A practical guide to trade licences, self-employment and business in Czechia

Středočeský kraj

Městský úřad Votice – Odbor vnitřních věcí a obecní živnostenský úřad

Komenského nám. 700, 259 01 Votice

Contact and address

Office hours

Monday 08:00–11:00, 12:00–17:00
Tuesday 08:00–11:00, 12:00–14:00
Wednesday 08:00–11:00, 12:00–17:00
Thursday closed
Friday closed

We recommend checking the office hours and exact address at rzp.gov.cz.

Don't want to go to the office?

You can register your trade licence online too, without visiting the office and 200 Kč cheaper.

Online registration guide In-person process

About this office

Městský úřad Votice – Odbor vnitřních věcí a obecní živnostenský úřad (seat: Votice): one of the 227 municipal Trade Licensing Offices that process trade notifications in Czechia. For an in-person visit, use the office hours on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (exact time ranges differ by day — see the table above), with a lunch break in the schedule. Anyone who does not want to travel can notify a trade licence online via a data box (datová schránka) or the Citizen Portal (Portál občana) for 800 Kč.

How to register your trade here

  1. When to go in person: You can visit in person: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.
  2. Fee: The fee for your first trade registration is 1,000 Kč at the counter, or 800 Kč for an electronic filing.
  3. Or skip the trip: You can also file electronically via a data box (datová schránka) or the Portál občana — www.rzp.gov.cz
  4. What happens next: If your notification meets the requirements, your licence takes effect on the day you file, and you will get the register extract within 5 working days. Full details are in the article Trade registration step by step.

Registering a trade — Středočeský kraj

Středočeský kraj has the densest network of all 14 regions, with 26 municipal Trade Licensing Offices — logically, the ring around Praha also has the most municipalities with extended powers. Municipal Trade Licensing Offices are established by law only at municipalities with extended powers (ORP) — not at every town hall, but at selected offices that also handle the agenda for surrounding municipalities in their administrative district. In this region, they are based specifically in these cities: Benešov, Beroun, Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav, Dobříš, Hořovice, Kladno, Kolín, Kralupy nad Vltavou, Kutná Hora, Lysá nad Labem, Mladá Boleslav, Mnichovo Hradiště, Mělník, Neratovice, Nymburk, Poděbrady, Praha 2, Příbram, Rakovník, Sedlčany, Slaný, Vlašim, Votice, Český Brod, Čáslav, Říčany. Any of these offices can accept a trade notification regardless of where in the region (or outside it) you have permanent residence or registered seat (sídlo) — the law sets no local competence based on residence. Which municipal office in the region you choose is entirely up to you — all have the same authority to accept a notification regardless of your permanent residence. Apart from an in-person visit, any Czech POINT contact point can also accept the filing and forward it to the competent Trade Licensing Office under § 72 of the Trade Licensing Act. Above the municipal offices stands the regional Trade Licensing Office — in this region it is Krajský úřad Středočeského kraje – Odbor správní a krajský živnostenský úřad (seat: Praha 5). It is an appeal and methodological authority: it decides appeals against municipal office decisions and harmonises their practice, but it does not accept trade notifications themselves — for those, you turn to the municipal offices listed above. Anyone who does not want to travel can also notify a trade licence electronically — via a data box (datová schránka) or the Citizen Portal (Portál občana) for 800 Kč (an in-person filing at an office costs 1,000 Kč).

Frequently asked questions

Is this office a municipal or regional Trade Licensing Office?
This is a municipal Trade Licensing Office — you can notify a trade licence directly here. Under § 10 of the Trade Licensing Act, authorisation for a notifiable trade arises on the day of notification; the office issues the extract from the Trade Register within 5 working days of delivery.
When is the office open for in-person filings?
For an in-person filing, allow for office hours on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (exact time ranges differ by day — see the table above); on some days the office has a lunch break. The precise and current schedule is in the office-hours table above on this page.
Do I have to go to the office in person for a trade licence, or can it be handled online?
Electronic notification via a data box (datová schránka) or the Citizen Portal (Portál občana) replaces the in-person visit and is also cheaper — 800 Kč instead of 1,000 Kč.
Where exactly is the office based?
You will find the office at Komenského nám. 700, 259 01 Votice — the map above on this page shows the precise location.
Are there other Trade Licensing Offices in the region?
You will find the complete list of offices in this region in the region offices section above, or on the region page in the catalogue.