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Fisherman natural person

 

A marine fisherman catches fish and maintains fishing boats, nets, hooks and fishing equipment.

A fisherman is a natural person or individual who has the right to engage in commercial fishing and who may only sell fishery products at first sale to a registered buyer, an auction centre or an approved organisation of producers. They may sell only small quantities of fishery products caught by themselves to a direct final customer (up to 30 kg per buyer).

 

Conditions

  • A fisherman shall send an application together with a declaration to the competent authority.

    The register of fishing vessels is maintained by the competent authority. Fishermen who hold a fishing licence as fishermen (natural persons) are entered ex officio in the register of fishermen (natural persons).

    The following information is entered in the register of fishermen (natural persons):

    • personal identification number (EMŠO);
    • tax identification number;
    • full name;
    • address of permanent residence;
    • date of registration; and
    • date of deregistration.

    Fishermen whose fishing licence has expired and who are not exclusively engaged in commercial marine fishing are deleted from the register of fishermen (natural persons).

  • Fishermen (natural persons) who are entered in the register of fishermen (natural persons) are obliged to maintain records in the same way as applies to sole traders.

Cross-border provisions of profession

Performance of the profession in Slovenia is not possible on Cross-border/temporary basis.