318/1993 Coll.
LAW
of 8 June. in December 1993, which regulates the status of cultural change
funds and amending Act No. 35/1965 Coll., on literary, scientific works and
works (the Copyright Act), as amended by law No 89/1990 Coll. and Act No.
468/1991.
PART THE FIRST
Change the position of the cultural funds
§ 1
(1) the Czech literary Fund shall cease on the date on which the Foundation arises by
established by a special Act. ^ 1)
(2) the Czech music Fund expires on the date on which the Foundation arises by
established by a special Act. ^ 1)
(3) the Czech fine arts Fund expires on the date on which the Foundation arises
It established by a special Act. ^ 1)
(4) The Foundation in accordance with paragraphs 1 to 3 pass from the extinct cultural
the funds all movable and immovable property, unless it is a property of the State,
as well as the rights and obligations of ownership and other legal relations.
§ 2
If no transform Cultural Foundation funds pursuant to § 1 (1). 1 to 3
within one year from the effective date of this Act, the expiry of this period, the
The Czech literary Fund, the Czech music Fund, and the Czech Fund of the fine arts
cease to exist, and that with the disposal. The liquidation shall be governed by sections 70 et seq.. business
code; any liquidation surplus is transferred to the cultural funds
State Fund of culture. ^ 2)
§ 3
The transfer of the undertakings of the cultural funds
(1) the Czech literary Fund, the Czech music Fund, and the Czech Fund of fine
art converted by established enterprises with independent legal
personality ^ 3) to commercial companies or cooperatives under the Special
the law ^ 4) and no later than the date of the conversion of cultural funds to the Foundation,
or is it in the meantime. If not, the Court will order without design
disposal of listed companies. The liquidation shall be governed by sections 70 et seq.. business
code.
(2) for the conversion of the undertakings referred to in paragraph 1 shall apply mutatis mutandis
the provisions of section 69 of the commercial code.
PART THE SECOND
Amendment to Act No. 35/1965 Coll., on literary, scientific works and
works (the Copyright Act), as amended
§ 4
Act No. 35/1965 Coll., on the works of literary, scientific and artistic
(the Copyright Act), as amended by law No 89/1990 Coll. and Act No. 468/1991
Coll., is hereby amended as follows:
1. section 1 is deleted.
2. In article 35, paragraph 3 is deleted.
3. section 40 and 41 are deleted.
4. sections 42 and 43 are deleted.
5. In article 44, paragraph. 1, point (b) deleted).
PART THE THIRD
Transitional and final provisions
§ 5
Regulation of the Government of the Czech Socialist Republic No. 159/1969
On the cultural funds, contributions from the beneficiaries of the royalty and
the remuneration of performers, cultural funds, contributions for the use of free
works of literary, scientific and artistic works, and the contributions of the users,
as amended by regulation of the Government of the Czech Socialist Republic No. 20/1973 Coll.,
Regulation of the Government of the Czech Republic No. 342/1991 Coll. and regulation of the Government of the Czech
No. 58/1993 Coll., with the exception of article. I, points 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6, which
shall be repealed on 1 January 2000. January 1, 1995.
§ 6
This law shall enter into force on 1 January 2005. in January 1994, with the exception of section 4, paragraph 3,
which shall take effect on 1 January 2005. January 1, 1995.
Uhde v.r.
Havel v.r.
Klaus v.r.
1) § 20b et seq.. of the civil code.
2) Law No 239 CNR/1992 Coll. on the State Fund of culture of the Czech Republic.
3 § 2 (b)). (c)) of Decree-Law No. 159/1969 Coll., on cultural
funds, on the contributions of the beneficiaries of the royalty and the remuneration of the Executive
artists, cultural funds, contributions for the use of public domain works
literary, scientific and artistic works, and the contributions of the users, in the
as amended.
4) part two of the commercial code.
