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| 1. Name of association | |
| – in own language | Česká společnost certifikovaných odhadců majetku | 
| – in English (if different from above) | Czech Association of Certified Property Appraisers | 
| 2. Address | Týnská 21 | 
| 110 00 Praha 1 | |
| Czech Republic | |
| 3. Telephone | + 42 02 2480 8310 | 
| 4. Fax | + 42 02 2480 8310 | 
| 5. E-mail address | info@cscom.cz | 
| 6. Web site | http://www.cscom.cz | 
| 7. Name of President | Zbynĕk Smejkal | 
| 8. Administration | |
| Is the above address the address of the permanent office of the association? If so, please state the name of the chief executive and the number of any other permanent staff members | |
| Secretariat: Alena Kašparová | |
| 9. Date of formation of association | The Czech Association was established on 20.5.1998, as a successor to the Union of Professional Property Appraisers, which was founded on 6.1.1996 and ceased to exist on 10.5.1998. | 
| 10. Objectives and ethics | |
| There are four professional
        associations in the Czech Republic, amongst which the Czech Association
        of Certified Appraisers enjoys a dominant position on the appraisal
        market, because its members undertake approximately 70 % of all
        valuations. The main clients that that our members work for include, most Czech banks, with whom they maintain long term relationships, courts and Government Bodies. The main aim of the Czech Association of Certified Property Appraisers is to achieve exclusivity on the appraisal market. | |
| 11. Routes of entry to membership | |
| Membership can be acquired by a) all appraisers certified according to EN 45013 by a Certifying Body in the Czech Republic b) prerequisites are, a university or secondary school education, and work experience totaling 5 years for secondary school graduates and 3 years for university graduates. The Certifying Body, in this case primarily the Bank Institute a.s. Prague, has absolutely clear regulations by which these are defined, that is, what qualification courses each applicant for certification must complete, and further they have precisely defined conditions for passing examinations and the receipt of certificates. | |
| 12. Members | As of 1.1.2000 the Czech Association had a total of 259 members (258 physical entities and 1 legal company), of these, 121 physical entities and 1 legal company have already received certification and it is expected that the remaining members will receive certification by the end of 2000. | 
| No. of holders the title | |
| – qualified | 122 | 
| – qualifying | 136 | 
| No. of technician or sub-professional members | |
| – qualified | |
| – qualifying | |
| 13. Specialisations % of qualified members whose principal specialisation is | Members of the Czech Association of Certified
        Property Appraisers are primarily concerned with the professional
        valuation of property, both real estate and movable assets. Therefore
        providing both expert opinion and valuation. 98 % of the members of the association are court experts in the valuation of real estate, and were named by the Ministry of Justice and presiding judges at Regional Courts for this purpose. Further, the association works together with the Czech Union of Geodesists and Cartographers and the Chamber of Cartographers and Geodesists CZ, in the exchange of information. The association is one of the 11 founding members of the co-ordinating body, NEOFORUM, whose ain is to prepare the Land Register for the Czech Republic's entry into the European Union. Another of our activities is to prepare comments for the Parliament of the Czech Republic in relation to legislation dealing with the valuation of property. A whole range of our comments have been fully accepted by legislators in the past. | 
| – hydrography | |
| – positioning/measurement | |
| – engineering surveys | |
| – cadastre/land management | |
| – spatial planning/development | |
| – valuation/real estate management | 100 % | 
| – construction cost management | |
| 14. Statutory recognition | |
| a) The Czech Association of
        Certified Property Appraisers is registered with the Ministry of
        Internal Affairs as a special interest association. b) The Association is registered as a Trade Association with the Economic Chamber of the Czech Republic. | |
| 15. Employment | Of our member, 46 physical entities and one
        legal company carry out this work as their main form of employment. 138 appraisers carry out this work in conjunction with real estate or other construction related activities, and the rest as secondary employment. | 
| % of qualified members | _____ | 
| – self-employed and employed in private practice | _____ | 
| – teaching | _____ | 
| – employed by government | _____ | 
| – employed in the commercial or other sectors | _____ | 
| 16. Subscriptions | |
| Please state the annual subscription payable by each grade of membership | The annual membership fee is CZK 1,500 for
        physical entities and CZK 3,000 for legal entities. | 
| 17. Services to members | |
| The Czech Association of Certified Property Appraisers has two service organisations on contract, who ensure the regularity of professional work carried out and who aim to improve the standard of appraiser's activities. | |
| a) In the context of improving
        the professional expertise of members, the service organisation,
        A-Consult plus Pty. Ltd. provides: 
 A-Consult plus Pty. Ltd. is one of the largest expert and appraisal offices in the Czech Republic, and it was on their initiative that the Union of Professional Property Appraisers was established in 1996. | |
| b) The service organisation, Bank
        Institute a.s., is responsible for the certification of physical and
        legal entities, and for their further education. The Bank Institute is a
        joint stock company, established by banks not only to train bank
        employees, but also those who undertake other services for them, in this
        case property appraisers. The Czech Association of Certified Property Appraisers also operates an internet server which is regurlarly updated, and where members can find the most up to date information. | |
| Please list on a separate sheet any other services that the association provides for its members | |
Zbynĕk Smejkal
President
The Czech Association of Certified Property Appraisers
23 February 2000