19. február 2019
The amendment to the Act on the Residence of Foreigners effective from 1 January 2019 brought several important changes. In line with that, the applicant for temporary residence for the purpose of employment must submit a new document to the Foreign Police. It is a consent of the municipality that the accommodation in which the …
15. marec 2018
Third country nationals (non EU) must register themselves in the Slovak Commercial Register after obtaining the trade license and the temporary residence for the purpose of business. By law, the foreign entity shall be entitled to conduct business in the territory of the Slovak Republic starting from the date of registration of its enterprise or an organizational unit into the Commercial Register, to the extent of the scope of business recorded therein. Registration …
21. september 2017
It has been a few months since a new way of recovering debts was introduced by the Act No. 307/2016 Coll. on Dunning Proceeding as amended. The dunning proceeding is an alternative to the standard payment order procedure and its typical feature is that the entire payment order procedure is carried out solely by the …
3. júl 2017
If the shareholder or managing director of a limited liability company changes permanent address or another data entered in the commercial register, they must report this change to several institutions, such as a health insurance company, a social insurance company or a bank. Entrepreneurs often forget that this information needs to be updated in the commercial register too; otherwise …
3. február 2017
Electronic mailbox serves for electronic communication between citizens and businesses, and public authorities as it mainly enables electronic delivery of official documents. Electronic mailboxes are established free of charge by the Government Office of the Slovak Republic and are available on the Central Public Administration Portal www.slovensko.sk. In line with the Act No. 305/2013 Coll. …
30. september 2016
Since 1 July 2016, the Chamber of judicial officers of the Slovak Republic has made central register of executions available to the public in an electronic form, available on www.cre.sk. It is a public list containing obligatory data about uncompleted execution proceedings; i.e. it contains pending execution proceedings against debtors conducted by the judicial officers in the Slovak Republic. …
20. júl 2016
The accommodation providers have several duties under the Act No. 404/2011 Coll. on Residence of Foreigners in connection with accommodation of foreigners. The accommodation provider is a legal entity or a natural person – entrepreneur who provides accommodation on the basis of a contract on accommodation. The accommodation provider is obliged to verify the identity …
11. máj 2016
Many entrepreneurs get into a situation where their business partners do not pay the invoice for the goods delivered or services rendered. If the debtor fails to pay due invoices despite receiving a written payment reminder, the problem has to be addressed quickly and effectively. Although a general limitation period for judicial recovery of the claim is …
12. apríl 2016
In practice, parties of the contract often agree on a contractual penalty which serves as a security institution. The objective is mainly to achieve that the obliged party shall properly fulfil the secured obligation under the threat of material damage. The contractual penalty is provided for in the Civil Code and the Commercial Code. A …
11. február 2016
Owners, administrators or users of real estate are without delay obliged to remove defects in the accessibility of footpaths adjacent to the real estate which is located in a continuously built up area and borders with the road or local road, if these defects are caused by dirt, ice or snow. However, it is necessary …