Conditions and procedures according to the Liner Civil Works Act

Procedures according to Liner Civil Works Act

Act No. 416/2019 Coll., on Accelerating the Construction of Transport, Water, Energy and Electronic Communications Infrastructure (Liner Civil Works Act), as amended, contains a special regulation to Civil Works Act, which in some respects also applies to the construction of electronic communications networks.

Connection

Electronic communications connections up to 100 metres in length do not require a decision on permitting the intention under the Civil Works Act; this does not apply in cases where a binding opinion is required to assess the environmental impact (EIA) of the project under the Environmental Impact Assessment Act.

Civil works completion approval

According to Liner Civil Works Act, the use of an electronic communications infrastructure construction does not require civil works completion decision on civil works completion under the Civil Works Act. The obligations regarding the notification of completed buildings under the Civil Works Act remain unaffected.

Co-located infrastructure

With effect from 1 January 2021, the term "Co-located Infrastructure" has been incorporated into the Liner Civil Works Act. The co-located infrastructure is an electronic communications infrastructure construction that is placed alongside to either a road or railway structure or to an underground sewer system, power line, public lighting, product line or electronic communications network.

The construction of a co-located infrastructure does not require a decision on permitting the intention of the building authority, nor a binding opinion of the historical sites conservation authority, provided that the protective zone of the co-located infrastructure does not exceed the boundary of the protective zone of the main construction in the area of which the co-located infrastructure is attached, and provided that the builder of the co-located infrastructure and the builder of the main construction, to which the co-located infrastructure is to be attached, have concluded an agreement on co-location in which they have agreed on their rights and obligations during the civil works and the subsequent operation of both infrastructures and have determined their mutual location.

The co-located infrastructure is a separate construction that is technically separated from the main construction to which it is attached. The co-located infrastructure shall not be taken into account in proceedings and procedures under the Civil Works Act concerning the main construction to which the extension is attached.

Base station

The construction of a mobile signal base station, including the associated electrical and fibre optic connection lines, funded under the National Recovery Plan, which is not subject to an environmental impact assessment under the Environmental Impact Assessment Act, does not require permission of the intention under the Civil Works Act. This construction is a temporary construction with a duration of 8 years from the date of completion, which the builder is obliged to notify to the building authority without delay. The construction under this paragraph may be changed to a permanent construction within the framework of the procedure for the change of use of the construction.