​Central

The Ministry of the Environment is responsible for:

• The national environmental policy;
• Nature and landscape protection;

• Waste management;
• Flood protection.

• The protection of water resources and the quality of groundwater and surface water;

• Fisheries and forestry in national parks;

• Environmental impact assessment of activities and their consequences;

• Air protection;

• Geological works;

• Genetically modified organisms, and
• The unified information system on environment and area monitoring.

Regional

The self-governing regions (Higher territorial Units) do not have any competences in the field of environment although the National Council Act No.302/2001 on the Government of higher territorial units (Law on the region) mentions that regions are participating at the protection of environment.

Local

Municipal authorities are responsible for:

• The treatment of municipal waste;
• The maintenance of the cleanliness in the village;
• The maintenance of public green spaces, water supply, sewerage, waste water from septic tanks;
• The implementation of government policy related to the protection of trees, and
• The replacement of plantings;
• Nature conservation;
• Execution of state administration in the field of type I protection of woods;
• Protection of wood species.

Responsible ministries/bodies

Ministry of Environment of the Slovak republic


Sources:

Act No. 575/2001 of Coll. on the Organization of the Activities of the Government and on Organization of Central State Administration (as amended in 2013)

National Council of the Slovak Republic Act No.221/1996 on the Slovak Republic Territorial and Administrative Organisation, last amendment 453/2001.

National Council of the Slovak Republic Act No.222/1996 on the Organisation of Local State Administration, last amendment 180/2014.

National Council of the Slovak Republic Act No.302/2001 on the Government of higher territorial units (Law on the region), last amendment 177/2018.

National Council of the Slovak Republic Act No.416/2001 on the transfer of some competences from State administration to Municipalities and higher territorial units, last amendment 440/2015.

Slovak National Council Act No. 369/1990 on Municipalities, last amendment 5/2019.