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27. 3. 2020 · Publications and newsletters
COVID II – CZK 30 bln in bank guarantees from CMGDB / Countrywide support from 5 offices at a fixed rateThe state-owned Czech-Moravian Guarantee and Development Bank (CMGDB) launched COVID II, offering Czech SMEs under 250 employees three-year guarantees covering up to 80% of working-capital loans from EUR 370 to EUR 550,000,…
27. 3. 2020 · Publications and newsletters
Coronavirus and extension of time limits in administrative proceedingsFollowing the Ministry of the Interior's opinion on the COVID-19 state of emergency, Czech administrative bodies may waive missed statutory deadlines case by case, including the 31 March 2020 deadline for suppliers…
26. 3. 2020 · Publications and newsletters
Effects of the coronavirus pandemic and the governmental crisis measures on the real estate marketThe COVID-19 pandemic and Czech emergency measures qualify as a change in circumstances or force majeure under the Civil Code, letting landlords and tenants renegotiate leases, contractors adjust contract prices, and parties…
23. 3. 2020 · Publications and newsletters
Home office: What employers should bear in mindHAVEL & PARTNERS' Privacy Flash sets out nine GDPR recommendations for employers moving staff to home office during COVID-19, covering health data on quarantined employees, secure videoconferencing, document handling, employee monitoring and…
23. 3. 2020 · Publications and newsletters
EU Commission’s Temporary Framework for State aid measures in relation to COVID-19The European Commission's 19 March 2020 Temporary Framework lets EU states grant COVID-19 State aid to businesses, including direct grants up to EUR 800,000, six-year State-guaranteed loans and subsidised interest rates, under…
23. 3. 2020 · Press releases
HAVEL & PARTNERS leading competition law experts, including Robert Neruda, have contacted the management of the Czech competition authority with proposals for dealing with the impacts of the coronavirus crisis on businessesCzech competition law experts Robert Neruda, Martin Nedelka and Pavel Dejl sent an open letter to the Office for the Protection of Competition proposing a more lenient approach to the merger-control standstill…
20. 3. 2020 · Publications and newsletters
CMZRB’s COVID loan and other subsidized financing schemesCMZRB is offering Czech SMEs hit by COVID-19 an interest-free loan of CZK 500,000-15 million covering up to 90% of expenses, with a CZK 30 billion COVID II scheme in preparation; HAVEL…
20. 3. 2020 · Publications and newsletters
State of Emergency – Fast Purchasing, or the Pandemic and Public ProcurementHAVEL & PARTNERS explains how Czech contracting authorities can urgently procure COVID-19 supplies via the Emergency Act's security exemption or negotiated procurement without publication under Section 63(5) of the Public Procurement Act.
17. 3. 2020 · Publications and newsletters
State of emergency and the legal regimeThe Czech cabinet declared a nationwide 30-day state of emergency from 2 pm on 12 March 2020 over COVID-19, gaining powers to restrict fundamental rights, impose work duties and requisition property, with…
17. 3. 2020 · Publications and newsletters
What are the impacts of the Liberation Tax Package?The Czech Liberation Tax Package waives fines and default interest for late corporate and personal income tax returns until 1 July 2020, plus individual VAT and other levy waivers where a COVID-19…
16. 3. 2020 · Publications and newsletters
Closure of stores and other operations… What are the impacts on employers? [SK version]Slovak employers facing COVID-19 restrictions fall into two groups: those with active employee representatives, who may agree in writing to reduce wage compensation to at least 60% for partial unemployment, and those…
16. 3. 2020 · Publications and newsletters
Impact of the extraordinary situation in the Slovak Republic on consumer-supplier relationsUnder Slovak law, unlike the Czech Civil Code's hardship clause, parties cannot unilaterally change a contract price for coronavirus hardship, but force majeure under Commercial Code Section 374 and frustration of purpose…
