Individuals wishing to register a sole proprietorship or a private limited company must provide the code of the activity they would like to practise upon registration. The activity codes are derived from the Standard Classification of Activities – SKD 2008. The type of activity then determines whether the individual needs to prove their qualifications and obtain a craft licence or whether they do not need a craft licence at all and do not need to prove their qualifications.
For performing so-called craft activities – these are activities listed in the Decree of Craft Activities (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No 63/13), it is necessary to obtain a craft permit. The craft permit is issued by the Chamber of Craft and Small Business in the region where the company has its registered office, provided that the qualification requirement is met. What qualifications are required for obtaining a craft permit can be found in the document: ·List of relevant secondary educational programmes and National Vocational Qualifications to perform specific craft activities. The document can be found on the website of the Chamber of Craft and Small Business – List of relevant secondary educational programmes and National Vocational Qualifications to perform specific craft activities
The qualification requirement for obtaining a craft permit is different for each activity, but the appropriate professional education or Master’s exam in the required field is a condition.
Activities in which individual National Professional Qualifications can also fulfil the requirement for demonstrating adequate professional competence (instead of appropriate education) include the following:
10.710 – Production of bread, fresh pastries, and confectionery – NVQ traditional maker of bread, pastries, and pasta
10.720 – Production of toast and biscuits – NVQ traditional maker of bread, pastries, and pasta
22.110 – Production and refurbishment of rubber treads and tyres for vehicles – NVQ tyre maintainer and vulcaniser
24.510 – Casting of iron – NVQ ironworker
33.120 – Repair of machinery for wine making – NVQ administrator of process equipment – mechatronics – applies only to certain subclasses – not all
43.990 – Other specialised construction activities
- construction of foundations – NVQ concrete works contractor
- drilling and digging of shafts – NVQ operator of geodrilling machines
- concreting – NVQ concrete work contractor
- installation of chimneys and furnaces – NVQ refractory material installer
- services with lifts and other construction machinery – NVQ operator of mobile lifts
45.200 – Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
– repair, installation, and replacement of tyres and treads, wheel balancing – NVQ tyre maintainer
96.022 – Cosmetic and pedicure activity
– pedicure – NVQ pedicurist
However, if the party registers activities that are on the list of activities performed in the manner of a craft in accordance with Article 5 of the Small Business Act with an explanation, the qualification requirement does not need to be fulfilled. A list of these activities can also be found on the pages of the Chamber of Craft and Small Business, i.e.: List of relevant secondary educational programmes and National Vocational Qualifications to perform specific craft activities.
Source: Response prepared by the Chamber of Craft and Small Business of Slovenia. For further information, we suggest that you contact +386 1 58 30 829, e-mail: alma.ceman@ozs.si
