In response to EU Regulation 2023/2411, which extends GI protection to handicrafts and industrial products, Slovenia has adopted the Amendments to the Industrial Property Act and to the Law on the Implementation of the Regulation (EU) on the Protection of Geographical Indications for Handicrafts and Industrial Products (Implementation Law). All three legislative changes entered into force simultaneously on 1 December 2025.

Under the amended Industrial Property Act, it is no longer possible to register national GIs for handicrafts and industrial products. The existing national GIs in these categories will remain valid until 2 December 2026, and applications for registration under the EU Regulation must be submitted by that date.

Slovenia currently has only two registered national GIs: Idrija lace, registered in 2000, and Ribnica woodenware, registered in 2005.

The Industrial Property Act still regulates GIs that fall outside the scope of handicrafts and industrial products, agricultural products, food products, wine, and other grape and wine products. For example, Lipicanec – known as the "Lipizzaner horse", an indigenous noble breed from Lipica – is protected under a decree that the Slovenian Government adopted in 1999.

Under the national Implementation Law, the Slovenian Intellectual Property Office serves as the registration authority, while the Slovenian Market Inspectorate acts as the supervisory authority for handicrafts and industrial product GIs. It regulates temporary national protection, oversees product compliance verification, imposes sanctions and fines for infringements, while ensuring judicial protection of such GIs under the Industrial Property Act.

The harmonised EU framework is expected to simplify procedures, reduce legal complexity, and enhance market visibility of these products.