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 Slovak row in Second Gate describes the law as of 31 August 2026. The model snapshot is dated 7 September 2026. The guide adds a targeted review of § 49, § 52, Act No. 131/2026 and the status of bill 1329; it is not a new complete snapshot of the legal system.
The ROAT comparison model as of 31 August 2026 identifies no general Slovak commercial FAV deployment gate. It identifies testing and a specific delivery vehicle regime. Article IX of Act No. 131/2026 amends § 49; it does not itself introduce the proposed operator licence and operational approval in parliamentary bill 1329.
Second Gate model, Slovak row as of 31 August 2026; amendment Article IX
For a specific project, identify the operator and human roles. Under section 2(2)(x) of Act No. 8/2009 Coll., a person supervising an ADS vehicle is also a driver. Section 5(6) requires them to monitor traffic and take over driving safely and in time upon an ADS request or, where circumstances require, without a request, remotely where applicable. Remote assistance alone does not establish the ability to fulfil this duty. Assess insurance, data and operating changes separately. Distinguish the oversight operator proposed in the bill (print 1329) from these rules in force.
Act No. 8/2009 Coll., sections 2(2)(x) and 5(6) (checked 13 September 2026); print 1329 – proposed rules
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-2026-0155Proposed legislation. When checked on 7 September 2026, the National Council’s page showed committee consideration; this is not a general deployment regime in force.
Official source ↗ · Record ROAT-2026-0159A 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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