Apr
19
2024
The CJEU states that the previous Czech statute of limitation is contrary to EU law
Articles & News #116
The Czech company Heureka, which operates a portal for comparing sales prices, claims that Google's search engine...
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12
2024
New psychoactive substances on the list of narcotic and psychotropic substances
Articles & News #115
A draft law was submitted to the interdepartmental comment procedure, the main ambition of which is to include new psychoactive substances...
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26
2024
Anyone who has not requested the employer to perform the annual settlement or has not submitted the required documents, has the obligation to file a tax return of type A by April, 2nd 2024
Articles & News #114
If an employee worked for multiple employers who paid taxable income, a request for annual settlement...
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20
2024
The Financial Administration will ease and simplify payments for taxpayers
Articles & News #113
Online payment of administrative fees and 15 types of taxes directly through the Financial Administration portal...
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14
2024
Poland and the Czech Republic violated EU law by denying state’s non-national citizens residing in their countries the right to join political parties.
Articles & News #112
The Poland and the Czech Republic have violated Union law in electoral matters by denying Union citizens...
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05
2024
Higher tresholds for demages for the purposes of the criminal code
Articles & News #111
The key points of this amendment include increased sums that define various categories of damage...
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24
2024
According to the Court's judgment, an employee employed for a fixed period must be informed of the reasons for the termination of his contract of employment by giving notice, if the provision of this information is required in the case of a permanent employee
Articles & News #110
A court in Poland heard a dispute between an employee who was employed under a fixed-term...
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15
2024
Extinction of a shareholder's participation in a limited liability company by exclusion by the court
Articles & News #109
In order for a shareholder's actions to be considered a serious breach of his or her duties, it must be a breach...
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02
2024
Requiring a consumer to bear an unreasonable cost associated with a loan, distinct from interest, may constitute an unfair term.
Articles & News #108
Three citizens in Poland entered into consumer loan agreements which stated that they would pay...
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26
2024
Consumer who enters into a lease contract for a car without an obligation to buy does not have a right to cancel the contract
Articles & News #107
The Court of justice of the European Union´s judgment clarifies the consumer's rights in the area...
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19
2024
According to a judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union, a patient has the right to obtain a first copy of his medical record free of charge
Articles & News #106
A patient in Germany asked his doctor for a copy of his medical record on the grounds that he wanted to hold his doctor...
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12
2024
The Government of the Slovak Republic has approved an amendment to the Income Tax Act, which introduces a minimum tax for specified legal entities as of 01.01.2024.
Articles & News #105
The essence of the amendment is introducing a minimum tax obligation for legal persons whose tax...
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05
2024
In Judgment C-660/21, the Court of Justice held that European Union law does not preclude a national court from reviewing ex officio a breach of the obligation to inform the suspect immediately of his right to refuse to give notice.
Articles & News #104
However, the suspect must not be deprived of an effective possibility of access to a lawyer, if necessary...
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15
2023
From 01.01.2024, an amendment to Act No.461/2003 Coll. on Social Insurance, as amended, will come into force, which will also entitle graduates of secondary and higher education institutions to maternity leave
Articles & News #103
A period of 270 days during which women must be insured for sickness includes a period during study at...
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08
2023
Use of the inflation clause in the parents' agreement on maintenance
Articles & News #102
A child support agreement is an agreement between the parents of a minor child, also called a parenting agreement. This agreement governs parental rights...
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01
2023
Wearing religious symbols in the workplace: the public administration can decide to prohibit the wearing of such symbols by all its employees
Articles & News #101
An employee of the municipality of Ans (Belgium), who performs her function as head of a department practically...
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23
2023
Improved legal protection of air and environment
Articles & News #100
The new Act No. 146/2023 Coll. on Air Protection was adopted, which, together with its implementing regulations, transposes up to 11 European Union directives into the Slovak legal order and thus provides effective and comprehensive protection in the field of air protection as a part of the environment...
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15
2023
Financial Administration Extends Issuance and Validity of Qualified Certificates for Recognized Authorization Method
Articles & News #99
According to the decree, users can authorize selected actions using an ID card or residence permit with a chip...
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08
2023
The ne bis in idem principle applies to penalties imposed for unfair commercial practices which are classified as administrative penalties of a criminal nature
Articles & News #98
By the ne bis in dem principle we mean that it is not possible to initiate or conduct new criminal proceedings in ...
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30
2023
Cancellation of a flight due to the unexpected death of a co-pilot does not relieve an airline of its obligation to compensate passengers
Articles & News #97
On 17.06.2019, TAP Portugal was due to operate a flight between Stuttgart...
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19
2023
New insolvency register
Articles & News #96
The amendment will make it possible to create a new register of preinsolvency, insolvency and liquidation proceedings in order to unify and computerise insolvency proceedings...
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13
2023
Judgment of the Constitutional Court PL. ÚS 1/2021-164 on the penalty of forfeiture of property imposed pursuant to Section 58 (2), (3) of Act No. 300/2005 Coll. Criminal Code as amended (hereinafter referred to as the („Criminal Code“)
Articles & News #95
By this Ruling, the Constitutional Court declared that the provisions of Section 58 (2), (3) of the Criminal Code
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06
2023
Judgment of the Court of Justice in case C-143/22 of 21.09.2023
Articles & News #94
The Court of Justice has ruled that the „return“ Directive applies to any third-country national who has entered the territory
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29
2023
Offences and administrative offences you may commit when voting
Articles & News #93
The Chairman of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, by Decision No.204/2023 Coll., announced...
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25
2023
Right to compensation for non-pecuniary damage
Articles & News #92
In particular, a natural person shall have the right to have unjustified interferences with his or her right to the protection of his or her personality...
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15
2023
Non-identification of a parent with Christian doctrine is not a reason for refusing to enroll a child in a church school if it is closer to the child's home
Articles & News #91
The proceedings concerned the ordering of an interim measure replacing the father's consent to the application...
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07
2023
What did the amendment to the Act on the Protection of Whistleblowers of Anti-Social Activity bring?
Articles & News #90
Following on from the amendment already in force, it is necessary to point out the context, which will bring the reader...
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18
2023
The decision of the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic dated 09.08.2023 on delivery of documents in civil proceedings.
Articles & News #89
The Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic in the proceedings under case No. IV. ÚS...
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07
2023
Judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in a case of unreasonable length of court proceedings of 20.07.2023.
Articles & News #88
The European Court of Human Rights has handed down its judgment in Sarkocy v. Slovak Republic, No. 51334/21....
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28
2023
Everyone has the right to know the date and reasons for familiarization with their personal data
Articles & News #87
Judgment of the Court of Justice analyzed the situation when an employee and at the same time a client of the bank...
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21
2023
Arbitration is becoming increasingly popular
Articles & News #86
Arbitration, or otherwise known as arbitration, has recently been increasingly prioritised...
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14
2023
Amendment to tax law brings lower tax burden on cryptocurrencies
Articles & News #85
The National Council of the Slovak Republic approved a proposal of a group of deputies amending Act No. 595/2003 Coll....
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30
2023
Ruling of the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic on the compliance of the provision of Section 363 of the Criminal Procedure Code with the Constitution of the Slovak Republic
Articles & News #84
On 21 June 2021, the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic issued the Ruling PL. ÚS 1/2022-270 in the matter...
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21
2023
Last calls for multiple sanctions of drivers?
Articles & News #83
The aim of the amendment in question should be to reduce the harshness of the law and its negative...
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06
2023
The biggest reform of the judiciary effective from June 1st 2023, the so-called Judicial Map
Articles & News #82
On the June 1st, 2023 a so-called new Judicial Map of the Slovak Republic came into effect...
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15
2023
Modernisation of public schools’ education
Articles & News #81
In the last decades we can see parents with pre-school and school-age children complaining...
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01
2023
Are you a potential landowner or heir?
Articles & News #80
The pilot project, which started on 01.01.2023, was launched by the Slovak Land Fund and has been a great...
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24
2023
New developments in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing
Articles & News #79
On 28 March 2023, MEPs from the relevant committees adopted an opinion on the new Anti-Money Laundering...
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11
2023
Increase of the amount of meal allowance for business trips from 01.01.2023, Act No. 283/2022 Coll.
Articles & News #78
The issue of the increase in the amount of the meal allowance in conjunction with the amount of the employer's contribution ...
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27
2023
Amendment to Act No. 264/2022 Coll. - Act on Media Services and on Amendments and Additions to Certain Acts
Articles & News #77
In the intent of the Slovak Republic, we can speak about the establishment of a new body, namely...
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16
2023
Courts cannot make excuses when they are inactive, Constitutional court says
Articles & News #76
The Constitutional Court of the SR in the proceedings under case No. III. ÚS 572/2022, has heard the applicant's...
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26
2023
New Judgment of the Court of Justice in favour of passengers
Articles & News #75
Passengers whose travel package has been disrupted by measures to combat the COVID-19...
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19
2023
The Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic has submitted a draft law on the transformation...
Articles & News #74
Transformations and cross-border transformations will represent new changes in the company, especially...
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11
2023
New Act No. 111/2022 Coll. on the resolution of imminent bankruptcy
Articles & News #73
With effect from July 17th 2022, this law on dealing with imminent bankruptcy supplemented the insolvency...
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05
2023
The new legislation of the Act on Construction
Articles & News #72
This law was approved by the National Council of the Slovak Republic in April and will enter into force on April...
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29
2022
Decision of the European Court of Human Rights in favour of the Slovak Republic
Articles & News #71
European Court of Human Rights, it ruled on two complaints (No. 41510/16 and 81651/17) filed...
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21
2022
Vote of no confidence in the government
Articles & News #70
The Government of the Slovak Republic has been plagued by internal political contradictions that have prevented it from pushing through key legislation necessary for the effective functioning of the state...
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15
2022
Amendment to Act on insolvency and restructuring
Articles & News #69
As part of the Recovery Plan and communication with the Commission of the European Union, the Slovak Republic...
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09
2022
Dismissal of the indictment and return of the case to the prosecutor
Articles & News #68
The amendment in to the Act No. 40/1964 Coll. Civil Code as amended preserves the division into a general regulation...
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02
2022
Amendment to the Securities Act in Interdepartmental proceedings
Articles & News #67
The first goal of the amendment is to fulfil task C.24. from the Action Plan to combat the legalization...
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25
2022
Liability for defects and warranty according to consumer law
Articles & News #66
The amendment in to the Act No. 40/1964 Coll. Civil Code as amended preserves the division into a general regulation...
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18
2022
Labor law news in 2023
Articles & News #65
Act 311/2022 (Labor Code) is the most frequently amended legal regulation in the legislation of the Slovak Republic...
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11
2022
Ne bis in idem in the latest decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union
Articles & News #64
The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU provides that "no one may be prosecuted or punished in criminal ...
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27
2022
Alcohol behind the wheel
Articles & News #63
In recent times, we have increasingly encountered the fact that the accident rate of drivers on Slovak roads...
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16
2022
Ministry of Justice improves free access to information
Articles & News #62
Following the transposition of Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council...
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05
2022
Draft law on actions for the protection of consumers' collective interests
Articles & News #61
The Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic has submitted to the inter-ministerial comment procedure...
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08
2022
The amendment to the Commercial Code will simplify establishing a Limited Liability Company
Articles & News #60
The Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic submitted a draft of a new law amending...
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29
2022
A move towards increasing the protection of minors
Articles & News #59
Deputies of the National Council of the Slovak Republic moved to the next reading an change in the legislation...
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13
2022
Direct sale of real estate by the municipality
Articles & News #58
In the Municipal property Act, we distinguish three ways in which municipal property can be transferred, which ...
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07
2022
News in Act on Sport
Articles & News #57
The aim of this amendment to the Act is to consider the needs of application practice. The amendment to the Act aims...
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29
2022
What will the Publications Act and the Media Services Act bring?
Articles & News #56
The original concept that the right of reply was to guarantee ‘’equality of arms’’ between the publisher...
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20
2022
Retroactivity in Administrative punishment
Articles & News #55
In our legal system, a true retroactivity is unacceptable, and this is mainly due to the guarantee of the protection...
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09
2022
Amendment to the Execution Rules for better law enforcement
Articles & News #54
Failure to comply with the court decision may deprive the person of a driver's license...
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03
2022
Preparations of modifications to Act on accounting
Articles & News #53
On 13th May, 2022, an inter-service consultation procedure was initiated on a draft law amending...
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24
2022
Establishing, Masterminding and Supporting a Criminal Group
Articles & News #52
One of the crimes that must be committed in order for us to be able to talk about a criminal group...
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16
2022
New Spatial Planning Act and new Construction Act have passed parliament
Articles & News #51
The main purpose of the New Spatial Planning Act is mainly the electronization and digitization of data...
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26
2022
Ad Section 363 of the Act No. 301/2005 Coll. on Criminal Judicial Procedure
Articles & News #50
In the last few years, it would be difficult to find section in our legal system that would be discussed more...
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14
2022
Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic convicted of an intentional extremist crime
Articles & News #49
Leader of the ĽSNS party was found guilty by the Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic for committing...
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28
2022
Concept of procuration and the possibility of its conferring by a natural person - entrepreneur
Articles & News #48
Act No. 513/1991 Coll., the Commercial Code, as amended ("Commercial Code") defines the scope of the legal institute of...
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09
2022
Few words regarding the conflict regulation
Articles & News #47
If an armed conflict occurs on the territory of an independent state, this legally binding principle can be said to be violated...
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23
2022
Permanent Kurzarbeit - changes starting in March 2022
Articles & News #46
Slovakia will have legislation on short-time working so called “Kurzarbeit”. Kurzarbeit is a German term, which means a temporary reduction...
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30
2022
Termination of the employment with employees with disabilities within the meaning of the amendment to the Labour Code
Articles & News #45
This new legislation aims to strengthen the rights of people with disabilities, to promote their social development and to provide...
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24
2022
Amendment to the Electronic Communications Act
Articles & News #44
The Directive seeks to phase out sector-specific regulation and reach a state where electronic communications are regulated only by competition law...
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17
2022
Claiming damages for sharing defamatory statements on the internet under the latest CJEU judgement
Articles & News #43
It should be said that legislative reform represents a better solution than the partial approach...
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17
2021
The renewal of the company's registration in the Business Register
Articles & News #42
The mentioned amendment set out new conditions, which resulted in the companies’ strike off from the Register. That was the reason why 12,170 legal persons...
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02
2021
Court of Justice examined whether Stand-by Time Counts as Working Time
Articles & News #41
The Court of Justice of European Union clarifies the extent to which periods of stand-by time according to a stand-by system may be classified as ‘working time’...
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25
2021
Visible forms of expression of political, philosophical or religious beliefs in the workplace
Articles & News #40
Court of Justice of European Union (CJEU) took under consideration case...
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17
2021
The General Court commented registration of a sound trademark presented in audio format for the first time
Articles & News #39
Company Ardagh Metal Beverage Holdings GmbH & Co. KG filed an application for a sound mark as a European Union...
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10
2021
What about the author's work after his death?
Articles & News #38
It is nothing revolutionary in the world to publish unpublished work after the death of their author (for simplification terms author and artist shall be used interchangeably)...
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20
2021
Changes deductions from wages in execution proceedings
Articles & News #37
On 9th July 2021, the Ministry of Justice of Slovakia submitted a proposed amendment to a government...
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11
2021
Amendment to the Copyright Law
Articles & News #36
Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic has submitted an amendment to the Act No. 185/2015 Coll. Copyright Act...
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05
2021
Draft of Act on resolving imminent bankruptcy
Articles & News #35
The current period requires effective solutions to the problems of entrepreneurs. One of such solutions might be the draft of a new Act of the Ministry of Justice...
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20
2021
Differences between the conduct of the statutory body and the restriction of the executive body´s power to act on behalf of the company
Articles & News #34
In practice, a distinction must be made between determining the method of statutory action on behalf of the compan...
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15
2021
Applying Commercial Law to Employment relationships
Articles & News #33
In the first instance proceedings, the plaintiff as a former employee argued that his employment relationship continues...
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17
2021
Another judgment regarding the right to privacy vs. the right to freedom of expression
Articles & News #32
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) contributes to a traditional dispute...
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10
2021
New guidelines for virtual voice assistants and personal data processing
Articles & News #31
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has adopted new Guidelines...
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03
2021
Change of rules for tradesmen
Articles & News #30
Pursuant to the new regulation, the trade licensing department no longer requires duplicate provision of information previously provided or information...
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26
2021
New regulation for customs clearance have come into force
Articles & News #29
A new regulation of customs clearance in the EU has come into effect in July. According to it, shipments from third countries outside the European Union need to be cleared through customs...
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19
2021
Fulfilment of the obligation in the form of a virtual currency?
Articles & News #28
Cryptocurrencies are virtual currencies that use cryptography - a technique for encrypted communication. This...
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14
2021
Ordered sell of the apartment caused by the tenant
Articles & News #27
Within the limits of law, the owner shall be entitled to hold the subject of his ownership, use it, consume it proceeds and dispose of it...
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08
2021
Changes in the regime of entry into the territory of the Slovak Republic
Articles & News #26
From Monday, July 5, Slovakia will be in II. phase according to the newly introduced "alert system". This will mean introducing intensive border controls. ...
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29
2021
The crime of dangerous electronic harassment
Articles & News #25
The amendment to the Criminal Code No. 300/2005 Coll. with effect from 1st July 2021 Additionally a new crime of dangerous...
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21
2021
New minimum profit tax in the G7
Articles & News #24
The G7 countries (USA, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and France) have agreed on the minimum rate of income tax...
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14
2021
The addition of mandatory identification data to the Business register of the Slovak Republic will be automated
Articles & News #23
The Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic, in cooperation with the registry courts, will relieve entrepreneurs...
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07
2021
Proposal for a Regulation on a European approach for Artificial Intelligence
Articles & News #22
The European Commission is proposing the first-ever legal framework for artificial intelligence, focusing...
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31
2021
The Institute of Criminal Order in Criminal Proceedings
Articles & News #21
A criminal order is an institute of an accelerated decision in criminal proceedings, which has the effects and nature of a conviction....
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25
2021
The amendment to the Income Tax Act also introduces CFC rules for natural persons
Articles & News #20
The intension of the legislator is therefore an effort to motivate the natural persons not to avoid...
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18
2021
(Non)taxation of virtual currencies acquired by donation
Articles & News #19
Income obtained by donation is not subject to income tax, neither in the case of natural persons nor legal persons....
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09
2021
The new rules for the acquisition of land by prescription are effective
Articles & News #18
A certificate with a notary stamp will no longer be enough to acquit land by prescription. From 1.5.2021, the confirmation of Acquisitive...
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02
2021
Milder assessment of the factual justification of opposition filed by a natural person
Articles & News #17
The amendment aimed to re-evaluate the legal regulation of the reminder...
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25
2021
An overview of anti-pandemic measures
Articles & News #16
The all-Slovak COVID AUTOMAT remains in the burgundy colour and the national III. degree of warning. Nevertheless, there will be changes in the measures...
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12
2021
On-call time as working time
Articles & News #15
The Court of Justice of the EU has ruled on the conditions in which on-call time in the form of continuous availability should be considered working time...
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07
2021
Internet framing and communication to the public
Articles & News #14
Framing means the insertion of the author's work, in this case, a communication to the public, on a third party's website, where it is consequently freely accessible...
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29
2021
Design of a brick of a LEGO toy building set should be valid
Articles & News #13
LEGO company started proceedings before the General Court of the European Union and sought the annulment of the judgement from 2019...
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19
2021
Holidays during the pandemic
Articles & News #12
On March 20, 2021, the adopted Decree No.160 of the Government of the Slovak Republic enters into force, which extends...
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15
2021
Obligation to wear a respirator
Articles & News #11
Pursuant to this Decree (with exceptions as mentioned), all individuals in public and in the interiors of buildings or in public transport are obliged...
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11
2021
Criminal proceedings and limits on the use of personal data
Articles & News #10
The Supreme Court of Estonia asked whether law enforcement and lower courts were permitted to use information collected from personal data...
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02
2021
Individualism of proceedings for breach of antitrust law
Articles & News #09
The Commission found Slovak Telekom liable for abuse of a dominant position on the market for certain telecommunications services...
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24
2021
Changes in legal regulation of "home office"
Articles & News #08
On 2 April 2020, the National Council of the Slovak Republic approved an amendment to Act No. 311/2001 Coll. Labour Code,...
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17
2021
Update of the law on designations of origin products
Articles & News #07
On February 3, 2021, the National Council of the Slovak Republic approved the update of Act no. 469/2003 Coll....
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09
2021
COVID automaton and restriction modes
Articles & News #06
The government approved the restriction of freedom of movement and residence by a curfew from Monday...
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03
2021
HALLOUMI ≠ BBQLOUMI
Articles & News #05
The Court of Justice of the EU held in Case T-328/17 that a lower degree...
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12
2020
The consent to the processing of personal data cannot be assumed
Articles & News #04
The Court of Justice of the EU in Case C-61/19 Orange Romania SA v Autoritative National...
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2
2020
Restrictions on the entry of persons into the premises of the employer
Articles & News #03
On 30 October 2020, a Decree of the Public Health Office of the Slovak Republic was issued in Volume 12 of the Bulletin of the Government of the Slovak Republic...
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23
2020
General restriction on freedom of movement and residence
Articles & News #02
On 30.09.2020, the Government of the Slovak Republic approved a proposal for a declaration of the state of emergency...
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15
2020
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled on the openness of the Internet
Articles & News #01
In its judgement of 15 September 2020 (Joined Cases C-807/18 and C-39/19 Telenor Magyarország Zrt./Nemzeti...
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