Starting today, only platforms with a license from the Czech National Bank (ČNB) can offer so-called investment crowdfunding, i.e. group financing of companies and their projects.
“Crowdfunding platforms will now have to comply with similar rules as, for example, investment intermediaries or securities traders,” said Petr Kincl, managing partner of PwC Legal. According to Kincl, the new regulation, which Parliament approved last year on the basis of a European regulation, is primarily aboutthey protect clients from unfair practices and ensure sufficient access to information.
“Until now, only partial regulations existed in the Czech Republic, now all crowdfunding platforms will be governed by uniform rules and will be under the supervision of the central bank,” he added.
Greater transparency
CNB stated that by November 10, crowdfunding platforms must it is not enough to simply ask for permission to continue to operate. “The deadline for granting a permit from the CNB is three months, but it starts to run only after the delivery of a complete application, and in addition, this deadline can be interrupted during the licensing procedure if updated information is submitted. In practice, the duration of the authorization procedure can thus exceed the three-month period, even significantly,” the central bank stated.
Platforms that do not obtain a license within the specified period will only be able to manage contracts that relate to crowdfunding offers that have already ended. If they provide new offers without a license, it will be considered an unauthorized performance of activity, which can be penalized by the CNB under the Act on Business on the Capital Market.
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