Performance of activities of a building inspector or Performance of activities of construction supervision or Energetic certification

This activity constitutes a regulated trade.

In order to pursue a regulated trade, the person wishing to conduct the activity must obtain a certificate of trade authorisation issued by the relevant District (Trade Licence) office, acting as the Point of Single Contact (PSC), according to the place of residence of a natural person, registered office of a legal person, the address of a place of business of a foreign person’s undertaking or the address of a place of business of an organisational unit of a foreign person’s undertaking, based on a trade notification.

In order to obtain a certificate of trade authorisation, the applicant must comply with the general and specific conditions for the pursuit of the trade and must pay an administrative fee of € 22 (€ 11 in the event of electronic notification of the trade) per regulated trade.

On this site you can find information about:

• General and specific conditions for the pursuit of the regulated trade
• Additional information concerning the trade
• Administrative fees
• Notification of a regulated trade (how and where to notify a trade)

Once all the conditions have been fulfilled, natural persons with residence in an EU or OECD Member State, legal persons already registered in the Business Register and legal persons that are not subject to registration in the Business Register may start their business already on the day of trade notification. The PSC shall issue a trade licence within 3 business days of the date, when the trade notification and statements from the register of criminal records had been delivered to it.

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General and specific conditions for the pursuit of the regulated trade:

A natural person or legal person wishing to pursue a regulated trade must fulfil the general and specific conditions for the pursuit of the trade:

• the general conditions for the pursuit of a regulated trade are the following:
     - age 18 and above;
     - full legal capacity;
     - clean criminal record (evidenced by a statement from the register of criminal records)
• a specific condition for the pursuit of a regulated trade is the demonstration of professional aptitude

Note:
Fulfilment of general conditions by a Slovak legal person: the general conditions apply to the statutory body or responsible representative, if appointed; the specific conditions apply to the appointed responsible representative, unless otherwise stipulated in the Trades Act. In the event of a foreign person’s undertaking, the general conditions apply to the head of the foreign person’s undertaking and, in the case of an organisational unit of a foreign person’s undertaking, the head of that organisational unit.
Statements from the register of criminal records: natural persons with residence and legal persons with registered office in the Slovak Republic, to whom the condition of a clean criminal record applies, shall provide the data necessary for requesting a statement from the register of criminal records maintained by the General Prosecution of the Slovak Republic. Persons who are not Slovak nationals shall document their fulfilment of the condition of a clean criminal record by a statement from the register of criminal records issued in their home Member State or a natural person’s Member State of origin or, where such statements are not being issued, an equivalent document issued by the relevant court or administrative body or, where such documents are not issued within 2 months of request, an affidavit. The document may be dating back no more than 3 months and must be translated into the state language.

Professional aptitude for the pursuit of this regulated trade is evidenced by the following:

• a certificate of professional aptitude, or
• a certificate of special professional aptitude.

The authorisation to perform construction site manager's or site engineer's activities and/or to perform energy certification of buildings (hereinafter referred to as "ECB") becomes valid upon issuance. Requirements for registration in the list of persons professionally qualified to perform activities of a construction site manager or site engineer and/or to perform ECB activities are as follows: the applicant is an EU Member State national and has full legal capacity, a clean criminal record and submits evidence of formal education and professional experience (for a construction site manager or site engineer: a master's degree in civil or electrical or mechanical engineering according to the required category and three years of post-gradual practical experience as a construction site manager or site engineer; or at least a bachelor's degree in technology and five years of practical experience, or a secondary education in technology and five years of experience as a construction site manager or site engineer under the supervision of a professionally qualified person; for ECB: a master's degree in civil engineering or architecture in case of professional aptitude for thermal protection of civil structures and buildings; in civil, energy or mechanical engineering in case of professional aptitude for heating and hot water preparation or for ventilation and air-conditioning; in electrical engineering in case of professional aptitude for electrical wiring systems and inbuilt lighting systems in buildings, and at least three years of post-gradual practical experience in designing civil structures or energy equipment of buildings, or in evaluating civil structures in terms of their thermal-insulation properties or energy equipment of buildings); and has passed the aptitude test.

The aptitude tests consists of a written (legislative and professional knowledge test) and oral examination (before an examination board). The final evaluation takes into account the education attained by the applicant, practical experience, portfolio of works, and results of the written test and oral examination. The aptitude tests serve to examine theoretical knowledge of relevant activities and fields, practical knowledge and experience, knowledge of generally binding legislation and technical standards in civil engineering.

Upon his/her first visitation, a non-resident will be registered in the list of persons professionally qualified to perform activities of a construction site manager or site engineer and/or to perform ECB activities if he/she is an EU Member State national, has a clean criminal record, recognised evidence of his/her education and practical experience, recognised certificate of professional aptitude or equivalent (does not apply to ECB) and has passed a written examination on applicable Slovak laws and standards.

When extending the visiting term or when visiting repeatedly, if the previous visiting term ended less than two years ago, such a person will be registered in the list of persons professionally qualified to perform activities of a construction site manager or site engineer if he/she proves to have a clean criminal record.

A person from the Community (EU, EEA and Switzerland) may practice a regulated profession in Slovakia provided that his/her professional qualifications have been recognised by the competent Slovak authority.

The competent Slovak authority responsible for this trade is:

• Slovak Chamber of Civil Engineers

Trade License Department of the District Office shall issue a trade license certificate to a person from the Community after submitting a certificate of recognition of professional qualifications.

You can ask the competent authority for recognition of professional qualifications also through an online portal - electronic online form "general agenda" (“všeobecná agenda”).

Additional information concerning the trade

This registered trade involves the performance of activities of a construction site manager, site engineer, and energy certification. The construction site manager's activities may be defined as activities performed to ensure that construction and installation works are performed in compliance with a construction project submitted in building permit procedure; in compliance with conditions specified in building permits and other permits necessary for the construction works in such a way that they do not pose a threat to occupational safety and health and other public interests; in accordance with the terms and conditions of a contract for construction works. Site engineer's activities are special activities in civil engineering, defined as management of construction works. Management of construction works means organisation, management and coordination of construction works and other on-site activities, monitoring the method of and progress in construction works performance, responsibility for ensuring the compliance of a site layout with the construction project documentation and for compliance with all technical requirements. Energy certification of buildings is required in the case of sale and lease of a building or for completion of a new or substantial renewal of an existing building, otherwise it is optional. A building on which energy certification has been performed receives an energy certificate valid for not more than ten years. Business activities in energy certification of buildings are deemed a trade which may only be performed by a professionally qualified person with the necessary education and experience who has passed an aptitude test pursuant to applicable regulations. According to points of energy consumption, aptitude tests are performed in the following categories: thermal protection of civil structures and buildings; heating and hot water preparation; ventilation and air-conditioning; electrical wiring systems; inbuilt lighting systems in buildings.

An entrepreneur shall:

• Set up an establishment (the establishment may also be set up after the date of trade notification), designate it and notify its setting up to the PSC no later than on the date of setting up. The establishment must be approved by the Regional Public Health Authority of the Slovak Republic.
• Demonstrate authorisation to use the real-estate property: a natural person shall demonstrate authorisation to use the real-estate property indicated as the place of business, if the address of the place of business is different from the address of residence; a foreign person shall demonstrate authorisation to use the real estate property indicated as the place of business of a foreign person’s undertaking or the place of business of an organisational unit of a foreign person’s undertaking. A legal person shall demonstrate authorisation to use the real-estate property indicated as its registered office, with the exception of legal persons that are subject to registration in the Business Register; a foreign person shall demonstrate authorisation to use the real estate property indicated as the place of business of a foreign person’s undertaking or the place of business of an organisational unit of a foreign person’s undertaking. 
• Notify the scope of its business, the location and name of establishments, if set up, including the addresses, and the mailing address, if different from the registered office or place of business, to the Assay Office of the Slovak Republic in writing within 15 days of commencement of business activities.

The fee may be paid:

1. in the form of an e-stamp tax ("kiosk", Slovak Post Office);
2. in the form of a cash or card payment to the relevant administrative authority;
3. for electronic submission by a wire transfer from a bank account.

Notification of a regulated trade (how and where to notify a trade)

A regulated trade notification may be submitted:

- electronically via the Central Public Administration Portal of the Slovak Republic at this link and press "Enter the portal" (instruction for sending electronic forms)

or

- in person at the relevant local PSC according to the address of permanent residence in the event of a natural person or registered office in the event of a legal person;  in the event of foreign persons, the relevant local PSC depends on the address of a place of business of a foreign person’s undertaking or the address of a place of business of an organisational unit of a foreign person’s undertaking

• trade notification form - natural person (available for download)
• trade notification form – legal person (available for download)

Note:
By filling in and sending either electronic or paper notification form the entrepreneur has fulfilled all procedures necessary for starting a business. Where a trade is notified by a natural person, the PSC shall automatically handle registration with the Tax Office, registration in the mandatory health insurance system and, in the event of a Slovak natural person, also a statement from the register of criminal records free of charge. The use of these services is mandatory for natural persons. For legal persons, the PSC shall automatically provide a statement from the register of criminal records; other PSC services, such as registration in the Business Register, taxpayer registration and notification, and registration in the mandatory health insurance system are voluntary for legal persons.

Annexes to trade notification:

1. document demonstrating professional aptitude of an entrepreneur or a responsible representative, if appointed (e.g. a document certifying completion of the relevant field of training or study, evidence of practical experience, etc.);
2. authorisation to use the real estate property if the address of the place of business is different from the address of residence in the case of a natural person or from the registered office in the case of a legal person; 
3. a statement from the register of criminal records in the case of persons who are not Slovak nationals; 
4. responsible representative’s consent to his/her appointment, if appointed (form available for download)
5. other documents

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Last modified: 4. 4. 2024