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Original Language Title: amendment to the Act on Fuels and Trade Act

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of 26 March. June 2013,



amending Act No. 311/2006 Coll., on motor fuel and petrol

fuel stations and amending certain related laws

(law on motor fuel), as amended, and Act No.

455/1991 Coll., on trades (Trade Act), as amended by

amended



Parliament has passed the following Act of the United States:



PART THE FIRST



Amendment of the Act on motor fuel



Article. (I)



Act No. 311/2006 Coll., on motor fuel and petrol stations

fuel and amending some related laws (Act on

motor fuel), as amended by law no 575/2006 Coll., Act No. 107/2007

Coll., Act No. 227/2009 Coll., Act No. 281/2009 Coll., Act No. 91/2011

Coll. and Act No. 18/2009 Coll., is amended as follows:



1. in paragraph 2 of the letter j) is added:



"j) distributor of fuel a person who sells or is entitled to

sell the fuel on the territory of the United States, with the exception of



1. the sale of fuel from a service station,



2. sale of compressed natural gas, if the dealer holds

valid license to trade with the gas under the Energy Act. ".



2. Section 4a and 4b, including headings are deleted.



3. in paragraph 5, the following paragraph 5a is inserted:



"§ 5a



Distributor of fuel and petrol station operator is obliged to

the territory of the United States to buy fuel only



and) from a person registered as a distributor of fuel, or



(b)) to the gas station, entered in the register of service stations. ".



4. in paragraph 6, the following new section 6a-6 p, which including the following titles:



"§ 6a



The conditions of fuel distribution



(1) the Customs office issuing the opinion referred to in the Trade Act to request

about



and the trade licence for distribution) of fuel,



(b) the provisions of the responsible representative) approval for the distribution of fuel

on a weight basis.



(2) the customs authority has issued a favourable opinion on if a condition is met

the reliability of the



and the applicant for the trade licence) for the distribution of fuel,



(b)) statutory authority or a statutory authority of the applicant and the



(c) the representative of the applicant).



(3) the reliability Condition must be met for the duration of

a trade licence for the distribution of fuel



and the holder of the trade licence) for fuel distribution,



(b)) a statutory body or a member of the statutory body of the holder

and



(c) the responsible representatives of this holder).



(4) in the event that the Customs Office will issue a dissenting opinion, this

opinion on the reasons for such denial.



§ 6b



The reliability of the



(1) for reliable for the purposes of this Act, the person shall be deemed to



and it is irreproachable and)



(b)) in the last 3 years has seriously violated tax or customs

legislation or this Act.



(2) the integrity, for the purposes of this Act, the person shall be deemed to

has not been lawfully convicted of a crime against property or for

economic crime, or it looks like he has not been convicted.



(3) If a legal person commits serious breaches of the tax or customs

legislation or this Act, for the purposes of the assessment of the visor meet

the terms of the reliability of the person who was, at the time of this violation in

the statutory body of the legal person, or a member of a statutory

authority, as if he is also violated.



(4) If a person commits serious breaches of the law, looking for

the purpose of the assessment of the condition of the reliability of the person who was in the

the time of this violation of the responsible representatives of this person, as though it

infringed.



§ 6 c



Demonstrating integrity



(1) if the person who must satisfy the condition of reliability,

a stranger, or a legal person who is not established in the territory of the United

Republic, connects the applicant to request a trade licence for the

distribution of fuel also extract from the register of criminal penalties or equivalent

a document issued by a State,



and whose is this person) is a national, or in which it is located and



(b)) in the last 3 years this person was, or

resided continuously for longer than 3 months.



(2) if the person who must satisfy the condition of reliability, a

national of the United States, which abstained in the last 3 years

continuously for more than 3 months in the territory of another State, attaches

the applicant, the application for the trade licence for the distribution of fuel

materials also extract from the register or an equivalent document issued by a

by that State.



(3) a person who is or was a national of another Member

State other than the United States or a person who has resided in

another Member State than in the Czech Republic may, in place of the documents referred to in

paragraph 1 or 2 to the application for trade permissions to attach a different

document proving their integrity.



(4) if the State does not issue the document referred to in paragraphs 1 to 3, you can

replace the solemn statement made by the document before a notary or

authorities of that State, which is not older than 3 months.



(5) a Distributor of fuel prompted Customs Office must submit

the document referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4 within the period specified by the Office.



§ 6 d



Responsible representative of the



(1) the responsible representatives of the Distributor fuel may be

appointed as the only person who does not perform the function of a responsible representative of the

for another distributor of fuel.



(2) the Trade Licensing Office will cancel the trade licence for distribution

fuel or changes its range if



and distributor of fuel neustanovil) representative, although

This trade Act requires, or



(b) Trade Office approve provisions) of the new representative,

because this representative does not meet the



1. the condition referred to in paragraph 1,



2. reliability, condition or



3. the conditions laid down by the trade law.



Fuel distributor registration



section 6e



Marketing authorisation procedure



(1) fuel Distributor is obliged to, before the start of their

the activities of the register at the Office.



(2) registration for the management and administration of the payment of the security deposit shall apply mutatis mutandis

the provisions of the tax code.



section 6f



The application for registration



The application for registration shall be filed electronically.



§ 6 g



Conditions for registration



(1) the conditions of registration are:



and no debts),



(b)) the trade licence for the distribution of fuel,



(c)), the fact that has not ratified the ban on fuel distributor

activities that prevented the performance of its activities,



(d)), the fact that the distributor of the fuel is not in liquidation or in

bankruptcy, and



(e)) the provision of bail.



(2) the registration criteria must be met for the entire period of the registration.



§ 6 h



No debts



(1) for the bezdlužnou, for the purposes of this Act, a person who does not

recorded an outstanding balance



and financial management authorities) in the Czech Republic,



(b)) with the authorities of the customs administration of the Czech Republic,



(c)) on the insurance, and the penalty on universal health insurance, and



(d)) in the insurance and finance charges on social security and a contribution to

State employment policy.



(2) the condition of indebtedness must be fulfilled at the same time



and distributor of fuel)



b) by a person in a legal entity, which is a distributor of fuel

materials, a statutory body or a member of the statutory body, and



c) responsible representatives of the fuel distributor.



(3) no debts referred to in paragraph 1 (b). (c)), and (d)) shall be demonstrated

certificates that are not older than 30 days before the date of filing of the application

to register a.



§ 6i



Security deposit



(1) a Distributor of fuel is required to provide a security deposit,



and the composition of the amount) 20 000 000 Czk to the special account of the Customs Office

with the fact that the bail in this amount must be on this account all the time

fuel distributor registration, or



(b)) a bank guarantee, which was adopted by the Office to ensure that arrears in

the total amount of up to 20 000 000 Czk that are recorded by the Customs authorities

administration of the United States or for other tax administrators to the eighty-fourth day

from the date of cancellation or termination of the Distributor's registration of fuel.



(2) a bank guarantee must be granted for a specified period, which shall not

be shorter than 2 years.



section 6j



The use of bail



(1) if the cancellation or termination of the final registration

fuel distributor, becomes a compound the amount of overpayment

distributor of fuel. If the resulting overpayment, vratitelným

overpayment, return it to the Office of the distributor of fuel within 90

days from the date of a final cancellation or termination of the Distributor's registration

of fuel.



(2) the time limit referred to in paragraph 1 is not running while the authority of the Customs Administration

The United States or in any other proceedings, tax administrator



and the result can be) its decisions on the determination of tax, fee, or

other similar financial and



(b)) which was launched within 90 days from the date of final withdrawal or

the demise of the fuel distributor registration.



(3) if there is a cancellation or termination of the fuel distributor registration

materials, the Office will invite the issuer bank guarantee for the payment of arrears

registered to the eighty-fourth day from the date of cancellation or termination of registration with the



a) of the Customs Office



(b)) other tax authorities that its payment of the Customs Office.




(4) the Office shall invite the issuer bank guarantee soon after 90 days,

not later than 5 months after the date of cancellation or termination of registration

distributor of fuel.



(5) the issuer of a bank guarantee is required to pay the amount within 15 days of

the date of receipt of the request.



§ 6 k



The marketing authorisation



(1) If a distributor of fuel conditions of registration, the Office of

It registers; the marketing authorisation shall assign a registration

number.



(2) the time limit for the issue of a marketing authorisation does not run from the date on which the customs

the Office took the initiative to eliminate or change a trade licence for the

distribution of fuel, until the final termination of winding

or about the change of the trade licence.



(3) the Distributor of fuel is registered the fifth day following

After the effectiveness of the marketing authorisation until the effectiveness of the decision on the

cancellation of registration or to the termination of the registration; the Office shall publish the date

registration in the register of distributors of fuel up to the day

registration.



§ 6 l



Cancellation of registration on a proposal from the



The Customs Office shall cancel the registration of the design of the fuel distributor.



§ 6 m



Cancellation of the registration of the ex officio



(1) if the Office finds that the conditions for registration are not fulfilled, it will invite the

fuel distributor to meet them at such time limit, the

If the nature of the conditions of this meet and there is no danger admits

of late.



(2) the Office shall cancel the registration if



and fuel distributor) challenge the Customs Office does not ensure in

the prescribed period that the conditions of registration,



(b) the conditions for registration are not met), to which the Customs Office of

fuel distributor to do so,



(c)) is not a condition of the reliability of the persons referred to in section 6a of paragraph 1. 3

(a). a) to (c)),



(d)) the insolvency court rejects the insolvency petition for lack of assets

fuel distributor, or



e) distributor of fuel for a period of 12 consecutive calendar

months does not do its work.



(3) where the registration has been cancelled ex officio, the distributor may

fuel apply to register soon after 3 years

the date when the decision on the cancellation of registration has power,

If this is not about the cancellation of the registration in accordance with paragraph 2 (a). (e)).



§ 6n



Termination of registration



(1) the registration shall cease



and a trade licence for) termination of distribution of fuel,



(b)) 5 months before the date of expiry of the period for which it was provided

Bank guarantee, which is bond.



(2) the registration referred to in paragraph 1 (b). (b) if it is extinguished)



and) period for which the bank guarantee was granted, extended at least

about 2 years ago,



(b)) granted the new bank guarantee, which immediately follows the

the previous bank guarantee and which was adopted by the Office, or



c) consists of the deposit amount in the special account of the Customs Office.



§ 6o



Information duty of the Customs Office



The Customs Office shall inform the issuer of a bank guarantee of cancellation or termination of

fuel distributor registration.



§ 6 p



Register of distributors of fuel



(1) the Directorate-General of customs maintains a registry of fuel distributors,

in which collects the information necessary for the performance of Customs authorities

administration of the Czech Republic under this law.



(2) the Directorate-General of customs duties exposes the way allowing remote

access this information from the registry, distributors of fuel:



a) trade name or name and surname, or name,



(b) the registered office or place of business),



(c)), tax identification number,



(d)) the registration number,



e) day of registration,



f) day cancellation or termination of registration,



g) an indication of whether the registration



1. the draft was abolished,



2. has been cancelled ex officio or



3. the lapse, the



h) change published data from the registry of distributors of fuel and

the day of the change.



(3) register distributors of fuel containing the information referred to in paragraph 1

even in the event that the registration has been cancelled or allowed to lapse; information referred to in

paragraph 2 shall be made public after a period of 3 years from the date of cancellation or termination of

registration.



(4) if there is a cancellation of the registration of the ex officio, unless it is a

cancellation of registration pursuant to section 6 para. 2 (a). (e)), the Office shall submit the complaint

to cancel or change a trade licence for the distribution of fuel

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5. the Above section 7, the following title is added: "the scope of the administrative authorities".



6. In article 7 (2). 3, the words "section 4A(1). 1, 5 and 7, and "are deleted.



7. in paragraph 7 of the text at the end of paragraph 3, the words "§ 5a and

duties in connection with the registration of fuel distributor ".



8. in paragraph 9, paragraphs 8 and 9 are added:



"(8) a Distributor of fuel is guilty of an administrative offense, by

carried out its activities without registration.



(9) a Distributor of fuel or petrol station operator is

committing an administrative offense that buys fuel in violation of §

5a. ".



9. in § 9 para. 10 at the end of the text of the letters and words ") or

paragraph 8 or paragraph 9 ".



10. in § 9 para. 10 (a). (b)), the words "paragraph 4" shall be replaced by

"or paragraph 4" and the words "paragraph (8)(a). and) or paragraph 9 "

shall be deleted.



11. in § 9 para. 10 (a). (c)), the words "paragraph 6 or paragraph 8

(a). (b)) "shall be replaced by" or "in paragraph 6.



12. in section 9, the following paragraph 11, which read:



"(11) for the administrative offence referred to in paragraph 9, you can along with a fine save

prohibition of activity for up to 2 years, if it was an administrative offence committed by this

activities or in connection with it. ".



13. in article 11, paragraph 2 shall be deleted and shall be deleted at the same time, paragraph

1.



Article. (II)



Transitional provisions



1. A Distributor of fuel that has been entered in the register of distributors

fuel pursuant to Act No. 311/2006 Coll., in the version in force prior to the

the effective date of this Act, is deemed to be the Distributor

fuel registered under Act No. 311/2006 Coll., as amended by

effective from the date of entry into force of this Act, for a period of 1 month

from the date of entry into force of this Act.



2. If the fuel distributor referred to in section 1 within 1 month from the date of

entry into force of this Act shall submit an application for registration, and shall provide the

bail pursuant to § 6i Act No. 311/2006 Coll., in the version in force from the date of

entry into force of this law, shall be considered a fuel distributor

materials registered under Act No. 311/2006 Coll., in the version in force from

the effective date of this Act, until the day preceding the day

the final completion of the registration procedure.



3. If the distributor fails to comply with the fuel conditions referred to in point 2,

It is considered a distributor of fuel whose registration has been

cancelled on the day following after a period of 1 month from the date of application of

of this Act.



4. If the application for marketing authorization pursuant to point 2, shall be deemed rejected

fuel distributor on the date of acquisition of legal power negative

the decision for a distributor of fuel whose registration has been

cancelled.



5. If the fuel distributor filed within 1 month of the effective date

the effectiveness of this law, the application for a trade licence for the distribution of

the fuel must not be the application for marketing authorization pursuant to point 2 of the rejected

because of non-compliance with the conditions referred to in section 6 g of paragraph 1. 1 (b). b) of law No.

311/2006 Coll., in the version in force from the date of entry into force of this Act,

before deciding to trade the authority to this request.



PART TWO



Amendment to the Trade Licensing Act



Article. (III)



Act No. 455/1991 Coll., on trades (Trade Act),

as amended by Act No. 234/1992 Coll., Act No. 586/1992 Coll., Act No.

600/1992 Coll., Act No. 273/1993 Coll., Act No. 303/1993 Coll., Act No.

38/1994 Coll., Act No. 42/1994 Coll., Act No. 133/1994 Coll., Act No.

200/1994 Coll., Act No. 237/1995 Coll., Act No. 283/1995 Coll., Act No.

94/1996 Coll., Act No. 95/1996 Coll., Act No. 147/1996 Coll., Act No.

19/1997 Coll., Act No. 49/1997 Coll., Act No. 61/1997 Coll., Act No.

79/1997 Coll., Act No. 217/1997 Coll., Act No. 277/1997 Coll., Act No.

15/1998 Coll., Act No. 82/1998 Coll., Act No. 157/1998 Coll., Act No.

167/1998 Coll., Act No. 159/1999 Coll., Act No. 359/1999 Coll., Act No.

363/1999 Coll., Act No. 360/1999 Coll., Act No. 363/1999 Coll., Act No.

27/2000 Coll., Act No. 29/2000 Coll., Act No. 121/2000 Coll., Act No.

122/2000 Coll., Act No. 121/2000 Coll., Act No. 128/2000 Coll., Act No.

149/2000 Coll., Act No. 151/2000 Coll., Act No. 155/2000 Coll., Act No.

247/2000 Coll., Act No. 247/2000 Coll., Act No. 258/2000 Coll., Act No.

308/2000 Coll., Act No. 367/2000 Coll., Act No. 406/2000 Coll., Act No.

458/2000 Coll., Act No. 61/2001 Coll., Act No. 100/2001 Coll., Act No.

120/2001 Coll., Act No. 164/2001 Coll., Act No. 257/2001 Coll., Act No.

273/2001 Coll., Act No. 477/2001 Coll., Act No. 483/2001 Coll., Act No.

501/2001 Coll., Act No. 86/2002 Coll., Act No. 119/2002 Coll., Act No.

174/2002 Coll., Act No. 281/2002 Coll., Act No. 312/2002 Coll., Act No.

320/2002 Coll., Constitutional Court declared under no. 476/2002 Coll.

Act No. 88/2003 Coll., Act No. 130/2003 Coll., Act No. 162/2003 Coll.

Law No 224/2003 Coll., Act No. 228/2003 Coll., Act No. 274/2003 Coll.

Act No. 356/2003 Coll., Act No. 441/2003 Coll., Act No. 38/2004 Coll.,

Act No. 119/2004 Coll., Act No. 167/2004 Coll., Act No. 256/2004 Coll.,


Act No. 326/2004 Coll., Act No. 499/2004 Coll., Act No. 695/2004 Coll.,

Law No 58/2005 Coll., Act No. 95/2005 Coll., Act No. 127/2005 Coll.

Act No 215/2005 Coll., Act No. 251/2005 Coll., Act No. 361/2005 Coll.

Act No. 428/2005 Coll., Act No 444/2005 Coll., Act No. 62/2006 Coll.

Act No. 76/2006 Coll., Act No. 109/2006 Coll., Act No. 115/2006 Coll.

Act No. 137/2006 Coll., Act No. 159/2006 Coll., Act No. 165/2006 Coll.

Act No. 179/2006 Coll., Act No. 186/2006 Coll., Act No. 191/2006 Coll.

Act No. 216/2006 Coll., Act No. 216/2006 Coll., Act No. 225/2006 Coll.

Act No. 309/2006 Coll., Act No. 315/2006 Coll., Act No. 160/2007 Coll.

Act No. 269/2007 Coll., Act No. 270/2007 Coll., Act No. 296/2007 Coll.

Act No. 130/2008 Coll., Act No. 189/2008 Coll., Act No. 230/2008 Coll.,

Act No. 254/2008 Coll., Act No. 274/2008 Coll., Act No. 227/2009 Coll.,

Act No. 285/2009 Coll., Act No. 292/2009 Coll., Act No. 145/2010 Coll.,

Act No. 155/2010 Coll., Act No. 160/2010 Coll., Act No. 424/2010 Coll.,

Act No. 427/2010 Coll., Act No. 73/2011 Coll., Act No. 152/2007 Coll.

Act No. 350/2011 Coll., Act No. 351/2007 Coll., Act No. 355/2007 Coll.

Law No 375/2007 Coll., Act No 420/2007 Coll., Act No. 428/2007 Coll.

Act No. 458/2011 Coll., Act No. 53/2010 Coll., Act No. 119/2009 Coll.,

Act No. 167/2012 Coll., Act No. 169/2009 Coll., Act No. 199/2009 Coll.,

Act No. 207/2009 Coll., Act No. 202/2009 Coll., Act No. 221/2009 Sb.

and Act No 407/2009 Coll., is amended as follows:



1. in annex No. 2 TRADE with business-BOUND "production and

processing of fuels and lubricants "shall be deleted.



2. in annex No. 3 FRANCHISED BUSINESS for business "buying a and

sale, lending, development, production, repair, modification, storage,

storage, transport, degradation and destruction of the safety material "

Inserts a new line of business: manufacturing and processing of fuels and

lubricants and fuel distribution ".



3. in annex No. 3 FRANCHISED BUSINESS in the business of manufacturing and

processing of fuels and lubricants and fuel distribution "in the second column

the text reads:

"for the production and handling of fuels and lubricants:

and higher education in the learning) program

and the study focused on chemistry and 1 year

practice in the field, or

(b)), higher professional education in the field of education focused

on chemistry and 3 years experience in the industry, or

c) secondary education with a GCSE in the field

education focused on chemistry and 3 years experience

in scope, or

d) certificates of retraining or other evidence of professional

qualifications for the work

issued by an accredited facility under special

law or by an establishment accredited

The Ministry of education, youth and sports,

or the Ministry to whose scope includes industry,

in which the business is operated, and 4 years

practice in the field, or

e) documents under section 7 (2). 5 (b). a), b), c), (d))

or (e)) of the Trade Act;

for the distribution of fuel:

and) University degree and 1 year of experience in the field,

or

(b)), higher professional education and 2 years of experience in the field,

or

c) secondary education to GCSE and 3 years

practice in the field, or

d) secondary education and 4 years of experience in the field. "



4. in annex No. 3 FRANCHISED BUSINESS in the business of manufacturing and

processing of fuels and lubricants and fuel distribution "in the fourth

column, the text reads: "for the distribution of fuel Customs Office".



5. in annex No. 3 FRANCHISED BUSINESS in the business of manufacturing and

processing of fuels and lubricants and fuel distribution "in the fifth column

the text reads: "the law of no 311/2006 Coll., on motor fuel and petrol

fuel stations and amending certain related laws

(law on motor fuel), as amended ".



Article. (IV)



Transitional provisions



1. the entrepreneur, which is on the date of entry into force of this Act shall be entitled to

produce and process the fuel and lubricants or sell fuel,

can the effectiveness of this law in such activities continue for a period of 1

months from the date of entry into force of this Act. At the request of the entrepreneur in

that period, Trade Office for the concession for the "production and processing of fuels and

lubricants and fuel distribution "in full or in part

business and evidence of documents required under the new legal

Edit, if the Trade Office is available from previous proceedings,

may in the manufacture and processing of fuels and lubricants in the sale of fuel

elsewhere than at a service station on the basis of the authorization referred to in the first sentence,

continue until a final decision on the award of the concession, or about

rejection of the application for the concession or terminating the proceedings. The mere lapse of

the deadline for the submission of applications for the concession of the right to produce and process the fuel and

lubricants and sell fuel elsewhere than at a service station

entrepreneurs shall cease to exist.



2. Receipt of the application for the concession referred to in point 1 shall not be subject to the administrative fee.



PART THREE



REGULATION (EEC)



Article. In



Decree No. 103/2007 Coll., on registration of fuel distributors,

repealed.



PART FOUR



The EFFECTIVENESS of the



Article. (VI)



This Act shall take effect on the first day of the second month following its

publication.



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