Czechia

[CZ] Cinematography Fund Act Vetoed

IRIS 2006-6:1/9

Lenka Mikolášová

Media Department, Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic

In April 2006, the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament adopted the law amending the Cinematography Fund Act (Act No. 241/1992 Coll. on the Cinematography Fund).

The amending act should have entered into force on 1 July 2006. On 12 May 2006, however, the President of the Czech Republic vetoed the law. Therefore, the amending act could only enter into effect if a qualified majority of the Czech Parliament (i.e., 101 deputies) overrides the veto. This was not the case, so finally the amending act did not enter into force.