API is a service office governed by Act No.234/2014 Coll., on the Civil Service, as amended. It was established by Act No. 149/2016 Coll., amending Act No. 47/2002 Coll., on the Promotion of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and amending Act No. 2/1969 Coll., on the Establishment of Ministries and Other Central Bodies of the State Administration of the Czech Republic, as amended, with effect from 1 June 2016.