ECJ Coty ruling: Suppliers of luxury goods may prohibit authorized distributors
In the ECJ´s ruling of 6 December 2017, the Court has ruled that selective distribution systems that aim to preserve the luxury image of products do not violate European competition law by restricting third-party online platform sales, and confirmed that platform bans are not hardcore restrictions of competition. The Court ruled that online platform bans […]
PETERKA & PARTNERS chosen ILN Firm of Month for November/December 2017!
We are proud to announce that PETERKA & PARTNERS Czech Republic, Romania and Slovakia were chosen by the International Lawyers Network as Firm of the Month for November and December 2017. We would like to express our gratitude for this honour to our partners at the International Lawyers Network, and to our teams of lawyers […]
Reintroduction of withholding tax for dividends
Dividends paid to individuals from the profit reported for the periods starting as of 1 January 2017, will be subject to a withholding tax of 7%, which can be reduced under a double tax treaty.Payment of dividends to a legal entity established in a country having a double tax treaty with Slovakia will further remain […]
Changes in export of human medicines in Slovakia
From 1 January 2017, a particular medicine can be exported outside Slovakia only by its holder of marketing authorization, its manufacturer and/or an explicitly empowered wholesale distributor. The Slovak State Institute for Drug Control cannot prohibit the export of medicines.
Obligatory system for emergency ordering of medicines
Each holder of the marketing authorization of medicines fully or partially reimbursed from Slovak public health insurance (categorized medicines) has to have established, and operate, a special electronic system for the emergency ordering of such medicines from 1 April 2017. Ordered medicines must be delivered by a holder of marketing authorization in 24 hours, and […]
Selected recipients for distributed medicines
Wholesale distributors are authorized to supply human medicines fully or partially reimbursed from Slovak public health insurance (categorized medicines) solely to pharmacies (public or hospital), and to other wholesale distributors exclusively for the purpose of delivery of the medicines to pharmacies for ambulances, providers of emergency medical services and the armed forces.
PETERKA & PARTNERS advised YCE Housing I Ky with respect to two new residential developments in Bratislava
The PETERKA & PARTNERS Bratislava office advised YCE HOUSING (a member of Vicus Capital Advisors, a Finnish fund managing real estate investment and development funds) in relation to the development of two residential projects in Bratislava, including the drafting of all the contractual documentation for the acquisition, construction and sale of the units to the […]
Advising KRM Retail (Slovakia) with respect to two new retail leases in Slovakia
The PETERKA & PARTNERS Bratislava office advised KRM Retail (Slovakia) (a member of ECCO Group) in relation to the lease of retail premises in prestigious commercial centres, including review of the future lease agreement, lease agreement and other related documents (the project value was approximately EUR 150k for the first lease and EUR 500k for […]
PETERKA & PARTNERS recognized in Law Firm of the Year 2017 competition in Slovakia
The Bratislava office of PETERKA & PARTNERS has been recognized in the domestic competition “Law Firm of the year 2017 in Slovakia” organized by the weekly publication Trend in partnership with EPRAVO.SK as a recommended law firm in the Development Projects and Real Estate practice area. For more details please click on this link.
Advising Constellium with respect to lease of new production facility in Slovakia
The PETERKA & PARTNERS Bratislava office is advising Constellium, a global producer of aluminium semi-products, in relation to the lease of a new production facility in Slovakia. The scope of services includes review of the future lease agreement, lease agreement and other related documents, as well as the establishment of a new local SPV.