The number of contracting parties to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction has significantly extended – Bolivia (with the effective date from 1 October 2016), Pakistan (with the effective date from 1 March 2017), Jamaica (with the effective date from 1 May 2017)...
Continue reading...Within the scope of legislative changes in 2016, it is worth to mention a change considered in connection with deduction of the tax of immovable property (former so called property transfer tax) with effect from 1 November 2016. The tax rate still remains four per cents, but the change lies in the p...
Continue reading...On 1 January 2016 the amendment to the Travel Documents Act became effective. The applicants will be able to submit the application for issue of the passport and to take over the made passport in ANY office of the municipality with extended powers. When submitting the application for issue of the pa...
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With the effective date from 1 September 2015 the Amendment to the Act No. 48/1997 Sb., on public health insurance, becomes effective and valid; the Amendment incorporates a new provision - § 17 (4). Thanks to the quoted provision it will be possible to sell and inherit private medical practices of...
Continue reading...On 11 January 2015 the Council Regulation (EC) No. 606/2016 on mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters became effective. This Regulation is mandatory for all member states of the European Union and has a specific (very positive) impact for instance when fulfilling the court decisi...
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