Document 99 - Amendment to the Act on the Register of Contracts

Published date: 06.02.2026 |Processed date: 06.02.2026 |Session 10

Summary

The Act amends the rules of the register of contracts and introduces a value limit for the exemption for contracts with natural persons not acting in the course of business. Now, these contracts are not published only up to the value of CZK 500,000 excluding VAT, whereas previously there was an exemption without any limit. Contracts above this amount must be published in order to strengthen transparency in the handling of public property. Transfers of immovable property remain compulsorily published at all times and the change will only apply to contracts concluded from 1 January 2027.

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Additional documents

Additional document 1

Government Opinion on Parliamentary Document No. 99/0

Processed date: 04.03.2026

The government has expressed its disagreement with the proposal to amend the Act on the Register of Contracts, which introduces a limit of CZK 500,000 for the exemption from the publication of contracts with natural persons. It warns that the amendment could lead to the publication of employment contracts, including sensitive data, without clearly defining the scope of the information to be published. It also criticises the lack of clarity in determining the value of open-ended contracts and the risk of automatic cancellation of undisclosed contracts. According to the government, the proposed limit is not sufficiently justified and the change would increase the administrative burden without a thorough impact analysis beforehand.

Laws affected by this document

340/2015

Zákon o zvláštních podmínkách účinnosti některých smluv, uveřejňování těchto smluv a o registru smluv (zákon o registru smluv)