January 2025 – With effect from 15 January 2025, Slovak Act No. 297/2008 Coll. on the Protection against Legalisation of Proceeds from Crime and on the Protection against Financing of Terrorism (the AML Act).

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May 2018 – The 4th AML Directive (EU Directive 2015/849) has recently been transposed to the Slovak Act on Money Laundering (the "AML Act").

The Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic has presented a draft of a new Act on the Commercial Register (the Draft Act), which should replace the currently valid and effective Act No. 530/2003 Coll.

New Slovak legislation on preventive restructuring – "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."

In Slovakia, M&A transactions are primarily governed by the Commercial Code and the Securities Act. Certain sectors, e.g. banking or insurance, are further regulated by specific laws such as the Banking Act or the Insurance Companies Act.

In Slovakia, M&A transactions are primarily governed by the Commercial Code and the Securities Act.

The relevant merger authority in Slovakia is the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic (Protimonopolny urad Slovenskej republiky) with its seat in Bratislava (the "Office"). The Office’s website is www.antimon.gov.sk.

In the case of mergers, registration with the Commercial Register must be completed. Majority share deals in private limited liability companies are conditioned upon registration by the registry court.

In Slovakia, M&A transactions are primarily governed by the Commercial Code and the Securities Act.

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