Programme of the Ministry of the Economy 2007

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PLANNED ACTS AND EXECUTIVE REGULATIONS FOR 2007 1. Act amending the Companies Act 2. Digital Broadcasting Act 3. Trade Act 4. Unfair Commercial Practices Act 5. Act amending the Consumer Protection Act 6. Act amending the Act Governing Rescue and Restructuring Aid for Companies in Difficulty 7. Alternative Consumer Dispute Resolution Act 8. Prevention of Restriction of Competition Act 9. Act Regulating Supportive Environment for Entrepreneurship 1. Decree amending the Decree on the method of implementation of a public service obligation relating to the activity of electricity transmission system operator 2. Decree laying down maximum railway passenger fares in inland passenger transport 3. Decree setting prices for the production and distribution of steam and hot water for the purposes of district heating for tariff customers 4. Decree on prior notification of prices of municipal utility services 5. Decree amending the Regulation on the Price Methodology for Oil Derivates 6. Decree on the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity 7. Decree on the operation of the natural gas market 8. Decree on performing the public service of publishing of the magazine on consumer protection 9. Decree on the concession for performing public service obligation relating to the activity of system operator of the electricity distribution system 10. Decree amending Decree on the method for the implementation of public service obligation relating to the electricity distribution system operator, and public service obligation relating to the electricity supply to tariff costumers 1. Rules on keeping a record of entities in the entrepreneurial and innovative environment 2. Rules amending the Rules on the method of calculating notification fees and usage fees for radio frequencies and numbers 3. Rules on the categorization of accommodation facilities 4. Rules amending Rules on data submitted by the energy activity operators 5. Rules on methodology and compulsory content of local energy concepts 6. Rules amending Rules on the content of a licence application form and conditions for obtaining a licence for the provision of universal postal services 7. Rules of method of transmission of retained data 1. Order for the compulsory submission of information on price changes 2. Methodological instruction on the entry of data in the Business Register of Slovenia 3. Amendments to the Instrument of incorporation of the Slovenian Enterprise Fund, a public fund 4. List of standards, the application of which presumes safety of products under the General Product Safety Act 5. General act amending General act on number portability 6. Annex No. 3 to the Collective agreement for the power industry 7. Annex No. 3 to the Collective agreement for the coal industry ACTS AND EXECUTIVE REGULATIONS CARRIED OVER FROM 2006 TO 2007 1. Financial Participation (of employees) Act 2. Small Business Act 3. Act amending the Consumer Credit Act 4. Venture Capital Companies Act 5. Act amending the Catering Act 12 13
1. Decree on securing reliability of natural gas supply 2. Decree amending Decree on the requirements to be met for obtaining the status of a qualified electricity producer 3. Decree determining craft activities and master craftsman titles and craft-like activities 4. Decree on repealing the Decree the methodology of price setting for provision public telecommunications services and networks 5. Decree on financial incentives for foreign direct investments 1. Rules on keeping a record of entities in the entrepreneurial and innovative environment 2. Rules on master craftsman's examinations 3. Rules on the procedure for issuing craft permit and on the craft register Companies Act The Companies Act is the fundamental regulatory framework for companies. The amendments are designed to address the companies' needs as well as legislative changes in the European Union and other countries. They will improve the regulatory framework and provide the legal basis for the carrying out of new economic activities. The new act will allow cross-border mergers of companies. We also wish to simplify procedures and eliminate administrative obstacles, for example by lifting by 20% the balance sheet total threshold for the classification of small, medium-sized and big companies. That way the use of simplified accounting procedures by small and medium-sized companies will be extended. The upgrade of the act is also connected with the “One-Stop-Shop” and “E-One- Stop-Shop” projects, as the new provisions will expand simplified registration procedures to various other types of companies. wholesale and determine in greater detail the carrying out of commercial activities. Small Business Act By reforming the Small Business Act, we wish to improve the competitiveness of Slovenian crafts as well as small and medium-sized enterprises in general. We wish to reduce administrative obstacles (for example, cut red tape in obtaining a craft permit) and lower the required qualifications with a view to promoting the development of small business. The act will also be affected by the ongoing reform of the chamber system: it will reflect the needs of the Chamber of Crafts members and replace two different membership fees with a single, lower fee. Venture Capital Companies Act The lack of appropriate capital in Slovenia is one of the main obstacles to faster development of small and medium-sized companies. Moreover, venture capital firms and funds possess the economic and legal know-how on how to implement entrepreneurial ideas. The Venture Capital Companies Act will define such companies in statutory and legal terms, determine tax breaks that will promote the development of venture funding, and create the legal basis for the establishment of venture capital companies which will invest in small and medium-sized enterprises independently or in conjunction with public funds. We expect that the adoption of the act will make Slovenia one of the most attractive countries for venture capital, which will accelerate the growth of prospective and fast-growing companies. Trade Act The current Trade Act was adopted in 1993. Ever since it entered into force, its provisions (except for Article 17, which determines the opening hours of shops) have remained unchanged and failed to keep up with the fast development of the sector. By reforming the act we wish to eliminate administrative obstacles (e.g. cancel the required education for the carrying out of commercial activities), set equal conditions for all commercial traders, redefine some forms of retail and 14 15
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