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The main mission of the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, central body of state administration of the Slovak Republic, is competition protection and state aid coordination. Further information can be found in the following sections:

In the field of competition the Office intervenes in the cases of various forms of restriction of competition and it controls mergers, which fulfill notification criteria. At the same time, it creates conditions for the further development of competition for the benefit of consumers. The Office´s competences in the field of antitrust and mergers result from the Act on Protection of Competition.

  • Cartels

    Cartel agreements concluded between directly competing undertakings are among the most serious infringements of competition rules.

  • Vertical agreements

    Vertical agreements between undertakings are due to their harmful impact on competition also a serious anticompetitive practice.

  • Abuse of dominant position

    The abuse of position by a dominant company on a relevant market is a prohibited anticompetitive practice as well.

  • Restriction of competition by state and self-administration authorities

    The conduct of state and self-administration authorities, by which they give an advantage to a certain undertaking or restrict competition has also an anticompetitive aspect.

  • Mergers

    The mergers of undertakings, which meet turnover criteria must be notified to the Office and assessed by it.

  • Overview of decisions

  • Legislation

In the field of state aid and de minimis aid, the Office performs the role of an aid coordinator. Its tasks in protecting competition in the field of state aid are set by the Act on State Aid.

Cartel is an agreement between undertakings, who are direct competitors. Cartels are among the most serious infringements of competition rules, as they bring benefit only to their participants.

The abuse of dominant position by undertakings on relevant market constitutes an anticompetitive practice. However, the mere existence of dominant position by an undertaking is forbidden.

Not only agreements between direct competitors (horizontal agreements) but also vertical agreements between undertakings acting at different levels of production chain or distribution chain, for example in the relationship of supplier – customer have an anticompetitive effect.

The distortion of competition conditions may be caused by a certain conduct of authorities of state administration, local self-administration and also of administration of interest groups.

In the field of competition the Office intervenes in the cases of various forms of restriction of competition and it controls mergers, which fulfill notification criteria. At the same time, it creates conditions for the further development of competition for the benefit of consumers. The Office´s competences in the field of antitrust and mergers result from the Act on Protection of Competition.

  • Cartels

    Cartel agreements concluded between directly competing undertakings are among the most serious infringements of competition rules.

  • Vertical agreements

    Vertical agreements between undertakings are due to their harmful impact on competition also a serious anticompetitive practice.

  • Abuse of dominant position

    The abuse of position by a dominant company on a relevant market is a prohibited anticompetitive practice as well.

  • Restriction of competition by state and self-administration authorities

    The conduct of state and self-administration authorities, by which they give an advantage to a certain undertaking or restrict competition has also an anticompetitive aspect.

  • Mergers

    The mergers of undertakings, which meet turnover criteria must be notified to the Office and assessed by it.

  • Overview of decisions

  • Legislation

To ease your access to answers for your questions or to the clarification of issues regarding the activity of the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, its outcomes or other important facts, we present the following overview of possibilities of how you can obtain the answers. We compiled them according to the nature of frequent questions from the public. We believe that the answers we have provided below will contribute to the improvement of public awareness of issues of competition protection and state aid coordination in Slovakia and abroad, as well as to the creation and the maintenance of positive and mutually beneficial relations.

In the field of state aid and de minimis aid, the Office performs the role of an aid coordinator. Its tasks in protecting competition in the field of state aid are set by the Act on State Aid.