 
RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/HRV/8/Rev.1 
18 February 2000 
 (00-0608) 
Working Party on the  
Accession of Croatia  Original:   English 
 
  
ACCESSION OF CROATIA 
 
Consolidated Offer for Specific Commitments on Trade in Services
 
 
Revision  
   The Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Croatia has submitted the following revised 
consolidated offer for specific commitments on trade in services. 
  
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REPUBLIC OF CROATIA 
 
 
CONSOLIDATED OFFER 
  
SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS ON TRADE IN SERVICES  WT/ACC/SPEC/HRV/8/Rev.1 
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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 teritory 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 
approval 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 
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 (ii) Specialists possesing high or uncommon 
qualifications or knowledge 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 
professional of a service sector on behalf of the 
enterprise outside Croatia. 
 
 For temporary stay of intracorporate tranferees 
and other essential persons mentioned 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 have 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.    WT/ACC/SPEC/HRV/8/Rev.1 
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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”). Citizenship 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 final 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, ex cept as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1.   None 
 
 
 2.   None 
3.   None 
  
 
4.   Unbound, except as in dicated in the horizontal 
section  
c) Taxation Advisory Services  
 (CPC 863 excluding 
representation in tribunals) 
 1.   None 
2.   None 
3.   None 4.  Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 1.   None 
2.   None 
3.   None 4.   Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
       section  
d)  Architectural Services 
     (CPC 8671) 1. None*   
2. None 
3. None * 
4.    Unbound, except as indicated in the 
    horizontal section 1. None 
2. None 
3. None 
4.    Unbound, ex cept  as indicated in the horizontal 
        section  
                                                      
* Natural and legal persons may supply these services after being entered into the Registry of the Croatian Chamber of Architect s and Engineers. In order to be 
entered into the Registry of the Croatian Ch amber of Architects and Engin eers, foreign service suppliers should be members in p rofessional associations or having a  
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e)  Engineering Services  (CPC 8672) 1. None *  
2. None 
3. None * 
4.   Unbound, except as in dicated in the horizontal 
section 1. None 
2. None 
3. None 
4. Unbound, except  as indi cated in the horizontal 
section  
f)  Integrated engineering services 
 (CPC 8673) 
 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  
f)  Integrated engineering  services 
 (CPC 8673)  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  
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 horizontal 
section 1.  Unbound 
2.  None 
3.  None  
  
4.  Unbound, except  as indicated in the  
horizontal section  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
certification of qualification or be authorized by 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 compliance with construction sta ndards under Croatian Law. Any project  (elaborated in Croatia or  abroad) must be controlled by authorized 
revisers with regard to the effect of mechanical 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 service suppliers.  WT/ACC/SPEC/HRV/8/Rev.1 
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(ii)  landscape architectural services 1.   None 
2.   None 
3.   None 
4.   Unbound, except  as i ndicated 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 carried 
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 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 
  
 
 4.  Unbound, except as  indicated in the 
horizontal section  
                                                      
** Unbound due to lack of technical feasibility  
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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) 
e)  Other (CPC 845-849) 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  
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)  Interdisciplinary 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 
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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  
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   
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c)   Management consulting services  
(CPC 865) 1. None 
2. None 
3. None 
4.   Unbound, except as in dicated in the horizontal 
section 1. None 
2. None 
3. None 
4.  Unbound, except as  indicated in the 
horizontal section  
d)   Services related to management  
consulting (CPC 866), 1. None 
2. None 
3. None 
4.   Unbound, except as in dicated 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 in dicated in the horizontal 
section 1. None 
2. None 
3. None 
4.   Unbound, except as in dicated 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 in dicated 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-secondar y school qualification 
and three-year working experience in personnel 
management 1.  Unbound 
2.  Unbound 
3. Unbound 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 4. Unbound, except as indicated 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 indicated 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  
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  indicated in the  
horizontal section  
                                                      
∗ Unbound due to lack of technical feasibility  
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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  indicated in the  
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C.  Telecommunication services 
All subsectors  
 Telecommunications services 
are the transport of 
electromagnetic signals - sound, data image and any 
combinations thereof, excluding 
broadcasting
1. Therefore, 
commitments in this schedule do 
not cover the economic activity 
consisting of content provision which require 
telecommunications services for 
its transport. The provision of that content, transported via a 
telecommunications service, is 
subject to the specific 
commitments undertaken by 
Croatia in other relevant sectors. 
 
 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 Availibility 
(S/GBT/W/3)"   See the 
ReferencePaper 
attached 
Basic Telecommunications  
Services  
 fixed telecommunication 
infrastructure facilities - based and on resale basis, for public 
and non public use For subsectors 1, 2, and 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 For subsectors 1, 2, and 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  
                                                      
1 Broadcasting is defined as the uninterrupted chain of transmission required for the distribution of tv and radio programme sig nals to the general public, but does not 
cover contribution links between operators.  
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1. 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. and 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 indi cated 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, 2, 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  indicated in the  
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3.  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   
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4.  Other Telecommunications 
Services 
d)  Radio and television transmission 
services (CPC 7524** ; 
broadcasting is excluded) 1. Unbound 
2. None 
3. Unbound, except for: 
-Radio, television and cable television transmission 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. Unbound,  except for: 
 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  
                                                      
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3. CONSTRUCTION AND RELA TED ENGINEERING SERVICES 
A.  General construction work 
for buildings (CPC 512) 
 
B.  General construction work 
for civil engineering (CPC 513) 
 
C.  Installation and assembly work 
(CPC 514, 516) 
 
D. Building completion and 
finishing work (CPC 517) 
 
E. Special trade construction work 
(CPC 515) 
 
F.  Other  (CPC 511) 1. Unbound* 
2. None 
3. None 
4.   Unbound, except as in dicated 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 
 (CPC621) 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 in dicated 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 in dicated in the horizontal 
section 1. None 
2. None 
3. None 
4.    None  
                                                      
* Unbound due to lack of technical feasibility 
** Excluding fire arms, explosive devices and tobacco products  
*** Cross-border supply of services classified in CPC 6112 and 633 is technically not feasible  
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D.  Franchising (CPC 8929)  1. None 
2. None 
3. None 
4. Unbound, except  as i ndicated 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 in dicated 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 i ndicated 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 correspond ence education or 
education via telecommunications 
2. None 
3. None 
4. Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 1. None for correspondence education or 
education via telecommunications 
2. None 
3. None 
4. Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
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6. ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 
A.  Sewage services (9401) 1.  Unbound*  
2. None 
3. These services are legaly considered as 
municipal activities, provided primarily by entities owned by local authorities. Private 
operators may be allowed to provide those 
sevices 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 legaly considered as 
municipal activities, provided primarily by entities owned by local authorities. Private 
operators may be allowed to provide those 
sevices on the basis of a concession granted by local authorities 
4. Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 1. Unbound* 
2. None 
3. None 
  
 
  
4. Unbound except as i ndicated in the horizontal 
section  
C.  Sanitation and similar services 
(CPC 9403) 1. Unbound* 
2. None 
3. These services are legaly considered as 
municipal activities, provided primarily by entities owned by local authorities. Private 
operators may be allowed to provide those 
sevices 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 indi cated in the horizontal 
section  
D.  Cleaning services of exhaust 
gases (CPC 9404) 1. Unbound* 
2. None 
3. None 
4. Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 1. Unbound* 
2. None 
3. None 
4. Unbound except as i ndicated in the horizontal 
section  
                                                      
* Unbound due to lack of technical feasibility  
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E.  Noise abatement services   (CPC 9405) 1. Unbound
* 
2. None 
3. None 
4. Unbound except as indi cated in the horizontal 
section 1. Unbound* 
2. None 
3. None 
4. Unbound except as i ndicated 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 
1. Measures Applicable to  All Sectors and Subsectors in Financial Services  
 Insurance or banking activities, as well as  securities trading and activities related ther eto, should be carried out  by legal ly separated companies. However, banks are 
allowed to participate in activities related to securities trading until the end of 1999. 
A.  Insurance and related services as defi ned 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 ability of foreign 
persons residing in Croatia to obtain life insurance 
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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b)  Non-life insurance, not including 
marine, aviation, transport 
 1. Unbound, except for the supply of non-life 
insurance to foreign persons residing in Croatia 
other than automobile liability 
 2. Unbound, except for: 
(i)  the ability of foreign persons residing in 
Croatia to obtain non-life insurance other than 
automobile liability 
 (ii)  personal or property risk insurance that is not 
available in the Republic of Croatia 
-  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, 
-  ships under construction and overhaul if it is 
stipulated by the contract concluded with the foreign client (buyer). 
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  
 Marine, aviation, transport 
 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   
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d)  Insurance intermediation,      such 
as brokerage and agency  1.  and 2. None for insurance services for which 
commitments are taken under subsectors a), b), 
c) and for marine, aviation, transport 
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)  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, 
travelers 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: 
- Money market instruments 
(including cheques, bills, certificate of deposits) 
- derivative products including, but 
not limited to, futures and options 
 - exchange rate and interest rates 
instruments, including products 
such as swaps, forward rate 
agreements 
- foreign exchange 
- Transferable securities 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 opening of an 
account abroad by Croatian non/bank residents. The relevant authorization is issued in the 
following cases: 
a) for the payment of a part of costs of capital 
investment projects abroad; 
b) for the payments settlement in non-
transferable currency arising from business abroad; 
c) for placement of deposits, i.e. depositing of 
caution money for conducting business operations in timely manner and in accordance 
with the terms and condition of an agreement; 
and d) 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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- Other negotiable instruments 
and financial assets, including 
bullion 
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 
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 Resident natural persons can make foreign 
exchange capital transfers abroad from their 
foreign exchange accounts only with an 
authorization by the Croatian National Bank.   
The authorization is issued in the following 
cases: 
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:  
a)  foreign direct investment b)  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) c)  operation in financial derivates (for the 
hedging  of investment funds asset) 
d)  purchase of foreign securities abroad by the investment funds 
 
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  
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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 hea lth 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 
A 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  
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  
                                                      
* 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 
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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 SE RVICES (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.  Unbound 
3.  None, except unbound for 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  
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  
                                                      
* Unbound due to lack of technical feasibility 
  
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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  
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  
                                                      
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C.  Air Transport Services 
d)  Maintenance and repair of 
aircraft (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  
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  
                                                      
* Unbound due to lack of technical feasibility 
∗∗ 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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F.  Road Transport services 
a) &  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  
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  
                                                      
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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  
 
                                                      
* Unbound due to lack of technical feasibility  WT/ACC/SPEC/HRV/8/Rev.1 
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  ATTACHMENT TO THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA  
DRAFT SCHEDULE ON BASIC TELECOMMUNICAT IONS 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 materially 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. 
 
2. Interconnection
 
 
2.1 This section applies to linking with suppliers  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 anothe r supplier, where specific commitments are 
undertaken. 
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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-a ffiliated 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 sufficiently unbounde d 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 ne twork 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 pr ocedures for interconnection negotiations
 
 
The procedures applicable for interconnecti on 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, whic h may be a regulatory body as referred to in paragraph 
5 below, to resolve disputes regarding a ppropriate terms, condi tions and rates for 
interconnection within a reasonable period of time, to the extent that these have not 
been established previously. 
 
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.  WT/ACC/SPEC/HRV/8/Rev.1 
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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 s carce resources, including frequencies, numbers 
and rights of way, will be carried out in an objective, 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.   WT/ACC/SPEC/HRV/8/Rev.1 
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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 
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 accross 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. 