An electronic submission (eSubmission) consists of data completed in an electronic form. An eSubmission initiates a specific process or proceeding at a particular public authority.
The term eSubmission is used in connection with the electronic (online) creation or receipt of a submission, whether generally or specifically structured, regardless of whether it contains an eSignature.
An eSubmission is often referred to as an application, request, notification, initiative, etc. It normally contains basic information such as the identification of the sender and recipient, the subject matter, and the purpose of the submission.
You can create an eSubmission either through your electronic mailbox or by using an electronic service provided by a public authority or institution.
To send an eSubmission, you need an electronic ID card with a chip (eID), a card reader (or the Slovensko v mobile application), a computer with the required software, and an internet connection.
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An eSubmission can be, for example, filing a tax return, reporting a change of permanent residence, or submitting an application for registration of a property right in the Land Register.
You can search for available electronic public services in the eSubmission Office section.
The term eSubmission Office refers to a dedicated section of the portal where you can search for electronic services and create eSubmissions addressed to individual public authorities. It therefore serves as a central gateway to online services, which can subsequently be accessed either directly through a form in the electronic mailbox or via the specialised websites of individual public authorities.
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The eSubmission Office is not a designation of a filing office within the meaning of the Act on Trust Services.
Electronic services are published in the eSubmission Office on the Slovensko.sk portal by the public authorities themselves. These include, for example, services related to the Commercial Register and Trade Register, the Land Register, the Public Procurement Office, the Central Reporting Office, and the Vehicle Register.
In addition to these services, each public authority is automatically assigned a General Agenda service. This service allows you to deliver an electronic submission to the public authority's electronic mailbox established on the Central Government Portal if the submission does not have a specific form or requirements prescribed by law.
Specific requirements for attachments to an electronic submission, where applicable, should be specified for each electronic service by the public authority that is the recipient of the submission. The electronic document formats that obliged persons may use are ...
An eSignature is the equivalent of a handwritten signature. A handwritten signature is used to authenticate legal acts in paper form.
This means that proceedings (applications, requests, proposals, etc.) that require a handwritten signature when handled in paper form must be signed electronically using a Qualified Electronic Signature (QES).
It is therefore important to read the instructions for completing the form (service) before submitting it. These instructions specify the mandatory requirements for the submission as determined by the public authority.
Act No. 305/2013 Coll. on e-Government defines a delivery receipt for this purpose. The body of the delivery receipt contains a brief text clearly informing the recipient of the date and time when the electronic document was delivered.
More detailed information is available in the message details, which are displayed to the recipient of the electronic message after clicking “Detailed information”. You can use this feature to view, for example, the sender and recipient of the message, the date of delivery, the message or electronic document identifier, and other information.
This functionality is available in all types of web browsers except Internet Explorer.
In this context, delivery means the electronic delivery of an electronic submission or electronic document to an electronic mailbox that has been activated for delivery.
Under the e-Government Act, documents may be delivered to an electronic mailbox either without confirmation of receipt (as a standard delivery) or with confirmation of receipt and deemed delivery. In the case of delivery with confirmation of receipt and deemed delivery, the content of the message becomes available to the addressee (if the addressee is not a public authority) only after confirming the delivery notification by entering the BOK code.
An electronic message is considered delivered either upon the expiry of the storage period without the delivery notification having been confirmed or upon confirmation of the delivery notification. Under the e-Government Act, the storage period is 15 days and starts on the day following the day on which the electronic message is stored. The storage of an electronic message means the moment from which the message is objectively available in the addressee's electronic mailbox.
Deemed delivery therefore means that if you do not confirm the delivery notification within the storage period, the decision will be deemed delivered upon the expiry of that period, meaning that its legal effects will take effect.
Specific legislation may regulate the methods of delivery by electronic means differently.
