In 2018, a number of changes for entrepreneurs will come
about. These will affect, for example, builders, register of
beneficial owners of legal entities, and unified electronic
identification.
GDPR - General Data Protection Regulation
Similarly as in other EU countries, the so-called General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR) will also come into effect in the
Czech Republic as of 25 May 2018. Through it, the EU authorities
plan to strengthen and unify the protection of personal data of all
individuals within the EU, and to further regulate the transfer of
EU citizens' personal data beyond its borders. For non-EU
entities handling data of EU citizens, the GDPR should facilitate
compliance with the Member States' to-date varying national
laws. In the first half of 2018, a new act on the protection of
personal data will most likely be adopted in the Czech Republic,
which will repeal existing Act No. 101/2000 Coll. and specify
certain obligations and rights arising
