Slovakia
6 regulators · 14 laws & regulations · 5 obligations · 5 enforcement actions
| Obligation | Timing | Regulator | Arises from | Source | Detail |
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| AML/CFT internal programme and responsible person | Written programme; staff training at least once per calendar year | — | Zákon č. 297/2008 Z. z. o ochrane pred legalizáciou príjmov z trestnej činnosti a o ochrane pred financovaním terorizmu a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov (Act No. 297/2008 Coll. on the prevention of the legalisation of proceeds of crime and the financing of terrorism and on amendments to certain laws) | official | |
Art. 20(1) requires the obliged person to keep a written programme approved by its statutory body. Art. 20(2)(h) requires the programme to name a person responsible for AML/CFT duties, including reporting unusual transactions, who must hold a managerial office, and Art. 20(3) requires staff training at least once a calendar year. |
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| AML/CFT record retention | Retention period 5 years | — | Zákon č. 297/2008 Z. z. o ochrane pred legalizáciou príjmov z trestnej činnosti a o ochrane pred financovaním terorizmu a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov (Act No. 297/2008 Coll. on the prevention of the legalisation of proceeds of crime and the financing of terrorism and on amendments to certain laws) | official | |
Art. 19(2) requires records to be kept for five years, counted from the end of the contractual relationship or the date of an occasional transaction. Art. 19(3) allows the FIU to ask for a longer period of up to a further five years. |
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| Customer due diligence (KYC/CDD) | At onboarding + ongoing | — | Zákon č. 297/2008 Z. z. o ochrane pred legalizáciou príjmov z trestnej činnosti a o ochrane pred financovaním terorizmu a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov (Act No. 297/2008 Coll. on the prevention of the legalisation of proceeds of crime and the financing of terrorism and on amendments to certain laws) | official | |
Art. 10(2) requires basic customer due diligence when entering into a business relationship, for certain occasional transactions, where an unusual transaction is suspected and where earlier customer data is in doubt. Simplified and enhanced due diligence are in Arts. 11 and 12. |
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| Unusual transaction reporting to the FIU | Deadline Without undue delay | — | Zákon č. 297/2008 Z. z. o ochrane pred legalizáciou príjmov z trestnej činnosti a o ochrane pred financovaním terorizmu a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov (Act No. 297/2008 Coll. on the prevention of the legalisation of proceeds of crime and the financing of terrorism and on amendments to certain laws) | official | |
Art. 17(1) requires the obliged person to report any actual or attempted unusual transaction to the Financial Intelligence Unit without undue delay. |
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| Authorisation before providing crypto-asset services | Before offering services; transitional period to 30 December 2025 | NBS | Zákon z 11. septembra 2024 č. 248/2024 Z. z. o určitých povinnostiach a právomociach v oblasti kryptoaktív a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov (Act No. 248/2024 Coll. on certain obligations and powers in the field of crypto-assets and amending certain laws) | official | |
Act 248/2024 s. 7 names NBS as the competent authority for crypto-asset services in Slovakia. Under s. 12, persons authorised before 30 December 2024 to provide virtual currency exchange or wallet services may continue until 30 December 2025, or until a decision on their application becomes final if that comes first. NBS says that under MiCA crypto-asset service providers need authorisation from the competent authority. |
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