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CONTENTS       SLOVENIA COUNTRY PROFILE         Basic data     Reasons to do business in Slovenia       Economic trends         Solid economic performance and strong outlook     Diversified and competitive export sector     Increasing imports     Improving fiscal position     Stable banking sector     Competitive business environment     Foreign direct investment on the rise     Privatisation continues     Foreign investors in Slovenia     Slovenian investors abroad     A solid innovation environment and performance     Attractive tourist destination     High level of human development       The main reference points         Slovenian diplomatic, consular and other representatives abroad       SPIRIT Slovenia         InvestSlovenia Team     SloveniaPartner Team     CMSR       FOREIGN TRADE REGIME         Trade between EU member states     Trade with non-EU member states       Customs regulations         Classification of goods     Origin of goods     TARIC     Customs value     Customs rules     Customs procedures     Customs representative     Registration (EORI)     AEO     Simplifications       Import         Importing goods into the EU’s customs territory     Lodgement of an entry summary declaration (ENS)     Notification of arrival     Presentation of the goods     Temporary storage     Placing goods under a customs procedure     Lodgement of a customs declaration     Release for free circulation (import)       Special procedures           Transit         Union transit     Common transit     External transit     Internal transit       Storage         Customs warehousing     Free zones       Specific use         Temporary admission     End-use       Processing         Inward processing     Outward processing       Export         Formalities prior to the exit of goods     Formalities upon the exit of goods     Export and re-export       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         SPIRIT Slovenia – Information point for foreign investors     Fiscal incentives     Employment incentives     Slovene Enterprise Fund incentives     Export incentives     Internationalisation 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 investment firms     Securities Market Agency (ATVP)       Stock exchange         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     Alternative investment funds     State financial assets       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    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           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         One-stop shops     On-line registration     Notary public     Capital     Shares       Management         Managers     Supervisory board     Shareholders’ meeting     Dissolution     Branch     Sole trader       PUBLIC PROCUREMENT         Treatment of foreign bidders     Types of public procurement procedures       Information about public procurement         Thresholds for publication on the single information portal     Thresholds for publication in the official journal of the EU     Content of the publication     Acquisition of tender documentation     Submission of the bid     Time terms     Documentation     Bid opening     Selection     Legal protection of bidders       LABOUR           Employing foreigners         Citizens of the EU, EEA and Switzerland     Foreigners from third countries     Single working and residence permit (‘Single Permit’)       Consent of the Employment Service         Consent to employment, self-employment or work     Consent to employment       Consents for specific purposes         Seasonal labour by foreigners     The work of foreign representatives of Slovenian companies     The training and improvement of foreigners     Training of posted and Slovenian workers in associated companies       Cross-border provision of services         Workers seconded to other duties     The movement of persons within companies     Individual contractual services provided by foreigners     EU Blue Card     Self-employment       Step-by-step procedure for employing foreigners         Obtaining a single working and residence permit     Registration of residence with an administrative unit in Slovenia     Registration at the Health Insurance Institute     Registration at the FURS     The employer’s obligations       TAXATION           Corporate income tax         Taxpayers and the scope of their tax liability     Tax exemptions     Taxation rate     Tax base     Exempt dividends and (partly) capital gains       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 deprived 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     Social security contributions       Value-added tax (VAT)         Tax rates     Taxable persons     Registration of foreign taxable persons     Appointment of a representative     VAT refunds to non-established taxable persons     VAT refunds to taxable persons established in a third country     Excise duties     Customs duties     Property tax     Tax on the transfer of immovable property     Tax on profits due to changes in land use     Charge for the use of building land     Motor vehicle tax     Circulation tax     Water vessel tax     Inheritance and gift tax     Environmentally-oriented taxes     Tax on insurance services     Tax on financial services     Bank balance sheet tax     Tax on gambling and concession fees     Tax on lottery tickets     Tax on winnings from conventional games of chance       ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING        Size of companies      Bookkeeping        Annual reports    Consolidated annual 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 2017    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 Economic Development and Technology     Slovenian Public Agency for Entrepreneurship, Internationalisation, Foreign Investment and Technology     Ministry of Finance     Financial Administration     SID Bank Inc., Ljubljana     Bank of Slovenia     Ljubljana Stock Exchange – LJSE     Securities Market Agency – ATVP     Central Securities Clearing Corporation – KDD     Slovenian Competition Protection Agency – CPA     Agency for Public Legal Records and Related Services – AJPES     Employment Service of Slovenia - ESS     Government Communication Office     Statistical Office - SURS     Institute of Macroeconomic Analysis and Development – IMAD     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    China    Italy    Turkey       Slovenian General Consulates abroad        Italy    Austria    Germany    Hungary    United States of America       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 Organisations 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 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 Czech Republic    Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt    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 Macedonia    Embassy of Montenegro    Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands    Embassy of the Republic of Poland    Embassy of Romania    Embassy of the Russian Federation    Embassy of the Republic of Serbia    Embassy of the Slovak Republic    Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta    Embassy of Spain    Embassy of Switzerland    Embassy of the Republic of Turkey    Embassy of Ukraine    Embassy of the United Kingdom    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 in Slovenia     LEGISLATION ... loading data ...

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