Main information
Only a legal entity or a natural person engaged in business having its registered office or branch office on the territory of the Czech Republic may trade in wastes on the basis of and in accordance with a permit to trade in wastes issued by the competent Regional Authority for the registered office of the person requesting the issuance of a permit.
If the person requesting the issuance of a permit has its registered office outside the territory of the Czech Republic then the competent body to issue the permit is the Prague City Hall. The Regional Authority may lay down conditions in the permit to ensure adequate protection of the environment and human health.
The waste trading permit is issued for a definite period to a maximum of 6 years. The Regional Authority may extend the period of validity of the waste trading permit at the request of the waste dealer, always to a maximum of a further 6 years provided the conditions for its issue have been met. If the waste dealer applies for an extension, within the 6 months preceding the expiry of the period for which the permit was issued, the permit shall not expire, as long as no final decision has been made on the application.
On the basis of this permit you will be allowed to trade in wastes with a positive value on the market.
The particulars to be included in the application for a waste trading permit and the waste trading permit are set out in Annex 3 to Act No. 541/2020 Coll. on waste.
This applies to you if
If you are a legal entity or a natural person who has a registered office or spin-off plant in the territory of the Czech Republic.
When to use this service
In the case of an application for the extension of the permit, within 6 months before the expiry of the period for which the permit was issued.
In such a case, the permit does not expire until a final decision has been made on the application.
In the case of the issue of a new waste trading permit.
Vyřízení služby - elektronicky
What you need if you are using this service
A completed application for a permit to trade in waste in the sense of the provisions of § 26 of the Waste Act No. 541/2020 Coll., its details are listed in Annex No. 3 of this Act.
Where and how to solve this service
You can send your request to the relevant regional authority:
After logging in, select agenda A8595, service S14649 and the relevant regional authority as the processing authority.
How much will you pay
None
Additional information
What is the benefit of this service
You will be allowed to trade waste with a positive value when trading on the market.
Appeal options
None.
Sanctions
If you, as a legal entity or individual entrepreneur, deal in waste without or in contravention of a permit, you are committing an offence.
You may be fined up to CZK 10,000,000 for this offence.