Slovenia. Comprehensive data protection. Act
ZVOP-1Personal Data Protection Act (Zakon o varstvu osebnih podatkov, ZVOP-1)
Partly verified
Medium confidence.The adoption date was not confirmed. The 2005-01-01 date is quoted from the consolidated text's entry-into-force clause in a search summary; the same summary says the original 2004 gazette text provides for entry into force on the fifteenth day after publication, so provisions may have started at different times. uradni-list.si returned 503 when fetched, so neither clause was read directly. Earlier Slovenian data protection acts (1990 and 1999) were not added because they could not be confirmed.
§1Summary
- Synopsis
Slovenia's general data protection act from 2004 until the GDPR era. It was amended several times (Uradni list RS 113/05, 51/07, 67/07 and 177/20). The Information Commissioner states that it ceased to apply on 26 January 2023, when the new Personal Data Protection Act (ZVOP-2) took effect.
- SaaS relevance
Historical only; replaced by ZVOP-2 and the GDPR (si-zvop-2).
§2Dates
- Key dates
- In force
- Ended
- Published in Uradni list RS 86/2004 on 2004-08-05; official consolidated text ZVOP-1-UPB1 in Uradni list RS 94/2007; ceased to apply on 2023-01-26 when ZVOP-2 (Uradni list RS 163/2022) took effect
§3Text and authority
- Text
- Authoritative text uradni-list.si
- Authority
- Informacijski pooblaščenec (Information Commissioner, IP RS)
§4Where it applies
- Domestic law of
- Slovenia
§5Sources and verification
- Sources consulted
- Verification
Medium confidence.
Partly verified
Medium confidence.The adoption date was not confirmed. The 2005-01-01 date is quoted from the consolidated text's entry-into-force clause in a search summary; the same summary says the original 2004 gazette text provides for entry into force on the fifteenth day after publication, so provisions may have started at different times. uradni-list.si returned 503 when fetched, so neither clause was read directly. Earlier Slovenian data protection acts (1990 and 1999) were not added because they could not be confirmed.