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Decree on Recognised Methods of Authorisation and the List of Services

The Ministry of Investment, Regional Development and Informatization of the Slovak Republic (MIRRI) issued Decree No. 511/2022 Coll. on Recognised Methods of Authorisation, under which selected acts may be validly authorised (electronically signed) using an identity card or residence document with a chip issued by 20 June 2021, even after 31 December 2024, without the need to replace the document.

How to temporarily sign with an “old” eID?

The information below applies only if you have an “old” identity card or a foreign national’s residence document with an electronic chip issued on or before 20 June 2021. The qualified certificates for electronic signatures on such documents were automatically revoked at the end of 2022 for security reasons.

If you have not yet had the opportunity to obtain a new document, a temporary solution (available only until 31 December 2026) is to use the old document and the eID Client applicationOpens in a new window to issue a certificate for a recognised method of authorisation. If you are interested in this solution, please follow the User GuideOpens in a new window, starting on page 39.

Once the certificate for the recognised method of authorisation has been successfully issued, you will find it in the signing application under the name SVK ACA2.

To ensure that you can sign all legal acts, including those requiring a Qualified Electronic Signature, we recommend that you apply in person for a replacement of your identity card or foreign national’s residence document at any Document Department of a District Directorate of the Police ForceOpens in a new window. You can use the online appointment booking system of the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak RepublicOpens in a new window to book a specific date and time.

The list will be continuously supplemented and updated.
  • Electronic documents available on the website of the Financial Administration of the Slovak Republic in the Catalogue of electronic formsOpens in a new window.
  • Submission of customs declarations through the Central Electronic Directory information system or through the eCommerce portal, as well as the service for providing information on guarantees for customs debt (GDS). Please note: The recognised method of authorisation cannot be used for guarantor declarations when providing an individual guarantee, for the Control Stamp Information System (ISKZ), or for the Excise Movement and Control System (EMCS).
  • Other electronic services administered by the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic, Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic, Ministry of Transport of the Slovak Republic, Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic, Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic, Health Care Surveillance Authority, Industrial Property Office, and National Agency for Network and Electronic Services can be found in the "Zoznam služieb" (only in Slovak).

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How can we proceed so that citizens can sign our e-service using a recognised method of authorisation?

If your institution is the administrator of electronic services (submissions) and you would like users to be able to sign them using a certificate for a recognised method of authorisation until 31 December 2026, please contact the Ministry of Investment, Regional Development and Informatization of the Slovak Republic via produkt@mirri.gov.skOpens in a new window. The names of these services will then be added to the above-mentioned list of selected electronic services.

For submissions received in electronic mailboxes on the Central Government Portal, the Central eSubmission Office sends a message entitled “Signature Verification Result in the Delivered Message”, which helps you identify:

  • signed documents;
  • the links between signatures and documents;
  • the legislative types of signatures, i.e. whether it is a Qualified Electronic Signature (QES) or an advanced electronic signature based on a qualified certificate, known as a recognised method of authorisation.

More detailed information can be found in the Guide to Using the “Informative Signature and Seal Verification Result” Message for Public Authorities or in the article New Signature Verification Result and Recognised Method of AuthorisationOpens in a new window.

Related Information:

Decree No. 511/2022 Coll. on Recognised Methods of AuthorisationOpens in a new window

Interpretative Opinion on Decree No. 511/2022 Coll. on Recognised Methods of AuthorisationOpens in a new window

User Guide for Issuing Certificates to an Identity Card with a Chip Using the eID Client ApplicationOpens in a new window

Notice for Active Users of Electronic Signatures on Identity CardsOpens in a new window

What Types of Signatures/Seals Exist?Opens in a new window

Technical Information about the Central Government PortalOpens in a new window

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