Slovak Financial Law News 2005

Contents

• January 2005
  • New Act on Bankruptcy and Restructuring
    • Purpose and Subject of the Act
    • Petition for Declaration of Bankruptcy
    • Lodging of Claims
    • Specification of Some Terms
    • Creditors' Meeting and Exchange of the Trustee
    • Small-Scale Bankruptcy
    • Objectionable Legal Acts
    • Assets Subject to Bankruptcy
    • Operation of the Business after Declaration of Bankruptcy
    • Rights in rem to the Assets in Case of their Transfer against Consideration
    • Partial Schedules of Proceeds
    • Restructuring
    • Discharge of Debts
    • Cross-Border Bankruptcies
    • Bankruptcy of Financial Institutions
  • Act on Administrators
  • Treaty on Double Tax Avoidance between the Slovak Republic and the Republic of Portugal
  • Supplementary Protocol to the Agreement on Protection of Individuals during Automatized Personal Data Processing related to Supervisory Authorities and Cross-border Data Flows
  • State Premium to the Building Saving
  • Measure on Details of Claim of VAT Exemption and VAT Refund
  • Other significant legal regulations
  • Court Decisions
    • Compensation
    • Termination and Settlement of Co-Ownership to Real Estate (Building) by its actual Division upon a Court Decisions
    • Legal Acts
    • Agreement on Default Interest Rate
  
  
• February 2005
  • Family Act
    • Marriage
    • Regulation of Duties with regard to a Minor after Divorce
    • Parental Rights and Duties, Education of a Child
    • Representation of the Minor
    • Administration of the Minor's Property
    • Alternate Care for the Minor
    • Guardianship and Caretaking
    • Alimony
    • Determination of Parenthood
    • Adoption
    • Amendments of Related Regulations
  • Decree on Determination of the Value of Property in the Pension Fund and on the Manner of Determination of the Value of Securitiesin this Fund
  • First Issue of Slovak Pharmacopoeia
  • Decree on Submission of Statements, Reports and Other Information of Insurance and Reinsurance Company
  • Amendment to Decree on the Amount of Contribution of Insured Person for Services Related to Health Care Provision
  • Amendment to Act on Prices
  • Other significant legal regulations
  • Court Decisions
    • Termination of Employment Relationship
    • Contestability of Legal Act
    • Joint Obligations (Solidarity)
  
  
• March 2005
  • Amendment to Personal Data Protection Act
  • Act on Illegal Labour and Illegal Employment
  • Reports on Management in a Pension Fund
  • Act on Political Parties and Political Movements
  • New Act on Driving Schools
  • Publication of Data from the Financial Statement for Financial Institutions
  • Amendment to Act on Remuneration of Travel Expenses
  • Other significant legal regulations
  • Court Decisions
    • Lease of Buildings
    • Agreement on Contractual Penalty
  
  
• April 2005
  • New Act on Gambling
  • Decree on the Funds of Financial Conglomerate
  • Regulation stipulating the General Assessment Basis
  • Amendment to the Act on Electronic Commerce
  • Amendment to Chapter of the Foodstuff Code Regulating Tobacco Products
  • Winding-Up of the Fund for Foreign Trade Support
  • Rules of the Functioning of the Electricity Market
  • Rules of the Functioning of Gas Market
  • Decree on the Requirements for Natural Healing Waters
  • Act on Restitution of Real Estate Ownership to Churches and Parishes
  • Act on Organisation of State Support to Research and Development
  • Decree of the Government stipulating Requirements on Cosmetic Products
  • Act on Viticulture and Wine Making
  • Amendment to Criminal Procedure Code
  • Other significant legal regulations
  • Court Decisions
    • Convention of General Meeting
    • Intermediary Agreement versus Mandate Agreement
  
  
• May 2005
  • New Act on Plant Health Care
  • Decree on Protective Measures against Spread of Organisms Harmful to Plants
  • Amendment to Measure on Submission of Reports by Banks
  • Decree Stipulating Details of Declaration of Emergency and Restrictive Measures in Energy Sector
  • Decree on Disposal of Electrical Equipment and Waste
  • New Decree Implementing Act on Packaging
  • Decree on Application Form for Authorisation to Perform Business Activities in Heating Energy Sector
  • Amendment to Decree Implementing Act on Chemical Substances
  • Decree on Proper Resources of Supplemantary Pension Scheme Company
  • Constitutional Court Resolution Suspending Effectiveness of Art. I Sec. 15 of Act on certain Measures to Settle Ownership of Land
  • Other significant legal regulations
  • Court Decisions
    • Identification of a Party to the Hearing
    • Lessee in Delay
  
  
• June 2006
  • Government Regulation on Requirements for Launch of Plant Protection Products into the Market
  • Decree on Own Sources of Financial Conglomerqate and on Methods of Calculation of Sufficient Amount of Own Sources of Financial Conglomerqate under Act on Insurance
  • Change of Implementary Decree to the Act on Archives and Registers
  • Amendment of the Decree on Requirements for Correct Production Practice and Correct Whole Distribution Practice of Medicines
  • Minimum Subsistence Amounts
  • Amendment of Citizenship Act
  • Act on Consumer Protection at Distance Marketing of Financial Services
  • Fodder Act
  • Amendment of Measure Stipulating the Extent of Price Regulation in the Field of Health Care, as Amended
  • Amendment of Measure Publishing the List of Active Ingredients and Medicines Fully or Partially Covered on the Basis of Public Health Insurance
  • Measure Publishing the List of Medical Devices Fully or Partially Covered on the Basis of Public Health Insurance
  • Measure Publishing the List of Dietary Alimentary Products Fully or Partially Covered on the Basis of Public Health Insurance
  • Decree on Details of the Layout of Forms Destined for Prescription of Medicines and Medical Devices, on Graphical Elements and Data of These Forms and on their Points of Sale
  • Amendment of Decree on Extent of Examination of Mediator of Investment Services, on the Manner of its Performance and on Payment for its Performance
  • Amendment of Construction Act
  • Decree on Code of Educational Procedures for Administrators in the Field of Bancruptcy Proceedings and Restructuralisation
  • Amendment of Decree Implementing some Provisions of Bankruptcy and Composition Act
  • Other significant legal regulations
  • Court Decisions
    • Time of Discharge of Debt and Limitation
    • Damages
  
  
• July 2005
  • New Criminal Code
  • New Criminal Proceedings Code
  • Amendment to Act on Securities
  • Amendment to Civil Code
  • Amendment to Civil Court Proceedings Code and to Code of Execution Procedures
    • Civil Court Proceedings Code
    • Code of Execution Procedures
  • Amendment to Commercial Code
  • Act on Evidencing the Origin of Property
  • Act on Insurance Mediation
  • Amendment to Act on Medicinal Products
  • New Forest Act
  • Amendment to Social Fund Act
  • Amount of State Bonus for Building Savings for the Year 2006
  • Other significant legal regulations
  • Court Decisions
    • Positive Prescription
    • Occupational Injury
  
  
• August 2005
  • Prior Consent Request Pursuant to Act on Banks
  • Amendments to Health Care Legislation
    • Amendment to Act on the Extent of Health Care
    • Amendment to Act on Health Care
    • Amendment to Act on Health Care Providers
    • Amendment to Act on Health Insurance
    • Amendment to Act on Health Insurance Companies
  • Changes of Legal Regulations in Social Security Sector
    • Measure on Determination of Amount of Parental Contribution
    • Decree of the Government on Increase of the Amount of the Provision Contribution
    • Decree of the Government on Benefits in Material Distress, Activation Contribution and Protective Contribution
    • Government Decree on Parental Contribution
  • Implementing Regulations in the Environmental Sector
    • Decree on Flood Plans
    • Decree on Flood Forecast Services
    • Decree on Submission of Flood Related Reports
    • Decree on Flood Works and Flood Damage
  • Ordinance on Provision of Subsidies for Elaboration of Territorial Planning Documentation of Municipalities and Towns
  • Other significant legal regulations
  • Court Decisions
    • Termination of Lease of Residential Premises
    • Delivery
  
  
• September 2005
  • Amendment to Measure on Register of Loans and Collaterals
  • Amendment to Regulation on Fees Payable for Actions of Financial Market Authority
  • Implementing Regulation to Act on Commission of Insurance and Reinsurance
  • Regulation on Details of Pharmaceutical-Economic Expertise of Medicaments
  • Regulation on Direct Supply of Human Medicaments and Health Care Equipment to Ambulant Health Care Facilities
  • Government Regulation on Amount of Minimum Wage
  • Other significant legal regulations
  • Court Decisions
    • Ineffective Legal Action
  
  
• October 2005
  • Changes in Health Care Legislation
    • Decree on Medicaments and Medical Devices that Can Be Procured by the Health Insurance Company
    • Amendment to the Decree on Assessment of Standard Amount of Active Ingredient and of the Maximum Value for Coverage of Standard Amount of Active Ingredient
    • Amendment to the Decree on Designation of Determination Sings of Particular Types of Medical Facilities
  • Decree on Professional Examination of Actuaries
  • Decree on Cessation of Outstanding Tax Payment Corresponding to Unpaid Sanction Appertaining to Paid Tax
  • Amendment to Measure on Financial Involvement of Banks and to Measure on Adequacy of Own Sources for Bank Financing
  • Amendment to Constitution of the Slovak Republic
  • Amendment to Act on Elections
  • Amendment to Act on Non-Smoker Protection
  • Amendment to Act on certain Measures Regarding Preparation for Important Investments
  • Amendment to Act on State Debt and State Guarantees
  • Amendment to Act on Ownership of Residential and Non-Residential Premises
  • Amendment to Construction Act
  • Other significant legal regulations
  • Court Decisions
    • Invalidity of General Meeting Resolution 
    • Acquisition of Ownership Trough Administration of  Another Person's Thing
  
  
• November 2005
  • Amendment to Regulation of Government About Types and Amounts of Subsidies From State Fund for Housing Development
  • Ordinance on Provision of Research and Development Subventions
  • Regulation on the Drug Book of the Patient
  • Decree on Authorisation of Therapeutical Use of Unregistered Drugs
  • Amendment to Act on Marketplaces
  • Amendment to Act on Advertising
  • Amendment to the Act on Bankruptcy and Composition
  • Amendment to Act on Arbitration
  • Amendment to Act on Municipal Taxes and Fees
  • Act on Environmental Verification
  • Amendment to Customs Act
  • Amendment to Act on National Bank of Slovakia
  • Other significant legal regulations
  • Court Decisions
    • Liability for Delays with Delivery of Work
  
  
• December 2005
  • Act on Transformation of certain State Enterprises to Joint Stock Companies
  • Amendments to Act on Residence of Foreigners
  • Amendments in the Sphere of Health Care
  • Amendment to Act on Deposit Protection
  • Changes in the Amount of Catering Allowance
  • Regulations of the National Bank of Slovakia
  • Amount of Retirement Value
  • Changes in Administration and Court Fees
  • Amendment to Act on Construction Savings
  • Amendment to Act on Free Access to Information
  • Measure on Analysis of Risks Related with Security of Operational Premises of Banks
  • Decree on the Means of Determination of Insolvency and Prolongation
  • Regulation on Access to Market with Services for Passenger and Cargo Handling and for Ground Handling of Aircrafts
  • Act on Protection of some Radio Program Services and Television Program Services and of Services of Information Company
  • Amendment to Decree on Remunerations and Compensations of Advocates
  • Act on State Budget for the Year 2006
  • Measure which Amends certain Provisions Implementing the Foreign Exchange Act
  • Amendment to Act on Health Insurance
  • Decree Implementing the Act on Bankruptcy and Restructuring
  • Other significant legal regulations
  • Court Decisions
    • Decision Making of Co-Owners on Management of A Shared Thing