Act No. 106/2018 Coll.
Version from 1 September 2026; § 49 — testing, § 52 — automated delivery vehicles.
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Explanation · EU and national law
What EU approval establishes and which operational questions remain subject to national assessment.
This is a general model of the relationship between approval and operation, not an available Slovak authorisation procedure. The planned regular service is a hypothetical project, not a claim that Slovak law permits it. The Slovak framework below is a separate example with its own limitations.
Assume that documents exist for both vehicle and ADS. It remains necessary to explain whether they cover the intended allocation of tasks and whether this service may operate on the particular route.
Cited provisions checked: .
The questions and explanations below reuse ROAT’s authorial interpretation from the approval-and-operation article. Legal sources are identified separately; the new navigation does not change their review date.
Compare the identification of the vehicle, system and software. The marketing description “autonomous” does not explain the documents’ scope.
Legal basis
Article 3(1), (2) and (5); Article 6(5); Article 48.
Consolidation of 24 March 2026: Article 1; Article 2(16), (24) and (25); Annex I, point 17.10; Annex II, point 1.3; Annex IV, Addendum, point 8, Addendum 2.
Record the country and route segments, the purpose of the journeys and the planned transport service. For a cross-border route, also assess the conditions in the second country.
In the example, darkness, weather, roadworks or changed stops may matter. Checking a single daytime journey does not answer those questions.
Legal basis
Consolidation of 24 March 2026: Article 1; Article 2(16), (24) and (25); Annex I, point 17.10; Annex II, point 1.3; Annex IV, Addendum, point 8, Addendum 2.
Passenger support, operator intervention and driving must be assessed by reference to the activities performed. One person may have several roles, but each requires its own legal explanation.
Legal basis
Consolidation of 24 March 2026: Article 1; Article 2(16), (24) and (25); Annex I, point 17.10; Annex II, point 1.3; Annex IV, Addendum, point 8, Addendum 2.
Version effective from 1 September 2026: section 5(6).
Identify the persons subject to duties and the powers of the competent authorities. Article 34 bis and an ADS certificate do not themselves resolve all those questions.
Legal basis
Article 3(1), (2) and (5); Article 6(5); Article 48.
Recitals 2 and 7. A recital explains context; it does not independently confer powers on a national authority.
Article 34 bis(a), (b) and final sentence; text in CP 540, p. 3. Acceptance is confirmed by source 5.
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AV — automated vehicle · FAV — fully automated vehicle
The guide distinguishes the existing rules from promulgated Act No. 248/2026 Coll., effective from 1 December 2026. The amendment’s status is updated as of 16 October 2026. The original Second Gate model describes Slovak law as of 31 August 2026 and remains a historical source.
The existing rules identified in the sources distinguish trial operation under section 49 and the specific automated delivery vehicle regime under section 52. Act No. 248/2026 Coll. adds an operator licence (section 49a) and operation approval for transport services (section 49b). New section 32a of Act No. 56/2012 regulates use in road transport. Commencement is 1 December 2026.
Existing basis: sections 49 and 52 of Act No. 106/2018. Act No. 248/2026 Coll.: Article II item 7, Article III item 4 and Article IV.
The existing Road Traffic Act includes a supervising person within the definition of driver. Act No. 248/2026 Coll. distinguishes the driver from the oversight operator. A driver also includes a person driving remotely and a person inside the vehicle who activated the ADS used for the journey. An oversight operator supervises without driving directly. On taking over driving, the operator may drive only one vehicle and must not simultaneously supervise another.
Existing text: sections 2(2)(x) and 5(6) of Act No. 8/2009 Coll., checked on 13 September 2026. Act No. 248/2026 Coll.: Article I, points 1–5, and Article III, points 1 and 4. Original review of the adopted text: 22 September 2026; promulgation update: 16 October 2026.
The result is a list of legal issues and open conditions for a specific operation. This overview does not itself establish authorisation to deploy a vehicle.
Version from 1 September 2026; § 49 — testing, § 52 — automated delivery vehicles.
Official source ↗ · Record ROAT-2026-0156Article IX amends testing provisions; Article X governs commencement. Article IX changes took effect on 1 September 2026.
Official source ↗ · Record ROAT-2026-0306For delivery vehicles, check particularly § 2, § 5(6), § 6(7) and § 55b. A complete update of this layer after the amendment is outside the guide’s review.
Official source ↗ · Record ROAT-2026-0155Adopted by Parliament on 16 September 2026 as print 1329 and subsequently promulgated in the Collection of Laws. Commencement under Article IV: 1 December 2026. Promulgation status updated on 16 October 2026.
Official source ↗ · Záznam SK-ACT-248-2026A recommended approach to a project’s legal assessment: record these four elements for each proposed obligation. This is an authorial proposal for structuring the argument.
Attach the vehicle and ADS identification, approval documents and annexes, a description of the route and service, and the allocation of roles. Record what the documents establish and which questions remain unanswered.
For Regulation 2018/858, the cited provisions were checked in the official text alongside their amendment history. For Regulation 2022/1426, the consolidation of 24 March 2026 is used. Consolidations assist navigation; legally authentic texts are available through the relevant official source. The Slovak explanation of the Convention and the English explanations of Slovak legislation are original renderings. Reference to Annex IV, Addendum 2 clarified on 13 September 2026.
Article 3(1), (2) and (5); Article 6(5); Article 48.
Open the official source ↗Consolidation of 24 March 2026: Article 1; Article 2(16), (24) and (25); Annex I, point 17.10; Annex II, point 1.3; Annex IV, Addendum, point 8, Addendum 2.
Open the official source ↗Recitals 2 and 7. A recital explains context; it does not independently confer powers on a national authority.
Open the official source ↗Article 34 bis(a), (b) and final sentence; text in CP 540, p. 3. Acceptance is confirmed by source 5.
Open the official source ↗Acceptance of the amendments and entry into force on 14 July 2022.
Open the official source ↗Version effective from 1 September 2026: section 5(6).
Open the official source ↗Check of amendments to the cited provisions; EUR-Lex identifies 2 August 2026 as the current consolidation date.
Open the official source ↗You can distinguish the effects of EU approval from national conditions for operation and identify the remaining open questions. The outcome is not confirmation of authorisation to operate the vehicle.
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