Slovak Republic Regulations on Footwear

Slovak Republic Regulations

Designation	Title
No. 84/2008 Coll.	Decree of the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic on the labeling of materials used in the main parts of footwear
No. 395/2006 Coll.	Regulation of the Government of the Slovak Republic on minimum requirements for the provision and use of personal protective equipment
No. No. 281/2023 Coll. Invalid	Act on General Product Safety and on Amendments to Certain Acts // repeals Decree No. 635/2005 Coll. and Decree No. 194/2009 Coll.
No. 83/2025 Coll.	Act on General Product Safety and on Amendments to Certain Acts// repeals and replaces: Act No. 281/2023 Coll.
No. 56/2018 Coll.	Act on Product Conformity Assessment, Making a Designated Product Available on the Market, and on Amendments to Certain Acts / April 1, 2018 repeals Act No. 264/1999 Coll. on technical requirements for products and on conformity assessment / amendment by Act No. 351/2022 Coll. shall apply as of June 28, 2025 / Amendment by Act No. 318/2025 Coll. shall apply from January 1, 2026
No. 117/2018 Coll.	Regulation of the Government of the Slovak Republic repealing Regulation of the Government of the Slovak Republic No. 35/2008 Coll., laying down details on technical requirements and conformity assessment procedures for personal protective equipment // repeals and replaces Government Regulation No. 35/2008 Coll.
No. 393/2006 Coll.	Regulation of the Government of the Slovak Republic on minimum requirements for ensuring occupational safety and health in explosive atmospheres
No. 67/2010 Coll. (current version)	Act on the Conditions for Placing Chemical Substances and Chemical Mixtures on the Market and on Amendments to Certain Acts (Chemical Act) /Amended by Act No. 109/2024 Coll., effective January 1, 2025
No. 128/2002 Coll. (current version)	Act on State Control of the Internal Market in Consumer Protection Matters and on Amendments to Certain Acts // Amendment by Act No. 108/2024 Coll. took effect on July 1, 2024 // Amendment by Act No. 83/2025 Coll. applies as of May 1, 2025
No. 108/2024 Coll.	Act on Consumer Protection and on Amendments to Certain Acts// repeals and replaces Act No. No. 250/2007 Coll.
No. 362/2011 Coll. (current version)	Act on Medicines and Medical Devices and on Amendments to Certain Acts

Directly applicable EU regulation

Title	Title
No. (EC) 1907/2006 REACH Regulation consolidated version in PDF format as of September 1, 2025	Regulation (EC) of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC, and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No. 793/93, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94, Council Directive 76/769/EEC, and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC, and 2000/21/EC / Amendment (EU) 2021/1199 applies from August 10, 2022 / Amendment (EU) 2021/979 applies from January 8, 2022 / Amendment (EU) 2021/1297 applies from August 25, 2021 / Amendment (EU) 2021/2030 applies from December 12, 2021 / Amendment (EU) 2021/2045 applies from December 14, 2021 / Applicability, partial applicability (EU) 2021/2204 see Article 2/ Amendment (EU) 2022/586 applies from May 1, 2022/ Amendment (EU) 2022/477 applies from October 14, 2022/ Amendment (EU) 2023/923 applies from May 28, 2023 / Amendment (EU)2023/1132 applies from June 29, 2023; points 2 and 5 of the Annex apply from December 1, 2023 / Amendment (EU) 2023/1464 shall apply from August 6, 2023 / Amendment (EU) 2023/2055 shall apply from October 17, 2023, as corrected by 2025/90479/ Amendment (EU)2023/2482 applies from November 15, 2023 / Amendment (EU)2024/1328 applies from June 6, 2024 / Amendment (EU) 2024/2462 applies from October 10, 2024; it adds a new entry 79 to Annex XVII: Undecafluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), its salts, and PFHxA-related substances; the application of the restriction is deferred for: 18 months for firefighting foams used in training, testing, and by public fire departments; 24 months for textiles, leather, fur, and hides in clothing and related accessories and footwear for the general public, paper and cardboard used as food contact materials, mixtures for the general public, and cosmetic products; 36 months for textiles, leather, fur, and hides other than in clothing and related accessories for the general public; 5 years for fire-fighting foams used in civil aviation. Exempted items are textiles, leather, furs, and hides and skins, as well as related accessories and footwear used as personal protective equipment (parts of such equipment) falling within the scope of risk category III(a), (c) to (f), (h), and (l) of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council; devices falling within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council and devices falling within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council. / Amendment (EU) 2025/660 applies from April 22, 2026 ; Amendment (EU) 2025/1090 shall apply from June 23, 2025; the restriction shall apply from December 23, 2026 / Amendment (EU) 2025/1731 shall apply from August 23, 2025

Title

No. (EC)
1907/2006 REACH
Regulation consolidated version
in PDF format
as of September 1, 2025

Regulation (EC) of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC, and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No. 793/93, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94, Council Directive 76/769/EEC, and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC, and 2000/21/EC
/ Amendment (EU) 2021/1199 applies from August 10, 2022
/ Amendment (EU) 2021/979 applies from January 8, 2022 /
Amendment (EU) 2021/1297 applies from August 25, 2021
/ Amendment (EU) 2021/2030 applies from December 12, 2021
/ Amendment (EU) 2021/2045 applies from December 14, 2021
/ Applicability, partial applicability (EU) 2021/2204 see Article 2/
Amendment (EU) 2022/586 applies from May 1,
2022/ Amendment (EU) 2022/477 applies from October 14,
2022/ Amendment (EU) 2023/923 applies from May 28, 2023 /
Amendment (EU)2023/1132 applies from June 29, 2023; points 2 and 5 of the Annex apply from December 1, 2023
/ Amendment (EU) 2023/1464 shall apply from August 6, 2023
/ Amendment (EU) 2023/2055 shall apply from October 17, 2023, as corrected by
2025/90479/ Amendment (EU)2023/2482 applies from November 15, 2023
/ Amendment (EU)2024/1328 applies from June 6, 2024
/ Amendment (EU) 2024/2462 applies from October 10, 2024; it adds a new entry 79 to Annex XVII: Undecafluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), its salts, and PFHxA-related substances; the application of the restriction is deferred for:

18 months for firefighting foams used in training, testing, and by public fire departments;
24 months for textiles, leather, fur, and hides in clothing and related accessories and footwear for the general public, paper and cardboard used as food contact materials, mixtures for the general public, and cosmetic products;
36 months for textiles, leather, fur, and hides other than in clothing and related accessories for the general public;
5 years for fire-fighting foams used in civil aviation.

Exempted items are textiles, leather, furs, and hides and skins, as well as related accessories and footwear used as personal protective equipment (parts of such equipment) falling within the scope of risk category III(a), (c) to (f), (h), and (l) of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council; devices falling within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council and devices falling within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
/ Amendment (EU) 2025/660 applies from April 22, 2026
; Amendment (EU) 2025/1090 shall apply from June 23, 2025; the restriction shall apply from December 23, 2026
/ Amendment (EU) 2025/1731 shall apply from August 23, 2025