Slovakia: Amendments to Media Services Act designating Slovak competent authority and Digital Services Coordinator under the DSA were adopted by National Council

On 24 July 2024, the National Council of the Slovak Republic adopted amendments to Act No. 264/2022 Coll. on Media Services and on Amendments to Certain Acts (Media Services Act), which will enter into force on 28 June 2025. The amendments align Slovakia’s national legislation with the Digital Services Act (Regulation (EU) 2022/2065) and designate the Council for Media Services (RpMS) as the Digital Services Coordinator (DSC), extending its mandate beyond audiovisual media to include intermediary services, online platforms, and internet search engines. As DSC, the Council is authorised to supervise compliance with obligations under the Regulation, including transparency requirements, systemic risk mitigation, and user protection duties. The amended Act grants the coordinator extensive investigative and enforcement powers, including the ability to request information, conduct on-site inspections, and impose administrative sanctions; fines for non-compliance may reach up to 6% of a provider’s global annual turnover in cases of serious breaches.