Several duties will be added to organizations since June. They will have to draw up a statement of transparency and make available information on public funds. This stems from the amendment to the Act on Non -Profit Organizations, which comes into effect from Sunday (1 6. 6.).
Non -profit organizations or foundations will be obliged to draw up a transparency statement for each year. They will have to do this by June 30 the following year. For the first time, the statement will be prepared for the period from 1 June to 31 December this year. This also applies to associations with an annual income of over EUR 35,000. The statement will have to contain information on persons who have contributed more than EUR 5000 to the activities of the organization for a year, and the identification data of the authorities or members of the organization’s body.
The statement will be published by the organizations in the public part of the register of financial statements. The specimen of the statement shall be appointed by the Ministry of Finance by measure. In the case of breach of obligation, the multi -stage penalty mechanism will be paid – The registered authority will impose a fine of up to EUR 1000 for the organization and will impose another fine up to ten times the upper limit of the rate, even repeatedly. “When imposing a third and next fine, the lower limit of the rate of a fine of 5000 euros,“It is stated in the legislation.
NGOs Non -profit organizations that have been provided with a one -off public contribution In the amount of at least EUR 3330 or within one year, public resources received at least EUR 10,000 in the total contract, to the new one as well as become compulsory persons. Thus, according to the Infos law, they will be mandatory to disclose information, and only about the management of the means.
A group of opposition MPs of the National Council (NR) of the Slovak Republic turned to the constitutional are the Slovak Republic for the amendment. Justified this by the fact that The amendment threatens the basic democratic principles and human rights. The Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic adopted their petition for further proceedings and will assess the constitutionality of the amendment. The proposal for suspension of efficacy did not meet.
