The state has not made the building standards available as required by law

Prague - The Czech Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing (ČNI) is still selling construction technical standards that, according to the new construction law, were supposed to be available for free, as reported by the weekly Profit. "The construction law does not specifically state which standards should be free. It is also unclear what is meant by 'free access,'" said Otakar Kunc, director of ČNI, to Profit.
    However, according to the weekly, entrepreneurs have managed to negotiate at least a compromise solution. "Relevant standards will be made accessible to small and medium-sized enterprises for a fee of 500 crowns," said Pavel Novák, head of the legislative and legal section of the Association of Entrepreneurs in Construction. "This applies only to companies with up to 500 employees. The right to use this fee will not be tied to the company but to a specific person," he added.
    According to Novák, these are basic standards related to construction.
    Hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs and firms must know and comply with technical standards. Until now, they have been sold at relatively high prices, which entrepreneurs have long criticized, according to Profit.