2014-01-01
The Czech National Bank issued Decree No. 273/2014 Coll. to mandate banks and foreign bank branches to compile and submit client and claim data for the Central Credit Register. Reporting entities must submit entity information on an ongoing basis and balance-sheet data by the 18th day following the end of each calendar month via the Bank's electronic information system. The regulation further specifies that submissions require electronic signatures, details on authorized administrators, and procedures for correcting mistakes without undue delay.
Decree No. 273/2014 Coll. of 30 October 2014 on compiling and submitting information for the Czech National Bank database – the Central Credit Register by banks and foreign bank branches Pursuant to Article 41(3) of Act No. 6/1993 Coll., on the Czech National Bank, as amended by Act No. 227/2013 Coll., the Czech National Bank stipulates the following: Article 1 Subject This Decree stipulates the content, form, time-limits and manner of compiling and submitting information by banks and foreign bank branches for the needs of the database maintained by the Czech National Bank pursuant to Article 38a(2) of Act No. 21/1992 Coll. on Banks, as amended. Article 2 Information on clients and claims (1) A bank and a foreign bank branch (hereinafter referred to as the “reporting entity”) shall compile information on a) entities that are not banks or central banks on which it has a claim in connection with their business activities, and b) balance-sheet and off-balance-sheet claims on entities referred to in sub-paragraph a) in Czech koruna and foreign currency. (2) The reporting entity shall compile the information referred to in paragraph 1 as of the last day of the calendar month. The reporting entity shall submit the information referred to in paragraph 1(a) on an ongoing basis and the information referred to in paragraph 1(b) by the 18th day following the end of the calendar month to which the information on entities and claims relates. (3) The content of the information referred to in paragraph 1 is provided in the Annex to this Decree. (4) Data in foreign currency shall be given in Czech koruna converted using the foreign exchange market rates declared by the Czech National Bank and valid as of the compilation date of the data entry unless another legal rule governing accounting stipulates otherwise. Article 3 Manner of submitting information (1) The reporting entity shall submit the information referred to in Article 2 to the Czech National Bank in electronic form via the information system of the Czech National Bank in a structure and form conforming to the methodological and user documentation available on the website of the Czech National Bank. (2) The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be signed by the reporting entity using a recognised electronic signature. (3) In order to provide for communication pursuant to paragraph 1, the reporting entity shall inform the Czech National Bank of the contact details of the persons a) authorised to administer access rights of users of the reporting entity to data communication with the Czech National Bank (administrators) and b) responsible for material and technical communication with the Czech National Bank. (4) The reporting entity shall inform the Czech National Bank without undue delay of any changes in the information referred to in paragraph 3. Article 4 Correction of mistakes (1) If a mistake is found or a correction is made to information after the information referred to in Article 2 has been submitted to the Czech National Bank, the reporting entity shall submit corrected information to the Czech National Bank without undue delay in the manner specified in Article 3(1) and (2). (2) If, on the basis of an extract provided by the Czech National Bank,
Annex to Decree No. 273/2014 Coll. Information on clients and receivables I. Information on clients