> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://v2.docs.conduit.financial/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Czechia > How to collect KYB documents from business customers in Czechia (CZE) when onboarding through the Conduit API. ## 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 | *Tax ID:* Format: "CZ" + IČO (e.g. CZ12345678) for VAT-registered entities; verifiable via EU VIES. Non-VAT entities have IČO only. *Registration number:* 8-digit number; assigned at OR entry; public via or.justice.cz. Also used as base for tax ID. ## 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 | | Good Standing | Výpis z obchodního rejstříku | ## 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, Ownership Records, Governance Records, Good Standing | | **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 | | **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. * **Good Standing:** Czech Republic is a Subsumed-by-extract jurisdiction; the dated certified Výpis z obchodního rejstříku (OR extract) serves as good-standing evidence — no separate certificate of good standing is issued. ## Person roles When you submit a person on the application body, set their `role` 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.