Foreign State Aid is Now Subject to Regulation
Author: Miha Hočevar On 28 November 2022, the European Union (“EU”) formally adopted its Regulation on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market (the “Regulation”), with which it aims to effectively address the issue of foreign subsidies that may cause unequal competitive conditions in the internal …
A Step Forward in the Development of the Market for Crowdfunding Providers
Author: Lenart Kmetič Crowdfunding for start-ups and small and medium-sized entities through online platforms (such as Kickstarter) is becoming an increasingly popular and established form of alternative financing. However, the market for crowdfunding service providers has long been subject to self‑regulation or different national regulation …
The New Prevention of Restriction of Competition Act
Author: Ema Patricija Končan On 29 September 2022, the Slovenian National Assembly adopted the new Prevention of Restriction of Competition Act (ZPOmK-2), which transposes Directive (EU) 2019/1 to empower the competition authorities of the Member States to be more effective enforcers and to ensure the …
New Provisions to Be Introduced by the New Consumer Protection Act in Slovenia
Author: Nina Ličen On July 12, 2022, the Government published a proposal for a new Consumer Protection Act (“ZVPot-1“), which is proposed to be adopted under the urgency procedure. The Act is on the agenda of the National Assembly for September 2022. ZVPot-1 will combine …
Lease of Agricultural Land
Author: Nino Bostič Sluga In practice, it was not uncommon for parties to conclude lease contracts for agricultural land, often for free or for a small, nominal lease fee, without complying with the mandatory provisions of the Agricultural Land Act (ZKZ)[1] regarding the content of …
The Investment Funds and Management Companies Amendment Act and the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Amendment Act
Author: Katra Rangus On 24 September 2021, the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia adopted the Investment Funds and Management Companies Amendment Act (hereinafter: the “ZISDU-3D“) and the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Amendment Act (hereinafter: the “ZUAIS-B“). Both Acts were published in the Official …
The General Court underlines the importance of standstill obligation before obtaining merger approval
Authors: Špela Remec, Nataša Pipan Nahtigal In its recent judgement the General Court confirmed the importance of observing the standstill obligation in mergers which are subject to approval by the competent competition authorities. The Court only slightly reduced the record breaking gun-jumping fine imposed by …
Lease of office buildings and business premises in the future
Authors: Nino Bostič Sluga, Blaž Ogorevc On 19 June 2021, the Act amending the Housing Act (Zakon o spremembah in dopolnitvah Stanovanjskega zakona; SZ-1E) entered into force. Although SZ-1E predominately – as one can expect – regulates its principal legal field of private housing, it …
The Eighth COVID-19 Law adopted: Labour law aspect
Authors: Darja Miklavčič, Karin Dodič On 2 February 2021, the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia adopted the Act on Additional Measures for Mitigation of Consequences of COVID-19 (ZDUOP) or the Eighth COVID-19 package (hereinafter: the “Eighth COVID-19 law”). The Eighth COVID-19 law is …
The Seventh COVID-19 Law: Funding for uncovered fixed costs
Author: Jera Majzelj In the last days of December, the National Assembly adopted a new round of intervention measures (the so-called Seventh COVID-19 Law or PKP7 package). Amongst others, the latter introduced certain changes to the existing scheme of partial funding of uncovered fixed costs, …
