Basic facts on Marine Waters:

In 1975, the Osimo Agreement was concluded between Italy and Yugoslavia which determined the maritime boundary between the two states, among other formal divisions. After the dissolution of the common state, the Republic of Slovenia inherited this border.

The final delimitation of the territorial sea between Croatia and Slovenia is still pending. Following a procedural incident arising from the implementation of the Arbitration Convention of November 2009 (between Croatia, Slovenia and Yugoslavia) Croatia decided to terminate the Arbitration Convention. After Slovenia appealed to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) against the dispute, the ECJ ruled in a press release of 31 January 2020, that it was not competent to arbitrate the dispute between the two countries, and asked Croatia and Slovenia to reach an agreement in accordance with international law.

At present, marine jurisdictional areas are estimated as follows:

Slovenia's internal waters: 46.3km2
Slovenia's territorial sea: 166.9 km2
Junction area: 100 km2

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Slovenia

The illustrative map should not be interpreted as a legal representation of jurisdictional boundaries.

Overview of MSP related maritime uses

Current main uses:

Shipping
Tourism
Aquaculture

Potential future uses:

Biotechnology

Protection of coastal and marine habitats and species is also highly important in Slovenia, particularly considering the ecosystem service they provide to support some of the economic activities, such as coastal tourism and fisheries.

Which maritime spatial plans exist?

Currently, there is no legally binding Maritime Spatial Plan (MSP) in Slovenia.

MSP legislation

The MSP Directive is implemented in Slovenia through the framework of the Spatial Planning Act adopted in 2017 (OG no. 61/17 – ZUreP-2). A draft MSP (AP SPRS) was produced in early 2020. The contract for the Environmental Report has been signed and public consultation on both documents is expected to take place in autumn of 2020. Final adoption of MSP by the Government is expected by the end of 2020.