Artificial Intelligence · Slovakia
AI regulation in Slovakia: the EU AI Act (2026)
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AI in Slovakia: comprehensive law, anchored by EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689), directly applicable; national implementation via Act No. 318/2025 Z.z. (amending conformity assessment law, in force 1 Jan 2026); Draft Act LP/2025/401 on Organisation of Public Administration in the Field of AI (pending); MIRRI SR as national coordinator and Single Contact Point.
Slovakia is governed by the directly applicable EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689), which forms the comprehensive legal baseline. National adaptation measures include Act No. 318/2025 Z.z., which amended the Conformity Assessment of Products Act to reference EU AI Act obligations effective 1 January 2026, and a Draft Act (LP/2025/401) designating competent authorities and establishing a regulatory sandbox, expected to be fully operational in early 2026. Oversight is coordinated by the Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization (MIRRI SR), supported by a Government Plenipotentiary for Artificial Intelligence.
The EU AI Act in Slovakia
In Slovakia, artificial intelligence is governed by the EU AI Act, the first comprehensive AI law, which applies directly as an EU regulation.
- Framework
- the EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689)
- Approach
- risk-based: unacceptable-risk AI is banned, high-risk AI faces strict duties, limited-risk AI has transparency rules
- General-purpose AI
- transparency duties for all GPAI models; systemic-risk models add safety and evaluation obligations
- Timeline
- phased: prohibitions from Feb 2025, GPAI rules from Aug 2025, most high-risk obligations from Aug 2026
- Maximum fine
- €35 million or 7% of global annual turnover for prohibited-AI breaches
- Oversight
- national market-surveillance authorities, coordinated by the EU AI Office
The AI Act is an EU regulation applied directly in Slovakia; national market-surveillance authorities handle enforcement.
The EU AI Act in Slovakia: FAQ
Yes. As an EU member, Slovakia is covered by the EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689), which applies directly.
It uses a risk-based approach: unacceptable-risk AI is banned, high-risk AI faces strict obligations, and general-purpose AI models carry transparency duties.
It is phased: prohibitions applied from February 2025, general-purpose-AI rules from August 2025, and most high-risk obligations from August 2026.
Up to €35 million or 7% of global annual turnover for breaching the prohibited-AI rules, with lower tiers for other breaches.
Key points
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, the EU AI Act, is directly applicable in Slovakia without transposition. It imposes prohibitions on unacceptable-risk AI (effective Feb 2025) and obligations on high-risk AI systems, with full applicability from August 2026.
This national amending act updated the Slovak Act on Conformity Assessment of Products to cross-reference and enforce relevant obligations and penalties under the EU AI Act. It entered into force on 1 January 2026, providing the first domestic enforcement hook.
A draft 'Act on the Organisation of Public Administration in the Field of Artificial Intelligence' (LP/2025/401) was tabled in 2025 to formally designate national competent authorities, establish a national AI registry for high-risk systems, define inspection and penalty procedures, and create a national regulatory sandbox for testing high-risk AI.
In May 2025 MIRRI SR proposed amending the Act on Information Technologies in Public Administration to require human oversight of AI, mandate transparency when citizens interact with AI systems, and apply mandatory rules only to contracts signed from 2026 onward.
MIRRI SR serves as the Single Contact Point under Article 70 of the EU AI Act and coordinates national AI policy. A Government Plenipotentiary for Artificial Intelligence (a State Secretary within MIRRI) bridges technical and political decision-making. The Office for Personal Data Protection handles AI-related data-processing oversight.
Slovakia adopted a National AI Strategy in 2019 and an Action Plan (2021-2023) covering R&D, data infrastructure, skills, and ethics. A subsequent 'AI in Education' plan (2025-2027) targets responsible AI use in schools and has expanded AI degree programmes to 22 courses at six universities.
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