Slovak Financial Law News 2004

Contents

• January 2004
  • Governmental Decree on Commercial Bulletin
  • New Act on Employment Services
  • Filing of Petitions with Commercial Registry
  • Amendment to Trademark Act
  • Amendment to Act on Waste
  • Amendment to the Act on Medicaments
  • New Act on E-Commerce
  • Declaration of Elections of the President
  • Other significant legal regulations
  • Court Decisions
    • Suspension of Proceedings
    • Business Companies, Winding-Up of the Company by a Exchange Decision
    • Statute of Limitations
  
  
• February 2004
  • Decree of the Ministry of Finance on Accounting Procedures and Framework Chart of Accounts
  • New Act on Mineral Oil Excise Tax
  • New Act on Alcohol Excise Tax
  • New Act on Wine Excise Tax
  • New Act on Beer Excise Tax
  • New Act on Tobacco Products Excise Tax
  • Other significant legal regulations
  • Court Decisions
    • Tenancy in Common
    • Assignment of Receivable
  
  
• March 2004
  • Amendment to the Civil Code
  • Airport Company Act
  • Amendment Regarding the Foreign Trade Incentives Fund and some Measures Regarding the Preparation of Material Investments
  • Act on the Working Hours and Rest Period in the Transportation Sector
  • Decree on Provision of Grants
  • Decree on Disclosure of Information by Banks
  • Amendment to the Constitution of the Slovak Republic
  • Declaration of the Elections to the European Parliament
  • Other significant legal regulations
  • Court Decisions
    • Active Legitimacy
  
  
• April 2004
  • Amendment to the Act on Protection of Economic Competition
    • Antitrust Law
    • Regulation of merger control (concentrations)
    • Further changes concerning procedural rules and imposition of fines
  • Decree Stipulating the Terms of the Notification of Concentration
  • Decree Stipulating the Method for Calculation of Turnover
  • Amendment to the Cadastral Act
  • Act on Disposal of Property of Public Institutions
  • Act on European Economic Interest Grouping
  • Amendment to the Insurance Act
  • Amendment to the Act on State Aid
  • Act on Collecting, Keeping and Dissemination of Information on Environment
  • Specification of the Sum of General Base of Assess for the Calendar Year 2003
  • Act on Classified Materials Protection
  • Specification of the Sum of the Principal Compensation for Use of Motor Vehicles for the Purpose of Business Trips
  • Treaty on Participation in the European Economic Area
  • Order on Requirements of Clinical Testing and Correct Clinical Practise
  • Act on Transfer of Ownership of Real Estates in the Ownership of the Slovak Republic to Municipality or Higher Territorial Unit
  • Other significant legal regulations
  • Court Decisions
    • Appeal
    • Principles of Tax Procedure
    • Claim for the Loss on Earnings
  
  
• May 2004
  • Notification on Conclusion of the North Atlantic Treaty
  • Measure of National Bank of Slovakia on Issuance and Administration of Electronic Money and Payment Instruments of Electronic Money
  • Amendment to Measure of the National Bank of Slovakia on Registry of Loans and Guarantees
  • Constitutional Act Amending Slovak Constitution
  • Amendment to Act on Organisation of the Constitutional Exchange, Proceedings before it and Position of its Judges and Amendment to Act on Elections into European Parliament
  • New Act on Elections into the Slovak Parliament
  • Other significant legal regulations
  • Court Decisions
    • Assumption of Debt
    • Principles of Tax Proceedings
    • Purchase Price, Condition Precedent
  
  
• June 2004
  • Termination of Economic Treaties
  • New Act on Patent Agents
  • Amendment to Health Insurance Act
  • Amendments to the Trade Licensing Act
  • Act on Transformation of Slovak Post into Joint Stock Company
  • Amendment to the Act on Regional Development Support
  • Amendment to Large-Scale Privatisation Act
  • New Water Act
  • Anti-Discrimination Act
  • Amendment to the Act on Ownership of Flats and Non-Residential Premises
  • Amendment to the Act on Municipal Establishment and to the Act on Higher Territorial Units
  • Measure of National Bank of Slovakia on Own Financing Sources and Investment of Electronic Money Institutions
  • New Regulation of Seats, Circuits and Special Agenda of Courts
  • Measure on Amounts of Life Minimum
  • New Act on Protection of Non-Smokers
  • New Act on Experts, Interpreters and Translators
  • Other significant legal regulations
  • Court Decisions
    • Administrative Proceedings
    • Principles of Tax Proceedings
    • Lease Agreement
    • Operation of Motor Vehicles
  
  
• July 2004
  • Agreement on Prohibition of Double Taxation between the Slovak Republic and Slovenia
  • Act on Salary of Members of the European Parliament
  • Finding of the Constitutional Exchange Concerning the Incompatibility of Act on Health Insurance with the Constitution
  • Act on Cooperation of the Slovak Parliament and the Govrenment in EU Matters
  • Act on the Official Journal of the European Union
  • Act on Mediation
  • Amendment to the Act on Waste
  • Amendment to the Civil Code
  • Amendment to Bankruptcy and Composition Act
  • Amendment to Act on Property of Municipalities
  • Amendment to the Civil Procedure Code
  • Amendment to the Commercial Code and Act on Commercial Registry
  • Other significant legal regulations
  • Court Decisions
    • Periods
    • Change of Decision
  
  
• August 2004
  • Amendment to Act on Consumer Protection
  • Act on Alimony Substitution
  • Amendment to Act on Notification of Residence of Citizens of the Slovak Republic
  • Amendment to the Decree of the Ministry of Finance on Grant of Subsidies
  • Chapter of Food Code Regulating Fruit Juices and Certain Similar Products Intended for Human Consumption
  • Other significant legal regulations
  • Court Decisions
    • Registration in the Land Register
  
  
• September 2004
  • Latest Changes in Social Security Law
  • Implementing Regulations Governing the Position of Experts, Interpreters and Translators
  • Decree on Determination of General Property Value
  • Decree on Establishment and Adminstration of Special Universal Service Account
  • New Specimens of Income Tax Returns
  • Price Regulation of Heat Production and Distribution
  • Price Regulation of Transmission Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Supply
  • Other significant legal regulations
  • Court Decisions
    • Invalidity of an Exchange Agreement
    • Joint Stock Company, Rights of a Shareholder
    • Compensation for the Aggravation of Social Expediency
  
  
• October 2004
  • Act on European Company
    • Subject-matter of SE Act
    • Definitions of terms
    • Formation of SE, protection for shareholders and creditors
    • System of SE's administration and management
    • Involvement of SE's employees in the management
    • Agreement on the manner and extent of participation of the SE's employees in the management
  • Amendment to the Banking Act
  • Decree of the Government on the Amount of Minimum Wage
  • Decree on the Determination of the Amount of Expenses and Remuneration for the Exercise of the Function of a Liquidator
  • Act on Representation of the Slovak Republic in Eurojust
  • Amendment to Act on Support for Establishment of Industrial Parks
  • Amendment to Chain Stores Act
  • Amendment to the Aviation Act
  • Amendment to Accounting Act
  • Amendment of Decree stipulating sample forms for submission of applications to the Commercial Registry
  • Decree on Minimum Amount of the Guarantee Fund of Insurance Companies
  • Decree on Requisites of Application for Grant of Previous Consent
  • Other significant legal regulations
  • Court Decisions
    • Fault in Proceedings
    • Costs of Proceedings
  
  
• November 2004
  • Reforming Health Care Laws
    • Health Care Act
    • Act on the Scope of Covered Health Care
    • Providers Act
    • Health Insurance Act
    • Health Insurance Companies and Supervision Act
  • Act on Local Taxes and Local Fee for Municipal Waste and Minor Construction Waste
    • Real estate tax
    • Motor vehicle tax
    • Fee for municipal waste and minor construction waste
  • Act on Budgetary Rules for Territorial Self-Government
  • Act on Environmental Fund
  • Price Regulation in Water-Economy Activities
  • Decree on the Use of Techniques and Instruments for Effective Management of Capital Investments in Unit Trust and Capital Involvement
  • Decree on own Resources of Pension Asset Management Company
  • Measure on Requisites of Application for Grant of a Bank Licence for Banks and Foreign Bank
  • Amendment to Act on the Official Journal of the European Union
  • Amendment to the Criminal Code
  • Amendment to Act on Municipal Establishment
  • Amendment to Act on Consumer Protection
  • Amendment to Act on Authorised Architects and Authorised Civil Engineers
  • Other significant legal regulations
  • Court Decisions
    • Imposition of an Obligation
    • Compensation for Paid Insurance Indemnity
  
  
• December 2004
  • Amendment to Act on Medicinal Products and Medical Devices
  • New Acts in Energy Industry
    • Amendment to the Act on Regulation in Network Industries
    • Energy Act
    • Heat Energy Act
  • Amendment to Securities Act
  • Act on the Terms of Operation of Vehicles in Road Traffic
  • Act on Financial Market Supervision
  • Amendment to the Insurance Act
  • Amendment to Bankruptcy and Composition Act
  • Act on Supplementary Pension Savings
  • Decree on Method of Evidence of the Fulfilment of Conditions for Granting a Licence for Establishment and Operation of a Supplementary Pension Company
  • Amendment to the Construction Savings Act
  • Amendment to Implementing Decree to the Cadastral Act
  • Amendment to the Decree on Mortgage Register and the Details of Function and Actions of Mortgage Administrator and its Deputy
  • Decree on Remuneration and Compensations of Advocates
  • Act on Customs State Administration
  • Act on Courts
  • Act on Protection against Flooding
  • Measure on Submission of Reports by Asset Management Companies concerning Mutual Asset Funds for Statistical Purposes
  • Measure on Submission of Reports by Banks and Branch Offices of Foreign Banks for Statistical Purposes
  • Decree on Distribution of Income Tax Revenue to Regional Self-Government
  • Measure on Measure on Risks and Risk Management System
  • Measure on the Classification of Assets and Liabilities of Banks and Branch Offices of Foreign Banks
  • Measure on an Outline of Expanded Auditors' Report for the Audit of Banks and Branch Offices of Foreign Banks
  • Measure on Own Funds of a Financial Conglomerate and Investments of a Financial Conglomerate
  • Amendment to Measure on Adequacy of Banks' Own Funds of Financing
  • Measure on Requisites of an Application by a Bank and Foreign Bank for Prior Approval of the National Bank of Slovakia to Use Own Models for Calculation of Market Risk
  • Amendment to Measure on the Structure, Scope, Contents, Classification, Deadlines, Form, Manner, Procedure, and Place of Delivery of Certain Reported Information under Foreign Exchange Act
  • Amendment to Act on Health Insurance
  • Amendment to Act on Health Insurance Companies and Act on Health Care Providers
  • Amendment to Act on Social Insurance and Act on Old-Age Pension Savings
  • Amendment to Measure stipulating Accounting framework chart of accounts procedures and Framework Chart of accounts for certain Financial Institutions
  • Act on State Budget for 2005
  • Other significant legal regulations
  • Court Decisions
    • Current Account Contract
    • Limited Liability Company, General Meeting, Shareholder's Duties