RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/HRV/8 
12 August 1999 
 (99-3425) 
Working Party on the 
Accession of Croatia Original:   English 
 
  
ACCESSION OF CROATIA 
 
Consolidated List
 
 
 
 
 The Ministry of Economy of the Repub lic of Croatia has submitted the following 
consolidated list of specific commitments in services,  reflecting the results of the negotiations so far. 
 
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HORIZONTAL  COMMITMENTS 
All sectors included in this schedule  Subsidies  
1),2),3) Eligibility for subsidies from the Republic 
of Croatia may be limited to legal persons 
established within the territory of Croatia or a particular geographical sub-division thereof. 
Research and development subsidies are limited to 
legal persons established in Croatia. (4) To the extent that any subsidies are made 
available to natural persons, their availability may 
be limited to the nationals of the Republic of 
Croatia.  
 3)  Investment  
Branch offices can perform  all kind of business 
activities, but are not considered to be independent legal entities. The rights and obligations of the branch 
offices are those vested in the parent companies which 
have founded them    
 3)  Real Estate  
Unbound in relation to acquisition of real estate by 
services suppliers not established and incorporated in Croatia 
Acquisition of real estate necessary for the supply of 
services by companies established and incorporated in Croatia as legal persons is allowed. Acquisition of 
real estate necessary for the supply of services by 
branches requires the appr oval of the Ministry of 
Foreign Affairs. 
    
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 4)  Movement of natural persons  
 
Unbound, except for the entry and temporary stay of natural persons which fall into one of the following 
categories: 
 Temporary presence of intracorporate transferees
 
 
Natural persons being temporarely transferred to supply services through commercial presence in the territory of 
the Republic of Croatia 
 (i)  Intra-Corporate Transferees occupying 
 senior managerial or executive positions and: 
- directing the establishment or a department or subdivision of the establishment; or 
- supervising or controlling the work of other  
supervisory, managerial or  other skilled professional employees; 
- having the authority to hire or dismiss employees, or 
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 (ii) Specialists possesing high or uncommon 
qualifications or knowle dge essential for the 
functionning of the company, which are important to the services that the company supplies, and who posses 
knowledge of the organization's services, research 
equipment, techniques or management. Firms have to be prepared upon request to certify the qualifications of 
their transferees seeking entry 
 Other essential persons
 
Persons who are employees of an enterprise not having 
commercial presence in Croatia which has concluded a services contract with an enterprise engaged in 
substantive business in Croatia. The persons provide a 
service in Croatia as a profes sional of a service sector on 
behalf of the enterprise outside Croatia. 
 
For temporary stay of intracorporate tranferees and other essential persons ment ioned in this section a 
residence permit with a validity of two years (unless a 
shorter period is requested by the applicant) is 
required and is renewable upon request. On the basis 
of residence permit a work permit is issued with the validity of two years (unless a shorter period is 
requested by the applicant)  and is also renewable. 
There are no limitations on the number of  extensions of the residence and work permit providing that the 
intracorporate transferees ha ve a valid work contract 
with their employers.     
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 Business visitors  
Natural persons who stay temporarily in Croatia without 
acquiring remuneration from or within Croatia and without seeking employment in Croatia. Here are 
included:  
 (i)  Natural persons who stay temporarily in Croatia in 
order to conclude the contract for the sale of a service 
on behalf of the enterprise they are employed or mandated for or participate in business meetings, fairs 
and other similar activities. Persons not based in Croatia 
and receiving no remuneration from a source located in Croatia, who are engaged in activities related to 
representing a services supplier for the purpose of 
negotiating for the sale of the services of that supplier. Those representatives can not be engaged in making 
direct sales to the general public or in supplying services 
themselves.  
(ii)  Natural persons employed at or mandated for by a 
company having its head office in another WTO 
member who are responsible for setting up of a 
commercial presence in Croatia. Those representatives can not be engaged in making direct sales to the general 
public or in supplying services themselves 
The duration of temporary stay is limited to 90 days or with a 90 days visa, when required   
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
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SECTOR SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS 
1. BUSINESS SERVICES    
A. Professional services 
a) Legal services, including 
consultancy on home country, foreign and international law 
(CPC 861)  1) None for consultancy on foreign and international 
law. Unbound for practising of Croatian law.  
2) None 
3) None for consultancy on home country, foreign 
and international law. Unbound for legal representation of parties before the Courts. In 
proceedings involving international elements, 
parties can be represented before arbitration 
courts – ad hoc courts by lawyers who are 
members of bar associations of other countries. 
 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
 2) None 
3) Representation of parties before courts can be 
practised only by the members of the Bar Council of Croatia (Croatian title 
“odvjetnici”). Citizensh ip requirement for 
membership in the Bar Council. Membership 
in the Bar Council of Croatia is not required 
for consultancy on home country, foreign and international law.   
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
b) Accounting, Auditing 
and Bookkeeping services (CPC 862) 1) None, except that auditing firms not established 
in Croatia should perform joint audit with domestic firms according to the International 
Standards on Auditing.  
2) None 
3) None, except that auditing can be performed only 
by legal persons. Natural persons can become legal persons through registration with a 
commercial court 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
  
 
2) None 
3) None 
  
 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section   
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c) Taxation Advisory Services  
(CPC 863 excluding  
representation in tribunals)  1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicat ed in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicat ed in the horizontal 
section  
d) Architectural Services 
(CPC 8671) 1) None  *  
2) None 
3) Authorization by the Croatian Chamber of 
Architects and Engineers is required 
Authorization by analogous foreign institutions 
may be recognized. Natural and legal persons 
may supply these servi ces only by authorized 
architects or engineers  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
        horizontal section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
 
 
 
 
 4) Unbound, except  as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
e) Engineering Services 
(CPC 8672) 1) None *  
2) None 
3) Authorization by the Croatian Chamber of 
Architects and Engineers is required 
Authorization by analogous foreign institutions 
may be recognized. Natural and legal persons 
may supply these servi ces only by authorized 
architects or engineers  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
 
 
 
 
 4) Unbound, except  as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
    
                                                      
* Service suppliers should be members in professional associations or having a certification of qualification or be authorized b y law in their home country. A design 
or project elaborated abroad must be rec ognized (validated) by an authorized legal person in Croatia with regard to its complia nce with construction standards under Croatian 
Law. Any project  (elaborated in Croatia or abroad) must be cont rolled by authorized revisers with regard to the effect of mech anical resistance and stability, noise and heath 
protection and energy savings of the construction. This control, including its costs, is ensured by the investor and not the se rvice suppliers.  WT/ACC/SPEC/HRV/8 
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f)  Integrated engineering 
services 
(CPC 8673) 1) None *  
2) None 
3) Authorization by the Croatian Chamber of 
Architects and Engineers is required. 
Authorization by analogous foreign institutions 
may be recognized. Natural and legal persons may supply these servi ces only by authorized 
architects or engineers  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section  1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
 
 
  
 
4) Unbound, except  as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
g)  Urban planning and landscape 
architectural services, except general 
urban planning services, which are exclusively provided by the 
Governmental institutions, i.e. the 
State Office for Urban Planning and its regional and local offices(CPC 
8674)    
(i)  urban planning 1)  Unbound 
2) None 
3) None, on condition that the company has at least 
three employees, one of whom should be 
authorized architect or engineer 
4) Unbound, except  as indicated in the 
        horzontal section 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None  
 
 4) Unbound, except  as indicated in the 
        horizontal section  
                                                      
* Service suppliers should be members in professional associations or having a certification of qualification or be authorized b y law in their home country. A design 
or project elaborated abroad must be rec ognized (validated) by an authorized legal person in Croatia with regard to its complia nce with construction standards under Croatian 
Law. Any project  (elaborated in Croatia or abroad) must be cont rolled by authorized revisers with regard to the effect of mech anical resistance and stability, noise and heath 
protection and energy savings of the construction. This control, including its costs, is ensured by the investor and not the se rvice suppliers.   
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(ii) landscape architectural services 1)  None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except  as indicated in the horizontal  
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except  as indicated in the horizontal 
section  
h) Medical and dental services (CPC 
9312) 1) Unbound* , except for telemedicine: none 
2) None 
3) None, except that investment in the existing 
obligatory public health network which includes 
public hospitals, public clinics university clinic 
hospitals  (teaching hospitals) and first aid 
medical care institutions  is not allowed  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound*, except for telemedicine: none 
2) None 
3) None, except that Croatian citizenship is 
required for individual private practice 
 
 
 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
i) Veterinary services 
(CPC 932) 1) None  
2) None, except that measures (such as vaccination) 
which are ordered by law may not be performed 
abroad. Only measures car ried out by legal and 
natural persons registered in Croatia are valid 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None  
 
  
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
j) Services provided by midwives, 
nurses, physio-therapists and para-
medical personnel, (CPC 93191, excluding ergotherapy, homeopathy, 
acupuncture) 1) Unbound, except for telemedicine: none
*  
2) None 
3) None, except that investment in the existing 
obligatory public health network which includes 
public hospitals, public clinics, university clinic 
hospitals  (teaching hospita ls) and first aid medical 
care institutions  is not allowed 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound, except for telemedicine:none* 
2) None 
3) None 
 
 
  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
    
    
                                                      
 
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B.     Computer and Related Services 
a)  Consulting services related to the 
installation of computer hardware 
(CPC 841)  
b) Software implementation  
services (CPC 842)  
c) Data processing services 
      (CPC 843) d)  Data base services (CPC844) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section None  
e) Other (CPC 845-849)    
C. Research and Development services 
a) R&D services on natural sciences 
(CPC 851) b) R&D services on social sciences 
and humanities (CPC 852) 
c) Interdisciplinar y R&D services  
(CPC 853) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section  
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section   
D.  Real Estate Services     
(CPC 821) 1) Commercial presence required 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section  1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section   
E. Rental/Leasing Services Without Operators 
a) Relating to ships (CPC 83103), 
excluding cabotage 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
b) Relating to Aircrafts 
(CPC 83104) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section   
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c) Relating to Other Transport 
Equipment(CPC 83101, 83102, 
83105), excluding cabotage 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
d) Relating to Other Machinery and 
Equipment (CPC 83106, 83107, 
83108, 83109 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
e) Other (CPC 832), including pre-
recorded video cassettes for use in home entertainment equipment (CPC 
83202) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) None 
  
F. Other Business Services 
a) Advertising services 
(CPC 871) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section 
  
b)   Market research and public 
opinion polling services  (CPC 864) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
c) Management consulting services  
(CPC 865) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
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d)  Services related to management  
consulting (CPC 866), 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
e)  Technical testing and analysis 
services (CPC 8676) excluding 
services related to issuance of mandatory certificates and similar 
official  documents 1) Institutions should be registered in the 
international accreditation system 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
f)  Services incidental to agriculture, 
hunting, forestry and fishing (CPC 
881 and 882)  1) None for consultancy 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
i)   Services incidental to 
manufacturing (CPC 884, CPC 885, 
excluding producing of securities, money, coins and stamps) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
j)  Services incidental to energy 
distribution (CPC 887) 1) Commercial presence required 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
  
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k) Placement and supply Services of 
Personnel ( CPC 87203 ) 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 
3) Unbound, except for placement and supply of 
Croatian nationals for employment in Croatia by 
legal persons mediators and subject to prior 
approval by the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare for the following  professionals: house-
maid, babysitter, musician, singer, farmer, fruit-
grower, vintner, masseur , nurse, music teacher, 
driving instructor, actor, culture and art 
performances organizer, physical therapist, 
master of ceremonials- speakers or musician 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section and that persons should have at least two-
year post-secondary school qualification and three-year working experience in personnel 
management 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 
3) Unbound 
 
 
  
 
  
 
 4) Unbound, except as in dicated in the  
horizontal section  
m) Related scientific and technical 
consulting services (CPC 8675 ) 1) None, except that services of basic geological, 
geodetic and mining research as well as related environmental protection research services on the 
territory of Croatia can be carried out only jointly 
with/or through domestic legal persons 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the  
horizontal section 1) None  
  
 
 2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as in dicated in the  
horizontal section  
n) Maintenance and repair of 
equipment (not including maritime 
vessels, aircraft or other transport equipment) (CPC 633+8861-8866) 1) Unbound
∗ 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
                                                      
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r) Publishing (part of CPC 88442 ) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the  
horizontal section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as in dicated in the  
horizontal section  
s)  Convention services ( CPC 87909, 
planning, managing and marketing 
services for conventions and similar events ) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
t) Other-Translation services (CPC 
87905 ) (1) None, except for official documents 
(2) None 
(3) None, except for translation and interpretation 
services for/before Croatian courts 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
2.     COMMUNICATION SERVICES 
B. Land Based Courier services 
(CPC 7512) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as in dicated in the  
horizontal section  
C.     Telecommunication services 
All subsectors  
This part has been scheduled in 
accordance with the "Notes for Scheduling Basic Telecom Services 
Commitments (S/GBT/W/2/REV.1)" 
and "Market Access Limitations on Spectrum Availability (S/GBT/W/3)" Modes 1), 2), 3) 
During the period of exclusivity ( until 1 January 
2003),  HT- Croatian Telecommunications is the sole supplier of the fixed network infrastructure 
During this period all international traffic must go 
through the HT. None, as of 1 January 2003   
 
See the Reference Paper attached 
 
    
    
    
    
    
     
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1.   Basic Telecommunications Services 
fixed telecommunication infrastructure facilities - based and on resale basis, for public and non public use  
a) Voice telephony  
b) Packet-switched data  
c) Circuit-switched  data transmission 
services,  d) Telex services,  
e) Telegraph services, 
f) Facsimile services,  g) Private leased circuit services 1) Until 1 January 2003 bypass of network of HT not 
allowed. None as of 1 January 2003 
2) Until 1 January 2003 bypass of network of HT not 
allowed. None as of 1 January 2003 
3) HT - Croatian Telecommunications has monopoly 
on these services. None as of  1 January 2003. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
 
2) None 
 3) None 
 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
2. Enhanced Telecommunications Services 
h) Electronic mail 
i) Voice mail  
j) On-line information and data base 
retrieval,  k) Electronic data interchange  
l) Enhanced Facsimile Services 
(including store and forward, store and retrieve)  
m) Code and Protocol Conversion,  
n) On-line Information and/or Data 
Processing (including transaction 
processing) 1) Only over network infrastructure leased from HT. 
None as of 1 January  2001. 
2) Only over network infrastructure leased from HT. 
None as of 1 January  2001. 
3) Only over network infrastructure leased from HT. 
None as of 1 January  2001. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the  
horizontal section 1) None 
 
2) None 
 3) None 
 
4) Unbound, except as in dicated in the  
horizontal section  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
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3. Other Telecommunications Services 
Mobile Services-  
- Analogue/Digital telephone 
services 
- PCS ( Personal Communication Services)  
- Paging services 
-             Mobile data services 1) None on condition that foreign legal  person 
establishes a legal entity in Croatia. International 
interconnection of mobile networks with other 
mobile or fixed networks must be made trough the HT until 1 January 2001. None as of 1 
January 2001 
2) None, except that international interconnection of 
mobile networks with other mobile or fixed 
networks must be made trough the HT until 1 
January 2001. None as of 1 January 2001 
3) None except that international interconnection of 
mobile networks with other mobile or fixed networks must be made through the HT until 1 
January 2001. None as of 1 January 2001 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
 
 
  
 
2) None 
 
 
 
3) None 
  
 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
D. AUDIOVISUAL SERVICES 
a) Motion Picture or Video Tape 
Distribution Services (CPC 96113)  
1) None 
 
2) None  
3) None 
 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section  
1) None, except unbound for motion picture 
subsidies 
2) None 
3) None, except unbound for motion picture 
subsidies 
4) None   
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d) Radio and television transmission 
services (CPC 7524) limited to network 
services necessary for transmission of radio and TV signals and not 
establishing an obligation with regard to 
the content of what is being transmitted 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) Radio, television and cable television services 
can be provided only by legal entities, registered 
in Croatia, holding a concession granted by the 
Telecommunication Council.  The number of concessions issued for individual territories 
(national and subnational) is limited.  Radio, 
Television and Cable Television concessionaire must be established as a stock company, 
individual equity ownership (held by legal entity 
or private person) is limited to 25%.  Total foreign capital participation must not exceed 
25%.  A concessionaire of radio, television and 
cable television may hold only one radio or television concession at the national  level, or no 
more than two concessions, one for radio and one 
for television at local  level in non adjacent 
territories. Cable television concessionaire can 
not hold a radio or television concession or own 
shares of radio and television concessionaire 
 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) The concessionaire of radio, television and 
cable television and his shareholders, as well 
as the members of his managing board must 
be residents of Croatia i.e. must be Croatian citizens and must have their place of 
residence in Croatia, with the exception of 
foreign natural persons who own equity shares 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
e) Sound Recording (CPC n.a.) 1)  None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
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3. CONSTRUCTION AND RELA TED ENGINEERING SERVICES 
A.  General construction work 
for buildings (CPC 512) 
 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section, and that for the site manager, recognition 
of technical and professi onal qualification in 
accordance with Croatian regulations is required 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
B.  General construction work 
for civil engineering (CPC 513) 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section, and that for the site manager, recognition 
of technical and professi onal qualification in 
accordance with Croatian regulations is required 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
C.  Installation and assembly 
work (CPC 514, 516) 
 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section, and that for the site manager, recognition 
of technical and professi onal qualification in 
accordance with Croatian regulations is required 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
D.  Building completion and finishing 
work (CPC 517) 
 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section, and that for the site manager, recognition 
of technical and professi onal qualification in 
accordance with Croatian regulations is required 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
                                                      
* Unbound due to lack of technical feasibility 
* Unbound due to lack of technical feasibility 
* Unbound due to lack of technical feasibility 
* Unbound due to lack of technical feasibility  
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E.  Special trade construction work  
(CPC 515) 
 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section, and that for the site manager , 
recognition of technical and professional qualification in accordance with Croatian 
regulations is required 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
F. Other   
(CPC 511) 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section, and that for the site manager , recognition of technical and professional 
qualification in accordance with Croatian 
regulations is required 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
4.         DISTRIBUTION SERVICES** 
A. Commission agents services  
(CPC 621) 1) None 
2) None  
3) None 
4) Unbound, except  as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except  as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
B. Wholesale trade services 
(CPC 622, CPC 61111,  6113, 6121) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except  as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except  as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
C. Retailing services 
(CPC 61112, 6112, 6113, 6121, 631, 
632, 633) including audio and video 
records and tapes (CPC 63234)   1) None∗ 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except  as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) None  
                                                      
* Unbound due to lack of technical feasibility 
* Unbound due to lack of technical feasibility 
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Modes of supply of services: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence of natural persons  
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D.     Franchising (CPC 8929) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except  as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except  as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
5.  EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 
B.  Secondary education services 
(CPC 922) 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None for legal persons 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
C.    Higher education services        
(CPC 923) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except  as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except  as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
D.    Adult education  
(CPC 924) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except  as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except  as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
E.  Other education services (CPC 
929) 
 1) None for correspondence education or education 
via telecommunications 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicat ed in the horizontal 
section 1) None for correspondence education or 
education via telecommunications 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicat ed in the horizontal 
section  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
∗ Cross-border supply of services classified in CPC 6112 and 633 is technically not feasible  
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6.  ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 
A. Sewage services  
(CPC 9401) 1) Unbound*  
2) None 
3) These services are legally considered as 
municipal activities, provided primarily by entities owned by local authorities. Private 
operators may be allowed to provide those 
services on the basis of a concession granted by local authorities 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) None 
  
 
  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
B. Refuse disposal services 
(CPC 9402) 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) These services are legally considered as 
municipal activities, provided primarily by entities owned by local authorities. Private 
operators may be allowed to provide those 
services on the basis of a concession granted by local authorities 
4) Unbound except as indicat ed in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) None 
  
 
  
4) Unbound except as indicat ed in the horizontal 
section  
C. Sanitation and similar services 
(CPC 9403) 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) These services are legally considered as 
municipal activities, provided primarily by entities owned by local authorities. Private 
operators may be allowed to provide those 
services on the basis of a concession granted by local authorities 
4) Unbound except as indicat ed in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) None 
  
 
  
4) Unbound except as indicat ed in the horizontal 
section  
                                                      
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D. Cleaning services of exhaust gases 
(CPC 9404) 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicat ed in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicat ed in the horizontal 
section  
E. Noise abatement services  
(CPC 9405) 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicat ed in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicat ed in the horizontal 
section  
D. Nature and Landscape Protection 
Services (CPC 9406) 1) Commercial presence required 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
E. Other  
(CPC 9409) 1) Commercial presence required 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
7. FINANCIAL SERVICES 
Measures Applicable to All Sectors and Subsectors in Financial Services  
Insurance or banking activities, as well as securities trading an d activities related thereto, should be carried out  by legall y separated companies. However, banks are allowed to 
participate in activities related to se curities trading until the end of 1999. 
 
A. Insurance and related services as defined in the “Annex on Financial services” 
a) Life insurance 1)  Unbound, except for the supply of life insurance 
to foreign persons residing in Croatia 
2) Unbound, except for the supply of life insurance 
to foreign persons residing in Croatia 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
 2) None 
 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
                                                      
* Unbound due to lack of technical feasibility  
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b)  Non-life insurance 1)  Unbound, except for: 
2)  Unbound, except for: 
(i) companies purchasing insurance abroad in connection with investment works abroad including 
the equipment for those works,  
for ensuring the return of foreign loans (collateral insurance)  
personal and property insurance of wholly-owned 
enterprises and joint ventures which perform an economic activity in a foreign country, if it is in 
accordance with the regulations of that country or it is 
required by its registration, personal or property risk insurance that is not 
available in the Republic of Croatia 
ships under construction and overhaul if it is stipulated by the contract concluded with the foreign 
client (buyer). 
(ii) foreign persons residing in Croatia for non-life insurance other than automobile liability. 1) None 
2) None  
 3)   None 
4)   Unbound, except as indi cated in the horizontal  
      section 3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
International maritime transport and 
commercial aviation and freight, with 
such insurance to cover any or all of the following: the goods being 
transported, the vehicle transporting 
the goods and any liability arising therefrom; and goods in international 
transit; 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
c) Reinsurance and 
     retrocession 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section   WT/ACC/SPEC/HRV/8 
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Modes of supply of services: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence of natural persons  
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Li mitations on National Treatment Additional Commitments 
d) Insurance intermediation,      such as 
brokerage and agency  1) and 2) None for insurance services for which 
commitments are taken under subsectors a), b), and c) 
 3)   None 
4)  Unbound, except as indicat ed in the    horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
 3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
e) Services auxiliary  to insurance, such 
as:  - consultancy 
- actuarial 
- risk assessment 
- claim settlement services 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
B. Banking and Other Financial Services (excluding insurance) as defined in the "Annex on Financial Services" 
a)  Acceptance of deposits and other 
repayable funds from the public  
b) Lending of all types, including 
consumer credit, factoring and financing of commercial transactions 
 
c)   Financial leasing 
 
d)   All payment and money transmission services, including 
credit, charge and debit cards, 
travellers cheques and bankers drafts  
e)   Guarantees and commitments 
 f)  Trading for own account or for 
account of customers, whether on an 
exchange, in an over-the-counter market or otherwise the following: 
 1) Unbound, except for services described in 
subsectors b), c) d) e) h) k) and l): None 2)   None, other than: 
-  Authorization issued by the Croatian National Bank 
(CNB) is required for open ing of an account abroad 
by Croatian non/bank residents. The relevant 
authorization is issued in the following cases: 
for the payment of a part of costs of capital 
investment projects abroad; 
for the payments settlement in non-transferable currency arising from business abroad; 
for payment of operating costs of representative 
offices and business entities abroad, costs arising from supplying services of international transport of goods 
and persons, and costs related to domestic legal 
persons providing personal and property insurance License is required by the CNB and the Ministry of 
Economy for export and import of bullion 
  
 1)    None 
 2)    None 
   
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- money market instruments 
(including cheques, bills, certificate of 
deposits) -    derivative products including, but 
not limited to, futures and options Resident natural persons can make foreign exchange 
capital transfers abroad fro m their foreign exchange 
accounts only with an authorization by the Croatian National Bank. The authorization is issued in the 
following cases:   
- exchange rate and interest rates 
instruments, includ ing products such 
as swaps, forward rate agreements -   foreign exchange 
-   transferable securities 
- other negotiable instruments and  
financial assets, including bullion a) permanent and temporary emigration from the 
Republic of Croatia; 
b)  indirect costs of  education abroad; and 
c)  indirect costs of medical treatment abroad 
Capital payments abroad are generally restricted, 
except in the following cases:  
(i)  foreign direct investment   
g) Participation in issues of all kinds 
of securities, including underwriting 
and placement as agent and provision 
of services related to such issue  
h)  Money broking  
 i)  Asset management, such as cash or 
portfolio management, all forms of 
collective investment management, custodial, depository and trust 
services, including pension funds 
management  
j)  Settlement and clearing services for 
financial assets, including securities, derivatives products, and other 
negotiable instruments (ii) granting financial credits and guarantees (in cases 
when Croatian legal (non-bank) persons extend credit 
to non-resident entities abroad in which they have 
majority voting rights; and issue guarantees to non-residents aimed at performing activities which they 
are registered for) 
(iii) operation in financial derivates (for the hedging of investment funds asset) 
(iv) purchase of foreign securities abroad by the 
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Modes of supply of services: 1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence of natural persons  
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k) Provision and transfer of financial 
information and financial data 
processing and related software by suppliers of other financial services  
l) Advisory, intermediation and other 
auxiliary financial  services on all the activities listed in subparagraphs (a) 
through (k), including credit reference 
and analysis, investment and portfolio research and advice, advice on 
acquisitions and on corporate 
restructuring and strategy 3)  None, except for settlement and clearing services 
where the Central Depositary Agency (CDA) is the 
sole supplier in Croatia. Access to the services of the CDA will be granted to non residents on a non-
discriminatory basis. 
4)  Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal  section 3)  None 
 
  
 
4)  Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal       section  
8.  HEALTH RELATED AND SOCIAL SERVICES 
Hospital  and other health and social 
care facilities services – direct ownership, management and operation 
by contract of such facilities on a “for 
fee” basis (CPC 93, excluding CPC 9312, 93191, 932) 1) Unbound
*, except for telemedicine: none 
2) None 
3) None, except  that  investment in the existing 
obligatory public health and social care network  
which includes public hospitals, public clinics,  university clinic hospitals  (teaching hospitals), 
first aid medical care institutions and other public 
health and social care facilities is not allowed. 
Establishment of some social care facilities may 
be subject to needs based limits in particular geographical areas. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound*, except for telemedicine: none 
2) None 
3) None 
 
  
 
 
 
  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
9. TOURISM AND TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES 
Hotels, restaurants 
(including catering) (CPC 641, 642, 643) 
(excluding catering in 
transport services sector) 1) Unbound
* 
2) None 
3) None**  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
                                                      
* Unbound due to lack of technical feasibility 
** Location in the protected areas of particular historic and arti stic interest and within national or landscape parks is subject  to approval by the Government of the Republic 
of Croatia which can be denied  
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B. Travel agencies and tour  
operators services (CPC 7471) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
C. Tourist guides services   (CPC 
7472) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
D. Other 1)  None 
2) None 
3) None  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
10. RECREATIONAL, CULTURAL AND SPORTING SERVICES (Other than Audiovisual services) 
A. Other Entertainment Services (CPC 
9619), including Cinema Theatre Operation Services (CPC 96199) 
 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None, except unbound fo r access to subsidies 
4) None The 5% tax on cinema 
tickets will be removed as of 1 September 2000. 
B. News Agency Services (CPC 962) 1)  None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
C. Sporting and Other Recreational 
Activities, excluding gambling and 
betting services (CPC 9641, 96491) 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound * 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
    
    
                                                      
* Unbound due to lack of technical feasibility 
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11. TRANSPORT    SERVICES 
A. Maritime Transport Services 
a) Passenger transportation            
(CPC 7211) 1) None, except for cabotage  
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None, except for cabotage  
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
b) Freight transportation  
(CPC 7212) 1) None, except for cabotage  
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None, except for cabotage  
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
c) Rental of vessels with crew     
(CPC 7213) 1) None, except for cabotage  
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None, except for cabotage  
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
d) Maintenance and Repair of Vessels 
(CPC 8868) 1) Unbound*  
2) None  
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound*  
2) None  
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
                                                      
* Unbound due to lack of technical feasibility  
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e) Towing and pushing services (CPC 
7214) 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None on condition that a foreign legal person 
establishes a company in Croatia which should be 
granted a concession by the port authority 
following a public tendering procedure. The number of service suppliers may be limited 
reflecting limitations in port capacity. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None  
 
 
  
 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section  
f) Supporting services for maritime 
transport (CPC 745) 1) Unbound*  
2) None 
3) None, except for navigation aid services and 
pilotage and on the condition that foreign legal 
person establishes a company in Croatia which 
should be granted a concession by the port authority following a public tendering procedure. 
The number of service suppliers may be limited 
reflecting limitations in port capacity. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound* 
2) None  
3) None 
 
 
  
 
 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
C. Air Transport Services 
d) Maintenance and repair of aircrafts 
(CPC 8868) 1) Unbound*  
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) None  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
e) Supporting services for air transport 
- Sales and marketing 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
                                                      
 
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f) Rental services of aircraft with 
operator (CPC 7340) 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
Computer Reservation System  
(CRC)∗∗  1) None 
2) None 
3) None  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
E  Rail Transport service 
d) Maintenance and Repair of     Rail 
Transport Equipment      (CPC 8868) 1) Unbound*  
2) None 
3) None  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound*  
2) None 
3) None  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
e) Supporting services for railway 
transport (CPC 7430) 1) Unbound*  
2) None 
3) None  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
F. Road Transport services 
a) and b) Passenger and freight 
transportation 
(CPC 7121 + 7122) 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
c) maintenance and repair of road 
transport equipment (CPC 8867 and 
6112) 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) None  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) None  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
                                                      
∗∗ Further Croatian regulation will be based on the recommendations  of ECAC (European Civil Aviation Conference) concerning Code of Conduct on CRS (identical 
European Commission's regulation) 
* Unbound due to lack of technical feasibility  
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d) supporting services for road 
transport (CPC 744) 1) None, except for cabotage and subject to
permit 
2) None 
3) None  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None, except for cabotage and subject to 
permit 
2) None 
3) None  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
G. Pipeline transport services 
(CPC 713) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
H. Services auxilliary to all modes of Transport 
a) Cargo handling services 
(CPC 741) 1) Unbound*  
2) None 
3) None, except for maritime services where a 
foreign legal person is required to establish a company in Croatia which should be granted a 
concession by the port authority , following a 
public tendering procedure. The number of service suppliers may be limited reflecting 
limitations in port capacity. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
3) None 
  
 
  
 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
                                                      
* Unbound due to lack of technical feasibility 
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b) Storage and  warehousing services 
(CPC 742) 1) Unbound*  
2) None 
3) None, except  for maritime services where a 
foreign legal person is required to establish a 
company in Croatia which should be granted a 
concession by the port authority , following a public tendering procedure. The number of 
service suppliers may be limited reflecting 
limitations in port capacity.  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound
* 
2) None 
3) None  
 
 
  
 
 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
c) Freight transport agency services 
(CPC 748) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None, except  for maritime services where a 
foreign legal person is required to establish a 
company in Croatia which should be granted a concession by the port authority , following a 
public tendering procedure. The number of 
service suppliers may be limited reflecting limitations in port capacity.  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) None 
2) None 
3) None  
 
  
 
  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section  
d) Other supporting and auxilliary 
transport services( CPC 749)  1) Unbound*, except for transportation document 
preparation services 
2) None 
3) None, except  for maritime services where a 
foreign legal person is required to establish a 
company in Croatia which should be granted a 
concession by the port authority , following a public tendering procedure. The number of 
service suppliers may be limited reflecting 
limitations in port capacity.  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1) Unbound*, except for transportation 
document preparation services 
2) None 
3) None  
 
 
  
 
 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the 
horizontal section   WT/ACC/SPEC/HRV/8 
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 ATTACHMENT TO THE REPUBLIC OF CRO ATIA INITIAL DRAFT SCHEDULE ON BASIC  
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES 
 
REFERENCE PAPER 
 
 
Scope  
The following are definitions and principles on the regulatory framework for the basic 
telecommunications services. 
 Definitions 
 
Users  mean service consumers and service suppliers. 
Essential facilities mean facilities of a public telecommunications transport network or service that 
a) are exclusively or predominantly provided by a single or limited number of suppliers; 
And b) cannot feasibly be economically or technically substituted in order to provide a service. 
 
A major supplier 
is a supplier, which has the ability to mate rially affect the terms of participation 
(having regard to price and supply) in the releva nt market for basic telecommunications services as a 
result of: 
a) control over essential facilities; or 
b) use of its position in the market. 
 
 
1. Competitive safeguards  
1.1 Prevention of anti-competitive practices in telecommunications  
 
Appropriate measures shall be maintained for th e purpose of preventing suppliers who, alone 
or together, are a major supplier from engaging  in or continuing anti-competitive practices.  
 
1.2 Safeguards  
  The anti-competitive practices referred to above shall include in particular:  
a) engaging in anti-competitive cross-subsidization; 
b) using information obtained from compet itors with anti-competitive results; and 
c) not making available to other services supplie rs on a timely basis technical information 
about essential facilities and commercially rele vant information which are necessary for 
them to provide services. WT/ACC/SPEC/HRV/8 
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  2. Interconnection
 
 2.1 This section applies to linking with supplie rs providing public telecommunications transport 
networks or services in order to allow the users of  one supplier to communicate with users of another 
supplier and to access services provided by anot her supplier, where specific commitments are 
undertaken. 
2.2 Interconnection to be ensured
 
Interconnection with a major supplier will be ensu red at any technically feasible point in the 
network. Such interconnection is provided. 
a) under not-discriminatory terms, conditions  (including technical standards and 
specifications) and rates and of a quality no less favorable than that provided for its own like services or for like services of non- affiliated service suppliers or for its 
subsidiaries or other affiliates; 
b) in a timely fashion, on terms, conditio ns (including technical standards and 
specifications) and cost-oriented rates that are transparent, reasonable, having regard to 
economic feasibility, and suffi ciently unbounded so that the supplier need not pay for 
network components or facilities that it does not  require for the service to be provided; 
and 
c) upon request, at points in addition to the network termination points offered to the 
majority of users, subject to charges that reflect the cost of construction of necessary 
additional facilities. 
 2.3 Public availability of the pro cedures for interconnection negotiations
 
The procedures applicable for interconnection to a major supplier will be made publicly 
available. 
 2.4 Transparency of interconnection arrangements
 
It is ensured that a major supplier will make  publicly available either its interconnection 
agreements or a reference interconnection offer. 
 
2.5 Interconnection: dispute settlement  
  A service supplier requesting interconnection with  a major supplier will have recourse, either: 
a) at any time; or 
b) after a reasonable period of time which has been made publicly known 
 
to an independent domestic body, which may be a regulatory body as referred to in paragraph 5 
below, to resolve disputes regarding appropriate te rms, conditions and rates for interconnection within 
a reasonable period of time, to the extent th at these have not been established previously.  WT/ACC/SPEC/HRV/8 
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 3. Universal services
 
 
Any Member has the right to define the ki nd of universal service obligation it wishes to 
maintain. Such obligations will not  be regarded as anti-competitive per se , provided they are 
administered in a transparent, non-discriminator y and competitively neutral manner and are not more 
burdensome than necessary for the kind of universal service defined by the Member. 
 4. Public availability of licensing criteria
 
 
 Where a license is required, the following will be made publicly available: 
a) all the licensing criteria and the period of time normally required to reach a decision 
concerning an application for a license and 
b) the terms and conditions of individual licenses. 
The reasons for the denial of a license will be  made known to the applicant upon request. 
 
5. Independent regulators  
 
The regulatory body is separate from, and not accountable to, any supplier of basic 
telecommunications services. The decisions of and the procedures used by regulators shall be 
impartial with respect to all market participants. 
 6. Allocation and use of scarce resources
 
 Any procedures for the allocation and use of sc arce resources, including frequencies, numbers 
and rights of way, will be carried out in an obj ective, timely, transparent and non-discriminatory 
manner. The current state of allocated frequency ba nds will be made publicly available, but detailed 
identification of frequencies allocated for specific government uses is not required. 
   
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LIST OF ARTICLE II MFN EXEMPTIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA 
Sector or 
Sub-sector Description of measure indicating its inconsistency with 
Article II Countries to which the measure 
applies Intended duration Conditions creating the need for 
the exemption 
Road Transport Passenger and 
Freight Measures applied under exis ting or future agreements 
on international road transport and which reserve or 
limit the provision of transport services and specify operating conditions, including transit permits and/or 
preferential road taxes of transport services into, in, 
across and out of the Republic of Croatia to the parties concerned All countries with which the  
Republic of Croatia has 
agreements on road transport in force Indefinite The need for exemption  is 
linked to the region 
characteristics of the road transport services and to the 
necessity to regulate traffic rights 
in and across the territory of the Republic of Croatia and between 
Croatia and the countries 
concerned 
Audiovisual services-
Production and 
distribution of audiovisual works 
through 
broadcasting or other forms of 
transmission to the 
public  Measures which define works of European origin, in 
such a way as to extend national treatment to 
audiovisual works which meet certain linguistic and 
origin criteria regarding access to broadcasting or similar forms of transmission Parties to the Council of 
Europe Convention on 
Transfrontier Television or 
other European countries with whom an agreement may be 
concluded Indefinite. 
Exemption needed, for 
certain countries, only 
until an economic integration agreement 
is concluded or 
completed The measures aim, within the 
sector, to promote cultural values 
both with EC Member States and 
with other countries in Europe, as well as achieving linguistic 
policy objectives 
Audiovisual Services 
-Production and 
distribution of 
cinematographic 
works and television 
programs  Measures based upon government-to-government 
framework agreements and plurilateral agreements on 
co-production of audiovisual works, which confer national treatment to audiovisual works covered by 
these agreements, in particular in relation to distribution 
and access to funding All countries with whom 
cultural cooperation may be 
desirable Indefinite The aim of such agreements is to 
promote cultural links between 
countries concerned  
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Sector or 
Sub-sector Description of measure indicating its inconsistency with 
Article II Countries to which the measure 
applies Intended duration Conditions creating the need for 
the exemption 
Audiovisual Services 
Production and 
distribution of television 
programmes and 
cinematographic works 
 Measures granting the benefit of any support 
programmes (such as Action Plan for Advanced 
Television Services, MEDIA or EURIMAGES) to 
audiovisual works, and suppliers of such works, meeting certain European origin criteria European countries Indefinite. 
Exemption needed, for 
certain countries, only 
until an economic integration agreement 
is concluded or 
completed These programmes aim at 
preserving and promoting the 
regional identity of countries 
within Europe which have long-standing cultural links 
Real Estate Reciprocity requirement for foreign persons and 
approval of the minister for foreign affairs∗, except for 
immigrants from the former Yugoslav republics and 
their descendants who are without any citizenship and who require approval by the Ministry in charge of 
immigration All countries Temporary Political considerations and BOP 
position reasons  
 
 
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∗ This MFN exemption does not apply to the companies established and incorporated in Croatia as legal persons. 