Article 2(1) – Authorities that can be considered as courts
      
      
        
                There are no such bodies in the Czech Republic.
        
            Article 3(2) – Requested courts
      
      
        
                District courts (okresní soudy) (in Prague: obvodní soudy, in Brno: Městský soud).
        
            Article 4 – Central body
      
      
        
                Ministry of Justice (Ministerstvo spravedlnosti)
International Civil Department
Vyšehradská 16
128 10 Prague 2
Phone: +420-221-997-111
Fax: +420-224-919-927
E-mail: posta@msp.justice.cz
        
            Article 6 – Languages accepted for completion of the forms
      
      
        
                Languages accepted: Czech, Slovak, English
        
            Article 7 – Means accepted for transmission of requests and other communications
      
      
        
                The technical means for the receipt of requests are post, fax and e-mail.
        
            Article 19 – Central body or competent authority(ies) responsible for decisions on requests for direct taking of evidence
      
      
        
                Ministry of Justice (Ministerstvo spravedlnosti)
International Civil Department
Vyšehradská 16
128 10 Prague 2
Phone: +420-221-997-111
Fax: +420-224-919-927
E-mail: posta@msp.justice.cz
        
            Article 29 – Agreements or arrangements to which Member States are parties and which comply with the conditions in Article 29(2)
      
      
        
                Not applicable
        
            Article 31(4) – Notification on the early use of the decentralised IT-system
      
      
        
                Not applicable