Dear International Students,
We would like to provide you with some information to help you avoid possible administrative proceedings,
and at the same time advise you on how to avoid unnecessary penalties.
In this document you will briefly learn how to proceed against the municipal waste fee administrator
and how to proceed against the Czech Police authorities.
Obligations of the foreigner towards the authorities of the Police
Every foreigner is obliged to report his/her place of residence on the territory of the Czech Republic to the Aliens Police,
within the statutory period from the date of entry into the territory (in the case of an EU citizen, if his/her expected stay will be longer than 30 days). Alternatively, this obligation can be fulfilled by filling in the registration form
with the accommodation provider.
The above must be fulfilled within 30 days from the date of entry into the Czech Republic. If this is not done, then failure to fulfil such reporting obligation is qualified by law as an offence for which the foreigner may be fined up to CZK 3,000.
Legal regulation
Act No. 326/1999 Coll., on the residence of foreigners in the territory of the Czech Republic and on amendments to certain acts, as amended.
Where to solve?
Police of the Czech Republic – Department of Residential Agendas Brno, Cejl 62b, 602 00.
Tel: 974 628 131; email: krpb.ocp.opa.bm.sekret@pcr.cz.
Opening hours: Monday and Wednesday: 8:00 – 17:00, Tuesday and Thursday: 8:00 – 14:00.
https://www.mvcr.cz/clanek/sluzby-pro-verejnost-informace-pro-cizince-informace-pro-cizince.aspx
Obligations of the foreigner towards the municipal waste fee administrator
With effect from 1. 1. 2013, natural persons who, according to the Act regulating the residence of foreigners in the territory of the Czech Republic, are temporarily staying in the territory of the City of Brno for a period longer than 3 months are also obliged to pay the local fee for municipal waste collection. On this basis, the fee administrator requires the fulfilment of the fee obligation in the amount of CZK 670,- per year, i.e. approximately EUR 2 per month, also from university students who are foreign nationals
and who stay in Brno for more than 3 months.
The deadline for fulfilling the reporting obligation to the fee administrator is 15 days (i.e. within 15 days of entering the territory of the Czech Republic, you must visit the fee administrator and register to pay the fee).
The deadline for payment of the fee is according to the general binding decree (due on 31 May of the year). It is up to the student to find out when registering with the fee administrator when the fee is due.
The penalty for failure to comply with the reporting obligation is determined in accordance with §247a of the Tax Code.
Failure to comply with the fee obligation may result in a financial penalty of three times the amount of the arrears or execution costs.
Legislation:
– Act No. 565/1990 Coll., on local fees, as amended.
– Decree No. 10/2015 of the Statutory City of Brno on the local fee for the operation of the system of collection, collection, transport, sorting, use and disposal of municipal waste, as amended.
– Act No. 280/2009 Coll., Tax Code, as amended.
Where to solve?
Municipality of Brno, Department of Environment, Municipal Waste Fee Administration Department, Šumavská 35, 601 67, 3rd floor of Building C.
Tel: 542 174 301; email: odpady@brno.cz.
Opening hours: Monday and Wednesday: 8:00 – 17:00, Friday: 8:00 – 12:00.
So what is the right way to proceed?
a) if the foreign student has not filled in the foreign student registration form with his/her accommodation provider, then the foreign student shall contact the Residency Department of the Czech Republic in Brno to fulfil his/her legal reporting obligation;
b) at the same time, the foreign student contacts the fee administrator to verify the accuracy of the data and determine the correct amount of the local municipal waste fee.