Slovak Republic/EU, 2007

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Governed by: EU law: Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty Establishing the European Communities (Rome Treaty), Regulation 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 and Slovakian Competition Act: 136/2001 Coll. Act of 27 February 2001 on Protection of Competition and on Amendments and Supplements to the Act of the Slovak National Council NO. 347/1990 Coll. On Organization of Ministries and Other Central Bodies of State Administration of the Slovak Republic as amended (hereinafter referred to as “Competition Act”).

Category	Subcategory	Score	Comment
Scope	Extraterritoriality	1	EU law (the Rome Treaty) governs whenever conduct has effects on trade between Member States pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation 1/2003.
Remedies	Fines	1	Article 38 provides guidelines for fining.
	Prison Sentences	0
	Divestitures	0
Private Enforcement	3rd Party Initiation	1	Article 25(2) allows third party to initiate a Commission proceeding through a written petition.
	Remedies Available to 3rd Parties	1	Article 42 says that injured consumers can demand remedies in civil courts.
	3rd Party Rights in Proceedings	1	Article 27 requires the Authority to allow 3rd parties to participate if they so request.
Merger Notification	Voluntary	0
	Mandatory	3	Article 10(9) requires notification of mergers.
	Pre-merger	0
	Post-merger	1	Article 10(9) says that this notification must come within 30 days after an enumerated decisive act.
Merger Assessment	Dominance	1	Article 12(7) lists creating or strengthening a dominant position as a reason to disallow a merger.
	Restriction of Competition	1	Article 12(7) lists imposing significant barriers on competition as the other reason to prohibit a merger.
	Public Interest (Pro D)	0
	Public Interest (Pro Authority)	0
	Other	0
	Efficiency	0