1. Notification in person
2. Notification electronically
3. Sanction for conducting unauthorised business

The entrepreneur shall specify a date as of which the termination of trading is required. The expiry of a trade authorisation takes effect as of the date specified in the notification of termination of trading, but where a later date is not specified in the notification of termination of trading, the trade authorisation shall expire as of the date following the receipt of the notification of termination of trading.

A notification of termination of trading shall be submitted in person at the Trade Licensing Office (PSC) or electronically. No administrative fee applies to the service. For electronic filing, use electronic service (only in Slovak). The form shall be signed with a qualified electronic signature.

1. Notification of termination of business at the Trade Licensing Office (PSC) – in person

Form: Notice of termination of business (only in Slovak) - no administrative fee applies to the service.

2. Notification of termination of business – electronically

Form: Business Termination Notification (only in Slovak) - the form shall be signed with a qualified electronic signature, no administrative fee applies to the service.

Termination of trading shall be notified to the PSC and competent authorities (the Financial Administration – the Tax Office, health insurance company and the Social Insurance Agency).

Final document:

• Certificate of termination of trading

3. Sanction for conducting unauthorised business

Pursuit of business activities that are considered craft, regulated or unregulated trades without a trade authorisation may be subject to a fine for conducting unauthorised business.

The amount of fine depends on the line of unauthorised trading. For unauthorised trading subject to:

• unregulated trade – the Trade Licensing Office shall impose a fine of up to EUR 1 659,
• a craft or regulated trade – the Trade Licensing Office shall impose a fine of up to EUR 3 319.

Explanatory laws:

Only in Slovak:

• Act No 455/1991 on trade licensing (Trading Act), as amended (principal legislation);
• Act No 136/2010 on services in the internal market and amending certain acts, as amended (directly related legislation);
• Act No 513/1991, the Commercial Code, as amended (‘the Commercial Code’) (directly related legislation);
• Act No 275/2006 on public administration information systems and amending certain acts, as amended (related legislation with respect to e-government);
• Act No 305/2013 on electronic form of governance conducted by public authorities and amending certain acts (e-Government Act), as amended (related legislation with respect to e-government);
• Implementing Decision of the Finance Ministry No 55/2014 on Standards for Information Systems in Public Administration, as amended (related legislation with respect to e-government);
• Act No 395/2002 on archives and registries and amending certain acts (related legislation with respect to e-government);
• Act No 18/2018 on personal data protection and amending certain acts (related legislation with respect to e-government);
• Act No 145/1995 on administrative fees, as amended (related legislation in relation to administrative fees – item 148);
• Act No 563/2009 on tax administration (Tax Procedure Code), as amended – Section 67(11) (related legislation with respect to the PSC registration notification duty);
• Act No 595/2003 on income tax, as amended – Section 49a(9) (related legislation with respect to the PSC registration notification duty);
• Act No 580/2004 on health insurance and amending Act No 95/2002 on insurance and amending certain acts – Section 6(13) in conjunction with Section 23(10) (related legislation with respect to the PSC notification duty);
• Act No 461/2003 on social insurance, as amended, Section 233(9) (related legislation with respect to the PSC notification duty);
• Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on services in the internal market (directly related legislation).