Starting July 1, 1996 all 860 goods subject to certification in Slovakia must be marked with a Slovak certificate. There will be 3 types of certificates graded for quality. The producer or the importer will be responsible for the marking.
Fines for breaking the rule are a minimum of Sk 100,000 + 10% of sales.
The EU and Slovakia do not have an agreement regarding mutual acceptance of the certificates. The SR does not accept Czech certificates; however, it accepts the results of the Czech Test Office as a base for providing goods with Slovak certificates.
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