RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/HRV/39/Add.1
3 August 1998
(98-3062)
Working Party on the
Accession of CroatiaOriginal:  English
ACCESSION OF CROATIA
Additional Questions and Replies to the
Memorandum on the Foreign Trade Régime (L/7466)
Addendum
The following additional questions and replies to the Memorandum on the Foreign Trade
Régime have been received from the Republic of Croatia.
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Table of Contents
Page Questio
n
II. ECONOMY AND FOREIGN TRADE
1 Economy
(b) Main directions of ongoing economic policies 1 1
(i) Privatization 3 2
(c) Current economic situation 3 3
2. Basic Features of Foreign Tr ade of the Republic of Croatia
(d) Taxation regime 4 4-5
III. INSTRUMENTS AND MEASURES OF THE FOREIGN
TRADE SYSTEM OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
2(f) Non-tariff measures applied to imports and exports of goods
(i) Quotas 5 6-7
(ii) Licences 6 8
2(g) Customs valuation 6 9-102(h) Rules of origin 7 13
2(j) Standards and certification 7 12-14
IV. OTHER POLICIES AFFECTING FOREIGN TRADE
1 Trade-related Intellectual Property Protection 9 15-17
V. INSTITUTIONAL BASE FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC
RELATIONS WITH THIRD COUNTRIES
1 Bilateral or Plurilateral Agreemen ts Relating to Foreign Trade in
Goods and Trade in Services11 18WT/ACC/HRV/39/Add.1
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II. ECONOMY AND FOREIGN TRADE
1. Economy
(b) Main direction of ongoing economic policies
Question 1.
Could Croatia specify how the Government co uld influence a company to correct prices?
Answer:
In the Republic of Croatia, companies determine prices of goods and services freely, without
any interference of government authorities into that process, i.e. in accordance with their own
business policy. The only exceptions are some goods and services that have a direct impact on cost of
living of Croatian population.
The Law on Exceptional Measures of Price Controls enacted by the Croatian Parliament on
27 June 1997, regulates the system of price controls as a mechanism which should be implemented
only in exceptional cases in order to prevent negative effects of price changes of certain goods and
services or in order to prevent monopolistic pricing, provided that those objectives could not be
achieved through other economic policy measures. The Law does not introduce any additional legalrestrictions, but limits the possibility of the Government to intervene on the market thus strengthening
the basic principles of the market economy.
The provisions of this Law point out the exceptional character of the direct price control
measures, which could only be implemented for a limited period of time and in case the negative
effects could not be removed by other economic policy measures.
In accordance with the Law, the Government can prescribe the following direct price controls
measures:
- maximum price control;
- fixing of prices to a certain level;
- reporting changes in prices prior to the application.
Those price control measures could be applied until the reasons for their introduction are
eliminated. But after the introduction of those measures the Government is obliged to take appropriate
economic policy measures in order to eliminate the  reasons for direct price controls.
The only price control measure that the Republic of Croatia applies at the moment is the
reporting changes in prices prior to the application. In accordance with those measures, the legal
entities owned by the Republic of Croatia, namely: INA - Industrija nafte d.d. (the national oil
company), Hrvatska elektroprivreda d.d. (the national electricity industry), Hrvatska radio televizija(the national broadcasting company), HŽ – Hrvatske željeznice (the national railways), Hrvatske
šume (the national forestry exploitation company), Jadrolinija (the national maritime carrier), Narodne
novine d.d. (Official Gazette publisher), Hrvatske ceste (the national road construction and
maintenance company) and HPT (the national postal system and telecommunications company) are
obliged to report changes in prices of certain goods and services 15 days prior to the application (seeattached Decision on the Compulsory Reporting of the Price Lists and Tariffs of Certain Legal
Persons, Official Gazette no .77/96 –WT/ACC/HRV/36). Those companies are the only or main
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The products and services concerned include engine gasoline, diesel fuels, heating oil,
primary gasoline, asphalt bitumen, jet fuel, liquid o il gas, natural gas, electricity, radio and television
licence fee, domestic railway transportation of passengers and goods, maritime/coastal transportation
of passengers and goods, standard letters and postcards, telephone charges for domestic calls,
telephone charges, road tolls, bridge tolls and tunnel tolls, official forms, the use, content and form of
which are regulated by laws and other regulations, logs for veneer and barking, logs for planks,
roundwood for railroad sleepers, thin roundwood, ot her roundwood, panel wood, services for loading,
unloading and transporting timber assortments (see the attached Order on Identifying the Products and
Services Requiring Reporting of Price List s or Tariffs; Official Gazette no. 78/96 –
WT/ACC/HRV/36).
Besides the above mentioned companies and products, the producers of fresh milk, fertilizers,
telephone calls, standardized letters and postcards in the domestic mail system, wheat flour and bread
type 850 are also obliged to report changes in pri ces 15 days prior to the application (see attached
Decision on Compulsory Reporting of Price Lists or  Tariffs of Certain Products and Services; Official
Gazette no. 45/93 –WT/ACC/HRV/36).
The obligatory price reporting prior to application does not apply to imported products and to
products that will be exported according to the said Regulation. The obligatory price reporting prior to
application applies only to the goods that are produced in the Republic of Croatia, or the services
provided by the Croatian companies and intended for the consumption in the Republic of Croatia.
Price reporting prior to application and informing of the government authorities on the
intended price changes enables certain public discussion and dialogue on the matter, includes
consumers as well as the Agency for the Protection of Competition in the discussion with regard to
the monopolistic character of those practices.
The Ministry of Economy can object within the period of 15 days, i.e. from the date the prices
were reported until their application. After the analysis of the reasons for price increase, includinganalysis and comparison with the prices on the world market or in the neighbouring countries,
analyzing costs of production and after the discussion with the companies interested, the Ministry can
request the company to reconsider the proposed prices. If the company changes the prices in spite of
the objections of the ministry within the 15 days period, the Law provides for the penalties amounting
to 5000-20000 kunas (US$800-3,000). It is possible also that the Government adopts a Decision
prescribing that these prices should be lowered to the original level. If the company considers that it
suffered damage due to the fact that it could not apply the prices at a moment when it considered itjustifiable, it can institute a proceeding and request compensation for the damage incurred.
If the Ministry does not object within 15 days from the date of the reception of the
information concerning the intended price changes, the changed prices can be applied without any
written approval. Also this period for the application of new prices or rates can be shortened upon the
request of the company concerned.
This Law also enables the monitoring of prices of goods and services as well as the providing
of the statistic data.
All regulations regarding price control measures are published in the “Official Gazette” of the
Republic of Croatia.
According to the Law on the Protection of Market Competition it is prohibited to take
decisions with the aim of restricting or preventing free market competition and especially decisions
resulting in the direct or indirect fixing of the pr ices of goods and services, or the fixing of the size
and time of price reductions or increases which result in consumers being in an unequal position
regarding prices. Also, according to the Law, intentional excessive direct or indirect high pricing with
the aim of taking over or preserving a dominant or monopolistic market position is considered theWT/ACC/HRV/39/Add.1
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abuse of a monopolistic and dominant position of the entrepreneur. The role of the Agency for the
Protection of Market Competition is to perform the operations regarding issues to the protection of
competition including starting the proceedings in order to establish the facts concerning violations of
the Law and monopolistic behaviour. The proceeding carried out by the Agency requires certain
procedure and time before the final decision is made. If the Decision by the Agency is to stop themonopolistic practice, the administrative proceeding can be instituted against the measures and the
decision passed by the Director of the Agency.
With regard to the complexity and time required for the whole procedure, on the one side and
the current situation in the Croatian economy on the other side (certain number of companies still
have a large share of production and distribution of some products and services), the CroatianGovernment has decided to keep price control of a certain level for those companies and products, as
a transitional measure, which the Law on Exceptional Measures of Price control made possible. The
goal of the Government of Croatia is, to gradually abolish the above mentioned measures, along with
the process of privatization and the development of competition. The Law on Exceptional Measures
of Price Control will be adjusted to that principle.
The only price control measure that the Croatian Government has applied since l993 is the
already mentioned reporting of changes in prices prior to the application and the prices' follow-up.
The above-mentioned measures applied to the already mentioned products and services.  We attach to
this answer the translated regulations concerning goods and services, companies and procedures
obliged to report prices, which are in force from 1993 to 198, as well as the translated Law onExceptional Measures of Pri ce Control.  (WT/ACC/HRV/36)
(i) Privatization
Question 2.
Could Croatia provide an update on the privatization of Croatian industries?
Answer:
Attached to this document is a short information on the privatization process in Croatia.
(WT/ACC/HRV/40)
(c) Current economic situation
Question 3.
When the improvement of the structures of Croatia’s Customs will be concluded?
Answer:
Could you please, clarify this question? If the question is related to the border control and customs
regime at the border between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, please refer to the information in
the reply to question 8 of document WT/ACC/HRV/39.WT/ACC/HRV/39/Add.1
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III INSTRUMENTS AND MEASURES OF THE FOREIGN TRADE SYSTEM OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
2(d) Taxation regime
Question 4.
Could Croatia confirm that the legislation concerning excise taxes has been brought into
conformity with Article III of the GATT and provide a copy of the legislation?
Answer:
Croatian legislation concerning excise taxes will be brought in conformity with Article III of
the GATT before the end of 1998, at the latest. Until 20 June 1998, the majority of excise taxes have
been brought in conformity with Art. II of th e GATT, except the excise taxes on alcohol and tobacco
products. Changes of the Law on special tax (excise tax) on alcohol are already in the parliamentary
procedure and have passed the first reading. The draft proposal of the changes of the Law on special
taxes on tobacco products is expected to be adopted by the Government before August 1998, and will
consequently be sent to the Parliament.
Question 5.
Could Croatia give a status report on the ch anges to the various laws on special taxes?
Answer:
Explanatory note:  The special taxes referred to are actually excise taxes, but due to translation
reasons, it could be understood that these are some taxes other than excise taxes, which is not the case.
As mentioned in the previous answer, the Croatian Parliament has adopted a new legislation
concerning taxation policy, namely excise taxes (previously translated as "special taxes"). The
following laws have been passed and came into force in January 1998:
The Law on Excise Taxes on Automobiles and other Motor Vehicles, Vessels and Aircraft's;
the Law on Excise Tax on Coffee; the Law Amending  the Law on Excise Taxes on Soft Drinks; the
Law amending the Law on Excise Tax on Beer.
The main characteristic of this legislation is that it abolishes the difference between the excise
taxes for imported and domestically produced goods and thus brings it into conformity with Article III
of the GATT. The products concerned and the respective tax rates are enumerated in the following
table:
Product description Excise tax
Coffee:
Non –roasted  coffee 3,60 HRK/kg
Roasted coffee 9,00 HRK/kg
Coffee husks and skins 12,00 HRK/kg
Coffee substitues containing coffee 15,00 HRK/kg
Non-alcoholic beverages:
Domestic 40,00 HRK/HL
Imported 40,00 HRK/HL
Beer: alcoholic
Domestic 80,00/HRK/HL
Imported 80,00/HRK/HLWT/ACC/HRV/39/Add.1
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Product description Excise tax
Non-alcoholic (max 0,5 per cent vol/vol)
Domestic 40,00/HRK/HL
Imported 40,00 HRK/HL
Automobiles:*
Power 55 – 75 kW  - new 3000,00 HRK
- used 2000,00 HRK
75 – 90 kW  - new 7000,00 HRK
- used 5000,00 HRK
90 – 110 kW - new 15.000,00 HRK
- used 11.000,00 HRK
more than 110 kW - new 30.000,00 HRK
- used 22.000,00 HRK
* The new legislation introduces the excise taxes for new and used automobiles, motorcycles, vessels
(exceeding 8 meters in length) and aircraft’s for private usage, which are imported or produced and sold in theRepublic of Croatia.
As mentioned in previous documentation, excise tax (special tax) on oil derivatives from its
introduction on 1 July 1994 is paid per liter i.e. kilo of derivatives in equal amount for derivatives
produced in Croatia and imported.
With regard to the legislation on the system of excise taxation on alcoholic beverages,
tobacco and tobacco products the legislation is in preparation and shall be adopted within the time
frame mentioned in the answer to the previous question. This new legislation shall be in conformity
with Article III of the GATT. The Government of the Republic of Croatia shall inform the WTO
Secretariat, as well as the countries members, on the amended legislation, and shall submit thetranslations of the laws concerning excise taxation to WTO Secretariat as soon as possible.
2(f)(i) Quotas
Question 6.
In the response to this question, Croatia affi rms that remaining export restrictions will be
eliminated gradually and in parallel with the accession to the WTO.  Could we have an updateon the proposed gradual elimination?
Answer:
Continuing the policy of bringing the trade polic y measures in conformity with the principles
of GATT 1994, the Government of the Republic of  Croatia, following the previously adopted
programme, has adopted at the end of 1997, a Decision according to which the export quotas regimehas been abolished for crude oil and gas (CN code 27.09 and 27.11) and in June 1998, a Decision
according to which the export quotas were abolished for corn and semi processed leather. The aim of
the Government is to bring the export quota regime in line with Articles XX and XXI of the GATT
1994. The  next revision of export quotas regime will take place by the end of 1998.
Question 7.
Could Croatia confirm that it would only reso rt to Article XII should balance of payment
problems arise?WT/ACC/HRV/39/Add.1
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Answer:
Croatia confirms that it would only resort to Article XII of the GATT 1994 if balances of
payment problems arise and is ready to undertake such a commitment in its Protocol of accession.
2(f)(ii) Licences
Question 8.When the import licensing for iron tubes and bars will be eliminated?
Answer:
Import licenses for iron tubes and bars, which were introduced only for monitoring purpose
and have applied on an automatic basis, will be eliminated in due course of time.
2(g) Customs Valuation
Question 9.
Croatia has requested a transitional period to the end of the year 2000 to fully implement the
provisions of this Agreement. Could Croatia clearly specify which measures needs to implement
and when Croatia expects each of them to enter into force?
Answer:
After careful examination of the legislation on customs valuation and consultation with the
experts from the Customs Directorate of Croatia, we can undertake a commitment to fully apply the
WTO agreement on customs valuation, as of the date of Croatia's accession to the WTO. The new
legislation which will be in conformity with the Agreement on implementation of Article VII of the
GATT 1994, is currently under preparation, and will be forwarded to the Parliament for adoption inearly fall 1998. The legislation is expected to enter into force in the beginning of 1999, and after that
period, a further 4-6 months are necessary in order to train the customs officers for implementing the
new procedures.
Question 10.
During the Working Party, Croatia affirmed than  an 8 per cent ad valorem duty fee is levied on
the import of physical person. Could Croatia better specify the circumstances of the application
of this duty?
Answer:
The ad valorem 8 per cent duty is a single duty levied only in the case of import of goods
intended for household use and carried by a natural person when crossing a border or when receiving
such goods in package from abroad. This single duty is levied regardless of the actual duty rate
applied for each individual products, provided that the value of such imported goods is not exceeding500 US$. Above this amount, normal duty rate from th e Customs Tariff Law is levied on each of the
imported products. For those goods, which, according to the Customs Tariff Law have a zero duty-
rate, the single duty is not levied. The purpose of this duty is to facilitate passenger traffic on border
crossings.WT/ACC/HRV/39/Add.1
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2(h) Rules of origin
Question 11.
Please describe the status of the implementation of the new law on rules of origin?
Answer:
The new regulation (not a law) on rules of origin is currently under preparation and will be
submitted for adoption to the Government by July 15, 1998. It is expected to enter into force in
September this year.
2(j) Standards and certification
Question 12.
Please provide the list of the products that remain subject to quality controls?
Answer:
A Decision has been passed according to which a list of products subject to quality control
upon import is reduced to 29 groups, which include mainly food products, the list of products
according to HS numbers is attached to this document.  (WT/ACC/HRV/36)
Question 13.
Croatia has requested a transitional period of three years to fully implement the provisions of
the TBT Agreement. Could Croatia clearly specify which measures needs to implement and
when Croatia expects each of them to enter into force?
Answer:
After careful examination of the legislation on technical barriers to trade and consultations
with the experts, Croatia can undertake a commitment to fully apply the WTO Agreement on TBT, as
of the date of its accession to the WTO. A Statement by the Croatian delegation confirming such a
commitment is attached to this document. (WT/ACC/HRV/38)
According to the provisions of the Law on Standardization the new Croatian system of
technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures is as follows:
− Croatian standards are being prepared in technical committees with interested parties
participation mostly by adoption of international standards ISO/IEC, then the Europeanstandards (EN);
− Croatian standards are voluntary since 1 January 1997;
− technical regulations on product requirements are being prepared in terms of
performance characteristics; safety, health, environmental and consumer protection isbeing stressed;
− conformity assessment system is being prepared in compliance with the international
rules (ISO/IEC Guides, European standards, recommendations and guides);
− domestic and foreign origin products are being treated equally;WT/ACC/HRV/39/Add.1
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− accreditation system for testing laboratories has been set up according to the ISO/IEC
Guides (EN standards) and accreditation system for certification bodies is beingestablished as well (Cooperation with foreign institutions);
− training and education center for accreditation and certification was established in
January 1998 and laboratory staff from 170 testing and calibration laboratories went
through the program in compliance with the ISO/IEC Guides and EN 45000 series of
standards that have been adopted and published as Croatian standards;
− the Regulation on establishing and publishing of Croatian standards was published in the
Official Journal of the Republic of Croatia in July 1997 (Official Gazette 74/97);translation into English of this regulation is enclosed;
− the Regulation on procedures for establishing and functioning of technical committees
was published in the Official Journal of the Republic of Croatia in June 1998 (OfficialGazette 86/98); translation of this regulati on into English will be provided to the WTO
Secretariat soon;
− the Regulation on general criteria to be fulfilled by accredited laboratories and accredited
legal entities operating certifications and on the manner in which the accreditationprocedure functions was published in the Official Journal of the Republic of Croatia in
June 1998 (Official Gazette 83/98). The translation of this regulation into English will be
provided to the Secretariat soon;
− technical competence of conformity assessment bodies performing mandatory testing and
certification has been assessed and periodically surveyed. Testing laboratories operating
mandatory certification in compliance with the technical regulations in force are bound
to fulfil the requirements of the above mentioned regulations on accreditation by 31
December 2000 at the latest.
The Regulation on conditions and procedures for recognition of test reports issued abroad and
issuance of certificates of conformity was published in the Official Journal of the Republic of Croatiain June 1997 (Official Gazette 69/97) and has been implemented since 1 September 1997. The
translation of this regulation will be provided to the WTO Secretariat.
The adoption of International Standards has been the first priority.
In some cases European Standards have been adopted in conection with the technologies in
place and because of the fact that the Croatian producers are at present mainly oriented towards theEuropean market.
The number of new Croatian Standards – adopted international and European Standards as at
31 May 1998 is 495, as follows:
Croatian Standards adopted by translation and published:
- adopted International Standards (ISO, IEC) 47 (+10)
- adopted European Standards (EN) 35
   (adopted International Standards EN ISO; EN 6XXXX - 10)WT/ACC/HRV/39/Add.1
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Croatian Standards adopted by endorsement:
- adopted International Standards (ISO, IEC) 223 (+60)
- adopted European Standards (EN) 142
(adopted International Standards EN ISO; EN 6XXXX - about 60)
- adopted German Standards (DIN) 43
Croatian Standards adopted by Croatian cover-page;
- adopted International Standards (IEC) 3
Croatian standards (national) published 2
The list of Croatian Standards – adopted European Standards ( as of 31 May 1998) is attached
to this document.(WT/ACC/HRV/36)
The list of European Standards being considered for adoption is in preparation.
The harmonized European Standards supporting the European legislation would be included.
Question 14.
Which steps is Croatia taking to establish enquiry point?
Answer:
The Government of the Republic of Croatia has adopted a Decision on Setting Up of the
Enquiry Point concerning the TBT on 25 June 1998. The responsible governmental body is the State
Office for Standardization and Metrology.  The State Office for Standardization and Metrology has
made corresponding organizational preparations necessary for the work of the Enquiry point. The
Enquiry point will be ready for operation by 1 December 1998.
The State Office for Standardization and Metrology will also inform the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO) during July of this year, about the acceptance of the Code of
Good Practice for Standardization.
IV. OTHER POLICIES AFFECTING FOREIGN TRADE.
Tade-related Intellectual Property ProtectionQuestion 15.
Croatia should reply to the questions that we submitted after the previous Working Party on
this subject.WT/ACC/HRV/39/Add.1
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Copyright and Related Rights
Question 16.
In its answer to question No. 114 the Government of Croatia explains that the modifications of
the copyright law in order to  include the protection of producers of phonograms and
broadcasting organizations”  (..) will be submitted to the legislative procedure by the middle of1997”. Given that we are in January 1998, could the Government of Croatia clarify the state of
pay with respect to these amendments? Could the Government of Croatia also give an update
on the progress of drafting a new Law on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights?
Answer:
The Amending the Copyright Law has been submitted to the legislative procedure on 24
March 1998. The Law regulates inter alia, the protection of producers of phonograms and the
protection of broadcasting organizations.
Article 15 of the Amending the Copyright Law prescribes that the producers of phonograms
have the exclusive right of reproduction of their phonograms, the broadcasting and the
communication to the public, as well as the exclusive right of rental of their phonograms.
Article 16 of the Amending the Copyright Law provides the broadcasting organizations with
the exclusive right of re-broadcasting of their broadcastings, the fixation and the reproductions of
fixations, as well as communication to the public of their broadcasting.
The term of protection for the producers of phonograms is fifty years from the end of calendar
year in which a phonogram was lawfully fixed, or in the case of the broadcasting organizations fiftyyears from the end of calendar year in which broadcasting took place.
Article 31 of the Amending the Copyright Law prescribes that the Law is applicable to
phonograms lawfully fixed after the said Law come into force, as well as to phonograms lawfully
fixed twenty years before coming into force of the Amending the Copyright Law.
The Amending the Copyright Law is expecting to come into force in September of 1998.The Amending the Copyright Law fulfils the TRIPs requirements concerning the copyright
and neighbouring acts. The Republic of Croatia plans to start drafting a new Law on Copyright and
Neighbouring rights in course of 1998, after the Amending the Copyright Law comes into force.
Geographical indications
Question 17.
Could the Government of Croatia please clarify how and to what extent geographical
indications for wines and spirits are protected?
Answer:
The Industrial Property Law prescribes, inter alia, protection for geographical indications for
wines and spirits. According to the said Law, in the Republic of Croatia geographical indications of
wines and spirits are protected under the same conditions as geographical indications of other
products.WT/ACC/HRV/39/Add.1
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Definition of the geographical indications comprises the appellation of origin as well as the
name of a product which through long use in economic transactions has become a well-known
indication that the product originates from a certain place or district.
In the Republic of Croatia, geographical names, which due to their long use in economic
transactions have become generally known to designate certain kinds of products, may not beprotected as geographical indications. Geographical names protected as geographical indications may
not be converted into generic or generally known names.
An unauthorized use of a geographical indication is forbidden even if a person using it put
words "type of", "in a way of", "under the method like" etc.
The geographical indications are protected upon their registration in the Register of the State
Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia. The protection is indefinite but an owner of
said right has to renew it every five years.
It is within the competence of the Croatian Chamber of Commerce to prescribe conditions for
the protection of wines. The Law of Wines and the Regulations of Wines prescribes that the table
wines are wines which are produced from one or more sorts of grapes from one geographical region inwhich filing of bottles takes place. Designation of controlled origin refers to particular region, sub-
region or to wine-growing district.
To be defined as top quality wine the wine has to be produced from one or more particular
sorts of grapes from one or more vineyard locations within one wine-growing district of which the
characteristics are distinctive quality, specific organoleptic and chemical attributes and which iscultivated and filed in that vineyard location. Designation of controlled origin refers to one or more
locations within the one wine-growing district.
If wine bears an indication of sort of grapes, it has to be produced from at least 85 per cent of
indicated sort of grapes.
Beside the above mentioned types of wine the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
prescribes, in accordance with the Regulations of Wines, conditions for the protection of so called
predicate wines, special wines (i.e. desert wines, aromatized wines and liqueur wines) and sparkling
wines, grape-brandy, marc-brandy and cognac, as well as the sorts which are recommended and
allowed for planting in particular vineyard region, sub-region, wine-growing district and location.
The control of the quality and genuinely of grape products and wines is in the competence of
the Office for Viticulture and Wine Business.
V. INSTITUTIONAL BASE FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS WITH 
THIRD COUNTRIES
1. Bilateral or Plurilateral Agreements Relating  to Foreign Trade in Goods and Trade in 
Services
Question 18.
Please submit (in a CRTA format) the text of the FTAs that Croatia concluded with Slovenia
and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.WT/ACC/HRV/39/Add.1
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Answer:
The text of the Free Trade Agreement between Croatia and Slovenia has will be submitted to
the Working Party.   In addition Slovenia has notified the Agreement to the Committee on Regional
Trade Agreements. (WT/REG/55/N/1)
The text of the FTA between Croatia and the Former Yugoslav Republic Macedonia is
available in document WT/ACC/HRV/35.
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