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CONTENTS       SLOVENIA COUNTRY PROFILE         Slovenia in brief     Reasons to do business in Slovenia    Basic data       Economic trends         GDP growth remains among strongest in the EU     Growth in exports remains among fastest in the EU     Imports rise as domestic market still buoyant     Fast economic growth enables even better fiscal position     Profitable banking sector     A stable business environment       Foreign direct investment continues to rise         Foreign investors in Slovenia     Slovenian investors abroad     Solid innovation environment and performance     High level of human development     Attractive tourist destination     Europe’s trade window to global markets       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     Union goods     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     Submitting an entry summary declaration (ENS)     Notification of arrival     Presentation of the goods     Temporary storage     Placing goods under a customs procedure     Submitting 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 Buyer Credit Insurance      FOREIGN INVESTMENT REGIME         Residents and non-residents     The principle of national treatment     Protection of foreign investors     Sectoral limitations     Real-estate investment     Dispute resolution     Investment treaties       Business incentives         SPIRIT Slovenia – Information point for foreign investors       Financial incentives         Conditions for granting incentives     Grants     Loans, guarantees and subsidised interest rates     Purchase of property owned by a local community at a below-market price     Strategic investments     Fiscal incentives     Employment incentives     Slovene Enterprise Fund incentives     Export incentives     Internationalisation incentives       Local incentives         Local incentives in practice: example of the Municipality of Ajdovščina     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     LJSE activities to promote and develop the local capital market     Clearing and settling 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      ESTABLISHING 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         SPOT system – Slovenian Business Points     On-line registration     Notary public     Capital     Shares       Management         Managers     Supervisory board     Shareholders’ meeting     Dissolution     Sole trader     Branch      PUBLIC PROCUREMENT         Main principles     Treatment of foreign bidders     Thresholds     Types of public contract procedures       Information about public contracts         The Slovenian public contract portal     Tenders Electronic Daily -TED     Other sources of information in Slovenia     Language     Content of the publication     Tender documentation     Submission of a bid     Bidder selection criteria     Participation of foreign bidders in Slovenian public contracts     Bid opening     Selection     Legal protection of bidders      Labour           Labour relations         Hiring of employees     Working hours and annual leave     Wages, remuneration and compensation       Employing foreigners         Citizens of the EU, EEA and Switzerland     Foreigners from third countries       Single working and residence permit (‘Single Permit’)         Consent for employment, self-employment or work     Consent for employment       Consent 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 posted for other duties    The movement of persons within companies     Individual contractual services provided by foreigners     EU Blue Card     Self-employment after 1 year of legal residence in Slovenia       Step-by-step procedure for employing foreigners         Obtaining a single working and residence permit     Registration of residence with an administrative unit in Slovenia     Registration with the Health Insurance Institute     Registration with the FURS     The employer’s obligations      TAXATION           Corporate income tax         Taxpayers and the scope of their tax liability     Tax exemptions     Tax 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       Personal income tax         Taxable persons     Tax base     Tax rates     Tax allowances     Flat-rate taxation     Contractual work tax     Derivative instruments gains tax     Social security contributions       Special tax arrangements for deprived regions         Tax relief for employment     Tax relief for investments       Value-added tax (VAT)         Taxable persons     Tax rates     Person liable for charging and paying VAT     Registration of foreign taxable persons     Appointment of a representative       VAT refunds to foreign taxable persons         VAT refunds to taxable persons established in another EU member state     VAT refunds to taxable persons established outside the EU     Excise duties     Customs duties     Property tax     Tax on transfers of immovable property     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     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 2019     Distances between Ljubljana and main European cities     Diplomatic missions and consular posts     Entry visa     Business hours     Business etiquette       USEFUL ADDRESSES         Slovenian Embassies abroad     Slovenian General Consulates and Consulates abroad     Permanent Representations and Missions     Foreign Embassies in Slovenia     Other Missions      LEGISLATION         Survey of the main business legislation ... loading data ...

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