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Effectiveness of legal remedies against unfair competition . This article examines the effectiveness of legal instruments designed to protect against unfair competition within the Slovak legal system. It analyzes the functionality of substantive claims for refraining from unlawful conduct and for removing defective states under the Commercial Code. The author highlights the impact of digital technologies and new marketing practices, such as greenwashing, on the current application of competition law. A significant portion of the text is dedicated to procedural aspects governed by the Civil Dispute Order, with a specific focus on the practical utility of interim measures. The study critically evaluates the institute of appropriate satisfaction, emphasizing its dual role of compensating non-material harm and serving as a preventive sanction. It also addresses the specific procedural regime for the protection of trade secrets introduced by recent harmonization with EU directives. The analysis compares the Slovak legal environment with those of Germany and the Czech Republic, noting significantly lower litigation activity by consumer associations in Slovakia. The text discusses the limited practical application of damages due to the rigorous burden of proof required to establish the causal link in competition disputes. Attention is also drawn to the complementary role of public law enforcement through the Advertising Act in cases of misleading advertising. The article concludes that while the legislative framework is robust, greater procedural activism and strategic litigation are required to achieve adequate market protection.

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Autorka sa v článku zameriava na výklad teoreticko-aplikačných východísk inštitútu dôvernej informácie v obchodnoprávnych vzťahoch a legislatívnej konštrukcie zmluvy o zachovaní mlčanlivosti o dôvernej informácii v právnom poriadku Slovenskej republiky de lege lata, ako aj v kontexte rekodifikačného vládneho návrhu, ktorým sa mení a dopĺňa zákon č. 40/1964 Zb. Občiansky zákonník v znení neskorších predpisov. 1) Cieľom autora bude prispieť k rozvinutiu doktríny daného inštitútu prostredníctvom priblíženia aktuálnych rekoditikačných tendencií. The article focuses on the interpretation of the theoretical and application bases of the institute of confidential information in commercial relations and legislative construction of the Confidentiality Agreement on protection of confidential information in the legal order of the Slovak Republic de lege lata as well as in the context of the recodification government proposal amending Act no. 40/1964 Coll. Civil Code. 2) The aim of the author will be to contribute to the development of the doctrine of the institute by approximating current recoditication tendencies.