It is reported that unlawful downloading of music and video content is common in the Slovenian market. Additionally, there is no strong enforcement of the copyright legal regime.

Slovenia and the European Union have adopted the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty. Slovenia ratified the Treaty on 19 November 1999, with its provisions coming into force on 6 March 2002. Subsequently, the European Union ratified the Treaty on 14 December 2009, and it entered into effect on 14 March 2010.

Slovenia and the European Union have adopted the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonograms Treaty. Slovenia ratified the Treaty on 19 November 1999, with its provisions coming into force on 20 May 2002. Subsequently, the European Union ratified the Treaty on 14 December 2009, and it entered into effect on 14 March 2010.

The Directive 2016/943 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) is key in harmonising national laws concerning trade secrets. Slovenia implemented the Directive through an act amending the Civil Procedure Act in 2017 and the Professional Secrecy Act of 2019.

It is reported that passive sharing is mandated and is effective in both the mobile (based on commercial agreements) and fixed sectors. In addition, Art. 3.2 of the Directive 2014/61/EU establishes that Member States shall ensure that, upon written request of an undertaking providing or authorised to provide public communications networks, any network operator must meet all reasonable requests for access to its physical infrastructure under fair and reasonable terms and conditions, including price, with a view to deploying elements of high-speed electronic communications networks. Such written request shall specify the elements of the project for which the access is requested, including a specific time frame.

The government of Slovenia owns 62.54% of Telekom Slovenije, the major incumbent telecommunications operator. State-owned entities Kapitalska druzba (KAD) and Slovenian Sovereign Holding (SDH) respectively hold a further 5.59% and 4.25% in Telekom Slovenije.

It is reported that Slovenia does not mandate functional separation for operators with significant market power in the telecom sector. However, accounting separation is required in certain cases. According to Art. 25 of the Electronic Communications Act, the Agency may impose an obligation on a specific network operator with significant market power to keep accounting records in relation to specified activities relating to interconnection and/or operator access separate from accounting records for other activities.

Art. 85 of the Utilities Directive (2014/25/EU) contains provisions allowing contracting public entities to reject foreign goods not covered by any EU international commitments from its tender procedures. In these cases, a tender submitted for the award of a supply contract may be rejected where the proportion of the products originating in third countries exceeds 50% of the total value of the products constituting the tender (Art. 85.2). Additionally, in cases of equivalent offers, the provisions provide for a preference for European tenders and tenders covered by EU's international obligations. In practice, this possibility has rarely been used.
In Slovenia, the Directive has been transposed with the Public Procurement Law (ZJN-3).

Art. 7 of the Slovenian Public Procurement Act provides that mutual recognition should be taken into account to grant equal treatment in public procurement procedures. Furthermore, Art. 11 stipulates that all economic operators from third countries shall be accorded the same treatment as economic operators from the EU only for the award of a contract which is covered by the WTO Government Procurement Agreement or by another binding agreement of the European Union or the Republic of Slovenia.

It is reported that a lack of transparency in Slovenian public procurement processes continues to be a barrier to the participation of foreign firms, which is also caused by complexities in bid preparation due to short timeframes and complex documentation. In addition, some stakeholders claim that the Slovenian National Revision Commission carries out a quasi-judicial control reviewing disputed public procurement cases whose decisions are not subject to judicial appeal.

The Investment Promotion Act, applicable to both foreign and domestic investors, does not impose any specific restrictions on foreign ownership or control on sectors relevant for digital trade.

Slovakia has not signed the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.

Slovakia has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.