Czech Republic Regulations on Footwear

No. 387/2024 Coll.

Act on General Product Safety, on Requirements for Certain Products, and on Amendments to Certain Related Acts//
implements Regulation (EU) 2023/988 of the European Parliament and of the Council on general product safety, which is fully applicable as of December 13,
2024// repeals and replaces Act No. 102/2001 Coll.
// The implementing regulation concerning labeling requirements for footwear remains in force for
the time being// Amends the Consumer Protection Act and the Act on Market Surveillance of Products

In preparation:
draft regulation

Draft government regulation establishing requirements for the labeling of footwear with information on the materials used in its main parts
// following the approval of Act No. 387/2024 Coll. on general safety, Decree of the Ministry of Industry and Trade No. 265/2000 Coll., which sets out details on the method of labeling footwear with information on the materials used in its main parts, was to be repealed; however, Decree

No. 256/2009 Coll. repealed
on Jan. 1, 2024
by Act
No. 276/2023 Coll.

Government Regulation prohibiting the placing on the market or putting into circulation of products containing dimethyl fumarate

No. 265/2000 Coll.

Decree of the Ministry of Industry and Trade specifying details on the method of labeling footwear with information on the materials used in its main parts//
following the approval of Act No. 387/2024 Coll. on general safety should have been repealed, but it remains in force

No. 22/1997 Coll.
(current version)

Act on Technical Requirements for Products and on Amendments to Certain Acts//
amended by Act No. 330/2025 Coll., effective as of January 1, 2027

No. 21/2003 Coll.

Government Regulation laying down technical requirements for personal protective equipment
// Repealed on April 21, 2018, by Government Regulation No. 63/2018 Coll.

No. 86/2011 Coll.
(current version)

Government Regulation on technical requirements for toys

No. 268/2014 Coll.
(current version)

Act on Medical Devices and on the Amendment to Act No. 634/2004 Coll., on Administrative Fees, as amended

No. 54/2015 Coll.
repealed
by Act
No. 89/2021 Coll.

Government Regulation on Technical Requirements for Medical Devices
// A medical device placed on the market prior to the effective date of this regulation
(i.e., April 1, 2015) under existing legislation is considered a medical device placed on the market in accordance with this regulation.

No. 375/2022 Coll.
(current version)

Act on Medical Devices and In Vitro
Diagnostic Medical Devices// repeals Decree No. No. 62/2015 Coll.

No. 258/2000 Coll.
(current version)

Act on the Protection of Public Health and on Amendments to Certain Related Acts

No. (EC) No. 1907/2006
REACH Regulation
Consolidated version
in HTML format
from  October 23, 2025

Regulation (EC) of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC, and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94, Council Directive 76/769/EEC, and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC, and 2000/21/EC
/ Amendment (EU) 2021/1199 applies from August 10, 2022
/ Amendment (EU) 2021/979 applies from January 8, 2022 /
Amendment (EU) 2021/1297 applies from August 25,
2021/ Amendment (EU) 2021/2030 applies from December 12,
2021/ Amendment (EU) 2021/2045 applies from December 14,
2021/ Applicability, partial applicability (EU) 2021/2204 see Article 2/
Amendment (EU) 2022/586 applies from May 1,
2022/ Amendment (EU) 2022/477 applies from October 14,
2022/ Amendment  (EU)2023/923 applies from May 28,
2023/ Amendment (EU)2023/1132 applies from June 29, 2023; points 2 and 5 of the Annex apply from December 1, 2023
/ Amendment (EU)2023/1464 shall apply from August 6, 2023 /
amendment (EU)2023/2055 shall apply from October 17, 2023, as corrected by 2025/90479 /
amendment (EU)2023/2482 applies from November 15, 2023
/ amendment (EU)2024/1328 applies from June 6, 2024

/ amendment (EU)2024/2462 applies from October 10, 2024, extends Annex XVII with a new entry 79: Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), its salts, and PFHxA-related substances; the application of the restriction is deferred for:

• 18 months for firefighting foams used in training, testing, and by public fire departments;
• 24 months for textiles, leather, fur, and hides in clothing and related accessories and footwear for the general public, paper and cardboard used as food contact materials, mixtures for the general public, and cosmetic products;
• 36 months for textiles, leather, furs, and hides other than in clothing and related accessories for the general public;
• 5 years for firefighting foams used in civil aviation.

Excluded items are textiles, leather, fur, and hides, as well as related accessories and footwear used as personal protective equipment (or parts thereof) falling within the scope of risk category III(a), (c) to (f), (h), and (l) of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) 2016/425; devices falling within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council; and devices falling within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

AHEM 3/2000
(Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic)

Acta hygienica, epidemiologica et microbiologica, which contains “Methodological Recommendation No. 1/2000 of the National Institute of Public Health on the assessment of products that come into direct contact with the human body through the skin or mucous membranes”