ENTERPRISES WITH THE MUNICIPAL PROPERTY SHARE IN LEGAL DOCUMENTS ON THE NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEVEL

Municipal enterprising in particular using of municipal property for entrepreneurial purposes is a phenomenon, which is widespread among Slovak municipalities as well as abroad. There are different purposes for what these enterprises are established e.g. agriculture, provision of all range of public services as well as other typical commercial activities. There are numerous issues connected with this phenomenon while legislative regulation is with no doubt one of those, which must be tackled among the firsts. The paper provides an analysis of different existing legal documents which have been adopted in Slovak condition and which have implication on regulation of municipal enterprising. The documents on national as well as on local level were the subject of the research while missing unified definition, very generally formulated regulations, usage of outdated legislation and lack of transparency were identified as the main issues which need to be addressed.