The Czech national sanctions list

Start at the publisher’s page

The ministry publishes the list under Sanctions Policy and separately under Open Data. Its page explains that entries contain identifiers, a description of the relevant conduct, the scope of restrictive measures and publication dates. Read these together. A name without its measures is insufficient for deciding what action to take.

An open-data catalogue link helps locate a distribution but does not establish that your application downloaded and processed the current file correctly. For manual checks, record the original URL and access time. For automated imports, track the source URL, download status, size, checksum and content date. These technical records support rather than replace legal assessment.

A Czech entry is not an EU entry

The national list is based on Czech Act No. 1/2023 Coll. It is not a copy of the EU consolidated financial sanctions list. A person may appear in the sources at different times and under different legal grounds. Preserve the Czech provenance and link to the entry even if the same person also appears on an EU list.

For confirmed identity, establish which measures affect your assets or services and the duties they entail. An AML obliged entity must also assess its reporting obligations; Sections 6(2) and 18 are relevant to sanctions circumstances. An ordinary business must address sanctions duties even without that AML status.

CSV changes must be visible in operations

The ministry flagged a structural change with its 23 July 2026 update: columns were removed or replaced and the display of amended entries changed. Imports based on old column positions can appear successful while producing incorrect screening. Validate the schema, required fields and handling of amended entries. If validation fails, use the original page and record the failure.

A historical row is not automatically a current entry

MFA’s CSV distribution for 23 July 2026 includes entry history and status. An import must not treat every non-empty row as a currently sanctioned person. Distinguish valid, cancelled and amended entries using the published fields and verify the current wording on the list page. Preserve older versions in audit history, but do not present them without explanation as today’s measures.

If only the scope of measures changes, the person’s identity can remain the same while your service decision still needs reassessment. For cancellation, verify date and effects; deleting a local row does not resolve previous actions. Conversely, a historical match must not block a client indefinitely because the tool cannot distinguish it from an active entry. Separate current screening from evidence of past status.