Legal aspects of doing business in the Czech and Slovak Republics

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Edition Details

Creators or Attribution (Responsibility): Stephen Denyer, Peta Wilson, Martin Šolc
Language: English
Jurisdiction(s): England
Publication Information: London : Longman Law, Tax, and Finance, 1993 printing
Type: Book
Series title: Longman special report.
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Short Description

XIV, 118 pages ; 30 cm.

Purpose and Intended Audience

Useful for students learning an area of law, Legal aspects of doing business in the Czech and Slovak Republics is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

Responsable Person: Stephen Denyer and Peta Wilson, Martin Šolc.
Publication Date: 1993 rinting
Country/State: England
Number of Editions: 5 editions
First edition Date: 1992
Last edition Date: 1993
General Notes: “A specially commissioned report”–Cover.
Includes index.
Languages: English
Library of Congress Code: KJP78
Dewey Code: 344.37067
ISBN: 0851219497 9780851219493
OCLC: 28156065

Main Contents

Profile – physical and human geography, political background, current developments; business climate – the economy, development of a free market; investment climate – the impetus from the government of the CSFR, tax incentives, foreign exchange control, investment protection treaties, Western assistance available to the foreign investor; legal framework – legislative process, civil law system, the commercial code, judicial process; general principles of commerical law and forms of doing business – general matters covered by the commercial code; the forms of business – joint stock companies, limited liability companies, vos/ks, co-operatives, other legal entities, other forms of repesentation, bankruptcy procedures; exchanges and securities – the establishment of a stock exchange, structure, application for a listing, trading and settlement sanctions, the stock exchanges of Prague and Bratislava, bonds, the proposed securities law, off-exchange trading, grey market trading; banking and finance – the banking system, equipment leasing; privatization – voucher or coupon scheme; competition law – the Competition Act, competition agencies, mergers, monopolistic and dominant positions, the role of ministries and local government, cartels, enforcement, future developments; taxation – coroprate income tax, payments of dividends, interest, royalties and rent, payroll tax and social security, turnover tax and VAT, income tax, other taxes, double tax treaties; real estate – protection of private property rights, privatization, the acquisition and disposal of real estate, leases of commercial premises, transfer procedures, duties and taxes, security; employment issues – the structure of labour regulation in the CSFR, legal structure of the employment relationship, constituting the employment relationship, formalities, labour law an organziational flexibility, termination of employment, alien employees, collective bargaining; importing and exporting to the Czech and Slovak Republics – licensing, import tax and surcharge, customs duties, customs-free zones, export credit; environmental issues – Environment Act, Waste Disposal Act, Air Pollution Act, water protection, other sources of law, practical points for the foreign investor; intellectual property law – copyright, trademarks, patents, industrial designs, rationalization proposals, trade secrets, licensing requirements under the commercial code; broadcasting and telecommunications; contractual rights and dispute resolution – enforcement of commercial rights, collection of debts, arbitration.

Summary Note

For anyone doing business, or intending to do business in the Czech and Slovak Republics, this text aims to help increase business prospects by providing the knowledge and confidence to deal with the realities of doing business in these countries and alerting the reader to possible pitfalls. '''

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Business enterprises, Foreign
Commercial law
Czechoslovakia
Economic history
Foreign trade regulation
Taxation–Law and legislation

Legal aspects of doing business in the Czech and Slovak Republics

Legal aspects of doing business in the Czech and Slovak Republics