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Constitution of the Republic of Croatia.
Date of text: 25 July 1990

Policies

IV. Action Programme for the protection of waters from pollution caused by nitrates of agricultural origin.
Date of text: 16 June 2025
The Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan for Republic of Croatia for 2021-2030.
Date of text: 26 March 2025
Decision on the adoption of a Multi-annual program for the construction of regulatory and protective water structures and land reclamation structures for the period until 2030.
Date of text: 05 December 2024
Action program of the Marine Environment and Coastal Area Management Strategy: Program of measures for the protection and management of the marine environment and coastal area of the Republic of Croatia until 2027.
Date of text: 26 April 2024
Decision on adopting the Waste Management Plan of the Republic of Croatia for the period 2023-2028.
Date of text: 28 June 2023

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

Law on agriculture (2018).
Date of text: 07 December 2018
Law on agricultural land.
Date of text: 16 February 2018
Act on Organic Production and Labelling of Organic Products.
Date of text: 23 November 2010
Law on agricultural land consolidation.
Date of text: 02 April 2022
Law on family farming.
Date of text: 16 March 2018

Climate change

Law on the establishment of infrastructure for alternative fuels.
Date of text: 09 December 2016
Regulation on the implementation of measure I.21. "Replacement of fishing vessel engines".
Date of text: 26 February 2025
Decision on the implementation of the measure "Projects with third countries".
Date of text: 17 September 2024
Decree on financing mechanisms within the framework of the greenhouse gas emissions trading system.
Date of text: 14 September 2023
Decision on establishing the Commission for intersectoral coordination for the national system for monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions.
Date of text: 01 December 2022

Cultivated plants

Law on fertilizer products.
Date of text: 31 March 2023
Law on seeds, planting material and recognition of agricultural plant varieties.
Date of text: 01 October 2021
Plant health Law (2019).
Date of text: 13 December 2019
Law on the protection of new plant varieties.
Date of text: 21 November 1997
Law on the protection of agricultural plant varieties.
Date of text: 21 November 1997

Disaster risk management

Law on meteorological and hydrological activities.
Date of text: 28 June 2019
Law on mitigation and relief of natural disasters.
Date of text: 08 February 2019
Law on the civil protection system.
Date of text: 10 July 2015
Law on firefighting.
Date of text: 13 December 2019
Law on critical infrastructures.
Date of text: 26 April 2013

Environment

Law on the environmental protection.
Date of text: 21 June 2013
Law on air protection (2019).
Date of text: 13 December 2019
Law on chemicals.
Date of text: 01 February 2013
Law on waste management.
Date of text: 15 July 2021
Law on meteorological and hydrological activities.
Date of text: 28 June 2019

Fisheries and aquaculture

Law on freshwater fisheries.
Date of text: 14 June 2019
Law on aquaculture.
Date of text: 15 December 2017
Law on marine fisheries.
Date of text: 19 June 2017
Regulation on the protection of fish and other marine organisms and criteria for determining the amount of compensation for damages.
Date of text: 02 June 2023
Law amending and supplementing the Law on aquaculture.
Date of text: 03 March 2023

Food and nutrition

Law on food.
Date of text: 08 February 2023
Law on food hygiene and microbiological criteria for food.
Date of text: 08 July 2022
Law on nutrition and health claims, and foods enriched with nutrients.
Date of text: 27 March 2013
Law on official controls and other official activities carried out in accordance with regulations on food, animal feed, animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products.
Date of text: 07 May 2021
Law on water for human consumption.
Date of text: 03 March 2023

Forestry

Law on forests.
Date of text: 13 July 2018
Forestry Regulations (2018).
Date of text: 10 October 2018
Law on firefighting.
Date of text: 13 December 2019
Law implementing the European Union regulations on the movement of wood and timber products.
Date of text: 02 March 2018
Law on the Croatian Agro-Forestry Advisory Service
Date of text: 02 February 2018

Gender

Law on gender equality.
Date of text: 15 July 2008 (01 July 2017)
Law on assessment of the effects of regulations.
Date of text: 04 May 2017
Decree on the implementation of the regulatory impact assessment procedure.
Date of text: 01 June 2017

Land and soil

Law on state survey and real estate cadastre.
Date of text: 03 December 2018
Building Law.
Date of text: 06 December 2013
Land Registry Law.
Date of text: 14 June 2019
Law on hilly and mountainous areas.
Date of text: 14 December 2018
Law on the performance of geodetic activity.
Date of text: 02 March 2018

Livestock

Law on animal health.
Date of text: 16 December 2022
Law on domestic animal breeding.
Date of text: 07 December 2018
Law on animal protection.
Date of text: 04 October 2017
Law on the implementation of European Union Regulations on animal welfare.
Date of text: 27 September 2013
Veterinary Law.
Date of text: 28 June 2013

Mineral resources and energy

Law on energy efficiency.
Date of text: 17 October 2014 (14 December 2018)
Mining Law.
Date of text: 26 April 2013
Law on gas market.
Date of text: 22 February 2013
Energy Law (No. 01-081-01-2392/2).
Date of text: 19 July 2001
Law on renewable energy sources and high-efficiency cogeneration.
Date of text: 08 December 2021

Sea

Maritime Code.
Date of text: 08 December 2004
Law on state survey and real estate cadastre.
Date of text: 03 December 2018
Law on Maritime Domain and Seaports.
Date of text: 25 September 2003
Law on Islands.
Date of text: 21 November 2018
Law on the performance of geodetic activity.
Date of text: 02 March 2018

Social protection

Law on assessment of the effects of regulations.
Date of text: 04 May 2017
Law on the "Croatia for Children" Foundation.
Date of text: 10 July 2015
Decision on the establishment of the National Council for the development of social policies.
Date of text: 29 April 2021
Decision on the payment of one-time cash benefits to pension beneficiaries in order to mitigate the consequences caused by the COVID-19 disease epidemic.
Date of text: 14 April 2021
Decision on the introduction of necessary measures of special organization of social welfare institutions and other social service providers during the declared epidemic of COVID-19 disease.
Date of text: 25 March 2020

Water

Water Law.
Date of text: 28 June 2019
Law on water for human consumption.
Date of text: 03 March 2023
Law on water services.
Date of text: 28 June 2019
Law on state survey and real estate cadastre.
Date of text: 03 December 2018
Law on exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons.
Date of text: 25 May 2018

Wild species and ecosystems

Law on hunting.
Date of text: 31 October 2018
Law on Nature Protection.
Date of text: 21 June 2013
Law amending the Law on nature protection.
Date of text: 02 February 2018
Law on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of alien and invasive alien species.
Date of text: 26 January 2018
Law on transboundary traffic and trade in wild species.
Date of text: 15 July 2013

Miscellaneous

Labor Market Law.
Date of text: 14 December 2018
Law on investment promotion.
Date of text: 18 September 2015
Law on the Bureau for the suppression of corruption and organized crime.
Date of text: 30 June 2009
Public Procurement Law.
Date of text: 09 December 2016
Law on higher education and scientific activity.
Date of text: 07 October 2022

International Agreements

Conclusions on Effective waterway infrastructure 2024.
Date of text: 2024
Protocol on sediment management to the Framework Agreement on the Sava River Basin.
Date of text: 06 July 2015
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Republic of Croatia on economic cooperation.
Date of text: 08 June 2015

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