A source-led starting point
This index brings together selected sources used in the Croatia guides. Some links lead to an individual law; others lead to an official collection, court or regulator. It is a research starting point, not an exhaustive or certified consolidation of every applicable rule.
Read the operative text with amendments, commencement, territorial application and authoritative language in view. A current website or search result does not itself establish that an older downloaded document remains the correct version.
Legislation, courts & regulators
Act implementing the GDPR, OG 42/2018
Official Gazette publication of the national GDPR implementation statute.
Open the legal source ↗Act on the Peaceful Resolution of Disputes: Ministry guidance
Official explanation of the framework effective from 29 June 2023.
Open the legal source ↗Administrative Disputes Act, OG 36/2024
Official publication of the newer judicial-review framework.
Open the legal source ↗Arbitration Act, OG 88/2001
Official Gazette publication covering arbitration and recognition of awards.
Open the legal source ↗Bankruptcy Act: government service portal
Official explanation of pre-bankruptcy and bankruptcy procedures and relevant instruments.
Open the legal source ↗Civil Obligations Act
Government-hosted historical English translation; use current Croatian legislation for live advice.
Open the legal source ↗Civil Procedure Act: Supreme Court translation
Historical translation through 2003, provided only as an orientation aid; later amendments must be checked.
Open the legal source ↗Companies Act: Croatian investment guide
Government investment guide, including company forms and legal environment; current amendments require Gazette verification.
Open the legal source ↗Consumer protection: government service portal
Official business guidance and links to the Consumer Protection Act; check newer Gazette amendments.
Open the legal source ↗Copyright and Related Rights Act: 2021 English text
State Intellectual Property Office publication; verify current amendments and related industrial-rights statutes.
Open the legal source ↗Credit Institutions Act, OG 22/2026
Official 2026 publication governing credit institutions and supervision; review commencement and transition.
Open the legal source ↗Criminal Code, OG 125/2011
Original official publication; consult all applicable amendments and temporal rules.
Open the legal source ↗Croatian Competition Agency
Official competition legislation, decisions and regulator materials.
Open the legal source ↗Croatian Parliament: new construction and planning laws for 2026
Parliament confirms the new Construction, Physical Planning and Energy Efficiency in Buildings Acts from January 2026.
Open the legal source ↗Croatian Tax Administration
Official tax guidance and legislation; select the applicable tax and period.
Open the legal source ↗Cybersecurity Act, OG 14/2024
Official statute addressing categorisation, duties and supervisory arrangements.
Open the legal source ↗Enforcement Act: European e-Justice national information
National account of courts, notaries, FINA and enforcement procedures.
Open the legal source ↗Family Act: parental care and guardianship guidance
Responsible ministry explanation of family-law arrangements and court involvement.
Open the legal source ↗Foreign Direct Investment Screening Act, OG 136/2025
Government guidance on the national screening regime and June 2026 application ordinance.
Open the legal source ↗Foreign Ministry: sanctions and restrictive measures
Official explanation of the Croatian, EU and UN sanctions framework.
Open the legal source ↗HANFA: insurance-market legislation
Regulator collection including Insurance Act amendments through 2025.
Open the legal source ↗HERA: energy legislation
Energy regulator collection for general and sector-specific statutes, including recent amendments.
Open the legal source ↗Inheritance proceedings: Croatian Government
Official explanation of estate procedure and the role of courts and notaries.
Open the legal source ↗Interior Ministry: work of third-country nationals
Official guidance on stay-and-work permission and employer-specific conditions.
Open the legal source ↗Labour and migration legislation collection
Official migration information project listing Labour Act and related legislation; confirm current amendments.
Open the legal source ↗Maritime labour and Maritime Code materials
Maritime Ministry compliance material identifying the Maritime Code and implementing rules; not a substitute for the complete current Code.
Open the legal source ↗Narodne novine: Official Gazette
Official Croatian legislative publications and amendment research.
Open the legal source ↗Ownership and Other Property Rights Act
Ministry-hosted English consolidation; check subsequent Croatian amendments and special property regimes.
Open the legal source ↗Public Procurement Act and electronic procedures
Official procurement portal covering participation, documentation and review tools.
Open the legal source ↗Using the sources
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