IP/N/1/HRV/O/11  
 
2 October 2013  
(13-5291)  Page: 1/8  
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English/anglais/inglés  
 
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AND 
REGULATIONS NOTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 
OF THE AGREEMENT 
CROATIA  
This document reproduces the text1 of the Regulations on the Profe ssional Criteria and Procedures 
for Granting Authorizations for Performing Collective Management of Rights and on Remunerations for the Work done by the Council of Experts, as notified by the Republic of Croatia on 11 September 2013 under Article 63.2 of the Agreement (see document IP/N/1/HRV/6). 
 
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 texte1 du Règlement sur les critères professionnels et les 
procédures d'octroi des autorisations pour la gestion collective des droits et sur la rémunération du 
travail effectué par le Conseil d'experts, notifié par la République de Croatie le 11 septembre 2013 au titre de l'article 63:2 de l'Accord (voir le document IP/N/1/HRV/6). 
 
Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad 
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio 
 
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA PROPIEDAD 
INTELECTUAL NOTIFICADOS EN VIRTUD DEL PÁRRAFO 2 
DEL ARTÍCULO 63 DEL ACUERDO 
CROACIA  
En el presente documento se reproduce el texto1 del Reglamento sobre los criterios profesionales y 
el procedimiento para la concesión de autorizaciones para la gestión colectiva de los derechos y 
sobre la remuneración del trabajo realizado por el Consejo de Expertos, notificado por la República 
de Croacia el 11 de septiembre de 2013 en virtud de lo dispuesto en el párrafo 2 del artículo 63 del Acuerdo (véase el documento IP/N/1/HRV/6). 
 
                                               
1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente. IP/N/1/HRV/O/11 
 
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 Zagreb, August 2013NN 72/2004 - in force from July 1, 2004
*NN 151/2008 - in force from December 23, 2008
**NN 90/20013 - in force from July 12, 2013REGULATIONS ON 
THE PROFESSIONAL CRITERIA 
AND PROCEDURES FOR 
GRANTING AUTHORIZATIONS 
FOR PERFORMING 
COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT 
OF RIGHTS AND ON 
REMUNERATIONS 
FOR THE WORK DONE BY 
THE COUNCIL OF EXPERTS 
REGULATIONS 
ON AMENDMENTS 
TO THE REGULATIONS 
ON THE PROFESSIONAL CRITERIA 
AND PROCEDURES 
FOR GRANTING AUTHORIZATIONS 
FOR PERFORMING COLLECTIVE 
MANAGEMENT OF RIGHTS 
AND ON REMUNERATIONS 
FOR THE WORK DONE 
BY THE COUNCIL OF EXPERTS*/**
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         - 6 -3REGULATIONS ON AMENDMENTS TO THE  
REGULATIONS ON THE PROFESSIONAL CRITERIA AND 
PROCEDURES FOR GRANTING AUTHORIZATIONS FOR 
PERFORMING COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF RIGHTS 
AND ON REMUNERATIONS FOR THE WORK DONE BY 
THE COUNCIL OF EXPERTS*
*NN 151/2008, in force from December 23, 2008Article 1
In the Regulations on the Professional Criteria 
and Procedures for Granting Authorizations for Performing Collective Management of Rights and on Remunerations for the Work Done by the Council of Experts (“Ofﬁcial Gazette” No. 72/04), in Article 7, anew paragraph 6 is added to read: 
“The documents and documentary evidence referred 
to in items 1 – 5 of paragraph 1 of this Article concerning which ofﬁcial records are kept by the stateadministration bodies, the bodies of local and regional self-government units or legal entities with public authority shall be obtained by the Of ﬁce ex ofﬁcio”.Article 2
These Regulations shall enter into force on the day of the publication thereof in the “Of ﬁcial Gazette”.
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In the Regulations on the Professional Criteria 
and Procedures for Granting Authorizations for Performing Collective Management of Rights and on Remunerations for the Work Done by the Council of Experts (“Ofﬁcial Gazette” No. 72/04 and 151/08),after Article 1, Articles 1a and 1b are added to read: 
“Article 1a
The provisions of these Regulations are in accordance with Directive 2006/123/EC on services in the internal market.REGULATIONS ON AMENDMENTS TO THE  
REGULATIONS ON THE PROFESSIONAL CRITERIA AND 
PROCEDURES FOR GRANTING AUTHORIZATIONS FOR 
PERFORMING COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF RIGHTS 
AND ON REMUNERATIONS FOR THE WORK DONE BY 
THE COUNCIL OF EXPERTS**
*NN 90/2013, in force from July 12, 2013Article 1b 
The expressions used in these Regulations, having a gender meaning, irrespective of whether they are used in the male or female gender, shall include equally the male and female gender.”
Article 2 
In Article 2 item 1 the words “Republic of Croatia” are replaced by the words “European Union”.
Article 2 
These Regulations shall enter into force on the ﬁrst
day following the day of the publication thereof in the “Ofﬁcial Gazette”.  
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