COVID-19: Intervention measures to support the economy
Authors: Špela Remec, Nataša Pipan Nahtigal On 21 April 2020, the Slovenian Government proposed the amendments to the Act on Intervention Measures for Suppression of COVID-19 Epidemic and Mitigation of its Consequences for Citizens and the Economy as adopted by the Slovenian Parliament on 3 …
Mega COVID-19 Law with the Amendment – a labour law aspect
Authors: Kaja Baškovič, Darja Miklavčič On 28 April 2020, the Slovenian Parliament adopted the Act Amending the Act Determining the Intervention Measures to Contain the COVID-19 Epidemic and Mitigate its Consequences for Citizens and the Economy, the so called Act Amending the Mega COVID-19 law. …
#newliquidity – Additional Slovenian State Guarantee Scheme
Author: Mia Kalaš On 28 April 2020, the Slovenian Parliament adopted the Law on ensuring additional liquidity to the economy for mitigation of the consequences of the COVID-19 epidemic (Zakon o zagotovitvi dodatne likvidnosti gospodarstvu za omilitev posledic epidemije COVID-19, the “ZDLGPE”), which entered into …
Amendments of the provisional measures concerning judicial, administrative and other public-law affairs
Authors: Helena Butolen, Lenart Kmetič We have previously reported about the adoption of the Act on Provisional Measures with Respect to Judicial, Administrative and Other Public-Law Affairs for the Control of the Spread of the Contagious Disease SARS-CoV-2 (COVID 19) (the “Act on Provisional Measures”) …
New amendments to the COVID-19 intervention measures – an important step in stimulating construction investments?
Author: Blaž Ogorevc On 28 April 2020, the Slovenian Parliament adopted an amendment of certain parts of the Act Determining the Intervention Measures to Contain the COVID-19 Epidemic and Mitigate its Consequences for Citizens and the Economy. The amendment, which came into force on 1 May 2020, …
Additional amendments related to Slovenian mandatory moratorium on bank loans
Author: Mia Kalaš On 21 March 2020 we reported on an emergency law concerning moratorium on banking loans (Zakon o interventnem ukrepu odloga plačila obveznosti kreditojemalcev, “ZIUOPOK”), and on 6 April 2020 on the amendments and certain additionally adopted measures. On 28 April 2020, the …
COVID-19: The impact of the epidemics on contractual relationships
Authors: Nino Bostič Sluga, Matjaž Verbič, Blaž Ogorevc In a developed business environment, it goes without saying that agreements must be kept. Slovenian contract law enacts this fundamental principle in the Code of Obligations, which in several places stipulates rules that require parties to fulfil …
State aid rules and COVID-19 – will you have to repay the received state aid?
Author: Matjaž Verbič Several Member States have already announced support measures for companies in order to mitigate economic impact. Slovenia has also adopted an emergency fiscal stimulus package worth EUR 3 billion, designed to help undertakings and self-employed (so called “Mega COVID-19 Law”). The specific …
Government loosens restrictions on the sale of goods and services to consumers
Author: Kaja Baškovič On 16 April 2020 the Slovenian Government published the Ordinance Amending the Ordinance on the Provisional Prohibition on the Offering and Sale of Goods and Services to Consumers in the Republic of Slovenia (»Ordinance«) in the Official Gazette. With this amendment, the …
Amendment of provisional measures with respect to judicial affairs
On the basis of Article 4 of the Act on Provisional Measures with Respect to Judicial, Administrative and Other Public-Law Affairs for the Control of the Spread of the Contagious Disease SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) (ZZUSUDJZ), on 8 April 2020, the President of the Supreme Court of …
