The Slovak Constitutional Law grants the National Council of the Slovak Republic the power of parliamentary control of the Slovak Government in the field of European affairs. The National Council of the Slovak Republic delegates this power via law on the Committee. The Slovak Republic applies scrutiny model referred to as the “mandating system”. An authorized member of the Government shall submit to the Committee on European Affairs of the Slovak Republic drafts of legally binding acts and other acts of the European Union to be discussed by representatives of the Governments of the European Union and shall inform it on other issues concerning Slovak Republic’s membership in the EU. If the Committee approves a draft of the position, it shall be binding for a member of the Government representing the Slovak Republic. If the Committee fails to express its opinion on the draft of the position of the Slovak Republic within two weeks of its submission, an authorized member of the Government shall act on the draft position. An authorized member of the Government may divert from the position only in unavoidable case and with due consideration for the interest of the Slovak Republic, but shall without delay inform committee and explain the reason of it.
