WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.22 
26 August 2005 
 (05-3607) 
Committee on Subsidies 
and Countervailing Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
SUBSIDIES  
 
New and Full Notification Pursuant to Article XVI:1  
of the GATT 1994 and Article 25 of the Agreement  
on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  
 
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
 
Addendum  
 
 The following addendum to the notification of  the European Community relates to subsidy 
programmes of Slovenia . 
 
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SLOVENIA  
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS 
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I. TRANSPORT ...................................................................................................................... .................... 3  
A. LINE  BUS  SERVICES ............................................................................................................................ 3  
B. RAILWAY  TRANSPORT  SERVICES ................................................................................................. 4  
II. LEATHER PROCESSING AND FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY............................................................. 5  
III. TEXTILE IN DUSTRY ............................................................................................................... ............ 6  
IV. DEVELOPMENT OF ENTERPRISES................................................................................................. 8  
V. TOURISM........................................................................................................................ ........................ 9  
A. PROMOTION  OF TOURIST  INFRASTRUCTURE ........................................................................... 9  
B. PROMOTION  OF ISSUING  OF LOCAL  PHYSICAL  PLANNING  DOCUMENTATION  FOR  
TOURISM  DEVELOPMENT .............................................................................................................. 10  
C. PROMOTION OF TOURIST DESTINATIONS’ DEVELOPMENT .............................................. 11  
D. RESCUE AND RESTRUCTURING ................................................................................................... 13  
E. RESEARCH  AND  DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................. 14  
F. ACTIVE  EMPLOYMENT  AND  TRAINING  PROGRAMMES ...................................................... 15  
VI. AGRICULTURE.................................................................................................................... ............... 17  
A. MARKET  STABILIZATION .............................................................................................................. 17  
B. RESTRUCTURING  OF AGRICULTURE  AND  FOOD-PROCESSING  INDUSTRY ................... 19  
VII. FISHERIES...................................................................................................................... ...................... 20  
VIII. ENERGY CONSERVATION ............................................................................................................ .. 22 
IX. ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENTS............................................................................................... 23  
X. ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT FUND ................................................................................ 24  
XI. REGIONAL AID................................................................................................................... ................ 24  
A. REGIONAL  AID  OF THE  OFFICE  FOR  LOCAL  SELF-GOVERNMENT  AND  REGIONAL  
POLICY ............................................................................................................................... .................. 24  
B. REGIONAL  AID  OF THE  OFFICE  FOR  LOCAL  SELF-GOVERNMENT  AND  REGIONAL  
POLICY ............................................................................................................................... .................. 26  
C. REGIONAL  AID  OF THE  OFFICE  FOR  LOCAL  SELF-GOVERNMENT  AND  REGIONAL  
POLICY ............................................................................................................................... .................. 27  
XII. INTERAGENCY REGIONAL DE VELOPMENT PROGRAMMES.............................................. 29  
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 I. TRANSPORT 
A. LINE  BUS  SERVICES 
1. Title of the programme  
 
 Support to the bus services’ operators of line transport in internal road transport 
 2. Brief description of the programme
 
  The programme supports the privatised passenge r services in the conduct of services in public 
interest in a transitional period of two years. 
 3. Period covered by notification
 
  1 January 2003 - 31 December 2004  
4. Policy Objectives and/or purposes of the subsidy
 
  Provide public passenger services by bus liner  transport within the transitional period from 1 
September 2003 to 31 December 2004; after this pe riod the operators will operate on an exclusively 
commercial basis 
 
5. Background and authority for the programme
 
  Ministry of Transport; Directorate for Road Transport  
6. Legislation under which it is granted
 
  Road Transport Act (OG RS, No. 113/03)  Decree on the Amount, Time Periods and Met hod of Allocating Temporary Subsidies to 
Coach and Bus Operators Engaged in National Public  Inter-Urban Regular Passenger Road Transport 
Services (OG RS, No. 68/ 01, 117/02, 85/03) 
 
7. Form of assistance granted
 
  Grants  
8. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Privatised and new domestic bus services’ opera tors of liner transport in internal road 
transport with a registered timetable at the Ministry.   G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.22 
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 9. Total expenditure under the programme  
  
2003 2004 TOTAL  
 799.282.528 SIT1  669.067.526 SIT2 
 
10. Duration of the programme  
  1 September 2001 – 31 August 2004 
 
11.  Procedure for gaining the subsidy
 
  Approval of applications based on criteria a nd conditions set out in Decree on amount, time 
periods and method of allocating te mporary subsidies to coach and bu s operators engaged in national 
public inter-urban regular passenger road transport services 
 
B. RAILWAY
 TRANSPORT  SERVICES 
1. Title of the programme  
  Compensation for transport of inte r-urban regular railway passengers 
 
2. Brief description of the programme
 
  The programme supports public railway passenge r services of inter-urban regular railway 
transport. 
 
3. Period covered by notification
 
  1 January 2003 - 31 December 2004  4. Policy Objectives and/or purposes of the subsidy
 
 
 Encourage the mobility of the populatio n by using public railway transport 
 5. Background and authority for the programme
 
 
 Ministry of Transport; Directorate for Railway Transport 
 6. Legislation under which it is granted
 
  Railway Transport Act (OG RS, No. 92/99 with amendments)  Decree on the Mode of Providing Public Se rvice Obligations in Inland Railway Passenger 
Transport (OG RS, No. 12/01) 
 Act on the Method of Operating and Financ ing Transport within the Existing Railway 
Network and the Reorganisation and Ownership R estructuring of the Slovene Railway Public 
Company (OG RS, No. 71/93)  
                                                     
 
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 7. Form of assistance granted  
 
• Grants 
• Loan guarantees 
 
8. To whom and how the subsidy is provided  
 
 Slovene railways holding  9. Total expenditure under the programme
 
 
 2003 2004 
TOTAL (passenger transport support) 6.309.671.728 SIT 3 8.230.164.952 SIT4 
 
10. Duration of the programme  
 
 1 January 2003 – 31 December 2004 
 
11. Procedure for gaining the subsidy  
 
 Direct support on the basis of authorising legislation. 
 
II. LEATHER PROCESSING AND FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY 
1. Title of the programme  
 
 The programme of adjustment of leather and footwear industry to the EU internal market 
conditions (2000-2003) 
 
2. Brief Description of the programme  
 
 The programme outlines the development model of the enterprises’ modern izing in the sector 
and consists of horizontal measures to enhance productivity growth, competitiveness at the company 
level, inter-company cooperation and cluster de velopment. It supports the optimization of the 
company’s strategic projects to enhance the comp etitiveness, technology modernization, investments 
into new technologies and human resources development. 
 
3. Period covered by notification  
 
 1 January 2003 - 31 December 2004 
 4. Policy Objectives and/or purposes of the subsidy
 
 
• abolishing the identified structural problems in  the branch and enhancing the adjustment 
to the EU internal market conditions 
 
• strengthen sectoral competitiveness (enhance value added manufacturing and services) 
 
• improve the marketing patterns 
 
• enhance technology improvements and human resources development 
                                                      
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 5. Background and authority for the programme  
 
Ministry of Economy 
 
6. Legislation under which it is granted  
  The Ministry programme of adjustment of leather and footwear industry to the EU internal market conditions for the period 2000-2003  
7. Form of assistance granted
 
  Grants  8. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
 
• leather and footwear enterprises 
• enterprises employing disabled persons 
 9. Total expenditure under the programme
 
 
  20035
TOTAL  257.370.000 SIT
 
10. Duration of the programme  
  1 January 2000 – 31 December 2003  The programme expired in 2003. 
 
11. Procedure for gaining the subsidy
 
 
• tenders 
• approval of applications based on expect ed performance criteria and conditions set 
out in the tender 
• approval of business plans 
 III. TEXTILE INDUSTRY 
1. Title of the programme
 
  The programme of adjustment of textile industry to the EU internal market conditions. (2000-2003). 
 2. Brief Description of the programme
 
 
 The programme outlines the development model of the enterprises’ modern izing in the sector 
and consists of horizontal measures to enhance productivity growth, competitiveness at the company 
level, inter-company cooperation and cluster de velopment. It supports the optimization of the 
company’s strategic projects to enhance the comp etitiveness, technology modernization, investments 
into new technologies and human resources development. 
  
                                                     
 
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 3. Period covered by notification  
  1 January 2003 - 31 December 2004  
4. Policy Objectives and/or purposes of the subsidy
 
 
• abolishing the identified structural problems in the branch and enhancing the adjustment to 
the EU internal market conditions 
• strengthen sectoral competitiveness  (enhance value added manufacturing and services) 
• improve the marketing patterns 
• enhance technology improvements and human resources development 
 5. Background and authority for the programme
 
 
Ministry of the Economy 
 6. Legislation under which it is granted
 
 
 The Ministry programme of adjustment of textile industry to the EU internal market 
conditions for the period 2000-2003.  7. Form of assistance granted
 
 
 Grants6 
 8. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
 
• textile enterprises 
• textile enterprises employing disabled persons 
 9. Total expenditure under the programme
 
 
2003
TOTAL  983.278.000 SIT7
 
10. Duration of the programme  
 
 1 January 2000 – 31 December 2003  11. Procedure for gaining the subsidy
 
 
• tenders 
• approval of applications based on expect ed performance criteria and conditions set 
out in the tender 
• approval of business plans 
 
                                                      
6 Some grants were subject to two-year contracts.  
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 IV. DEVELOPMENT OF ENTERPRISES  
1. Title of the programme  
  Programme of measures to promote entrepreneurship and competitiveness 
 
2. Brief Description of the programme
 
  The programme measures are designed to enhance knowledge, trai ning and technological 
development, productivity growth, competitiveness at  the company level and internationalisation of 
smaller Slovenian enterprises.  
 3. Period covered by notification
 
  1 January 2003 - 31 December 2004  
4. Policy Objectives and/or purposes of the subsidy
 
 
• enhancing cooperation between educationa l institutions, research institutions and 
the economy 
• improving the flow of knowledge from educ ational and research institutions to 
the economy 
• promoting international cooperation 
• promoting the involvement of the economy in the European research 
and development activities 
• promoting internationalisation of Slovenian companies 
• promoting enterprise investment, empl oyment and technological development 
and innovation within small and medium-sized enterprises 
• promoting strategies to increase productivity 
• encourage the development of tourism 
• strengthening the entrepreneurship. 
 5. Background and authority for the programme
 
 
• Ministry of the Economy 
• Slovene Enterprise Fund  
• Small Business Development Centre  
 6. Legislation under which it is granted
 
 
• Small Business Development Act (OG RS, No. 18/91, 22/00) 
• Public Funds Act (OG RS, No. 22/00) 
• Act Regulating Supportive Environment for Entrepreneurship (OG RS, No. 40/04) 
• Companies Act (OG RS, No. 93/02, 57/04, 63/04, 124/04, 139/04) 
 7. Form of assistance granted
 
 
• Grants 
• grants for consulting services 
• More favourable loans 
• Loan guarantees  G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.22 
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8. To whom and how the subsidy is provided  
  Sole proprietors and small and medium-sized  enterprises registered under the Companies Act 
(Article 51). Potential sole pr oprietors under the Act Regulati ng Supportive Environment for 
Entrepreneurship (Article 3).  9. Total expenditure under the programme
 
 
 2003 2004
TOTAL 7.038.860.622 SIT84.398.348.982 SIT
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 10. Duration of the programme
 
 
 1 January 2002 – 31 December 2006 
 11. Procedure for gaining the subsidy
 
 
• Tenders 
• Approval of applications based on expect ed performance criteria and conditions 
set out in the tender  
• Approval of business plans 
 
V. TOURISM 
A. PROMOTION  OF TOURIST  INFRASTRUCTURE 
1. Title of the programme  
 
 Promoting the development of Tourism and Tourist infrastructure. 
 2. Brief Description of the programme:
 
  The programme aims at development of tour ist infrastructure.  It  involves the following 
key areas: 
• Investments in roadways and artificial snowing systems on ski slopes 
• Exploitation of thermal water sources for further development of tourism  
• congress tourism. 
 3. Period covered by notification
 
  1 January 2003 - 31 December 2004 
 
4. Policy Objectives and/or purposes of the subsidy
 
 
• Promoting the renovation and development of common tourism infrastructure 
• Promoting improved tourist supply through common infrastructure  
• Enhancing competitiveness 
                                                      
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5. Background and authority for the programme  
 
Ministry of the Economy 
 
6. Legislation under which it is granted  
 
• Programme of Measures to Promote Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness 2000-2006 
• Tourism Development Act (OG RS, No. 57/98, 21/02)  
• Decree on Detailed Conditions and Criteria for the Promotion of Tourist Infrastructure 
Development (OG RS, No. 102/00, 50/01, 11/03) 
 
7. Form of assistance granted  
  Grants, related with activities in the area of promotion of tourism  8. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
 
 Legal and natural persons regi stered under the Companies Act 
 9. Total expenditure under the programme
 
 
2003
TOTAL  400.000.000 SIT10
 
10. Duration of the programme  
  1 January 2003 – 31 December 2003 
 The programme expired in 2003. 
 11. Procedure for gaining the subsidy
 
  Tender 
 
B. PROMOTION
 OF ISSUING  OF LOCAL  PHYSICAL  PLANNING  
DOCUMENTATION  FOR  TOURISM  DEVELOPMENT 
 
1. Title of the programme  
 
 Promoting the issuing of the physical planning documentation for tourism development needs 
at the municipal level.  2. Brief Description of the programme
 
 
 The programme aims at issuing of the physical planning documentation for tourism 
development for municipalities that fulfil the criteria set out in the tender.     
                                                     
 
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 3. Period covered by notification  
  1 January 2003 - 31 December 2004  
4. Policy Objectives and/or purposes of the subsidy
 
 
• Ensuring improved physical planning co nditions for investments in tourism  
• Reducing existent barriers for implementation of planned investment projects in tourism 
• Promoting investments in tourism 
 5. Background and authority for the programme
 
 
Ministry of the Economy 
 6. Legislation under which it is granted
 
 
• Programme of Measures to Promote Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness 2000-2006 
• Tourism Development Act (OG RS, No. 57/98, 21/02) 
 
7. Form of assistance granted  
 
Grants, related with activities in the area of promotion of tourism 
 8. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
 
Legal and natural persons regist ered under the Companies Act  
 9. Total expenditure under the programme
 
 
 2003 2004
TOTAL  100.465.000 SIT111 150.159.000 SIT12
 
10. Duration of the programme  
 
 1 January 2003 – 31 December 2004 
 11. Procedure for gaining the subsidy
 
 
Tender 
 C. PROMOTION OF TOURIST DESTINATIONS’ DEVELOPMENT 
 
1. Title of the programme
 
  Promoting the Tourist destinations' development 
 
 
                                                     
 
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 2. Brief Description of the programme  
 
The programme promotes competitiveness and deve lopment capacities of tourist destinations. 
 
The key elements of the programme are: 
 
• Enhancing public-private partnerships 
• Encouraging development 
• Marketing of new tourist products of higher quality 
• Enhancing know-how on integrated manageme nt at the tourist destination’s level 
• Promoting the development of infrastruct ure at the tourist destination’s level 
 3. Period covered by notification
 
 
 1 January 2003 - 31 December 2004  4. Policy Objectives and/or purposes of the subsidy
 
 
• Renovation and modernisation of existent tourist infrastructure  
• Promoting construction of new tourist infrastructure 
• Developing new organisational managerial strategi es at the level of the tourist destination. 
 
5. Background and authority for the programme  
 
Ministry of the Economy 
 6. Legislation under which it is granted
 
 
• Single Programming Document 2004-2006 
• Programme of Development of Republic of Slovenia 2001-2006 
• Programme of Measures to Promote Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness 2002-2006  
• Tourism Development Act (OG RS, No. 57/98, 21/02) 
• Tourism Development Strategy 2002-2006 
 7. Form of assistance granted
 
 
Grants, related with activities in the area of promotion of tourism 
 
8. To whom and how the subsidy is provided  
 
• Commercial companies and sole proprietors registered under the Companies Act 
• Public institutes and public commercial ins titutes under the Institutes Act and Public 
Utilities Act 
• Other public institutions, associations and so cieties registered under the Societies Act. 
 
9. Total expenditure under the programme  
 
2004
TOTAL 121.225.000 SIT13
 
                                                      
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 10. Duration of the programme  
  1 January 2004 – 31 December 2006  
11. Procedure for gaining the subsidy
 
 
Tender 
 
D. RESCUE AND RESTRUCTURING 
1. Title of the programme  
  Rescue and restructuring of Companies in Difficulty.  2. Brief Description of the programme
 
 
 The programme aims at reorganisation of companies’ business process, supports opening of 
new markets and introduction of improved organisational structures. It obligates companies to implement restructuring plans.   3. Period covered by notification
 
 
 1 January 2003 - 31 December 2004  4. Policy objective and/ or purpose of the subsidy
 
 
• Respite from financial problems 
• Restructuring companies on the basis of restructuring programme 
 5. Background and authority for the programme
 
 
Ministry of the Economy 
 6. Legislation under which it is granted
 
 
• Act Regulating the Use of Funds Arising fro m the Proceeds Based on the Transformation 
of Company Ownership Act (OG RS, No. 45/95) 
• Decree on the Criteria, Content of the Restructuring Programme and Administrating 
Records on Approved Public Funds for Companies in Difficulty (OG RS, No. 18/03) 
• Act Governing the Rescue and Restructuring Aid for Companies in Difficulty (OG RS, 
No. 110/02) 
 
7. Form of assistance granted  
 
• Grants 
• Guarantees 
• Conversion of claims into capital investments 
• Loans to companies in difficulties 
• Equity infusion 
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 8. To whom and how the subsidy is provided  
  Commercial companies from Slovenia. 9. Total expenditure under the programme
 
 
 2003 2004
TOTAL 4.907.229.420 SIT148.767.732.183 SIT15
 
10. Duration of the programme  
 
 1 January 2003 - 31 December 2004  11. Procedure for gaining the subsidy
 
 
Approval of applications based on criteri a and conditions under the legislation. 
 
E. RESEARCH  AND  DEVELOPMENT 
1. Title of the programme  
  Promoting basic research and development. 
 
2. Brief Description of the programme
 
  The programme aims at enhancing basic resear ch, by promoting projects and the training of 
young researchers. 
 
3. Period covered by notification
 
  1 January 2003 - 31 December 2004  4. Policy Objectives and/or purposes of the subsidy
 
 
• co-financing the enterprises’ research projects  
• training for young researchers to establish and broaden the research units outside 
the universities and science organisations. 
 5. Background and authority for the programme
 
 
 Ministry of Education, Science and Sport in  cooperation with other responsible ministries 
 6. Legislation under which it is granted
 
 
• Research and Development Act (OG RS, No. 96/02) 
• Rules on Conditions and Criteria and on Financing of the Basic and Applicative 
Researchand Development Projects (OG RS, No. 21/01, 38/02) 
• Rules on Condition and Criteria and Financ ing of Network Research Development 
Programs within the Target Research Progra mme Supporting the Strategic Development of 
Slovenia  in Certain Areas of Public Interest (OG RS, No. 46/01) 
                                                      
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 • Rules on Education and Incorporation of Y oung Researchers in Research, University and 
other Organisations (OG RS, No. 48/02, 36/04) 
• Rules on Training and Placement of Young Researchers in the Economic Sector (OG RS, 
No. 66/02, 51/04) 
• Rules on Financing and Co-financing Inte rnational Scientific and Technological 
Cooperation of the Republic of Slovenia (OG RS, No. 62/96, 11/98, 48/99, 46/01, 97/03) 
• Rules on Procedure and Criteria and on Co-fina ncing of the Scientific Meetings (OG RS, 
No. 36/02) 
• Rules on Procedure and Criteria and on Co-fina ncing of Domestic and Foreign Scientific 
Periodicals (OG RS, No. 36/02) 
• Rules on Procedure and Criteria and on Co-fina ncing of Scientific Monographs (OG RS, 
No. 36/02) 
• Decree on Criteria and Standards for Allocati ng Resources for the Implementation of the 
National Research and Development Programme (OG RS, No. 74/04) 
 
7. Form of assistance granted  
  Grants provided for basic research and development projects  8. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
 
 Commercial companies and sole proprietors 
 9. Total expenditure under the programme
 
 
 2003 2004
TOTAL  647.034.000 SIT16757.427.882 SIT17
 
10. Duration of the programme  
  The duration of the programme is speci fied according to the specific project 
 
11. Procedure for gaining the subsidy
 
  Individual project evaluation  
F. ACTIVE
 EMPLOYMENT  AND  TRAINING  PROGRAMMES 
1. Title of the programme  
  Active employment and training programmes  
                                                     
 
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 2. Brief description of the programme  
 
 Programme is aiming at reducing the unemp loyment, ensuring the active educational 
programmes and training for unemployed workers to  promote better employment opportunities, life-
time education, new forms of entrepreneurship and to reduce the structural discrepancies in the labour 
market.  The objective of the programme is to en sure the social involvement of the unemployed 
workers and to reduce negative conseque nces of the long-term unemployment.  
 
3. Period covered by notification  
 
 1 January 2003 - 31 December 2004 
 
4. Policy Objectives and/or purposes of the subsidy  
 
• enhancing active employment and creating new qualitative posts  
• promoting new working methods 
• promoting entrepreneurship 
• raising the level of education and training of certain disadvantaged groups of workers 
• active approach in solving unemployment problems 
• providing formal and vocational education 
• providing new knowledge 
• providing specific knowledge 
• initiating the concept of the life-time education 
• reducing the structural and regional discrepancies in the labour market 
 5. Background and authority for the programme
 
 
• Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs 
• Ministry of Education, Science and Sport  
• Ministry of Finance – Tax Administration 
 6. Legislation under which it is granted
 
 
• Employment and Insurance Against Unemployment Act (OG RS, No. 5/91, 12/92, 71/93, 
38/94, 69/98, 67/02) 
• Decree on the Employment of Structural Policy Funds in the Republic of Slovenia 
(OG RS, No. 30/04) 
• Act Regulating the Training and Employment of Disabled Persons (OG RS, No. 18/97)   
• Pension and Disability Insurance Act (OG RS, No. 26/03, 63/03, 135/03) 
• Rules Concerning the Implementation of Active Employment Policy Measures 
(OG RS, No. 64/01, 31/03, 135/03, 80/04) 
 
7. Form of assistance granted  
 
• Grants 
• Deferred payment 
 8. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
 
• Commercial companies and sole proprietors 
• Enterprises employing disabled persons 
• Non-profit organisations  G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.22 
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 9. Total expenditure under the programme  
 
 2003 2004
TOTAL 14.243.022.294 SIT18      12.843.006.880 SIT19
 
10. Duration of the programme  
  1 January 2003 – 31 December 2004 11. Procedure for gaining the subsidy
 
 
• Tenders for grants 
• Approval of applications based on expected  performance criteria and conditions set 
out in the tender 
• Applications for deferred payments 
 
VI. AGRICULTURE 
A. MARKET  STABILIZATION 
1. Title of the programme  
  Measures for market stabilization  2. Brief Description of the programme
 
 
 The programme aims at implementing the measures of the Common Agriculture Policy 
(CAP) to ensure balanced supply and demand of th e agricultural products on the domestic market and 
to ensure an adequate in come to the producers. 
 3. Period covered by notification
 
 
 1 January 2003 - 31 December 2004  4. Policy Objectives and/or purposes of the subsidy
 
 
• Stabilization of the agriculture markets 
• Enhance competitiveness 
• Improve the real income levels 
• Retain the current production levels of the key agricultural products 
• Enhance the role of the market-functioning mechanisms 
• Structural adjustment to the EU internal market conditions 
 5. Background and authority for the programme
 
  Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food  
                                                     
 
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 6. Legislation under which it is granted  
 
• Agriculture Act (OG RS, No. 54/00) 
• Decree on Introducing the Agricultural Policy Measures for 2003 (OG RS, 
No. 27/03) 
• Decree on Direct Payments for Foal-Breeding Mares and on Direct Payments 
for Productive Bee Colonies for 2003 (OG RS, No. 27/03) 
• Decree on the Introduction of Compensatory Payments for Less Favoured 
Areas (ECO 1) in 2003 (OG RS, No. 27/03) 
• Decree Amending the Decree on Direct Payments for Measures of the 
Slovenian Agri-Environmental Programme 2002-2003 (EKO 2, EKO 3) (OG RS, No. 27/03) 
• Decree on Direct Payments for Reari ng Pure-Bred Breeding Animals for 2003 
(OG RS, No. 27/03) 
• Decree Amending the Decree on the Organisation of the Market in Cereals 
(OG RS, No. 27/03) 
• Decree Amending the Decree on the Organisation of the Market in Sugar 
(OG RS, No. 27/03, 23/04) 
• Decree Amending the Decree on the Or ganization of the Market in Hops 
(OG RS, No. 27/03, 23/04) 
• Decree Amending the Decree on the Organisation of the Market in Fresh 
Fruit, Vegetables and Olive Oil (OG RS, No. 27/03) 
• Decree Amending the Decree on the Organization of the Market in 
Agriculture Plant Seeds (OG RS, No. 27/03) 
• Decree Amending the Decree on the Organisation of the Market in Sheep 
Meat and Goat Meat (OG RS, No. 27/03, 23/04) 
• Decree amending the Decree on the organization of the market in wine grapes, 
must and wine (OG RS, No. 27/03) 
• Decree Amending the Decree on the Organisation of the Market in Beef Meat 
(OG RS, No. 27/03, 23/04)  
• Decree Amending the Decree on the Organisation of the Market in Milk and 
Milk Products (OG RS, No. 37/02, 23/04) 
• Decree on the Organization of the Market in Wine Grapes, Must and Wine 
(OG RS, No. 22/04) 
• Decree on the Organisation of the Market in Fresh Fruit and Vegetables 
(OG RS, No. 22/04) 
• Decree on the Organization of the Market in Agriculture Plant Seeds (OG RS, 
No. 22/04) 
• Decree on the Organization of the Market in Crops (OG RS, No. 22/04) 
• Decree Amending the Decree on the Introduction of Milk Quotas and Milk 
Products for the 2004/2005 quota year (OG RS, No. 22/04) 
• Decree on Introducing the Agricultural Policy Measures for 2004 (OG RS, 
No. 24/04) 
 
7. Form of assistance granted
 
 
• Direct payments 
• Measures for market stabilization 
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 8. To whom and how the subsidy is provided  
  Agricultural companies, other legal and physi cal persons engaged in agricultural activity in 
Slovenia. 
 
9. Total expenditure under the programme
 
 
 2003 2004
TOTAL  17.666.739.853 SIT2019.951.028.938 SIT
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10. Duration of the programme  
  1 January 2003 – 31 December 2004  11. Procedure for gaining the subsidy
 
 
 Application by eligible persons for specific pr ogrammes; the distribution of grants depends on 
the fulfilment of specified conditions.  
B. RESTRUCTURING
 OF AGRICULTURE  AND  FOOD-PROCESSING  INDUSTRY 
1. Title of the programme  
  Restructuring programme for agriculture and food-processing industry.  2. Brief Description of the programme
 
 
 Restructuring of agriculture focuses on measur es supporting private investment initiatives into 
production of food and food-processing i ndustry, land policy and other forms of structural adjustment. 
Restructuring of food-processing industry supports  the sectoral modernization for enhanced 
competitiveness and improvement of technological, vete rinary, sanitary and environmental standards.  
 
3. Period covered by notification  
  1 January 2003 - 31 December 2004  4. Policy Objectives and/or purposes of the subsidy
 
 
• improving the competitiveness of agriculture and food-processing industry 
• reducing production costs 
• harmonizing the national standards with EU food standards 
 5. Background and authority for the programme
 
  Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food 
 
                                                     
 
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 6. Legislation under which it is granted  
 
• Agriculture Act (OG RS, No. 54/00) 
• Act on Agricultural Land (OG RS, No. 59/96, 31/98, 68/00, 27/02, 58/02, 67/02, 110/02, 
8/03, 36/03) 
• Decree on the Programmes of Agricultural Struct ural and Rural Development Policy for 2003 
and 2004 (OG RS, No. 43/03, 81/03, 117/03, 32/04)  
• Decree on Type, Extent and Conditions to be  met for Supplementary Activities on Farms 
(OG RS, No. 46/01) 
• Decree on the Agricultural Structural Policy M easures of the Rural Development Programme 
for 2000-2006 – SAPARD (OG RS, No. 107/01, 74/02, 68/03) 
• Ordinance on the Amount of Funds for the Agricultural Structural Policy Measures of the 
Rural Development Plan 2000-2006 - SAPA RD (OG RS, No. 77/02, 88/03, 117/03) 
 
7. Form of assistance granted:  
  Direct payments  8. To whom and how the subsidy is provided:
 
 
 Agricultural companies, other legal and na tural persons and asso ciations engaged in 
agricultural or food-processing activity.   9. Total expenditure under the programme:
 
 
 2003 2004
TOTAL 4.430.429.788 SIT229.471.484.815 SIT23
 
10. Duration of the programme  
  1 January 2003 – 31 December 2004 
 
11. Procedure for gaining the subsidy
 
  Application by individual eligible persons for specific programmes; certain prior conditions of 
eligibility have to be met. 
 
VII. FISHERIES 
1. Title of the programme
 
  Programme on financing and co-financing the de velopment of freshwater and marine fisheries 
for 2003 and 2004. 
  Single Programming Document 2004.  
                                                     
 
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 2. Brief Description of the programme  
  Programme contains measures on development of  sea and freshwater fishing and measures for 
modernizing of the fishing industry. It supports the modernization of new breeding facilities and the 
enhancement of the competitiveness on the global market. 
 3. Period covered by notification
 
  1 January 2003 - 31 December 2004 
 
4. Policy Objectives and/or purposes of the subsidy
 
 
• modernize processing of fishery products 
• enhancing marketing of fishery products 
• improving stock conservation and management 
• strengthen the monitoring of fishing activities 
• reducing the structural imbalances of the sea fishing 
 5. Background and authority for the programme
 
 
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food 
 6. Legislation under which it is granted:
 
 
• Marine Fisheries Act (OG RS, No. 58/02) 
• Agriculture Act (OG RS, No. 54/00) 
 7. Form of assistance granted
 
  Grants  
8. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Legal and natural persons e ngaged in fishing activity. 
 9. Total expenditure under the programme
 
 
 2003 2004
TOTAL 140.929.658 SIT24108.850.415 SIT25
 
10. Duration of the programme  
 
 1 January 2003 – 31 December 2006 
 11. Procedure for gaining the subsidy
 
 
• Tender 
• Application by individual eligible persons 
 
                                                      
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VIII. ENERGY CONSERVATION 
1. Title of the programme  
 
 Support for energy conservation and the use of renewable energy sources. 
 2. Brief Description of the programme
 
  Programme embodies the support for energy conservation, the use of renewable energy 
sources and the promotion of energy efficient technology and know-how.  
 3. Period covered by notification
 
  1 January 2003 - 31 December 2004  
4. Policy Objectives and/or purposes of the subsidy
 
 
• decrease the use of the energy compared with growth of GDP 
• decrease the energy intensity  
• support the energy conservation in all sectors of the economy 
• increase the use of the renewable energy sources 
• increase public awareness of energy conservation 
 5. Background and authority for the programme
 
 
 Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning  6. Legislation under which it is granted
 
  Energy Act (OG RS, No. 79/99) 
 
7. Form of assistance granted
 
  Grants  
8. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  Commercial companies and sole proprieto rs, municipalities and public institutions. 
 9. Total expenditure under the programme
 
 
 2003 2004
TOTAL 472.000.000 SIT26544.000.000 SIT27 
 
10. Duration of the programme  
 
 Until 31 December 2006 
 
                                                      
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 11. Procedure for gaining the subsidy  
 
• Tenders 
• Approval of applications based on expected performance criteria and conditions set out 
in the tender 
 
IX. ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENTS 
1. Title of the programme  
  Environmental Investments.  
2. Brief Description of the programme
 
  Programme aims at enhancing environmental investments by awarding favourable loans for: 
 
• building local infrastructure for environmental protection  
• technologies and products havi ng low environmental impacts 
• environmental sound facilities and technologies  
• exploitation of renewable energy sources  
• efficient energy usage 
• agents, that are causing environmental dete rioration, for measures to adapt to the 
legislative requirements  
 3. Period covered by notification
 
  1 January 2003 - 31 December 2004  
4. Policy Objectives and/or purposes of the subsidy
 
 
• investments into waste water treatment 
• investments into adoption of the public sew age system to the legislative requirements 
• investments into waste management treatment (selective collection, recovery 
and treatment of waste) 
• investments into renovation of drinking wate r supply to eliminate drinking water losses  
• investments into construction of substitu tive drinking water supply public systems  
• investments into elimination of envir onmental impacts of waste water under the 
IPPC Directive  
• investments into reconstruction of facilities for limitation of emissions of volatile organic 
compounds (VOC Directive) due to the use of organic solvents 
• investments into reconstruction of large combustion plants to eliminate air pollution 
• investments into reconstruction of waste incineration and  co-incineration plants   
• investments into the elimination of emissi ons from installations for the production of 
aluminium, ceramics and clay products, cement; from installations for the production of light alloy, ferrous alloy and steel; from in stallations for heat galvanising, for the 
manufacture and processing of wood products; from installations for the production of lead 
and its alloys from secondary raw materials 
• investments into energy conservation programmes  
• investments into cleaner technologies 
• investments into renewable energy sources (biomass, geothermal and water energy, sun 
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 • environmental investments on agricultura l holdings (harmonisation to minimal 
requirements of new EU standards) 
• investments into cutting down the thermal ener gy losses in existent installations for 15% 
• investments into eliminating air pollution cau sed by diffuse sources of pollution in urban 
areas 
 
5. Background and authority for the programme  
 
X. ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT FUND 
6. Legislation under which it is granted  
  Environmental Protection Act (OG RS, No. 32/93, 41/04) 
 
7. Form of assistance granted:
 
  Favourable loans  
8. To whom and how the subsidy is provided:
 
 
• commercial companies and other legal persons 
• sole proprietors 
 9. Total expenditure under the programme
 
 
 2004 2003 
TOTAL 3.400.000.000 SIT283.600.000.000 SIT29
 
10. Duration of the programme:  
  1 January 2003 -  31 December 2004 
 
11. Procedure for gaining the subsidy:
 
 
• tenders 
• approval of applications based on expected performance criteria and conditions set out in 
the tender 
 XI. REGIONAL AID 
A. REGIONAL
 AID  OF THE  OFFICE  FOR  LOCAL  SELF-GOVERNMENT  AND  
REGIONAL  POLICY 
1. Title of the programme  
 
 Restructuring and development programme for Zasavje region. 
 
                                                      
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 2. Brief Description of the programme  
  Programme aims at enhancing restructuring a nd regional development of Zasavje region that 
is, due to prevailing old industries and mini ng, facing with development problems and high 
unemployment rate. Programme s upports innovativeness, entrepre neurship and improved human 
resources management.  It aims at enhancing invest ment attraction of the region. There are three key 
programme areas:  
• setting up better physical planning conditions ( sanitation of existent industrial plants and 
buildings) 
• setting up development infrastructure for en couraging entrepreneurship and economy 
restructuring 
• human resources management 
 3. Period covered by notification
 
  1 January 2003 - 31 December 2004 
 
4. Policy Objectives and/or purposes of the subsidy
 
 
• reducing development discrepancies between  Slovenian regions and other regions 
within European union 
• enhancing economic, social and physi cal planning of Zasavje region 
• prevention of the development of broader regional problems 
• ensuring high living standard a nd life quality of Zasavje region 
 5. Background and authority for the programme
 
 
• Office for Local Self-government and Regional Policy 
• Public Fund for Regional Development and Preservation of the Settlement 
• National Agency for Regional Development 
 
6. Legislation under which it is granted  
 
• Promotion of Balanced Regional De velopment Act (OG RS, No. 56/03) 
• Rules on the Allocation of State Aids for the Small Business Sector (OG RS, No. 103/00, 
40/04) 
• Act on Gradual Closing of the Trbovlje-Hrastni k Mine and the Restructuring of the Region 
(OG RS, No. 61/00) 
• Act Amending the Regulating the Gradual Cl osure of the Trbovlje-Hrastnik Mine and 
Development Restructuring of the Region Act (OG RS, No. 71/04) 
 
7. Form of assistance granted  
 
• favourable loans 
• grants 
• transfer of funds 
• guarantee 
 
8. To whom and how the subsidy is provided  
  Natural and legal persons in the statistical region Zasavje G/SCM/N/123/EEC/Add.22 
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 9. Total expenditure under the programme  
  
 2003 2004 
TOTAL 268.242.584 SIT30316.305.000 SIT31
 
10. Duration of the programme  
  1 January 2003 -  31 December 2006 
 
11. Procedure for gaining the subsidy
 
 
• tenders 
• programmes confirmed by the Slovenian government  
 
B. REGIONAL  AID  OF THE  OFFICE  FOR  LOCAL  SELF-GOVERNMENT  AND  
REGIONAL  POLICY 
1. Title of the programme  
  Development programme in Poso čje 
 2. Brief Description of the programme
 
 
 Programme derives from the Regional Development Programme of the region Gornje Posočje. Posočje faces with the problem of intellectual talent leaving this area and with special 
economic and demographic problems. Poso čje was damaged by three earthquakes (1976, 1998 and 
2004) and by landslide from Mangart (2000).  
Key programme areas are: 
 
• human resources development 
• sustainable development and environmental protection  
• retaining settlement and enhancing econo mic diversification of the rural areas 
• enhancing tourism and economy development,  internationalisation, cross-border 
cooperation 
• ensuring better life-quality 
 3. Period covered by notification
 
 
 1 January 2003 - 31 December 2004  4. Policy Objectives and/or purposes of the subsidy
 
 
• reducing development discrepancies between Sl ovenian regions and other regions within 
European union 
• enhancing economic, social and physical planning of Poso čje 
• reducing discrepancies between sub-regions within the region Gornje Poso čje 
• reducing discrepancies between Poso čje and other regions in European union 
 
                                                      
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 5. Background and authority for the programme  
 
• Office for Local Self-government and Regional Policy 
• Public Fund for Regional Development and Preservation of the Settlement 
• National Agency for Regional Development  
 
6. Legislation under which it is granted  
 
• Promotion of Balanced Regional De velopment Act (OG RS, No. 56/03) 
• Rules on the Allocation of State Aids for the Small Business Sector (OG RS, No. 
103/00, 40/04) 
• Post-earthquake Reconstruction of Stru ctures and Development Promotion in 
Posočje Act (OG RS, No. 45/98, 67/98, 110/99, 59/01, 110/02, 86/04) 
 
7. Form of assistance granted  
 
• favourable loans 
• grants 
• transfer of funds 
• guarantee 
 8. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
 
 Natural and legal persons in Poso čje. 
 9. Total expenditure under the programme
 
 
 2003 2004 
TOTAL 120.885.154 SIT32132.008.066 SIT33
 
10. Duration of the programme  
  1 January 2003 - 31 December 2006  
11. Procedure for gaining the subsidy
 
 
• tenders 
• programmes confirmed by the Slovenian government 
 
C. REGIONAL  AID  OF THE  OFFICE  FOR  LOCAL  SELF-GOVERNMENT  AND  
REGIONAL  POLICY 
1. Title of the programme  
  Guarantee scheme for Pomurje  Guarantee scheme for Zasavje   
                                                     
 
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 2. Brief Description of the programme  
  Programmes encourage entrepreneurship in Pomu rje and Zasavje. They enable easier access 
of entrepreneurs to different investment schemes and support new entrepreneurship ideas. They 
ensure harmonised regional development and prom ote economic development in Pomurje in Zasavje. 
 3. Period covered by notification
 
  1 January 2003 - 31 December 2004 
 
4. Policy Objectives and/or purposes of the subsidy
 
 
• promoting entrepreneurship and new entrep reneurship ideas in Pomurje and Zasavje 
• promoting other economic activities in Pomurje and Zasavje 
• reducing high unemployment ra tes in Pomurje and Zasavje 
• ensuring better life-quality 
 5. Background and authority for the programme
 
 
• Office for Local Self-government and Regional Policy 
• Public Fund for Regional Development and Preservation of the Settlement 
• National Agency for Regional Development  
 6. Legislation under which it is granted
 
 
• Promotion of Balanced Regional De velopment Act (OG RS, No. 56/03) 
• Rules on the Allocation of State Aids fo r the Small Business Sector (OG RS, 
No. 03/00, 40/04) 
 
7. Form of assistance granted  
 
• favourable loans 
• grants 
• transfer of funds 
• guarantee 
 8. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
 
Natural and legal persons in Pomurje and Zasavje. 
 9. Total expenditure under the programme
 
 
 2003  2004
GUARANTEE SCHEME FOR POMURJE  11.850.113 SIT  9.475.894 SIT  
GUARANTEE SCHEME FOR ZASAVJE  58.087.608 SIT  48.722.454 SIT
TOTAL  69.937.721 SIT34 58.198.348 SIT35
 
 
 
                                                      
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 10. Duration of the programme  
 
 1 January 2003 - 31 December 2012 
 
11. Procedure for gaining the subsidy  
 
• Tenders 
• Programmes confirmed by the Slovenian government  
 
XII. INTERAGENCY REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES 
1. Title of the programme  
 
 Regional development programmes. 
 
2. Brief Description of the programme  
 
 Programme aims at promoting the harmoni sed regional development. The programme 
supports different agricultural projects i.e. speci al agricultural projects, restructuring of the 
cooperatives, projects of active employment, guara ntees for projects in the regions with special 
development problems, training for regional de velopment agencies, new regional development 
programmes, projects for local and regional infrastructure.  
3. Period covered by notification
 
  1 January 2003 - 31 December 2004  4. Policy Objectives and/or purposes of the subsidy
 
 
 Promoting regional development 
 5. Background and authority for the programme
 
 
• Regional Development Fund  
• Ministry of the Agriculture, Forestry and Food 
• Regional Development Agency 
• Ministry of the Economy 
 
6. Legislation under which it is granted  
 
• Act on Implementation of Financial Inte rvention for Agriculture, Production and 
Food Supply (OG RS, No. 5/91) 
• Act Regulating the Use of Funds Aris ing from the Proceeds Based on the 
Transformation of Company Ownership Ac t (OG RS, No. 45/95, 34/96, 67/01, 
47/02) 
• Act on Promotion of Harmonised Regional Development (OG RS, No. 60/99, 56/03) 
 
7. Form of assistance granted  
 
• favourable loans 
• grants 
• guarantees 
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8. To whom and how the subsidy is provided  
 
• commercial companies 
• sole proprietors 
• agricultural cooperatives 
• farmers 
• local communities 
• regional development agencies 
 9. Total expenditure under the programme
 
 
 2003 2004 
TOTAL 7.316.458.263 SIT36 4.213.786.441 SIT37 
 
10. Duration of the programme  
  1 January 2000 - 31 December 2019  11. Procedure for gaining the subsidy
 
 
• tenders 
• approval of applications based on expect ed performance criteria and conditions set 
out in the tender 
  
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