Acquision of ownership of real estate, including for business purposes, by natural persons who are not citizens of the Republic of Slovenia and legal entities having their registered office outside the Republic of Slovenia is subject to reciprocity. The reciprocity condition also applies to acquisition of a building right on real estate.
"Article 1 (content of the law)
This Act regulates the manner and procedure for determining the reciprocity determined by this Act as a condition for the acquisition of the property right of foreigners and foreign countries on real estate in the Republic of Slovenia.
Article 2 (foreigners)
Foreigners and foreigners (hereinafter: foreigners) under this Act are:
- natural persons who are not citizens of the Republic of Slovenia,
- legal entities having their registered office outside the Republic of Slovenia.
Article 3 (application of the law and right to reciprocity)
(1) Reciprocity under this Act shall be established in the event that an alien acquires ownership of real estate in the Republic of Slovenia, if so provided by law or an international agreement governing the conditions for acquiring ownership of aliens in real estate, regardless of other conditions for acquiring ownership. on real estate. Reciprocity is determined for each property separately.
(2) The right to establish reciprocity under this Act may be exercised by an alien who acquires the right of ownership over real estate in the manner and under the conditions determined for the acquisition of the right of ownership by the law or international agreement referred to in the preceding paragraph.
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Article 5 (reciprocity in building rights)
The existence of reciprocity shall, under the conditions determined by this Act, also be established in the case of the acquisition of a building right on real estate.

Article 6 (exceptions)
(1) Reciprocity need not be established for the acquisition of ownership of real estate on the basis of a legal transaction concluded in the expropriation procedure, if the expropriation beneficiary is the state or a self-governing local community.
(2) Reciprocity need not be established in the case of acquiring the right of ownership on the basis of an exchange contract, if the subject of the exchange contract are identical real estate located in the same area of ​​land in the Republic of Slovenia and are identical in area or smaller area. The opinion on the stated properties of the real estate, which is the subject of the exchange contract, is given by the competent geodetic authority. The opinion of the competent geodetic authority must be submitted by the contracting parties to the land registry permit.
(3) Reciprocity need not be established if the alien acquires the right of ownership over the real estate on which he already holds a co-ownership share. The same applies if the alien is registered in the land register as a joint owner.
Article 7 (material reciprocity)
(1) Reciprocity under this Act exists if a citizen of the Republic of Slovenia or a legal person established in the Republic of Slovenia may acquire ownership of real estate in an alien country under the same or similar conditions under which they may acquire ownership of real estate in the Republic of Slovenia. aliens and the fulfillment of which is not significantly more difficult for a citizen of the Republic of Slovenia or a legal person with a registered office in the Republic of Slovenia than the fulfillment of conditions for aliens (material reciprocity) in the legal order of the Republic of Slovenia. [...]" (Reciprocity Determination Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 27/17), in force from  17/06/2017, Articles 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 [google translation])
Reciprocity Determination Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 27/17), in force from  17/06/2017, Articles 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7
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