[2302] Act No. 460 of September 1, 1992 Constitution of the Slovak Republic (September 1, 1992), available at http://www.slovakia.org/sk-constitution.htm.
[2303] Act No. 52 of February 3, 1998 on Protection of Personal Data in Information Systems, available at http://www.statistics.sk/webdata/english/acts/act5298/act5298.htm.
[2304] Act of April 29, 1992 on Protection of Personal Data in Information Systems (No. 256/92).
[2305] Registration is governed by the Decree of the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic of 11 May 1998, available at http://www.statistics.sk/webdata/english/acts/155decre/155decre.htm.
[2306] Web site at http://www.dataprotection.gov.sk/.
[2307] E-mail from Natalia Krajcovicova, Inspection Unit for the Protection of Personal Data, Slovakia, to Sarah Andrews, Electronic Privacy Information Center, September 4, 2001 (on file with Electronic Privacy Information Center).
[2308] "Large Fines to be Imposed for Abuse of Personal Data in Slovakia," BBC Worldwide Monitoring, January 25, 2001.
[2309] E-mail from Natalia Krajcovicova, Inspection Unit for the Protection of Personal Data, Slovakia, to Sarah Andrews, Electronic Privacy Information Center, July 1, 2001 (on file with Electronic Privacy Information Center).
[2310] Id.
[2311] "Slovak MPs Approve Personal Data Protection Law," BBC Worldwide Monitoring, July 3, 2002.
[2312] Introduction of the Chairman of the Office, available at http://www.dataprotection.gov.sk/buxus/generate_page.php3?page_id=423.
[2313] Id.
[2314] For example, fines of up to 287,000 USD.
[2315] Id.
[2316] "Addendum to the Report on Slovakia's Progress in its Integration into the EU" 38 (2002) available at http://www.vlada.gov.sk/eu_en/.
[2317] E-mail from Zuzana Babicová, Office for Personal Data Protection, Slovak Republic, to John Baggaley, Electronic Privacy Information Center, June 16, 2003 (on file with Electronic Privacy Information Center).
[2318] E-mail from Karel Neuwirt, President, Office for Personal Data Protection, Czech Republic, to Sarah Andrews, Research Director, Electronic Privacy Information Center, May 15, 2002 (on file with the Electronic Privacy Information Center).
[2319] Code of Criminal Procedure, Articles 86 to 88.
[2320] "Hungarian Politicians in Slovakia are Being Bugged," CTK National News Wire, February 21, 1995, "Deputy Brings Charges Against Slovak Secret Services Spokesman," CTK National News Wire, August 21, 1997.
[2321] US Department of State Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2001, March 2002, available at http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/eur/8338.htm.
[2322] Id.
[2323] Id.
[2324] European Commission, Agenda 2000 - Commission Opinion on Slovakia's Application for Membership of the European Union, Doc 97/20, July 15, 1997.
[2325] "Court Rules Law on Public Prosecutors Unconstitutional," CTK National News Wire, March 4, 1998.
[2326] Act No. 277/1994 on Health Care; Act No. 21/1992 on Banks (later cancelled and replaced by Act. No. 483/2001 on Banks); Act No. 511/1992 on Tax Fee Administration. See "Data Protection Laws of the World," Christopher Millard and Mark Ford, Clifford Chance, Sweet & Maxwell 2000.
[2327] "Culture Ministry to Draft Own Media Law," BBC Worldwide Monitoring, February 9, 2001.
[2328] Act on Free Access to Information, available at http://old.changenet.sk/spravy/show.asp?smid=2398&mid=54.
[2329] E-mail from Vlado Pirosik, Public Interest Lawyer, Environmental Lobbying Facility, Slovak Republic, to John Baggaley, Electronic Privacy Information Center, July 11, 2003 (on file with Electronic Privacy Information Center) (The Act on Free Access to Information stipulates the duty for obligees to provide info "without undue delay, but not later than in ten days." If a requester does not get the information from either the obligee or from the appellate body (in the previous administrative proceedings), the requester has the right (art. 19 para 4) to access the administrative court and let the court review both the administrative decisions. If the requester decides to use this right, from the moment they file a civil action, the proceeding is governed not by the Act on Free Access to Information, but by act 99/1963 on civil court procedure. Under this act, there is no obligatory time limit imposed upon the courts. Typically, in Slovakia, this procedure takes five to six months.).
[2330] Act on Free Access to Information, available at http://www.elaw.org/resources/text.asp?ID=331.
[2331] "Government Approves New Version of Law on Confidential Information," BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, March 2, 2001.
[2332] E-mail from Zuzana Babicová, Office for Personal Data Protection, Slovak Republic, to John Baggaley, Electronic Privacy Information Center, June 16, 2003 (on file with Electronic Privacy Information Center).
[2333] Id.
[2334] Signed 14/04/00, ratified 13/09/00, entered into force 01/01/01. See, available at http://conventions.coe.int/treaty/EN/searchsig.asp?NT=108&CM=8&DF=.
[2335] See http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/EN/searchsig.asp?NT=181&CM=8&DF=.
[2336] Signed 21/02/91, ratified 18/03/92, entered into force 01/01/93. http://conventions.coe.int/.