Slovenia has enacted laws and/or issued guidance on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Companies subject to Slovenian laws and regulations should be familiar with all relevant AI-related laws, regulations, and guidance, including those listed below.
Laws and Regulations
General
The AI Act establishes harmonized rules for placing on the market, putting into service, and using artificial intelligence systems (“AI Systems”) in the European Union. It prohibits certain AI practices and establishes specific requirements for high-risk AI Systems and operators of such systems, rules on market monitoring, market surveillance governance and enforcement, and measures to support innovation, with a particular focus on SMEs, including start-ups.
Act on the Implementation of the Regulation (EU) laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (ZIUDHPUI)
Responsible Government Organizations
Agency for Communication Networks & Services (AKOS)
English
The Agency has been granted a major part of the competence over the implementation of the AI Act, including serving as the Single Point of Contact for the AI Act, establishing regulatory sand boxes for AI, and carrying out compliance oversight of high-risk AI systems. Market surveillance will be carried out by the Information Commissioner, the Bank of Slovenia, the Insurance Supervision Agency, the Market Inspectorate, and AKOS.
National Notifying Authorities:
Ministry of the Economy, Tourism and Sport
Ministry of Infrastructure
Ministry of Health
JAZMP – Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical
Ministry of Digital Transformation
Slovenian
The national authorities that designate, notify and monitor the bodies that assess high risk AI systems within their areas of competencies.