Changes in a non-investment fund

The proposal to register a change to the registered data may be filed by:

• the non-investment fund’s administrator, or
• an authorized person acting under a power of attorney.

The change to the registered data must be decided by the body specified in the non-investment fund’s statute.

Usually this is:

• the board of trustees, or
• the founder.

Attach:

• the minutes of the meeting of the relevant body or the decision on the change,
• the attendance list.

You can prepare the change to the statute:

• as an amendment to the statute, precisely stating what is being changed,
• or as a complete new wording of the statute.

You can file the proposal electronically or in paper form.

Electronic submission
Fill in the electronic form Proposal to change the registered data – non-investment fund.Opens in a new window

The proposal must be signed by the authorized person with a qualified electronic signature (KEP)Opens in a new window.

Attach:

• the amendment to the statute or the complete new wording of the statute,
• the minutes of the board of trustees meeting together with the attendance list; if permitted by the founding deed or founding agreement, otherwise the written consent of the founder or founders,
• the administrator’s details needed to request an extract from the criminal record register, or an extract from the criminal record register no older than 3 months, if the administrator is being changed,
• for a change resulting from a merger:
  • the minutes of the board of trustees meeting or the founder’s decision of the non-investment fund being dissolved, together with the attendance list,
  • the minutes of the board of trustees meeting or the founder’s decision of the successor non-investment fund or foundation, together with the attendance list,
  • the merger agreement.

How to proceed

1. Fill in the electronic form.
2. Attach all required attachments.
3. Sign the proposal with a qualified electronic signature (KEP).
4. Submit the form.
5. Pay the administrative fee based on the payment order, which will be delivered to your electronic mailbox after the proposal is sent.

Good to know: For an electronic submission, the administrative fee is reduced by half, i.e. €12.50.

Warning: For the electronic submission you need an ID card with an eID chipOpens in a new window and a qualified electronic signature (KEP)Opens in a new window. The proposal cannot be sent without a qualified electronic signature.

Signing the electronic form by multiple persons
If the submission is signed by more than one person, use the Sign by multiple persons function.

Procedure:

1. Click the Sign by multiple persons button.
2. Add the persons who will sign the submission.
3. Each person will receive a signing request in their electronic mailbox. The request is valid for 48 hours.
4. You can send the submission only after all persons have signed.

Important: The submission may only be sent by the person who created it (the applicant).

More information: A detailed procedure can be found in navode_na viacnasobne_podpisovanie.pdfOpens in a new window (multi-person signing guide).

Paper submission
Deliver the proposal in person or by post to the district office in the region seat competent according to the registered office of the non-investment fund (hereinafter the “registration authority”), Department of General Internal Administration.

The proposal is filed by the non-investment fund’s administrator or an authorized person acting under a power of attorney.

State in the proposal:

• the name, registered office, and company identification number (IČO) of the non-investment fund,
• a description of the proposed change,
• the body that decided on the change,
• the date the decision was adopted.

Attach:

• the amendment to the statute or the complete wording of the statute, in two copies,
• the minutes of the board of trustees meeting together with the attendance list; if permitted by the founding deed or founding agreement, otherwise the written consent of the founder or founders,
• the administrator’s details needed to request an extract from the criminal record register, or an extract from the criminal record register no older than 3 months, if the administrator is being changed,
• for a change resulting from a merger:
  • the minutes of the board of trustees meeting or the founder’s decision of the non-investment fund being dissolved, together with the attendance list,
  • the minutes of the board of trustees meeting or the founder’s decision of the successor non-investment fund or foundation, together with the attendance list,
  • the merger agreement,
• confirmation of payment of the administrative fee in the amount of €25,
• a power of attorney, if the proposal is filed by an authorized person.

Good to know: You can pay the administrative fee using a Confirmation of payment of an administrative or court fee, available at branches of the Slovak Post. More information on paying administrative fees can be found on the Slovak Post website.Opens in a new window You can also pay the fee at a self-service payment kiosk at the registration authority’s building.

Proceedings on registering a change to the registered data are governed by the provisions of Act No. 71/1967 Coll. on Administrative Proceedings (the Administrative Procedure Code), as amended.

If the proposal contains deficiencies
If the registration authority finds deficiencies, it delivers to the authorized person’s electronic mailbox:

• a request to remedy the deficiencies of the submission, and
• a decision to suspend the proceedings.

If the proposal is in order
If the proposal to register the change meets all statutory conditions:

• the registration authority sends the authorized person, in paper form, one copy of the statute or of the amendment to the statute marked to indicate that it takes note of the change to the statute,
• if it concerns a change to data recorded in the Register of Non-Governmental Non-Profit Organizations, it delivers to the authorized person’s electronic mailbox the decision on carrying out the change to the registered data.