Document 210 - Amendment to the Capital Market Undertakings Act – EU – RJ

Published date: 01.06.2026 |Processed date: 01.06.2026 |Session 10

Submitters: Vláda

Summary

The proposal introduces into Czech law EU rules for a more balanced representation of women and men in the management bodies of large listed companies. Affected issuers must choose a target for representation, publish data on compliance and, in the event of non-compliance, use transparent selection criteria with a preference for the under-represented gender with comparable qualifications. The Czech National Bank is given supervisory and monitoring tasks and penalties for breaches. At the same time, judicial protection of candidates is strengthened by amending the Anti-Discrimination Act and the Code of Civil Procedure.

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Additional documents

Additional document 1

Resolution of the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee on Parliamentary Print No. 210/0

Processed date: 03.09.2026

Scope: pages 1–2.

The Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee recommends that the Chamber of Deputies approve the government’s proposal to promote balanced representation of women and men in the governing bodies of certain issuers. The Committee also authorizes its Chairwoman to submit the resolution to the Chamber and the rapporteur to submit a report on the deliberations regarding the proposal. The resolution itself does not alter the content of the proposed legislation nor does it impose any new obligations.

Proposals

We do not know whether the listed proposals were approved or declined.

Proposal 1777

210 - 1777 - Jindřich Rajchl

Discovered date: 18.09.2026 | Processed date: 18.09.2026

Scope: Sections 134l–134o; pages 1–2.

The amendment clarifies the transitional provision regarding the rules for gender-balanced selection of members of the governing bodies of listed issuers. The new rules shall not apply to current members of such bodies as of the effective date of the Act, nor to selection processes initiated prior to that date. The previous wording regarding a candidate for whom the selection process has already begun is replaced with a more precise definition to protect legal certainty and selection procedures already underway.

Laws affected by this document

99/1963- Občanský soudní řád

256/2004- Zákon o podnikání na kapitálovém trhu

198/2009- Zákon o rovném zacházení a o právních prostředcích ochrany před diskriminací a o změně některých zákonů (antidiskriminační zákon)