The Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic is processing a draft amendment to the Act No. 395/2002 Coll. on Archives and Registries and on the Amendment of Certain Acts (hereinafter referred to as the "Act on Archives and Registries"). The aim is to align it with the Act No. 431/2002 Coll. on Accounting (hereinafter referred to as the "Accounting Act"), which allows the digitization of accounting records through simple scanning since March 2022.
According to the published wording of the amendment, it will be possible to change the format of the original archived documentation for all companies (originators of records) not only through guaranteed conversion but also through simple scanning (provided that their authenticity is maintained). After the digitization, companies will be able to dispose of the original paper documents without a disposal procedure and continue to retain, and after the archival period expires, dispose of only their electronic version.
After the approval of the amendment, companies will be able to flexibly set up record-keeping effective from October 15, 2025.
If you are interested, we would be happy to guide you through this amendment and its application in practice.
For more information: Legislatívny proces - LP/2025/3.
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