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ULC Čanorgurský PRO BONO is a newsletter published monthly by the ULC Čarnogurský law firm. The service is intended to assist our clients, as well as the wider public, in tracking current legislative changes.

The ULC Čarnogurský PRO BONO newsletter including special editions focuses on new laws and various other legal matters. In the newsletter we follow all significant legal changes and amendments that are likely to be of interest to you. We believe that the ULC Čarnogurský PRO BONO newsletter will help your business by examining legal development in a user-friendly way.

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Latest PRO BONO News

Amendment to Cadastral Act
Act No. 103/2010 Coll. came into force as of May 1, 2010, introducing changes to the Cadastral Act No. 162/1995 Coll. as amended. The main purpose of the amendment was to make the implementation of PPP projects easier, and to refine specific regulations of the Cadastral Act with respect to their application in common practice.
Changes to aid and support granted by EU funds
The coverage of Act No. 528/2008 Coll. was extended as of April 1, 2010, in order to clarify that it regulates all areas pertaining to EU funds, i.e. including resources assigned for co-financing from the state budget of the Slovak Republic, not only those coming from EU funds.
International assistance with recovery of certain financial claims
The procedure and conditions for providing, requesting and accepting international assistance for the recovery of specific financial claims was adjusted as of December 15, 2009, with the acceptance of a new act on international assistance with recovery of certain financial claims in compliance with the Regulation of the Commission No. 2008/55/EC.
Amendment to the Act on Grocery Goods
The Amendment to Act No. 152/1995 Coll. on Grocery Goods introduced a liability on the part of sellers of grocery goods to secure the hygienic sale of unpackaged pastry, and an obligation to place grocery goods containing less than 50% meat separately from other meat products as of May 1, 2010.
New Act on Packaging
Act No. 119/2010 Coll. on Packaging was intended not only to define particular terms, but also to clarify the existing law and refine the rights and obligations of liable persons and entitled organisations. The new act came into force on May 1, 2010.
Parents' division of child-care
The Amendment to the Family Act No. 36/2005 Coll. has introduced into the Slovak legal code the division of parental child-care responsibilities following a divorce. The new measure enables courts to entrust a child to the care of its mother and its father alternately for specified periods of time. The amendment came into force as of July 1, 2010.
Changes to Consumer Loans
The Act on Consumer Loans was announced in the Slovak Official Gazette on April 2, 2010. The ULC Čarnogurský PRO BONO newsletter informs you about the changes to the current law on consumer loans. These changes primarily affect the scope of the law, duties to provide information, and the cessation of the legal relationship between the consumer and the provider of a consumer loan. With the exception of several articles, the act comes into force as of June 11, 2010.
Act on Services in the Internal Market
Act No. 136/2010 Coll. on Services in the Internal Market will come into effect as of June 1, 2010, with the exception of some parts which are due to come into force on January 1, 2012. The act transposes into the Slovak legal code the European Parliament and Commission Regulation No. 2006/123/EC, which aims to liberalize services, remove inadequate, irrelevant and discriminating obstacles while providing services, and to unify conditions for the provision of services in member states.
New Act on Inappropriate Conditions in Business Relations
The ULC Čarnogurský PRO BONO newsletter brings you details of this act, effective as of May 1, 2010, which regulates the definition and control of inappropriate conditions in business relations regarding the food trade. The act mostly relates to grocery store chains and their relations to grocery goods suppliers.
Act on Foreign Service
The Act No. 151/2010 Coll. on Foreign Service will come into effect as of July 1, 2010, with the exception of those articles which will come into force on January 1, 2011, or which came into force on the day of the announcement of the act in the Slovak Official Gazette. The act aims to resolve issues regarding long-term employment abroad which were not regulated by the existing law. The ULC Čarnogurský PRO BONO newsletter informs you about the new law in detail.
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