Registration of an aircraft is only possible for aircraft owned by Slovenian or EU/EEA nationals or companies controlled by them or incorporated in the EU/EEA. Granting of an operating or AOC license for performing airline services is provided only to companies controlled by Slovenian nationals or to carriers complying with EU regulations on ownership and control (including principal place of business and activity, and majority-owned by EU Member States/nationals).
"Article 4 - Conditions for granting an operating licence:
An undertaking shall be granted an operating licence by the competent licensing authority of a Member State provided that: [...]
(f) Member States and/or nationals of Member States own more than 50 % of the undertaking and effectively control it, whether directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate undertakings, except as provided for in an agreement with a third country to which the Community is a party; [...]" (Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community, Article 4(f))
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"Article 23 (conditions for registration)
(1) An aircraft may be registered in the Republic of Slovenia if the following conditions are met:
1. the owner of the aircraft is a citizen of the Republic of Slovenia,
2. the aircraft holds a certificate of airworthiness issued by the ministry responsible for transport or a certificate of airworthiness issued by another country and recognized as valid by the ministry responsible for transport,
3. the aircraft is not registered in any other country; and [...]
(2) The following are equated with the citizens of the Republic of Slovenia:
1. companies that are majority owned and under the effective control of Slovenian citizens,
2. associations, associations and flight schools that are domestic legal entities and are majority owned and under the actual control of Slovenian citizens,
3. the local community of the Republic of Slovenia and the Republic of Slovenia,
4. citizens and legal entities of the European Union and the European Economic Area.
[...]
Article 68 (licenses, certificates and permits)
(1) The activity of air transport may be performed by a legal or natural person who has obtained an operating license issued by the Agency in accordance with the regulations of the European Union and this Act , if an operating license is required depending on the type of transport.
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Article 76 (air operator's certificate )
(1) An Air Operator Certificate (AOC) is a document issued by an Agency proving that a legal or natural person meets the conditions regarding professional staff and the necessary organization to ensure the safe operation of aircraft in the field of aviation activities specified in in the certificate issued.
(2) The air operator's certificate shall be issued by the Agency if it has previously established that:
1. the applicant does not yet hold an air operator's certificate ;
2. the applicant is a citizen of the Republic of Slovenia or a legal person registered in Slovenia, which is majority owned and under the actual control of Slovenian citizens or a local community or the Republic of Slovenia;
3. the applicant has his permanent residence or registered office in the Republic of Slovenia;[...]" (Aviation Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 81/10), last amended on 26 July 2019, Articles 23, 68 and 76 [google translation])
Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community, Article 4(f)
Aviation Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 81/10), last amended on 26 July 2019, Articles 23, 68 and 76
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