Originally from Arbitration Law and Practice in Central and Eastern Europe - Second Edition

1. GENERAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK

1.1 National law

a) Current status

What is the current status? When was it enacted? Have there been amendments?

At present, arbitration in Slovakia is governed by Act No. 244/2002 Coll. on Arbitration Proceedings (hereinafter the “Arbitration Act of 2002”). This act superseded Act No. 218/1996 Coll. on Arbitration Proceedings. The Arbitration Act of 2002 has been subject to a number of amendments, the most important being that entered into force on 1 January 2015.

In addition to the Arbitration Act of 2002, there is also some ancillary legislation relevant in the field of arbitration. Act No. 9/1992 Coll. on Chambers of Commerce and Industry, as amended, states that chambers established pursuant to this act can set up and run a permanent arbitration court. Act No. 229/1992 Coll. on the Commodity Exchange provides for the establishment of a permanent arbitration court affiliated with the Commodity Exchange. Under Act. No. 492/2009 Coll. on Cash-free Payments, banks are obligated to establish a permanent arbitration court to handle all disputes arising out of cash-free payment operations. This permanent arbitration court can also handle other disputes arising out of banking transactions under the Banking Act, No. 483/2001 Coll., as amended. There is also a specific legal setting for the arbitration in the field of consumer legal relations under the Act No. 335/2014 Coll. Arbitration in the field of consumer disputes are not the subject-matter of this text.