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Product accessibility in Slovakia: what Government Regulation No. 89/2026 Coll. requires

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 Government Regulation No. 89/2026 Coll. of the Slovak Republic, Act No. 56/2018 Coll. and Act No. 351/2022 Coll.. An informative readiness check, not a legal service or an official audit. Original: slovenská verzia.

The European Accessibility Act (Directive (EU) 2019/882) takes two routes in Slovakia. The accessibility of services, including online shops, is governed by Act No. 351/2022 Coll. (separate article). That act does not govern the accessibility of products; it deals only with their supervision (Section 1(b)). The requirements for products are laid down by Government Regulation No. 89/2026 Coll. of the Slovak Republic, in effect since 30 May 2026, which replaced Government Regulation No. 282/2023 Coll. (in effect since 28 June 2025). It is issued under Act No. 56/2018 Coll. on Conformity Assessment of Products and Making Specified Products Available on the Market.

Which products are “specified products”

Under Section 1(2) of the regulation, these are: (a) consumer general-purpose computer hardware systems and their operating systems; (b) self-service terminals, i.e. payment terminals, ATMs, ticketing machines, check-in machines and interactive self-service information terminals (except those installed as integrated parts of vehicles, aircraft, ships or rolling stock); (c) consumer terminal equipment with interactive computing capability used for electronic communications services and for access to audiovisual media services; (d) e-readers. The scope corresponds to Article 2 of the directive.

Obligations of the manufacturer, importer and distributor

The manufacturer, authorised representative, importer and distributor fulfil their obligations under the regulation (Sections 5 to 9) and Act No. 56/2018 Coll.: conformity assessment (internal production control and technical documentation), the EU declaration of conformity (Section 23 of Act No. 56/2018 Coll.), CE marking (Section 25), keeping documentation and information on suppliers and customers for 5 years, corrective measures and withdrawal from the market in case of non-compliance. The specific requirements are in Annexes 1 (general) and 2 (specific) and in the functional performance criteria.

Fundamental alteration and disproportionate burden

The application of the requirements is limited by a fundamental alteration of the nature of the product and by a disproportionate burden (Section 14); the assessment is kept for 5 years. The difference from services is important: a microenterprise providing services is exempt from the EAA (Section 2(3) of Act No. 351/2022 Coll.), but a microenterprise as a manufacturer is not exempt. It only has the relief of not having to document the assessment of disproportionate burden.

Supervision and transitional provisions

Supervision of making specified products available on the market is carried out by the Slovak Trade Inspection (SOI) (Section 9 of Act No. 351/2022 Coll. in conjunction with Section 26 of Act No. 56/2018 Coll.). Self-service terminals used before 28 June 2025 may continue to be used until the end of their economic life, but for no longer than 20 years.

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