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Updated 04/2010

Legal requirements

Methods and conditions for carrying out trading activities on the national market and abroad are defined by the Trade Act. Trade includes purchasing goods for resale and the performance of trading services.

  • Trade Act slovenščina

 The Companies Act defines their basic status, the articles of incorporation and the operations of companies, sole proprietors, related persons, economic interest groups, subsidiaries of foreign companies and their restructuring status.

  • Companies Act slovenščina

 The Small Business Act defines how a craft is pursued as a business activity, lays down the conditions for undertaking craft activities, craft-like activities, the activity of home crafts and applied arts, the organisation of the chambers-of-crafts system and the basis of staff training for the needs of carrying out these activities.

  • Small Business Act slovenščina

Business entities must be entered in the business- and court register in accordance with the provisions of the Court Register Act and the Business Register Act.         

  • Court Register Act slovenščina
  • Business Register Act slovenščina

Types of Cooperation

 Franchising is a type of distribution where an issuing company issues to other companies an entitlement to sell goods or perform services using the issuing company's trademarks, know-how, technical support and certain protected rights.

  • Section of Slovenian Franchise Companies slovenščina

 The Public-Private Partnership Act defines the projects of public-private partnership as projects of public interest which are drafted for the construction, maintenance or management of public infrastructure or they are connected with the activities of commercial and other public services. In accordance with the law, there are the following types of public-private partnerships:

  • a contractual partnership, may be conducted as:  
    • a concession relationship (concession partnership) or
    • a public procurement relationship (public procurement partnership)
  • equity (institutional) partnerships    may be established in the following ways:  
    • by the formation of a legal entity
    • by the sale of a share by a public partner in a public company or by another entity under public or private law
    • by the acquisition of a share in an entity under public or private law, by recapitalisation or in some other similar and comparable way.

The relationships of public-private partnerships are deemed to be concession public-private partnerships, if most of the business risks are borne by a private partner.

  • Public-private Partnership Act slovenščina

 Commercial Interest Group (GIZ) may be established by at least two companies or entrepreneurs. The objectives of such a Group are to alleviate the risk and promote the profitable activities of its members, and to improve and increase the results of these activities.   Slovenia has a great number of Commercial Interest Groups in various areas.

Slovenia also has other well-developed forms of cooperation, such as joint ventures, where two or more companies set up a new company, or subcontracting,  where a subcontractor may be entrusted by the entrepreneur, under the entrepreneur's own responsibility, with the task of carrying out all or part of a contract, which is concluded between the entrepreneur and a third party.

New Business Structures in Europe

Since the entry of Slovenia to the European Union, Slovenian business entities have been able to accede to European interest groups, European cooperatives, European associations and institutions and other forms of association at European level, as their full members.

 The Companies Act in particular regulates the creation, management, transfer of registered office and termination of a European public limited-liability company. The articles of association must be submitted to the registry and notice of such registration must be published, to advise shareholders of their rights to request the acquisition of shares for severance pay, and to advise creditors of their rights to request securities for their claims.

  • Companies Act slovenščina

 The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia governs regulations for the avoidance of double taxation. Slovenia has signed the convention on the avoidance of double taxation on property and income with all EU Member States.

  • List of applicable conventions on the avoidance of double taxation on property and income slovenščina

Other options for expanding your business are taking over an existing one, merging with another company or opening a branch in another EU country.

Administrative procedures

Business entities must be entered in the business- and court register in accordance with the provisions of the Court Register Act and the Business Register Act.         

  • Court Register Act slovenščina
  • Business Register Act slovenščina

An entrepreneur who performs a business activity must be entered in the Register of the Tax Administration as a taxable person for the payment of value added tax (VAT).

  • Explanation of Value Added Tax slovenščina

 The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia governs regulations for the avoidance of double taxation.

Slovenia has signed the convention on the avoidance of double taxation on property and income with all EU Member States.

  • List of applicable conventions on the avoidance of double taxation on property and income slovenščina

Resources

A project for the FORUM FOR PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP is designated in such a way that it offers users complete information on public services and public-private partnership, including the related terms, all in one place.

  • Institute for public-private partnership slovenščina

 The Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for public and legal records and services (AJPES) offers access to information about possible partners.

You can also obtain the information in the Business Register of Slovenia        , using electronic databases via the iPRS Portal. This Portal also offers access to the annual reports via the FI-PO application.

  • iPRS slovenščina
  • FI-PO slovenščina

 InvestSlovenia is a Website aimed at potential foreign investors who are interested in investments in Slovenia.

 Export Window is a Website aimed at Slovenian entrepreneurs, which offers information about developments on markets abroad.

  • Export Window slovenščina

The Chamber of Trade, Crafts and Industry of Slovenia on its Website offers all kinds of information about the Section of Slovenian Franchise Companies.

  • Chamber of Trade, Crafts and Industry of Slovenia slovenščina

Check also the legislation on this topic in:

  • References

    Legal texts

    • Companies Act, No. 001-22-55/06, Ljubljana, on 12 April 2006, National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia slovenščina
    • Trade Act, No. 311-01/92-4/50, Ljubljana, on 20 December 2006, National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia slovenščina
    • Small Business Act, No. 331-01/89-1/27, Ljubljana, on 25 March 2004, National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia slovenščina
    • Public-private Partnership Act, Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 127/2006, 7/12/2006, National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia slovenščina
    • Value Added Tax Act, No. 001-22-155/06, Ljubljana, on 6 November 2006, National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia slovenščina

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Further help

JAPTI the Public Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Entrepreneurship and Foreign Investments performs its activities in the etnrepreneurship sector. It promotes etnrepreneurship and offers information on the possibilities of cooperation with foreign enterprises.

  • JAPTI slovenščina

In Slovenia, various business associations and chambers are active, which offer their support, information, education and help for penetrating foreign markets.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia connects various chambers and business associations under one roof.

  • Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia slovenščina
  • Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia sectors slovenščina

The Chamber of Crafts and Small Businesses offers information on its members and their services.

  • Chamber of Crafts and Small Businesses of Slovenia slovenščina
  • Craft Register slovenščina

In the field of the service-provision, various chambers of sector-specific Activity Areas, are active; they are mostly within the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (GZS), but a few of them are independent.

  • Chamber of Notaries slovenščina
  • Bar Association of Slovenia slovenščina