EUDR in Slovakia: who supervises and from when the act applies

Methodology: Marek Galetka, founder of Pravano. English translation of our Slovak article, which a person approved before publication; every number, date and legal reference of the translation is checked automatically against the original.

Cross-checked as of 10 September 2026 · based on primary sources

Updated 10 September 2026. Based on Act No. 81/2025 Coll., as amended by Act No. 416/2025 Coll.. An informative readiness check, not a legal service or an official audit. Original: slovenská verzia.

Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation-free products (EUDR) applies directly, but each state lays down inspections, penalties and authorities itself. In Slovakia this is done by Act No. 81/2025 Coll. on ensuring the implementation of certain EU measures to reduce global deforestation (passed on 27 March 2025). The most important information for companies, however, is the date: the effect of its EUDR part was postponed to 30 December 2026.

Competent authority: the Slovak Forestry and Timber Inspectorate

The competent authority under Article 14 of the EUDR is the Slovak Forestry and Timber Inspectorate (SLDI) in Zvolen (Section 6(4)(a)). It carries out state supervision, processes data to identify high risk and determines whether a relevant product presents a high risk, imposes interim and corrective measures and decides on administrative offences at first instance. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic manages the exercise of state administration, decides at second instance and fulfils notification obligations towards the European Commission (Section 4, Section 5).

Administrative offences

For administrative offences under Section 14, the act distinguishes large enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises. The specific ranges and offences will become relevant only once Article I of the act takes effect.

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Mind the date: 30 December 2026, some micro and small enterprises 30 June 2027

Amendment No. 416/2025 Coll. moved the effect of Article I of the act (the whole EUDR part) to 30 December 2026, in line with the postponed application of the EUDR. Until then only the existing rules under the Timber Regulation (EUTR) apply. Under the regulation, a postponement to 30 June 2027 applies only to operators (persons who place products on the market or export them) that are natural persons, microenterprises or small enterprises established as such by 31 December 2024; for timber and timber products listed in the annex to the Timber Regulation (EUTR), 30 December 2026 applies to them as well (Article 38(3) as amended by Regulation (EU) 2025/2650).

What to do now

The postponement does not mean nothing is happening. If you trade in wood, paper, coffee, cocoa, soya, palm oil, rubber or cattle and the products made from them listed in Annex I to the regulation (cattle hides, skins and leather were removed from it on 18 September 2026), use the time to map your suppliers, geolocation and your internal due diligence system so that on 30 December 2026 (or 30 June 2027) you do not start from scratch.

Primary sources

Act No. 81/2025 Coll. (Slovakia), as amended by Act No. 416/2025 Coll., Section 4, Section 5 (ministry), Section 6(4)(a) (SLDI Zvolen), Section 14 (administrative offences), Article VI (effect of Article I from 30 December 2026)

Frequently asked questions

From when does the Slovak EUDR act apply?

Act No. 81/2025 Coll. was passed on 27 March 2025, but amendment No. 416/2025 Coll. moved the effect of its Article I (the whole EUDR part) to 30 December 2026, in line with the postponement of the regulation. Until then only the existing rules under the EUTR apply.

We are a small company. When does the EUDR concern us?

The main obligations of the regulation apply from 30 December 2026. A postponement to 30 June 2027 applies only to operators (persons who place products on the market or export them) that are natural persons, microenterprises or small enterprises established as such by 31 December 2024 (Article 38(3) of the regulation as amended by Regulation (EU) 2025/2650). For timber and timber products listed in the annex to the Timber Regulation (EUTR), 30 December 2026 applies to microenterprises and small enterprises as well.

Who will inspect in Slovakia?

The competent authority under Article 14 of the EUDR is the Slovak Forestry and Timber Inspectorate (SLDI) in Zvolen (Section 6(4)(a)). The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic manages the exercise of state administration, decides at second instance and fulfils notification obligations towards the Commission (Section 4, Section 5).

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