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CONTENTS       SLOVENIA COUNTRY PROFILE         Basic data     Reasons to do business in Slovenia     Economic trends     Restructuring the economy towards knowledge-based activities     Rising share of high- and medium-tech products in Slovenia’s exports     Tourism       Renewed rise of foreign direct investment         Biggest foreign investors in Slovenia     Biggest Slovenian investors abroad     Slovenia’s performances in international comparisons       The main reference points         Slovenian diplomatic, consular and other representatives abroad       SPIRIT Slovenia         InvestSlovenia Team     SloveniaPartner Team     Slovenian Tourist Board     CMSR      FOREIGN TRADE REGIME        Trade between EU member states    Community goods    Trade with non-EU member states      Customs regulations          TARIC        Origin of goods    Combined nomenclature and customs rate determination    Customs value    Consignments before customs authorities    Importing goods into the EU’s customs territory    Acts and formalities before customs authorities      Customs-approved treatment or use of goods        Submission of a customs declaration    Import, export and transit procedures    Release of goods for free circulation    Suspensive arrangements and customs procedures    with an economic impact    External transit    Customs warehousing    Inward processing    Processing under customs control    Temporary importation    Outward processing    Exports    Re-exportation, destruction and cession of goods    Free zones and free warehouses    Economic zones       Financing and insurance of Slovenian exports        Financing      Insurance of export credits and outward investments        Commercial risks    Non-commercial risks      FOREIGN INVESTMENT REGIME        Residents and non-residents    The principle of national treatment    The protection of foreign investors    Sectoral limitations    Real-estate investment    Dispute resolution    Investment treaties      Business incentives          Financial incentives          Government FDI Cost-Sharing Grant Scheme        FDI Cost-Sharing Grant Scheme    Employment incentives    Slovene Enterprise Fund incentives    Fiscal incentives    Export incentives    Local incentives    Other incentives      INVESTMENT IN EXISTING COMPANIES          Foreign exchange regime        Investment in securities portfolios    Credit operations      Deposits and current accounts        Non-residents    Residents    Payments and transfers    Cash payments between residents and non-residents    Cross-border cash transfers    Cross-border transfer of securities    Transfers of privately-owned capital    Foreign exchange transactions between residents    Foreign exchange market      Securities market          Authorised participants in the securities market        Brokerage company    Branches of brokerage companies    Securities Market Agency (SMA)      Stock Exchange        LJSE – general information    The LJSE prime and standard markets    LJSE trading system    Clearing and settlement of trades executed on the LJSE    Clearing and settlements – KDD    Types of securities traded on the LJSE    Conditions for admission to the regulated market      Public offer of securities        Public offer of securities issued by a foreign issuer    Issuers from EU member states    Third-country issuers      Investment funds and management companies        Management companies      Investment funds        Investment companies    Mutual funds     State capital investments      Mergers and Acquisitions          Acquisitions according to the Takeovers Act        Takeover    Takeover bid    Mandatory takeover bid    Voluntary takeover bid    Successful bid threshold    Compensation and fair price    Concerted action    Exemptions from the obligation to make a takeover bid    Suspension of voting rights of an unlawful offeror    The takeover procedure    Takeover intention      Takeover bid        Takeovers step by step    Outcome of the takeover bid    Special treatment of minority shareholders      Acquisitions according to the Competition Act        The concept of concentrations    Notification requirement    Procedure on concentrations      ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMPANY        Legislation      Mutual provisions        Organisational forms    Size of companies    Founders    Legal personality    Registered name    Registered office    Economic activity    Representation/management      General partnership        Founders    Contributions    Relations between the partners    Dissolution      Limited partnership        Founders    Contributions    Relations between the partners    Dual company    Partnership limited by shares      Joint-stock company        Founders    Capital    Shares      Management        Management board/Board of directors    Supervisory board    Shareholders’ meeting     Minority shareholders’ protection    Dissolution    European public company    (Societas Europaea – SE)      Limited liability company        Founders       Establishment        VEM points    e-VEM    Notary public    Capital      Shares        Management    Managers    Supervisory board    Shareholders’ meeting    Dissolution      Branch        Registration    Annual reports    Sole trader       PUBLIC PROCUREMENT         Legislation     Treatment of foreign bidders     Types of public procurement procedures       Information about public procurement         Single information portal     The official journal of the EU     Acquisition of tender documentation       Submission of a bid         Time terms     Documentation     Bid opening     Selection     Legal protection of bidders    Concessions    Law on Public-Private Partnership (PPP)    General principles    Eligible private partners      Procedures and general principles        Preliminary procedure    Concession Act    Tender    Selection procedure    Concession agreement    Settlement of disputes    Concessions on natural resources and public goods       LABOUR        Legislation      Employing foreigners        Citizens of the EU, EEA and Switzerland    Foreigners from third countries    Free labour market access for certain categories of foreigners    Cases where work permits are not required    EU Blue Card       Work permits        Personal work permit    Permit for employment    Work permits for specific purposes    Seasonal labour by foreigners    The work of foreign management workers (representatives)    The training and improvement of foreigners      Training at Slovenian companies        The training of foreign workers    The training of Slovenian workers      Cross-border provision of services        Workers seconded to other duties    The movement of persons within companies    Individual contractual services provided by foreigners    Cross-border services where work permits are not required    Temporary residence permit for employment or work purposes    Registration with an administrative unit in Slovenia    Registration and deregistration of the work of foreigners     The employer’s obligations    Info Point for Foreigners       TAXATION           Corporate income tax         Taxpayers and the scope of their tax liability     Tax exemptions     Exempt dividends and (partly) capital gains     Taxation rate     Tax base       Tax relief         Tax relief for investments in research and development     Tax relief for investments     Tax relief for employment     Tax relief for employing disabled persons     Tax relief for carrying out practical training within professional training     Tax relief for voluntary supplementary pension insurance     Tax relief for donations     Preventing the double taxation of income     generated by residents outside of Slovenia     Tax on the transfer of assets, exchange of capital shares and mergers or divisions within the EU     Withholding tax       Flat-rate taxation         Tonnage tax     Special tax arrangements for venture capital companies       Special tax arrangements for the Pomurje and Pokolpje regions         Tax relief for employment     Tax relief for investments       Personal income tax         Taxable persons     Tax base     Tax rates     Tax allowances     Flat-rate taxation     Contractual work tax     Derivative instruments gains tax     Tax on profits due to changes in land use     Social security contributions       Value-added tax (VAT)         Tax rates     Registration of foreign taxable persons     Appointment of a representative       VAT refunds to non-established taxable persons         VAT refunds to taxable persons established in another member state     VAT refunds to taxable persons established in a third country     Excise duty     Customs duties     (Real) property tax     Tax on the transfer of immovable property     Tax on profits due to changes in land use     Tax on real property of a higher value     Charge for the use of building land     Environmentally-oriented taxes     Motor vehicles tax     Water vessel tax     Inheritance and gift tax     Tax on winnings from conventional games of chance     Tax on gambling and concession fees     Tax on insurance services     Tax on finance services     Bank balance sheet tax      ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING        Legislation    Size of companies      Bookkeeping        Annual reports    Consolidated business report      Audit          Publication        Publication relating to branches of third-country companies      USEFUL TIPS        Location    Time    Main cities    Language    Currency    Credit cards    Telephone    Important phone numbers    Internet     Public holidays in 2013    Distances between Ljubljana and main European cities    Diplomatic missions and consular posts    Entry visa    Business hours    Business etiquette      USEFUL ADDRESSES          Main institutions          Main institutions in Slovenia         Ministry of Foreign Affairs     Directorate for Economic Diplomacy     Ministry of the Economic Development and Technology     Slovenian Public Agency for Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Development, Investment and Tourism - SPIRIT     InvestSlovenia Team     Ministry of Finance    Customs Administration    Tax Administration    SID Bank Inc., Ljubljana     Bank of Slovenia     Ljubljana Stock Exchange – LJSE     Securities Market Agency – SMA     Central Securities Clearing Corporation – KDD     Agency for Public Legal Records and Related Services – AJPES     Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs    Employment Service of Slovenia, Info Point for Foreigners    Government Communication Office    Statistical Office    Institute for Macroeconomic Analysis and Development – UMAR    Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia    Chamber of Craft and Small Business of Slovenia     Centre for International Cooperation and Development – CMSR      Slovenian Embassies abroad        Albania    Argentina    Australia    Austria    Belgium    Bosnia and Herzegovina    Brazil    Canada    China, People’s Republic of    Croatia    Czech Republic    Denmark    Egypt    France    Germany    Greece    Hungary    India    Iran    Italy    Israel    Palestinian Territories    Japan    Kosovo    Macedonia    Montenegro    Netherlands    Poland    Romania    Russian Federation    Serbia    Slovakia    Spain    Switzerland    Turkey    Ukraine    Vatican (The Holy See)    United Kingdom    United States of America      Slovenian economic representatives abroad        Brazil    Italy    Russian Federation    China    Turkey      Slovenian Consulates abroad        Italy    Austria    Germany    Hungary    United States of America    Bosnia and Herzegovina      Permanent Representations and Missions        Permanent Representation of the Republic of Slovenia to the United Nations, Osce and other International Organisations in Vienna, Austria    Permanent Representation of the Republic of Slovenia to the European Union    Permanent Representation of the Republic of Slovenia to NATO    Permanent Representation of the Republic of Slovenia to the CoE    Permanent Representation of the Republic of Slovenia to the OECD    Permanent Mission of the Republic of Slovenia to the UN Office and other International Organizations in Geneva    Permanent Representation of the Republic of Slovenia to the United Nations      Foreign Embassies in Slovenia         Embassy of the Republic of Albania     Embassy of the Republic of Austria     Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan     Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium     Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina     Embassy of the Federative Republic of Brazil     Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria     Embassy of the People`s Republic of China     Embassy of the Republic of Croatia     Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus     Embassy of the Czech Republic     Embassy of Denmark     Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt     Embassy of Finland     Embassy of the Republic of France     Embassy of Georgia     Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany     Embassy of Greece     Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See     Embassy of Hungary     Embassy of India     Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran     Embassy of Ireland     Embassy of the Italian Republic     Embassy of Japan     Embassy of the Republic of Kosovo     Embassy of the Republic of Latvia     Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania     Embassy of the Republic of Macedonia     Embassy of Montenegro     Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands     Embassy of the Republic of Poland     Embassy of Portugal     Embassy of Romania     Embassy of the Russian Federation     Embassy of the Republic of Serbia     Embassy of the Slovak Republic     Embassy of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta     Embassy of Spain     Embassy of Switzerland     Embassy of the Republic of Turkey     Embassy of Ukraine     Embassy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland     Embassy of the United States of America     Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela    Other Missions     European Commission Representation in Slovenia     European Parliament Information Office    LEGISLATION ... loading data ...

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