Availability and sophistication of eServices for Businesses
Last updated: October 2011
The information in this section is based on the common list of 20 basic public services contained in the annual report 'Digitising Public Services in Europe: Putting ambition into action – 9th Benchmark Measurement' prepared for the European Commission, Directorate General for Information Society and Media, December 2010.
The 8 services for businesses are as follows:
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1. Social contributions for employees |
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Central Government, Tax Administration |
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The eDavki (eTaxes) portal offers the possibility to completely treat the declaration of social contributions for employees online. No other formal or paper-based procedure is needed on behalf of the user. |
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2. Corporate tax: declaration, notification |
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Responsibility: |
Central Government, Tax Administration |
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The eDavki (eTaxes) portal enables all legal and natural entities to conduct business with the tax office. Since 2004, corporate taxpayers can use it to submit their corporate tax returns online by using a qualified certificate issued by any registered certification authority in the country. The entire process consists of filling out a form, validating data, digitally signing and time stamping the form. The application also allows taxpayers to calculate the amount of their tax and to import, or export their data. |
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3. VAT: declaration, notification |
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Responsibility: |
Central Government, Tax Administration |
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The eDavki (eTaxes) portal enables all legal and natural entities to conduct business with the tax office. Users can submit VAT returns online by using a qualified certificate issued by any registered certification authority in the country. The entire process consists of filling out a form, validating data, digitally signing and time stamping the form. The application also allows taxpayers to calculate the amount of their tax and to import or export their data. |
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4. Registration of a new company |
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Responsibility: |
Central Government, Ministry of Economy, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia |
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The eVEM portal was launched in July 2005 to provide a one-stop shop for faster and cheaper start-up procedures for enterprises through the provision of efficient information and support services. Company registration applications can be submitted electronically using any qualified digital certificate legally valid in Slovenia. Entrepreneurs applying for registration receive a digitally signed decision as a response. |
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5. Submission of data to statistical offices |
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Central Government, Statistical Office |
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Description: |
Enterprises can submit statistical data online. |
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6. Customs declarations |
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Responsibility: |
Central Government, Ministry of Finance, Customs Administration |
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Slovenia offers fully online services for customs declarations, including case handling and decision notification, according to the European New Computerised Transit System (NCTS). The application EPOS is the central module of the system that accepts declarations, verifies digitally signed messages and provides routing according to content to a dedicated application. EPOS also digitally signs replies to received data. EPOS implements PKI authentication and ensures non-repudiation via eSignature and time stamping. The application supports all qualified digital certificates valid in the country. |
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7. Environment-related permits (incl. reporting) |
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Responsibility: |
Central Government, Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning, Environmental Agency |
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http://www.mop.gov.si/; |
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Description: |
On offer is customised and segmented (by sector and size) relevant information on new environment-related regulations and obligations. Users must first register with the service, which is available via e-Uprava. Other similarly available services allow online handling of environment-related permits. |
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8. Public procurement |
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Central Government, Ministry of Finance, Public Procurement Sector |
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The public procurement portal “Portal Javnih Naročil” (shortly PJN) was established in June 2007 and is managed by the public company National Gazette. All public tenders above a certain value must be published on the portal. PJN supports publications of notices such as prior information notice; contract notice; contract award notice; amendments of notices; tender documentation and relevant questions, answers and explanations. All economic operators, Slovenian and foreign, can access PJN free of charge and without prior registration and/or login. Use of the eProcurement system requires participants to possess an eSignature. |
Further information on the services and on the latest official online sophistication ratings is available in the 'Digitising Public Services in Europe: Putting ambition into action – 9th Benchmark Measurement' report, prepared for the European Commission, Directorate General for Information Society and Media, December 2010.