FAOLEX Database

Slovakia - Country Profiles

Constitution of the Slovak Republic.
Date of original text: 01 September 1992 (2017)

Policies

National Reform Programme of the Slovak Republic 2023.
Date of text: 2024
Decree on risk management in related to catchment areas for water abstraction points intended for human consumption.
Date of text: 07 August 2023
Second Sava River Basin Management Plan.
Date of text: 2022
Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan for 2021 to 2030.
Date of text: 01 December 2019
Low-Carbon Development Strategy of the Slovak Republic until 2030 with a View to 2050.
Date of text: 01 November 2019

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

Act No. 247/2024 on contributions provided from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.
Date of text: 10 September 2024
Act no. 282/2020 on organic farming.
Date of original text: 17 September 2020 (02 February 2023)
Act no. 280/2017 on the support to agriculture and rural development.
Date of original text: 12 October 2017 (30 April 2024)
Act on the organization of the market in selected agricultural products.
Date of original text: 18 October 2001 (25 May 2022)
Ordinance on sensitive areas and vulnerable areas.
Date of original text: 21 June 2017 (02 March 2022)

Climate change

Act on emission trading.
Date of original text: 28 November 2012 (18 September 2024)

Cultivated plants

Act no. 387/2013 on plant protection auxiliaries.
Date of original text: 22 October 2013 (15 May 2018)
Act no. 405/2011 on plant protection.
Date of original text: 21 October 2011 (01 September 2018)
Act no. 202/2009 on legal protection of plant varieties.
Date of text: 29 April 2009
Act no. 215/2001 on the protection of plant genetic resources for nutrition and agriculture.
Date of original text: 18 May 2001 (01 July 2016)
Fertilizers Act No. 136/2000.
Date of original text: 17 March 2000 (15 June 2022)

Environment

Air protection act no. 146/2023.
Date of text: 17 February 2023
Wastes Act No. 79/2015.
Date of original text: 17 March 2015 (05 May 2021)
Act no. 24/2006 on Environmental Impact Assessment.
Date of original text: 14 December 2005 (04 December 2024)
Act no. 205/2004 on the collection and dissemination of environmental information.
Date of original text: 12 March 2004 (27 November 2019)
Act no. 245/2003 on integrated environmental pollution and prevention control and amending and supplementing certain acts.
Date of text: 19 June 2003

Fisheries

Act no. 216/2018 on Fisheries.
Date of original text: 13 June 2018 (24 July 2021)
Decree no. 425/2012 on products of fishery.
Date of text: 14 December 2012
Ordinance no. 290/2008 on animal health requirements for aquaculture animals and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of certain diseases in aquatic animals.
Date of text: 09 July 2008
Decree on technical conditions for the design of fishing ponds and for monitoring of the migratory continuity of fishponds.
Date of text: 10 December 2018

Food and nutrition

Act no. 152/1995 on foodstuffs.
Date of original text: 27 June 1995 (03 February 2021)
Act no. 362/2012 on unfair terms of trade in food.
Date of text: 26 October 2012
Ordinance no. 200/2019 on the support to supply and distribution of fruits, vegetables, milk and dairy products for children and pupils in schools.
Date of original text: 03 July 2019 (26 July 2023)
Act no. 448/2012 amending the Act on use of genetic technologies and genetically modified organisms and amending the Act on Environmental Impact Assessment.
Date of text: 18 December 2012
Act amending and supplementing the Act on foodstuffs and amending and supplementing the Mining Act.
Date of text: 10 March 2010

Forestry

Act no. 138/2010 on forest reproductive material.
Date of original text: 03 March 2010 (16 March 2021)
Act no. 326/2005 on forests.
Date of original text: 23 June 2005 (29 June 2022)
Act no. 113/2018 on the placing timber and timber products on the internal market.
Date of text: 14 March 2018
Decree on forest management records.
Date of text: 07 September 2011
Decree which provides details on the production and marketing of forest reproductive material.
Date of text: 16 December 2010

Land and soil

Land Use Planning and Building Order Act No. 50/1976.
Date of original text: 27 April 1976 (01 January 2019)
Act no. 504/2003 on rental of agricultural lands, agricultural enterprises and forest lands.
Date of original text: 24 October 2003 (21 June 2023)
Act no. 203/2009 amending and supplementing the Act on the application of sewage sludge and bottom sediments into the land and on supplementation of the Act on waste and amending of certain acts, and amending and supplementing the Fertilizers Act..
Date of text: 29 April 2009
Ordinance on levies for unauthorized withdrawal and unauthorized occupation of agricultural land.
Date of text: 13 March 2013
Decree on the content, review and update of plans of flood risk management.
Date of text: 28 March 2011

Livestock

Act no. 39/2007 on veterinary care.
Date of original text: 12 December 2006 (28 January 2021)
Act no. 271/2005 on the production, marketing and use of feedingstuffs (Feeding Act).
Date of original text: 24 May 2005 (15 May 2018)
Decree no. 283/2020 on details on the protection of pets, requirements for the capture of stray animals and requirements for quarantine stations and animal shelters.
Date of text: 06 October 2020
Ordinance no. 432/2012 establishing requirements for the protection of animals at the time of killing.
Date of text: 12 December 2012
Act on breeding of livestock.
Date of original text: 13 May 1998 (09 July 2020)

Mineral resources and energy

Energy Law No. 251/2012.
Date of original text: 31 July 2012 (08 November 2022)
Act no. 250/2012 on network industries.
Date of text: 31 July 2012
Act no. 309/2009 on the promotiom of renewable energy sources and high efficiency cogeneration.
Date of original text: 19 June 2009 (02 July 2021)
Act no. 541/2004 on peaceful use of nuclear energy (Atomic Act).
Date of text: 09 September 2004
Geological Act No. 313/1999.
Date of text: 03 November 1999

Sea

Act no. 435/2000 on maritime navigation.
Date of original text: 30 October 2000 (25 November 2020)
Government Ordinance no. 66/2007 on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues.
Date of text: 31 January 2007
Act amending the Act on maritime navigation.
Date of text: 21 October 2010
Ordinance amending and supplementing the Ordinance on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues.
Date of text: 29 April 2009

Water

Act no. 305/2018 on protected areas of natural water accumulation.
Date of original text: 16 October 2018 (20 December 2022)
Water Act No. 364/2004.
Date of original text: 13 May 2004 (03 October 2024)
Act no. 442/2002 on water supply and public sewerage.
Date of original text: 19 June 2002 (20 June 2023)
Act no. 7/2010 on flood prevention.
Date of original text: 02 December 2009 (20 June 2023)
Ordinance no. 167/2015 on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy.
Date of text: 22 July 2015

Wild species and ecosystems

Hunting Act No. 274/2009.
Date of original text: 16 June 2009 (28 June 2022)
Act no. 15/2005 on the protection of species of wild animals and wild plants by regulating trade therein and on the amendment of certain laws.
Date of original text: 02 December 2004 (28 March 2023)
Act no. 150/2019 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species.
Date of text: 10 May 2019
Decree no. 283/2020 on details on the protection of pets, requirements for the capture of stray animals and requirements for quarantine stations and animal shelters.
Date of text: 06 October 2020
Decree implementing the Act on the protection of nature and landscapes.
Date of original text: 19 April 2021 (19 December 2024)

Miscellaneous

Civil Code.
Date of original text: 1964 (2012)
Act no. 74/2020 amending certain acts within the competence of the Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic in connection with the COVID-19 disease.
Date of text: 09 April 2020
Act No.347/1990 on the organisation of ministries and other central bodies of state administration.
Date of text: 28 August 1990

International Agreements

Agreement between the Government of the Czech Republic a the Government of the Slovak Republic on cooperation on border waters.
Date of text: 1999
Memorandum of Understanding for strengthening Tisza River Basin cooperation towards the implementation of the updated Integrated River Basin Management Plan for the Tisza River Basin supporting the sustainable development of the region.
Date of text: 26 September 2019
Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus and the Committee for Nuclear Supervision of the Slovak Republic on the exchange of information and cooperation in the field of state regulation of nuclear safety.
Date of text: 28 April 2017

Member of:

Related Country Profiles