Yes.

If so, what are they? Are these only notarial acts or also acts of other authorities?

Article 224 of the Contentious Civil Procedure Act gives the definition of an authentic instrument (see answer to question 2.). Under Notaries Act, notarial instruments are notarial deeds, notarial minutes and notarial certificates. Notarial instruments are considered authentic instruments, provided that all the essential formalities required by this Act have been observed in their drafting.

Certain other documents could fall within the scope of the definition as well, when prescribed so by the law – e.g. The General Administrative Procedure Act , Art. 169.

Yes.

It is defined by the Notaries Act (Article 3) that Notarial instruments and engrossed copies are considered authentic instruments, provided that all the essential formalities required by this Act have been observed in their drafting. All notarial instruments are authentic instruments.

The Slovenian Civil Procedure Act (ZPP) stipulates in Art. 224 as follows:
A document in a physical and electronic form, which is issued in the prescribed form by a national authority within the limits of its competence, and the document issued in that form by an autonomous local community, company and any other organisation or individual in exercising its/his/her public authority entrusted by law (authentic instrument) demonstrates the authenticity of what is confirmed or defined therein.

The same probative force also lies on other documents which are equalised with authentic instruments in regard to the probative force according to special regulations.

The General Administrative Procedure Act (Zakon o splošnem upravnem postopku) :
“ Art. 169 : The document which is in the prescribed form issued by a national authority, an organ of autonomous local community or by a holder of public powers within the limits of its competence demonstrates what is confirmed or specified therein (authentic instrument). The same probative force also lies on other documents which are equalised with authentic instruments according to special regulations.”*

*Translated from Slovenian by the authors of this information website.

• The date on which the authentic instrument was drawn up
• The place where the authentic instrument was drawn up
• The signature by the parties of the authentic instrument
• The parties’ declarations
• Any observation made by the authority within the limits of its competence
• The measures the authority declares to have taken
• Appearance, identification and consent of the parties

Before which authority: The court

According to which procedure (state the applicable rules): According to Articles 224 to 228 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Zakon o pravdnem postopku).

Within what timeframe: Until the authenticity of document is established by a judgment which acquires the authority of res judicata.