(2) Where there are investments by persons of private law in existing public companies, irrespective of the first paragraph, such public companies shall at the latest within one year of the entry into force of this Act:

(2) No later than within one year of the entry of transformation in the court register, the founder shall award concessions without public tender to the commercial companies that were created out of the public companies (Article 141), provided persons of private law have no investments in such companies.

b) legal persons, including corporations, commercial companies or other companies or associations, which have their seat in the territory of one Contracting Party and are incorporated or constituted in accordance with the law of that Contracting Party.

` maritime transport company` means a legal person registered according to the legislation in force on the State territory of one Contracting Party and who owns or operates vessels.

Notwithstanding the fact of whether a company is in full State ownership or the State has a majority shareholding or even a minority one, special attention must be dedicated to ensuring that the remuneration of managerial bodies and the most responsible persons as well as all employees in the company are such that they contribute to the provision of and improvement of the company's business opportunities and competitiveness.

a) a person assuming one of the forms to which the common system of taxation applies which is applicable in the case of parent companies and subsidiaries of different EU Member States, and which are laid down by the minister responsible for finance;

b) companies which are legally constituted under the applicable laws and regulations of one Contracting Party, and which are investments of investors of the other Contracting Party, to engage top managerial and technical personnel of their choice, regardless of nationality.

is a person assuming one of the forms to which the common system of taxation applies which is applicable in the case of parent companies and subsidiaries of different Member States of the European Union (hereinafter: EU), and which are laid down by the minister responsible for finance;

assume one of the forms to which the common system of taxation applies which is applicable to mergers, divisions, transfers of assets and exchange of equity holdings in the companies from different EU Member States other than persons set up subject to the law of Slovenia, and which are laid down by the minister responsible for finance;

c) is subject to one of the taxes to which the common system of taxation applies which is applicable in the case of parent companies and subsidiaries of different EU Members States, and which are laid down by the minister responsible for finance, where a company which is exempt from the tax or has the option to choose shall not be deemed a taxable person.

is subject to one of the taxes to which the common system of taxation applies which is applicable in the case of parent companies and subsidiaries of different EU Members States, and which are laid down by the minister responsible for finance, where a company which is exempt from the tax or has the option to choose taxation shall not be deemed a taxable person.

(1) The tax shall not be withheld from the payments of dividends and income similar to dividends which are distributed to persons assuming one of the forms to which the common system of taxation applies which is applicable to parent companies and subsidiaries of different EU Member States, and which are laid down by the minister responsible for finance, provided that:

Other legal organisational forms of legal persons of equity partnerships (for instance an unlimited liability company, commandite company and so forth), which are public-private partnership contractors and are not set out in Article 106 of this Act, shall be transformed into one of the legal organisational forms of legal persons of private law referred to in Article 106 of this Act no later than by the end of the next business and calendar year following the start-up of the equity partnership, otherwise the conditions shall be fulfilled for rescission (unilateral withdrawal) of the public-private partner relationship for reasons on the side of the private partner.

c) subject either to one of the taxes to which the common system of taxation regarding the interest payments and the payments relating to property rights use applies which is applicable to affiliated companies from different EU Member States, and are laid down by the minister responsible for finance, where a company exempt from the tax is not deemed a taxable person, or to a tax which is identical or substantially similar and is either additionally introduced or replaces the existing tax.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter I of this Title, a Community company or a Tajik company established in the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan or the Community respectively shall be entitled to employ, or have employed by one of its subsidiaries or branches, in accordance with the legislation in force in the host country of establishment, in the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Community respectively, employees who are nationals of Community Member States and the Republic of Tajikistan respectively, provided that such employees are key personnel as defined in paragraph 2, and that they are employed exclusively by companies, or branches.

b) the interest payments and the payments relating to property rights use with regard to which the place of establishment in question is, in the EU Member State in which it is located, subject either to one of the taxes to which the common system of taxation regarding the interest payments and the payments relating to property rights use applies which is applicable to affiliated companies from different EU Member States, and are laid down by the minister responsible for finance, where a company exempt from the tax is not deemed a taxable person, or to a tax which is identical or substantially similar and is either additionally introduced or replaces the existing tax.

(1) A fine of not less than 1,000,000 tolars shall be imposed on an individual who commits an offence in connection with the independent performance of a professional activity, and no less than a fine of 3,000,000 tolars on a legal person 1. for not conducting business with consumers in the Slovene language or for not using their full registered company name and address in written communications to consumers, or for not using at least their abridged registered company name and address in written communications which are not intended for a particular individual consumer (first and second paragraphs of Article 2) 2. for not allowing, as a provider of information society services, for a simple direct and constant access to the data referred to in the third paragraph of Article 2 (third paragraph of Article 2) 3. for advertising goods or services in a manner which is in contrast with the law, indecent or misleading, or for not advertising goods or services in the Slovene language (Articles 12, 12a and 12b) 4. for advertising goods or services through a means of comparative advertising which is contrary to provisions of this Act (Article 12c) 5. if the advertising of goods or services includes elements which cause or which could cause physical, mental or other harm to children, or elements which exploit or which could exploit their trusting nature or inexperience (Article 15) 6. for advertising messages which are part of or present a service of an information society and are not in accordance with Article 15a (Article 15a) 7. for failing to issue to the consumer, upon the conclusion of a contract for goods referred to in Article 15b, a warranty certificate, technical instructions and a list of authorised service agents, or if these documents are not entirely in the Slovene language and easily understandable (first and third paragraphs of Article 16) 8. for failing to provide repair and maintenance of a product for the period covered by a warranty or for its extended period, free of charge, and after that period for a charge, by providing this service itself or through an authorised representative (fourth paragraph of Article 16) 9. for failing to provide maintenance, replacement parts and attachable components also after the expiry of the warranty period (fifth paragraph of Article 16) 10.for failing, as a seller of residential or business property, to hand over to a purchaser, a warranty for all of the built-in products referred to in Article 15b, no later than at the handing over of the title of ownership of the property (eighth paragraph of Article 16) 11.for failing to include all the data referred to in the first paragraph of Article 18 of this Act in a warranty certificate 12.for acting as the producer in contrast with the first paragraph of Article 20 13.for not selling goods or providing services to consumers under equal conditions (second paragraph of Article 25) 14.if the highest percentage reduction on the price of goods offered in a clearance sale, declared as a percentage range, does not account for at least one-quarter of the value of all goods offered in the clearance sale (third paragraph of Article 28) 15.for failing to provide instructions for use in line with Article 33 of this Act for goods which, for their correct use require a certain procedure or which, if used incorrectly, could cause damage to the user or to others, or could pollute the environment 16.for failing, in the final computation, to calculate and pay to the consumer interest on the prepayment of goods or services at the interest rate applied by banks to deposits fixed for over three months (Article 41) 17.for failing to deliver goods in perfect condition, in the agreed quantity and at the agreed time with all the accompanying documentation, when delivery to the consumer's home or elsewhere has been arranged (first paragraph of Article 42) 18.for leaving goods at the door of the consumer's home in the case of home delivery (second paragraph of Article 42) 19.for failing with regard to a distance contract to provide the consumer with the data referred to in Article 43b of this Act on a relevant permanent data carrier within the prescribed times (Article 43c) 20.for not confirming, as a provider of information society services, orders in electronic format, other than exceptions stipulated by the law, or for not submitting the provisions of the contract in a form which will assure its preservation for later use (third paragraph of Article 43b) 21.for failing to return, in due time, all the payments made in the case where a consumer cancels a contract concluded at a distance or away from premises (first paragraph of Article 43d and fifth paragraph of Article 46c) 22.for using a call system without the mediation of an individual, facsimile transmission machine or electronic mail without prior consent from the consumer, to whom a message was addressed (first paragraph of Article 45a) 23.for sending messages to consumers with the intention of concluding a contract to supply goods or services, regardless of a consumer's declaration that he/she no longer wish to receive such mail (third paragraph of Article 45a) 24.for failing with regard to a contract negotiated away from the business premises to hand over to the consumer, in the prescribed period of time, a written notice containing at least the registered company name and address, the type and price of the goods and the rights of the consumer under the provisions of Article 46c of this Act, as well as place and date (Article 46b) 25.if the price for the delivery of energy or water to a consumer is not calculated according to the actual delivery, or if the measurement of the actual delivery of energy or water is not carried out in the prescribed manner (Article 48) 26.for failing to allow for the premature settlement of the outstanding balance of the purchase price, exclusive of contractual interest while buying on hire purchase (Article 51) 27.for not returning already paid instalments while buying on hire purchase with the legally prescribed belated interest due from the date of receipt of payment, as well as the unavoidable costs incurred for the goods (Article 54) 28.if a company organising group excursions and travel has failed to insure the travellers adequately (Article 58) 29.if a timeshare contract for tourist facilities is not made in writing (Article 60a) 30.if the contract does not include the prescribed data (Article 60b).

If a company (legal person) is owned by more than one natural person and is treated as a natural person by the Member State, it is considered being a group holding.

If a company (legal person) is owned by only one natural person and is treated as a natural person by the Member State (see definition of "natural person"), it is considered to be a holding with a sole holder.

A person designated as the company security officer may act as the company security officer for one or more ships, depending on the number or types of ships the Company operates, provided it is clearly identified for which ships this person is responsible.

the mutual recognition of companies or firms within the meaning of the second paragraph of Article 48, the retention of legal personality in the event of transfer of their seat from one country to another, and the possibility of mergers between companies or firms governed by the laws of different countries;

By introducing an internal ombudsman, rtv Slovenia's code also opened a debate on whether the observance of professional standards within the national television company should be monitored by a collective body or by one person.

Business operations or results were transferred to one or more by-pass companies in which employees of the company or their relatives or other natural or legal persons have ownership control, or are sole owners or co-owners of the company.

The formerly proposed Article 54, which limited the maximum ownership share in a newspaper publisher company or a broadcast company to one-third or even less (20%), was taken out of this proposal for the purpose of facilitating the flow of capital within the media sector. Instead the proposal of the Ministry of Culture was that any natural or legal person could have an unlimited ownership share in a media company, or even be a majority or single owner.

7. it indirectly or directly holds at least 20 per cent of the voting rights or participation in the capital of the subordinate company, and exercises this participation jointly with one or more legal persons that are not members of the banking group

(5) Notwithstanding the provision of the previous section, the company may transfer part of its business to a newly established juristic person if such transfer has been outlined as one of the financial reorganisation methods in the financial reorganisation plan.

The law should define 'associated persons' as persons affiliated through the capital, management functions or in some other form, in such a way that these affiliations lead to a common shaping of business policies, or to their harmonized operation with the aim of attaining common objectives, or in such a way that one person has a possibility of directing another one or essentially influencing the other person's decisions pertaining to finances and the way the company is run.

As regards the obligatory indication of the name or company name of the bottler or the consignor and the voluntary indication of the name, address and occupation of one or more of the persons involved in marketing, in order to ensure the smooth operation of the internal market and to ensure that the consumer is not misled, it should become compulsory to indicate the activity of those persons by the use of terms such as "wine-grower", "harvested by", "merchant", "distributed by", "importer", "imported by", and other similar terms.

At least half of the founders of a limited company need to be natural persons residing within EEA (European Economic Area) or juridical persons having their domicile in one of the EEA countries, unless the Ministry of Trade and Industry grants an exception.

a company, firm or other legal body within the meaning of paragraph 1 and a natural person, of which the first has its central administration in one Member State and the second carries on his principal activity in another Member State.

The annual accounts of companies shall be audited by one or more persons approved by Member States to carry out statutory audits on the basis of the Eighth Council Directive 84/253/EEC of 10 April 1984 on the approval of persons responsible for carrying out the statutory audits of accounting documents( * ).

Any public bid to acquire Belgian securities made by or on behalf of a person, company or institution outside the jurisdiction of one of the Member States of the European Community shall be submitted to the authorisation of the Minister of Finance.

a company constituted under private law consisting of one or more Community shipowners and one or more Argentinian natural or legal persons bound by a joint enterprise contract for the purpose of exploiting and, where appropriate, processing Argentinian fishery resources with a view to the priority supply of the Community market;

One of the specific requirements to be fulfilled is that not less than 60 per cent of the company's capital must be held by the principal partners (natural or legal persons in this line of business holding a minimum of 5 per cent of the membership rights in the rating agency).

The consolidated accounts of companies shall be audited by one or more persons approved by the Member State whose laws govern the parent undertaking to carry out statutory audits on the basis of the Eighth Council Directive 84/253/EEC of 10 April 1984 on the approval of persons responsible for carrying out the statutory audits of accounting documents( * ).

the establishment and maintenance of a system which ensures that information about all suspected adverse reactions which are reported to the personnel of the company, including its representatives, is collected and collated in order to be accessible at least at one point within the Community;

A Member State from a port in which a ship departs may exempt passenger ships operating, exclusively in protected sea areas, regular services of less than one hour between port calls from the obligation laid down in Article 4(2) to communicate the number of persons on board to the passenger registrar or to a shore-based company system that performs the same function.

The Isle of Man intends to extend the application of that legislation to nationals of the Member States of the European Union, natural persons who have their habitual residence in the territory of a Member State and companies or firms formed in accordance with the law of one of the Member States and having their registered office, central administration or principal place of business within a Member State.

A Community company or Jordanian company established in the territory of Jordan or the Community respectively shall be entitled to employ, or have employed by one of its subsidiaries or branches, in accordance with the legislation in force in the host country of establishment, in the territory of Jordan and the Community respectively, employees who are nationals of Community Member States and Jordan respectively, provided that such employees are key personnel as defined in paragraph 2, and that they are employed exclusively by such companies, subsidiaries or branches.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter I, a Community company or a Ukrainian company established in the territory of Ukraine or the Community respectively shall be entitled to employ, or have employed by one of its subsidiaries or branches, in accordance with the legislation in force in the host country of establishment, in the territory of Ukraine and the Community respectively, employees who are nationals of Community Member States and Ukraine respectively, provided that such employees are key personnel as defined in paragraph 2, and that they are employed exclusively by companies, subsidiaries or branches.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter I of this Title, a Community company or a Kyrgyz company established in the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic or the Community respectively shall be entitled to employ, or have employed by one of its subsidiaries or branches, in accordance with the legislation in force in the host country of establishment, in the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Community respectively, employees who are nationals of Community Member States and the Kyrgyz Republic respectively, provided that such employees are key personnel as defined in paragraph 2, and that they are employed exclusively by companies, or branches.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter I of this Title, a Community company and a Russian company established in the territory of Russia or the Community respectively shall be entitled to employ, or have employed by one of its subsidiaries, branches or joint ventures, in accordance with the legislation in force in the host country of establishment, in the territory of Russia and the Community respectively, employees who are nationals of Member States and Russia respectively, provided that such employees are key personnel as defined in paragraph 2 of this Article, and that they are employed exclusively by companies, subsidiaries, branches or joint ventures.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter I of this Title, a Community company or an Armenian company established in the territory of the Republic of Armenia or the Community respectively shall be entitled to employ, or have employed by one of its subsidiaries or branches, in accordance with the legislation in force in the host country of establishment, in the territory of the Republic of Armenia and the Community respectively, employees who are nationals of Community Member States and the Republic of Armenia respectively, provided that such employees are key personnel as defined in paragraph 2, and that they are employed exclusively by companies, or branches.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter I of this Title, a Community company or an Uzbek company established in the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan or the Community respectively shall be entitled to employ, or have employed by one of its subsidiaries or branches, in accordance with the legislation in force in the host country of establishment, in the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Community respectively, employees who are nationals of Community Member States and the Republic of Uzbekistan respectively, provided that such employees are key personnel as defined in paragraph 2, and that they are employed exclusively by companies, or branches.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter I of this Title, a Community company or a Kazakh company established in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan or the Community respectively shall be entitled to employ, or have employed by one of its subsidiaries or branches, in accordance with the legislation in force in the host country of establishment, in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Community respectively, employees who are nationals of Community Member States and the Republic of Kazakhstan respectively, provided that such employees are key personnel as defined in paragraph 2, and that they are employed exclusively by companies, or branches.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter I of this Title, a Community company or an Azerbaijani company established in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan or the Community respectively shall be entitled to employ, or have employed by one of its subsidiaries or branches, in accordance with the legislation in force in the host country of establishment, in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Community respectively, employees who are nationals of Community Member States and the Republic of Azerbaijan respectively, provided that such employees are key personnel as defined in paragraph 2, and that they are employed exclusively by companies, or branches.

A Community company or a company from the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia established in the territory of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia or the Community respectively shall be entitled to employ, or have employed by one of its subsidiaries or branches, in accordance with the legislation in force in the host country of establishment, in the territory of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Community respectively, employees who are nationals of the Community Member States and former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia respectively, provided that such employees are key personnel as defined in paragraph 2 and that they are employed exclusively by companies, subsidiaries or branches.

If a company (legal person) is owned by only one natural person and is treated as a natural person by the Member State (see definition of natural person), it is considered to be a holding with a sole holder.