Law / Slovenia

Zakon o avdiovizualnih medijskih storitvah (ZAvMS), Art. 14, Technical Protection of Minors from Adult Audiovisual Content

Zakon o avdiovizualnih medijskih storitvah (ZAvMS), Uradni list RS, st. 87/11, 84/15 in 204/21, Art. 14

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In force since 16 November 2011.

An adult content age verification (AV) rule binding public and private bodies.

As of 7 September 2026.

What this law does

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A provider of an audiovisual media service in Slovenia must classify content that could harm a child's physical, mental or moral development into one of five bands, the most restrictive being adult content covering unjustified violence and pornography. Adult content on a non-linear service must sit behind a default-locked, PIN-code-equivalent technical control that only an adult who understands its purpose can unlock. Any personal data of a child collected through that control may be processed only to verify the user's age.

If you get it wrong

Criminal exposureNo

Penalty structure

Tier for a legal entity under Article 43(1); the same offense carries 3,000 to 30,000 euros for a sole proprietor or self-employed individual, a fixed 600 euros for the legal entity's responsible person, and a fixed 300 euros for a natural person, under Article 43(2) to (4).

Rule
Fixed only
As of
7 September 2026
Minimum
6,000
Currency
EUR
Fixed cap
60,000

Who enforces it

Enforcement body

Agencija za komunikacijska omrežja in storitve Republike Slovenije (AKOS)

What it reaches

Age threshold

18

Covered services

Linear and on-demand (non-linear) audiovisual media services within Slovenian jurisdiction

Obligation class

Content labelling, Age verification

Verification methods

Parental consent

Read the law

Consolidated text of the ZAvMS, Pravno-informacijski sistem (PISRS), Slovenian Government Legislation Service

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