Slovenia Country Commercial Guide
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Overview

Slovenia recognizes all EU and international standards for trade. Goods and services imported for sale in Slovenia must comply with prescribed standards and technical regulations and be certified by an authorized institution, if so, prescribed by the appropriate ministry. Where there is no authorized institution for certification, Slovenia’s Standards and Metrology Institute will issue a certificate. Certificates issued abroad are valid in Slovenia if there is a mutual recognition agreement between the issuing authority and the local issuing institution. Health, veterinary, phytosanitary, or ecological control is obligatory for some types of products such as foodstuffs and animals. The Slovenian Standards Institute is available to answer all questions pertaining to standards at sist@sist.si.  

All technical goods and consumer durables imported into Slovenia must include technical instructions, a written guaranteed statement, and, if necessary, instructions for use. In addition, the importer must guarantee product servicing and the supply of spare parts. A declaration including the name and type of product, name of manufacturer, and other prescribed data should be attached to the product. All such documents and declarations must be in Slovene. 

If a contract with a foreign person, regulations of a foreign country, or a bilateral or international agreement requires that export or import goods be shipped with documents certified by a competent authority, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia or an authorized customs organization is the competent authority. If the regulations of the country in which the documents are to be used stipulate that the documents must be issued by a state body, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the competent issuing authority in Slovenia.  

Standards

Slovenia is a member of the European Union and adheres to EU standards requirements. Products tested and certified in the United States to U.S. standards may need to be retested and re-certified for compliance with EU requirements. When products are not regulated by specific EU technical legislation, they are always subject to the EU’s General Product Safety Directives, as well as possible additional national requirements. EU legislation and standards are harmonized across the Member States and European Economic Area countries to allow for the free flow of goods. For detailed information on harmonized trade standards, see the U.S. Commercial Service’s Commercial Guide for the European Union.  

Testing, Inspection and Certification

Slovenia is a full participant in the European Union standards testing, inspection, and certification regime. It is home to some testing bodies that certify compliance with European regulations where applicable.

Publication of Technical Regulations

The Slovenian Standards Institute (SSI) is responsible for national technical and quality standards in Slovenia.  Information on specific local standards and certification requirements is available through SSI, by email at sist@sist.si, or by telephone at +386-1-478 3013.

Use ePing to review proposed technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures.

The ePing SPS&TBT platform (https://epingalert.org/), or “ePing”, provides access to notifications made by Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) under the Agreements on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) and Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), distributed by the WTO from January 16, 1995 to present.  ePing is available to all stakeholders free of charge and is a versatile tool that can be used to:  

  • Follow and review current and past notifications concerning regulatory actions on products, packaging, labeling, food safety and animal and plant health measures in markets of interest,
  • Receive customized e-mail alerts when new notifications are distributed,
  • Find information on trade concerns discussed in the WTO SPS and TBT Committees.

Per obligation under the TBT Agreement, each WTO Member operates an Enquiry Point. National TBT Enquiry Points are authorized to accept comments and official communications from other national TBT Enquiry Points, which are NOT part of the WTO or the WTO Secretariat. All comment submissions from U.S. stakeholders, including businesses, trade associations, U.S domiciled standards development organizations and conformity assessment bodies, consumers, or U.S. government agencies on notifications to the WTO TBT Committee should be sent directly to the USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point. Refer to the comment guidance at https://www.nist.gov/notifyus/commenting for further information. This guidance is provided to assist U.S. stakeholders in the preparation and submission of comments in response to notifications of proposed foreign technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures.

Visit the ITA website to learn more about certifying your product with CE marking.

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