The purchase, offer to purchase, acquisition for commercial purposes, public display for commercial purposes, exploitation for commercial gain and sale, possession for sale, offer for sale or transport for sale of specimens of endangered species listed in Annex A to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 is prohibited.
If you intend to commercially handle specimens of endangered species listed in Annex A to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 within the European Union, you need a certificate of exemption from commercial activities prohibition.
A certificate of exemption from commercial activities prohibition can be issued by the locally competent regional authority, in the case of Prague, the Prague City Hall.
You are a natural or legal person who intends to deal commercially with a specimen of a species listed in Annex A to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 within the European Union.
If you are planning any commercial use of a specimen of an endangered species listed in Annex A to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 involving public display for commercial purposes, use for commercial gain and sale, possession for sale, offer for sale or transport for sale, you must arrange for a certificate of exemption from commercial activities prohibition on the basis of an application to the locally competent regional authority; in the case of Prague, to the Prague City Hall.
Applications are dealt with in an administrative procedure and a decision is issued within 30 days from initiation of the procedure. (The procedure shall be initiated on the date of receipt of the application.)
To obtain a certificate of exemption from commercial activities prohibition, you must submit an application.
The application for a certificate of exemption from commercial activities prohibition must include:
The application must also be accompanied by proof of payment of the administrative fee paid in accordance with item 61(1)(h) and (i) of the ‘Tariff’ to Act No 634/2004 Coll., on Administrative Fees, or a request for exemption from this fee together with justification in accordance with item 61 of the ‘Tariff’.
A completed application together with all attachements can be submitted in person at the filing office of the local regional authority, in the case of Prague at the Prague City Hall, or sent by post to its address.
In the case of natural persons not engaged in business, local jurisdiction is determined by the place of permanent residence, in the case of natural persons engaged in business by the place of business. In the case of legal persons, local jurisdiction is determined by the place of the registered office or the place of the registered office of the organisational unit.
You must pay a fee of CZK 100 for each copy of the application for a certificate of exemption from commercial activities prohibition, if you are applying for a certificate for 1 to 20 specimens of a species of wild fauna or flora.
If you apply for a certificate of exemption from the ban on commercial activities for more than 20 CITES specimens, you must pay a fee of CZK 2 000.
The receipt of an application for the issuance of an exemption from commercial activities prohibition for specimens intended for rescue breeding or for scientific or educational purposes, for specimens intended for breeding or cultivation purposes within the framework of a rescue programme and for specimens originating from or intended for breeding or for the collections of zoological and botanical gardens, departments of universities, the Academy of Sciences of Czechia and other scientific departments registered by the Ministry of the Environment shall be exempt from the fee under item 61(1)(h) and (i).
To obtain a certificate of exemption from commercial activities prohibition, you must submit an application, which can be completed electronically via the CITES Registry.
The application for a certificate of exemption from commercial activities prohibition must include:
The application must also be accompanied by proof of payment of the administrative fee paid in accordance with item 61(1)(h) and (i) of the ‘Tariff’ to Act No 634/2004 Coll., on Administrative Fees, or a request for exemption from this fee together with justification in accordance with item 61 of the ‘Tariff’.
A completed application with all attachments send together to the locally competent regional office or, in the case of Prague, to the Prague City Hall either:
In the case of natural persons not engaged in business, local jurisdiction is determined by the place of permanent residence, in the case of natural persons engaged in business by the place of business. In the case of legal persons, local jurisdiction is determined by the place of the registered office or the place of the registered office of the organisational unit.
You must pay a fee of CZK 100 for each copy of the application for a certificate of exemption from commercial activities prohibition, if you are applying for a certificate for 1 to 20 specimens of a species of wild fauna or flora.
If you apply for a certificate of exemption from the ban on commercial activities for more than 20 CITES specimens, you must pay a fee of CZK 2 000.
The receipt of an application for the issuance of an exemption from the commercial activities prohibition for specimens intended for rescue breeding or for scientific or educational purposes, for specimens intended for breeding or cultivation purposes within the framework of a rescue programme and for specimens originating from or intended for breeding or for the collections of zoological and botanical gardens, departments of universities, the Academy of Sciences of Czechia and other scientific departments registered by the Ministry of the Environment shall be exempt from the fee under item 61(1)(h) and (i).
The certificate of exemption from commercial activities prohibition allows you to commercially handle a specimen of a species listed in Annex A to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97, including the possibility of selling it.
An appeal against the decision to issue a certificate of exemption from commercial activities prohibition may be lodged within 15 days from the date of its delivery with the Ministry of the Environment of Czechia by filing an appeal with the locally competent authority that issued the decision.
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