A public sector partner is a natural or legal person who:
- receives funds or performance whose subject matter is property, rights to property or other property rights from a public sector entity (e.g. the state, a municipality, European funds, health insurance companies, etc.),
- is an applicant for a contribution from European structural and investment funds,
- concludes any contract, framework agreement or concession contract as a result of public procurement,
- is a healthcare provider and has a contract with a health insurance company for the provision of healthcare,
- is required to be registered in the register of public sector partners within the meaning of a specific legal regulation (e.g. a person who holds a mining or geological license, is a toll collection and motorway vignette payment administrator, is authorized to conduct business in the energy sector, is a health insurance company, etc.)
- acquires a claim against the state, a state fund, a public institution, a municipality, a higher territorial unit or a legal entity established by law,
- is a recipient of funds from a health insurance company,
- is a subcontractor of a public sector partner.
The Act on the Register of Public Sector Partners sets the following financial limit for the registration of a public sector partner:
- a limit of EUR 100,000 for a single performance or EUR 250,000 in a single calendar year for repeated performances from public sources,
- a limit of EUR 100,000 for assets.
Author: Law Office of JUDr. Róbert Hronček, s.r.o. (www.partnerverejnehosektora.sk)
