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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 ... loading data ...

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