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Slovakia - Country Profiles

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

Policies

Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan for 2021 to 2030.
Date of text: 01 December 2019
Strategy of the environmental Policy of the Slovak Republic until 2030 (Envirostrategy).
Date of text: 27 February 2019
Updated National Strategy for the Protection of Biodiversity to 2020.
Date of text: 2014
National action Plan to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides 2012.
Date of text: 01 November 2012
National Forest Programme.
Date of text: 27 June 2007

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

Act on organic farming.
Date of original text: 17 September 2020 (02 February 2023)
Act on the support to agriculture and rural development.
Date of original text: 12 October 2017 (25 November 2021)
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 text: 21 June 2017
Ordinance on support for rural development.
Date of text: 15 April 2015

Cultivated plants

Act on plant protection auxiliaries.
Date of original text: 22 October 2013 (15 May 2018)
Act on plant protection.
Date of original text: 21 October 2011 (01 September 2018)
Act on legal protection of plant varieties.
Date of text: 29 April 2009
Act on the protection of plant genetic resources for nutrition and agriculture.
Date of original text: 18 May 2001 (01 July 2016)
Fertilizers Act.
Date of original text: 17 March 2000 (15 June 2022)

Environment

Act on the collection and dissemination of environmental information.
Date of original text: 27 November 2019 (12 March 2004)
Wastes Act.
Date of original text: 17 March 2015 (05 May 2021)
Act concerning the air.
Date of original text: 03 March 2010 (07 April 2020)
Act on Environmental Impact Assessment.
Date of original text: 14 December 2005 (27 April 2022)
Act on integrated environmental pollution and prevention control and amending and supplementing certain acts.
Date of text: 19 June 2003

Fisheries

Act on Fisheries.
Date of original text: 13 June 2018 (24 July 2021)
Decree on products of fishery.
Date of text: 14 December 2012
Ordinance 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 on foodstuffs.
Date of original text: 27 June 1995 (03 February 2021)
Act on unfair terms of trade in food.
Date of text: 26 October 2012
Ordinance on the support to supply and distribution of fruits, vegetables, milk and dairy products for children and pupils in schools.
Date of text: 03 July 2019
Act amending and supplementing the Act on foodstuffs and amending and supplementing the Mining Act.
Date of text: 10 March 2010
Act on the organization of the market in selected agricultural products.
Date of original text: 18 October 2001 (25 May 2022)

Forestry

Act on forest reproductive material.
Date of original text: 03 March 2010 (16 March 2021)
Act on forests.
Date of original text: 23 June 2005 (29 June 2022)
Act 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.
Date of original text: 27 April 1976 (01 January 2019)
Act on rental of agricultural lands, agricultural enterprises and forest lands.
Date of original text: 24 October 2003 (29 June 2022)
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
Decree on the preparartion of flood hazard maps and flood risk maps.
Date of text: 13 October 2010

Livestock

Act on veterinary care.
Date of original text: 12 December 2006 (28 January 2021)
Act on the production, marketing and use of feedingstuffs (Feeding Act).
Date of original text: 24 May 2005 (15 May 2018)
Decree 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 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)

Sea

Act on maritime navigation.
Date of original text: 30 October 2000 (25 November 2020)
Government Ordinance 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 on protected areas of natural water accumulation.
Date of text: 16 October 2018
Water Act.
Date of original text: 13 May 2004 (29 June 2022)
Act on water supply and public sewerage.
Date of original text: 19 June 2002 (01 January 2019)
Act on flood prevention.
Date of text: 02 December 2009
Ordinance on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy.
Date of text: 22 July 2015

Wild species and ecosystems

Hunting Act.
Date of original text: 16 June 2009 (28 June 2022)
Act on protection of wild animals and wild plants.
Date of original text: 02 December 2004 (28 March 2023)
Act on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species.
Date of text: 10 May 2019
Decree 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 text: 19 April 2021

Miscellaneous

Energy Law.
Date of original text: 31 July 2012 (08 November 2022)
Act on network industries.
Date of text: 31 July 2012
Act on the promotiom of renewable energy sources and high efficiency cogeneration.
Date of original text: 19 June 2009 (02 July 2021)
Act on peaceful use of nuclear energy (Atomic Act).
Date of text: 09 September 2004
Geological Act.
Date of text: 03 November 1999

International Agreements

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
Agreement between the Government of the Republic Belarus and the Government of the Slovak Republic on cooperation in the field of science and technology.
Date of text: 27 April 2017
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Slovak Republic on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Case of Emergency Situations.
Date of text: 25 November 2016