“…It is a topic on European and national importance. Although, as regards establishment of the EPPO, various experts have published both at the European level (Zwiers, 2011;Erkelens, Meij, Pawlik, 2015;Geelhoed, Erkelens, Meij, 2018;Winter, 2018;Ligeti, Antunes, Giuffrida, 2000) and at national level in the Slovak Republic (Šramel, 2010;Ivor, Polák, Záhora, 2021). On the other hand, as regards the Slovak Republic, following its establishment many polemic issues have occurred as regards its functioning at national level.…”