On March 18, 2026, the Government of the Slovak Republic approved Regulation No. 42/2026 Z. z., which adopts measures to restrict diesel fuel consumption during an oil emergency. Under this regulation, diesel refueling is permitted exclusively into a vehicle’s fuel tank and into one portable container with a maximum capacity of 10 liters. At the same time, a financial limit of 400 euros per refueling was established. The regulation further restricts the export of diesel outside the territory of the Slovak Republic and introduces a special fuel price for vehicles registered abroad.

Exceptions to the restrictions:

These restrictions do not apply to vehicles of the police force, armed forces, and similar entities, as well as to vehicles for economic mobilization, critical infrastructure, and vehicles of special importance. The Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic, by its decision dated March 19, 2026, designated the following as vehicles of special importance

• agricultural machinery and tractors;
• construction machinery and vehicles;
• stationary or difficult-to-move machinery; and
• vehicles intended to supply the aforementioned machinery and technological equipment and mechanisms used in industry and waste management.

All measures are effective for a period of 30 days from the date of the regulation’s announcement, i.e., from March 19, 2026.

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