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Doing Business 2018 Slovak Republic
Doing Business 2018       Slovak Republic

                                       Economy Profile of Slovak Republic

                                           Doing Business 2018 Indicators
                                      (in order of appearance in the document)

Starting a business                 Procedures, time, cost and paid-in minimum capital to start a limited liability company

Dealing with construction permits   Procedures, time and cost to complete all formalities to build a warehouse and the quality
                                    control and safety mechanisms in the construction permitting system

Getting electricity                 Procedures, time and cost to get connected to the electrical grid, the reliability of the
                                    electricity supply and the transparency of tariffs

Registering property                Procedures, time and cost to transfer a property and the quality of the land administration
                                    system

Getting credit                      Movable collateral laws and credit information systems

Protecting minority investors       Minority shareholders’ rights in related-party transactions and in corporate governance

Paying taxes                        Payments, time and total tax rate for a firm to comply with all tax regulations as well as post-
                                    filing processes

Trading across borders              Time and cost to export the product of comparative advantage and import auto parts

Enforcing contracts                 Time and cost to resolve a commercial dispute and the quality of judicial processes

Resolving insolvency                Time, cost, outcome and recovery rate for a commercial insolvency and the strength of the
                                    legal framework for insolvency

Labor market regulation             Flexibility in employment regulation and aspects of job quality

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About Doing Business

The Doing Business project provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 190 economies and selected
cities at the subnational and regional level.

The Doing Business project, launched in 2002, looks at domestic small and medium-size companies and measures the regulations applying
to them through their life cycle.

Doing Business captures several important dimensions of the regulatory environment as it applies to local firms. It provides quantitative
indicators on regulation for starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit,
protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. Doing Business also
measures features of labor market regulation. Although Doing Business does not present rankings of economies on the labor market
regulation indicators or include the topic in the aggregate distance to frontier score or ranking on the ease of doing business, it does present
the data for these indicators.

By gathering and analyzing comprehensive quantitative data to compare business regulation environments across economies and over time,
Doing Business encourages economies to compete towards more efficient regulation; offers measurable benchmarks for reform; and serves
as a resource for academics, journalists, private sector researchers and others interested in the business climate of each economy.

In addition, Doing Business offers detailed subnational reports, which exhaustively cover business regulation and reform in different cities and
regions within a nation. These reports provide data on the ease of doing business, rank each location, and recommend reforms to improve
performance in each of the indicator areas. Selected cities can compare their business regulations with other cities in the economy or region
and with the 190 economies that Doing Business has ranked.

The first Doing Business report, published in 2003, covered 5 indicator sets and 133 economies. This year’s report covers 11 indicator sets
and 190 economies. Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy, except for 11 economies that
have a population of more than 100 million as of 2013 (Bangladesh, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, the
Russian Federation and the United States) where Doing Business, also collected data for the second largest business city. The data for these
11 economies are a population-weighted average for the 2 largest business cities. The project has benefited from feedback from
governments, academics, practitioners and reviewers. The initial goal remains: to provide an objective basis for understanding and improving
the regulatory environment for business around the world.

The distance to frontier (DTF) measure shows the distance of each economy to the “frontier,” which represents the best performance
observed on each of the indicators across all economies in the Doing Business sample since 2005. An economy’s distance to frontier is
reflected on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the lowest performance and 100 represents the frontier. The ease of doing business
ranking ranges from 1 to 190. The ranking of 190 economies is determined by sorting the aggregate distance to frontier scores, rounded to
two decimals.

More about Doing Business (PDF, 5MB)

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         Ease of Doing Business in                                                                                             DB 2018 Rank
                                                Region                 OECD high income
                                                                                                               190                                       1
             Slovak Republic
                                                Income Category        High income                                                             39
                                                                                                                        DB 2018 Distance to Frontier (DTF)
                                                Population             5,428,704
                                                                                                                 0                               100

                                                City Covered           Bratislava                                                             74.90

                                                               DB 2018 Distance to Frontier (DTF)

                        0                                                                                                              100
                                                                                                           77.46: Regional Average (OECD high income)

                                                                                                          76.27: Czech Republic (Rank: 30)

                                                                                                         74.90: Slovak Republic (Rank: 39)

                                                                                                      72.70: Italy (Rank: 46)

                                                                                                      72.39: Hungary (Rank: 48)

                                                                                                 68.70: Albania (Rank: 65)

Note: The distance to frontier (DTF) measure shows the distance of each economy to the “frontier,” which represents the best performance observed on each of the
indicators across all economies in the Doing Business sample since 2005. An economy’s distance to frontier is reflected on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the
lowest performance and 100 represents the frontier. The ease of doing business ranking ranges from 1 to 190.

Rankings on Doing Business topics - Slovak Republic

                                                                                                                                1
         1                                                       7

         28
                                                                                                                                                                42
                                                                                                                49
                                                57                                  55
         55

                 83                                                                                                                            84
         82                     91                                                             89
 Rank

        109

        136

        163

        190

               Starting       Dealing         Getting        Registering      Getting       Protecting         Paying        Trading         Enforcing        Resolving
                  a            with          Electricity      Property        Credit         Minority          Taxes         across          Contracts       Insolvency
               Business     Construction                                                    Investors                        Borders
                              Permits

Distance to Frontier (DTF) on Doing Business topics - Slovak Republic

                                                                                                                              100.00
        100
                                                               90.17
                81.97                         83.19
                                                                                                               79.88
        80

                                                                               65.00                                                           64.27           66.08
                              59.33
        60
DTF

                                                                                              53.33

        40

        20

         0

               Starting       Dealing         Getting        Registering       Getting      Protecting         Paying        Trading         Enforcing        Resolving
                  a            with          Electricity      Property         Credit        Minority          Taxes         across          Contracts       Insolvency
               Business     Construction                                                    Investors                        Borders
                              Permits

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        Starting a Business

  This topic measures the paid-in minimum capital requirement, number of procedures, time and cost for a small- to medium-sized limited
  liability company to start up and formally operate in economy’s largest business city.

  To make the data comparable across 190 economies, Doing Business uses a standardized business that is 100% domestically owned, has
  start-up capital equivalent to 10 times income per capita, engages in general industrial or commercial activities and employs between 10 and
  50 people one month after the commencement of operations, all of whom are domestic nationals. Starting a Business considers two types of
  local limited liability companies that are identical in all aspects, except that one company is owned by 5 married women and the other by 5
  married men. The distance to frontier score for each indicator is the average of the scores obtained for each of the component indicators.

  The most recent round of data collection for the project was completed in June 2017. See the methodology for more information.

      What the indicators measure                            Case study assumptions

  Procedures to legally build a warehouse                   To make the data comparable across economies, several assumptions about the
  (number)                                                  business and the procedures are used. It is assumed that any required information is
                                                            readily available and that the entrepreneur will pay no bribes.
●   Submitting all relevant documents and obtaining
      all necessary clearances, licenses, permits and
                                                            The business:
      certificates
●   Submitting all required notifications and receiving   - Is a limited liability company (or its legal equivalent). If there is more than one type
      all necessary inspections                             of limited liability company in the economy, the most common among domestic firms
                                                            is chosen. Information on the most common form is obtained from incorporation
●   Obtaining utility connections for water and
                                                            lawyers or the statistical office.
      sewerage
                                                            - Operates in the economy’s largest business city and the entire office space is
●   Registering and selling the warehouse after its       approximately 929 square meters (10,000 square feet). For 11 economies the data
      completion                                            are also collected for the second largest business city.
                                                            - Is 100% domestically owned and has five owners, none of whom is a legal entity;
  Time required to complete each procedure
                                                            and has a start-up capital of 10 times income per capita and has a turnover of at
  (calendar days)
                                                            least 100 times income per capita.
●   Does not include time spent gathering information     - Performs general industrial or commercial activities, such as the production or sale
●   Each procedure starts on a separate day (2            of goods or services to the public. The business does not perform foreign trade
      procedures cannot start on the same day)              activities and does not handle products subject to a special tax regime, for example,
                                                            liquor or tobacco. It does not use heavily polluting production processes.
●   Procedures fully completed online are recorded
                                                            - Leases the commercial plant or offices and is not a proprietor of real estate and the
      as ½ day
                                                            amount of the annual lease for the office space is equivalent to 1 times income per
●   Procedure is considered completed once final          capita.
      document is received                                  - Does not qualify for investment incentives or any special benefits.
●   No prior contact with officials                       - Has at least 10 and up to 50 employees one month after the commencement of
                                                            operations, all of whom are domestic nationals.
  Cost required to complete each procedure (% of            - Has a company deed 10 pages long.
  income per capita)
                                                            The owners:
●   Official costs only, no bribes
●   No professional fees unless services required by      - Have reached the legal age of majority. If there is no legal age of majority, they are
      law or commonly used in practice                      assumed to be 30 years old.
                                                            - Are sane, competent, in good health and have no criminal record.
  Paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita           - Are married and the marriage is monogamous and registered with the authorities.
●   Funds deposited in a bank or with third party         - Where the answer differs according to the legal system applicable to the woman or
      before registration or up to 3 months after           man in question (as may be the case in economies where there is legal plurality), the
      incorporation                                         answer used will be the one that applies to the majority of the population.

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Starting a Business - Slovak Republic

  Standardized Company

 Legal form                                                               Spolocnost s Rucenim Obmedzenym (s.r.o.)

 Paid-in minimum capital requirement                                      EUR 2,500

 City Covered                                                             Bratislava

  Indicator                                                       Slovak Republic           OECD high                 Overall Best Performer
                                                                                            income

 Procedure – Men (number)                                        8                         4.9                        1.00 (New Zealand)

 Time – Men (days)                                               26.5                      8.5                        0.50 (New Zealand)

 Cost – Men (% of income per capita)                             1.1                       3.1                        0.00 (United Kingdom)

 Procedure – Women (number)                                      8                         4.9                        1.00 (New Zealand)

 Time – Women (days)                                             26.5                      8.5                        0.50 (New Zealand)

 Cost – Women (% of income per capita)                           1.1                       3.1                        0.00 (United Kingdom)

 Paid-in min. capital (% of income per capita)                   17.2                      8.7                        0.00 (113 Economies)

 Figure – Starting a Business in Slovak Republic and comparator economies – Ranking and DTF

                                                      DB 2018 Distance to Frontier (DTF)

       0                                                                                              100

                                                                                          91.49: Albania (Rank: 45)

                                                                                          91.35: Regional Average (OECD high income)

                                                                                        89.42: Italy (Rank: 66)

                                                                                       87.60: Hungary (Rank: 79)

                                                                                 83.55: Czech Republic (Rank: 81)

                                                                               81.97: Slovak Republic (Rank: 83)

Note: The ranking of economies on the ease of starting a business is determined by sorting their distance to frontier scores for starting a
business. These scores are the simple average of the distance to frontier scores for each of the component indicators.

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  Figure – Starting a Business in Slovak Republic – Procedure, Time and Cost

                                             Time (days)          Cost (% of income per capita)
                                                                                                                                        1.2
               25

                                                                                                                                              Cost (% of income per capita)
                                                                                                                                        1
               20

                                                                                                                                        0.8
 Time (days)

               15
                                                                                                                                        0.6

               10
                                                                                                                                        0.4

               5
                                                                                                                                        0.2

               0                                                                                                                        0
                    1          2              3               4               5               6              *7              *8
                                                              Procedures (number)

* This symbol is shown beside procedure numbers that take place simultaneously with the previous procedure.

Note: Online procedures account for 0.5 days in the total time calculation. For economies that have a different procedure list for men and
women, the graph shows the time for women. For more information on methodology, see the Doing Business website
(http://doingbusiness.org/en/methodology ). For details on the procedures reflected here, see the summary below.

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Details – Starting a Business in Slovak Republic – Procedure, Time and Cost

No.    Procedures                                                                                     Time to Complete     Associated Costs

1     Check the uniqueness of the proposed company name                                               Less than one day    EUR 3 for research in
      Agency : Commercial Register held by the District Court                                         (online procedure)   the Commercial
      The cost of the certificate is EUR 3. The cost of a certificate issued in electronic form is                         Register
      EUR 0.33. An online check without charge is possible, but the information on the online
      website of the Commercial Register (www.orsr.sk) is not legally binding and usable for
      legal acts.

2     Notarize articles of association and related documents                                          1 day                see procedure details
      Agency : Notary Public
      The fee for the verification of a signature at a Notary Public is EUR 1.99 (excluding
      VAT), i.e., EUR 9.95 (excluding VAT) for the verification of five signatures. The fee for
      the verification of a signature at the Registrar´s Office is EUR 1.50, i.e., EUR 7.50 for the
      verification of five signatures. Both options are commonly available and used in practice.

      The Registrar's Office of a municipality and the District Authority are authorized to
      verify signatures pursuant to Act No. 599/2001 Coll. on the Verification of Documents
      and Signatures on Documents by District Offices and Municipalities, as amended. The
      fee for the verification of a signature is stipulated in Act No. 145/1995 Coll. on
      Administrative Fees, as amended.

3     Pay capital contributions and receive an affidavit from a custodian of funds                    1 day                no charge
      Agency : Bank or Trustee
      The minimum shareholder´s contribution is EUR 750. Before registering a company, at
      least 30% of each shareholder´s contribution and 50% (EUR 2.500) of the minimum
      registered capital must be paid.

      The capital contribution is paid to the trustee, which is one of the founding shareholders.
      The founding shareholders can decide that a bank will be the trustee. The trustee is
      obliged to issue an affidavit concerning the paid in capital contribution in written form.
      The affidavit has to be attached to the application for registering a company. (Sec. 60 of
      the Act No. 513/1991 Coll. the Commercial Code).

4     Obtain at the tax authority office a form showing the partners tax arrears                      5 days               no charge
      Agency : Tax Authority Office
      According to the Amendments Act no. 246/2012, effective on October 1, 2012, to start up
      a limited liability company, it is necessary to obtain at the tax authority office a form
      showing the partners tax arrears. If the tax debits of each partner exceed EUR 170, it is
      not possible to start up a limited liability company.

5     Apply at the One-stop shop for trade license, register for income tax and                       9 days               Electronic process:
      with the District Court                                                                                              EUR 150 for Court
      Agency : One-stop shop                                                                                               Registration, no
      The One-stop shop created the Trade Licensing Offices, where it is possible to apply for                             charge for the
      trade licenses, and income tax.
                                                                                                                           standard trade
                                                                                                                           license
      According to Act No. 455/1991 Coll. Trade Licensing Act, it is possible to apply for
      trade licenses at the One-stop shop.

      Similarly, according to Act No. 563/2009 Coll Tax Code, it is possible to apply for
      income tax registration at the One-stop shop.

      As per Act No. 530/2003 Coll. on Commercial Register, paragraph 5b, sub-paragraph 1
      of the Slovak Republic, application to the Commercial Register can be registered at One-
      stop-shop. Then, the one-stop-shop ensures this application is electronically delivered to
      Registry Court. The Registry Court must file new company's entry, or changes to the
      Commercial Register within 2 days (Act No. 530/2003 Coll. on Commercial register,
      paragraph 8, subparagraph 1). New 2 days term has been introduced as of January 1,
      2014 (amending Act. No 547/2011 Coll., article XVI, subparagraph 1). Finally, the
      income tax registration takes between 5 and 7 days.

6     Register for VAT                                                                                5-15 days            No charge
      Agency : Tax Authority Office
      According to the Sec. 4(1) og the Act No. 222/2004 Coll. on the Value Added Tax as
      amended (https://www.slov-lex.sk/pravne-predpisy/SK/ZZ/2004/222/20170101), a
      company is obliged to register for VAT if the company reaches turnover at least EUR
      49,790.In addition, in practice companies usually register for VAT voluntarily, in
      conformity with Sec. 4(2) of the same act, as soon after registering into the Company
      Register as possible in order to satisfy their business needs.

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 7    Register with pension, sickness, and disability insurance and                                 1 day   no charge
      unemployment insurance at the local social insurance company (Socialna
      poistovna)
      Agency : Local social insurance company
      For social security, the company must register itself as an employer within eight days
      following the day it started to employ at least one employee; it must also register all new
      employees with the Social Insurance Company before they begin to work. However, in
      practice, the Social Insurance Company will not accept an application for the registration
      of an employee if the company itself is not yet registered.

      As of January 1, 2013, the employer is further obliged to register for social insurance
      certain categories of employees working on the basis agreements outside an employment
      relationship. The category of social insurance for which these employees must be
      registered depends in particular on the type of agreement and salary.

 8    Register for Health Insurance                                                                 1 day   No charge
      Agency :
      Employers must register with all of the health insurance companies at which their
      employees are insured within eight days from the commencement of the employment
      relationship (Section 24(k) of Act No. 580/2204 Coll., on Health Insurance). The one-
      stop shop only covers the health registration for self-employed cases.

Takes place simultaneously with previous procedure.

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        Dealing with Construction Permits

  This topic tracks the procedures, time and cost to build a warehouse—including obtaining necessary the licenses and permits, submitting all
  required notifications, requesting and receiving all necessary inspections and obtaining utility connections. In addition, the Dealing with
  Construction Permits indicator measures the building quality control index, evaluating the quality of building regulations, the strength of
  quality control and safety mechanisms, liability and insurance regimes, and professional certification requirements. The most recent round of
  data collection was completed in June 2017. See the methodology for more information

      What the indicators measure                            Case study assumptions

  Procedures to legally build a warehouse                   To make the data comparable across economies, several assumptions about the
  (number)                                                  construction company, the warehouse project and the utility connections are used.
●   Submitting all relevant documents and obtaining
                                                            The construction company (BuildCo):
      all necessary clearances, licenses, permits and
      certificates                                          - Is a limited liability company (or its legal equivalent) and operates in the economy’s
●   Submitting all required notifications and receiving   largest business city. For 11 economies the data are also collected for the second
      all necessary inspections                             largest business city.
                                                            - Is 100% domestically and privately owned; has five owners, none of whom is a
●   Obtaining utility connections for water and
                                                            legal entity. Has a licensed architect and a licensed engineer, both registered with
      sewerage
                                                            the local association of architects or engineers. BuildCo is not assumed to have any
●   Registering and selling the warehouse after its       other employees who are technical or licensed experts, such as geological or
      completion                                            topographical experts.
                                                            - Owns the land on which the warehouse will be built and will sell the warehouse
  Time required to complete each procedure
                                                            upon its completion.
  (calendar days)
●   Does not include time spent gathering information     The warehouse:
●   Each procedure starts on a separate day—              - Will be used for general storage activities, such as storage of books or stationery.
      though procedures that can be fully completed         - Will have two stories, both above ground, with a total constructed area of
      online are an exception to this rule                  approximately 1,300.6 square meters (14,000 square feet). Each floor will be 3
●   Procedure is considered completed once final          meters (9 feet, 10 inches) high and will be located on a land plot of approximately
      document is received                                  929 square meters (10,000 square feet) that is 100% owned by BuildCo, and the
                                                            warehouse is valued at 50 times income per capita.
●   No prior contact with officials
                                                            - Will have complete architectural and technical plans prepared by a licensed
  Cost required to complete each procedure (% of            architect. If preparation of the plans requires such steps as obtaining further
  income per capita)                                        documentation or getting prior approvals from external agencies, these are counted
                                                            as procedures.
●   Official costs only, no bribes
                                                            - Will take 30 weeks to construct (excluding all delays due to administrative and
                                                            regulatory requirements).
  Building quality control index (0-15)
●   Sum of the scores of six component indices:           The water and sewerage connections:
●   Quality of building regulations (0-2)                 - Will be 150 meters (492 feet) from the existing water source and sewer tap. If there
●   Quality control before construction (0-1)             is no water delivery infrastructure in the economy, a borehole will be dug. If there is
                                                            no sewerage infrastructure, a septic tank in the smallest size available will be
●   Quality control during construction (0-3)
                                                            installed or built.
●   Quality control after construction (0-3)              - Will have an average water use of 662 liters (175 gallons) a day and an average
●   Liability and insurance regimes (0-2)                 wastewater flow of 568 liters (150 gallons) a day. Will have a peak water use of
●   Professional certifications (0-4)                     1,325 liters (350 gallons) a day and a peak wastewater flow of 1,136 liters (300
                                                            gallons) a day.
                                                            - Will have a constant level of water demand and wastewater flow throughout the
                                                            year; will be 1 inch in diameter for the water connection and 4 inches in diameter for
                                                            the sewerage connection.

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Dealing with Construction Permits - Slovak Republic

       Standardized Company

    Estimated value of warehouse                                                EUR 728,246.20

    City Covered                                                                Bratislava

       Indicator                                                      Slovak Republic             OECD high             Overall Best Performer
                                                                                                  income

    Procedures (number)                                               14                          12.5                 7.00 (Denmark)

    Time (days)                                                       300                         154.6                27.5 (Korea, Rep.)

    Cost (% of warehouse value)                                       0.2                         1.6                  0.10 (5 Economies)

    Building quality control index (0-15)                             8.0                         11.4                 15.00 (3 Economies)

  Figure – Dealing with Construction Permits in Slovak Republic and comparator economies – Ranking and DTF

                                                       DB 2018 Distance to Frontier (DTF)

                     0                                                                                        100

                                                                                75.14: Regional Average (OECD high income)

                                                                           67.93: Hungary (Rank: 90)

                                                                        67.26: Italy (Rank: 96)

                                                                       66.27: Albania (Rank: 106)

                                                                 59.33: Slovak Republic (Rank: 91)

                                                               56.17: Czech Republic (Rank: 127)

Note: The ranking of economies on the ease of dealing with construction permits is determined by sorting their distance to frontier scores for
dealing with construction permits. These scores are the simple average of the distance to frontier scores for each of the component
indicators.

  Figure – Dealing with Construction Permits in Slovak Republic – Procedure, Time and Cost

                                                 Time (days)           Cost (% of income per capita)
               300                                                                                                                           0.09

                                                                                                                                             0.08
                                                                                                                                                    Cost (% of income per capita)

               250
                                                                                                                                             0.07

               200                                                                                                                           0.06
 Time (days)

                                                                                                                                             0.05
               150
                                                                                                                                             0.04

               100                                                                                                                           0.03

                                                                                                                                             0.02
               50
                                                                                                                                             0.01

                0                                                                                                                            0
                         1   *2   *3        *4    *5      *6           7          8          *9          10     * 11   12     13        14
                                                                   Procedures (number)

* This symbol is shown beside procedure numbers that take place simultaneously with the previous procedure.

Note: Online procedures account for 0.5 days in the total time calculation. For economies that have a different procedure list for men and
women, the graph shows the time for women. For more information on methodology, see the Doing Business website
(http://doingbusiness.org/en/methodology ). For details on the procedures reflected here, see the summary below.

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Figure – Dealing with Construction Permits in Slovak Republic and comparator economies – Measure of Quality

              15
                                                         13.0                                               13.0
                                                                                                                              11.0              11.4
Index score
              10
                                8.0                                                8.0

                  5

                  0

                          Slovak Republic              Albania               Czech Republic               Hungary             Italy       OECD high income

Details – Dealing with Construction Permits in Slovak Republic – Procedure, Time and Cost

  No.                 Procedures                                                                                    Time to Complete   Associated Costs

1                     Obtain a clearance for the investment project                                                 30 days            no charge
                      Agency : Municipality
                      BuildCo must obtain a clearance from the Municipality. This clearance is rooted in the
                      legal mandate to review all new investment plans and to ensure that the city's zoning
                      plans allow for construction in the given location. This clearance confirms the suitability
                      of the planned construction in the proposed location.

              2       Obtain a clearance from the Environmental Office at the Municipality                          30 days            no charge
                      Agency : Municipality
                      BuildCo submits a request for a statement to the local environmental agency, which acts
                      as a single point of contact for obtaining clearances from four agencies: water (resource)
                      protection, environmental protection, waste management, and regulation of emissions.

                      The joint clearance from the environmental office defines conditions for limiting the
                      negative impacts of construction on the environment. Any suggestions or changes
                      proposed in this clearance must be included in the project documentation prior to
                      applying for a building permit. Additionally, adherence to the environmental standards is
                      reviewed during the final inspection.

              3       Obtain a fire safety clearance                                                                30 days            no charge
                      Agency : Regional Headquarters of the Fire Department
                      BuildCo’s project documentation must comply with current fire safety standards and
                      relevant laws. This process is regulated by Act No. 314/2001 Coll. on Fire Protection
                      Article 27a. A request for a review of the documentation is submitted to the local Fire
                      Department. The Fire Department provides a statement approving the project
                      documentation or proposing changes. The conditions in the statement must be complied
                      with and are reviewed again in the next stage. The Fire Department is invited to the
                      inspection of the building after construction and reviews whether the original conditions
                      had been adhered to during construction.

              4       Obtain a health and sanitation clearance                                                      30 days            EUR 50
                      Agency : Public Health Office
                      After reviewing the project documentation, the Public Health Office provides a binding
                      agreement with technical conditions that must be complied with during and after the
                      construction. Along with the Fire Department clearance, the approval from the Public
                      Health Office is critical in order to obtain a building permit.

              5       Obtain consent from water and sewage provider and request water and                           26 days            EUR 18
                      sewage connection
                      Agency : Bratislava Water Company, Plc. (Bratislavská vodárenská spoločnosť,
                      a.s.)
                      To apply for the construction permit, the builder needs a statement from utility providers
                      on the possible impact of the construction activity on existing utility networks and on
                      future supply of the utilities and agrees on the terms under which the facilities would be
                      granted. The terms are specified by the utility providers.

                      During construction, the utility providers are requested to also inspect the site at the
                      stages specified in the terms.

              6       Obtain a certificate of ownership of the land and a cadastral map                             1 day              EUR 16
                      Agency : Real Estate Registry
                      The certificate of ownership must be recent (at most 3 months old).

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7       Request and obtain a location permit from the Municipality                                    90 days   EUR 100
        Agency : Municipality
        Design plans and documentation submitted to the Municipality must show dimensions,
        basic layout and an architectural concept of the building, description of impact that the
        building will have on the environment, information on the intended use of the building
        (e.g., production, storage), and information on the intended utility connections (water,
        sewage, electricity etc.).

        State and municipal authorities and companies involved include the public health
        department, fire department, labor inspection, environment department and water
        company. These organizations provide clearances and approvals.

        The location permit determines the requirements for the utility connections (water,
        sewerage, roads, and so forth).

        The agencies may conduct on-site inspections. Generally, these are conducted only when
        the documentation does not provide sufficient information for the agencies to issue the
        required clearances and approvals.

        The location permit is valid for two years (unless a longer period is stipulated by the
        municipal authority) during which the builder must apply for a construction permit.

8       Request and obtain the construction permit from the Municipality                              80 days   EUR 600
        Agency : Municipality
        An application for the construction permit must be accompanied with detailed design
        plans of the building, consents and statements of authorities commenting on specific
        aspects of the construction process and operation of the building (e.g., water and sewage
        provider), documents showing ownership title of the builder to the land or other title
        allowing to build on third party´s land (e.g., lease), and minutes of meetings with other
        parties to the construction proceeding if they took place prior to submitting the petition.

        The construction office schedules a public hearing where all parties concerned (e.g.,
        owners of neighboring land) may raise their objections. An on-site inspection is also
        performed.

        The permit is valid for 2 years during which the construction must commence, unless a
        longer period is stipulated by the municipal authorities.

    9   Receive on-site inspection before construction                                                1 day     no charge
        Agency : Construction Authority
        The Construction Authority sets up an inspection date, and all interested parties and
        authorities are invited. This procedure is not mandatory but is commonly done in
        practice.

10      Obtain water and sewage connection                                                            7 days    EUR 332
        Agency : Bratislava Water Company, Plc. (Bratislavská vodárenská spoločnosť,
        a.s.)
        If the technical conditions on the construction site of the building are met, the utility
        provider must connect the building to the utility system, based on terms and conditions
        specified in the contract drafted by the provider.

        Request occupancy permit                                                                      1 day     EUR 400
11      Agency : Municipality
        The building can be used only after issuance of the occupancy permit. The builder may
        file the request for the proceedings in advance, indicating the contemplated final
        completion date, so that the authority is able to start the proceedings without undue delay
        after the completion of construction. The authority notifies the involved parties of the
        hearing and of the on-site inspection 10 days in advance.

12      Receive final inspection from the Municipality                                                1 day     no charge
        Agency : Municipality
        An final inspection and a hearing involving the parties concerned are always carried out
        before the occupancy permit is granted.

13      Obtain an occupancy permit from the Municipality                                              29 days   no charge
        Agency : Municipality
        The construction office examines whether the building was erected in compliance with
        the documentation approved by the construction office in the construction proceedings
        and whether the terms determined in the land-use decision and the construction permit
        have been complied with. The occupancy permit will be granted after the verification and
        the inspection are successfully completed.

14      Register the building with the Real Estate Registry                                           60 days   no charge
        Agency : Real Estate Registry
        The application may be submitted in person or by post. The land register will record the
        ownership title to the building which was assigned a registration number based on the
        geometric plan. Both documents shall be annexed to the application.

Takes place simultaneously with previous procedure.
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Details – Dealing with Construction Permits in Slovak Republic – Measure of Quality

                                                                                                      Answer               Score

Building quality control index (0-15)                                                                                      8.0

Quality of building regulations index (0-2)                                                                                2.0

  How accessible are building laws and regulations in your economy? (0-1)                             Available online;    1.0
                                                                                                      Free of charge.

  Which requirements for obtaining a building permit are clearly specified in the building            List of required     1.0
  regulations or on any accessible website, brochure or pamphlet? (0-1)                               documents; Fees
                                                                                                      to be paid;
                                                                                                      Required
                                                                                                      preapprovals.

Quality control before construction index (0-1)                                                                            0.0

  Which third-party entities are required by law to verify that the building plans are in             By law, there is     0.0
  compliance with existing building regulations? (0-1)                                                no need to verify
                                                                                                      plans
                                                                                                      compliance; Civil
                                                                                                      servant reviews
                                                                                                      plans.

Quality control during construction index (0-3)                                                                            2.0

  What types of inspections (if any) are required by law to be carried out during construction?       Inspections by in-   1.0
  (0-2)                                                                                               house engineer.

  Do legally mandated inspections occur in practice during construction? (0-1)                        Mandatory            1.0
                                                                                                      inspections are
                                                                                                      always done in
                                                                                                      practice.

Quality control after construction index (0-3)                                                                             3.0

  Is there a final inspection required by law to verify that the building was built in accordance     Yes, final           2.0
  with the approved plans and regulations? (0-2)                                                      inspection is
                                                                                                      done by
                                                                                                      government
                                                                                                      agency; Yes, in-
                                                                                                      house engineer
                                                                                                      submits report for
                                                                                                      final inspection.

  Do legally mandated final inspections occur in practice? (0-1)                                      Final inspection     1.0
                                                                                                      always occurs in
                                                                                                      practice.

Liability and insurance regimes index (0-2)                                                                                1.0

  Which parties (if any) are held liable by law for structural flaws or problems in the building      Architect or         1.0
  once it is in use (Latent Defect Liability or Decennial Liability)? (0-1)                           engineer;
                                                                                                      Professional in
                                                                                                      charge of the
                                                                                                      supervision;
                                                                                                      Construction
                                                                                                      company.

  Which parties (if any) are required by law to obtain an insurance policy to cover possible          No party is          0.0
  structural flaws or problems in the building once it is in use (Latent Defect Liability Insurance   required by law
  or Decennial Insurance)? (0-1)                                                                      to obtain
                                                                                                      insurance .

Professional certifications index (0-4)                                                                                    0.0

  What are the qualification requirements for the professional responsible for verifying that the     Minimum number       0.0
  architectural plans or drawings are in compliance with existing building regulations? (0-2)         of years of
                                                                                                      experience;
                                                                                                      Being a
                                                                                                      registered
                                                                                                      architect or
                                                                                                      engineer;
                                                                                                      Passing a
                                                                                                      certification
                                                                                                      exam.
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 What are the qualification requirements for the professional who supervises the construction   Minimum number   0.0
 on the ground? (0-2)                                                                           of years of
                                                                                                experience;
                                                                                                Passing a
                                                                                                certification
                                                                                                exam.

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        Getting Electricity

  This topic measures the procedures, time and cost required for a business to obtain a permanent electricity connection for a newly
  constructed warehouse. Additionally, the reliability of supply and transparency of tariffs index measures reliability of supply, transparency of
  tariffs and the price of electricity. The most recent round of data collection for the project was completed in June 2017. See the methodology
  for more information.

      What the indicators measure                            Case study assumptions

  Procedures to obtain an electricity connection            To make the data comparable across economies, several assumptions about the
  (number)                                                  construction company, the warehouse project and the utility connections are used.
●   Submitting all relevant documents and obtaining
                                                            The construction company (BuildCo):
      all necessary clearances and permits
●   Completing all required notifications and             - Is a limited liability company (or its legal equivalent) and operates in the economy’s
      receiving all necessary inspections                   largest business city. For 11 economies the data are also collected for the second
                                                            largest business city.
●   Obtaining external installation works and possibly
                                                            - Is 100% domestically and privately owned; has five owners, none of whom is a
      purchasing material for these works
                                                            legal entity. Has a licensed architect and a licensed engineer, both registered with
●   Concluding any necessary supply contract and          the local association of architects or engineers. BuildCo is not assumed to have any
      obtaining final supply                                other employees who are technical or licensed experts, such as geological or
                                                            topographical experts.
  Time required to complete each procedure
                                                            - Owns the land on which the warehouse will be built and will sell the warehouse
  (calendar days)
                                                            upon its completion.
●   Is at least 1 calendar day
                                                            The warehouse:
●   Each procedure starts on a separate day
●   Does not include time spent gathering information     - Will be used for general storage activities, such as storage of books or stationery.
                                                            - Will have two stories, both above ground, with a total constructed area of
●   Reflects the time spent in practice, with little
                                                            approximately 1,300.6 square meters (14,000 square feet). Each floor will be 3
      follow-up and no prior contact with officials
                                                            meters (9 feet, 10 inches) high and will be located on a land plot of approximately
  Cost required to complete each procedure (% of            929 square meters (10,000 square feet) that is 100% owned by BuildCo, and the
                                                            warehouse is valued at 50 times income per capita.
  income per capita)
                                                            - Will have complete architectural and technical plans prepared by a licensed
●   Official costs only, no bribes                        architect. If preparation of the plans requires such steps as obtaining further
●   Value added tax excluded                              documentation or getting prior approvals from external agencies, these are counted
                                                            as procedures.
  The reliability of supply and transparency of             - Will take 30 weeks to construct (excluding all delays due to administrative and
  tariffs index (0-8)                                       regulatory requirements).
●   Duration and frequency of power outages (0–3)
                                                            The water and sewerage connections:
●   Tools to monitor power outages (0–1)
                                                            - Will be 150 meters (492 feet) from the existing water source and sewer tap. If there
●   Tools to restore power supply (0–1)
                                                            is no water delivery infrastructure in the economy, a borehole will be dug. If there is
●   Regulatory monitoring of utilities’ performance       no sewerage infrastructure, a septic tank in the smallest size available will be
      (0–1)                                                 installed or built.
●   Financial deterrents limiting outages (0–1)           - Will have an average water use of 662 liters (175 gallons) a day and an average
                                                            wastewater flow of 568 liters (150 gallons) a day. Will have a peak water use of
●   Transparency and accessibility of tariffs (0–1)
                                                            1,325 liters (350 gallons) a day and a peak wastewater flow of 1,136 liters (300
  Price of electricity (cents per kilowatt-hour)*           gallons) a day.
                                                            - Will have a constant level of water demand and wastewater flow throughout the
●   Price based on monthly bill for commercial
                                                            year; will be 1 inch in diameter for the water connection and 4 inches in diameter for
      warehouse in case study
                                                            the sewerage connection.
  *Note: Doing Business measures the price of
  electricity, but it is not included in the distance to
  frontier score nor the ranking on the ease of getting
  electricity.

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Getting Electricity - Slovak Republic

  Standardized Company

 Price of electricity (US cents per kWh)                                   12.9

 Name of utility                                                           Západoslovenska distribucna, a.s.

 City Covered                                                              Bratislava

  Indicator                                                        Slovak Republic         OECD high                 Overall Best Performer
                                                                                           income

 Procedures (number)                                              5                       4.7                       2 (United Arab Emirates)

 Time (days)                                                      89                      79.1                      10 (United Arab Emirates)

 Cost (% of income per capita)                                    244.5                   63.0                      0.00 (Japan)

 Reliability of supply and transparency of tariff index (0-8)     8                       7.4                       8.00 (28 Economies)

 Figure – Getting Electricity in Slovak Republic and comparator economies – Ranking and DTF

                                                       DB 2018 Distance to Frontier (DTF)

        0                                                                                             100

                                                                                              95.35: Czech Republic (Rank: 15)

                                                                                   85.27: Italy (Rank: 28)

                                                                                  84.44: Regional Average (OECD high income)

                                                                                  83.19: Slovak Republic (Rank: 57)

                                                                 63.26: Hungary (Rank: 110)

                                                     48.31: Albania (Rank: 157)

Note: The ranking of economies on the ease of getting electricity is determined by sorting their distance to frontier scores for getting
electricity. These scores are the simple average of the distance to frontier scores for each of the component indicators.

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  Figure – Getting Electricity in Slovak Republic – Procedure, Time and Cost

                                                         Time (days)       Cost (% of income per capita)
                                                                                                                                       250

                   80

                                                                                                                                             Cost (% of income per capita)
                   70                                                                                                                  200

                   60
 Time (days)

                                                                                                                                       150
                   50

                   40
                                                                                                                                       100
                   30

                   20
                                                                                                                                       50

                   10

                   0                                                                                                                   0
                                  1                      2                     3                       *4                5
                                                                       Procedures (number)

* This symbol is shown beside procedure numbers that take place simultaneously with the previous procedure.

Note: Online procedures account for 0.5 days in the total time calculation. For economies that have a different procedure list for men and
women, the graph shows the time for women. For more information on methodology, see the Doing Business website
(http://doingbusiness.org/en/methodology ). For details on the procedures reflected here, see the summary below.

  Figure – Getting Electricity in Slovak Republic and comparator economies – Measure of Quality

                              8                                        8
                   8                                                                                                            7.4
                                                                                               7             7
                   7
                   6
     Index score

                   5
                   4
                   3
                   2
                   1
                                                 0
                   0

                        Slovak Republic        Albania            Czech Republic             Hungary        Italy         OECD high income

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Details – Getting Electricity in Slovak Republic – Procedure, Time and Cost

No.     Procedures                                                                                     Time to Complete   Associated Costs

1       Apply for connection, receive connection agreement, and pay connection                         24 calendar days   EUR 7,606.2
        fee
        Agency : Západoslovenska distribucna, a.s.
        TThe first step is submitting an application to connect on the distribution company’s
        website, by email, or by mail. Documents attached to the application should also include
        technical drawings of the area. Zapadoslovenska distribucna (ZSDIS) responds to this
        application with technical conditions for connection and a connection agreement. In a
        case like the one described by Doing Business, the enterpreneur would be connecting to
        medium voltage and ZSDIS would bring the medium voltage cable to his/her property,
        where the enterpreneur would install his private substation. The enterpreneur can choose
        to let ZSDIS execute the external connection works. However, common practice is that
        the enterpreneur agrees with ZSDIS to prepare the project design and obtain the building
        permit for the external connection while obtaining building permit for the warehouse
        from the Building Office. This practice benefits the enterpreneur, because it shortens the
        connection time. Once the enterpreneur and ZSDIS agree on this approach, the
        enterpreneur signs the connection contract and sends it back to ZSDIS. At this point, the
        enterpreneur also pays the connection fee.

2       Await approval of project documentation by Západoslovenská distribučná                         30 calendar days   EUR 0
        Agency : Západoslovenska distribucna, a.s.
        Based on the technical conditions received from ZSDIS and the mutually agreed
        approach between the entrepreneur and ZSDIS, the entrepreneur’s electrical contractor
        prepares the project design for the external connection and the new private substation.
        The electrical contractor subsequently submits this project design for approval to the
        distribution company.

3       Await completion of external works by Západoslovenská distribučná                              30 calendar days   EUR 0
        Agency : Západoslovenska distribucna, a.s.
        Once the entrepreneur obtains the building permit for the external connection, s/he hands
        over the documents to ZSDIS to build the external connection. During this period, ZSDIS
        schedules the possible outage on the local network, prepares to build the external
        connection, and obtains any remaining permits such as the excavation permit (permit for
        a special use of the road).

        The material is available more than 50% of the time.
        Any licensed electrician can work on the internal wiring. A technical expert who is hired
        by the warehouse owner, inspects the electricity wiring in the building, prepares a report
        and the report is then submitted to the Office for inspection of the safety. The Office for
        inspection of the safety issues its statement on the status of the electricity wiring in the
        building and this statement is then submitted by the warehouse owner to the Building
        Office during the proceedings to obtain the occupancy permit. The technical expert is
        liable that the internal wiring is in compliance with applicable rules and regulations.

    4   Install private substation                                                                     20 calendar days   EUR 28,000
        Agency : Electrical contractor
        At this point, the entrepreneur and his electrical contractor install the private substation
        while ZSDIS is working on the external connection. The entrepreneur and ZSDIS
        coordinate their actions. After the installation, the entrepreneur’s electrical contractor
        submits the completion report of the substation and other technical documents to ZSDIS
        which confirms that the entrepreneur satisfied the technical conditions for a connection as
        outlined at the beginning of the process.

5       Sign supply contract and await meter installation                                              5 calendar days    EUR 0
        Agency : Západoslovenska distribucna, a.s.
        The entrepreneur signs a joint supply contract with his chosen electricity supplier. By
        signing the joint supply contract, the entrepreneur satisfies all technical and commercial
        conditions for the connection. Subsequently, the electricity supplier requests an
        installation of a meter from ZSDIS on behalf of the entrepreneur.

Takes place simultaneously with previous procedure.

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 Details – Getting Electricity in Slovak Republic – Measure of Quality

                                                                                                                           Answer

 Reliability of supply and transparency of tariff index (0-8)                                                              8

 Total duration and frequency of outages per customer a year (0-3)                                                         3

    System average interruption duration index (SAIDI)                                                                     0.8

    System average interruption frequency index (SAIFI)                                                                    0.5

    What is the minimum outage time (in minutes) that the utility considers for the calculation of SAIDI/SAIFI             3.0

 Mechanisms for monitoring outages (0-1)                                                                                   1

    Does the distribution utility use automated tools to monitor outages?                                                  Yes

 Mechanisms for restoring service (0-1)                                                                                    1

    Does the distribution utility use automated tools to restore service?                                                  Yes

 Regulatory monitoring (0-1)                                                                                               1

    Does a regulator—that is, an entity separate from the utility—monitor the utility’s performance on reliability of      Yes
    supply?

 Financial deterrents aimed at limiting outages (0-1)                                                                      1

    Does the utility either pay compensation to customers or face fines by the regulator (or both) if outages              Yes
    exceed a certain cap?

 Communication of tariffs and tariff changes (0-1)                                                                         1

    Are effective tariffs available online?                                                                                Yes

    Link to the website, if available online                                                                               http://www.zsdis.sk/s
                                                                                                                           k/O-
                                                                                                                           spolocnosti/Informac
                                                                                                                           ny-servis/Cenniky

    Are customers notified of a change in tariff ahead of the billing cycle?                                               Yes

Note:

If the duration and frequency of outages is 100 or less, the economy is eligible to score on the Reliability of supply and transparency of tariff
index.

If the duration and frequency of outages is not available, or is over 100, the economy is not eligible to score on the index.

If the minimum outage time considered for SAIDI/SAIFI is over 5 minutes, the economy is not eligible to score on the index.

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        Registering Property

  This topic examines the steps, time and cost involved in registering property, assuming a standardized case of an entrepreneur who wants to
  purchase land and a building that is already registered and free of title dispute. In addition, the topic also measures the quality of the land
  administration system in each economy. The quality of land administration index has five dimensions: reliability of infrastructure, transparency
  of information, geographic coverage, land dispute resolution, and equal access to property rights. The most recent round of data collection for
  the project was completed in June 2017.See the methodology for more information.

      What the indicators measure                            Case study assumptions

  Procedures to legally transfer title on                  To make the data comparable across economies, several assumptions about the
  immovable property (number)                              parties to the transaction, the property and the procedures are used.
●   Preregistration procedures (for example,
                                                           The parties (buyer and seller):
      checking for liens, notarizing sales agreement,
      paying property transfer taxes)                      - Are limited liability companies (or the legal equivalent).
●   Registration procedures in the economy's largest     - Are located in the periurban area of the economy’s largest business city. For 11
      business citya.                                      economies the data are also collected for the second largest business city.
                                                           - Are 100% domestically and privately owned.
●   Postregistration procedures (for example, filling
                                                           - Have 50 employees each, all of whom are nationals.
      title with municipality)
                                                           - Perform general commercial activities.
  Time required to complete each procedure
                                                           The property (fully owned by the seller):
  (calendar days)
                                                           - Has a value of 50 times income per capita, which equals the sale price.
●   Does not include time spent gathering information
                                                           - Is fully owned by the seller.
●   Each procedure starts on a separate day - though     - Has no mortgages attached and has been under the same ownership for the past
      procedures that can be fully completed online are    10 years.
      an exception to this rule
                                                           - Is registered in the land registry or cadastre, or both, and is free of title disputes.
●   Procedure is considered completed once final         - Is located in a periurban commercial zone, and no rezoning is required.
      document is received                                 - Consists of land and a building. The land area is 557.4 square meters (6,000
●   No prior contact with officials                      square feet). A two-story warehouse of 929 square meters (10,000 square feet) is
                                                           located on the land. The warehouse is 10 years old, is in good condition, has no
  Cost required to complete each procedure (% of           heating system and complies with all safety standards, building codes and legal
  property value)                                          requirements. The property, consisting of land and building, will be transferred in its
●   Official costs only (such as administrative fees,    entirety.
      duties and taxes).                                   - Will not be subject to renovations or additional construction following the purchase.
                                                           - Has no trees, natural water sources, natural reserves or historical monuments of
●   Value Added Tax, Capital Gains Tax and illicit
                                                           any kind.
      payments are excluded
                                                           - Will not be used for special purposes, and no special permits, such as for
  Quality of land administration index (0-30)              residential use, industrial plants, waste storage or certain types of agricultural
                                                           activities, are required.
●   Reliability of infrastructure index (0-8)            - Has no occupants, and no other party holds a legal interest in it.
●   Transparency of information index (0–6)
●   Geographic coverage index (0–8)
●   Land dispute resolution index (0–8)
●   Equal access to property rights index (-2–0)

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Registering Property - Slovak Republic

       Standardized Company

    Property value                                                           EUR 728,246.20

    City Covered                                                             Bratislava

       Indicator                                                   Slovak Republic            OECD high            Overall Best Performer
                                                                                              income

    Procedures (number)                                           3                          4.6                   1.00 (4 Economies)

    Time (days)                                                   16.5                       22.3                  1.00 (3 Economies)

    Cost (% of property value)                                    0.0                        4.2                   0.00 (5 Economies)

    Quality of the land administration index (0-30)               25.5                       22.7                  29.00 (Singapore)

  Figure – Registering Property in Slovak Republic and comparator economies – Ranking and DTF

                                                      DB 2018 Distance to Frontier (DTF)

                    0                                                                                  100

                                                                                           90.17: Slovak Republic (Rank: 7)

                                                                                  81.70: Italy (Rank: 23)

                                                                                 80.09: Hungary (Rank: 29)

                                                                                79.74: Czech Republic (Rank: 32)

                                                                              76.81: Regional Average (OECD high income)

                                                              59.28: Albania (Rank: 103)

Note: The ranking of economies on the ease of registering property is determined by sorting their distance to frontier scores for registering
property. These scores are the simple average of the distance to frontier scores for each of the component indicators.

  Figure – Registering Property in Slovak Republic – Procedure, Time and Cost

                                                Time (days)           Cost (% of income per capita)
                                                                                                                                        0.045
               16

                                                                                                                                        0.04
               14                                                                                                                               Cost (% of income per capita)
                                                                                                                                        0.035
               12
                                                                                                                                        0.03
 Time (days)

               10
                                                                                                                                        0.025
               8
                                                                                                                                        0.02

               6
                                                                                                                                        0.015

               4
                                                                                                                                        0.01

               2                                                                                                                        0.005

               0                                                                                                                        0
                               1                                         2                                         3
                                                               Procedures (number)

* This symbol is shown beside procedure numbers that take place simultaneously with the previous procedure.

Note: Online procedures account for 0.5 days in the total time calculation. For economies that have a different procedure list for men and
women, the graph shows the time for women. For more information on methodology, see the Doing Business website
(http://doingbusiness.org/en/methodology ). For details on the procedures reflected here, see the summary below.

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Figure – Registering Property in Slovak Republic and comparator economies – Measure of Quality

              30
                             25.5                                                                       26.0                  26.5
                                                                                25.0
              25                                                                                                                                    22.7
Index score
              20
                                                      15.5
              15

              10

              5

              0

                       Slovak Republic               Albania               Czech Republic             Hungary                 Italy        OECD high income

Details – Registering Property in Slovak Republic – Procedure, Time and Cost

  No.              Procedures                                                                                      Time to Complete     Associated Costs

1                  Each party obtains extracts from the commercial register held by the                            Less than a day      Commercial Register
                   respective court                                                                                (online procedure)   of the Slovak
                   Agency : Respective District Courts                                                                                  Republic:
                   Parties obtain the Extract from the Commercial Register of the Slovak Republic held by                               - paper form - 13€ (2
                   the respective District Court, for each party. Extract for legal purposes can by in paper
                                                                                                                                        extracts at 6.50€
                   form or in electronic form signed with certified electronic signature. Extracts from
                                                                                                                                        each)
                   commercial register for legal purposes can be obtained either from the District Courts or
                                                                                                                                        - electronic form -
                   from a notary. There are circa 330 notary offices in Slovak Republic. A notary is attached
                   to the Central Portal of Public Administration with certified electronic signature. After                            0.66€ (two extracts at
                   identifying of a notary and entering the requirement, the system generates the required                              0.33€ each)
                   extract from commercial register. The notary prints the extract on paper and certifies it.
                   This extract is also usable for legal purposes Since July 2010 all notaries are connected                            Notaries:
                   on-line with Commercial Register of the Slovak Republic.                                                             - paper form 1 page -
                                                                                                                                        1.33€ per 1 page +
                                                                                                                                        fee for the operation
                                                                                                                                        of the information
                                                                                                                                        - 2 page extract -
                                                                                                                                        2.66€.
                                                                                                                                        (This does not
                                                                                                                                        include 20%VAT.)

                                                                                                                                        Post: 9€ (2 extracts at
                                                                                                                                        4,50€ each)

2                  Confirm the signature authenticity of the seller before applying for                            1 day                6 € (4 signatures at
                   registration                                                                                                         1,50 € at registrar´s
                   Agency : Notary or Registrar´s office                                                                                office;
                   In order to file an Application for registration of the transfer (the Proposal for Entry into                        7,96 € (4 signatures
                   the Cadastre) it is necessary to submit:
                                                                                                                                        at 1,99 € each) at
                   - 1 piece of Application and 2 copies of the contract for the transfer to the respective
                                                                                                                                        notary office
                   district District Office Cadastral Department. Assuming there will be only one executive
                                                                                                                                        3.75€ at the
                   manager acting on behalf of each party (company), a notary or Registrar´s Office have to
                   verify 2 signatures (signatures of the person acting on behalf of the seller).                                       integrated service
                                                                                                                                        points.
                   Verification:
                   - the notary fee is 2.87€ per signature
                   - or at the Registrar´s Office for a fee of 1.50 € per signature.

                   There are three possibilities for drawing up the contract in Slovakia. The contract for a
                   property with the value of 702,701.00€ can be drawn up:
                   - by clients themselves (no costs i.e. 0.00€)
                   - by a notary (the fee for a notary is 992.00 € (excl. 20% VAT))
                   - by a lawyer (the fee for a lawyer is 1827.57 € (excl. 20% VAT

                   The District Office Cadastral Department does not require that the contract to be drawn
                   up either by a notary or by a lawyer. The contract is still valid if drawn by the parties
                   themselves.

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