Open a Website in Czech Republic

Businessmen who want to open a company in Czech Republic are advised to open a website as well, which represents a flexible method through which the business can address to a larger consumer market. Most of businesses are now present in the online environment due to its financial potential. In order to open a website in Czech Republic it is necessary to register a domain name, a simple process regulated by a set of rules and regulations, on which our Czech company formation specialists can provide assistance. 

 

Persons interested in opening a website in Czech Republic can verify if a domain name is available at the Czech Domain Registry, which is the main entity administering the websites incorporated on the Czech territory. 

 

The country code top-level domain name for websites established in Czech Republic is .cz; it is important to know that the domain name should have a maximum of 63 characters, represented by letters, numbers and hyphens, with the mention that the hyphens can’t be situated at the beginning of the domain name. 

 

An important aspect is that Czech Domain Registry does not act as a Registrar, but as an authority regulating the activity in the industry; the entity provides a list of accredited Registrars, which can provide their registration services; our Czech company incorporation agents can provide more details on the available Registrars. 

 

Looking for a team of accountants in Czech Republic? Our specialists can guide you regarding the procedures to be implemented in the company from this point of view. Among the services you need and which are available to you, we mention payroll for calculating salaries and their delivery to employees' accounts, bookkeeping for recording financial transactions, preparation of annual financial statements, audits, and assistance for tax registration. We invite you to contact us by phone or on our website whenever you want.

 

 

Foreign investors opening a website in Czech Republic should know that the domain name is regulated by several rules of law, stipulating the main conditions in which a website can be registered here and the rights and obligations of parties involved. 

 

The legislation in this sense has been recently modified and from the 1st of March 2015, as the Czech authorities have imposed new regulations related to the registration of a domain name. 

 

It is important to know that a domain name is registered for a period of maximum 10 years; at the same time, the legislation allows the holder of the website to renew his or her domain, under certain conditions. Another important aspect is that the registration process may vary, in accordance with the country of origin of the holder. As such, persons outside the European Economic Area (EEA) are required to provide different documentation compared to the citizens of the European Union. 

 

If you need further information on the website legislation applicable in Czech Republic, please contact our team of Czech company formation consultants, who can provide you with consultations on this matter.