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Certified Czech Articles of Incorporation Translation
Certified translation of the documents that constitute and evidence a Czech company, with the corporate form, the registry references and the powers of the representatives reproduced exactly rather than mapped onto US equivalents that carry different law.
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The notarial deed and the commercial register
A Czech company is constituted by notarial deed — zakladatelská listina for a single founder or společenská smlouva for several — and entered in the obchodní rejstřík, the commercial register maintained by the regional court. Since 2014 a notary can enter a straightforward company directly, which shortens the process considerably.
The výpis z obchodního rejstříku is the register extract and what a counterparty normally needs; a full extract shows historical entries as well as current ones.
The IČO, and where the documents are public
The IČO is the eight-digit identification number and the DIČ the VAT number; both appear and are reproduced exactly.
The Czech Republic publishes the constitutive documents and annual accounts in a public sbírka listin — collection of deeds — attached to the register, so the founding deed itself is frequently obtainable online, which is worth checking before ordering a certified copy.
Jednatel, and how representation is stated
A Czech s.r.o. is managed by one or more jednatel — an executive officer, not a board member in the US sense — and the register states whether each acts alone or jointly.
That clause is translated precisely. A jointly-required signature given alone binds nothing, and rendering jednatel as "director" imports a role with different powers.
Diacritics, and the -ová problem in company files
Czech uses á, č, ď, é, ě, í, ň, ó, ř, š, ť, ú, ů, ý and ž, and stripping them changes company and personal names. We reproduce them and note a genuine difference from a passport.
Czech surnames take -ová in the feminine, so a female director appears under a form differing from her male relatives by three letters — one family name, and we make that explicit. See our Czech page.
Ordering, and what the certification covers
Upload the document, choose certified translation at $24.95 per page of up to 250 words, and it comes back typically within 24 hours as a PDF formatted to mirror the original, with a signed certificate of translation accuracy on letterhead. Every seal, stamp, notarial recital and registry annotation is translated — a corporate document with its endorsements missing is not a complete document. See how we translate and certified versus standard.
Frequently asked questions
Can I get the founding deed online?
Frequently yes — the sbírka listin publishes constitutive documents and accounts. Worth checking before ordering a certified copy.
What is a jednatel?
The executive officer of an s.r.o., not a board member in the US sense. Rendering it as "director" imports different powers.
IČO or DIČ?
Identification number and VAT number. Both appear and both are reproduced exactly.
Why does the female director's surname differ?
Czech surnames take -ová in the feminine. It is one family name and we make that explicit.
Ready to get started?
Upload the deed or the registry extract and receive the certified translation, typically within 24 hours.