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Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Act of 13 July 2012 to amend the Act on the protection of personal data (Text No. 1969). (Zakon o izmjeni Zakona o tajnosti podataka) - Adoption: 2012-07-13 | Date of entry into force: 2012-08-03 | HRV-2012-L-92774 Amends article 20 on access to confidential data by defined groups of public servants.
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Act of 6 July 2012 on public-private partnerships (Text No. 1833). (Zakon o javno-privatnom partnerstvu) - Adoption: 2012-07-06 | Date of entry into force: 2012-07-20 | HRV-2012-L-92772 I - General Provisions
II - Implementation of Projects
III - Agency of public-private partnerships
IV - Legal protection
V - Penal provisions
VI - Final provisions
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Act of 29 June 2012 on the Ombudsman (Text No. 1761). (Zakon o puckom pravobranitelju) - Adoption: 2012-06-29 | Date of entry into force: 2012-07-07 | HRV-2012-L-92770 I - General Provisions
II - Principles
III - Selection and Replacement of Ombudsman
IV - Authority and Duties of Ombudsman
V - Activities of Ombudsman
VI - Office of Ombudsman
VII - Human Rights Council of Ombudsman
VIII - Cooperation of Ombudsman in the field of protection and promotion of human rights
IX - Financing
X - Final Provisions
Also repeals the Act on the Ombudsman (Official Gazette No. 125/11).
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Act of 25 January 2012 to amend the Act on preventing conflicts of interests (Text No. 334). (Zakon o izmjenama Zakona o sprjecavanju sukoba interesa) - Adoption: 2012-01-25 | Date of entry into force: 2012-01-26 | HRV-2012-L-92748 Amends article 3 on definitions of duty holders, and contains minor changes to article 15.
Croatia - General provisions - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)
Declaration on Membership of the Republic of Croatia in the European Union as a strategic interest of the Republic of Croatia (Text No. 282). (Deklaracija o clanstvu Republike Hrvatske u Europskoj uniji kao strateškom interesu Republike Hrvatske) - Adoption: 2012-01-19 | HRV-2012-M-92734 Confirms the importance of membership in the EU for Croatia in providing a stable legal and economic framework to facilitate further development of Croatian industry and agriculture based on educated work force and greater investment in education, research and development in accordance with the EU standards. Affirms continued implementation of pre-accession reforms, including those related to social security and the rule of law.
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Act of 28 October 2011 to amend and supplement the Act on the protection of personal data (Text No. 2608). (Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama Zakona o zastiti osobnih podataka) - Adoption: 2011-10-28 | Date of entry into force: 2011-11-04 | HRV-2011-L-89290 Contains a number of minor amendments, inter alia, in article 8 on the special circumstances under which personal data can be collected, and article 13 on the Agency for the protection of personal data.
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Act of 28 October 2011 to amend and supplement the Act on Croatian citizenship (Text No. 2609). (Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama Zakona o hrvatskom drzavljanstvu) - Adoption: 2011-10-28 | Date of entry into force: 2012-01-01 | HRV-2011-L-89291 Contains changes to articles 8, 9 and 11 on conditions for obtaining citizenship, article 19 on termination of citizenship, 27 on register, and 36 on supervision.
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Act of 28 October 2011 to amend the Act on Courts (Text No. 2603). (Zakon o izmjenama zakona o sudovima) - Adoption: 2011-10-28 | Date of entry into force: 2011-11-04 | HRV-2011-L-89292 Amends article 79 on the Council's evaluation of judges, and specifies the workings and jurisdiction of the administrative court.
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Criminal Code (No. 125/2011). (Kazneni Zakon) - Adoption: 2011-10-26 | Date of entry into force: 2013-01-01 | HRV-2011-L-111330
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Penal Code of 21 October 2011 (Text No. 2498). (Kazneni zakon) - Adoption: 2011-10-21 | Date of entry into force: 2013-01-01 | HRV-2011-L-89286 Includes definition of crimes, penalties, security measures, court ruling, and specifies types of crimes, inter alia, crimes against humanity and human dignity, crimes against life and body, crimes against human rights and fundamental freedoms, crimes against work relations and social security etc.
Upon entry into force of this law the following shall be repealed or amended:
- Penal Code No. 110/97) and its amendments shall be repealed with the exception of the provisions of Article 84, 85 and 86 which will cease to have effect on the date of entry into force of a special law governing such communication;
- Law on crimes against the capital market (O.G. No. 152/08.);
- Article 160 of the Law on Execution of Sentences (O.G. No. 128/99 as amended);
- Article 31 of the Accounting Law ("Official Gazette" no. 109/07.);
- Article 188 of the Law on Copyright and Related Rights (No. 167/03);
- Article 65 of the Law on Archives and Archival Institutions (No. 105/97);
- Article 49 of Law on medically assisted fertility treatments (No. 88/09);
- Articles 627 and 629 of the Companies Act (No. 111/93);
- Article 129(1), of the Law on Compulsory Health Insurance (No. 150/08), the previous paragraph 2 becomes paragraph 1;
- In the Energy Act (No. 68/01) in Article 33(1) the words "and without wasting energy or by measuring devices" shall be deleted.
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Act of 30 Sept 2011 to amend and supplement the Trade Act (Text No. 2222). (Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama zakona o trgovini) - Adoption: 2011-09-30 | Date of partial entry into force: 2011-10-14 | HRV-2011-L-89287 Contains a number of minor amendments, inter alia, on certification of goods to be sold, article 68 on illegal activities, and article 76 on infractions.
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Act of 1 July 2011 to amend and supplement the Criminal Procedure Act (Text No. 1705). (Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama Zakona o kaznenom postupku) - Adoption: 2011-07-01 | Date of entry into force: 2011-07-20 | HRV-2011-L-89279 Amends article 19 on legitimacy and composition of municipal courts, and of the supreme court, articles 118 and 129 on detention procedure, article 193 on trial, article 419 on witnesses.
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Act of 20 May 2011 to amend and supplement the Labour Act (Text No. 1353). (Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama Zakona o radu) - Adoption: 2011-05-20 | Date of entry into force: 2011-06-06 | HRV-2011-L-89277 Contains changes in article 3 on collective agreements relating to weekly rest and regulations of night work, and articles 48, 49 and 59 on hours of work.
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Act of 15 April 2011 to amend and supplement the Patent Act (Text No. 1101). (Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama zakona o patentu) - Adoption: 2011-04-15 | Date of entry into force: 2011-05-06 | HRV-2011-L-89271 Amends inter alia article 16 on appeals, article 17 on applying for a patent, and article 29 on the Council's examination of applications.
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Act of 15 April 2011 to amend the Act on State Assistance (Text No. 1105). (Zakon o izmjenama zakona o drzavnim potporama) - Adoption: 2011-04-15 | Date of entry into force: 2011-05-06 | HRV-2011-L-89272 Contains minor amendments, including, inter alia, article 7 on the procedure to obtain state support.
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Act of 11 February 2011 on preventing conflicts of interest (Text No. 547). (Zakon o sprecavanju sukoba interesa) - Adoption: 2011-02-11 | Date of entry into force: 2011-03-09 | HRV-2011-L-89266 Determines prevention of conflicts between private and public interest, specifies categories of public servants in question, their duty of submitting reports on their assets, and supervision of the information provided. Provides for the establishment and authority of the Committee for questions of conflicts of interest.
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Act of 2 February 2011 on a national preventive mechanism against torture and other cruel, inhumane or humiliating procedures and punishments (Text No. 311). (Zakon o nacionalnom preventivnom mehanizmu za sprecavanje mucenja i drugih okrutnih, neljudskih ili ponizavajucih postupaka ili kaznjavanja) - Adoption: 2011-02-02 | Date of entry into force: 2011-02-16 | HRV-2011-L-89264 Determines the National Preventive Mechanism to be run by the Ombudsman. Stipulates its activities of monitoring potential human rights violations in institutions such as prisons.
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Act of 10 November 2010 to amend and supplement the Patent Act (Text No. 3321). (Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama zakona o patentu) - Adoption: 2010-11-10 | Date of entry into force: 2010-11-24 | HRV-2010-L-86142 Amends article 87 on patents on medicines.
Croatia - General provisions - Constitution
Constitution of the Republic of Croatia (Text No. 2422) (Consolidated text). (Ustav Republike Hrvatske (Prociscen tekst)) - Adoption: 2010-07-06 | Date of partial entry into force: 2010-06-16 | HRV-2010-L-86117 I - Introduction
II - Basic provisions
III - Protection of human rights and basic freedoms
IV - State organization
V - Constitutional court
VI - Local and regional self-governance
VII - International Relations
VIII - European Union
IX - Changes to the Constitution
X - Final provisions
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Act of 30 June 2009 to amend and supplement the Criminal Procedure Act (Text No. 1836). (Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama zakona o kaznenom postupku) - Adoption: 2009-06-30 | Date of entry into force: 2009-07-01 | HRV-2009-L-84000 Supplements article 6 with provisions against discrimination in penal procedure. Amends article 38 with provisions on rights and duties of state attorney. Amends article 109 on the arrest procedure and police duties. Contains a number of other minor amendments.
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Act of 16 May 2008 on free legal assistance (Text No. 2098). Adoption: 2008-05-16 | Date of partial entry into force: 2008-06-06 | HRV-2008-L-81611 I - General Provisions
II - Type and scope of legal assistance
III - Beneficiaries of legal assistance
IV - Providers of legal assistance
V - Procedure for obtaining legal assistance
VI - Conditions for obtaining legal assistance
VII - Special provisions on approving legal assistance in cases of international disputes
VIII - Financing of legal assistance
IX - Supervision
X - Application of the Law
XI - Final Provisions
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Act of 15 December 2006 on financing of political parties, independent lists and candidates. Adoption: 2006-12-15 | Date of entry into force: 2007-01-10 | HRV-2006-L-75565 Repeals Part III (on funds of political parties) of the Act on political parties of 1993.
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Act of 20 October 2006 to supplement the Act on the protection of personal data (Text No. 2616). Adoption: 2006-10-20 | Date of entry into force: 2006-11-10 | HRV-2006-L-75468 Supplements several sections relating to adequate protection level.
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Act of 13 October 2006 to amend and supplement the Criminal Procedure Act(Text No. 2558). Adoption: 2006-10-13 | Date of entry into force: 2006-11-02 | HRV-2006-L-74615 Amends Sections 106, 119, 162, 169 and 181 relating, inter alia, to legal assistance.
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Civil Obligations Act, 2005. (Zakon o obveznim odnosima) - Adoption: 2005 | HRV-2005-L-86584 Regulates the principles of obligations (general part) and contractual and non-contractual obligations (special part).
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Act of 15 July 2004 to amend and supplement the Act on Infractions (Text No. 2027). Adoption: 2004-07-15 | Date of entry into force: 2004-08-04 | HRV-2004-L-67917 Amends Sections 30, 32, 36, 42 and 138 relating to penalties.
Croatia - General provisions - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)
National programme of the Republic of Croatia for the entry in the European Union - 2004. Adoption: 2004-01-15 | HRV-2004-M-66966 Defines priorities in various fields such as human rights and protection of minorities, return of refugees, regional cooperation, economy, finance, trade, agriculture, communication, social dialogue, employment, occupational safety and health, industrial policy, education. Presents in annex a plan to put Croatian legislation into conformity with the Acquis communautaire in 2004.
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Act of 15 October 2003 on the right of access to information (Text No. 2491). (Zakon o pravu na pristup informacijama) - Adoption: 2003-10-15 | Date of entry into force: 2003-11-06 | HRV-2003-L-65263 Aims at ensuring the implementation of the right to access information by individuals and legal persons through public announcement of activities of State bodies.
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Patent Act of 15 October 2003 (Text No. 2494). (Zakona o patentu) Adoption: 2003-10-15 | Date of entry into force: 2004-01-01 | HRV-2003-L-65265
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Act of 1st October 2003 on the media (Text No. 2338). Adoption: 2003-10-01 | Date of entry into force: 2003-10-24 | HRV-2003-L-65241 Contains provisions on freedom of the media, access to information, and privacy protection.
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Act of 1st October 2003 on witness protection (Text No. 2340). (Zakon o zastiti svjedoka) - Adoption: 2003-10-01 | Date of entry into force: 2004-01-01 | HRV-2003-L-65242
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Act of 1st October 2003 on copyright and related rights (Text No. 2399). Adoption: 2003-10-01 | Date of entry into force: 2003-10-30 | HRV-2003-L-65246
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Act on the Responsibility of Legal Persons for Criminal Offences. (Zakon o odgovornosti pravnih osoba za kaznena djela) - Adoption: 2003-09-11 | Date of entry into force: 2004-03 | HRV-2003-L-83911 Establishes the prerequisites of punishment, punitive measures and criminal proceedings for criminal offences of legal entities. The legal persons as referred to in this Act shall also be foreign persons considered legal persons to the Croatian law.
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Act of 14 July 2003 to amend and supplement the Act on commercial enterprises (Text No. 1647). Adoption: 2003-07-14 | Date of entry into force: 2004-01-01 | HRV-2003-L-64721 Contains numerous modifications relating to types of enterprises, procedure to create an enterprise, and capital sharing.
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Act of 14 July 2003 to amend and supplement the Labour Act (Text No. 1574). Adoption: 2003-07-14 | Date of entry into force: 2003-07-19 | Date of partial entry into force: 2004-01-01 | HRV-2003-L-64725 Contains numerous modifications inter alia relating to discrimination, protection of workers' life, health, privacy and dignity, strike and settlement of collective labour disputes, the Agency for temporary employment, temporary labour contract, offences committed by the employer and their sanctions.
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Act of 12 June 2003 to supplement the Trade Act (Text No. 1369). Adoption: 2003-07-12 | Date of entry into force: 2003-07-04 | HRV-2003-L-64142 Supplements Section 69 with a new Section 69a on the prohibition to sell alcoholic beverages to minors. Also supplements Section 81 with a new Section 81a on sanctions to persons who breach the provisions of Section 69a.
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Act of 12 June 2003 on the protection of personal data (Text No. 1364). (Zakona o zaštiti osobnih podataka) - Adoption: 2003-06-12 | Date of entry into force: 2003-07-04 | HRV-2003-L-75465
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Criminal Procedure Act of 14 March 2003 (Text No. 740). (Zakon o Kaznenom Postupku) - Adoption: 2003-03-14 | HRV-2003-L-63949 Deals, inter alia, with court jurisdiction, public prosecution and defence, trial and sanctions.
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Act of 6 February 2003 on civic service (Text No. 363). Adoption: 2003-02-06 | Date of entry into force: 2003-05-01 | HRV-2003-L-63517 Provides for rights and obligations of persons who fulfil their military obligation through civic service. Civic service shall be performed by persons who do not participate in the Armed Forces because of religious or moral reasons.
Croatia - General provisions - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Regulations of 24 January 2003 on fulfilment of military obligation (Text No. 208). Adoption: 2003-01-24 | Date of entry into force: 2003-02-07 | HRV-2003-R-63499 Provides, inter alia, that civic service can be postponed if a person is an apprentice or has a job for the first time, until the end of the apprenticeship or of the probation period, for a maximum of one year. Repeals the Regulations of 1997 on fulfilment of military obligation and civic service.
Croatia - General provisions - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)
Resolution of 23 January 2003 on the National Programme of the Republic of Croatia to join the European Union - 2003 (Text No. 414). Adoption: 2003-01-23 | HRV-2003-M-63427 Provides, inter alia, for political criteria such as human rights and minorities protection, economic policy (inflation, unemployment and labour market), structural reforms (pensions reform) and harmonization of Croatian legislation with the "acquis communautaire" in accordance with the agreement on stabilization.
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Act of 11 July 2002 on Infractions (Text No. 1462). Adoption: 2002-07-11 | Date of entry into force: 2002-10-01 | HRV-2002-L-62638 An infraction defined as a violation of public order, social discipline and other social values that are not protected by the Penal Code and other acts which provide for penal actions. Contains, inter alia, provisions on types of infractions, responsibilities, types of sanctions and their application.
Croatia - General provisions - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Regulations of 26 June 2002 on means of execution of prison sentence for a prisoner while continuing work with an employer or independantly (Text No. 1334). Adoption: 2002-06-26 | Date of entry into force: 2002-07-17 | HRV-2002-R-61451
Croatia - General provisions - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Regulations of 10 April 2002 to supplement the Regulations on work and technical training, list and description of prisoners' tasks and their remuneration and rewards (Text No. 898). Adoption: 2002-04-10 | Date of entry into force: 2002-05-01 | HRV-2002-R-61457 Adds provisions on annual leave.
Croatia - General provisions - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Regulations of 26 February 2002 on work and technical training, list and description of prisoners' tasks and their remuneration and rewards (Text No. 548). Adoption: 2002-02-26 | Date of entry into force: 2002-03-21 | HRV-2002-R-61456 Provides for means of work and technical training of prisoners in prisons, tasks that can be performed by prisoners, level of difficulty of tasks, means of calculation and payment of remuneration and rewards and their use. Unofficial French translation available.
Croatia - General provisions - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)
National Strategy for the protection of the Environment of 25 January 2002 (Text No. 924). Adoption: 2002-01-25 | HRV-2002-M-61179 Presents the ecological situation in Croatia and the main priorities in that field. Contains information on water, air, soil, nature, environment of urban zones, chemicals, climate, protection against nuclear accidents and ionizing radiation, tourism, industry, and agriculture.
Croatia - General provisions - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)
National Plan of 2002 for the suppression of trafficking in persons. - Adoption: 2002 | HRV-2002-M-64914 Provides for legislative framework, assistance and protection of victims, prevention, education and international cooperation.
Croatia - General provisions - Constitution
Amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of Croatia of 28 March 2001 (Text No. 487). Adoption: 2001-03-28 | HRV-2001-C-58843
Croatia - General provisions - Constitution
Constitutional Act of 28 March 2001 for the implementation of the Constitution of the Republic of Croatia (Text No. 488). Adoption: 2001-03-28 | Date of entry into force: 2001-03-28 | HRV-2001-C-58844
Croatia - General provisions - Law, Act
Act of 8 February 2001 to amend and supplement the Labour Act (Text No. 309). Adoption: 2001-02-08 | Date of entry into force: 2001-03-09 | HRV-2001-L-58295 Contains numerous amendments.
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