At an extraordinary session in February, the Parliament approved a new Construction Act in an accelerated legislative procedure. It is expected to speed up and simplify the related processes and reduce the administrative burden for building…
The National Council of the Slovak Republic has approved an amendment to the Labour Code which makes it easier for employers to employ primary school graduates (persons over 15 years of age before the end of their compulsory education).
The transposition of the European Parliament Directive brings changes to the Act on the Residence of Aliens.
Changes under new building legislation delayed for at least one year.
The new consumer protection legislation is currently in Parliament after first reading, bringing a number of new rights and obligations for traders and e-shop operators including the obligation to adapt their terms and conditions in compliance with…
We bring you an overview of several changes resulting from the new Act on Company Conversions. The new legislation also introduces significant changes in the tax area.
In May 2023, the Parliament adopted an amendment to the Construction Act introducing changes in the process of approval of the urban planning documentation.
The National Council of the Slovak Republic ("NC SR") approved the Act amending the Act on the Commercial Register and the Act on the Register of Non-Governmental Non-Profit Organisations (the "Amendment").
On 1 June 2023, the so-called reform of the "judicial map" will come into force, the primary objective of which, according to its authors, is to achieve faster and better-quality decision-making. The reform will lead to the abolition of several…
On 14 April 2023, the Government of the Slovak Republic approved a new Consumer Protection Act and amendments to certain acts from the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic.
The new instrument for managing assets should enable to establish so-called private foundations, through which it will be possible to financially support the family and close relatives as well as other private purposes. The draft amendment is…
On 13 January 2023, the Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic submitted to the legislation process a draft act on the conversions of companies and cooperatives and on amendments and supplements to certain acts (hereinafter as "Draft Act").