Protective equipment

The whole of Europe is dealing with a lack of face masks and other protective equipment. Currently, the Czech Republic is, naturally, securing the protective equipment primarily for the medical personnel and the Integrated Rescue System. Many employers and also the self-employed decided to close their establishments, production lines or maximally reduce their activity exactly due to the lack of protective equipment in order to protect by that decision the health of their employees. Considering the State aid in the field of the protective equipment provision for the private sector comes gradually and insufficiently quickly, the Czech Chamber of Commerce decided together with partners to realize yet another order of the protective equipment, this time offering a wider range of products.

That is the reason why CCC, from April 24th, 2020, is preparing a second order of the medical protective equipment, while the deadline for particular orders is to be on May 1st, 2020. The offer of the protective equipment assortment has considerably widened compared to the first order. More information concerning the offered products including their photos, price (VAT excluded), the minimum number per order but also their certification are available here. The protective equipment price amount is declared by the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic.

The contact form for the parties interested in the protective equipment is to be submitted via the form of the Czech Chamber of Commerce. CCC does, when it comes to the protective equipment supply, cooperate with the company MONTO, s.r.o. which is to distribute those goods to business people in cooperation with the State and other partners. The large-scale orders are to be closed a week after an opening of another ordering phase the earliest. Subsequently, the company MONTO, s.r.o. is to, according to the particular interest of the business people when it comes to the protective equipment, arrange the goods distribution by its suppliers within 10 working days. The invoices will be issued by the daughter company R.A.T.C. spol. s r.o. that will serve only for the purchase and sale within this activity and without any other claims or liabilities.

Who is the implementer, whom are the companies to contact?

• Czech Chamber of Commerce – fill in the form here, subsequently, you will be contacted by a representative of the company MONTO, s.r.o.
• MONTO, s.r.o. – a member company of the Czech Chamber of Commerce operating the Assistance Offices of the Czech Chamber of Commerce in Serbia with a business scope extending to other abroad destinations. Using its business contacts, the company has succeeded in establishing a cooperation with a medical protective equipment manufacturer. MONTO, s.r.o. offers a provision of the above mentioned material for other (non-)member companies with a possibility of using the same sources as the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic.
• R.A.T.C. spol. s r.o. – a daughter company of MONTO, s.r.o. via which the invoice activities regarding the ordered protective equipment payments will be realized.

Is there a minimum order quantity?

• minimum order quantity for the 5-layers respirator of the FFP2 type is 200 pieces (and its multiples, i.e., 400, 600, etc.)
• minimum order quantity for the 4-layers respirator of the FFP2 type is 200 pieces (and its multiples, i.e., 400, 600, etc.)
  SOLD OUT!
• minimum order quantity for the respirator of the FFP3 type is 200 pieces (and its multiples, i.e., 400, 600, etc.)
• minimum order quantity for the single-use face mask is 200 pieces (and its multiples, i.e., 400, 600, etc.) SOLD OUT!
• minimum order quantity for the medical face mask is 200 pieces (and its multiples, i.e., 400, 600, etc.)
• minimum order quantity for the single-use protective suit is 500 pieces (and its multiples, i.e., 1 000, 1 500, etc.)
• minimum order quantity for the protective suit is 5 000 pieces (and its multiples, i.e., 10 000, 15 000, etc.)
• minimum order quantity for the thermometer is 500 pieces (and its multiples, i.e., 1 000, 1 500, etc.)
• minimum order quantity for the protective goggles is 500 pieces (and its multiples, i.e., 1 000, 1 500, etc.)
• minimum order quantity for the protective shields is 500 pieces (and its multiples, i.e., 1 000, 1 500, etc.)
• minimum order quantity for the gloves is 500 pieces (and its multiples, i.e., 1 000, 1 500, etc.)
• minimum order quantity for the disinfection is 5 000 pieces (and its multiples, i.e., 10 000, 15 000, etc.)

How does the company process the order, the payment?

• The company realizes the protective equipment order via the company MONTO, s.r.o. Based on the filled-in contact form, the company MONTO, s.r.o. issues an electronic invoice which will be send to the e-mail address in the filled-in contact form. The order is accepted based on a paid invoice. (Detailed information is to be provided by the company MONTO, s.r.o. via its representative Mr. Pavel Trachta, pavel.trachta@monto.cz, +420 775 518 014).
• At the previously set deadline (May 1st, 2020), the company MONTO, s.r.o. will at 10 a.m. close the admission of particular orders and payments in CZK, while it will subsequently further the information to the manufacturer who will start the procedure of export documents issuing and the airplane transport arranging in order to secure a delivery within the stated 10 working days. In practice, the first particular orders will be closed on May 1st, 2020, while the protective equipment distribution in the Czech Republic will start after 10 working days the latest, i.e. on May 15th, 2020.
• The supplier is paid for the goods within 24 hours of its delivery to the Czech Republic and an expert control. The funds will be deposited on the account of the daughter company of MONTO, s.r.o., R.A.T.C. spol. s r.o. which was established exactly for this purpose. The funds will be afterwards under the Czech Chamber of Commerce supervision and that up to the point of the goods receipt when they will be released. In case the goods are not delivered, the funds are under control and will be returned. Considering the situation in the manufacturer’s country which allows the manufacturer to respond only to the orders on state/ministerial level, the funds will be, if needed, transferred from the MONTO, s.r.o. account, or the company R.A.T.C. s.r.o. account respectively, to the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic which will issue a LOI (letter of intent) – a document expressing an intention to provide support and order from the State’s position.

How it will be distributed?

• The goods will be directed to the Václav Havel Airport Prague where they will be subsequently redistributed according to the particular orders and dispatched to the individual customers.