Fiches Belges

The certificate should be sent to the Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic.

Council Framework Decision 2005/214/JHA of 24 February 2005 on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to financial penalties (Act No. 183/2011 on financial penalties)

The Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic. The competent authority for proceedings concerning the recognition and enforcement of decisions on financial penalties handed down by a court in the issuing State is the regional court within the territory of which the place of permanent residence or registered seat of the person required to pay the penalty in question is situated. If the place of permanent residence or registered seat of the person concerned is not situated on the territory of the Slovak Republic, Bratislava Regional Court is competent for the proceedings. The competent authority for proceedings concerning the recognition and enforcement of a decision on financial penalties handed down by an administrative body in the issuing State is Bratislava I Municipal Court. The competent authorities for issuing a decision on financial penalties are all courts in the Slovak Republic.

Certificates addressed to the Slovak judicial authorities must be drawn up in Slovak. Between the Slovak Republic and another Member State, the Slovak judicial authorities use the language adopted in mutual communication between the authorities of the respective States in the proceedings in question, on the basis of a declaration of reciprocity.

The court will decide whether the decision of the other Member State will be recognized and executed without undue delay, and after the written opinion of the public prosecutor.

The Slovak Republic examines the question of dual criminality only in relation with the crimes which are not included in 32 categories of criminal offences.