Tourism Law in Europe

and also innominate contracts combining these three types of contracts. This means, for example, that if two entrepreneurs enter into a contract which they call “co-operation agreement”, and the contract provides for business agency by one for the other for a commission, the provisions of the Civil Code governing agency agreements will apply to their co-operation agreement. IV. Conclusion Tourism law is mostly harmonised in the Czech Republic on the basis of the Directive. The provisions on tourism can be found in several legal regulations, the most important one being the Tourism Act, which currently lays down the conditions for activities of travel agencies, travel services intermediaries, tour guides and also regulates the Mountain Rescue Service of the Czech Republic. If an amendment which is currently being prepared is eventually enacted, the Tourism Act will also comprise provisions on the activities of mountain leaders and mountain guides. The Czech Republic will thus have a “code” governing the key professions in tourism. For incoming travel operators, it is important to know that as from 1 March, guides operating in the Czech Republic must have a special official licence for a 1 st or 2 nd degree tour guide. A guide from a Member State of the EU, EEA or Switzerlandmay temporarily provide services in the territory of the Czech Republic in accordance with Article 56 et seq. of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, but before providing a service in the territory of the Czech Republic for the first time, they have to notify the Ministry for Regional Development accordingly. *