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Czech Republic is a Contracting State to the ICSID Convention:

  • Signature: 23 March 1993
  • Deposit of Ratification: 23 March 1993
  • Entry into Force: 22 April 1993
  • Pursuant to Article 54(2) of the ICSID Convention, Czech Republic has designated “Ministry of Justice” as competent for the recognition and enforcement of ICSID awards.
  • Pursuant to Article 13(1) of the ICSID Convention Czech Republic has made the following panel designations effective until 13 December 2013:
    - Dr. Vladimír BALAŠ: Attorney-at-Law
    - Ms. Karolina HORÁKOVÁ: Attorney-at-Law
    - Dr. Václav ROMBALD: Director/Legal Advisor, International Law Department, Ministry of Finance
    - Dr. Vojtěch TRAPL: Attorney-at-Law

Czech Republic is a Contracting State to the New York Convention:

  • Date of Succession: 30 September 1993
  • Entry into Force: 1 Janauary 1993

Czech Republic is not a Contracting State to the 1899 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes:  

  • Entry into Force: N/A

Czech Republic is a Contracting State to the 1907 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes:  

 

  • Entry into Force: 1 January 1993

Czech Republic is a United Nations Member State:

  • Date of Admission: 19 January 1993
  • Czechoslovakia was an original Member of the United Nations from 24 October 1945. In a letter dated 10 December 1992, its Permanent Representative informed the Secretary-General that the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic would cease to exist on 31 December 1992 and that the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic, as successor States, would apply for membership in the United Nations. Following the receipt of their application, the Security Council, on 8 January 1993, recommended to the General Assembly that the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic be both admitted to United Nations membership. Both the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic were thus admitted on 19 January of that year as Member States.

Official State Name: Czech Republic - Česká republika

Official Language: Czech

Recognised Regional Languages: Slovak, Bulgarian, Croatian, German, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Romani, Russian, Rusyn, Serbian and Ukrainian

Capital: Prague (Praha)

Motto: "Pravda vítězí" "Truth prevails"

Currency: Czech koruna (CZK)

Time Zone: CET (UTC+1)

International Calling Code: +420

Internet TLD: .cz

Location of  Czech Republic  (dark green)– on the European continent  (green & dark grey)– in the European Union  (green)  —  [Legend]

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