Other cases - professional and permitted trades

How do I find out if the trade I want to start belongs to the professional or permitted trades?

The list of all professional trades is included in Annex 2 of the Trade Licensing Act. The list of all permitted trades is included in Annex 3 of the Trade Licensing Act.

If you are not sure of the official name of the trade you want to start with, we recommend reading the contents of trades. The contents of trades are described in the Government Decree no. 278/2008 Coll. of the Contents of Individual Trades. According to the description of trades you can easily identify the name of your trade.

Under the name of the trade in Annexes No 2 and No 3 of the Trade Licensing Act, you can find the criteria of competence that you need to meet if you want to perform the trade.

These criteria differ for each of the professional and permitted trades.

What documents do I need to prove my professional competence?

Documents that are necessary for proving your professional qualification may differ according to the nature of the activity. It may be a document of completed university or high school (secondary school) education and professional experience, a document of a completed requalification course or other requirements according to the specific legal regulations.

If requalification is required, it means a requalification course or certificate of completed requalification issued by an education institution accredited by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic.

If a document of completed secondary, higher (not university) or university education is required, then the documents need to be recognized by a competent recognition authority.

How to proceed with recognition of university education

If one of the requirements for obtaining a trade licence is a completed secondary or higher education, you need to have the document of completed education recognized. If the document of university education is required, you need to have the diploma recognized.

How do I obtain a translation prepared by an interpreter registered in the register of experts and interpreters?

How do I obtain a certified copy?

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You can make a copy of your document on any photocopying machine. Then you need to have it authorized by a notary who knows the language in which the diploma or certificate has been issued.

If you let the notary make the copy, you do not have to worry about his/her language competences.

The list of notaries can be found on the website of the Notarial Chamber of the Czech Republic. The authorization will be done by the notary while you wait. The notary authorization is a paid service. Each notary determines the price for the provided service. For the notary authorization you do not need to be present (in person) nor do you need to prove your identity.

Where do I submit my trade licence application?

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The trade licence application may be submitted at any trade licence office.

The directory of the trade licence offices in the Czech Republic may be found here .