Responsibilities and Competences of the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic:

pursuant to § of Act No. 575/2001 Coll. on the organisation of the Government activities and on the organisation of  central state administration as amended by Act No. 139/2003 Coll.

The Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic is a central body of state administration of the Slovak Republic for:

1. industry with the exception of food industry, construction products and manufacture of construction materials, 
2. power engineering inclusive nuclear fuel management and storage of nuclear waste,
3. heat and gas manufacture,
4. exploitation and  treatment of solid fuels, exploitation of oil and natural gas, exploitation of  ore and  non-metallic resources and searching, survey and exploitation of radioactive materials,
5. support of small and medium-size businesses,  
6. policy related to creation of business environment and support of business environment,
7. domestic trade, foreign trade, tourist trade and  consumer protection,
8. protection and the use of mineral resources inclusive chief supervision of protection and the use of mineral deposits,
9. chief supervision of health and safety protection at work and safety running in mining, in activities performed in productive mine and at the use of explosives,
10. hallmarking and precious stones testing,
11. inspection of a ban on development, manufacture, storage, the use and trade with chemical weapons and  precursors required for manufacturing them,
12. coordination and methodical guiding of fulfilment of duties in economic mobilization,  
13. privatization of state property and for administration of state property in business environment.

The Ministry is ruled by the  Minister  who is responsible for its running.

The Minister is represented during his absence to the extent of his rights and liabilities by the State Secretary.  Minister may grant power to the Vice-Minister to represent him to the extent of Minister's rights and liabilities also under other circumstances. The  Vice-Ministers are appointed and dismissed by the Government of the Slovak Republic based on a motion of respective ministers. In justified events the Government of the Slovak Republic may qualify that the two state secretaries act at the Ministry; the Minister will determine in what issues and in what rank he is represented by the state secretaries.

The Ministry is an official civil service authority pursuant to § 7 par. 1, letter a) of the Act on Civil Service. Responsibilities related to implementation of civil servant relations and organizational management of the Ministry running as a civil service office are performed by the Head of Civil Service Office who is concurrently the chief civil servant officer. He is appointed and dismissed by the Chairman of the Office for Civil Service.

The Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic contributes to creation of the unified state policy  of the Slovak Republic, to the extent of its responsibilities and competences it exercises state administration and fulfils further tasks stipulated in laws and other generally binding legal regulations. To the extent of its defined responsibilities and competences, the Ministry is also liable for defence issues and formation of conditions favourable for implementation of requirements for ensuring the preparations for defence and security.

To the extent of its defined competences, the Ministry is also responsible to covenant the international agreements and treaties, to develop bilateral contacts and relations between the countries and international co-operation inclusive the tasks resulting for the Slovak Republic from both the international treaties and conventions and its membership in the international organizations. The Ministry inspects the issues in the matters subjected to the extent of its competences, it analyses the achievements and results and takes the measures to solve the topical issues. It processes the concepts aimed at development of tasks it is entrusted with and at solving the fundamental issues to be submitted to the Government of the Slovak Republic. It exercises due diligence in legal matters subjected to the extent of its competence, it develops the Bills and drafts of other general binding legal regulations, it takes care of complying with lawfulness to the extent of its competences.