WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION 
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE 
ORGANIZACION MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights IPIN/lIHRV/G/l 
29 May 2001 
(01-2669) 
Original: English/ 
anglais/ 
inglés 
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 
LA WS AND REGULATIONS NOTIFIED UNDER 
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT 
CROATIA 
The present document reproduces the textl of the Law on the Protection of Geographical 
Indications of Products and Services, as notified by Croatia under Article 63.2 of the Agreement (see 
document IP/N/IIHRV/I). 
Conseil des aspects des droits de propriété 
intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce 
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET RÉGLEMENTATIONS CONSACRÉES À LA 
PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIÉES AU TITRE 
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD 
CROATIE 
Le présent document contient le textel de la Loi sur la protection des indications 
géographiques pour les produits et les services, notifiée par la Croatie au titre de l'article 63:2 de 
l'Accord (voir le document IP/NIl/HRVIl). 
Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad 
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio 
PRINCIP ALES LEYES y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA 
PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL NOTIFICADOS EN VIRTUD 
DEL PA.RRAFO 2 DEL ARTICULO 63 DEL ACUERDO 
CROACIA 
En el presente documento se reproduce el textol de la Ley de Protecci6n de las Indicaciones 
Geograficas de Productos y Servicios, notificado por Croacia en virtud deI parrafo 2 deI articulo 63 
dei Acuerdo (véase el documento IP/NIl/HRV/l). 
1 In English only. The text in the original language is available for consultation by interested 
Delegations at the WTO Secretariat./En anglais seulement. Les délégations intéressées peuvent consulter le 
texte dans sa langue d'origine, au Secrétariat de l'OMC./En inglés solamente. Las delegaciones interesadas 
podnin consultar en la Secretaria de la OMC el texto en su idioma original. IP/N/IIHRV/G/I 
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LAW 
ON THE PROTECTION OF GEOGRAPHICAL INnICA TIONS OF PRODUCTS 
AND SERVICES 
Part One 
BASIC PROVISIONS 
Content orthe Law 
Article 1 
(1) This law regulates the subject matter of protection by geographical 
indications and designations of origin, procedure for their protection and acquisition of the 
right to use them, the scope of protection and infringement of the rights, their relation to other 
intellectual property rights, cancellation oftheir registration, and Iegal protection. 
(2) The provisions prescribed by this Law relating to geographical indications 
shall also apply to designations of origin, if not otherwise provided. 
Geographical Indication 
Article 2 
(1) A geographical indication shaH protect the name of a specific place (locality), 
a region, or in exceptional cases, a country in which. a product or a service originates 
(hereinafter: the place of origin), with a quality, reputatiofl or other characteristics regarded to 
be essentially attributable to its geographical origin. . 
(2) A geographical indication of a product shall be granted protection if the 
process of its production, processing, or preparation is ctirried out in the place of origin. 
(3) A geographical indication of a service shall be granted protection under the 
condition that a particular activity is registered at the place of origin, or that the person who 
has the direct control of the business management is a national or a resident of the country in 
which a particular service originates. Other conditions may aiso be stipulated, like for 
instance, the evidence from the country of origin that a person is qualified for providing a 
particular service, or the evidence of the membership in a professional association of the 
persons providing that service in the country of origin, if the service is provided outside the 
place of origin. 
(4) The characteristics of a product or a service referred to in paragraph (1) ofthis 
Article can be due to natural factors (climate, soil, etc.) and/or human factors (special methods 
of production and processing, traditional methods and skills, etc.) existing in the place of 
ongIn. 
Designation of Origin 
Article 3 
(1) A designation of origin shall protect the name which designates the 
geographical origin of a product or a service which has specifie quality or other properties 
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environment, and to the process of production, processing and preparation which is entirely 
carried out in the place of origin. 
(2) A designation of origin of a product shall be granted protection if the product 
considered also complies with the requirements of production, processing and preparation 
provided for by a special legislation. 
(3) A designation of origin of a service shaH be granted protection only if the 
service is provided in the place of origin. 
Origin of Raw Materials 
Article 4 
A product may be protected by a designation of origin if the raw materials used 
for its production originate from a geographical area larger than or different from the 
processing area provided that the production area of the raw materials is limited, that special 
conditions for the production of raw materials exist, and that there are inspection 
arrangements to ensure that these conditions are adhered to. 
Traditional Names 
Article 5 
Traditional geographical or non-geographical names designating a geographical 
origin of a product or a service, which satisfy the requirements referred to in Articles 3 and 4 
ofthis Law may be protected only with a designation of origin. 
Exclusion from Protection 
Article 6 
A geographical indication shall not be granted protection if the name of the place 
of origin of a product or a service: 
1. does not meet the requirements provided by this Law, 
2. is the same as the name of a plant variety or an animal breed and is liable to 
mislead the public as to the true geographical origin of the product or the service; 
3. is not, or cease to be protected, or has fallen into disuse in the country of 
ongIn. 
Generic Names 
Article 7 
(1) A geographical indication shaH not be granted protection if the name of the 
place of origin of a product or a service where it was originally produced or marketed, has 
become the common name for a certain type ofproduct or service (generic name). 
(2) The name of the place of origin protected by a geographical indication may 
not become generic during the period of protection provided by this Law. IPIN/IIHRV/GII 
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Homonyms 
Article 8 
If the names oftwo or more places oforigin ofa product or a service are the same 
or almost the same in writing (homonyms), the protection of such geographical names shaH be 
granted to aIl the interested parties that comply with the requirements provided for by this 
Law, and by the Regulations governing the implementation of this Law (hereinafter: the 
Regulations), on the principles of equitable treatment of the producers on the market and 
truthful informing of consumers, except when it is liable to mislead the public as to the true 
geographical origin. 
Part Two 
PROCEDURE FOR THE GRANT OF PROTECTION 
Establishing of Protection 
Article 9 
(1) The protection of a geographical indication or a designation of origin shaH be 
established by registering the geographical name of a product or a service in the register of 
protected geographical indications or protected designations of origin respectively. 
(2) The right to use a protected designation of origin shaH be acquired by the 
grant of the right and by its registration in the register of users of designations of origin. 
The Office Authority 
Article la 
(1) Administrative procedures relating to the protection of geographical 
indications shaIl be performed by the State InteHectual Property Office (hereinafter: the 
Office) by applying the provisions of this Law, and the Regulations, and by subsidiary 
application of the Law on the General Administrative Procedure. 
(2) The Office shaH also grant the protection of geographical indications in 
compliance with the international agreements related to the protection of geographical 
indications, the Republic of Croatia being a party thereof 
(3) The Office shall keep the register of geographical indications, register of 
designations of origin, register of users of designations of origin, and the records of users of 
geographical indications. 
(4) The data entered into the registers and records referred to in the previous 
paragraph ofthis Article shall be prescribed by the Regulations. 
Filing of the Application 
Article Il 
(1) The procedure for the grant of the protection of a geographical indication 
and/or acquisition of the right to use a designation of origin shaIl be initiated by filing a 
document comprising a request for the registration of a geographical indication and/or of the 
right to lise a designation of origin in~<? the register, together with the other essential items 
prescribed by this Law (hereinafter: the application). (2)The application may be filed by: IP/N/IIHRV/GI 1 
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(a)natural or legal persons acting as producers of products, or providers of 
services, and associations having capacity to acquire rights and incur liabilities relating to 
protection and the right of use; 
(b) authorities, associations of consumers, institutions and chambers interested in 
the protection of a geographical indication within the scope of their activity. 
(3) Natural or legal persons as weil as associations interested in the protection of a 
geographical indication from a foreign country (hereinafter: foreign persons) may file an 
application and acquire the rights in accordance with the provisions of this Law and 
international agreements, or on the princip le of reciprocity if so provided by the legislation of 
the country the foreign person comes from. Foreign persons shall have the right to practice 
before the Office in relation to geographical indications only through authorized agents who 
are registered in a special register of the Office (hereinafter: authorized agents). 
The Application Form 
Article 12 
(1) The application shall be written in the Croatian language and in the Latin­
script on the application form specified by the Regulations, with ail the necessary documents 
ènclosed. 
(2) A foreign person filing an application shall together with the application for 
the registration of a geographical indication, also supply a certified copy of an official 
document, or other legal document, written in the official language of the country of origin, 
providing evidence that the geographical indication is protected in that country, as weil as a 
certified translation of the same document in the Croatian language. 
The Application Request 
Article 13 
(1) A request from the application may refer to the protection and recognition of 
the right to use only one geographical indication relating to only one type of products or 
services. 
(2) Shall the Office establish that the request from the application filed for the 
protection of a designation of origin does not comply with the specified requirements, the 
request shall be examined as if relating to the protection of a geographical indication. 
indication; The Content of an Application 
Article 14 
(1) The application shall contain: 
A) A request for registration of a geographical indication including the following: 
1. the data identifying the applicant; 
2. the na me of the product or service, as well as the name of the geographical 
3. an evidence that the product or service, Le. raw materials originate in a 
specified place of origin, or evidence aboùt their connection with the place of origin within 
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4. an evidence that the product or service meets the requirements in compliance 
with speciallegislation or enclosed description (specification); 
5. an evidence on payment of the application fee and all the costs due; 
6. the applicant's signature. 
and/or 
B) A request for registration of the rights to use a designation of origin including 
the following: . 
1. the data identifying the user; 
2. the name of the prodllct or service, as weil as the name of a designation of 
origin; 
3. the evidence that the product or service, i.e. raw materials originate in the place 
of origin, and that ail activities of production, processing, or preparation of the product are 
being carried out in the place of origin, within the meaning of the provisions ofthis Law; 
4. the evidence that the product or service complies with the requirements in 
accordance with special legislation and/or description from the register; 
5. the evidence on payment of the application fee and ail the costs due; 
6. applicant's signature. 
(2) The applicant shaH provide evidence about the compliance with the 
requirements referred to in items (3) and (4), subparagraphs (A) and (B) ofparagraph (1), on 
the basis of documents isslled by the competent ministry, i.e. Croatian Chamber ofEconomy, 
unless other competent authority in the Republic of Croatia, or in the country of origin has 
been allthorized. 
Conditions for Filing the Application 
Article 15 
(1) The applicant shall supply to the request for registration of a geographical 
indication referred to in item (b) of paragraph (2), Article 11 of this Law an evidence for at 
least one producer or provider of a service complying with the requirements referred to in 
items (3) and (4), subparagraph (A), paragraph (1) from the previous Article ofthis Law. 
(2) A domestic applicant shall supply to the request for registration of a 
designation of origin referred to in item (a) of paragraph (2), Article Il of this Law also the 
request for the registration of the right to use the designation of origin. . 
Examination and Publication of the Application 
Article 16 
(1) The application shall be examined by the Office for compliance with Articles 
Il to 15 of this Law and, if necessary, the Office may request the supplementary information 
and documents, and ask for deficiencies to be remedied within the period not longer than six 
months in the manner specified in the Regulations. Should the applicant not proceed 
accordingly and within the term provided, the application shall be rejected by the Office. 
(2) If the application complies with the provisions referred to in the preceding 
paragraph, the Office shall publish the application data in the Office Official Gazette 
according to the provisions of the· Regulations. The Office shall mIe the administrative 
decision relating to the request for the grant of right to use a protected designation of origin 
without publication of the application. Opposition Procedure 
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(1) Any person having a legitimate interest may file with the Office a notice of 
OppositIon to the application, regarding its conformity with the provisions of this Law, 
supported by appropriate evidence, within a period of three months following the date of the 
publication of the application in the Office Official Gazette. 
(2) Should the opposition be filed, the Office shall examine it, and if found 
justified, it shall be accepted by the Office, and the request from the application shaH be 
refused. Should the opposition be found un justifie d, it sha1l be rejected. and the application 
shall be entered in the register, and the data concerning the administrative decision shalI be 
published in the Office Official Gazette in the manner specified in the Regulations. 
(3) The Office may notify the applicant about the grounds specified in the filed 
opposition, in the course of examination of opposition justification, in estimation that his 
statement shaH be necessary prior to the ruling of an administrative decision on opposition. 
(4) If no opposition is filed within the period specified in paragraph (1) of this 
Art i.cI e, the Office shall enter the application into the register. After the ruling of an 
administrative decision in relation to the grant of the right to use a designation of origin, and 
the registration in the Office register, the Office shalI issue a certificate to the applieant in 
accord an ce with the Regulations. 
(5) No appeal shaH be allowed against the administrative decision ruled by the 
Office, nevertheless an administrative litigation proceeding may be directly initiated. 
Protection Term 
Article 18 
(1) The protection term of a geographical indication shall not be limited. 
(2) The right to use a designation of origin shall be renewed for periods of every 
10 years, counting from the date of registration. The holder of rights shaH file an application 
for the renewal of the right to use a designation of origin in the manner specified in the 
Regulations. 
(3) The renewal of the right to use a designation of origin shall be approved if the 
requirements for acquiring the right of use have been met. Otherwise, the right of use shaH 
cease on the day of expiration of a 10-year period of protection. The registration of the 
renewal of the right shaH be made as provided by the Regulations. 
Procedure Costs 
Article 19 
(1) The costs of the procedure, opposition, or any other request shaH be born by 
the applicant or a person filing an opposition, or other request, in the manner and to the 
amount as prescribed by a speciallegislation. 
(2) If the person referred to in paragraph (1) ofthis Article, or his agent shaH not 
act as required by the Office, related to the payment of the administrative fee or any costs due 
within the prescribed term, the application, opposition or any other request shaH be deemed 
withdrawn. IPINIl/HRV/G/l 
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(3) A foreign person shaH pay the administrative fee and the costs due for a 10-
year period of protection of a designation of origin on the territory of the Republic of Croatia 
irrespective of the number of users, according to the procedure, in the manner and to the 
amount provided by the special legislation referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article. 
Otherwise, the application shall be deemed withdrawn, or the right of use shall cease on the 
expiration date of a 10-year period. 
Protection in a Foreign Country 
Article 20 
The users of a geographical indication in the Republic of Croatia may file with the 
Office a request to protect in a foreign country or in a organization of countries the 
geographical indication which is already protected in the Republic of Croatia, provided that 
the users are recorded in the Office register, or entered in the Office records in accordance 
with the provisions ofthis Law. 
Part Three 
RIGHTOFUSE 
Persons Having the Right of Use 
Article 21 
(1) A protected designation of origin may be exclusively used by the right 
holders who have the required activities registered in the register of companies, trade register, 
or some other register, and who carry out these activities entirely on the territory entered in 
the Office register, in compliance with the requirements entered in the Office register. 
(2) A protected geographical indication may be used by the users entered in the 
users' records, who have the required activities registered in the register of companies, trade 
register, or some other register, and carry out production, processing or preparation of the 
product, i.e. provide services on the territory entered in the Office register, and in compliance 
with the requirements entered in the Office register. 
Content and Scope of the Right of Use 
Article 22 
(l) A user of a geographical indication referred to in Article 21 of this Law is 
entitled to use in the course oftrade the protected name exclusively for designating the type of 
products and services entered in the Office register. The same user may with the protected 
name use the sign ZP in a circle for a geographical indication, i.e. the sign l in a circle for a 
designation of origin. 
(2) A geographical indication may generally be used for designating ail products 
and services in compliance with the requirements provided by this Law. This right shall also 
apply to the use of a protected geographical indication on packages, business documents and 
advertising materials. 
(3) A user of a designation of origin referred to in Article 21 of this Law may use 
special stickers on his product, or while providing services, which shall be approved by the 
Office. The Government of the Republic of Croatia shall on the proposaI of the Office 
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protected by designations of origin in the Republic of Croatia, and shaH prescribe by a special 
legislation the am ou nt of fee for their use. 
(4) The users of a geographical indication referred to in Article 21 of this Law 
shall allow the use of the protected narne without any compensation for the purpose of 
informing and instructing the public in the way which is not harmful to their interests. 
Additional Protection of the Right of Use 
Article 23 
(1) The name protected by a geographical indications may not be used for the 
products or services which do not have the same origin as that indicated by the geographical 
indication, even if the true geographical origin is indicated, or if the name of the geographical 
indication is translated, or accornpanied by sorne additional expressions. 
(2) The provisions lInder paragraph (1) of this Article shall not apply when a 
geograp~ical indication is the same or similar to the personal name lIsed in the course oftrade 
as the name of a company, or otherwise in business relations, if not misleading the public as 
to the true origin of a product or a service, which is specified in more detail in the 
Regulations. 
Transferability of the Right of Use 
Article 24 
(1) The right to use a geographical indication may not be assigned or transferred. 
(2) The right to use a designation of origin may be transferred only as a whole to 
a future user who shaH meet ail the requirements provided by this Law and after the 
agreement on the transfer of right has been entered in the Office register. Otherwise, the 
transfer of the right ofuse shall not be valid. 
Infringement of the Rights 
Article 25 
The users of a geographical indication may request the prohibition of the acts 
infringing the rights in the geographical indication as follows: 
1. any direct or indirect unauthorized use of a geographical indication for the 
products that are identical or comparable to the registered products for the purpose of 
acquiring financial gain; 
2. any unauthorized use of a geographical indication, even if the true 
geographical origin of the product is indicated, or a geographical indication is translated, or 
accompanied by additional expressions; 
3. any use of a geographical indication that is detrimental to, or takes advantage 
of the reputation of a protected geographical indication; 
4. any use of false or misleading information as to the geographical origin, nature 
and quality of a product or a service on the packaging, advertising materials or other 
documents, giving the impression of the relation between a product or a service and a 
protected geographical indication; 
5. any other practice liable to mislead the public as to the geographical origin ofa 
product or a serVice. IP/N/1IHRV /G/l 
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Part Four 
RELATION TO OTHER DISTINCTIVE SIGNS 
Relation to the Existing Geographical Indications 
Article 26 
The provIsions of Article 25 of this Law shall not extend to geographical 
indications that have been used in a continuous manner with regard to the same or related 
products and services either for a continuous period of at least 10 years prior to the date of the 
signature of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (hereinafter: WTO 
Agreement) concluded on April 15, 1994, or in good faith preceding the same date. 
Relation to Trade Marks 
Article 27 
(1) Where a geographical indication has been filed for registration, the 
application for the registration of a trade mark that contains or consists of the geographical 
indication in the cases referred to in Article 25 ofthis Law shall be refused, and in the case of 
subsequent registration of the trade mark, the trade mark shall be declared invalid. 
(2) A claim against an application for the registration of a trade mark under the 
first paragraph of this Article may be asserted by an interested party within five years of the 
publication of the trade mark, and a claim against a registered trade mark under the first 
paragraph ofthis Article may also be asserted within five years of the day of its registration. 
(3) The validity of a registered trade mark shall be maintained and its use may 
continue where the application for registration of the trade mark was filed in good faith and 
registered, or where the right of use was acquired by use in good faith before filing the 
application for registration of a geographical indication, i.e. before other form of protection 
has been granted in its country of origin, or before the expiration of one year from the date 
when the WTO Agreement came into force in the Republic ofCroatia. 
Part Five 
CANCELLATION OF REGISTRA TION 
Cancellation on Grounds of Nullity 
Article 28 
(1) The administrative decision on the protection of a geographical indication or 
the recognition of the right of use shaIl be declared null and void in the procedure before the 
Office, if established that the geographical indication from the outset has not satisfied the 
prescribed requirements for the recognition of the right. 
(2) The administrative decision under paragraph (1) ofthis Article may be at any 
time declared null and void in whole or in part either ex officio or at the request of a party, or 
a state attorney. 
(3) The administrative decision by which the administrative decision under 
paragraph (1) ofthis Article has been declared nul! and void is final. There shal! be no appeal 
against this decision, but an administrativeïitigation proceeding shaH be possible. IPlNllfHRV/GIl 
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(4) If the authorized inspection or other authorized body or group of users shall 
prove that the products or services of the users of a protected geographical indication are not 
in compliance with the requirements specified in the register, the Office shall upon their 
reasoned request declare the administrative decision nu\l and void and shall cancel the user's 
entry in the register as provided by the Regulations. 
(5) The Office shall also in other cases of the termination of protection of a 
geographical indication and the right of use, mie an appropriate decision and cancel the 
geographical indication or the right of use in the register. 
Effects of Cancellation on Grounds of Nullity 
Article 29 
(1) The cancellation of the registration ofa geographical indication in the register 
on the basis of the final court or Office decision on the grounds of nullity shall be binding for 
aIl the users of the geographical indication in the ~anner decided by the court. The final court 
decision submitted to the Office shall be entered in the register and published as provided by 
the Regulations. 
(2) When the registration of the rights in the register is canceled by the final 
decision of the court or the Office on the grounds of nullity, the effects of that registration 
shall be deemed to have been void ab initio, but it shall not extend to the following: 
a) any final court decision in infringement proceedings relating to ·the 
geographical indications, being enforceable prior to the final court decision on nullity, 
respectively final administrative decision of the Office on nullity declaration; 
b) any contract concluded and fulfilled prior to the final court decision on nullity, 
respectively final administrative decision of the Office on nullity declaration, however, partial 
or total repayment of sums paid under the relevant contract may be claimed on the grounds of 
equity, if by the court evaluation found justified under the circumstances. 
(3) The exceptions referred to in paragraph (2) of this Article shall not affect the 
legal proceedings subject to the provisions relating to compensation of damage or to unjust 
enrichment. 
Part Six 
LEGAL PROTECTION 
Civil Proceedings 
Article 30 
(1) Any interested person may appeal for the protection of rights before a 
competent Commercial Court in the Republic of Croatia against the person infringing any of 
the rights referred to in Article 25 ofthis Law, with the request for: 
1. establishment of the existence of an infringement; 
2. prohibition and prevention of the acts infringing the rights; 
3. compensation for damages incurred; 
4. confiscation of the goods produced or marketed with the aim of infringement, 
and of the equipment used directly to produce such goods; 
5. submission of the docu~ents of the infringing party relating to the 
unauthorized use of a geographical indication on goods or otherwise, for the assessment of the 
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6. enforcement measures to prohibit or prevent the continued infringement of 
rights, and in particular enforcement measures for the destruction of the goods and equipment 
referred to in item 4 ofthis paragraph; 
7. publication of the COUl1judgment, at the expense of the defendant . 
(2) Any disputes arising from the infringement of the rights referred to in Article 
25 ofthis Law shalI be settled by the court at an urgent proceedings. 
(3) On the proposaI of the plaintiff, the court may rule on emergency measures in 
accordance with the Enforcement Law if any delay should cause an irreparable harm to the 
right holder, or where there is demonstrable risk of evidence being destroyed. 
Offenses 
Article 31 
(1) A legal entity that uses without authorization directly or indirectly a 
geographical indication for the products that are identical or comparable to the registered 
products for the purpose of acquiring financial gain, even if the true geographical origin of the 
product is indicated, or a geographical indication is translated, or accompanied by additional 
expressions; that uses a geographical indication in a manner which is detrimental to, or takes 
advantage of the reputation of a protected geographical indication; that uses false or 
misleading information as to the geographical origin, nature and quality of a product or a 
service on the packaging, advertising materials or other documents, leaving the impression of 
the relation of a product or a service with a protected geographical indication; or does any 
other practices liable to mislead the public as to the geographical origin of a product or a 
service shall be punished by a fine of 5,000.00 up to 50,000.00 kunas (Article 25). 
(2) A natural person and the responsible pé"rson in a legal entity who refuses to 
give information about the origin and the manner of obtaining such products, when found to 
be in possession of the products iIlegaIly produced or put in the market as referred to in 
Article 25 ofthis Law, shall be punished by a fine of 1,000.00 up to 5,000.00 kunas. 
(3) For the offenses referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article, the responsible 
person in a legal entity shaIl be puni shed by a fine of 6,000.00 up to 60, 000.00 kunas. 
(4) For the offense referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article, a natural person 
shaIl be punished by a fine of 1,000.00 up to 5,000.00 kunas. 
(5) A natural person shall be punished by a fine of 20,000.00 kunas for the 
offenses referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article committed for the purpose of unlawful 
acquiring offinancial gain. 
(6) The objects intended or used for the committed offenses referredto in 
paragraph (1) ofthis Article shaH be confiscated and destroyed. 
Part Seven 
TRANSITIONAL AND FINÀL PROVISIONS 
Application of this Law on Pending Procedures 
Article 32 
(1) AIl the procedures related to the protection of appellations of origin or 
acquiring the rights of use pending on ·the day of application of this Law shaH be continued 
under the provisions ofthis Law. IPINIlIHRV/G/1 
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(2) The appellations of origin recognized and registered pending on the day of 
application of this Law shall have the legal force as designations of origin under that name, 
and acquiring the rights to use them shall be established under the provisions ofthis Law. 
(3) If a protected geographical indication shaH subsequently comply with the 
requirements on the protection by designation of origin, the authorized person referred to in 
paragraph (2), Article Il of this Law may initiate a regular procedure in accordance with the 
provisions ofthis Law and the Regulations. 
Implementing Provisions 
Article 33 
The Regulations for the implementation of this Law shall be enacted by the 
Director of the Office within the period of six months counting from the date this Law enters 
into force. 
Termination of the Effeet of Other Provisions 
Article 34 
With the day of application of this Law, the provisions of the lndustrial Property 
Law ("Narodne novine" -the Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia, No 53/91, 19/92, 
61/92 and 26/93) in part concerning appellations of origin of the products shall cease to be in 
effect except for the provisions on representation (Article 172a) which shall apply until the 
enactment of special regulation. 
Entry Into Force 
Article 35 
This Law shaIJ enter into force on the eighth day upon the publication thereof in 
"Narodne novine" -the Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia, and shall apply from 
J anuary l, 2000.