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Register of Public Sector Partners
If a company or another entity meets the statutory criteria of a public sector partner, it may become obliged to be entered in the Register of Public Sector Partners (Register partnerov verejného sektora). Whether the conditions and exemptions are met must be assessed individually; the registration is carried out by an authorised person, which may also be a notary.
What this service means
What the RPVS is and what the notary's role is
The obligation to be entered in the Register of Public Sector Partners arises only for an entity that meets the statutory criteria of a public sector partner and does not fall within the statutory exemptions. What is assessed is, in particular, the type of performance from public funds or public property, its value and the legal relationship. Registration on behalf of the partner is carried out by an authorised person; the partner does not file the application itself.
A notary is one of several equally valid options. The authorised person may be an attorney, a notary, a bank, an auditor or a tax adviser. It is not true that only a notary can carry out the entry in the RPVS — you choose from among these professions.
Where the notary acts as the authorised person, they generally:
- identify and verify the ultimate beneficial owner (the actual owner) of the partner,
- draw up the verification document — the reasoning behind the identification, the ownership and management structure, any public officials within the structure, and a declaration of correctness,
- file the application for registration (initial registration, changes and deletion) electronically with the registry court (Okresný súd Žilina — the Žilina District Court, which maintains the register for the whole of Slovakia),
- verify the ultimate beneficial owner on an ongoing basis upon the occurrence of the events laid down by law.
Both the partner and the authorised person are liable for the correctness of the data — which is why expert and thorough preparation of the supporting documents matters.
The procedure
How it usually proceeds
Agreement. The partner concludes a written agreement on the performance of the duties of an authorised person.
Supporting documents and identification. The notary obtains documents on the ownership and management structure and identifies the ultimate beneficial owner.
Verification document. The notary draws it up.
Application for registration. The notary files an electronic application with the registry court; the court carries out the entry.
Updating. Upon changes and verification events, the notary updates the document.
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