As part of the expansion of digitization and the simplification of bureaucracy, it is being prepared launch of the so-called Representation Register. The government announced this already in the fall of last year, and now, at the beginning of February 2024, it approved the draft amendment Act No. 111/2009 Coll., on basic registers, which is supposed to introduce this innovation into our legal system. What will the Register of Representations be used for? We will look at that together now.

Replacement of paper power of attorney

It will be possible to use powers of attorney thanks to the Register of Representations in digital form. They will be stored in the Register until they are revoked or expire, which makes it possible to use them repeatedly. However, as with eDocuments, paper documents are not invalidated, so physical powers of attorney remain valid.

What else can we find in the Register?

The register of representation will contain, in addition to full powers and pre-filled templates adapted to different types of representation, which can be seen as the next step in facilitating the communication of citizens (and not only) with administrative authorities.

How will it work

In order to use the Register of Representations, it will be necessary to have Citizen identity, through which a digital power of attorney will be used to confirm identity, replacing a physical signature. Citizens will not have to take any further action and no further cooperation will be required from officials.

Who and when

The draft amendment to the law still has to go through the legislative process, but according to the government, the Register of Representations could be launched as early as this July.

According to the Digital and Information Agency, the Ministry of Transport will be the first to join the system, followed by other authorities.

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This novelty also brings with it a lot of challenges. For example, it will be interesting to see how various entities will react to this, which should, in order to simplify bureaucratic procedures, publish data on who and what they have granted a power of attorney. It is also debatable the need to guard to whom and when we granted power of attorney, so that he does not use it again and again without our knowledge. At the moment, however, we first have to wait to see if the Register of Representations will go through the legislative process at all.

Source: Leagle.one

How is the legislative process, the subject of which is the Register of Representations? Will it be of any use to you in practice? We will advise you!

Mgr. Lucie Špičková, Attorney