What is Peppol Authority?
Short answer
The Peppol Authority is an organization mandated by the OpenPeppol rules to oversee the operation of the Peppol network in a specific country or sector. Does not issue or accept electronic invoices — ensures accreditation of service providers, administration of national rules and support for network development. For the Slovak Republic, this authority is the Financial Directorate of the Slovak Republic.
Accreditation and rules
Peppol Authority does not transfer documents, supervises providers.
Financial Directorate of the Slovak Republic
FS SR is the Slovak Peppol Authority with competences transferred from OpenPeppol.
An optional role
Some countries do not have their own Peppol Authority.
Two roles of FS SR
Peppol Authority and tax administration performance are different functions of the same institution.
Conclusion
The Peppol Authority oversees the Peppol network in its jurisdiction and accredits providers; for Slovakia, this role is performed by the Financial Directorate of the Slovak Republic.
Not legal advice. Machine-translated answer, not yet manually reviewed. For the exact wording, see the Slovak original.