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Amendment To The Act On Banks

Original Language Title: Novela zákona o bankách

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165/1998 Coll.



LAW



of 11 December 1997. June 1998,



amending Act No. 21/1992 Coll., on banks, as amended

regulations, and some other laws



Change: 254/2000 Coll.



Change: 89/2009 Sb.



Parliament has passed the following Act of the United States:



Article. (I)



Act No. 21/1992 Coll., on banks, as amended by Act No. 265/1992 Coll.,

Act No. 293/1993 Coll., Act No. 154/1994 Coll., Act No. 83/1995 Coll.

Law No. 84/1995 Coll., Act No. 61/1996 Coll., Act No. 306/1997 Coll.

Act No. 16/1998 Coll. and Act No. 125/1998 Coll., is amended as follows:



1. In article 1 (1). 1, the words "or State financial institution pursuant to this

the Act (section 36) "are deleted.



2. In section 1, paragraph 6, the following paragraph 7 is added:



"(7) the authorisation to operate as a bank may include defining the scope

permitted activities and establish the conditions which must be fulfilled before the Bank

the start of any of the approved activities, where appropriate, is to follow when

the performance of any of the permitted activities. ".



The present paragraph 7 shall become paragraph 8.



3. In section 4, paragraph 4. 1 the words "capital for public limited liability companies"

shall be deleted.



4. In section 4, paragraph 4. 2 the words "in agreement with the Ministry of finance" shall be replaced by

the words ', which shall seek the opinion of the Ministry before the decision

' and the second sentence shall be deleted.



5. In section 4, paragraph 4. 3 (b)):



"(b)), the technical competence and civic integrity of persons who are on the

the basis of the work, mandate or other agreement proposed in the Bank on

powerful control function, with which it is associated with power and responsibility

as defined by the statutes, (hereinafter referred to as "the head of the staff of the Bank"), ".



6. In section 4, the dot at the end of paragraph 3 is replaced by a comma and the following

the letter e), which reads as follows:



"e) competence of the founder with a share of 10% or more of the voting

the rights of the Bank to exercise the rights of a shareholder in the business of the Bank. ".



7. in paragraph 4, the following paragraph 4 is added:



"(4) the Czech National Bank is entitled to request a copy of the registration

Criminal records relating to natural persons, who are the founders of

the Bank or are proposed on the senior staff of the Bank. The person in the

past been convicted for an intentional criminal act shall act

as a senior employee of the Bank. ".



8. in § 5 para. 2 the words "in agreement with the Ministry of finance" shall be replaced by

the words ', which shall seek the opinion of the Ministry before the decision

the Treasury ".



9. in paragraph 7, the following paragraph 7a is inserted:



"§ 7a



(1) the authorisation to operate as a bank terminates on the date,



and which shall become final) decision to withdraw authorization to act as a

the Bank,



(b)) to which the Bank shall be deleted,



(c)) from which according to the decision of the general meeting, the Bank will continue to so far

not to perform activities that are subject to authorisation to act as a

the Bank,



(d) deletion from the commercial banks) register.



(2) the authorisation to operate as a Bank granted foreign bank for her

the branch also shall cease on the date on which the foreign bank shuts down

its branch in the territory of the Czech Republic, and on the date on which

a foreign bank may no longer be in the State of its registered office permission to act as a

Bank. ".



10. In § 8 para. 2, after the words "at least" three words "and

must be composed of the heads of the Bank's employees "and the second sentence shall be deleted.



11. In section 8 paragraph 3 reads:



"(3) a member of the Board of the Bank shall be the statutory

authority or a statutory body or a member of the supervisory board other

legal person, who is an entrepreneur. An employee of the Bank shall not be

a statutory body or a member of the statutory body of such legal

of the person. This does not apply for membership



and member of the Board of the Bank) in the statutory body or supervisory board

the Council of financial institutions under the control of the Bank, a legal person authorized to

organize the demand and offer of securities and the company subsidiary

banking services (§ 17a (5)),



(b)) employees in the statutory body undertaking ancillary banking

services or for the performance of the functions of the Board in this business. ".



12. In paragraph 8, the following paragraph 5 is added:



"(5) The Supervisory Board of the Bank shall be transmitted by the powers that

the commercial code confers on the Board of Directors of joint-stock companies ".



13. under section 8, the following paragraph 8a is inserted:



"§ 8a



Members of the statutory body of the Bank, who have violated their obligations under the

the title of Member of the Board of the Bank resulting from the laws for them

regulations or the articles of Association, shall be jointly and severally liable for the damage, which

incurred by the Bank's creditors as a result of violation of the obligations of the

members of the statutory body of the Bank is not able to carry out their due

obligations. ".



14. in § 9 para. 1 (b). (b)), and (c)), the word "workers" shall be replaced by

"employees".



15. in paragraph 11 of the present text shall become paragraph 1 and the following

paragraphs 2 to 4 shall be added:



"(2) in the information about the services that consist in taking over cash

funds from the client, it must be expressly indicated the relationship of this service to

deposit insurance.



(3) the Bank shall be obliged to disclose information on a quarterly basis on the composition of shareholders,

on its activities and financial indicators to the extent and in the manner prescribed

measures of the Czech National Bank. On its activities and financial indicators

is required to the extent and in the manner prescribed by the Czech national measures

inform the Bank branch of a foreign bank.



(4) the Bank and a branch of a foreign bank is required to lead the agenda of each

contracts concluded with the client in such a way that, at the request of the United

the National Bank has been able to produce without undue delay the competent

papers in the certified translation into the Czech language. ".



16. in section 12, the following new paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be added:



"(1) the Bank shall perform their activities proceed with caution,

in particular, make trades in a way that does not harm the interests of its

depositors in terms of return on their deposits and does not endanger the safety of the

and the stability of the banks.



(2) the Bank shall not conclude the contract at arm's length for

the Bank, especially those which commit the Bank to economically

the unjustified benefit or performance apparently mismatched provided

the consideration. A contract entered into in contravention of this provision are

invalid. ".



The present text becomes paragraph 3.



17. in article 16 paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be added:



"(1) the Bank is required to seek the prior approval of the Czech National Bank



and) to contract for the sale of the company or its parts,



(b)) to the annual general meeting of the Bank for cancellation,



(c)) to merge the Bank with zrušovanou Bank,



(d)) to reduce the share capital of the Bank, unless it is for a reduction of

the share capital of the Bank to cover the loss,



(e)) to the General Assembly resolution under section 7A(1). 1 (b). (c)).

The decision on the granting of prior consent in accordance with subparagraphs (b) and (c)))

The Czech National Bank before the decision shall seek the opinion of the Ministry of

finances. The legal acts and resolutions of the General Assembly made without the required

prior consent is invalid.



(2) the Bank is obliged to inform the Czech National Bank



and the intended change to the articles of Association) concerning the facts, which must be in

the articles listed on the basis of the request of the commercial code or the

the law,



(b)) about the personnel changes in the statutory body of the Bank and the

the heads of the Bank's employees, locations



(c)) of the intention to open a branch or representative office abroad



(d)) of the intention to establish a legal entity abroad or on it

the property involved. ".



18. in article 16, paragraph 3 shall be deleted.



Paragraph 4 becomes paragraph 3.



19. in paragraph 17, the following paragraph 4 is added:



"(4) the Bank shall be obliged to notify the Czech National Bank, without undue

delay the acquisition of qualifying holding on to a legal person ".



20. in section 18 para. 2, after the word "credit" the words "or to ensure the

the commitments ".



21. in article 18, the following paragraph 3, including the footnotes.

4B):



"(3) the provisions of the commercial code on conflict of interest governing the

the provision of grants, loans and securing obligations joint stock company ^ 4b)

the Bank does not apply.



4B) § 161e, 161f 196a of the commercial code and ".



22. in section 19 para. 1 (b). a), the words "the directors of the Bank" shall be replaced by

"the head of the staff of the Bank".



23. in section 19 para. 1 (b). (d)), the words "the directors of the Bank" shall be replaced by

"the head of the Bank's employees".



24. in section 19 para. at the end of paragraph 1, the period is replaced by a comma and

the following point (h)), which read as follows:



"h) legal entities over which it has control of the Bank.".



25. in section 19 paragraph 2, including footnote No. 5b):



"(2) the main shareholders are persons who have themselves or on the basis of

concerted practices ^ 5b) with another person, a qualifying holding in the Bank.



5B) joining the commercial code. ".



26. in paragraph 19 (a), the following paragraph 4 is added:



"(4) the provisions of paragraphs 1 to 3 shall also apply to foreign branch

Bank. ".



27. In article 19b, the following paragraph 7 is added:



"(7) the provisions of paragraphs 1 to 6 shall also apply to foreign branch

Bank. ".



28. section 20 reads as follows:



"section 20



(1) the Bank may issue shares to which voting rights, is only

as book-entry shares.



(2) in addition to the shares, which carry the right to vote, they can be the Bank

issued preferred shares. With those shares, however, not voting

the right, even in cases where the commercial code provides otherwise.




(3) a legal or natural person who intends to acquire a direct or

indirect share of the Bank, which represents at least 10%, 20%, 33% or

50% of the voting rights, or to increase your direct or indirect share so,

that reaches or exceeds these limits, is required to request the previous

the agreement of the Czech National Bank. The same obligation to (i) persons acting

in line 5b) sets out the requirements for an application by a decree of the Czech National Bank.



(4) the person who has cut its stake in the Bank, which represented more

than 50%, 33%, 20% or 10% of the voting rights, under these limits, it is

obliged to notify this fact to the Czech National Bank. The same

the obligation of notification has a group of persons acting in concert. 5b)

The notice provides the details to the Czech National Bank by Decree.



(5) in cases where the limits are exceeded, referred to in paragraph 3 in the

as a result of the transition law is the person whose share is bound to this

immediately notify the Czech National Bank.



(6) in proceedings for the authorization referred to in paragraph 3, the applicant is assessed Similarly

as the founder of the banks in the authorization to operate as a bank.



(7) the consent referred to in paragraph 3 can be used in cases of particular interest

of grant.



(8) the acquisition of shares in contravention of the provisions of paragraph 3 does not result in

an invalid legal act. ".



29. under section 20, the following new section 20a and 20b, including notes below

line no. 4 c) shall be added:



"section 20a



(1) in cases where the share of the Bank was acquired without the prior consent of the

The Czech National Bank pursuant to section 20 (2). 3 and has not been granted consent pursuant to section

20 (2). 7, and in cases where the action of the owners of shares with

voting right is prejudicial to the proper and prudent business bank,

where appropriate, such action may reasonably be expected, shareholders United

National Bank in the administrative procedure to suspend holding of shares in the exercise of these

shareholder's rights:



and) participate in and vote at the general meeting,



(b)) request the convening of extraordinary general meeting



c) petition the Court to determine the invalidity of the resolution of the general meeting.

You can only suspend the performance of all those rights. Appeal

the resource against the decision to suspend shareholder rights has

suspensory effect.



(2) the Bank shall be obliged to submit to the Czech National Bank statement from the registry

the issuer of uncertificated shares acquired at the date of the 7 days preceding the

the date of the meeting. Extract from the register of the issuer shall be the Bank

delivered to the Czech National Bank on the same day, when it was taken. Czech national

the Bank adopts the list of the shareholders listed in the excerpt from the register of the issuer

or marks without undue delay the shareholder, which has previously been

suspended their shareholder rights, or that the newly-found a reason

for the suspension of the shareholder's rights, and a listing of the Bank in the latest returns

day preceding the meeting.



(3) the Bank shall not at the General Assembly admit the participation of the person indicated by the Czech

National Bank statement from the issuer's register referred to in paragraph 2, as well as

the participation of persons not listed in the excerpt from the register of the issuer, or the persons

persons authorised. If the Czech National Bank designates the persons

which the newly found the reason for the suspension of the shareholder's rights, it is the

initiated administrative proceedings referred to in paragraph 1 and the labelling of these people has

effects of preliminary measures. 11)



(4) without the written observations of the Czech National Bank to list from the registry

the issuer, the Bank's general meeting may not take place.



(5) the Czech National Bank may propose that the Court had pronounced the nullity of

resolution of the general meeting of the Bank, if it is in conflict with the law

or the statutes.



(6) shares, whose owner has been suspended after shareholder rights,

the time that is still held by the owner, not considered to be stocks with

the right to vote. The resulting increase in the share of the other shareholders

voting rights are not covered by the obligation to request previous

consent of the Czech National Bank pursuant to § 20 paragraph 1. 3 of this Act.



(7) at the request of Česká národní banka's securities Centre

required, as well as other persons authorized to engage in activities

conferred on the special law ^ 4 c) Centre of the securities at any time

to provide the Czech National Bank statement from the issuer's register, which is

the Bank.



section 20b



(1) the banks on the territory of the United States transferred money to each other

resources in the Czech currency under individual items created on the

following the instructions of its clients exclusively through technical

system for the interbank payment system, which is operated by the Czech national

the Bank. For this purpose, the Czech National Bank leads each bank account

inter-bank payment in Czech Crowns. Interbank account

payments cannot be subject to enforcement or

the preliminary measures. Banks in the Czech Republic can be mutually

set up accounts in Czech currency in accordance with the Decree of the Czech National Bank.



(2) if the Bank did not use the nezúčtovala amount or bank account details in the

accordance with the command of the client and caused by an error in the showdown, it is

shall it repaired its settlement. This Bank is required without

delay transferred to the account of the authorized recipient of funds in

the correct amounts and interest arising from the Treaty during the period with them could not

to dispose of. If the unauthorized recipient account erroneously cleared payment

other Bank, is Bank, which caused the error, shall be entitled to give that bank

impetus to the debiting of his account, within 3 months of the emergence of errors

in the showdown.



(3) the Bank that the account is unauthorized recipient incorrectly cleared

payment is in compliance with the principles laid down in paragraph 2, shall be entitled to

to write off the amount from his account of the amending of clearing and recalculate

interest on the funds so that the account was caught by the State, as

would incorrectly posted payment received; If the error was in the reckoning

caused by another bank, is required to write off the money from his

account on the initiative of the Bank, and issue is that Bank.



(4) the Provisions of settlement shall be payable by the tax administrator accounts is excluded; the Bank,

that caused an error in clearing, requests the reimbursement of the amount of the relevant

the tax administrator.



(5) the technical procedures for banks in the settlement provides for the appeal and the Czech national

Bank by Decree.



(6) the provisions of paragraphs 1 to 5 shall apply mutatis mutandis to branches

foreign banks.



4 c) Act No. 586/1992 Coll., of the Securities Act, as amended

regulations. ".



30. in paragraph 21, the following paragraph 3 is added:



"(3) the Bank and a branch of a foreign bank is required to register under the

accounting separately trades on the client's account and the bank account stores

or a foreign bank. Evidence of the underlying stores are banks and

branches of foreign banks are required to retain, for a period of at least 10 years. ".



31. in section 22 paragraph 5 is added:



"(5) the person responsible for the internal control of the Bank, a child of the statutory

the authority may, with his knowledge, if necessary, to give impetus to the extraordinary

meetings of the Supervisory Board and to inform it of any evidence. "



32. In section 22, the following paragraphs 6 and 7 are added:



"(6) with the knowledge of the bank informs the auditor without undue delay, the Czech

National Bank of serious facts, which could adversely

affect the management of the Bank.



(7) the obligations referred to in paragraphs 1 to 6 shall apply mutatis mutandis to branches

foreign banks. "



33. In paragraph 23 of the present text shall become paragraph 1 and the following

paragraph 2, which reads as follows:



"(2) Alternatively, a loss in the current year, the Bank, the general meeting shall

decide on the approval of the financial statements of the Bank for the year of payment

This loss of the Bank's own resources. ".



34. In article 24, paragraph 1 shall be deleted.



Paragraphs 2 and 3 shall become paragraphs 1 and 2.



35. In section 26 para. 1 at the end of subparagraph (a)) the following text:

"she changed the members of the Supervisory Board of the Bank or to use profit after tax

preferably to replenish reservních funds or to increase the basic

a fortune ".



36. In § 26 para. 1, point (b)) the following new point (c)), which read as follows:



"(c) an extraordinary audit) required at the expense of banks or branches of foreign

the Bank ".



Subparagraph (c)) to e) shall become letters (d)) to (f)).



37. In section 26 para. 2 in the first sentence of the letter "e)" shall be replaced by the letter

"(f))," and in the sentence of the second subparagraph "c) ' is replaced by the letter" d ").



38. In section 26 para. 4, after the words "the end of the Administration," the words

"the extraordinary audit regulation".



39. In § 26 para. 10 the letter ' (d)) "is replaced by the letter" e ") and the words" §

2 or "shall be deleted.



40. In paragraph 26, in paragraphs 11 and 12, the letter ' (d)) "shall be replaced by the letter

"e)".



41. under section 26 the following new section 26a and 26b, which including notes below

line # 6a):



"§ 26a



(1) if the Czech National Bank, the ratio of capital to risk-weighted

the assets of the Bank is less than two-thirds of the ratio set by the Czech

National Bank, ^ 6a) saves the Bank during the administrative procedure, one or more of the

the following corrective action:



and to increase the share capital), to produce the capital ratio to risk-

weighted assets as determined by the Czech National Bank, ^ 6a)



(b)) take only assets with a risk weight lower than 100%, ^ 6a)




(c)) do not get no share of the equity and voting rights in the

any legal person, with the exception of contracts concluded prior to the imposition of this

the measures, nezaložit, or any other legal person obtains or

its business unit,



(d) not to grant any loan to a person) with a special relationship to a bank



(e)) not to disclose any interest rates for deposits in excess of the current normal

interest rates on deposits of comparable amounts and with comparable

maturity, as the Czech National Bank are identified.



(2) in parallel with the measures referred to in paragraph 1, the Czech National Bank

to apply remedial measures and penalties pursuant to section 26 paragraph 1. 1.



section 26b



In the case that the statutory authority or the Supervisory Board finds that the Bank is

or becomes insolvent or that the Bank incurred or

You may incur losses, which have caused or may cause

the decline in the ratio of capital to risk-weighted assets under two-thirds of the

the ratio set by the Czech National Bank, ^ 6a) shall inform the

the Czech National Bank without delay.



6a) measures of Česká národní banka No 3 of 5 January. October 1995 on capital

the adequacy of the bank, announced in the amount of 72/1995 Coll. in the wording of the measure

The Czech National Bank no. 4 of 4 February. July 1996 the amount notified in

61/1996 Coll. ".



42. In section 27 (d)) shall be deleted.



43. In paragraph 27 of the present text shall become paragraph 1 and the following

paragraphs 2 and 3, including footnote No. 6b):



"(2) the costs associated with the performance of the administration are paid from the assets of

the Bank and are a load of banks on achieving, maintaining and securing income for

the purpose of corporate income tax by a special Act. ^ 6b)



(3) if required by the law to the general meeting was witnessed by

the notary's registration, shall be the decision of the administrator in the form of such things

a notarial act.



6B) Act No. 586/1992 Coll., on income taxes, as amended

regulations. ".



44. In § 28 paragraph 2 reads as follows:



"(2) the administrator is authorized to hire for the performance of the Administration in the Bank for more

the person with the exception of persons who have a special relationship to the Bank in accordance with § 19

of this Act. For the performance of the administration shall not be přibrány persons

they are in the position of the debtor to the Bank, or that are paid

relative to the other Bank. Přibrané a person shall be entitled to review the

matters that are in the appropriate bank subject to Bank

secret. They are also required to maintain about these things

confidentiality. ".



45. In section 29 para. 2, in the first sentence, the words "with the exception of the decision on the

the cancellation of the Bank "shall be deleted and in paragraph 3, the words" in agreement with the

The Ministry of finance "shall be replaced by the words ', which shall seek the opinion of the

The Ministry of finance ".



46. In article 29, paragraph 4, including footnote 7) is repealed.



The present paragraph 5 shall become paragraph 4.



47. In section 29 para. 4, after the word "design", the words "on the settlement

or ".



48. section 30 reads:



"section 30



Administration may introduce the Czech National Bank in circumstances where

weaknesses in the Bank's activities threaten the stability of the banking system and

shareholders not done the necessary steps to remedy these shortcomings. To

the introduction of the Administration's opinion requested by the Czech National Bank

The Ministry of finance. "



49. In paragraph 31 of the present text shall become paragraph 1 and the following

paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be added:



"(2) the Court entered in the commercial register on a proposal from the Czech National Bank

Administration and further appeal and appointing a new Manager

administrator.



(3) the Court is obliged to decide within 3 days from the delivery of the proposals of the administrator

for registration in the commercial register. ".



50. in § 34 paragraph 1. 1, the words "in agreement with the Ministry of finance"

replaced by, which shall seek the opinion of the Ministry of finance ".



51. In article 34 paragraph 2 reads as follows:



"(2) the authorisation to operate as a bank may be withdrawn if the



and the Bank did not initiate activities to) 12 months from the date of grant of authorisation

to act as a Bank, or if for a period of 6 months does not accept deposits from

to the public,



b) authorisation as a Bank have been obtained on the basis of an assertion

the information provided in the application. ".



52. In paragraph 34, the following paragraph 3 is added:



"(3) the Czech National Bank is obliged to withdraw the authorisation to act as a

the Bank, if it finds that the ratio of capital to risk-weighted assets

the Bank is less than one third of the proportion set by the Czech national

Bank. 6a) ".



53. Part seven including the title reads as follows:



"PART SEVEN



THE LIQUIDATION OF THE BANK



section 36



(1) if the Bank is deleted with the liquidation, a proposal for the appointment of a liquidator

may be made only by the Czech National Bank. The Czech National Bank serves only

whether or not a proposal for the appointment of a liquidator and the appeal of the new liquidator and

application for annulment of the joint stock company, was withdrawn the authorisation to the Bank

to act as a bank. The Court decides on the proposal of the Czech National Bank to 24

hours from the submission of the proposal.



(2) the liquidator may be a natural or legal person. The provisions of § 71

paragraph. 1 the last sentence of the commercial code shall not apply. The liquidator

must not be a person who has or had a special relationship with the Bank, which was

or is the auditor of the Bank or in any way on the audit of the Bank

participated.



(3) a natural person, that when you dispose of them with the data bank on

which were covered by banking secrecy, are required to maintain

confidentiality pursuant to § 39 of this Act apply mutatis mutandis.



(4) the liquidator shall submit to the Czech National Bank without undue delay

the financial statements and the documents processed in the course of the liquidation in accordance with the

the commercial code.



(5) the liquidator is obliged to submit to the Court to determine the invalidity of the

the legal acts on behalf of the Bank in contravention of the provisions of section 12 of the

paragraph. 2 during the 12 months before the date on which the authorisation has been withdrawn

to act as a bank. Provided on the basis of contracts declared

a court annulment must be returned to liquidation. ".



54. In § 38 paragraph 1(a). 3, in paragraph (d)) after the word "Finance" the words "and

Securities and Exchange Commission ".



55. In § 38 paragraph 1(a). 5, the words "paragraph 4" are deleted.



56. In § 38 paragraph 1(a). 7, the word "and" shall be replaced by the word "to".



57. In paragraph 38, the following paragraph 8 and 9 shall be added:



"(8) if the client gets into arrears with financial performance of the Bank

For more than 60 days or violates its obligations to the Bank agreed

in the contract or provided for by law, restricts the Bank's obligation to

to maintain banking secrecy so that the Bank may inform other banks

or third parties or the public about the breach of the contract by the client, and

may contain only the name of the client, and the designation of the broken obligations.



(9) the application of this law, the Bank, the client can prevent this from occurring, that within 30 days

from the breach of their obligations to the Bank with the Bank shall conclude an agreement on the

remedy the situation. The Bank is not obliged to accede to the agreement. If within this period

the deal does not close or subsequently fails to meet the agreement, the Bank may without

the next exercise their rights pursuant to paragraph 8. The client may options

This paragraph to take advantage of the law only once in a calendar year. ".



58. under section 38 shall be added to § 38a is inserted:



"§ 38a



(1) the Bank may notify each other of the Bank,

the identification data of the holders of the accounts, and matters that

tell us about the credibility and the trust of their clients, even

through a legal entity that is not a bank. Property interest in

the legal person may only have banks that are obliged to

to ensure that this legal person will maintain the data obtained in

secret and to protect them from misuse. The Bank is obliged to

information about the clients other banks accessed as if they were data on the

of its own clients.



(2) the client has the right to get acquainted with the information that is held about him

in the database, as they relate to the person or the legal entity,

He represents. For the payment of the cost in kind has the right to acquisition of

the statement.



(3) the notice of the Bank on suspicion that the crime was committed, or

the offense, made by the public prosecutor, the police or other competent

authorities, cannot be considered as a violation of the provisions of § 38. ".



59. In § 39 para. 1 the words "§ 38 paragraph 1(a). 2, 3 and 4 "shall be replaced by the words" § 38

paragraph. 2, 3 and 6 ".



60. in paragraph 2 of section 40. 2 the words "in agreement with the Ministry of finance"

replaced by the words "which shall seek the opinion of the Ministry of finance".



61. In section 40 para. 3, after the words "to act as a Bank," the words

"or a request to change the license to operate as a Bank decides to".



62. In paragraph 40, the following paragraph 4 is added:



"(4) in proceedings for the grant of authorisation to act as a Bank, and in proceedings on the

consent pursuant to section 20 (2). 3 this Act may the Czech national

the Bank shall request the necessary information about participants from the relevant management

authorities. ".



63. In § 41 para. 1, the second sentence is replaced by the following:



"The degradation of the Czech National Bank against the decision made after the request

opinions of the Ministry of Finance of the Czech National Bank Board decides

the Bank, which shall seek the opinion of the Minister of finance. ".



64. In the ninth in the title the words "natural persons" shall be deleted.



65. In paragraph 41a para. 3 the words "natural persons" shall be deleted.



66. In section 41a of paragraph 1. 5, the words "which are only natural persons"

shall be deleted.



67. In section 41b for paragraph 3, the following paragraph 4 is added:




"(4) if any of the members of the Board terminates the membership on the Board

before the expiry of their term of Office, is appointed in his place a new

Member of the Board whose term of Office will expire on the same date, to

that ended the term of his predecessor. ".



Paragraphs 4 and 5 shall be renumbered as paragraphs 5 and 6.



68. In article 41 c of paragraph 1 shall be inserted, as follows:



"(1) the Insured deposits are deposits, including interest,



and individuals held in) Czech Crowns to the FirstName, LastName, address

and date of birth or social security number, if applicable, identification of the depositor

the number,



(b)) legal persons held in Czech Crowns to the business name or

the name of a legal person, its seat, and also for domestic legal entities

identification number, with the exception of deposits of banks, branches of foreign banks

and financial institutions. ".



Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall become paragraphs 2, 3 and 4.



69. In article 41 c of paragraph 1. 2 the words "deposits of natural persons registered in the Czech

the crowns of the first name, surname, address and date of birth of the depositor (hereinafter

"insured deposits") "shall be replaced by the words" insured deposits. "



70. In paragraph 41 c paragraph 3 is added:



"(3) the annual contribution of the building society to the Fund shall be 0.1% of the average

volume of insured deposits for the previous year, including interest, on which

building savings participant was eligible in the previous year. The average

the volume of insured deposits, according to the building society calculates

quarterly State insured deposits in the preceding year, without counting

State support. ".



71. In section 41e para. 2 the words "80%" shall be replaced by "90%" and the words "300

USD "shall be replaced by the words" 400 000 Eur ".



72. In section 41f para. 1, the words "for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to

deposits of natural persons "shall be replaced by" are insured by deposit with the

special regime ".



73. In section 41f para. 2 the word "physical" is replaced by "more".



74. In paragraph 41, the following paragraphs 3 to 6 shall be added:



"(3) To provide compensation for the deposit of the Fund shall not be entitled



and the person to whom their) crime for which the Court in the

criminal proceedings has been finally convicted, partially or completely caused

the inability of the Bank to meet its obligations in question,



(b)) persons having a special relationship to the bank concerned, with the exception of persons

referred to in § 7 para. 1 (b). (e)),



(c)) owners of deposits arising in connection with the legalisation of the proceeds from

crime for which the Court in the criminal proceedings, the judicial

doomed.



(4) the Fund will suspend payment of compensation for the deposit to the persons referred to in paragraph

3 (b). and) during the criminal proceedings instituted against such persons in

connection with their criminal activities, which may be related to

the inability of the Bank to meet its obligations. In addition, the Fund will suspend payment of

refunds for those deposits, which is obvious from the course of criminal proceedings, that

as for the deposits within the meaning of paragraph 3 (b). (c)).



(5) the obligation to pay a contribution to the Fund from deposits of persons referred to in

paragraph 3 remains intact.



(6) for the purposes of calculating the amount to be paid from the Fund to the depositor,

not be admissible to the gains insured deposits, which occurs in the

the basis of vnitrobankovního transfer between accounts maintained at the same

the Bank after the date of the Bank because of insolvency has stopped

settle your obligations. ".



Article II



cancelled



Article. (III)



cancelled



Article IV



Act No. 99/1963 Coll., the code of civil procedure as amended by Act No. 36/1967

Coll., Act No. 158/1969 Coll., Act No. 50/1973 Coll., Act No. 20/1975

Coll., Act No. 135/1982 Coll., Act No. 180/1990 Coll., Act No. 328/1991

Coll., Act No. 519/1991 Coll., Act No. 263/1992 Coll., Act No. 24/1993

Coll., Act No. 171/1993 Coll., Act No. 114/1994 Coll., Act No. 152/1994

Coll., Act No. 216/1994, Coll., Act No. 84/1995 Coll., Act No. 118/1995

Coll., Act No. 160/1995 Coll., Act No. 237/1995 Coll., Act No. 247/1995

Coll., Constitutional Court No. 31/1996 Coll., Act No. 142/1996 Coll.,

Constitutional Court No. 269/1996 Coll., Act No. 202/1997 Coll., Act

No. 227/1997 Coll., Act No. 15/1998 Coll. and Act No. 91/1998 Coll., is amended

as follows:



1. In paragraph 274, the following letter a), which reads as follows:



"and the Court on the sale) resolution of the pledge,".



2. In paragraph 372, the words "ask the Court to execute the sale of collateral, the"

replaced by the words "in the Court to propose the sale of collateral, the" and the word

"the things" shall be supplemented with the following words: "or the sale of real estate".



Article. In



cancelled



Čl.VI



Transitional provisions



1. the Bank, which has issued their shares, which carry the voting

the right, exclusively in book-entry form, is required to include the form of its

shares in accordance with the requirement of section 20 of Act No. 21/1992 Coll., on banks, in

the text of this Act, within one year from the date of entry into force of

of this Act.



2. The one who has the effective date of this Act, a qualifying holding in the

the Bank is obliged to notify this fact to the Czech National Bank, the

one month from the date of entry into force of this Act.



3. State financial institutions incurred prior to the effective date of this Act shall be

pending the adoption of such a law, but within 3 years from the date of acquisition

the effectiveness of this law, governed by existing regulations.



4. The composition of the Board of the Bank must be brought into line with

the requirement under section 8 (2). 2 of law No 21/1992 Coll., on banks, as amended by

This Act, within one year from the date of entry into force of this

the law.



Article. (VII)



The President of the Chamber of deputies to ratify, in the collection of laws of the United

Republic declared the full text of Act No. 21/1992 Coll., on banks, as

It follows the laws of it changing.



Article. (VIII)



This Act shall take effect on 1 January 2000. September 1998.



Zeman in r.



Havel, v. r.



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