Trades are divided under the Czech Trades Licensing Act (Act
No. 455/1991 Coll.) into notifiable trades, which can be
obtained based on notification, and concession trades, which can
only be pursued on the basis of a special business licence
- a concession. Notifiable trades are categorised into
three further groups: vocational, professional, and
unqualified.
Notifiable trades are characterised by the fact that the
authorisation to trade becomes valid immediately at the very
moment of notification (not later when the trade licence is
issued).To illustrate the various types of trade, here are a
few examples. Trades categorised as vocational include
carpentry, bakery and confectionary, bricklaying and plastering,
brewing, etc. Professional trades include activities such as
providing or brokering consumer credit, work as an optician, or
animals trading. In order to acquire the concession for
concessionary trades, it is necessary to demonstrate
