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RPVS for EU funds and grants

RPVS for EU funds and grants in practice

An approved application for an EU grant does not yet mean money in the bank. Under Slovak law, if support exceeds €100,000 the recipient must be entered in the Register of Public Sector Partners before receiving the first payment. With EU funds that usually means before the grant agreement (zmluva o NFP) is signed. The same rule covers grants from Slovak ministries, the Agricultural Paying Agency, the Slovak Business Agency, regions and towns.

Projects often bring several parties under the duty at once: consortium partners, subcontractors with a share above 30% and foreign partners. We therefore prepare the registration alongside the application, so that approval is not followed by a delay at signing. We identify the beneficial owners, draw up the verification document and make sure the entry stays valid through the project's sustainability period.

What we help with

  • We check whether support under a specific call exceeds the statutory threshold.
  • We prepare the registration alongside the grant application.
  • We register each consortium partner separately.
  • We review subcontractors with a share above 30%.
  • On cross-border projects we review the owners of foreign partners.

Worth knowing

When the duty arises

The duty arises before the first payment above €100,000 is received. For EU funds this in practice means before the grant agreement is signed.

Consortia and subcontracting

Each consortium partner receiving more than the threshold registers separately. A subcontractor must be registered if its share of the work exceeds 30%.

Cross-border programmes

In programmes such as Interreg, the Slovak partner registers in the Slovak RPVS. Partners from other countries follow the rules of their own state.

Sustainability period

EU projects often carry a five-year sustainability period after completion. The recipient must keep meeting the project conditions throughout, including a valid registration.

Common questions

  • The law requires registration before the first payment, not at the application stage. We still recommend starting when you apply, as there is often little time between approval and signing.

  • Yes. Direct payments, rural development support and agri-environmental measures paid by the Slovak Agricultural Paying Agency are public funds. A farmer or cooperative above the threshold must be registered.

  • A municipality, town or region is itself the recipient. Its suppliers, however, must be registered if they meet the statutory conditions.

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