Report Topics:
1:- General Information
2:- Cooling-off Period
3:- Pyramid Schemes
4:- Multi-Level Marketing
5:- Prohibition on Products
6:- Credit Restrictions Country
7:- Money Collections
8:- Licenses
9:- Status of Direct Sellers
10:- Earnings Claims
11:- Taxes and Fees
12:- Social Security
13:- Others
General Information
the EU, legal harmonization among the Member States is achieved through directives which normally lay down the minimum terms required by the EU, particularly when it concerns consumer protection issues. Once adopted by the EU, directives must then be introduced into the legal system of each Member State within a prescribed period a time. The foregoing information sets out details of the principal directives affecting direct selling, but reference should further be made to the information given in this Guide for each Member State as they may incorporate conditions more stringent than those prescribed in a directive.
Cooling-off Period
The Act on Consumer Protection establishes 14 days as cooling-off period for any retail transactions concluded outside business premises.
Pyramid Schemes
No legislation
Multi-Level Marketing
No legislation
Prohibition on Products
The regulation relating to food supplements is in accordance with Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament . Nutrition and health claims according Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006
Credit Restrictions Country
No legislation
Money Collections
Employment Act
No legislation
Licenses
Consumer Credit Act
No legislation
Status of Direct Sellers
There are no legal restrictions on the activities of direct sellers. Direct Sellers of operating companies are either independent commission salespersons or independent distributors.
No legislation
Taxes and Fees
Fiscal and Tax Legislation (Corporate Profit Tax Act)
Tax administration published detailed explanation of income taxation of direct sellers which is even more bureaucratic for them than before.Â
Income taxation of direct sellers
The Value Added Tax (VAT) is 22%.
Act amending the Labour market regulation act
In III. chapter of 27 Article adds a new section to read as follows:
1.3 Temporary or casual work
Article 27.c
(Limitation of temporary or casual work)
(1) A temporary or part-time work can be performed by beneficiary to the extent of 60 hours per calendar month. Unused hours cannot be transferred into the next calendar month.
(2) The hourly rate for beneficiary who performed temporary or part-time work may not be less than 4.20 euros. The income for temporary or occasional work may not exceed 6,300 euros in the aggregate in any calendar year. The hourly rate and the amount of income for temporary or occasional work is coordinated with the growth of the minimum wage in the Republic of Slovenia, as defined by the law that governs minimum wage.
Article 27.e
(Duties)
(1) The remuneration paid for reason of the temporary or casual work, employers are levied a duty of 25%. (2) The person liable to pay the levy referred to in the preceding paragraph is the employer.
Article 27.f
(Collecting and draining of funds from the levy in the budget fund)
(1) Employers transfer the funds from the duties set out in the previous article to the budget of the Republic of Slovenia.
The provisions of the Law apply from 1 July 2013.
Social Security
Pension and Disability Insurance Act
Charges for the state system of social security have to be paid for health, old age and unemployment by both employed and self-employed persons. Employees have to pay 50% of the total contributions.