1. Name |
Czech Institute for Accreditation, a public benefit corporation |
2. Reason and method of establishment | The Czech Accreditation Institute, a public benefit corporation (CAI), was established by the Czech Republic - the Ministry of Industry and Trade on the basis of Act No. 248/1995 Coll., on Public Benefit Corporations, by the charter of the public benefit corporation of 13 February 1998 as a national accreditation body. It was entrusted with the implementation of accreditation pursuant to Act No. 22/1997 Coll., on Technical Requirements for Products, by Decision No. 135/98 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade; the scope of the authorization was subsequently expanded by Decisions No. 190/2010, No. 163/2012, No. 152/2017, No. 68/2019 and No. 34/2021. CAI is the national accreditation body of the Czech Republic within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No. 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No. 339/93. In exercising its powers as an accreditation body, CAI is guided in particular by the above-mentioned legal regulations and the ČSN EN ISO/IEC 17011 standard General requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment bodies. |
3. Organizational structure |  |
4. Contact connection | Company headquarters, office and workplace Prague: Czech Accreditation Institute, a public benefit corporation, Hájkova 2747/22, Žižkov, 130 00 Prague 3 Phone: +420 272 096 222 Office hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 16:00 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m. – 14:00 p.m. Workplace Brno: Czech Accreditation Institute, a public benefit corporation, Okružní 31, 638 00 Brno Phone: +420 545 555 401 Contacts for individual employees: Published HERE. Contacts for electronic communication: Email: mail@cai.cz Databox identifier: c4cnq5k |
4.1 Contact postal address | Company headquarters and workplace Prague: Czech Accreditation Institute, a public benefit corporation – office Prague, Hájkova 2747/22, Žižkov, 130 00 Prague 3. Workplace Brno: Czech Institute for Accreditation, a public benefit corporation – Brno office, Okružní 31, 638 00 Brno – north. |
4.2 Office address for personal visit | Czech Institute for Accreditation, a public benefit corporation – Brno office, Okružní 31, 638 00 Brno – north. Czech Institute for Accreditation, a public benefit corporation – Prague office, Hájkova 2747/22, Žižkov, 130 00 Prague 3. |
4.3 Office hours | Mon-Thu: 8:00-16:00 Fri: 8:00-14:00 |
4.4 Telephone numbers | Company headquarters, office, workplace Prague: +420 272 096 222. Brno office: +420 545 555 401. |
4.5 Website address | www.cai.cz |
4.6 Mailing address | Information about the mailroom is published HERE. |
4.7 Electronic address of the registration office | mail@cai.cz |
4.8 Data box | c4cnq5k |
5. Any payments can be made by bank transfer | By transfer to account no. 4000134031/0100, held at Komerční banka, as In cash at the CAI cash desk - Prague office - by prior arrangement. Payment symbols and related information regarding payments are specified in the relevant decision, contract or other document on the basis of which the payment is to be provided. |
6. ID number | 25677675 |
7. Value added tax payer | CZ25677675 |
8. Documents | - |
8.1 Lists of main documents | Published in the Downloadable Documents section CAI website. |
8.2 Budget | Information published in the Annual Reports section on the CAI website. |
9. Requests for Information | Where and how to obtain relevant information: By phone – requests for information addressed to the office or to a specific employee (telephone numbers for individual workplaces and employees are published HERE). In writing – requests for information addressed to the office or to a specific employee (contact details for individual workplaces and employees are published HERE). Electronic – by application submitted via data mailbox (c4cnq5k) or by e-mail (preferably sent to mail@cai.cz, or to the e-mail of a specific employee – e-mail addresses are published HERE). Personally – by visiting one of the CAI offices (Czech Accreditation Institute, a public benefit corporation, Hájkova 2747/22, Žižkov, 130 00 Prague 3 or Czech Accreditation Institute, a public benefit corporation – Brno office, Okružní 31, 638 00 Brno) – by prior arrangement. |
10. Receiving submissions and suggestions | Submissions are accepted by the CAI filing office. Information about the filing office is published <a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1932/8043/files/Odstoupeni_od_smlouvy_EN.pdf?v=1595420299" data-gt-href-en="https://en.notsofunnyany.com/">HERE</a>. |
11. Regulations | - |
11.1 The most important regulations used | Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93, as amended by corrigendum of 3 July 2015, available for consultation <a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1932/8043/files/Odstoupeni_od_smlouvy_EN.pdf?v=1595420299" data-gt-href-en="https://en.notsofunnyany.com/">HERE</a>. Act No. 22/1997 Coll., on technical requirements for products and on amendments and supplements to certain acts, as amended, available for viewing <a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1932/8043/files/Odstoupeni_od_smlouvy_EN.pdf?v=1595420299" data-gt-href-en="https://en.notsofunnyany.com/">HERE</a>. Act No. 500/2004 Coll., Administrative Procedure Code, as amended, available for viewing <a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1932/8043/files/Odstoupeni_od_smlouvy_EN.pdf?v=1595420299" data-gt-href-en="https://en.notsofunnyany.com/">HERE</a>. Act No. 248/1995 Coll., on public benefit companies and on amendments and supplements to certain other acts, as amended, available for viewing <a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1932/8043/files/Odstoupeni_od_smlouvy_EN.pdf?v=1595420299" data-gt-href-en="https://en.notsofunnyany.com/">HERE</a>. |
11.2 Issued legal regulations | CAI, as an accreditation body, is not authorized to issue legal regulations. |
12. Payments for the provision of information | - |
12.1 Fee schedule for providing information | The tariff for reimbursement of costs incurred in connection with the provision of information pursuant to Act No. 106/1999 Coll., on free access to information, as amended, is available <a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1932/8043/files/Odstoupeni_od_smlouvy_EN.pdf?v=1595420299" data-gt-href-en="https://en.notsofunnyany.com/">HERE</a>. |
12.2 Resolution of the superior authority on the amount of fees for the provision of information | It was not released. |
13. License Agreements | - |
13.1 Sample license agreements | CAI does not use license or sublicense agreements within the meaning of Section 14a of Act No. 106/1999 Coll. |
13.2 Exclusive License | CAI does not use an exclusive license within the meaning of Section 14a, paragraph 4 of Act No. 106/1999 Coll. |
14. Annual report pursuant to Act No. 106/1999 Coll. | Annual reports on the provision of information pursuant to Act No. 106/1999 Coll., on free access to information, as amended, are published <a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1932/8043/files/Odstoupeni_od_smlouvy_EN.pdf?v=1595420299" data-gt-href-en="https://en.notsofunnyany.com/">HERE</a>. |
| Information according to Annex No. 2 to Decree No. 515/2020 Coll. |
| The procedures that the obliged entity must follow when handling submissions or initiatives, published on the public administration portal in the form of a description of the actions of the public authority, are published here. Information regarding accreditation can be found in the Public Administration Services > Documents and Authorizations > Certificates section. |
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