Slovenia

Customs mission is to protect financial interests, facilitate legal economic activities, protect society against illegal trade, ensure safety and security, and increasing competitiveness through an electronic customs environment. Customs officers have the power to:

• enter businesses and other premises;
• inspect facilities, goods, commercial records, electronic data and databases, computer systems, contracts and other documents;
• check goods and passengers crossing the national border;
• check the authenticity of personal documents and control compliance with legislation;
• stop, examine and search any vehicle or person;
• conduct interviews;
• seize goods and retain any commercial documents, contracts, records or any other documents.

The Slovenian National Police fall under the Ministry of the Interior. The Police perform tasks at national, regional and local levels. The organisation comprises the General Police Directorate, 8 Police Directorates and 111 Police Stations. Police tasks are performed by uniformed and criminal police, and by specialised units. In cooperation with communities and individuals, the National Police ensure the safety of people and property, prevent, detect and investigate crime, ensure public order, protect the state border and contribute to safety on the roads. As Slovenia increasingly encounters serious international organised crime, fighting it has become a priority of the Slovenian National Police. Europol, which ensures efficient cooperation between the competent authorities of the member states and the exchange of information on criminal offences, has become indispensable for the National Police.

The Office for Money Laundering Prevention is part of the Ministry of Finance and started operating in 1995. It receives, collects, analyses and forwards data, information and documentation relating to money laundering and terrorist financing. Under Slovenian legislation, all transactions suspected of being connected with money laundering and/or terrorist financing should be reported to the Office. The same applies to all cash transactions exceeding €30,000, while the Customs authorities are obliged to report every cross-border transaction exceeding 10,000.