer shares abolished in 2014.
- Governance Records: Lists jednatel(é) (s.r.o.) or představenstvo / správní rada members (a.s.) with signing authority and prokura grants.
- Signing Authority: Prokura registered in OR; single (jednatelská prokura) or joint. Ad-hoc POA by notarised plná moc.
- Address: Lease (no time bound) OR utility bill OR bank statement dated within 90 days. Same evidence satisfies both registered-address and operating-address checks.
Person roles
When you submit a person on the application body, set theirrole to one of Conduit’s canonical BusinessPersonRole values. Use this table to map a local corporate-governance title onto the right canonical role.
| Local role | Canonical API role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jednatel (s.r.o.) | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Executive director with day-to-day management authority; statutory body. |
| Člen představenstva (a.s. dualistic) | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Board of directors member (představenstvo); operational management of a.s. |
| Člen správní rady (a.s. monistic) | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Member of sole monistic statutory body (správní rada, ZOK §§456–461, eff. 2021-01-01); combines executive and supervisory powers. |
| Člen dozorčí rady | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Supervisory board member; oversight/governance; no management authority. |
| Prokurista | LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE | Holder of prokura registered in OR; broad commercial signing authority. |
| Komplementář (k.s.) | CONTROLLING_PERSON | General partner with management authority and unlimited liability. |
Notes
- ESM public access removed 2025-12-17. Following CJEU WM/Sovim (C-37/20 & C-601/20, 2022-11-22) and Czech court rulings (Aug–Sept 2025), the Ministry of Justice closed public access to esm.justice.cz on 2025-12-17. Conduit, as an AML-obliged entity, should qualify for access but must demonstrate that status; a pending AMLD6 transposition amendment to Act 37/2021 Sb. (AMLD6 articles 11–13, 15 — deadline 2026-07-10) will formalise legitimate-interest rules — monitor for enactment.
- IČO doubles as the VAT base. DIČ = “CZ” + IČO; entities not VAT-registered have an IČO but no DIČ. Collect both OR extract (IČO) and Finanční správa DIČ confirmation separately; do not assume VAT registration from IČO alone.
- a.s. monistic structure: ředitel abolished 2021-01-01. The statutory director (statutární ředitel) was eliminated by the 2021 ZOK amendment; správní rada is now the sole monistic body with both executive and supervisory powers (ZOK §§456–461). OR extracts will show správní rada members only — no ředitel.
- Bearer shares are abolished. ZOK (2014) prohibited new bearer shares; all remaining bearer shares had to be immobilised or converted by 2019. All a.s. shares must now be registered — verify in OR/shareholder register.
- Živnostenský list is entity-level, not branch-level. A single trade license covers all branches of a Czech entity; there is no separate municipal operating-permit layer for standard commercial activities.