jurisdiction
| Source of law | Act No. 300/2005 Coll. the Penal Code as amended, Act No. 301/2005 Coll. the Criminal Procedure Code as amended, Act No. 291/2009 Coll. establishing Specialized Criminal Court Act, as amended, Act No. 91/2016 Coll. establishing criminal liability of legal persons. | |
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| Offence | Receiving bribes — Whoever directly or indirectly requests, accepts or accepts the promise of a bribe for acting or not acting in a way that violates duties of one’s employment, occupation, position or function; or — whoever directly or indirectly, in connection with the procurement of goods of general interest for themselves or for another person, accepts, requests or accepts the promise of a bribe; or — a foreign public official directly or indirectly requests, accepts or accepts the promise of a bribe in connection with performance of official duties or in connection with the discharge of their office, with the intention to gain or preserve a disproportionate advantage | Bribery — Whoever directly or indirectly provides, offers, or promises a bribe for another person for acting or not acting in a way that violates duties of one’s employment, occupation, position or function; or — whoever directly or through another person provides, offers, or promises a bribe for another person in connection with the procurement of goods of general interest; or — whoever directly or indirectly provides, offers, or promises a bribe to a foreign public official or another person in connection with performance of official duties or in connection with the discharge of their office as a foreign public official, with the intention to gain or preserve a disproportionate advantage |
| The bribe | ||
| Is there a presumption that the advantage was given/received corruptly? | No | No |
| Would facilitation payments be caught? | Yes | Yes |
| Would corporate hospitality be caught? | Yes 1 | Yes 1 |
| Is there any de minimis? | No | No |
| Does the bribe have to be monetary? | No | No |
| Public officials | ||
| Does the offence only apply to bribing public officials? | No | No |
| Acts performed outside Slovakia | ||
| Can bribery performed outside Slovakia be caught? | Yes 2 | Yes 2 |
| Does the act also need to be illegal in the foreign country of performance? | No | No |
| Who can be liable? | ||
| Slovakian nationals? | Yes | Yes |
| Slovakian company? | Yes | Yes |
| Slovakian partnership (including limited liability partnerships) incorporated? | Yes | Yes |
| Director of Slovakian company? | Yes | Yes |
| Slovakian company if the bribe is committed abroad by its foreign subsidiary? | Yes 3 | Yes 3 |
| Foreign subsidiary of an Slovakian company if the bribe is committed abroad? | Yes | Yes |
| Foreign national/company/partnership if bribe is committed in Slovakia? | Yes | Yes |
| Foreign national domiciled or “ordinarily resident” in Slovakia if bribe is committed outside Slovakia? | Yes | Yes |
| Foreign company/partnership if bribe is committed abroad? | Yes 3 | Yes 3 |
| Penalties | ||
| Penalties | Individuals
Companies
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| Defences | ||
| Are there any defences available? | No | No |
