Slovenia

Country score (EU Average*)

85(72) Political Financing
89(57) Financial Disclosure
81(49) Conflict of Interest
87(59) Freedom of Information
74(63) Public Procurement
80(66) Anti Money Laundering
67(71) Asset Recovery

Country Facts

Income	High
GNI per capita (2011 PPP $)	28370.76
Population, total	2064845.00
Urban population (% of total)	49.63
Internet users (per 100 people)	75.50
Life expectancy at birth (years)	81.08
Mean years of schooling (years)	12.1
Global Competitiveness Index	4.5

Sources: World Bank, UNDP, WEF.

Political Financing

The Elections and Referenda Campaign Act (1994 as amended 2013) and the Political Parties Act (2007, amended 2013) have been superseded by the Political Parties Act (2013) ZPoIS-E and the Elections and Referenda Campaign Act (2013) ZVRK-B, bringing changes to the law.

There are some restrictions on the income of political parties. Donations from foreign entities and anonymous donors are banned, as well as donations from corporations. Trade unions are permitted to donate. There are limits on donations to parties both during and outside of election periods.

Public funding is available for parties and is allocated based on the share of votes attained in the previous election. There are specific rules regarding subsidized access for the media which is allocated equally.

For regulation on spending, there is a ban on vote buying but not on state resources being used in favour or against a political party or candidate. There are limits on spending.

Parties are required to report on their finances annually and the reports are required to be made public. Reports must reveal financial information in relation to election campaigns and must reveal the identity of donors, if the contributions of natural persons exceed the average gross monthly salary. Reports are overseen by the Court of Auditors of the Republic of Slovenia. There are sanctions in the form of fines and loss of public funding for those breaching the provisions of the law.

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Qualitative Data
Laws

Quantitative Data

Primary Metric	2012	2015	2016	2017	2020	2024
Bans and limits on private income	50	50	50	50	67	89
Public funding	75	75	62	62	62	75
Regulations on spending	75	75	75	75	75	75
Reporting, oversight and sanctions	100	100	100	100	100	100

Values lie in range between 0 and 100, higher values implying higher legislation comprehensiveness

Qualitative Data

Bans and limits on private income
Is there a ban on donations from foreign interests to political parties?	Yes. It is prohibited for a Party to acquire funds from contributions of foreign private citizens, legal entities and natural persons, or from Party's property incomings from abroad, from bequests and gifts from abroad, or to acquire any funds or perform any services for a Party from abroad.‌ (Article 21 Political Parties Act (ZPoIS), 1994, amended 2014)
Is there a ban on donations from foreign interests to candidates?	Yes. It is prohibited for a Party to acquire funds from contributions of foreign private citizens, legal entities and natural persons, or from Party's property incomings from abroad, from bequests and gifts from abroad, or to acquire any funds or perform any services for a Party from abroad.‌ (Article 21 Political Parties Act (ZPoIS), 1994, amended 2014)
Is there a ban on corporate donations to political parties?	Yes. State bodies, local authorities, legal persons of public and private law and sole proprietors and individuals who engaged in an activity should not fund the election campaign, unless the law provides otherwise. Legal entities of private law, aimed at the creation of non-profit, can contribute contributions for the referendum campaign (Article 14 (5) Elections and Referenda Campaign Act (ZVRK), 2007, amended 2013)
Is there a ban on corporate donations to candidates?	Yes. State bodies, local authorities, legal persons of public and private law and sole proprietors and individuals who engaged in an activity should not fund the election campaign, unless the law provides otherwise. Legal entities of private law, aimed at the creation of non-profit, can contribute contributions for the referendum campaign (Article 14 (5) Elections and Referenda Campaign Act (ZVRK), 2007, amended 2013)
Is there a ban on donations from corporations with government contracts to political parties?	Yes. State bodies, local authorities, legal persons of public and private law and sole proprietors and individuals who engaged in an activity should not fund the election campaign, unless the law provides otherwise. Legal entities of private law, aimed at the creation of non-profit, can contribute contributions for the referendum campaign (Article 14 (5) Elections and Referenda Campaign Act (ZVRK), 2007, amended 2013)
Is there a ban on donations from corporations of partial government ownership to political parties?	Yes. State bodies, local authorities, legal persons of public and private law and sole proprietors and individuals who engaged in an activity should not fund the election campaign, unless the law provides otherwise. Legal entities of private law, aimed at the creation of non-profit, can contribute contributions for the referendum campaign (Article 14 (5) Elections and Referenda Campaign Act (ZVRK), 2007, amended 2013)
Is there a ban on donations from corporations with government contracts to candidates?	No. Absent from legal framework
Is there a ban on donations from corporations of partial government ownership to candidates?	Yes. Candidates may only receive private contributions from natural persons. (Elections and Referenda Campaign Act 2007, amended 2013, Article 14.)
Is there a ban on donations from Trade Unions to political parties?	Yes. Political parties may only receive private contributions from natural persons, membership fees, property income and the state budgets. (Political Parties Act 1994, amended 2014, Article 22.)
Is there a ban on donations from Trade Unions to candidates?	Yes. Parties cannot receive donations from legal persons in general. Same limit apply to both parties and candidates (Elections and Referenda Campaign Act 2007, amended 2013, Article 14.)
Is there a ban on anonymous donations to political parties?	Yes. In contributing the contribution of the parties must be natural persons in addition to the amount of a given amount of the party to ensure the legality financial business Parties under this Act shall also communicate details of its name, surname, date of birth and address (Art 22 Political Parties Act (ZPoIS), 1994, amended 2014)
Is there a ban on anonymous donations to candidates?	Yes. In contributing the contribution of the parties must be natural persons in addition to the amount of a given amount of the party to ensure the legality financial business Parties under this Act shall also communicate details of its name, surname, date of birth and address (Art 22 Political Parties Act (ZPoIS), 1994, amended 2014)
Is there a ban on state resources being given to or received by political parties or candidates (excluding regulated public funding)?	No. Absent from legal framework
Is there a ban on any other form of donation?	Yes. Legal entities of private law, aimed at the creation of non-profit, can contribute contributions for the referendum campaign (Art 14(5) Elections and Referenda Campaign Act (ZVRK), 2007, amended 2013)
Is there a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a political party over a time period (not election specific)?	Yes. Contributions to individual natural persons referred to in this article may not be in total in the year for which the annual work report of parties, exceed ten times the average gross monthly wage per worker in the Republic of Slovenia by the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia for the previous year. (Art 22 Political Parties Act (ZPoIS), 1994, amended 2014)
Is there a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a political party in relation to an election?	Yes. Contributions to individual natural persons in total for each of the electoral campaign should not exceed ten average gross monthly wage per worker in the Republic of Slovenia by the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia for the previous year (Art 14 Elections and Referenda Campaign Act (ZVRK), 2007, amended 2013)
Is there a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a candidate?	Yes. Same as for political Parties. 10 times the previous year’s average monthly wage (Art 14 Elections and Referenda Campaign Act (ZVRK), 2007, amended 2013)
Public funding
Eligibility criteria for direct public funding to political parties	Yes. Parties who are in the last elections to the National Assembly a candidate of their candidate or candidates have a right to funding from the state Budget if they are in the country receive at least 1% of votes voters. If the election several parties submitted a joint list of candidates shall be entitled to funding from the state budget when the country received at least 1.2% of the vote (if a joint list submitted by the two parties) and at least 1.5% of the vote (if they have a joint list of candidates submitted three or more parties). Parties in the first and second paragraphs of this Article shall be entitled to 25% of the funds earmarked in the budget for funding of political parties, in equal shares to the remaining 75% of funds were justified in proportion to the number of votes of the voters who have received in all constituencies. Parties who have submitted a joint candidate list, sharing the assets acquired on the basis of proportional sharing, in accordance with the mutual agreement if no agreement has been concluded, but the same proportions. The funds intended for the financing of political parties shall be determined in the budget of the Republic of Slovenia and shall not exceed 0.017% of the gross domestic product achieved in the year preceding the adoption of the budget. The amount of funds that belong to each party shall be established in the financing plan National Assembly (Art 23 Political Parties Act (ZPoIS), 1994, amended 2014)
Eligibility criteria for direct public funding to political parties: Share of votes in previous election	Yes. Parties who are in the last elections to the National Assembly a candidate of their candidate or candidates have a right to funding from the state Budget if they are in the country receive at least 1% of votes voters. (Art 23 Political Parties Act (ZPoIS), 1994, amended 2014)
Eligibility criteria for direct public funding to political parties: Representation in elected body	No. Absent from legal framework
Eligibility criteria for direct public funding to political parties: Participation in election	No. Absent from legal framework
Eligibility criteria for direct public funding to political parties: Number of candidates	No. Absent from legal framework
Eligibility criteria for direct public funding to political parties: Share of seats in previous election	No. Absent from legal framework
Eligibility criteria for direct public funding to political parties: Share of votes in next election	No. Absent from legal framework
Eligibility criteria for direct public funding to political parties: Registration as a political party	No. Absent from legal framework
Eligibility criteria for direct public funding to political parties: Share of seats in next election	No. Absent from legal framework
Eligibility criteria for direct public funding to political parties: Number of members	No. Absent from legal framework
Eligibility criteria for direct public funding to political parties: Other	No. Absent from legal framework
Allocation calculations for direct public funding to political parties	Yes. The party may provide for in paragraphs 23 and 26 of this Act acquire up to 50% of the state budget in the financing plan National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia in accordance with the law governing Members of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia provided for additional professional support the work of the parliamentary groups. (Art 21 Political Parties Act (ZPoIS), 1994, amended 2014)
Allocation calculations for direct public funding to political parties: Proportional to votes received	Yes. 25% equally, 75% proportionally by votes won in all constituencies. Parties in the first and second paragraphs of this Article shall be entitled to 25% of the funds earmarked in the budget for funding of political parties, in equal shares to the remaining 75% of funds were justified in proportion to the number of votes of the voters who have received in all constituencies. Parties who have submitted a joint candidate list, sharing the assets acquired on the basis of proportional sharing, in accordance with the mutual agreement if no agreement has been concluded, but the same proportions. (Art 23 Political Parties Act (ZPoIS), 1994, amended 2014)
Allocation calculations for direct public funding to political parties: Equal	No. Absent from legal framework
Allocation calculations for direct public funding to political parties: Proportional to seats received	No. Absent from legal framework
Allocation calculations for direct public funding to political parties: Flat rate by votes received	No. Absent from legal framework
Allocation calculations for direct public funding to political parties: Share of expenses reimbursed	No. Absent from legal framework
Allocation calculations for direct public funding to political parties: Proportional to candidates fielded	No. Absent from legal framework
Allocation calculations for direct public funding to political parties: Number of members	No. Absent from legal framework
Allocation calculations for direct public funding to political parties: Other	No. Absent from legal framework
Earmarking provisions for direct public funding to political parties	No. Absent from legal framework
Earmarking provisions for direct public funding to political parties: Campaign spending	No. Absent from legal framework
Earmarking provisions for direct public funding to political parties: Ongoing party activities	No. Absent from legal framework
Earmarking provisions for direct public funding to political parties: Intra-party institution	No. Absent from legal framework
Earmarking provisions for direct public funding to political parties: Other	No. Absent from legal framework
Allocation criteria for free or subsidized access to media for political parties	Yes. See sub-indicators
Allocation criteria for free or subsidized access to media for political parties: Equal	Yes. Issuers of other print and electronic media in a direct or indirect majority public ownership should ensure that all organizers of a level playing field for the publication of election propaganda messages with the rules laid down in the first paragraph, they must ensure equality of the organizers of the election campaign in the presentation of candidates and their programs in which may be made for specific terms or the space for political parties that are already represented in the National Assembly or for political parties and candidate lists that are already represented in representative bodies of local communities, and specific dates or room for political parties and candidate lists not yet represented in the National Assembly or the representative organs of local communities (Art 6 (3) Elections and Referenda Campaign Act (ZVRK), 2007, amended 2013)
Allocation criteria for free or subsidized access to media for political parties: Number of candidates	No. Absent from legal framework
Allocation criteria for free or subsidized access to media for political parties: Share of seats	No. Absent from legal framework
Allocation criteria for free or subsidized access to media for political parties: Share of votes in preceding election	No. Absent from legal framework ( )
Allocation criteria for free or subsidized access to media for political parties: Other	No. Absent from legal framework
Are there provisions for free or subsidized access to media for candidates?	Yes. Not later than within 45 days before the voting day at elections or 25 days before the voting day at referendum the public media must determine and publish the rules (scope, conditions and methods) for the use of broadcasting time and newspaper space for presentation of candidates, political parties and their programmes or presentation of opinions on the referendum question.‌ (2) During the elections campaign, Radiotelevizija Slovenija shall provide broadcasting time for presentation of candidates or opinions on the referendum question in compliance with the provisions of the act regulating Radiotelevizija Slovenija on political campaign in the programmes of Radiotelevizija Slovenija.‌ (Election and Referendum Campaign Act (Article 6 (1) Elections and Referenda Campaign Act (ZVRK), 2007, amended 2013)
Are there provisions for any other form of indirect public funding?	Yes. See sub-indicators
Provisions for any other form of indirect public funding: Premises for campaign meetings	No. Absent from legal framework
Provisions for any other form of indirect public funding: Space for campaign materials	Yes. Local government bodies shall provide all campaigns with free advertising space (without charging tax). (1) Sticking and posting posters containing elections campaign communications for the elections campaign (hereinafter referred to as posters) shall be allowed on poster locations determined by the local community.‌ The local community shall provide to all organizers of elections campaign free of cost and without the payment of municipal tax, equality in sticking and posting of posters at all poster locations whose number and total area shall allow to a particular elections campaign organizer at least the basic informing of the voters in the local community on the list of candidates or candidate or on the referendum question.‌ (2) The local community may also determine additional poster locations, but these shall be available to elections campaign organizers solely under certain conditions and against payment.‌ (3) Sixty days before the voting day at elections at the latest or 25 days before the voting day at referendum at the latest the local community must give public notice of the conditions for acquisition of the right to use the poster locations referred to in the two preceding paragraphs of this Article.‌ (4) The local community public utility service shall be responsible for removing the posters posted in conflict with the provisions of this Article and shall remove such posters at the expense of the organizer of the elections campaign.‌ (Election and Referendum Campaign Act (Article 8 Elections and Referenda Campaign Act (ZVRK), 2007, amended 2013)
Provisions for any other form of indirect public funding: Tax relief	No. Absent from legal framework
Provisions for any other form of indirect public funding: Free or subsidised transport	No. Absent from legal framework
Provisions for any other form of indirect public funding: Free or subsidised postage cost	No. Absent from legal framework
Provisions for any other form of indirect public funding: Other	No. Absent from legal framework
Is the provision of direct public funding to political parties related to gender equality among candidates?	No. Absent from legal framework
Are there provisions for other financial advantages to encourage gender equality in political parties?	Yes. Women organizations can obtain state subsidies to finance activities and projects related to women empowerment. (Political Parties Act 1994, amended 2014, Article 21.)
Regulations on spending
Is there a ban on vote buying?	Yes. Anyone who by force, serious threat, bribery, deception, or other unfair method of coercion or influence, in order for the election or vote to vote or not to vote or not to vote in force or to vote for or against a proposal shall be punished by a fine or imprisonment up to one year. (Art 151 Criminal code 2008. amended 2016)
Are there bans on state resources being used in favour or against a political party or candidate?	No. Absent from legal framework
Are there limits on the amount a political party can spend?	Yes. Limit is based on the number of eligible voters; exact limit depends on the type of election. (1) The costs of elections campaign for elections into the National Assembly shall not exceed EUR 0.‌40 per eligible voter in the electoral district or in the electoral unit, where the list of candidates has been deposited or where an individual stands as a candidate.‌ (2) The costs of the elections campaign for elections to the European Parliament shall not exceed EUR 0.‌40 per eligible voter in the country.‌ (3) The costs of the elections campaign for elections of the President of the Republic shall not exceed EUR 0.‌25 per eligible voter in the country.‌ In case of repeated voting the expenses of elections campaign for the persons standing as candidates in that voting may be increased by further EUR 0.‌15 per eligible voter in the country.‌ (4) The costs of the elections campaign for elections into the representative body of the local community shall not exceed EUR 0.‌40 per eligible voter in the local community.‌ (5) The costs of the elections campaign for elections of the individually elected body of the local community shall not exceed EUR 0.‌25 per eligible voter in the local community.‌ In case of repeated voting the expenses of elections campaign for the persons standing as candidates in that voting may be increased by further EUR 0.‌15 per eligible voter in the local community.‌ (6) The costs of referendum campaign at the national level or at the local community level shall not exceed EUR 0.‌25 per eligible voter in the country or the local community.‌ (Election and Referendum Campaign Act (Article 23 Elections and Referenda Campaign Act (ZVRK), 2007, amended 2013))
Are there limits on the amount a candidate can spend?	Yes. Same limit as for political parties. Depends on the type of election. (1) The costs of elections campaign for elections into the National Assembly shall not exceed EUR 0.‌40 per eligible voter in the electoral district or in the electoral unit, where the list of candidates has been deposited or where an individual stands as a candidate.‌ (2) The costs of the elections campaign for elections to the European Parliament shall not exceed EUR 0.‌40 per eligible voter in the country.‌ (3) The costs of the elections campaign for elections of the President of the Republic shall not exceed EUR 0.‌25 per eligible voter in the country.‌ In case of repeated voting the expenses of elections campaign for the persons standing as candidates in that voting may be increased by further EUR 0.‌15 per eligible voter in the country.‌ (4) The costs of the elections campaign for elections into the representative body of the local community shall not exceed EUR 0.‌40 per eligible voter in the local community.‌ (5) The costs of the elections campaign for elections of the individually elected body of the local community shall not exceed EUR 0.‌25 per eligible voter in the local community.‌ In case of repeated voting the expenses of elections campaign for the persons standing as candidates in that voting may be increased by further EUR 0.‌15 per eligible voter in the local community.‌ (6) The costs of referendum campaign at the national level or at the local community level shall not exceed EUR 0.‌25 per eligible voter in the country or the local community.‌ (Election and Referendum Campaign Act (Article 23 Elections and Referenda Campaign Act (ZVRK), 2007, amended 2013))
Reporting, oversight and sanctions
Do political parties have to report regularly on their finances?	Yes. The party has for the past business year to produce an annual report in accordance with this Act and the accounting regulations and standards. The annual report for the previous financial year corresponds to the calendar year, the party to 31 March of the current year, in the case of status changes or termination within two months after the status change or termination, for the purpose of publication and national statistics to the Agency of the Republic of Slovenia Public Legal records and Related Services via the AJPES web portal. (Art 24 Political Parties Act (ZPoIS), 1994, amended 2014)
Do political parties have to report on their finances in relation to election campaigns?	Yes. The organizer of the election campaign for elections to the National Assembly, the European Parliament, the President of the Republic or by referendum at national level must ensure transparency, legality of performance and effectiveness of supervision of the election campaign later than 15 days after the closure of the Special Transaction accounts report on the financing of election campaigns submitted to the Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Public Legal Records and Related Services via the AJPES web portal. (Art 18 Elections and Referenda Campaign Act (ZVRK), 2007, amended 2013)
Do candidates have to report on their campaign finances?	Yes. The organizer of the election campaign for elections to the National Assembly, the European Parliament, the President of the Republic or by referendum at national level must ensure transparency, legality of performance and effectiveness of supervision of the election campaign later than 15 days after the closure of the Special Transaction accounts report on the financing of election campaigns submitted to the Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Public Legal Records and Related Services via the AJPES web portal. (Art 18 Elections and Referenda Campaign Act (ZVRK), 2007, amended 2013)
Is information in reports from political parties and/or candidates to be made public?	Yes. AJPES makes public the report of the 18 and 19 of this Act (about a report on the financing of election campaigns). (Art 21 Elections and Referenda Campaign Act (ZVRK), 2007, amended 2013 )
Must reports from political parties and/or candidates reveal the identity of donors?	Yes. If the contributions of natural persons referred to in this Article, the total amount in the year for which the annual work report of parties, exceed the average gross monthly salary must be made in the annual report gives information on the party's personal name and address of a natural person and the amount of the total annual amount which a natural person contributing parties. (Art 22Political Parties Act (ZPoIS), 1994, amended 2014)
Institutions receiving financial reports from political parties and/or candidates
Institutions receiving financial reports from political parties and/or candidates: Electoral Management Board	No. Absent from legal framework
Institutions receiving financial reports from political parties and/or candidates: Auditing agency	Yes. The organizer of the election campaign for members of representative and individually elected bodies of local communities or local referendum Communities must, within 15 days after closing the transaction account submitted to the representative body of the local community and the Court of Auditors report all collected and used for election campaign. (Art 19 Elections and Referenda Campaign Act (ZVRK), 2007, amended 2013)
Institutions receiving financial reports from political parties and/or candidates: Ministry	No. Absent from legal framework ( )
Institutions receiving financial reports from political parties and/or candidates: Special institution	No. Absent from legal framework
Institutions receiving financial reports from political parties and/or candidates: Court	No. Absent from legal framework
Institutions receiving financial reports from political parties and/or candidates: Other	Yes. (Local Community) The organizer of the election campaign for members of representative and individually elected bodies of local communities or local referendum Communities must, within 15 days after closing the transaction account submitted to the representative body of the local community and the Court of Auditors report all collected and used for election campaign. (Art 19 Elections and Referenda Campaign Act (ZVRK), 2007, amended 2013)
Is it specified that a particular institution(s) is responsible for examining financial reports and/or investigating violations?
Institution responsible for examining financial reports and/or investigating violations: Court	No. Absent from legal framework
Institution responsible for examining financial reports and/or investigating violations: Ministry	Yes. The supervision over the implementation of the provisions of this Act, where violations are defined by this Act and offenses carried out by the inspectorate responsible for Interior, with the exception of the implementation of the provisions of Articles 21, 22, first and second paragraphs of Article 24, 24a, 24b and the second paragraph of Article 25 of this Act, over which supervises Court of Auditors and the exercise of the provisions of paragraph 24 . hereof, above which supervises AJPES. (Art 27 Political Parties Act (ZPoIS), 1994, amended 2014)
Institution responsible for examining financial reports and/or investigating violations: Auditing agency	Yes. The Court of Auditors of the Republic of Slovenia (hereinafter: ECA), on the basis of publicly available reports referred to in the third paragraph of the 24th of this Act shall examine whether the annual report drawn up in accordance with Article 24 of this Law. Political Parties Act (ZPoIS), 1994, amended 2014 Art 27: The supervision over the implementation of the provisions of this Act, where violations are defined by this Act and offenses carried out by the inspectorate responsible for Interior, with the exception of the implementation of the provisions of Articles 21, 22, first and second paragraphs of Article 24, 24a, 24b and the second paragraph of Article 25 of this Act, over which supervises Court of Auditors and the exercise of the provisions of paragraph 24 . hereof, above which supervises AJPES. The Court of Auditors supervises the limits of the powers provided for by this law and the law governing the jurisdiction of the Court. Inspection and other state authorities and holders of public powers, which in the execution of their tasks infringements of the provisions of the law in the first paragraph of this article must offenses body to submit a proposal for initiating criminal proceedings. (Art 24a Political Parties Act (ZPoIS), 1994, amended 2014.)
Institution responsible for examining financial reports and/or investigating violations: Electoral Management Body	No. Absent from legal framework
Institution responsible for examining financial reports and/or investigating violations: Institution for this purpose	No. Absent from legal framework
Institution responsible for examining financial reports and/or investigating violations: Other	Yes. Inspection and other state authorities and holders of public powers, which in the execution of their tasks infringements of the provisions of the law in the first paragraph of this article must offenses body to submit a proposal for initiating criminal proceedings. (Art 27 Political Parties Act (ZPoIS), 1994, amended 2014)
Other institutions with a formal role in political finance oversight
Institutions with a formal role in political finance oversight: Court	No. Absent from legal framework
Institutions with a formal role in political finance oversight: Ministry	No. Absent from legal framework
Institutions with a formal role in political finance oversight: Auditing agency	No. Absent from legal framework
Institutions with a formal role in political finance oversight: EMB	No. Absent from legal framework
Institutions with a formal role in political finance oversight: Institution for this purpose	No. Absent from legal framework
Institutions with a formal role in political finance oversight: Other	Yes. The supervision over the implementation of the provisions of this Act, where violations are defined by this Act and offenses carried out by the inspectorate responsible for Interior, with the exception of the implementation of the provisions of Articles 21, 22, first and second paragraphs of Article 24, 24a, 24b and the second paragraph of Article 25 of this Act, over which supervises Court of Auditors and the exercise of the provisions of paragraph 24 . hereof, above which supervises AJPES. The Court of Auditors supervises the limits of the powers provided for by this law and the law governing the jurisdiction of the Court. Inspection and other state authorities and holders of public powers, which in the execution of their tasks infringements of the provisions of the law in the first paragraph of this article must offenses body to submit a proposal for initiating criminal proceedings. (Art 27 Political Parties Act (ZPoIS), 1994, amended 2014)
Sanctions for political finance infractions
Sanctions for political finance infractions: Fines	Yes. A fine of 4,200 to 21,000 euros shall be imposed on any party: 1. that within 30 days after receiving a financial report on the operations of the party for the previous year fails to remit surplus revenue Parties for humanitarian purposes (fourth paragraph of Article 21); 2. The receiving funds, contributions or other proceeds from illicit sources and are not paid for humanitarian purposes within 30 days of receipt (seventh paragraph of Article 21 and Article 25 in conjunction with the ninth paragraph of Article 22); 3. The receiving cash contributions in excess of the amount determined under the law governing the tax procedure, concerning the obligations remittance payments and revenue per transaction accounts, or via the payment service provider has received contributions in cash higher than the amount that is determined on the basis of the law regulating tax procedure, concerning the obligations remittance payments and receipts on current accounts that are not paid by credit or payments direct debits charged to the payer's payment account, and an additional 30-day deadline set by the Court of Auditors determined the audit report the court is not paid for humanitarian purposes (first paragraph of Article 22 in conjunction with the sixth paragraph of Article 24b); 4. that a natural person who performs services for it or she sells the goods, does not conclude the corresponding contract in writing (third paragraph of Article 22); 5. The acquiring of the same individuals one year of contributions in the amount exceeding ten times the average gross monthly salary, and the excess shall be paid into the humanitarian purposes in an additional 30-day deadline set by the audit report determined by the Court of Auditors (fourth paragraph of Article 22 in conjunction with the sixth paragraph of Article 24b); 6. not obtain loans under the conditions laid down in the fifth paragraph of Article 22 of this Act; 7. that the annual report does not indicate the party data from the sixth and seventh paragraphs of Article 22 of this Act; 8 which fails to fulfill its obligations under the third paragraph of Article 24 and the second paragraph of Article 24a of this Act; 9. that, at the request of the Court not to or does not provide the explanations, information or documents that are necessary to perform the audit, or not allow access in their books and records (the second paragraph of Article 24b). A fine of EUR 450 to EUR 900 shall be imposed on the responsible person of the party who commits an offense referred to in the preceding paragraph (Art 28. Political Parties Act (ZPoIS), 1994, amended 2014)
Sanctions for political finance infractions: Loss of public funding	Yes. The decision of the court on offense, where it is established that the party responsible for the violation of Articles 4, 5 or 8 of the first paragraph of Article 28 of this Law, the parties may also face loss of rights to resources from the state budget and the budgets of local communities for a period of one year. By decision of the court on offense, where it is established that the party is liable for the offense referred to in Articles 6, 7, 9 or 10 of the first paragraph of Article 28 of this Act, the party for a period of six months to halve the funding to which it is entitled from the state budget and the budgets of local communities. Temporary loss or temporary restrictions on the right to funding from the first and second paragraphs of this article comes from the following month after the final decision on the offense. (Art 24c Political Parties Act (ZPoIS), 1994, amended 2014)
Sanctions for political finance infractions: Penal/Criminal	No. Absent from legal framework
Sanctions for political finance infractions: Forfeiture	No. Absent from legal framework
Sanctions for political finance infractions: Deregistration of party	No. Absent from legal framework
Sanctions for political finance infractions: Loss of elected office	No. Absent from legal framework
Sanctions for political finance infractions: Suspension of political party	No. Absent from legal framework
Sanctions for political finance infractions: Loss of nomination of candidate	No. Absent from legal framework
Sanctions for political finance infractions: Loss of political rights	No. Absent from legal framework
Sanctions for political finance infractions: Other	No. Absent from legal framework

Legislation

Political Parties Act (ZPoIS), 1994, amended 2014 (Slovenian)	pdf
Elections and Referenda Campaign Act (ZVRK), 2007, amended 2013 (Slovenian)	pdf
Criminal Code 2008, amended 2016 (Slovenian)	pdf

*Last update: 2017

Financial Disclosure

The Slovenian Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2011) sets down the same financial disclosure requirements for all public officials. It specifies that declarations by the Head of State, Ministers, Members of Parliament, and Civil Servants must include real estate, movable assets, cash, debts, and gifts received in the framework of their function. Further, any taxable income, shares in or ownership of a private or public company, as well as any other public office or government contract held must be included. All other positions the public official holds must be declared, which would include board memberships. Family members are not included in the disclosure requirements.

Public officials submit their declarations upon taking and leaving office, and submit annual updates. Fines ranging from EUR 400 to 1,200 are stipulated for late filling, non-filling, or for making false disclosure statements. Financial disclosure of public officials is supervised by the Commission for the prevention of corruption. It functions as depository body, verifies submissions and their accuracy, and enforces sanctions in case of violations. It is responsible for all public officials.

Quantitative Data
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Laws

Quantitative Data

Primary Metric	2012	2015	2016	2017	2020	2024	Trend
Disclosure items	76	74	74	74	89	68
Filing frequency	50	100	100	100	100	100
Sanctions	100	100	100	100	100	100
Monitoring and Oversight	100	100	100	100	100	100
Public access to declarations	50	50	50	50	50	75
Alternative Metric	2012	2015	2016	2017	2020	2024	Trend
Head of State	75	85	85	85	88	94
Ministers	75	85	85	85	88	87
Members of Parliament	75	85	85	85	88	87
Civil servants	76	85	85	85	88	87

Values lie in range between 0 and 100, higher values implying higher legislation comprehensiveness

Qualitative Data

Head of State
Disclosure items
Spouses and children included in disclosure	Yes. Absent from legal framework.
Income and Assets
Real estate	Yes. Officials must declare information on immovable property with all the land register information on land plots. (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Movable assets	Yes. Officials must declare movable property, the value of which exceeds EUR 10 000 (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Cash	Yes. Officials must declare the total value of cash if it exceeds EUR 10 000 (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Loans and Debts	Yes. Officials must declare debts, obligations or assumed guarantees and loans given, the value of which exceeds EUR 10 000 (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Income from outside employment/assets	Yes. Officials must declare information on taxable income under the law governing personal income tax that is not exempt from personal incoem tax; monetary assets deposited in banks, savings banks and savings and loan undertakings, the total value of which in an individual account exceeds EUR 10 000; types and values of securities if, at the time of the declaration of assets, their total value exceeded EUR 10 000 and any other information in relation to assets that to the person with obligations wishes to provide. (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Incompatibilities
Gifts received as a public official	Yes. Public officials must declare accepted gifts and their value in a list of gifts kept with the body or organisation where they hold office. If Gift value exceeds 75 Euros it becomes the property of the State. (Article 31 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020) )
Private firm ownership and/or stock holdings	Yes. Officials must declare information on ownership or stakes, shares, management rights in a company, private institute or any other private activity with a description of the activity and a designation of the registered name or the name of the organization. (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Ownership of state-owned enterprises (SOEs)	Yes. Officials must declare information on ownership or stakes, shares, management rights in a company, private institute or any other private activity with a description of the activity and a designation of the registered name or the name of the organization. (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Holding government contracts	Yes. Officials must declare any other office held or activities performed (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Board member, advisor, or company officer of private firm	Yes. Officials must declare any other office held or activities performed (Articles 26, 41, 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Post-employment	No. Absent from legal framework.
Simultaneously holding policy-making position and policy-executing position	Yes. Officials must declare any other office held or activities performed (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Participating in official decision-making processes that affect private interests	Yes. Officials must declare any other office held or activities performed (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Concurrent employment of family members in public sector	No. Absent from legal framework.
Filing frequency
Filing required upon taking office	Yes. A professional officer, non-professional mayor and deputy mayor, an official at the state and of business person and citizen of the Republic of Slovenia, which performs the function of the institutions and other EU bodies and other international institutions to which he was appointed or elected on the basis of employment or the proposal of the Government of the Republic Slovenia and the National Assembly must immediately, no later than one month after entering and leaving the service or work to the Commission the details of their financial situation. Data on assets and income of these persons must also notify the Commission one year after leaving office or work. (Article 41 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Filing required upon leaving office	Yes. A professional officer, non-professional mayor and deputy mayor, an official at the state and of business person and citizen of the Republic of Slovenia, which performs the function of the institutions and other EU bodies and other international institutions to which he was appointed or elected on the basis of employment or the proposal of the Government of the Republic Slovenia and the National Assembly must immediately, no later than one month after entering and leaving the service or work to the Commission the details of their financial situation. Data on assets and income of these persons must also notify the Commission one year after leaving office or work. (Article 41 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Filing required annually	Yes. The persons responsible for procurement, the Commission information on their financial situation once a year, and up to 31 January each year for the preceding calendar year if, during the previous calendar year involved in the procurement procedure as defined in the 11th point 4 hereof. (Article 41 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Ad hoc filing required upon change in assets or conflicts of interest	Yes. An official who perceives a conflict of interest, or the possibility of a conflict of interest, when assuming their job or office or during performing it, shall immediately inform their superior, or the Commission, in case of no superior. (Articles 38 and 43 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Sanctions
Sanctions stipulated for late filing (fines, administrative, and/or criminal)	Yes. A fine of 400 to 1,200 euros shall be imposed upon a person who: in contravention of the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 41 of this act, fails to communicate information on his assets to the Commission; (Articles 77 (1) of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Sanctions stipulated for non-filing (fines, administrative, and/or criminal)	Yes. A fine of 400 to 1,200 euros shall be imposed upon a person who: in contravention of the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 41 of this act, fails to communicate information on his assets to the Commission; (Articles 77 (1) of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Sanctions stipulated for false disclosure (fines, administrative, and/or criminal)	Yes. A fine of between EUR 400 and 1200 shall be imposed on individual who acts in contravention of Articles 42 ansd 43 fails to provide the necessary data or provide false data. (Articles 77 (1) of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Monitoring and Oversight
Depository body explicitly identified	Yes. The Commission for the prevention of corruption is the depository body. (Articles 26 (1), 35 (5), 38, 41(2), 43 (2), and 43 (2) of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Enforcement body explicitly identified	Yes. The Commission for the prevention of corruption is the enforcement body or may refer the matter to all other competent authorities for enforcement (Articles 13, 39, 42 (3), 43, 44 and 45 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Some agency assigned responsibility for verifying submission	Yes. The Commission may obtain any information from the official records to verify the accuracy of the statements of the with obligation to declare assets and if any inconsistencies of information found the Commission may request the person to enclose relevant evidence with the information specified. (Article 42 (2 and 3) of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Some agency assigned responsibility for verifying accuracy	Yes. The Commission may obtain any information from the official records to verify the accuracy of the statements of the with obligation to declare assets and if any inconsistencies of information found the Commission may request the person to enclose relevant evidence with the information specified. (Article 42 (2 and 3) of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Public access to declarations
Public availability	Yes. Data on the income and assets of the persons with obligations, with exception of persons responsible for public procurement and civil sevants of the National Review Commission, shall be publicly available in the part relating to income and assets obtained during the period of holding a public office or performing an activity and within one year after the termination of the office or activity, irrespective of the restrictions stipulated in the law governing the protection of personal information and the law governing the protection of confidential tax information. (Article 46 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Timing of information release specified	Yes. Data shall be publicly available in the part relating to income and assets obtained during the period of holding a public office or performing an activity and within one year after the termination of the office or activityThe data shall be made publicly available for 24 months after the date of the termination of the office or work. A more detailed methodology for publishing the data shall be laid down by the Commission in its Rules of Procedure (Article 46 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Location(s) of access specified	Yes. The data shall be published on the website of the Commission (Article 46 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Cost of access specified	No. Absent from legal framework.
Ministers
Disclosure items
Spouses and children included in disclosure	No. Absent from legal framework.
Income and Assets
Real estate	Yes. Officials must declare information on immovable property with all the land register information on land plots. (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Movable assets	Yes. Officials must declare movable property, the value of which exceeds EUR 10 000 (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Cash	Yes. Officials must declare the total value of cash if it exceeds EUR 10 000 (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Loans and Debts	Yes. Officials must declare debts, obligations or assumed guarantees and loans given, the value of which exceeds EUR 10 000 (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Income from outside employment/assets	Yes. Officials must declare information on taxable income under the law governing personal income tax that is not exempt from personal incoem tax; monetary assets deposited in banks, savings banks and savings and loan undertakings, the total value of which in an individual account exceeds EUR 10 000; types and values of securities if, at the time of the declaration of assets, their total value exceeded EUR 10 000 and any other information in relation to assets that to the person with obligations wishes to provide. (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Incompatibilities
Gifts received as a public official	Yes. Public officials must declare accepted gifts and their value in a list of gifts kept with the body or organisation where they hold office. If Gift value exceeds 75 Euros it becomes the property of the State. (Article 31 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020) )
Private firm ownership and/or stock holdings	Yes. Officials must declare information on ownership or stakes, shares, management rights in a company, private institute or any other private activity with a description of the activity and a designation of the registered name or the name of the organization. (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Ownership of state-owned enterprises (SOEs)	Yes. Officials must declare information on ownership or stakes, shares, management rights in a company, private institute or any other private activity with a description of the activity and a designation of the registered name or the name of the organization. (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Holding government contracts	Yes. Officials must declare any other office held or activities performed (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Board member, advisor, or company officer of private firm	Yes. Officials must declare any other office held or activities performed (Articles 26, 41, 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Post-employment	No. Absent from legal framework.
Simultaneously holding policy-making position and policy-executing position	Yes. Officials must declare any other office held or activities performed (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Participating in official decision-making processes that affect private interests	Yes. Officials must declare any other office held or activities performed (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Concurrent employment of family members in public sector	No. Absent from legal framework.
Filing frequency
Filing required upon taking office	Yes. A professional officer, non-professional mayor and deputy mayor, an official at the state and of business person and citizen of the Republic of Slovenia, which performs the function of the institutions and other EU bodies and other international institutions to which he was appointed or elected on the basis of employment or the proposal of the Government of the Republic Slovenia and the National Assembly must immediately, no later than one month after entering and leaving the service or work to the Commission the details of their financial situation. Data on assets and income of these persons must also notify the Commission one year after leaving office or work. (Article 41 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Filing required upon leaving office	Yes. A professional officer, non-professional mayor and deputy mayor, an official at the state and of business person and citizen of the Republic of Slovenia, which performs the function of the institutions and other EU bodies and other international institutions to which he was appointed or elected on the basis of employment or the proposal of the Government of the Republic Slovenia and the National Assembly must immediately, no later than one month after entering and leaving the service or work to the Commission the details of their financial situation. Data on assets and income of these persons must also notify the Commission one year after leaving office or work. (Article 41 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Filing required annually	Yes. The persons responsible for procurement, the Commission information on their financial situation once a year, and up to 31 January each year for the preceding calendar year if, during the previous calendar year involved in the procurement procedure as defined in the 11th point 4 hereof. (Article 41 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Ad hoc filing required upon change in assets or conflicts of interest	Yes. An official who perceives a conflict of interest, or the possibility of a conflict of interest, when assuming their job or office or during performing it, shall immediately inform their superior, or the Commission, in case of no superior. (Articles 38 and 43 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Sanctions
Sanctions stipulated for late filing (fines, administrative, and/or criminal)	Yes. A fine of 400 to 1,200 euros shall be imposed upon a person who: in contravention of the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 41 of this act, fails to communicate information on his assets to the Commission; (Articles 77 (1) of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Sanctions stipulated for non-filing (fines, administrative, and/or criminal)	Yes. A fine of 400 to 1,200 euros shall be imposed upon a person who: in contravention of the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 41 of this act, fails to communicate information on his assets to the Commission; (Articles 77 (1) of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Sanctions stipulated for false disclosure (fines, administrative, and/or criminal)	Yes. A fine of between EUR 400 and 1200 shall be imposed on individual who acts in contravention of Articles 42 ansd 43 fails to provide the necessary data or provide false data. (Articles 77 (1) of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Monitoring and Oversight
Depository body explicitly identified	Yes. The Commission for the prevention of corruption is the depository body. (Articles 26 (1), 35 (5), 38, 41(2), 43 (2), and 43 (2) of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Enforcement body explicitly identified	Yes. The Commission for the prevention of corruption is the enforcement body or may refer the matter to all other competent authorities for enforcement (Articles 13, 39, 42 (3), 43, 44 and 45 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Some agency assigned responsibility for verifying submission	Yes. The Commission may obtain any information from the official records to verify the accuracy of the statements of the with obligation to declare assets and if any inconsistencies of information found the Commission may request the person to enclose relevant evidence with the information specified. (Article 42 (2 and 3) of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Some agency assigned responsibility for verifying accuracy	Yes. The Commission may obtain any information from the official records to verify the accuracy of the statements of the with obligation to declare assets and if any inconsistencies of information found the Commission may request the person to enclose relevant evidence with the information specified. (Article 42 (2 and 3) of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Public access to declarations
Public availability	Yes. Data on the income and assets of the persons with obligations, with exception of persons responsible for public procurement and civil sevants of the National Review Commission, shall be publicly available in the part relating to income and assets obtained during the period of holding a public office or performing an activity and within one year after the termination of the office or activity, irrespective of the restrictions stipulated in the law governing the protection of personal information and the law governing the protection of confidential tax information. (Article 46 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Timing of information release specified	Yes. Data shall be publicly available in the part relating to income and assets obtained during the period of holding a public office or performing an activity and within one year after the termination of the office or activityThe data shall be made publicly available for 24 months after the date of the termination of the office or work. A more detailed methodology for publishing the data shall be laid down by the Commission in its Rules of Procedure (Article 46 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Location(s) of access specified	Yes. Data shall be published on the website of the Commission. (Articles 46 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Cost of access specified	No. Absent from legal framework.
Members of Parliament
Disclosure items
Spouses and children included in disclosure	No. Absent from legal framework.
Income and Assets
Real estate	Yes. Officials must declare information on immovable property with all the land register information on land plots. (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Movable assets	Yes. Officials must declare movable property, the value of which exceeds EUR 10 000 (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Cash	Yes. Officials must declare the total value of cash if it exceeds EUR 10 000 (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Loans and Debts	Yes. Officials must declare debts, obligations or assumed guarantees and loans given, the value of which exceeds EUR 10 000 (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Income from outside employment/assets	Yes. Officials must declare information on taxable income under the law governing personal income tax that is not exempt from personal incoem tax; monetary assets deposited in banks, savings banks and savings and loan undertakings, the total value of which in an individual account exceeds EUR 10 000; types and values of securities if, at the time of the declaration of assets, their total value exceeded EUR 10 000 and any other information in relation to assets that to the person with obligations wishes to provide. (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Incompatibilities
Gifts received as a public official	Yes. Public officials must declare accepted gifts and their value in a list of gifts kept with the body or organisation where they hold office. If Gift value exceeds 75 Euros it becomes the property of the State. (Article 31 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020) )
Private firm ownership and/or stock holdings	Yes. Officials must declare information on ownership or stakes, shares, management rights in a company, private institute or any other private activity with a description of the activity and a designation of the registered name or the name of the organization. (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Ownership of state-owned enterprises (SOEs)	Yes. Officials must declare information on ownership or stakes, shares, management rights in a company, private institute or any other private activity with a description of the activity and a designation of the registered name or the name of the organization. (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Holding government contracts	Yes. Officials must declare any other office held or activities performed (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Board member, advisor, or company officer of private firm	Yes. Officials must declare any other office held or activities performed (Articles 26, 41, 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Post-employment	No. Absent from legal framework.
Simultaneously holding policy-making position and policy-executing position	Yes. Officials must declare any other office held or activities performed (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Participating in official decision-making processes that affect private interests	Yes. Officials must declare any other office held or activities performed (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Concurrent employment of family members in public sector	No. Absent from legal framework.
Filing frequency
Filing required upon taking office	Yes. A professional official shall immediately, and by no later than within one month after taking or ceasing to hold the office or post, communicate the information on his assets to the commission. And shall also communicate the information on their assets to the Commission a year after ceasing to hold the office or post. (Article 41 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Filing required upon leaving office	Yes. A professional official shall immediately, and by no later than within one month after taking or ceasing to hold the office or post, communicate the information on his assets to the commission. And shall also communicate the information on their assets to the Commission a year after ceasing to hold the office or post. (Article 41 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Filing required annually	Yes. The persons responsible for procurement, the Commission information on their financial situation once a year, and up to 31 January each year for the preceding calendar year if, during the previous calendar year involved in the procurement procedure as defined in the 11th point 4 hereof. (Article 41 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Ad hoc filing required upon change in assets or conflicts of interest	Yes. An official who perceives a conflict of interest, or the possibility of a conflict of interest, when assuming their job or office or during performing it, shall immediately inform their superior, or the Commission, in case of no superior. (Articles 38 and 43 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Sanctions
Sanctions stipulated for late filing (fines, administrative, and/or criminal)	Yes. A fine of 400 to 1,200 euros shall be imposed upon a person who: in contravention of the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 41 of this act, fails to communicate information on his assets to the Commission; (Articles 77 (1) of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Sanctions stipulated for non-filing (fines, administrative, and/or criminal)	Yes. A fine of 400 to 1,200 euros shall be imposed upon a person who: in contravention of the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 41 of this act, fails to communicate information on his assets to the Commission; (Articles 77 (1) of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Sanctions stipulated for false disclosure (fines, administrative, and/or criminal)	Yes. A fine of between EUR 400 and 1200 shall be imposed on individual who acts in contravention of Articles 42 ansd 43 fails to provide the necessary data or provide false data. (Articles 77 (1) of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Monitoring and Oversight
Depository body explicitly identified	Yes. The Commission for the prevention of corruption is the depository body. (Articles 26 (1), 35 (5), 38, 41(2), 43 (2), and 43 (2) of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Enforcement body explicitly identified	Yes. The Commission for the prevention of corruption is the enforcement body or may refer the matter to all other competent authorities for enforcement (Articles 13, 39, 42 (3), 43, 44 and 45 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Some agency assigned responsibility for verifying submission	Yes. The Commission may obtain any information from the official records to verify the accuracy of the statements of the with obligation to declare assets and if any inconsistencies of information found the Commission may request the person to enclose relevant evidence with the information specified. (Article 42 (2 and 3) of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Some agency assigned responsibility for verifying accuracy	Yes. The Commission may obtain any information from the official records to verify the accuracy of the statements of the with obligation to declare assets and if any inconsistencies of information found the Commission may request the person to enclose relevant evidence with the information specified. (Article 42 (2 and 3) of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Public access to declarations
Public availability	Yes. Data on the income and assets of the persons with obligations, with exception of persons responsible for public procurement and civil sevants of the National Review Commission, shall be publicly available in the part relating to income and assets obtained during the period of holding a public office or performing an activity and within one year after the termination of the office or activity, irrespective of the restrictions stipulated in the law governing the protection of personal information and the law governing the protection of confidential tax information. (Article 46 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Timing of information release specified	Yes. Data shall be publicly available in the part relating to income and assets obtained during the period of holding a public office or performing an activity and within one year after the termination of the office or activityThe data shall be made publicly available for 24 months after the date of the termination of the office or work. A more detailed methodology for publishing the data shall be laid down by the Commission in its Rules of Procedure (Article 46 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Location(s) of access specified	Yes. Data shall be published on the website of the Commission. (Articles 46 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Cost of access specified	No. Absent from legal framework.
Civil servants
Disclosure items
Spouses and children included in disclosure	No. Absent from legal framework.
Income and Assets
Real estate	Yes. Officials must declare information on immovable property with all the land register information on land plots. (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Movable assets	Yes. Officials must declare movable property, the value of which exceeds EUR 10 000 (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Cash	Yes. Officials must declare the total value of cash if it exceeds EUR 10 000 (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Loans and Debts	Yes. Officials must declare debts, obligations or assumed guarantees and loans given, the value of which exceeds EUR 10 000 (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Income from outside employment/assets	Yes. Officials must declare information on taxable income under the law governing personal income tax that is not exempt from personal incoem tax; monetary assets deposited in banks, savings banks and savings and loan undertakings, the total value of which in an individual account exceeds EUR 10 000; types and values of securities if, at the time of the declaration of assets, their total value exceeded EUR 10 000 and any other information in relation to assets that to the person with obligations wishes to provide. (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Incompatibilities
Gifts received as a public official	Yes. Public officials must declare accepted gifts and their value in a list of gifts kept with the body or organisation where they hold office. If Gift value exceeds 75 Euros it becomes the property of the State. (Article 31 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020) )
Private firm ownership and/or stock holdings	Yes. Officials must declare information on ownership or stakes, shares, management rights in a company, private institute or any other private activity with a description of the activity and a designation of the registered name or the name of the organization. (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Ownership of state-owned enterprises (SOEs)	Yes. Officials must declare information on ownership or stakes, shares, management rights in a company, private institute or any other private activity with a description of the activity and a designation of the registered name or the name of the organization. (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Holding government contracts	Yes. High-ranking civil servants (as define in Article 4)must declare any other office held or activities performed (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Board member, advisor, or company officer of private firm	Yes. High-ranking civil servants (as define in Article 4)must declare any other office held or activities performed (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Post-employment	No. Absent from legal framework.
Simultaneously holding policy-making position and policy-executing position	Yes. High-ranking civil servants (as define in Article 4)must declare any other office held or activities performed (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Participating in official decision-making processes that affect private interests	Yes. High-ranking civil servants (as define in Article 4)must declare any other office held or activities performed (Articles 41 and 42 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Concurrent employment of family members in public sector	No. Absent from legal framework.
Filing frequency
Filing required upon taking office	Yes. A professional official shall immediately, and by no later than within one month after taking or ceasing to hold the office or post, communicate the information on his assets to the commission. And shall also communicate the information on their assets to the Commission a year after ceasing to hold the office or post. (Article 41 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Filing required upon leaving office	Yes. A professional official shall immediately, and by no later than within one month after taking or ceasing to hold the office or post, communicate the information on his assets to the commission. And shall also communicate the information on their assets to the Commission a year after ceasing to hold the office or post. (Article 41 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Filing required annually	Yes. The persons responsible for procurement, the Commission information on their financial situation once a year, and up to 31 January each year for the preceding calendar year if, during the previous calendar year involved in the procurement procedure as defined in the 11th point 4 hereof. (Article 41 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Ad hoc filing required upon change in assets or conflicts of interest	Yes. An official who perceives a conflict of interest, or the possibility of a conflict of interest, when assuming their job or office or during performing it, shall immediately inform their superior, or the Commission, in case of no superior. (Articles 38 and 43 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Sanctions
Sanctions stipulated for late filing (fines, administrative, and/or criminal)	Yes. A fine of 400 to 1,200 euros shall be imposed upon a person who: in contravention of the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 41 of this act, fails to communicate information on his assets to the Commission; (Articles 77 (1) of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Sanctions stipulated for non-filing (fines, administrative, and/or criminal)	Yes. A fine of 400 to 1,200 euros shall be imposed upon a person who: in contravention of the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 41 of this act, fails to communicate information on his assets to the Commission; (Articles 77 (1) of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Sanctions stipulated for false disclosure (fines, administrative, and/or criminal)	Yes. A fine of between EUR 400 and 1200 shall be imposed on individual who acts in contravention of Articles 42 ansd 43 fails to provide the necessary data or provide false data. (Articles 77 (1) of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Monitoring and Oversight
Depository body explicitly identified	Yes. The Commission for the prevention of corruption is the depository body. (Articles 26 (1), 35 (5), 38, 41(2), 43 (2), and 43 (2) of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Enforcement body explicitly identified	Yes. The Commission for the prevention of corruption is the enforcement body or may refer the matter to all other competent authorities for enforcement (Articles 13, 39, 42 (3), 43, 44 and 45 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Some agency assigned responsibility for verifying submission	Yes. The Commission may obtain any information from the official records to verify the accuracy of the statements of the with obligation to declare assets and if any inconsistencies of information found the Commission may request the person to enclose relevant evidence with the information specified. (Article 42 (2 and 3) of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Some agency assigned responsibility for verifying accuracy	Yes. The Commission may obtain any information from the official records to verify the accuracy of the statements of the with obligation to declare assets and if any inconsistencies of information found the Commission may request the person to enclose relevant evidence with the information specified. (Article 42 (2 and 3) of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Public access to declarations
Public availability	Yes. Data on the income and assets of the persons with obligations, with exception of persons responsible for public procurement and civil sevants of the National Review Commission, shall be publicly available in the part relating to income and assets obtained during the period of holding a public office or performing an activity and within one year after the termination of the office or activity, irrespective of the restrictions stipulated in the law governing the protection of personal information and the law governing the protection of confidential tax information. (Article 46 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Timing of information release specified	Yes. Data shall be publicly available in the part relating to income and assets obtained during the period of holding a public office or performing an activity and within one year after the termination of the office or activityThe data shall be made publicly available for 24 months after the date of the termination of the office or work. A more detailed methodology for publishing the data shall be laid down by the Commission in its Rules of Procedure (Article 46 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Location(s) of access specified	Yes. The data shall be published on the website of the Commission (Article 46 of the Integrity of Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, last amended 2020))
Cost of access specified	No. Absent from legal framework.

Legislation

Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010_SLO (Slovenian)

*Last update: 2017

Conflict of Interest

All Slovenian public officials are obliged to alleviate conflicts of interests immediately, as to the Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act (2010, amended in 2011). This law further prevents the Head of State, Ministers, and Members of Parliament from accepting gifts, pursuing any other position or employment that generates income, holding supervisory functions in an enterprise, and holding government contracts. In addition, they must immediately withdraw from decision-making where it may affect private interests. The possibilities for Head of State, Ministers, and Members of Parliament to establish business relations with government entities after ending tenure are limited. Slightly fewer restrictions are imposed on Civil Servants. According to the Civil Servants Act (2002) they may not perform activities which harm free competition or public official’s impartiality. This would prevent Civil Servants from holding managerial or advisory positions in public or private companies.

All public officials face the same sanctions in case of violations. These may consist of a fine from EUR 400 and 1,200 or removal from office. The Commission for the Prevention of Corruption provides all public officials with training and tracks data on conflicts of interests. It also functions as enforcement body in case of violations by any public official.

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Laws

Quantitative Data

Primary Metric	2012	2015	2016	2017	2020	2024	Trend
Restrictions	75	82	82	82	70	78
Sanctions	67	100	100	100	58	67
Monitoring and Oversight	50	50	50	50	62	100
Alternative Metric	2012	2015	2016	2017	2020	2024	Trend
Head of State	66	80	80	80	62	82
Ministers	66	80	80	80	62	82
Members of Parliament	66	77	77	77	62	82
Civil servants	59	73	73	73	68	79

Values lie in range between 0 and 100, higher values implying higher legislation comprehensiveness

Qualitative Data

Head of State
Restrictions
General restriction on conflict of interest	Yes. In connection with his/her service or function, an official (here included the President) must pay attention to any conflict of interests and is obliged to avoid it. An official who, upon taking office or function, or during its performance, establishes the existence of circumstances that could influence or create the appearance of influencing the impartial and objective performance of his/her public duties, shall immediately disclose those circumstances directly to his/her superior or authorized person. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Arts. 4 (5) and 37)
Accepting gifts	Yes. Officials may not accept gifts or other benefits in connection with the performance of their function, or public service, or in connection with their position. Gifts in connection with the performance of a function, or public service, or in connection with the position of an official may not be accepted by family members of the official. They may, however, accept on behalf of the body with which the official works a protocol gift which, regardless of its value, becomes the property of their employer. Gifts given by foreign or domestic legal or natural persons at business events are considered protocol. Additionally, an official may accept a gift that is traditionally or usually given at certain events (cultural, ceremonial, concluding education, training, holidays, etc.) or when performing diplomatic activities. Its value however, may not exceed the value of EUR 100, regardless of the form of the gift and the number of donors of the same gift. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Art. 30)
Private firm ownership and/or stock holdings	Yes. A professional official must declare information on their assets. This includes information on ownership or shares, shares with a total value exceeding EUR 10,000 and management rights in a company or other private law entity, indicating the name of the legal entity or the name of the entity, and information on the types and value of securities if their total value exceeds EUR 10,000. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Arts. 41 (1) and 42 (2))
Ownership of state-owned enterprises (SOEs)	No. Absent from legal framework.
Holding government contracts	Yes. A body or organization of the public sector which is obliged to conduct a public procurement procedure in accordance with the regulations governing public procurement, or carries out the procedure of awarding concessions or other forms of public-private partnership, may not procure goods, services or works, private partnerships or grant special or exclusive rights to entities in which an official acting in that body or organization or a member of his family: 1. participates as manager, member of the management or the legal representative; or 2. directly or through other legal entities, participates in more than five percent of the founding rights, management or capital. This prohibition also applies to the business of a body or organization of the public sector with an official/their family member as a natural person. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Art. 35 (1) (2))
Board member, advisor, or company officer of private firm	Yes. The office of President of the Republic is incompatible with any other public office or occupation. More generally, a professional holder of public office may not be a member of or engaged in the management, supervision or representation activities in a company, economic interest grouping, cooperative, public institute, public fund, public agency or other entity governed by public or private law, the exceptions being societies, foundations and political parties. (Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia of 1990 (as of 2020), Art. 105 Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Art. 27 (1))
Post-employment	Yes. A holder of public office may not act as a representative of a business entity that has established or is about to establish business contacts with a public sector body or organisation in which the holder of public office held office until two years have elapsed from the termination of their office. Additionally, the public sector body or organisation in which the holder of public office held office may not do business with an entity in which the former public office holder has more than a five percent share in the founders' rights, the management or capital and the public office holder as a natural person, either by direct participation or through the participation of other legal persons, until one year has elapsed from the termination of office. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Art. 36)
Simultaneously holding policy-making position and policy-executing position	Yes. The office of President of the Republic is incompatible with any other public office or occupation. (Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia of 1990 (as of 2020), Art. 105)
Participating in official decision-making processes that affect private interests	Yes. When an official person detects the circumstances of a conflict of interest, they shall immediately cease to perform any work with regard to the matter unless it would be dangerous to delay, and inform their superior or the person in charge of their exclusion and the circumstances of the conflict of interest in writing within no later than three working days. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Art. 38)
Assisting family or friends in obtaining employment in public sector	No. Absent from legal framework.
Sanctions
Fines are stipulated for violations of COI regulations restricting behavior	Yes. A fine of between EUR 400 and EUR 4000 shall be imposed to varying degrees of violations. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Art. 77)
Administrative sanctions are stipulated for violations of COI regulations restricting behavior	Yes. If the Commission establishes that the holder of public office continues to perform the activity, hold a membership or hold an office after the time limit set by the Commission has expired, it shall inform the relevant authority competent to propose or commence a procedure for the removal of the holder of public office from office. The competent authority shall inform the Commission of its final decision. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Art. 29 (2))
Penal sanctions are stipulated for violations of COI regulations restricting behavior	No. Absent from legal framework.
Monitoring and Oversight
Monitoring body specified (guidance, training, data tracking)	Yes. The Commission for the Prevention of Corruption. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Arts. 5, 11 (2) and 76)
Enforcement body specified (sanctions, hearings)	Yes. The Commission for the Prevention of Corruption may initate proceedings relating to the violation of the rules on conflicts of interest. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Arts. 5, 11 (2) and 13)
Ministers
Restrictions
General restriction on conflict of interest	Yes. In connection with his/her service or function, an official (here included Ministers) must pay attention to any conflict of interests and is obliged to avoid it. An official who, upon taking office or function, or during its performance, establishes the existence of circumstances that could influence or create the appearance of influencing the impartial and objective performance of his/her public duties, shall immediately disclose those circumstances directly to his/her superior or authorized person. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Arts. 4 (5) and 37)
Accepting gifts	Yes. Officials may not accept gifts or other benefits in connection with the performance of their function, or public service, or in connection with their position. Gifts in connection with the performance of a function, or public service, or in connection with the position of an official may not be accepted by family members of the official. They may, however, accept on behalf of the body with which the official works a protocol gift which, regardless of its value, becomes the property of their employer. Gifts given by foreign or domestic legal or natural persons at business events are considered protocol. Additionally, an official may accept a gift that is traditionally or usually given at certain events (cultural, ceremonial, concluding education, training, holidays, etc.) or when performing diplomatic activities. Its value however, may not exceed the value of EUR 100, regardless of the form of the gift and the number of donors of the same gift. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Art. 30)
Private firm ownership and/or stock holdings	Yes. A professional official must declare information on their assets. This includes information on ownership or shares, shares with a total value exceeding EUR 10,000 and management rights in a company or other private law entity, indicating the name of the legal entity or the name of the entity, and information on the types and value of securities if their total value exceeds EUR 10,000. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Arts. 41 (1) and 42 (2))
Ownership of state-owned enterprises (SOEs)	No. Absent from legal framework.
Holding government contracts	Yes. A body or organization of the public sector which is obliged to conduct a public procurement procedure in accordance with the regulations governing public procurement, or carries out the procedure of awarding concessions or other forms of public-private partnership, may not procure goods, services or works, private partnerships or grant special or exclusive rights to entities in which an official acting in that body or organization or a member of his family: 1. participates as manager, member of the management or the legal representative; or 2. directly or through other legal entities, participates in more than five percent of the founding rights, management or capital. This prohibition also applies to the business of a body or organization of the public sector with an official/their family member as a natural person. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Art. 35 (1) (2))
Board member, advisor, or company officer of private firm	Yes. A professional holder of public office may not be a member of or engaged in the management, supervision or representation activities in a company, economic interest grouping, cooperative, public institute, public fund, public agency or other entity governed by public or private law, the exceptions being societies, foundations and political parties. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Art. 27 (1))
Post-employment	Yes. A holder of public office may not act as a representative of a business entity that has established or is about to establish business contacts with a public sector body or organisation in which the holder of public office held office until two years have elapsed from the termination of their office. Additionally, the public sector body or organisation in which the holder of public office held office may not do business with an entity in which the former public office holder has more than a five percent share in the founders' rights, the management or capital and the public office holder as a natural person, either by direct participation or through the participation of other legal persons, until one year has elapsed from the termination of office. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Art. 36)
Simultaneously holding policy-making position and policy-executing position	Yes. The Prime Minister and the Ministers may not simultaneously hold office in State bodies, courts, local authorities or other public office nor carry out other activities which, pursuant to the law, are not compatible with the office of a member of the Government. (Government of the Republic of Slovenia Act of 1993 (as of 2020), Art. 10 )
Participating in official decision-making processes that affect private interests	Yes. When an official person detects the circumstances of a conflict of interest, they shall immediately cease to perform any work with regard to the matter unless it would be dangerous to delay, and inform their superior or the person in charge of their exclusion and the circumstances of the conflict of interest in writing within no later than three working days. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Art. 38)
Assisting family or friends in obtaining employment in public sector	No. Absent from legal framework.
Sanctions
Fines are stipulated for violations of COI regulations restricting behavior	Yes. A fine of between EUR 400 and EUR 4000 shall be imposed to varying degrees of violations. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Art. 77)
Administrative sanctions are stipulated for violations of COI regulations restricting behavior	Yes. If the Commission establishes that the holder of public office continues to perform the activity, hold a membership or hold an office after the time limit set by the Commission has expired, it shall inform the relevant authority competent to propose or commence a procedure for the removal of the holder of public office from office. The competent authority shall inform the Commission of its final decision. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Art. 29 (2))
Penal sanctions are stipulated for violations of COI regulations restricting behavior	No. Absent from legal framework.
Monitoring and Oversight
Monitoring body specified (guidance, training, data tracking)	Yes. The Commission for the Prevention of Corruption. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Arts. 5, 11 (2) and 76)
Enforcement body specified (sanctions, hearings)	Yes. The Commission for the Prevention of Corruption may initate proceedings relating to the violation of the rules on conflicts of interest. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Arts. 5, 11 (2) and 13)
Members of Parliament
Restrictions
General restriction on conflict of interest	Yes. In connection with his/her service or function, an official (here included Members of Parliament) must pay attention to any conflict of interests and is obliged to avoid it. An official who, upon taking office or function, or during its performance, establishes the existence of circumstances that could influence or create the appearance of influencing the impartial and objective performance of his/her public duties, shall immediately disclose those circumstances directly to his/her superior or authorized person. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Arts. 4 (5) and 37)
Accepting gifts	Yes. Deputies shall not accept any payments, gifts or other benefits and shall not enter into transactions or accept services that could influence their decisions. More generally, officials may not accept gifts or other benefits in connection with the performance of their function, or public service, or in connection with their position. Gifts in connection with the performance of a function, or public service, or in connection with the position of an official may not be accepted by family members of the official. They may, however, accept on behalf of the body with which the official works a protocol gift which, regardless of its value, becomes the property of their employer. Gifts given by foreign or domestic legal or natural persons at business events are considered protocol. Additionally, an official may accept a gift that is traditionally or usually given at certain events (cultural, ceremonial, concluding education, training, holidays, etc.) or when performing diplomatic activities. Its value however, may not exceed the value of EUR 100, regardless of the form of the gift and the number of donors of the same gift. (Code of Ethics for Deputies of the National Assembly of 2007 (as of 2020), Art. 12 Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Art. 30)
Private firm ownership and/or stock holdings	Yes. A professional official must declare information on their assets. This includes information on ownership or shares, shares with a total value exceeding EUR 10,000 and management rights in a company or other private law entity, indicating the name of the legal entity or the name of the entity, and information on the types and value of securities if their total value exceeds EUR 10,000. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Arts. 41 (1) and 42 (2))
Ownership of state-owned enterprises (SOEs)	No. Absent from legal framework.
Holding government contracts	Yes. A body or organization of the public sector which is obliged to conduct a public procurement procedure in accordance with the regulations governing public procurement, or carries out the procedure of awarding concessions or other forms of public-private partnership, may not procure goods, services or works, private partnerships or grant special or exclusive rights to entities in which an official acting in that body or organization or a member of his family: 1. participates as manager, member of the management or the legal representative; or 2. directly or through other legal entities, participates in more than five percent of the founding rights, management or capital. This prohibition also applies to the business of a body or organization of the public sector with an official/their family member as a natural person. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Art. 35 (1) (2))
Board member, advisor, or company officer of private firm	Yes. A deputy may not perform a gainful activity that is incompatible with the performance of a public function by law. A Member of the National Assembly may not be a member of a company's supervisory board. No later than three months after the confirmation of the deputy's mandate, the deputy must cease performing such activities. Failure to do so shall terminate his term of office. More generally, a professional holder of public office may not be a member of or engaged in the management, supervision or representation activities in a company, economic interest grouping, cooperative, public institute, public fund, public agency or other entity governed by public or private law, the exceptions being societies, foundations and political parties. (Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia of 1990 (as of 2020), Art. 82 Deputies Act of 1992 (as of 2020), Art. 12 Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Art. 27 (1))
Post-employment	Yes. A holder of public office may not act as a representative of a business entity that has established or is about to establish business contacts with a public sector body or organisation in which the holder of public office held office until two years have elapsed from the termination of their office. Additionally, the public sector body or organisation in which the holder of public office held office may not do business with an entity in which the former public office holder has more than a five percent share in the founders' rights, the management or capital and the public office holder as a natural person, either by direct participation or through the participation of other legal persons, until one year has elapsed from the termination of office. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Art. 36)
Simultaneously holding policy-making position and policy-executing position	Yes. A deputy may not be a member of the National Council at the same time, nor may s/he perform any other function or work in state bodies. A deputy may also not perform the function of mayor and deputy mayor in a municipality. On the day of confirmation of the deputy's mandate, the function of the deputy that is incompatible with the function of the deputy or work in a state body shall cease. (Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia of 1990 (as of 2020), Art. 82 Deputies Act of 1992 (as of 2020), Arts. 10 and 11)
Participating in official decision-making processes that affect private interests	Yes. When an official person detects the circumstances of a conflict of interest, they shall immediately cease to perform any work with regard to the matter unless it would be dangerous to delay, and inform their superior or the person in charge of their exclusion and the circumstances of the conflict of interest in writing within no later than three working days. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Art. 38)
Assisting family or friends in obtaining employment in public sector	No. Absent from legal framework.
Sanctions
Fines are stipulated for violations of COI regulations restricting behavior	Yes. A fine of between EUR 400 and EUR 4000 shall be imposed to varying degrees of violations. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Art. 77)
Administrative sanctions are stipulated for violations of COI regulations restricting behavior	Yes. If the Commission establishes that the holder of public office continues to perform the activity, hold a membership or hold an office after the time limit set by the Commission has expired, it shall inform the relevant authority competent to propose or commence a procedure for the removal of the holder of public office from office. The competent authority shall inform the Commission of its final decision. Additional sanctions may be applied by the Council of the President of the National Assembly, in case of violation of the Code of Ethics for Deputies of the National Assembly. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Art. 29 (2) Code of Ethics for Deputies of the National Assembly of 2007 (as of 2020), Art. 10)
Penal sanctions are stipulated for violations of COI regulations restricting behavior	No. Absent from legal framework.
Monitoring and Oversight
Monitoring body specified (guidance, training, data tracking)	Yes. The Commission for the Prevention of Corruption. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Arts. 5, 11 (2) and 76)
Enforcement body specified (sanctions, hearings)	Yes. The Commission for the Prevention of Corruption may initate proceedings relating to the violation of the rules on conflicts of interest. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Arts. 5, 11 (2) and 13)
Civil servants
Restrictions
General restriction on conflict of interest	Yes. Officials shall not perform other activities: 1. if the activity violates the prohibition on competition or the noncompetition clause in accordance with the Act governing employment relationships; 2. if the performance of the activity could affect the impartial performance of work; 3. if the performance of the activity could result in an abuse of data that may be accessed during the performance of their work and that are not available to the public. Officials who deem that circumstances have arisen in which their personal interests could affect the impartial and objective performance of their tasks, or where circumstances could raise doubt as to their impartiality and objectivity, shall, without delay or as soon as practicable given the circumstances, notify thereof the head of the authority and act in accordance with his or her instructions. In the event of such, the head of the authority shall ensure that the tasks are performed in a lawful, impartial and objective manner and verify whether the tasks have been performed in this manner. (Civil Servants Act of 2002 (as of 2020), Art. 100 (1) (7) Code of Ethics of Civil Servants of 2007 (as of 2020), Art. 7 Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Arts. 4 (9) and 37)
Accepting gifts	Yes. A civil servant who performs public functions may not accept gifts in connection with the provision of services, except for protocol gifts of small value and occasional gifts of small value. Civil servants shall not accept gifts in connection with their employment, nor gifts of negligible value if: 1. the handing over or acceptance of such gifts would constitute a criminal offense; 2. this is forbidden in accordance with the law or regulations issued pursuant thereto; or 3. money or securities, gift certificates, vouchers, gift tokens and precious metals are given as gifts. (Regulation on Restrictions and Duties of Civil Servants with regard to the Acceptance of Gifts of 2003 (as of 2020), Art. 3)
Private firm ownership and/or stock holdings	Yes. Persons responsible for public procurement must declare information on their assets. This includes information on ownership or shares, shares with a total value exceeding EUR 10,000 and management rights in a company or other private law entity, indicating the name of the legal entity or the name of the entity, and information on the types and value of securities if their total value exceeds EUR 10,000. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Arts. 41 (1) and 42 (2))
Ownership of state-owned enterprises (SOEs)	No. Absent from legal framework.
Holding government contracts	Yes. Legal entities in which the officials in a managerial position - of director-general, secretary-general, head of a body within a ministry, head of a government office, head of an administrative unit, director of a municipal administration or municipal secretary, their spouses, their relatives in a direct line or their collateral relatives up to three degrees removed - who have an interest exceeding 20% shall not enter into business relations with the authorities in which the official concerned is employed. Contracts concluded contrary to this provision shall be void. (Civil Servants Act of 2002 (as of 2020), Art. 100 (6))
Board member, advisor, or company officer of private firm	Yes. Officials holding the managerial position of director-general, secretary-general, head of a body within a ministry, head of a government office, head of an administrative unit, director of a municipal administration or municipal secretary shall not engage in any gainful occupation with the exception of activities in the field of science, research, education, art, journalism and culture. (Civil Servants Act of 2002 (as of 2020), Art. 100 (5))
Post-employment	Yes. A holder of public office may not act as a representative of a business entity that has established or is about to establish business contacts with a public sector body or organisation in which the holder of public office held office until two years have elapsed from the termination of their office. Additionally, the public sector body or organisation in which the holder of public office held office may not do business with an entity in which the former public office holder has more than a five percent share in the founders' rights, the management or capital and the public office holder as a natural person, either by direct participation or through the participation of other legal persons, until one year has elapsed from the termination of office. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Art. 36)
Simultaneously holding policy-making position and policy-executing position	No. Absent from legal framework.
Participating in official decision-making processes that affect private interests	Yes. Officials who deem that circumstances have arisen in which their personal interests could affect the impartial and objective performance of their tasks, or where circumstances could raise doubt as to their impartiality and objectivity, shall, without delay or as soon as practicable given the circumstances, notify thereof the head of the authority and act in accordance with his or her instructions. In the event of such, the head of the authority shall ensure that the tasks are performed in a lawful, impartial and objective manner and verify whether the tasks have been performed in this manner. (Civil Servants Act of 2002 (as of 2020), Art. 100 (1) (7))
Assisting family or friends in obtaining employment in public sector	No. Absent from legal framework.
Sanctions
Fines are stipulated for violations of COI regulations restricting behavior	Yes. A fine of between EUR 400 and EUR 4000 shall be imposed to varying degrees of violations. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Art. 77)
Administrative sanctions are stipulated for violations of COI regulations restricting behavior	Yes. If the Commission establishes that the holder of public office continues to perform the activity, hold a membership or hold an office after the time limit set by the Commission has expired, it shall inform the relevant authority competent to propose or commence a procedure for the removal of the holder of public office from office. The competent authority shall inform the Commission of its final decision. Additional sanctions may be applied by the Council of the President of the National Assembly, in case of violation of the Code of Ethics for Deputies of the National Assembly. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Art. 29 (2) Code of Ethics for Deputies of the National Assembly of 2007 (as of 2020), Art. 10)
Penal sanctions are stipulated for violations of COI regulations restricting behavior	No. Absent from legal framework.
Monitoring and Oversight
Monitoring body specified (guidance, training, data tracking)	Yes. The Commission for the Prevention of Corruption. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Arts. 5, 11 (2) and 76)
Enforcement body specified (sanctions, hearings)	Yes. The Commission for the Prevention of Corruption may initate proceedings relating to the violation of the rules on conflicts of interest. (Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act of 2010 (as of 2020), Arts. 5, 11 (2) and 13)

Legislation

Law No. 55 of 2017 on Civil Service (Slovak)	pdf
Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia of 1990 (Slovenian)	pdf
Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act (ZIntPK) of 2010 (Slovenian)	pdf
Government of the Republic of Slovenia Act (ZVRS) of 1993 (Slovenian)	pdf
Code of Ethics for Deputies of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia of 2007 (Slovenian)	pdf
Deputies Act (ZPos) of 1992 (Slovenian)	pdf
Civil Servants Act (PPA) of 2002 (Slovenian)	pdf
Regulation on Restrictions and Duties of Civil Servants with regard to the Acceptance of Gifts of 2003 (Slovenian)	pdf
Code of Ethics of Civil Servants of 2007 (Slovenian)	pdf

*Last update: 2017

Freedom of Information

Slovenia's freedom of information regime is grounded in its Constitution (1991) and implementing measures are outlined in the Access to Public Information Act (2003, amended 2015). The FOI law applies to state bodies, local government bodies, public agencies, public funds and other entities of public law, public powers holders and public service contractors.

Specific exemptions to disclosure are outlined in the aforementioned FOI law, the Classified Information Act (2001), and the Personal Data Protection Act (2004). However, there is a public interest test whereby exemptions to disclosure may be overridden in cases where the public interest outweighs the prohibition on disclosure.

Appeals may be filed with public authorities and with the courts. There is also an appeals process established through the Information Commissioner.

Fines are levied on officials by the Commissioner for intentionally making information inaccessible to the public, or for not transmitting the requested public information within the prescribed time limit. The Ministry of Public Administration performs inspection and supervision over the implementation process.

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Laws

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Primary Metric	2012	2015	2016	2017	2020	2024
Scope and Coverage	58	58	58	58	58	100
Information access and release	100	100	100	100	100	83
Exceptions and Overrides	67	67	67	67	67	100
Sanctions for non-compliance	67	67	67	67	67	67
Monitoring and Oversight	17	17	17	17	17	83

Values lie in range between 0 and 100, higher values implying higher legislation comprehensiveness

Qualitative Data

Scope and Coverage
Scope of disclosure
Existence of legal right to access	Yes. Except in such cases as are provided by law, everyone has the right to obtain information of a public nature in which he has a well founded legal interest under law. (Article 39 of Constitution of Slovenia, 1991)
"Information" or "Documents" is defined	Yes. (1) Public information is information that comes from the field of work, and is located in the form of a document, file, register, record or other documentary material (hereinafter: document) by the body itself, in cooperation with other authorities, or acquired from other persons. (Article 4 of the Access to Public Information Act, 2003, amended 2022)
Proactive disclosure is specified	Yes. (1) This Decree lays down the method by which public information shall be provided to applicants and published on the Word Wide Web, as well as the charging of costs for provision, reuse of information, price and other terms of such use and reporting on provision of access to public sector information. (Article 1 of the Regulation on the Provision of Public Information, 2016)
Coverage of public and private sectors
Executive branch	Yes. (1) This Act governs the procedure which ensures everyone free access to and re-use of public information held by state bodies, local government bodies, public agencies, public funds and other entities of public law, public powers holders and public service contractors (hereinafter referred to as "the bodies"). (Article 1 of the Access to Public Information Act, 2003, amended 2022)
Legislative branch	Yes. (1) This Act governs the procedure which ensures everyone free access to and re-use of public information held by state bodies, local government bodies, public agencies, public funds and other entities of public law, public powers holders and public service contractors (hereinafter referred to as "the bodies"). (Article 1 of the Access to Public Information Act, 2003, amended 2022)
Judicial branch	Yes. (1) This Act governs the procedure which ensures everyone free access to and re-use of public information held by state bodies, local government bodies, public agencies, public funds and other entities of public law, public powers holders and public service contractors (hereinafter referred to as "the bodies"). (Article 1 of the Access to Public Information Act, 2003, amended 2022)
Other public bodies	Yes. (1) This Act governs the procedure which ensures everyone free access to and re-use of public information held by state bodies, local government bodies, public agencies, public funds and other entities of public law, public powers holders and public service contractors (hereinafter referred to as "the bodies"). (Article 1 of the Access to Public Information Act, 2003, amended 2022)
Private sector	Yes. (1) This Act governs the procedure which ensures everyone free access to and re-use of public information held by state bodies, local government bodies, public agencies, public funds and other entities of public law, public powers holders and public service contractors (hereinafter referred to as "the bodies"). (Article 1 of the Access to Public Information Act, 2003, amended 2022)
Access to specific documents (subject to reactive and/or proactive disclosure)
Draft legal instruments	Yes. Citizens are given the right to access proposed (draft) regulations, programs, strategies, and other similar documents and products of the public governmental bodies. The National Assembly, ministries, local authorities, and holders of public authority must publish on the world-wide-web draft laws, rules, acts, programs, or strategies prior to their proclamation or adoption. (Article 10 of the Access to Public Information Act, 2003, amended 2022 Articles 2 and 7-11 of the Regulation on the Provision of Public Information, 2016)
Enacted legal instruments	Yes. The government and other public bodies are obligated to provide access to the consolidated text of regulations, programs, strategies, views, opinions, instructions, public procurement documents, and information on their activities and services by publishing this information on the world-wide-web. Citizens have the right to access legal instruments and documents of public character by requiring public bodies to maintain an up-to-date catalogue of public information that includes regulations, unofficial consolidated text of founding acts, strategies, and programs, among other things. (Article 10 of the Access to Public Information Act, 2003, amended 2022 Articles 2, 7-11 of the Regulation on the Provision of Public Information, 2016)
Annual budgets	Yes. Citizens have the right of access to public information produced by public bodies, and other reports created by public bodies that are relevant to the bodies’ respective area of expertise. (Article 10 of the Access to Public Information Act, 2003, amended 2022 Articles 2 and 7-11 of the Regulation on the Provision of Public Information, 2016 )
Annual chart of accounts (actual expenditures)	Yes. Citizens have the right of access to public information produced by public bodies, and other reports created by public bodies that are relevant to the bodies’ respective area of expertise. (Article 10 of the Access to Public Information Act, 2003, amended 2022 Articles 2, 7-11 of the Regulation on the Provision of Public Information, 2016 )
Annual reports of public entities and programs	Yes. Citizens have the right of access to annual reports of public entities. (Article 9 of the Regulation on the Provision of Public Information, 2016)
Information access and release
Procedural access
Universal access (agencies, citizens and non-citizens)	Yes. (1)Legal entities or natural persons (hereinafter referred to as "the applicants") have free access to public information. (Article 5 of the Access to Public Information Act, 2003, amended 2022)
Type of request is specified (written, electronic, oral)	Yes. Written, oral (informal), and electronic requests are allowed. (Articles 12, 14, 16 of the Access to Public Information Act, 2003, amended 2022)
Assistance to requesters must be provided by law (includes barriers due to language differences, illiteracy, complexity of requests, etc.)	Yes. (1)If the request is incomplete and, hence, the body cannot deal with it, the body must invite the applicant to supplement it within the time limit laid down by the body. The time limit may not be less than 3 working days. (2)Official referred to in Article 9 of this Act is obliged to provide the applicant with the appropriate assistance in supplementing the request. (7) Parties and other participants in a proceeding who do not speak the language in which the proceeding is conducted, or who cannot use it because of their disability, shall have the right to follow the course of the proceeding through an interpreter. The agency shall be obliged to instruct such persons of such a possibility. (Article 18 of the Access to Public Information Act, 2003, amended 2022 Article 62 of the General Administrative Procedure Act, 1999, amended 2006)
Cost of access is specified (free, request fees, photocopying costs, other administrative costs)	Yes. The law provides for nominal fees, at most, to be charged for providing documents or requested information. Cost schedules are also provided under this Act. (Articles 10, 34, 34a, and 35 of the Article 24 of the Access to Public Information Act, 2003, amended 2022)
Deadlines for release of information
20-day response deadline	Yes. Answers to requests for information must be furnished within 20 working days from the day the completed request was received. (Article 23 of the Access to Public Information Act, 2003, amended 2022)
Agency granted right to extend response time	Yes. The law provides for the right to extend the response time under exceptional circumstances for not more than 30 working days. (Article 24 of the Access to Public Information Act, 2003, amended 2022)
Maximum total response time of no more than 40 days	No. The maximum time to respond to request for information is 50 days – the original 20 days plus an additional 30-day extension if necessary. (Article 24 of the Access to Public Information Act, 2003, amended 2022)
Exceptions and Overrides
Exemptions to disclosure
Existence of secrecy/states secrets law	Yes. Classified Information Act, 2001 (Classified Information Act, 2001, amended 2020)
Existence of personal privacy/data law	Yes. Personal Data Protection Act, 2004. To be modified by the law implementing GDPR at the national level, but that law was still a draft at the beginning of 2021 (Personal Data Protection Act, 2004, amended 2007)
Specific exemptions to disclosure	Yes. Specific exemptions to coverage are provided. These exemptions include classified data, business secrets, personal data, confidential tax information,information that may negatively impact criminal prosecution, administrative procedure (if it was acquired for purposes of such procedure), civil procedure (if it was drawn up for purposes of civil procedure), classified information, intellectual property rights, and foreign-prepared tax information, and information that may harm culture. Partial exemption to coverage (partial disclosure) for any of these reasons is allowed. Disclosure of personal data to individuals requesting personal data relating to them is further limited. It further limits individuals’ rights to access information in the name of national defense, security, political and economic interests of the state, the exercise of the responsibilities of the police, the prevention, discovery, detection, proving and prosecution of criminal offences and minor offences, the discovery and punishment of violations of ethical norms for certain professions, for monetary, budgetary or tax reasons, supervision of the police, and protection of the individual to whom the personal data relate, or the rights and freedoms of others. Disclosure of classified information is limited. (Article 6 of the of the Access to Public Information Act, 2003, amended 2022 Article 36 of the Personal Data Protection Act, 2004, amended 2007 Article 1 of the Classified Information Act, 2001, amended 2020)
Public Interest test: Specified exemptions to disclosure may be overridden in cases where disclosure of information benefits the public interest.
Appeals
Appeals allowed within public entities	Yes. The right to appeal within a public entity exists. (Article 27 of the Access to Public Information Act, 2003, amended 2022)
Independent, non-judicial appeals mechanism, e.g., information commissioner. Does not include Ombudsman unless appeals decisions are binding.	Yes. The law sets forth the Information Commissioner’s competence to decide an appeal. (Article 2 of the Information Commissioner Act, 2005, amended 2007)
Judicial appeals mechanism	Yes. A mechanism is provided to appeal through the court system. (Article 27 of the Access to Public Information Act, 2003, amended 2022 )
Sanctions for non-compliance
Administrative sanctions are specified for violations of disclosure requirements	No. Absent from legal framework.
Fines are specified for violations of disclosure requirements	Yes. Fines are levied on officials for intentionally making information inaccessible to the public, or for not transmitting the requested public information within the prescribed time limit. (Article 39 of the Access to Public Information Act, 2003, amended 2022 Article 15 of the Information Commissioner Act, 2005)
Criminal sanctions are specified for violations of disclosure requirements	Yes. The law envisages criminal sanctions in the Title IX Penal Provisions. (Article 39 and 39a of the Access to Public Information Act, 2003, last amended 2015)
Monitoring and Oversight
Information officers must be appointed in public agencies	Yes. Public entities are required to designate a point of contact for public information requests. (Article 9 of the Access to Public Information Act, 2003, amended 2022)
Public body that is responsible for applying sanctions	Yes. The Information Commissioner will be responsible for applying sanctions. (Article 2 of the Information Commissioner Act, 2005, amended 2007)
Public body that is responsible for public outreach (raising public awareness)	Yes. (1) The Ministry of Public Administration shall perform promotional and developmental tasks in relation to access to public information. (2) Tasks of the Ministry referred to in the preceding paragraph are in particular (as follows): 1. Informing the public about the means and conditions for the access to public information; 2. Providing counseling to other bodies in relation to the application of the provisions of this Act; 3. Other promotional and developmental tasks. (Article 32 of the Access to Public Information Act, 2003, amended 2022)
Nodal agency for RTI (implementation support/compliance within public sector). Does not include Ombudsman.	Yes. The Ministry of Public Administration performs inspection and supervision over the implementation of this Act. The Commissioner is also within the frame of the appellate proceeding for the supervision over the implementation of this Act and executive acts based on the Act. The Information Commissioner will be responsible for implementing the Act, as well as other provisions regulating public information. (Article 32 of the Access to Public Information Act, 2003, amended 2022 Article 2 of the Information Commissioner Act, 2005, amended 2007)
Ombudsman involvement in implementation is specified by law	No. Absent from legal framework.
Reporting of data and/or implementation is required	Yes. (1)The body is obliged to draw up an annual report on the implementation of this Act and submit it to the Ministry by 31 January for the previous year. (Article 37 of the Access to Public Information Act, 2003, amended 2022)

Legislation

Access to Public Information Act, 2003, amended 2015 (English)	pdf
Classified Information Act, 2001, amended 2011 (Slovenian)	pdf
Constitution of Slovenia,1991, amended 2013 (English)	pdf
General Administrative Procedure Act, 1999, amended 2006 (Slovenian)	pdf
Information Commissioner Act, 2005, amended 2007 (Slovenian)	pdf
Personal Data Protection Act, 2004, amended 2007 (English)	pdf
Regulation on the Provision of Public Information, 2016 (Slovenian)	pdf

*Last update: 2017

Public Procurement

The Slovenian public procurement system is regulated by the Public Procurement Act (ZJN-3) (2016). Public procurement regulation is dedicated to the Ministry of Public Administration and Ministry of Finance.

The lowest minimum thresholds for conducting a public procurement tender are:

EUR 20000 for goods

EUR 40000 for works

EUR 20000 for services

The minimum number of bidders is 5 for restricted procedures and 3 for negotiated procedures and competitive dialogue. The minimum submission period is 35 days for open procedures, 30 days for restricted and negotiated procedures from dispatch date. The final beneficial owners do not have to be disclosed when placing a bid.

There is no preferential treatment based on SME status, but environmental considerations can play a role in the awarding procedure. Bid exclusion can be based on abnormally low offer prices (but it is not automatic), participation in criminal organization, company registration with negative references etc.

In the bid evaluation phase, there are no conflict of interest restrictions on the composition of the evaluation committee and no form of independence from the contracting authority is mandated for the evaluation committee.

There is a payable fee in case of an arbitration procedure, which is EUR 1500 for low value contracts and EUR 3500 for normal contracts if the appeal is related to publication, invitation or tender documentation. The fee is 2% of the contract value (but at least 500 EUR and maximum EUR 25000) if the contract is already awarded. Decisions or the National Review Procedure are published online.

Quantitative Data
Qualitative Data
Laws

Quantitative Data

Primary Metric	2015	2016	2017	2020	2024
Scope	81	80	83	94	87
Information availability	97	97	97	97	96
Evaluation	81	81	88	88	75
Open competition	69	69	53	75	75
Institutional arrangements	29	93	93	100	36

Values lie in range between 0 and 100, higher values implying higher legislation comprehensiveness

Qualitative Data

Scope
Threshold - lowest PP
What is the minimum contract value above which the public procurement law is applied? (Product type GOODS)	EUR 40,000. No formal procedure below EUR 40,000; national procedure between EUR 40,000 and EU threshold; full EU procedures with OJEU publication above EU threshold from 1 January 2024. (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Art. 21(1)(a)(2))
What is the minimum contract value above which the public procurement law is applied? (Product type WORKS)	EUR 80,000. No formal procedure below EUR 80,000; national procedure between EUR 80,000 and EUR 5,538,000; full EU procedures above EU threshold from 1 January 2024. (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Art. 21(1)(b)(2))
What is the minimum contract value above which the public procurement law is applied? (Product type SERVICES)	EUR 40,000. Same structure as goods; social and specific services follow a light-touch regime above EUR 750,000 from 1 January 2024; standard services follow full EU procedures above EUR 143,000/216,000. (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Art. 21(1)(a)(2))
Threshold - by PP type
What are the minimum application thresholds for the procurement type? (Entity: PUBLIC SECTOR)	EUR 40,000. Classical contracting authorities: no formal procedure below EUR 40,000 (goods/services) or EUR 80,000 (works); national procedure between these values and EU threshold; full EU procedures above EU threshold from 1 January 2024. (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Art. 21(1)(2))
What are the minimum application thresholds for the procurement type? (Entity: UTILITIES)	EUR 40,000. Utilities entities follow the same domestic threshold structure as classical authorities under ZJN-3; the EU utilities threshold for goods/services is updated to EUR 443,000 from 1 January 2024. (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Art. 21; Art. 209 et seq.)
What are the minimum application thresholds for the procurement type? (Entity: DEFENCE)	EUR 40,000. Defence and security procurement is governed by ZJNPOV; the general threshold provisions of ZJN-3 apply subsidiarily; the EU defence/security threshold is updated to EUR 443,000 (supply/services) and EUR 5,538,000 (works) from 1 January 2024. (ZJNPOV, Art. 20; ZJN-3, Art. 21)
Threshold - by product type
What are the minimum application thresholds for the procurement type? (Product type GOODS)	EUR 40,000. No formal procedure below EUR 40,000; national procedure between EUR 40,000 and EU threshold; full EU procedures with OJEU publication above EU threshold from 1 January 2024. (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Art. 21(1)(a)(2))
What are the minimum application thresholds for the procurement type? (Product type WORKS)	EUR 80,000. No formal procedure below EUR 80,000; national procedure between EUR 80,000 and EUR 5,538,000; full EU procedures above EU threshold from 1 January 2024. (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Art. 21(1)(b)(2))
What are the minimum application thresholds for the procurement type? (Product type SERVICES)	EUR 40,000. Same structure as goods; social and specific services follow a light-touch regime above EUR 750,000 from 1 January 2024; standard services follow full EU procedures above EUR 143,000/216,000. (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Art. 21(1)(a)(2))
Information availability
Publishing and record keeping
Is there a requirement that tender documents must published in full?	Yes. Contracting authorities shall, by electronic means, offer unlimited, complete and direct access free of charge by electronic means to the procurement documents from the date of publication of the notice; the central website is http://www.enarocanje.si; Decree 37/2016 sets out the required content of documentation. (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Arts. 52 and 61; Decree 37/2016, Arts. 2(1), 28, 32 and 67)
Are any of these documents published online at a central place?	Yes. http://www.enarocanje.si (Public Procurement Portal of Slovenia); OJEU/TED for above-EU-threshold procedures; e-JN system for electronic submission of tenders. (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Arts. 2(1), 28, 32 and 67)
Is it mandatory to keep all of these records? -Public notices of bidding opportunities, -Bidding documents and addenda, -Bid opening records, -Bid evaluation reports, -Formal appeals by bidders and outcomes, -Final signed contract documents and addenda and amendments, -Claims and dispute resolutions, -Final payments, -Disbursement data (as required by the country’s financial management system)	Yes. The contracting authority shall document the course of all public procurement procedures, regardless of whether they are carried out by electronic means or not. To this end, it shall ensure that it keeps sufficient documentation to justify decisions taken at all stages of the procurement procedure, such as documentation on communication with economic operators and internal discussions, preparation of procurement documents, possible dialogue or negotiations, and selection and award of the contract. The documentation shall be kept for at least five years from the date of issuance of the public procurement decision or for at least two years after the expiry of the public procurement contract. (Public Procurement Act of 2015 (ZJN-3) (as of Dec. 2024), Art. 105 (3))
Are contracts awarded within a framework agreement published (ie mini contracts)?	Yes. The contracting authority shall send to the Publications Office of the EU for each individual public contract awarded on the basis of a framework agreement a contract award notice; alternatively, it must combine them in the framework agreement in bulk for each calendar quarter within 30 days of the end of the quarter. (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Art. 98)
Sub-contracting
Is it mandatory to publish information on subcontractors (ie names) in some cases?	Yes. Publishing information on subcontractors in the procurement documentation is optional if the object of the tender is a public supply contract for goods or services with a specific price; however, the contracting authority shall require in the tender documents that the successful tenderer state the names of its subcontractors and each part of the contract it intends to subcontract; contract details must include the progress of the procurement procedure and the name of the subcontractor; tenderers and contracts are published on the contracting authority's buyer's profile; these obligations also apply to the procurement of goods and services in the utilities sector. (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Arts. 92, 94(2)(b) and 105(1)(i)(j); Decree No. 37/2016)
If yes, what is the threshold for publication (i.e. the % of total contract value subcontracted)? For example, if the threshold is 75%, and you have subcontracted out only 40% of your contract, no disclosure is required. Consultant will insert 75% in the short answer column.	0%. Regardless of the subcontractors' share of participation, the tenderer must disclose all known subcontractors; no percentage threshold triggers or exempts disclosure. (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Arts. 92 and 94)
Evaluation
Preferential treatment
Is there a ban on mentioning specific companies or brands in tender specification/call for tender?	Yes. If this is not justified by the subject of the public contract, the technical specifications may not indicate a specific manufacture or origin or a specific process specific to the products or services of a particular economic operator, or trademarks, patents, types or certain origins or production preference for or exclude certain companies or products. Such indications shall exceptionally be permitted if, in accordance with the preceding paragraph, it is not possible to describe the subject-matter of the contract in a sufficiently precise and comprehensible manner. These indications must also include the words "or equivalent". (Public Procurement Act of 2015 (ZJN-3) (as of Dec. 2024), Art. 68 (6))
Is there a preferential treatment for small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs)?	No. The only provision that speaks of SMEs establishes that the ministry responsible for public procurement is obliged, among other things, to monitor contracts accessible to SMEs; no direct SME preferential treatment is provided. (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Art. 114)
Is there a preferential treatment for local/national companies? (companies from other EU MS are considered foreign companies)	No. The contracting authority must ensure there is no distinction between tenderers at all stages of the public procurement procedure; the principle of non-discrimination between economic operators applies. (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Art. 7)
Is there a specific set of rules for green/sustainable procurement?	Yes. In carrying out public procurement, economic operators must comply with the applicable regulations in force in the Republic of Slovenia, including environmental, social and labour law; the contracting authority must prescribe for individual public procurement subjects that contracting authorities take into account social and ethical or environmental aspects in public procurement procedures; Decree No. 51/2017 establishing the Green Public Procurement Regulation (last amended 2019) prescribes specific subject-matter specifications, conditions for participation and award criteria for green procurement; National Guidelines on Innovation Procurement were adopted in 2023 and updated in 2024. (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Arts. 3(71), 75(5), 84(2) and 85; Green PP Regulation (Decree 51/2017, last amended 2019); National Guidelines on Innovation Procurement 2023)
Bid evaluation
Are there restrictions on allowable grounds for tenderer exclusion?	Yes. The contracting authority shall exclude an economic operator from participation in a public procurement procedure if it has been convicted by a final court judgment for: (1) participation in a criminal organisation; (2) corruption; (3) fraud; (4) nearly 50 criminal offences; (5) non-compliance with obligations regarding payment of compulsory charges or other amounts; (6) serious violations regarding financial administration; additionally, the contracting authority may exclude in the following situations: failure to maintain financial capacity; found guilty of significant professional misconduct in the last 3 years; concluded agreements distorting competition; conflict of interest; misrepresentation; ZJN-3B replaced the term "economic operators with negative references" with "economic operators with imposed accessory sanctions for exclusion" and specified that evidence regarding exclusion grounds shall not be older than 4 months or obtained no later than 90 days from the tender deadline. (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Art. 75)
Are some bids automatically excluded? e.g., lowest/highest price; unusually low price, etc.	Yes. The contracting authority may reject tenders at all stages of the procurement procedure after the expiry of the time limit for submission of tenders; when the contracting authority carries out a simplified procedure, it publishes an invitation to participate on the procurement portal and publishes on the procurement portal and, where appropriate in the light of the value or prior notice, the Official Journal of the European Union; additionally, ZJN-3B clarified that the contracting authority may also reject the tender if the evidence provided does not explain the low level of the draft prices or costs, and it may ignore obvious or insignificant errors in documentation. (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Arts. 60(1), 86, 87(2) and 90(5))
Is scoring criteria published?	Yes. The contracting authority/entity shall determine in the public contract the relevant weight to be assigned to each criterion selected for determining the most economically advantageous tender; it shall also state the criteria in descending order, with the corresponding maximum difference; where weights cannot be stated for objective reasons, the contracting authority shall list the criteria in order of importance and issue guidance. (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Art. 84(7))
Are decisions always made by a committee?	No. The contracting authority may appoint an expert commission to carry out all or part of the procurement procedure, or authorise another body or authority to perform or decide on individual acts in the procurement procedure; a committee is not mandatory. (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Art. 66(2)(3))
Are there regulations on evaluation committee composition to prevent conflict of interest?	Yes. The contracting authority must ensure the effective prevention, detection and elimination of conflicts of interest in order to prevent any distortion of competition and to ensure equal treatment of all economic operators; any person who participates in the procurement procedure, who has access to family details of the tenderer, or a possible tenderer who participates in the preparation of documentation related to the award of the public procurement or is its parts or who at any stage decides in connection with the award of the public procurement is subject to conflict-of-interest rules; the Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act (ZIntPK) applies additionally. (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Art. 91; ZIntPK (No. 69/2011))
Is some part of evaluation committee mandatorily independent of contracting authority?	No. Conflict-of-interest safeguards apply, but no separate rule was identified requiring evaluators to be institutionally independent of the contracting authority. (ZJN-3, Art. 91; no rule requiring evaluators independent of the contracting authority as a separate body)
Are scoring results publicly available?	No. If a request for review is submitted in the public procurement procedure, the contracting authority shall publish the decision on award with the reasons for the success of the tender or tenders; otherwise, the contracting authority does not need to make scoring results publicly available except as part of the information obligation to candidates/tenderers. (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Art. 58(1)(b))
Does the law specify under which conditions the tender can be cancelled?	Yes. If the value of the most economically advantageous tender is equal to or higher than the thresholds which trigger full requirements, public procurement rules apply; the contracting authority may not award a public contract under the simplified procedure, but must, if appropriate, initiate a new procurement procedure and award the public contract under the simplified procedure; ZJN-3B clarified that a contract award decision becomes final on the date when no legal protection can be requested against it; the contracting authority may also reject all tenders, subject to certain conditions. (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Arts. 39 and 90(1)(5))
Open competition
CFT publication
Does the law specify the location for publicizing open calls for tenders?	Yes. Public procurement portal: http://www.enarocanje.si and OJEU/TED (for above EU-threshold procedures). (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Arts. 2(1), 28 and 52)
Does the law specify the location for publicizing restricted calls for tenders?	Yes. Public procurement portal: http://www.enarocanje.si and OJEU/TED (for above EU-threshold procedures). (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Arts. 2(1), 28 and 52)
Does the law specify the location for publicizing negotiated calls for tenders?	Yes. Public procurement portal: http://www.enarocanje.si and OJEU/TED (for above EU-threshold procedures). (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Arts. 2(1), 28 and 52)
Minimum # of bidders
What is the minimum number of bidders for restricted procedures?	5. The minimum number of candidates for the restricted procedure is 5. (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Art. 82(5))
What is the minimum number of bidders for negotiated procedures?	3. The minimum number of candidates for the negotiated procedure with prior publication is 3. (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Art. 83(5))
What is the minimum number of bidders for competitive dialogue procedures?	3. The minimum number of participants for competitive dialogue is 3. (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Art. 83(5))
Bidding period length
What are the minimum number of days for open procedures?	35. There is no set minimum for procurement below EU thresholds; for procurement above EU thresholds, the minimum number of days is 35; reduced time limits apply in urgent cases and where prior information notice has been published. (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Art. 40(2)(8))
What are the minimum number of days for restricted procedures?	30. Standard minimum of 30 days for restricted procedures above EU thresholds; reduced to 10 days in urgent cases; 25 days if prior information notice published. (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Art. 41(2)(10))
What are the minimum number of days for competitive negotiated procedures?	30. Standard minimum of 30 days for competitive negotiated procedures above EU thresholds; reduced to 10 days in urgent cases; 25 days if prior information notice published. (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Art. 44(4)(8))
Institutional arrangements
Institutions and regulations
Does the law specify the main EXCEPTIONS preventing the application of the public procurement law for tenders/organisations?	Yes. Main exceptions include contracts: (1) in the performance of which special security measures must be applied; (2) concerning public communications networks; (3) involving arbitration and conciliation; (4) concerning acquisition/lease/tenancy of real property; (5) concerning broadcasting time or production material; (6) concerning financial services related to securities; (7) concerning employment; (8) R&D services; (9) certain civil protection services; (10) awarded under international organisation procedures; ZJN-3B added four new exceptions: (i) procurement for resale or lease to third parties where the contracting authority enjoys no special or exclusive right; (ii-iv) further narrowly defined categories; in-house procurement between public entities is also exempt. (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Arts. 27, 28 and 29)
Does the law specify the main types of institutions that must apply the public procurement law?	Yes. Main types: (a) the contracting authorities of the Republic of Slovenia, including all state authorities; (b) municipalities; (c) other bodies governed by public law – legal persons established to meet general interest needs, funded or controlled by contracting authorities or with management appointed by contracting authorities; (d) public undertakings operating on the basis of special or exclusive rights in the utilities sector; (e) associations formed by contracting authorities. (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Art. 9)
Does the law specify the main procedure types or procurement methods permitted?	Yes. Main procedures: Open procedure; Restricted procedure; Negotiated procedure with prior publication; Competitive dialogue; Innovation partnership; Negotiated procedure without prior publication; Design contest; Simplified procedure (for national/below-EU-threshold contracts); Social and other specific services procedure (light-touch regime). (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Art. 39)
Is there a procurement arbitration court dedicated to public procurement cases?	Yes. The fees for the procedure before the National Audit Commission (DKOM), when the subject of the complaint is the conduct of the contracting authority after the initial decision, is EUR 2,500; for contracts for public supply or service contracts or design contest: EUR 1,500; for contracts for construction works: EUR 4,000; for contracts awarded under an open procedure, prior qualification procedure, restricted procedure, negotiated procedure with prior publication, competitive dialogue or innovation partnership: a prior qualification fee applies; for contracts awarded under a negotiated procedure without prior publication, a negotiated procedure without prior publication, design contest or a framework agreement the fee is EUR 1,500 (or more); for contracts for construction services the fee is EUR 2,500. (Law No. 43 of 2011 (ZPVPJN), as amended in 2020, Art. 71)
Is there a procurement regulatory body dedicated to public procurement?	Yes. There is no autonomous dedicated procurement regulatory body; the ministry responsible for public procurement (Ministry of Public Administration, MJU) is responsible for overseeing public procurement problems; it must inform the Office of the Republic of Slovenia for Budgetary Control, the Court of Audit, the National Audit Commission and the Public Agency for Protection of Competition or the Commission; MJU's Public Procurement Directorate develops national policy and provides support. (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B, Art. 114;)
Does the law specify procurement advisors' profession (i.e. degree to be obtained, official list of members of the professional association) and its role in the tendering process (e.g. right to draft tender documentations, conduct market research identifying bidders)?	No. The law does not specify the procurement advisers' profession (i.e. degree to be obtained, official list of members of a professional association) and its role in the tendering process. (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B)
Is disclosure of final, beneficial owners required for placing a bid?	No. Disclosure of final beneficial owners is not required for placing a bid under ZJN-3; however, the Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act (ZIntPK) imposes general integrity obligations on public officials in procurement procedures. (ZJN-3, as amended by ZJN-3B; ZIntPK (No. 69/2011))
Complaints
Is there a fee for arbitration procedure?	Yes. The fees for the procedure before the National Audit Commission (DKOM), when the subject of the complaint is the conduct of the contracting authority after the initial decision, is EUR 2,500; for contracts for public supply or service contracts or design contest: EUR 1,500; for contracts for construction works: EUR 4,000; for contracts awarded under an open procedure, prior qualification procedure, restricted procedure, negotiated procedure with prior publication, competitive dialogue or innovation partnership: a prior qualification fee applies; for contracts awarded under a negotiated procedure without prior publication, a negotiated procedure without prior publication, design contest or a framework agreement the fee is EUR 1,500 (or more); for contracts for construction services the fee is EUR 2,500. (Law No. 43 of 2011 (ZPVPJN), as amended in 2020, Art. 71)
Is there a ban on contract signature until arbitration court decision (first instance court)?	Yes. The fees for the procedure before the National Audit Commission (DKOM), when the subject of the complaint is the conduct of the contracting authority after the initial decision, is EUR 2,500; for contracts for public supply or service contracts or design contest: EUR 1,500; for contracts for construction works: EUR 4,000; for contracts awarded under an open procedure, prior qualification procedure, restricted procedure, negotiated procedure with prior publication, competitive dialogue or innovation partnership: a prior qualification fee applies; for contracts awarded under a negotiated procedure without prior publication, a negotiated procedure without prior publication, design contest or a framework agreement the fee is EUR 1,500 (or more); for contracts for construction services the fee is EUR 2,500. (Law No. 43 of 2011 (ZPVPJN), as amended in 2020, Art. 71)
What is the maximum number of days until arbitration court decision from filing a complaint in the case of awarded contracts?	15. DKOM generally has 15 working days to issue a decision in the review stage; this replaces the copied fee explanation that had been pasted on the wrong row. (OECD Slovenia public procurement review (DKOM has 15 working days to decide))
Is there a requirement to publicly release arbitration court decisions ?	Yes. DKOM decisions are published on DKOM’s website and in the procurement portal context; this row was previously populated with fee text copied from another indicator. (OECD Slovenia public procurement review; DKOM website)

Legislation

Decree on financial thresholds in public procurement (Slovenian)	pdf
Decree on green public procurement (Slovenian)	pdf
Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act (ZIntPK) (Slovenian)	pdf
Legal Protection in Public Procurement Procedures Act (ZPVPJN) (Slovenian)	pdf
Public Procurement Act (ZJN-3) (Slovenian)	pdf

*Last update: 2017

Anti Money Laundering

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Laws

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Primary Metric	2012	2015	2016	2017	2020	2024	Trend
Risk-based approach						100
Sanctions for natural persons						86
Sanctions for legal persons						100
Pecuniary sanctions for obliged entities						80
Beneficial ownership of legal persons and legal arrangements						62
Supervision of obliged entities						100
Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs)						100
Mutual legal assistance (MLA) and International Cooperation						100

Values lie in range between 0 and 100, higher values implying higher legislation comprehensiveness

Qualitative Data

Country score
Risk-based approach
Each Member State shall be legally required to prepare a national risk assessment that outlines appropriate steps to identify, assess, understand and mitigate the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing affecting it.	Yes. (1) In order to identify, assess, understand and mitigate the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing, the Republic of Slovenia shall conduct a national risk assessment for money laundering and terrorist financing, which shall be updated at least every four years. (Article 13 (1) of AML Law amended 2025 (ZPPDFT-2))
Member states shall be legally required to keep the national risk assessment up to date and review it at least every 4 years.	Yes. (1) In order to identify, assess, understand and mitigate the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing, the Republic of Slovenia shall conduct a national risk assessment for money laundering and terrorist financing, which shall be updated at least every four years. (Article 13 (1) of AML Law amended 2025 (ZPPDFT-2))
Member states should legally designate an authority or mechanism to co-ordinate actions to assess risks.	Yes. (3) The activities referred to in the previous paragraph shall be directed and coordinated by the Office. (Article 13 (3) of AML Law amended 2025 (ZPPDFT-2))
Sanctions for natural persons
The following conduct, when committed intentionally, is punishable as a criminal offence: the conversion or transfer of property, knowing that such property is derived from criminal activity, for the purpose of concealing or disguising the illicit origin of the property or of assisting any person who is involved in the commission of such an activity to evade the legal consequences of that person’s action;	Yes. (1) Whoever accepts, exchanges, stores, holds, uses in an economic activity or in any other manner determined by the Act governing the prevention of money laundering conceals or attempts to conceal by laundering the origin of money or property that was, to his or her knowledge, acquired through the commission of a criminal offence, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for up to five years. (Article 245, Criminal Code of Slovenia)
The following conduct, when committed intentionally, is punishable as a criminal offence: the concealment or disguise of the true nature, source, location, disposition, movement, rights with respect to, or ownership of, property, knowing that such property is derived from criminal activity;	Yes. (1) Whoever accepts, exchanges, stores, holds, uses in an economic activity or in any other manner determined by the Act governing the prevention of money laundering conceals or attempts to conceal by laundering the origin of money or property that was, to his or her knowledge, acquired through the commission of a criminal offence, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for up to five years. (Article 245, Criminal Code of Slovenia)
The following conduct, when committed intentionally, is punishable as a criminal offence: the acquisition, possession or use of property, knowing at the time of receipt, that such property was derived from criminal activity.	Yes. (1) Whoever accepts, exchanges, stores, holds, uses in an economic activity or in any other manner determined by the Act governing the prevention of money laundering conceals or attempts to conceal by laundering the origin of money or property that was, to his or her knowledge, acquired through the commission of a criminal offence, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for up to five years. (Article 245, Criminal Code of Slovenia)
Aiding and abetting, inciting and attempting a money laundering offence is punishable as a criminal offence.	(1) Anyone who intentionally initiates a criminal offence but does not carry it out shall be punished for a criminal attempt, provided that such a criminal offence is punishable by a three-year prison sentence or more severely under an Act; other criminal attempts shall be punishable only when so determined by an Act /// (1) Anyone who intentionally aids another person in the commission of a criminal offence shall be punished as if he or she were a principal offender, or may be punished more leniently.(2) Aiding and abetting liability shall be deemed to exist in particular in the following cases: advising or instructing the perpetrator on how to carry out a criminal offence; providing the perpetrator with instruments for committing a criminal offence or removing the obstacles to committing it; making a prior promise to conceal a criminal offence, the perpetrator, or any traces of a criminal offence, objects resulting from a criminal offence or proceeds from a criminal offence. (Article 34 (1) and article 38 (1) and (2), Criminal Code of Slovenia)
Money laundering offences are punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least four years.	Yes. "(1) Whoever accepts, exchanges, stores, holds, uses in an economic activity or in any other manner determined by the Act governing the prevention of money laundering conceals or attempts to conceal by laundering the origin of money or property that was, to his or her knowledge, acquired through the commission of a criminal offence, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for up to five years. " (Article 245, Criminal Code of Slovenia)
A prior or simultaneous conviction for the criminal activity from which the property was derived is not a prerequisite for a conviction for money laundering offences	Yes. (1) Whoever accepts, exchanges, stores, holds, uses in an economic activity or in any other manner determined by the Act governing the prevention of money laundering conceals or attempts to conceal by laundering the origin of money or property that was, to his or her knowledge, acquired through the commission of a criminal offence, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for up to five years. (Article 245, Criminal Code of Slovenia)
A conviction for money laundering offences is possible where it is established that the property was derived from a criminal activity, without it being necessary to establish all the factual elements or all circumstances relating to that criminal activity, including the identity of the perpetrator;	Yes. (1) Whoever accepts, exchanges, stores, holds, uses in an economic activity or in any other manner determined by the Act governing the prevention of money laundering conceals or attempts to conceal by laundering the origin of money or property that was, to his or her knowledge, acquired through the commission of a criminal offence, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for up to five years. (Article 245, Criminal Code of Slovenia)
Sanctions for legal persons
Legal persons can be held liable for the breaches of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 or Regulation (EU) 2023/1113 committed on their behalf or for their benefit by any person, acting individually or as part of a body of that legal person and having a leading position within that legal person, based on any of the following: a power to represent the legal person; an authority to take decisions on behalf of the legal person; an authority to exercise control within the legal person.	Yes. A legal person shall be liable for a criminal offence committed by the perpetrator in the name of, on behalf of or in favour of the legal person: 1. If the committed criminal offence means carrying out an unlawful resolution, order or endorsement of its management or supervisory bodies; 2. If its management or supervisory bodies influenced the perpetrator or enabled him to commit the criminal offence; 3. If it has at is disposal unlawfully obtained property benefit or uses objects obtained through a criminal offence; 4. If its management or supervisory bodies have omitted due supervision of the legality of the actions of employees subordinate to them. (Article 4, LIABILITY OF LEGAL PERSONS FOR CRIMINAL OFFENCES ACT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA)
Legal persons can be held liable where the lack of supervision or control has made possible the commission of any money laundering offences for the benefit of that legal person by a person under its authority.	Yes. A legal person shall be liable for a criminal offence committed by the perpetrator in the name of, on behalf of or in favour of the legal person: 1. If the committed criminal offence means carrying out an unlawful resolution, order or endorsement of its management or supervisory bodies; 2. If its management or supervisory bodies influenced the perpetrator or enabled him to commit the criminal offence; 3. If it has at is disposal unlawfully obtained property benefit or uses objects obtained through a criminal offence; 4. If its management or supervisory bodies have omitted due supervision of the legality of the actions of employees subordinate to them. (Article 4, LIABILITY OF LEGAL PERSONS FOR CRIMINAL OFFENCES ACT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA)
Legal persons held liable are punishable by criminal or non-criminal fines.	Yes. The following punishments may be prescribed for the criminal offences of legal persons: 1) Fine; 2) Confiscation of property; 3) Winding-up of legal person. (Article 12, LIABILITY OF LEGAL PERSONS FOR CRIMINAL OFFENCES ACT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA)
Legal persons held liable are punishable by other sanctions, such as: exclusion from entitlement to public benefits or aid; temporary or permanent exclusion from access to public funding, including tender procedures, grants and concessions; temporary or permanent disqualification from the practice of commercial activities; placing under judicial supervision; a judicial winding-up order; temporary or permanent closure of establishments which have been used for committing the offence.	Yes. (1) Legal consequences of a conviction may come into effect even if a fine was imposed on the legal person. (2) The following legal consequences of a conviction may come into effect for a legal person: 1. Prohibition of activity on the basis of licenses, authorisations or concessions granted by state bodies; 2. Prohibition of acquisition of licenses, authorisations or concessions, which are granted by state bodies. (Article 21, LIABILITY OF LEGAL PERSONS FOR CRIMINAL OFFENCES ACT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA)
Pecuniary sanctions for obliged entities
In the event of a breach of Regulations (EU) 2024/1624 and (EU) 2023/1113, where obligations apply to legal persons, pecuniary sanctions can be imposed and administrative measures can be applied not only to the legal person, but also to the senior management and to other natural persons who under national law are responsible for the breach.	Yes. Chapter X of the AML Law extensively regulates the criminal provisions for not upholding the legal obligations of said law (Article 178-187 of AML Law amended 2025 (ZPPDFT-2))
Pecuniary sanctions shall be imposed on obliged entities for serious, repeated or systematic breaches, whether committed intentionally or negligently, of the requirements laid down in the following provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624: Chapter II (Internal policies, procedures and controls of obliged entities); Chapter III (Customer due diligence); Chapter V (Reporting obligations); Article 77 (Record retention).	Yes. Chapter X of the AML Law extensively regulates the criminal provisions for not upholding the legal obligations of said law (Article 178-187 of AML Law amended 2025 (ZPPDFT-2))
Supervisors are able to apply administrative measures to an obliged entity, where they identify: breaches of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 or Regulation (EU) 2023/1113, either in combination with pecuniary sanctions for serious, repeated and systematic breaches, or on their own; weaknesses in the internal policies, procedures and controls of the obliged entity that are likely to result in breaches of the requirements; that the obliged entity has internal policies, procedures and controls that are not commensurate with the risks of money laundering, its predicate offences or terrorist financing to which the entity is exposed.	Yes. (2) If the supervisory authority referred to in the previous paragraph finds violations in the performance of its supervisory tasks, it has the right and obligation to: 1. order measures to eliminate irregularities and deficiencies within a deadline set by itself; 2. in relation to violations referred to in Articles 178, 179, 180, 183, 184 and 185, carry out procedures in accordance with the law governing minor offences; 3. propose to the competent authority the adoption of appropriate measures; 4. order other measures and actions for which it is authorized by law or other regulation. (3) The Office and the Financial Administration of the Republic of Slovenia are competent for the implementation of procedures in accordance with the law governing minor offences in relation to violations referred to in Articles 181 and 182 of this Act. (Article 152 (2) of AML Law amended 2025 (ZPPDFT-2))
Where obliged entities fail to comply with administrative measures applied by the supervisor within the applicable deadlines, supervisors are able to impose periodic penalty payments in order to compel compliance with those administrative measures.	No. Absent from legal framework (Absent from legal framework)
Supervisors are required to publish on their website, in an accessible format, decisions imposing pecuniary sanctions, applying administrative measures or imposing periodic penalty payments.	Yes. (1) The supervisory authorities referred to in the first paragraph of Article 152 of this Act shall, with the aim of preventing and deterring conduct constituting a violation of this Act, publicly publish information regarding the supervisory measures and sanctions for minor offences imposed by them for violations of this Act. (Article 176 (1) of AML Law amended 2025 (ZPPDFT-2))
Beneficial ownership of legal persons and legal arrangements
Beneficial ownership information must be held in a central register in the Member State where the legal entity is created or where the trustee of an express trust or person holding an equivalent position in a similar legal arrangement is established or resides, or from where the legal arrangement is administered.	Yes. (1) The beneficial owner register (hereinafter referred to as: the register) shall collect accurate and up-to-date data on beneficial owners, with the aim of ensuring transparency of the ownership structures of business entities and thus preventing the misuse of business entities for money laundering and terrorist financing. The register shall enable obliged entities to access important data for the purposes of implementing customer due diligence measures and for law enforcement authorities, courts and supervisory authorities referred to in the first paragraph of Article 152 of this Act for the purposes of exercising their powers and tasks in relation to the prevention and detection of money laundering and terrorist financing (Article 48 (1) of AML Law amended 2025 (ZPPDFT-2))
Member States shall ensure that the entities in charge of the central registers are empowered to request from legal entities, trustees of any express trust and persons holding an equivalent position in a similar legal arrangement, and their legal and beneficial owners, any information necessary to identify and verify their beneficial owners, including resolutions of the board of directors and minutes of their meetings, partnership agreements, trust deeds, power of attorney or other contractual agreements and documentation.	No. Absent from legal framework (Absent from legal framework)
Where no person is identified as the beneficial owner, the central register shall include: (a) a statement that there is no beneficial owner or that the beneficial owners could not be determined, accompanied by a corresponding justification (b) the details of all natural persons who hold the position of senior managing officials in the legal entity equivalent to the following information: all names and surnames, place and full date of birth, residential address, country of residence and nationality or nationalities of the beneficial owner, number of identity document, such as passport or national identity document, and, where it exists, unique personal identification number assigned to the person by his or her country of usual residence, and general description of the source of such number	Yes. (5) If no natural person is identified as the beneficial owner in accordance with this Article, provided that all possible measures have been taken to identify the beneficial owner and provided that there are no grounds for suspecting money laundering or terrorist financing in relation to the transaction, person, property or assets, the beneficial owner of an economic entity shall be one or more persons who hold a management position in that economic entity. (6) If there is doubt that a natural person identified in accordance with this Article is the beneficial owner, one or more persons who hold a management position in that economic entity shall be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the economic entity. (Article 42 (5) and (6) of AML Law amended 2025 (ZPPDFT-2))
Entities in charge of the central registers are required to verify, within a reasonable time upon submission of the beneficial ownership information, and on a regular basis thereafter, that such information is adequate, accurate and up to date.	Yes. (3) The administrator shall maintain and manage the register in such a way that: - in addition to the latest status of data on beneficial owners, all past entries, data changes and deletions are also maintained by time of occurrence and type of events, - the data in the register is accessible for five years after the deletion of the business entity from the business register or tax register and - regardless of the previous indent, the data in the register shall be accessible to criminal investigation and prosecution authorities, courts and supervisory authorities referred to in the first paragraph of Article 152 of this Act for 30 years after the deletion of the business entity from the business register or tax register. (Article 50 (3) of AML Law amended 2025 (ZPPDFT-2))
Competent authorities, if appropriate and to the extent that such requirement does not interfere unnecessarily with their functions, are required to report to the entities in charge of the central registers any discrepancies they find between information available in the central registers and the information available to them.	Yes. (14) The registry operator shall, on the basis of the request of the supervisory authority referred to in the first paragraph of Article 152 of this Act, mark with a special mark the business entities for which a discrepancy in the data on the beneficial owner has been established. The registry operator shall remove the special mark on the basis of the notification of the supervisory authority referred to in the first paragraph of Article 152 of this Act that the discrepancy in the data on the beneficial owner has been eliminated. (Article 48 (14) of AML Law amended 2025 (ZPPDFT-2))
The information contained in the central registers must include any change to the beneficial ownership of legal entities and legal arrangements and to nominee arrangements, following their first recording in the central register.	Yes. (3) The administrator shall maintain and manage the register in such a way that: - in addition to the latest status of data on beneficial owners, all past entries, data changes and deletions are also maintained by time of occurrence and type of events, - the data in the register is accessible for five years after the deletion of the business entity from the business register or tax register and - regardless of the previous indent, the data in the register shall be accessible to criminal investigation and prosecution authorities, courts and supervisory authorities referred to in the first paragraph of Article 152 of this Act for 30 years after the deletion of the business entity from the business register or tax register. (Article 50 (3) of AML Law amended 2025 (ZPPDFT-2))
The entity in charge of the central register is empowered, whether directly or by application to another authority, including judicial authorities, to carry out checks, including on-site inspections at the business premises or registered office of legal entities, in order to establish the current beneficial ownership of the entity and to verify that the information submitted to the central register is accurate, adequate and up-to-date.	No. Absent from legal framework (Absent from legal framework)
Where verification leads an entity in charge of a central register to conclude that there are inconsistencies or errors in the beneficial ownership information, the entity in charge of a central register is able to withhold or refuse to issue a valid certificate of proof of registration, or to suspend the validity of an existing certification of proof of registration.	No. Absent from legal framework (Absent from legal framework)
The entity in charge of the central register is empowered to, whether directly or by application to another authority, including judicial authorities, apply effective, proportionate and dissuasive measures or impose such pecuniary sanctions for failures, including of a repeated nature, to provide the central register with accurate, adequate and up-to-date information about their beneficial ownership.	Yes. (1) A fine of between EUR 3,000 and EUR 30,000 shall be imposed on a legal entity that, in the last two consecutive business years, reports revenues that do not exceed EUR 700,000 on the balance sheet cut-off date if: 1. fails to establish or if it establishes incorrect information about its beneficial owner or owners, fails to establish and manage accurate records of data about its beneficial owners or fails to update them whenever the data changes or fails to keep data about its beneficial owners for five years from the date of termination of the beneficial owner status (first, second, fourth and sixth paragraphs of Article 45); 2. fails to provide information on its beneficial owners without delay or provides incorrect information at the request of the obliged entities or criminal investigation and prosecution authorities, courts and supervisory authorities referred to in Article 152 of this Act (Article 46); 3. fails to enter data on its beneficial owner and any changes thereto in the register within the prescribed period or if it enters incorrect data (third, fourth, fifth and sixth paragraphs of Article 48). (2) A fine of between EUR 6,000 and EUR 60,000 shall be imposed on a legal entity that, in the last two consecutive business years, reports revenues exceeding EUR 700,000 and not exceeding EUR 8,000,000 on the balance sheet cut-off date. (3) A fine of EUR 12,000 to EUR 120,000 shall be imposed on a legal entity that, in the last two consecutive business years, reports revenues exceeding EUR 8,000,000 on the balance sheet cut-off date. (4) A fine of between 1,500 and 15,000 euros shall be imposed on a sole proprietor and an individual who independently carries out an activity who commits an offence referred to in the first paragraph of this Article. (5) A fine of between 400 and 2,000 euros shall be imposed on the responsible person of a legal entity, the responsible person of a sole proprietorship and the responsible person of an individual who independently carries out an activity who commits an offence referred to in the first paragraph of this Article. (Article 181 of AML Law amended 2025 (ZPPDFT-2))
Competent authorities have immediate, unfiltered, direct and free access to the information held in the interconnected central registers without alerting the legal entity or legal arrangement concerned. These competent authorities include: self-regulatory bodies in the performance of supervisory functions of AML rules; tax authorities; national authorities with designated responsibilities for the implementation of Union restrictive measures; AMLA for the purposes of joint analyses; EPPO; OLAF; Europol and Eurojust when providing operational support to the competent authorities of Member States.	Yes. (1) Data from the register shall be accessible to the obliged entities referred to in Article 4 of this Act, law enforcement authorities, courts, investigative committees of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia and supervisory authorities referred to in the first paragraph of Article 152 of this Act. /// (6) The law enforcement authorities, courts and supervisory authorities referred to in the first paragraph of Article 152 of this Act shall have free direct electronic access to all data on beneficial owners entered in the register when exercising their powers and tasks in relation to the prevention and detection of money laundering and terrorist financing and the detection of other criminal offences. The search for data on beneficial owners shall also be enabled for the entities referred to in this paragraph by using a combination of personal name and tax identification number, personal name and date of birth or a combination of personal name and permanent address entered in the register. /// (10) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article, state authorities shall have direct, free of charge, electronic access to all data on beneficial owners entered in the register when deciding on the rights of entities that have financial implications for the state budget. State authorities shall also be enabled to search for data on beneficial owners by using a combination of personal name and tax number, personal name and date of birth or a combination of personal name and permanent address entered in the register. (Article 51 (1), (6) and (10) of AML Law amended 2025 (ZPPDFT-2))
Beneficial ownership information held in central registers may be made available to obliged entities upon payment of a fee, which shall be limited to what is strictly necessary to cover the costs of ensuring the quality of the information held in the central registers and of making the information available. Those fees shall be established in such a way as not to undermine effective access to the information held in the central registers.	Yes. (1) Data from the register shall be accessible to the obliged entities referred to in Article 4 of this Act, law enforcement authorities, courts, investigative committees of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia and supervisory authorities referred to in the first paragraph of Article 152 of this Act. (Article 51 (1) of AML Law amended 2025 (ZPPDFT-2))
Any natural or legal person that can demonstrate a legitimate interest in the prevention and combating of money laundering, its predicate offences and terrorist financing has access to the following information on beneficial owners of legal entities and legal arrangements held in the interconnected central registers, without alerting the legal entity or legal arrangement concerned: the name of the beneficial owner; the month and year of birth of the beneficial owner; the country of residence and nationality or nationalities of the beneficial owner; for beneficial owners of legal entities, the nature and extent of the beneficial interest held; for beneficial owners of express trusts or similar legal arrangements, the nature of the beneficial interest.	Yes. (2) Any natural or legal person who demonstrates a legitimate interest may also obtain information on the personal name, month and year of birth, country of permanent and temporary residence, citizenship, amount of ownership stake and form of control of the beneficial owners from the register free of charge. (Article 51 (2) of AML Law amended 2025 (ZPPDFT-2))
The following natural or legal persons shall be deemed to have a legitimate interest to access the information listed above: persons acting for the purpose of journalism, reporting or any other form of expression in the media, that are connected with the prevention or combating of money laundering, its predicate offences or terrorist financing;	Yes. (4) A legal or natural person referred to in the second paragraph of this Article shall be deemed to have a legitimate interest referred to in this Article: - a natural or legal person who, for the purposes of journalism, reporting or other forms of media expression in relation to the prevention and fight against money laundering, related criminal offences or terrorist financing, needs information about the beneficial owners of a legal person, (Article 51 (4) of AML Law amended 2025 (ZPPDFT-2))
The following natural or legal persons shall be deemed to have a legitimate interest to access the information listed above: civil society organisations, including non-governmental organisations and academia, that are connected with the prevention or combating of money laundering, its predicate offences or terrorist financing;	Yes. (4) A legal or natural person referred to in the second paragraph of this Article shall be deemed to have a legitimate interest referred to in this Article: - a natural or legal person carrying out scientific research or educational activities or book production activities, or a non-governmental organization as defined by the law regulating non-governmental organizations, which, in connection with its activity for its operations related to the prevention of money laundering, related criminal acts or the financing of terrorism or the fight against them, requires information about the beneficial owners of a legal entity. (Article 51 (4) of AML Law amended 2025 (ZPPDFT-2))
The following natural or legal persons shall be deemed to have a legitimate interest to access the information listed above: natural or legal persons likely to enter into a transaction with a legal entity or legal arrangement and who wish to prevent any link between such a transaction and money laundering, its predicate offences or terrorist financing;	Yes. 3) The legitimate interest referred to in the previous paragraph is given if any of the following conditions are met: - the purpose of access is related to the detection and prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing and related predicate offences, or - a legal entity wishes to obtain information about its beneficial owners, - a natural or legal person wishes to enter into a business relationship with a legal person referred to in the second indent of the first paragraph of Article 51a of this Act, which can be reasonably concluded from the documentation attached to the application. (Article 51 (3) of AML Law amended 2025 (ZPPDFT-2))
The following natural or legal persons shall be deemed to have a legitimate interest to access the information listed above: Member States’ public authorities in the context of public procurement procedures, in respect of the tenderers and operators being awarded the contract under the public procurement procedure;	No. Absent from legal framework (Absent from legal framework)
Member States shall ensure that the information provided by central registers does not lead to the identification of any person consulting the register where such persons are: persons acting for the purpose of journalism, reporting or any other form of expression in the media, that are connected with the prevention or combating of money laundering, its predicate offences or terrorist financing;	No. Absent from legal framework (Absent from legal framework)
Member States shall ensure that the information provided by central registers does not lead to the identification of any person consulting the register where such persons are: civil society organisations that are connected with the prevention or combating of money laundering, its predicate offences or terrorist financing.	No. Absent from legal framework (Absent from legal framework)
Where entities in charge of central registers decide to grant access to beneficial ownership information, they shall issue a certificate granting access for 3 years. Entities in charge of central registers shall respond to any subsequent request to access beneficial ownership information by the same person within 7 working days.	No. Absent from legal framework (Absent from legal framework)
Member States shall ensure that entities in charge of central registers shall only refuse a request to access beneficial ownership information on one of the following grounds: the applicant has not provided the necessary information or documents pursuant to paragraph 1; a legitimate interest to access beneficial ownership information has not been demonstrated; where on the basis of information in its possession, the entity in charge of the central register has a reasonable concern that the information will not be used for the purposes for which it was requested or that the information will be used for purposes that are not connected to the prevention of money laundering, its predicate offences or terrorist financing; one or more of the situations referred to in Article 15 applies; the legitimate interest to access beneficial ownership information granted by the central register of another Member State does not extend to the purposes for which the information is sought; where the applicant is in a third country and responding to the request to access information would not comply with the provisions of Chapter V of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.	Yes. (9) If a legitimate interest is not demonstrated, the registry operator shall reject the application with a decision against which no appeal is permitted, but an administrative dispute is permitted. (Article 51a (9) of AML Law amended 2025 (ZPPDFT-2))
In exceptional circumstances to be laid down in national law, where the access to beneficial ownership information would expose the beneficial owner to disproportionate risk of fraud, kidnapping, blackmail, extortion, harassment, violence or intimidation, or where the beneficial owner is a minor or otherwise legally incapable, Member States shall provide for an exemption from such access to all or part of the personal information on the beneficial owner. Member States shall ensure that such exemptions are granted on a case-by-case basis upon a detailed evaluation of the exceptional nature of the circumstances and confirmation that those disproportionate risks exist. The right to an administrative review of the decision granting an exemption and the right to an effective judicial remedy shall be guaranteed.	No. Absent from legal framework (Absent from legal framework)
Supervision of obliged entities
Each Member State shall ensure that all obliged entities established in its territory are subject to adequate and effective supervision. To that end, each Member State shall appoint one or more supervisors to monitor effectively, and to take the measures necessary to ensure compliance by the obliged entities with Regulations (EU) 2024/1624 and (EU) 2023/1113.	Yes. (1) Supervision of the implementation of the provisions of this Act and regulations issued on its basis shall be carried out, within the scope of their competences, by: a) office, b) Bank of Slovenia, c) Securities Market Agency, d) Insurance Supervision Agency, d) Financial Administration of the Republic of Slovenia, e) Market Inspectorate of the Republic of Slovenia, f) Public Audit Oversight Agency, g) The Slovenian Bar Association and h) Notary Chamber of Slovenia, i) Police. (Article 152 (1) of AML Law amended 2025 (ZPPDFT-2))
Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs)
Each Member State shall establish an FIU in order to prevent, detect and effectively combat money laundering and terrorist financing.	Yes. (1) The Office shall perform tasks relating to the prevention and detection of money laundering, predicate offences and terrorist financing, as well as other tasks specified in this Act. (2) The Office is the central state authority responsible for receiving and analysing reports on suspicious transactions and other data, information and documentation on potential money laundering, related predicate offences or terrorist financing, which it obtains on the basis of this and other directly applicable EU laws or legal acts, including regulations on the prevention of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and for transmitting the results of its analyses to the competent authorities. (Article 94 (1) and (2) of AML Law amended 2025)
The FIU as the central national unit shall be responsible for receiving and analysing suspicious transaction reports and other information relevant to money laundering, associated predicate offences or terrorist financing.	Yes. (1) The Office shall perform tasks relating to the prevention and detection of money laundering, predicate offences and terrorist financing, as well as other tasks specified in this Act. (2) The Office is the central state authority responsible for receiving and analysing reports on suspicious transactions and other data, information and documentation on potential money laundering, related predicate offences or terrorist financing, which it obtains on the basis of this and other directly applicable EU laws or legal acts, including regulations on the prevention of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and for transmitting the results of its analyses to the competent authorities. (Article 94 (1) and (2) of AML Law amended 2025)
The FIU shall be responsible for disseminating the results of its analyses and any additional relevant information to the competent authorities where there are grounds to suspect money laundering, associated predicate offences or terrorist financing.	Yes. (2) The Office shall inform the entities referred to in the previous paragraph who, on the basis of the provisions of this Act, report suspicious transactions to the Office about the quality of the information provided, the description of the suspicion and the documentation submitted upon reporting, and the timeliness of the report. (Article 112 (2) of AML Law amended 2025)
The FIU shall be operationally independent and autonomous, which means that the FIU shall have the authority and capacity to carry out its functions freely, including the ability to take autonomous decisions to analyse, request and disseminate specific information. It shall be free from any undue political, government or industry influence or interference.	Yes. (3) The Office shall be fully autonomous, self-contained and operationally independent in performing its tasks referred to in the previous paragraph, including making decisions on receiving and analysing data, information and documentation and on submitting the results of its analyses to the competent authorities. (Article 94 (3) of AML Law amended 2025)
The FIU, regardless of their organisational status, is authorised to have access to the information that they require to fulfil their tasks, including financial, administrative and law enforcement information.	Yes. (1) The Office may request information from the obliged entities referred to in Article 4 of this Act, supervisory authorities referred to in Article 152 of this Act and other state authorities and organisations with public powers: 1. from all records kept by them pursuant to this Act; 2. about all business relationships they have entered into with their clients, regardless of their type and form; 3. about all transactions between them and their clients; 4. about all transactions of their clients carried out within the Republic of Slovenia; 5. on all transactions carried out by their clients in Member States or third countries; 6. on all transactions carried out from Member States or third countries to their clients in the Republic of Slovenia; 7. other available data and documentation kept on the basis of other regulations or obtained in another lawful manner and which the office needs for the purposes referred to in this Article. (4) Obliged persons referred to in Article 4 of this Act shall provide the Office with the data, information, documentation and other available data referred to in the first paragraph of this Article free of charge within fifteen days of receiving the request. (5) Supervisory authorities referred to in Article 152 of this Act and other state authorities and organisations with public powers shall also provide the Office with the requested information free of charge and within the period referred to in the previous paragraph. (Article 126 (4) and (5) of AML Law amended 2025)
FIUs are empowered to take urgent action, directly or indirectly, where there is a suspicion that a transaction is related to money laundering or terrorist financing, to suspend or withhold consent to that transaction.	Yes. (1) The Office may, by written order, temporarily suspend a transaction for a maximum of three working days if it deems that there are reasonable grounds to suspect the commission of criminal offences of money laundering or terrorist financing, and inform the competent authorities thereof. (Article 105 (1) of AML Law amended 2025)
Mutual legal assistance (MLA) and International Cooperation
Member States shall ensure that the FIU to whom the request is made is legally required to use the whole range of its available powers which it would normally use domestically for receiving and analysing information when it replies to a request for information from another FIU.	Yes. Articles 113-124 extensively regulate the international cooperation with other FIUs (Articles 113-124 of AML Law amended 2025)
Member States shall ensure that FIUs are legally required to exchange, spontaneously or upon request, any information that may be relevant for the processing or analysis of information by the FIU related to money laundering, its predicate offences, or terrorist financing, and the natural or legal person involved, regardless of the type of predicate offences that may be involved, and even if the type of predicate offences that may be involved is not identified at the time of the exchange.	Yes. Articles 113-124 extensively regulate the international cooperation with other FIUs (Articles 113-124 of AML Law amended 2025)

Legislation

Political Parties Act (ZPoIS), 1994, amended 2014	missing file:
Elections and Referenda Campaign Act (ZVRK), 2007, amended 2013	missing file:
Criminal Code 2008, amended 2016	missing file:

*Last update: 2017

Asset Recovery

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Asset Offices						0
Confiscation						89
International cooperation						50

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Asset Offices
Each Member State shall legally designate at least one asset recovery office to facilitate cross-border cooperation in relation to asset-tracing investigations and to conduct asset recovery functions in both criminal matters and civil or administrative matters.	No. Slovenia has an Office for Money Laundering Prevention (FIU) and specialised police and prosecutorial units, but there is no authority expressly designated in law as an “asset recovery office” within the meaning of Council Decision 2007/845/JHA. (Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act (ZPPDFT‑1) – provisions on the Office for Money Laundering Prevention; no formal ARO)
Each Member State shall legally designate at least one competent authority to function as an asset management office for the purpose of the management of frozen and confiscated property until the disposal of that property further to a final confiscation order.	No. Management of seized and confiscated assets is carried out under general rules by enforcement and state‑property authorities; (Enforcement and state‑property legislation (no centralised AMO established by a specific act).)
Confiscation
Member States shall take the necessary measures to enable the freezing of property necessary to ensure a possible confiscation of that property. The freezing measures shall consist of freezing orders and immediate action. (Freezing measures)	Yes. The Criminal Procedure Act allows courts, upon a motion of the public prosecutor, to order provisional securing of a request for confiscation of proceeds, including against suspects, accused persons, (Criminal Procedure Act (ZKP), Article 502a (provisional securing of the request for confiscation of proceeds);)
Member States shall take the necessary measures to enable the confiscation, either wholly or in part, of instrumentalities and proceeds stemming from a criminal offence subject to a final conviction, which may also result from proceedings in absentia. (Conviction based confiscation)	Yes. The Criminal Code provides for confiscation of objects used or intended for use in committing a criminal offence, as well as objects gained through the offence, and for confiscation of property (property gain) (Criminal Code (KZ‑1), Article 73 (confiscation of objects) and Article 74 (grounds for confiscation of property).)
Member States shall take the necessary measures to enable the confiscation of property the value of which corresponds to instrumentalities or proceeds stemming from a criminal offence subject to a final conviction, which may also result from proceedings in absentia. (Confiscation of equivalent value)	Yes. If the property gained through the criminal offence cannot be confiscated, (Criminal Code (KZ‑1), Article 74 (confiscation of property gain, including where property gained cannot be confiscated, allowing confiscation of equivalent value).)
Member States shall take the necessary measures to enable the confiscation of proceeds, or other property the value of which corresponds to proceeds, which, directly or indirectly, were transferred by a suspected or accused person to third parties, or which were acquired by third parties from a suspected or accused person. (Third-party confiscation)	Yes. Confiscation of property gain applies to any person to whom the gain has passed, unless that person acquired it for consideration and in good faith; (Criminal Code (KZ‑1), Article 69 (confiscation of objects used or gained through the offence, including when not belonging to the perpetrator) and Article 74(3) (confiscation of property gain from persons to whom it has passed, with protection for bona fide purchasers).)
Member States shall take the necessary measures to enable the confiscation, either wholly or in part, of property belonging to a person convicted of a criminal offence where the offence committed is liable to give rise, directly or indirectly, to economic benefit, and where a national court is satisfied that the property is derived from criminal conduct. (Extended confiscation)	Yes. Extended confiscation of property acquired through crime committed by a criminal organisation is provided for, (Criminal Code (KZ‑1), Article 74a (extended confiscation of property acquired through crime committed by a criminal organisation).)
Member States shall take the necessary measures to enable the confiscation of instrumentalities, proceeds or property, or proceeds or property transferred to third parties, where criminal proceedings have been initiated but could not be continued because of illness, absconding, or death of the accused or the limitation period of the offence is below 15 years and has expired. (Non-conviction based confiscation)	Yes. The Confiscation of Assets of Illicit Origin Act (ZOPNI) provides a separate judicial procedure, based on a financial investigation, for confiscation of assets of illicit origin, which can be initiated independently of a conviction and allows use of investigative acts from the Criminal Procedure Act. (Confiscation of Assets of Illicit Origin Act (ZOPNI),)
Confiscation without a prior conviction shall be limited to cases where, in the absence of the circumstances above, it would have been possible for the relevant criminal proceedings to lead to a criminal conviction for, at least, offences liable to give rise, directly or indirectly, to substantial economic benefit, and where the national court is satisfied that the instrumentalities, proceeds or property to be confiscated are derived from, or directly or indirectly linked to, the criminal offence in question. (Non-conviction based confiscation)	Yes. Under ZOPNI, civil confiscation requires that the court be satisfied that assets are of illicit origin, with safeguards including a financial investigation, time limits and the use of investigative measures subject to conditions; (Confiscation of Assets of Illicit Origin Act (ZOPNI),)
Member States shall take the necessary measures to enable the confiscation of property identified in the context of an investigation in relation to a criminal offence, provided that a national court is satisfied that the identified property is (i) derived from criminal conduct committed within the framework of a criminal organisation and (ii) that conduct is liable to give rise, directly or indirectly, to substantial economic benefit. A ‘criminal offence’ in this case is punishable by deprivation of liberty of a maximum of at least four years. (Confiscation of unexplained wealth)	Yes. The ZOPNI regime permits confiscation of assets of illicit origin beyond those directly linked to the concrete offence under investigation, functioning as an unexplained‑wealth (Confiscation of Assets of Illicit Origin Act (ZOPNI),)
Member States are legally required to adopt a national strategy on asset recovery and update it at regular intervals of no longer than five years. (Deadline of 24 May 2027)	No. Slovenia has developed legal tools for in personam and civil confiscation, but as of 31.12.2024 there was no explicit statutory national asset recovery strategy with a five‑year (No explicit national asset recovery strategy provision in KZ‑1, ZKP or ZOPNI.)
International cooperation
To facilitate cross-border cooperation, Member States shall legally require measures to enable the swift tracing and identification of instrumentalities and proceeds, or of property which is, or might become, the object of a freezing or confiscation order in the course of proceedings in criminal matters.	Yes. The Criminal Procedure Act allows provisional securing of confiscation claims and the Office for Money Laundering Prevention acts as contact point for mutual legal assistance requests concerning search, seizure and confiscation, (Criminal Procedure Act (ZKP), Article 502a (provisional securing of confiscation of proceeds); Council of Europe MLA template identifying the Office for Money Laundering Prevention)
Member States shall legally require the necessary measures to ensure that their asset recovery offices provide, upon request from an asset recovery office in another Member State, any information that those asset recovery offices have access to, and that is necessary for the performance of the tasks of the asset recovery office requesting that information	No. Slovenia has an FIU and MLA channels via the Office for Money Laundering Prevention, but there is no separate ARO formally designated with specific ARO‑to‑ARO information‑exchange duties in the sense of Council Decision 2007/845/JHA. (Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act (ZPPDFT‑1); MLA rules in ZKP (no formal ARO designation).)
Member States may legally allow for cost-sharing agreements with other Member States on the execution of freezing and confiscation orders.	No. Slovenian legislation on confiscation and mutual legal assistance does not contain an explicit statutory rule on cost‑sharing (No explicit cost‑sharing provision in the Criminal Procedure Act, ZOPNI)
Countries should be able to share confiscated property with other countries, in particular when confiscation is directly or indirectly a result of co-ordinated law enforcement actions	Yes. Slovenia may share confiscated assets with foreign states pursuant to Council of Europe (National implementation of Council of Europe conventions on confiscation (ETS No. 141; CETS No. 198))

Legislation

Political Parties Act (ZPoIS), 1994, amended 2014	missing file:
Elections and Referenda Campaign Act (ZVRK), 2007, amended 2013	missing file:
Criminal Code 2008, amended 2016	missing file:

*Last update: 2017

Slovenia

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