Programme of the Ministry of the Economy 2007

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
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