	AI Legislative Guide
	Slovenia
	(Europe) Firm Šelih & Partnerji Law Firm Contributors Barbara Hočevar Updated 28 Aug 2025
Has specific legislation, final regulations or other formal regulatory guidance addressing the use of AI in your jurisdiction been implemented (vs reliance on existing legislation around IP, cyber, data privacy, etc.)?	No. Slovenia, like other EU Member States, is subject to the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, “AI Act”) and is currently in the process of adopting the national legislation to implement and enforce the AI Act. A proposal of the Act on the implementation of the Regulation (EU) laying down harmonized rules on artificial intelligence (“AI Act Implementation Act”) was submitted to the legislative procedure before the Slovenian National Assembly on 22 August 2025.
Please provide a short summary of the legislation/regulations/guidance and explain how legislators aim to strike the balance between innovation and regulation.	The AI Act Implementation Act shall (if adopted): designate Slovenian national notifying authorities, market surveillance authorities and a single point of contact under the AI Act, determine enforcement mechanisms and penalties to ensure compliance with the AI Act, including fines for breaches of obligations related to high-risk AI systems, and enable the Slovenian Government to appoint a Commissioner for Artificial Intelligence Ethics, whose task is to raise awareness of social, democratic, and ethical issues of AI, as well as issues related to human rights in the field of AI.
Which agency regulates the use of AI in your jurisdiction?	The AI Act Implementation Act (if adopted) shall grant competences in connection with the AI Act to the following Slovenian national authorities: Agency for Communications Networks and Services of the Republic of Slovenia ("AKOS") will act as: Single point of contact in Slovenia; Market surveillance authority for supervising compliance of (i) high-risk AI systems regulated by the EU legislation listed in Section A of Annex I of the *AI Act, (ii) high-risk AI systems listed in the areas of (a) critical infrastructure, (b) employment, workforce management and access to self-employment, (c) evaluation of the eligibility of natural persons for essential benefits and public assistance services, including healthcare services, and (d) evaluating and classifying emergency calls from natural persons for deployment of emergency services (i.e. areas referred to in Points 2, 4, 5(a), and 5(d) of Annex III of the AI Act); Contact point for communication with SMEs, including start-ups, deployers, other innovators, and local self-government authorities, for the purpose of providing advice and responding to questions regarding the implementation of AI Act, including participation in AI regulatory sandboxes. Information Commissioner* will act as the market surveillance authority for supervising compliance (i) with the rules on prohibited AI practices (Article 5 of the AI Act) and (ii) of high-risk AI systems in the areas of (1) biometrics, (2) education and vocational training, (3) law enforcement, (4) migration, asylum, and border control management, and (5) administration of justice and democratic processes (i.e. areas referred to in Points 1, 3, 6, 7 and 8 of Annex III of f the AI Act). Bank of Slovenia will act as the market surveillance authority for supervising compliance of high-risk AI systems for evaluating the creditworthiness of natural persons or establish their credit score, when used by credit institutions (i.e., area referred to in Point 5(b) of Annex III of the AI Act); Market Inspectorate of the Republic of Slovenia will act as the market surveillance authority for supervising compliance of high-risk AI systems for evaluating the creditworthiness of natural persons or establish their credit, when used by consumer lenders other than credit institutions (i.e., area referred to in Point 5(b) of Annex III of the AI Act). Insurance Supervision Agency will act as the market surveillance authority for supervising compliance of high-risk AI systems designed to assess risk and pricing in relation to natural persons in the case of life and health insurance (i.e., area referred to in Point 5(c) of Annex III of the AI Act).

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Has specific legislation, final regulations or other formal regulatory guidance addressing the use of AI in your jurisdiction been implemented (vs reliance on existing legislation around IP, cyber, data privacy, etc.)?

No. Slovenia, like other EU Member States, is subject to the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, “AI Act”) and is currently in the process of adopting the national legislation to implement and enforce the AI Act.

A proposal of the Act on the implementation of the Regulation (EU) laying down harmonized rules on artificial intelligence (“AI Act Implementation Act”) was submitted to the legislative procedure before the Slovenian National Assembly on 22 August 2025.

Please provide a short summary of the legislation/regulations/guidance and explain how legislators aim to strike the balance between innovation and regulation.

The AI Act Implementation Act shall (if adopted):

designate Slovenian national notifying authorities, market surveillance authorities and a single point of contact under the AI Act,
determine enforcement mechanisms and penalties to ensure compliance with the AI Act, including fines for breaches of obligations related to high-risk AI systems, and
enable the Slovenian Government to appoint a Commissioner for Artificial Intelligence Ethics, whose task is to raise awareness of social, democratic, and ethical issues of AI, as well as issues related to human rights in the field of AI.

Which agency regulates the use of AI in your jurisdiction?

The AI Act Implementation Act (if adopted) shall grant competences in connection with the AI Act to the following Slovenian national authorities:

Agency for Communications Networks and Services of the Republic of Slovenia ("AKOS") will act as:
- Single point of contact in Slovenia;
- Market surveillance authority for supervising compliance of (i) high-risk AI systems regulated by the EU legislation listed in Section A of Annex I of the AI Act, (ii) high-risk AI systems listed in the areas of (a) critical infrastructure, (b) employment, workforce management and access to self-employment, (c) evaluation of the eligibility of natural persons for essential benefits and public assistance services, including healthcare services, and (d) evaluating and classifying emergency calls from natural persons for deployment of emergency services (i.e. areas referred to in Points 2, 4, 5(a), and 5(d) of Annex III of the AI Act);
- Contact point for communication with SMEs, including start-ups, deployers, other innovators, and local self-government authorities, for the purpose of providing advice and responding to questions regarding the implementation of AI Act, including participation in AI regulatory sandboxes.
Information Commissioner will act as the market surveillance authority for supervising compliance (i) with the rules on prohibited AI practices (Article 5 of the AI Act) and (ii) of high-risk AI systems in the areas of (1) biometrics, (2) education and vocational training, (3) law enforcement, (4) migration, asylum, and border control management, and (5) administration of justice and democratic processes (i.e. areas referred to in Points 1, 3, 6, 7 and 8 of Annex III of f the AI Act).
Bank of Slovenia will act as the market surveillance authority for supervising compliance of high-risk AI systems for evaluating the creditworthiness of natural persons or establish their credit score, when used by credit institutions (i.e., area referred to in Point 5(b) of Annex III of the AI Act);
Market Inspectorate of the Republic of Slovenia will act as the market surveillance authority for supervising compliance of high-risk AI systems for evaluating the creditworthiness of natural persons or establish their credit, when used by consumer lenders other than credit institutions (i.e., area referred to in Point 5(b) of Annex III of the AI Act).
Insurance Supervision Agency will act as the market surveillance authority for supervising compliance of high-risk AI systems designed to assess risk and pricing in relation to natural persons in the case of life and health insurance (i.e., area referred to in Point 5(c) of Annex III of the AI Act).