Who owns Peppol?
Short answer
Peppol is managed by OpenPeppol AISBL, an international non-profit organization. OpenPeppol oversees the framework, rules and central elements of the network. In addition, a local Peppol Authority operates in each country, which sets national requirements — in Slovakia, this role is played by the Financial Directorate of the Slovak Republic. Individual providers (digital postmen) operate on the basis of contracts, certification and rules of the relevant Peppol authorities.
Framework and central rules
It manages the legal, technical and organizational rules of the network at the international level.
Financial Directorate of the Slovak Republic
Determines local requirements (PASR) and maintains an official list of VPDS.
Real services
They operate Access Points, SMP or local services according to certification and contracts — we have a comparison here.
§ 76a of the VAT Act
Slovak legislation follows Peppol standards and the delivery infrastructure managed by OpenPeppol.
Conclusion
Not legal advice. Machine-translated answer, not yet manually reviewed. For the exact wording, see the Slovak original.