IP/N/1/HRV/O/3  
 
4 July 2013  
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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 
 
C
ROATIA  
This document reproduces the text1 of the Regulations on Geographical Indications and 
Designations of Origin of Products and Services  - Regulations Supplementing the Regulations on 
Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin  of Products and Services, as notified by the 
Republic of Croatia on 8 May 2013 under Article 63.2 of the Agreement (see document IP/N/1/HRV/5). 
 
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 indications géographiques et les 
désignations d'origine pour les produits et services – Règlement complétant le Règlement sur les indications géographiques et les désignations d'origine pour les produits et services, notifié par la 
République de Croatie le 8 mai 2013 au titre de l'article 63:2 de l'Accord (voir le 
document IP/N/1/HRV/5). 
 
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 
 
C
ROACIA  
En el presente documento se reproduce el texto1 del Reglamento sobre Indicaciones Geográficas y 
Denominaciones de Origen de Productos y Servicios - Reglamento complementario del Reglamento 
sobre Indicaciones Geográficas y Denominaciones de Origen de Productos y Servicios, notificado por la República de Croacia el 8 de mayo de 2013 en virtud de lo dispuesto en el párrafo 2 del 
artículo 63 del Acuerdo (véase el documento IP/N/1/HRV/5). 
                                               
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 REGULATIONS  
ON GEOGRAPHICAL 
INDICATIONS AND 
DESIGNATIONS OF ORIGIN 
OF PRODUCTS  
AND SERVICES 
 
REGULATIONS 
SUPPLEMENTING THE REGULATIONS  
ON GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS AND  
DESIGNATIONS OF ORIGIN  
OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES*/** 
 
  
 
 NN 72/2004, in force from June 1, 2004 
*NN 117/2007, in force from June 1, 2008 
**NN 66/2011, in force from June 15, 2011 
 
 
Zagreb, May 2013 
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        - 4 -REGULATIONS  
ON GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS AND DESIGNATIONS OF 
ORIGIN OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES 
 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
 
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE REGULATIONS  
Article 1 
The Regulations on Geographical Indications and 
Designations of Origin of Products and Services 
(hereinafter referred to as: the 
Regulations) 
shall in detail regulate administrative 
proceedings laid down under the Law on the 
Protection of Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin of Products and Services (hereinafter: the Law) that are conducted before the State Intellectual Property Office 
(hereinafter: the Office). 
 
HOMONYMS 
Article 2 
The homonyms under Article 9 of the Law shall 
be used as follows: 
a)  Name of the country of origin of the 
product shall be indicated immediately 
after or under the protected indication 
of 
the place of origin of a product and the name of the place of origin of a product and thus in all the forms indicating a product and its packaging as well as in 
the documents, promotional material 
and shall be identically presented in the media messages; 
b) Name of the country of origin of the 
service shall be indicated immediately to the protected name of the country of 
origin 
of a service and the name of the 
place of origin of a service in the documents, promotional material and shall be identically presented in the 
mediamessage 
 
REGISTRATION OF GEOGRAPHICAL 
INDICATIONS OR DESIGNATIONS OF 
ORIGIN  
 
CONTENTS OF APPLICATION 
Article 3 
(1) The application for the registration of a 
geographical indication or a designation of 
origin under Article 20 of the Law shall be 
made on the application forms 
(G-1 or  
G-2) being an integral part under the Regulations, or on the forms that by their contents and appearance fully comply 
with these forms. 
Next to the information provided under Article 
20 to 22 of the Law, the application shall also be 
accompanied by: 
1. 
Information in relation to Article 22, 
paragraph (1) of the Law referring 
to 
the  
2. Information in relation to Article 22, 
paragraph (1) of the Law reffering to 
the name of a company or 
the name 
of a legal entity or the surname and 
forename of a natural person; 
3. address or head office of the applicant 
(telephone and facsimile number of 
the appointed contact person, 
where 
possible); 
4. data of a document on grounds of 
which the protection has been claimed by a foreign person according to 
Article 21, paragraph (3) under the 
Law (the name of the country and the 
authority having issued 
the document, 
the date of issue and the number and 
name of the document); 
5. list of all annexes filed under the 
application; 
6. signature or seal of the applicant, 
his/her plenipotentiary or representative. 
7. Attached to the forms pursuant to 
paragraph (1) of this Article the 
following shall be filed to the Office: A 
statement containing information on the common representative, or the 
common plenipotentiary in case the application has been filed by several persons, 
and other evidence provided 
under the Law or by special 
provisions. 
 
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF 
AUTHORISED USERS  
 
CONTENTS OF APPLICATION 
Article 4 
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        - 5 -(1) The application for the registration of 
rights to use a geographical indication or a 
designation of origin shall be filed on the application forms (K-1 or K-2) being an 
integral part of the Regulations, or on the 
forms that by their contents and appearance fully comply with these forms. 
(2) Next to the information provided under 
Article 25 and 26 of the Law, the 
application shall also be accompanied by: 
(3) 
Express indication whether the application 
is filed for the grant of a capacity of 
authorised user of 
a geographical 
indication or a designation of origin; 
(4) information in relation to Article 26, 
paragraph (1) under the Law referring to 
the name  of the company 
 or legal entity 
or the surname and forename for natural 
person; 
1. address or head office of the applicant 
(telephone and facsimile number of 
the appointed contact person where 
possible); 
2. information 
identifying the 
representative or plenipotentiary, where an application has been filed 
through the representative or 
plenipotentiary; 
3.
 name of a geographical indication or a 
designation of origin; 
4. data concerning a document on 
grounds of which protection has been 
claimed 
by a foreign person according 
to Article 21, paragraph (3) under the 
Law (name of the country and the authority having issued the document, the date of issue and the number and 
name of the document); 
5. list of all annexes filed under the 
application; 
6. evidence on the pursuit of a specific 
activity, or production of a specific 
product, bearing a 
geographical 
indication or a designation of origin; 
7. indication of the authority exercising 
control of products, and the evidence 
on the completed 
control containing 
data featuring the number and  date 
of issue of a Certificate on the checked and determined quality of the 
products. 
8. The forms pursuant to paragraph (1) 
of this Article 
shall be filed to the 
Office and accompanied by: A statement containing information 
identifying the common representative or the common plenipotentiary if the application has been filed by several 
persons, and other evidence provided 
under the Law or by special 
provisions. 
 
SUPPORTING DOCUMENT ON  
PURSUIT OF ACTIVITIES  
Article 5 
The evidence on the pursuit of specific activities, 
or production of a specific product may be a 
certificate issued by the competent authority 
of 
the local or regional self-government, or an excerpt from the register at the commercial 
court, and shall contain: 
1. Company’s name or the corporate name, 
or the forename and surname and head office, or address of the applicant; 
2. information on the 
pursuit of specific 
activity performed by the applicant, or 
on the production of products concerned 
bearing a geographical indication or a 
designation of origin; 
3. 
information identifying the person 
accredited for representation, where the person filing the application for 
the grant 
of a capacity of authorised user- is a 
legal person; 
4. signature or seal of the authorised 
person. 
 
SUPPORTING DOCUMENT ON COMPLETED 
CONTROL    
Article 6 
The supporting document of completed control 
of the products shall contain the following 
information: 
1. 
Company’s name or corporate name and 
head office of the competent authority 
exercising control of 
the product 
indicated under a geographical 
indication or a designation of origin; 
2. geographical name granted protection 
under a geographical indication or a designation of origin; 
3. true denomination of the product being 
indicated; 
4. 
result and opinion of the competent 
authority on the checked and determined quality of  products; 
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person.  
 
PUBLICATION OF APPPLICATION  
 
INFORMATION FOR PUBLICATION  
Article 7 
In the Office Official Gazette shall be published the following information under the application: 
1. Number of the application; 
2. date of filing of the application; 
3. company’s name or corporate name or 
forename and surname and head office, 
or the address of the applicant; 
4. 
information identifying the 
plenipotentiary or representative, if the 
applicant has any; 
5. 
name of the product or service granted 
protection under the indication; 
6. name of the geographical indication or 
designation of origin. 
 
ENTRY IN THE REGISTER OF 
APPLICATIONS  
 
REGISTER OF APPLICATIONS ON 
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS AND 
DESIGNATIONS OF ORIGIN 
Article 8 
Registers of the applications on geographical 
indications and designations of origin are kept, 
in which the following information are recorded: 
1. Number 
of the application for the 
registration of a geographical indication 
or a designation of origin; 
2. 
date of filing of the application; 
3. indication of the kind of application; 
4. company’s name or corporate name or 
the forename and surname and head 
office, or  address of the applicant; 
5. information identifying the 
plenipotentiary or representative, 
if they 
are applicants; 
6. 
a geographical name granted protection 
under a geographical indication or a 
designation of origin; 
7. 
the name of the region or place of origin 
of the product marked under a geographical indication or a 
designation 
of origin; 8. information on the mode of completing 
administrative proceedings; 
9. information on the changes incurred 
pending administrative proceedings. 
 
REGISTER OF APPLICATIONS FOR 
GRANTING RIGHTS OF USE  
Article 9 
The registers of applications for granting a capacity of authorised user of a geographical 
indication 
or a designation of origin are kept, in 
which the following information shall be entered: 
1. Number of the application for the grant 
of a capacity of authorised user of a 
geographical indication or a designation 
of origin; 
2. 
date of filing of the application; 
3. company’s name or corporate name or 
the forename and surname and head 
office, or  address of the applicant; 
4. geographical 
name granted protection 
under a geographical indication or a 
designation of origin; 
5. number of the registration of 
a 
geographical indication or a designation 
of 
origin to which the application for the 
grant of the capacity of authorised user 
refers; 
6. indication whether the application refers 
to the grant of authorised user of a 
geographical indication or 
a designation 
of origin; 
7. name of the region in the pursuit of 
specific activities, or production of a 
specific 
product, marked under a 
geographical indication or a designation of origin; 
8. mode of completing administrative 
proceedings; 
9. information on the changes incurred 
pending administrative proceedings. 
 
REGISTRATION  
 
RECORDING IN THE REGISTER OF 
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS AND 
DESIGNATIONS OF ORIGIN 
Article 10 
Information laid down under Article 35 of the 
Law shall be recorded in the Register of 
geographical indications or the Register of 
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following information: 
1. Number of the protected indication; 
2. date of issuing of the Office decision on 
the grant of a designation and the entry 
in the register; 
3. date of publication of 
the protected 
indication in the Office Official Gazette; 
4. company’s name or corporate name or 
the forename and surname and head office, or  address of the applicant; 
5. date of filing of the application; 
6. 
date of publication of the application; 
7. opposition, if any (the number, date, 
information identifying the applicant); 
8. document used as the basis for the 
grant of the international designation 
(number, date, name of the country of origin, name of the authority having 
issued the document); 
9. In case of a 
foreign application, country 
of origin; 
10. Termination of protection of a 
geographical indication or a designation 
of origin and the legal basis thereof. 
 
REGISTER OF AUTHORISED USERS 
Article 11 
Information laid down under Article 36 of the 
Law shall be entered in the Register of geographical indications or the Register of 
designations 
of origin and accompanied by the 
following information: 
1. Registration number of the user; 
2. date of issuing of the Office decision on 
the acquisition of the right of use and  
recording in the Register; 
3. company’s name or corporate name, or 
forename 
and surname and head office, 
or the address of the applicant; 
4. 
date of filing of the application; 
5. in case of a foreign application, name of 
the country of origin; 
6. name of the product or service under 
which a geographical indication or a designation of origin shall be protected; 
7. validity date of the right to use a 
geographical indication or a designation 
of origin; 
8. 
changes referring to the legal status of 
the right holder and the right as such; 9. renewal of the right of use; 
10. expiration of the right of use and the 
legal basis thereof. 
 
PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION  
 
INFORMATION ON PROTECTED 
INDICATION  
Article 12 
In the Office Official Gazette the following 
information on a protected geographical indication or a designation of origin shall be 
published: 
1. Registration number of a geographical 
indication or a designation of origin; 
2. date of recording in the Register; 
3. geographical name granted protection 
under a geographical indication or a 
designation of origin; 
4. product or service under 
which a 
geographical indication or a designation 
of origin is protected; 
5. 
date of the application referring to a 
geographical indication or a designation 
of origin; 
6.
 name of the region or the place of origin 
of products marked under the protected 
indication. 
 
INFORMATION ON AUTHORISED USERS 
Article 13 
In the Office Official Gazette the following information on authorised users of a geographical indication 
or a designation of origin 
shall be published: 
1. The registration number of the 
authorised user; 
2. the company or the corporate name or 
the forename and surname and head office, or the address of the 
authorised 
user; 
3. the date of entry in the Register of 
authorised users; 
4. a protected geographical indication or a 
designation of origin and the registration 
number thereof; 
5. 
a mention whether it is a right to use a 
geographical indication or a designation 
of origin; 
6. 
the name of the region or the place of 
origin of the product that is indicated; 
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of authorised user.  
 
OTHER INFORMATION FOR PUBLICATION  
Article 14 
In the Office Official Gazette the following 
information shall also be published: 
1. Expiration of a geographical indication or 
a designation of origin; 
2. expiration of the capacity of authorised 
user; 
3. the changes referring to authorised 
users; 
4. renewal of the right of use. 
 
CERTIFICATE 
Article 15 
(1) At the written request of the user the Office 
shall issue him/her a Certificate on the right 
to use a geographical indication or a 
designation of origin. 
(2) The Certificate on the right to use 
a 
geographical indication or a designation of 
origin shall contain: 
1. Registration number of the authorised 
user, and date of recording in the 
Register of authorised users of a 
geographical indication or 
a designation 
of origin; 
2. company’s name or corporate name or 
the forename and surname and head office, or  address of the authorised 
user; 
3. 
protected name and registration number 
of the indication; 
4. mention whether it is the right to use a 
geographical indication or a designation 
of origin; 
5.
 name of the product or service granted 
protection under the indication; 
6. date of validity for granted capacity of 
authorised user.  
 
RENEWAL OF RIGHTS OF USE  
Article 16 
Information on renewal of the right to use the 
geographical indication or designation of origin are identical 
to the information for acquiring the 
right of use and shall be established upon request of the right holder and filed on the form 
(K-1A or K-2A) being an integral part of the Regulations, or on the form that by its contents 
or appearance entirely comply with this form. 
 
PROCEDURE FOR RECORDING OF 
AMENDMENTS 
Article 17 
(1) In the Registers of au thorised users shall be 
entered the 
changes of status and other 
changes referring to the authorised user of 
a geographical indication or a designation 
of origin. 
(3) Procedure for recording of any kind of 
amendments shall be lodged upon a written 
request 
on the form K-3 being an integral 
part of the Regulations. The form shall 
contain the following information: 
1. Company’s name or corporate name, or 
the forename and surname and head office or  address of the authorised user 
according to situation in the Registers; 
2. 
registration number of the authorised 
user; 
3. protected name and the registration 
number of the indication; 
4. information identifying the 
representative or plenipotentiary, if they 
are applicants; 
5. 
indication of kind and contents of the 
change. 
(3) Under the request pursuant to 
paragraph (2) of this Article, the 
following shall be submitted: 
1. evidence of the legal basis for the 
change applied for registration; 
2. power of attorney, if applied for by the 
plenipotentiary; 
3. evidence on the paid fees and costs of 
procedure for the registration of a 
change. 
 
Article 18 
(1) Where a request for the registration of a 
change contains no information pursuant to 
Article 17, paragraph (2) under 
the 
Regulations, the Office shall call upon the 
applicant to remedy the request within 30 
days from the date of receipt of the call.  
(2) Where the applicant fails to proceed 
accordingly within the set time limit, the 
Office shall reject the request for the 
registration of the change.  
 
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(1) Where a request for the registration of a 
change contains no legally valid basis, or 
is 
non compliant with the prescribed 
requirements under the Law, or the 
information under request differ from those in the register, the Office shall call upon the applicant to submit observations on the grounds of non-registrability of a change within 30 days from the date of receipt of the notice.  
(2) Where the applicant fails to submit or 
submits observations on the grounds of 
non-registrability 
of a change within the 
prescribed time limit pursuant to paragraph (1) under this Article, and the Office deems the registration of the change may not be carried out, the Office  shall reject the 
request for the registration of a change in a 
decision.  
 
PROCEDURE AT THE PROPOSAL FOR 
DECLARATION OF INVALIDITY  
Article 20 
(1) Procedure for declaration of invalidity of a 
decision for the registration of a 
geographical indication or a designation of 
origin 
or a decision on the right of use shall 
be lodged by filing a proposal to the Office. 
(2) The proposal shall contain: 
1. Company’s name or corporate name, or 
the forename and surname and head 
office, or the address of the applicant; 
2. company’s name or corporate name, or 
the 
forename and surname and head 
office, or the address of 
the person 
under decision requesting a declaration 
of invalidity; 
3.  indication identifying kind of a decision 
under paragraph (1) of this Article for which a declaration of invalidity has 
been requested; 
4. 
protected name and registration number 
of the indication; 
5. registration numbers of authorised 
users; 
6. reasons for requesting a declaration of 
invalidity of a decision and the evidence 
for the mentioned reasons; 
7. power of attorney if the procedure has 
been instituted by the plenipotentiary or accredited representative; 8. evidence on the paid administrative fees 
and costs of procedure for the filed 
proposal. 
9.
 Where a proposal does not contain all 
the elements laid down under paragraph 
(2) of this Article, the Office shall 
call 
upon the applicant to remedy the filing within 30 days from the delivery of the call. If the applicant fails to proceed pursuant to the call, the Office shall reject the proposal for a declaration of 
invalidity of a decision. 
 
Article 21
 
(1) Where the filed proposal according to 
Article 20 under the Regulations is 
compliant, the Office shall forward it to all 
the authorised users and call upon them to submit observations within 30 days from the receipt of the call. Where at least one authorised user submits observations in the event of several users, the Office may 
schedule a hearing and call upon the 
applicant of a declaration of invalidity of a 
decision and authorised users. 
(2) After completing the procedure in the 
meaning of paragraph (1) under this Article, 
the Office may issue a decision on 
declaration 
of invalidity of a decision on the 
protection of a geographical indication or a 
designation of origin, or on the grant of a 
capacity of authorised user, or a decision 
rejecting the proposal.  
 
Article 22 
(1) Where the Office issued a decision on 
declaration of invalidity of a decision on the 
protection of a geographical indication or a 
designation 
of origin, under this decision 
shall also be declared invalid the decisions 
granting a capacity of authorised users for 
these indications. 
(2) In the Office Official Gazette shall be 
published: Number and date of issuing 
a 
decision on declaration of invalidity of a 
decision on the protection of a geographical 
indication or a designation of origin, or decisions on declaration of invalidity of a decision granting the capacity of authorised user, and the registration number of the indication, or the registration number of the authorised user.  
 
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        - 10 -PROCEDURE FOR REVOCATION OF A 
DECISION GRANTING THE CAPACITY OF 
AUTHORISED USER 
Article 23 
(1) Procedure for the revocation of a decision 
granting the capacity of authorised user 
shall be lodged by a written request. 
(2) The 
request pursuant to paragraph (1) of 
this Article shall contain: 
1. Company’s name or corporate name or 
the forename and surname and head office, or the address of the applicant; 
2. company’s name or the corporate name 
or 
the forename and surname and head 
office, or the address of the 
authorised 
user; 
3. mention that the revocation of a 
decision granting the capacity of 
authorised user has been requested; 
4. 
registration number of the authorised 
user and the 
date of entry in the 
Register of authorised users; 
5. protected name and the registration 
number of indication; 
6. mention whether it is an authorised user 
of a geographical indication or a designation of origin 
7. 
reasons for requesting a declaration of 
invalidity of a decision and the evidence 
therefore; 
8. power of attorney if the request has 
been filed through the representative or 
plenipotentiary; 
9. evidence on the paid 
administrative fees 
and costs of procedure. 
(3) Where the request for the revocation of a 
decision does not contain all the required 
information pursuant to paragraph (2) 
under 
this Article, the Office shall call upon 
the applicant to remedy the request within 
30 days from the receipt of the call. 
(4) Where the person filing a request fails to 
remedy the request within the specified 
time 
limit, the Office shall reject the 
request. 
 
Article 24 
(1) Where the filed request according to Article 
23 under the Regulations is compliant, the 
Office shall 
submit it to the authorised user 
and call upon him/her to submit 
observations within the time limit of 30 
days from the receipt of the call. (2) Where, within the time limit pursuant to 
paragraph (1) of this Article, the authorised 
user submits observations on the request, 
the Office may schedule a hearing 
and call 
upon the person filing a request and the 
authorised user. 
(3) After completing a procedure pursuant to 
the request for revocation of a decision, the 
Office may 
issue a decision on revocation of 
a decision granting the capacity of authorised user, or a decision rejecting the 
request. 
(4) In the Office Official Gazette shall be 
published the number and date of a 
decision on the revocation of a decision 
granting the capacity of authorised user 
of 
a geographical indication or a designation of 
origin. 
 
PROCEDURE FOR FOREIGN APPLICATIONS 
Article 25 
(1) A foreign natural or legal entity having head 
office or residence in the country with 
which the Republic of Croatia has concluded 
or 
ratified the international treaty on mutual 
protection of geographical indications or 
designations of origin and authorised users, 
shall exercise the right before the Office by virtue of evidence that a geographical indication or a designation of origin is registered and protected in the respective 
country.  
(2) The list pursuant to paragraph (1) of this 
Article shall be published in the Office 
Official Gazette.  
 
FINAL PROVISIONS 
Article 26  
On initial date of the application of the Regulations, the Regulations on Geographical Indications of Origin shall expire (“Official 
Gazette” 146/99). 
 
Article 27
 
The present Regulations shall enter into force on 
the day of its publication in the ‘Official Gazette’. 
 
  
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        - 11 -SUPPLEMENTING THE REGULATIONS ON GEOGRAPHICAL 
INDICATIONS AND DESIGNATIONS  OF ORIGIN OF PRODUCTS 
AND SERVICES 
 
Article 1 
In the Geographical Indications and Designations 
of Origin of Products and Services Regulations 
(“Official Gazette, No. 72/2004), in 
Article 8, 
below subparagraph 9, subparagraph 10 is 
added which reads: 
“10. data on the appeal against the decision of 
the Office, if the appeal was submitted 
(data on 
the applicant, number and date of the decision of the Office which is appealed, date when the appeal was received, data on the attorney, if the applicant has on, as well as the date and the 
type of the decision on the appeal).” 
 
Article 2 
In Article 9 below subparagraph 9, subparagraph 
10 is added which reads: 
“10. data on the appeal against the decision of 
the Office, if the appeal was submitted 
(data on 
the applicant, number and date of the decision of the Office which is appealed, date when the appeal was received, data on the attorney, if the applicant has on, as well as the date and the 
type of the decision on the appeal).” 
 
Article 3 
In Article 10, below subparagraph 10, 
subparagraph 11 is added which reads: 
»11. data on the appeal against the decision of 
the Office, if the appeal was submitted 
(data on 
the applicant, number and date of the decision 
of the Office which is appealed, date when the 
appeal was received, data on the attorney, if the applicant has on, as well as the date and the 
type of the decision on the appeal).” 
 
Article 4 
In Article 11, below subparagraph 10, 
subparagraph 11 is added which reads: 
»11. data on the appeal against the decision of 
the Office, if the appeal was submitted 
(data on 
the applicant, number and date of the decision of the Office which is appealed, date when the 
appeal was received, data on the attorney, if the 
applicant has on, as well as the date and the 
type of the decision on the appeal).” 
 
 Article 5 
Below Article 25, subtitle and Article 25a are 
added and which read: 
 
APPEAL PROCEEDINGS  
Article 25a 
(1) Appeal proceedings are initiated by 
submitting the appeal to the Board of Appeal. 
(2) The appeal referred to in 
paragraph 1 of 
this Article shall contain: 
1. an express indication that the appeal 
being submitted, 
2. the company name or the name and 
family name, and the seat or the 
address of the appellant, 
3. the 
classification number of the decree 
which is appealed, 
4. the protected name and the 
registration number of the indication, 
5. the registration number of the 
authorised user, 
6. an indication on whether the decree is 
appealed in its entirety or certain parts 
thereof, and explained reasons for the 
appeal, together with the 
necessary 
evidence, 
7. the proof on payment of the 
prescribed fees and costs. 
(3) The appeal shall be submitted in two copies 
directly or shall be sent to the Office by 
mail; thought the Secretariat referred 
to in 
Article 91, paragraph 5 of the Patent Act (“Official Gazette”, Nos. 173/2003, 87/2005 and 76/2007), the Office will forward the appeal to the Board of Appeal.” 
 
Article 6 
These regulations shall enter into force on 1 June 2008. 
 
  
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REGULATIONS ON GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS  
AND DESIGNATIONS OF ORIGIN OF PRODUCTS AND 
SERVICES**
Article 1
In the Regulations on Geographical Indications and 
Designations of Origin of Products and Services (“Ofﬁcial Gazette” Nos. 72/2004 and 117/07) in Article18 paragraph (1), the words “shall call upon the applicant” are replaced by the words “shall order the applicant by a conclusion”, and the word “the call” is replaced by the word “the conclusion”.
In paragraph (2), one Croatian word is replaced by 
another Croatian word with no relevance to the English translation.
Article 2
Article 19 is amended to read:
“(1) If a request for the registration of a change is 
not ﬁled in accordance with the Act and these
Regulations, the Ofﬁce shall order the applicantto remedy the deﬁciencies of the request or toﬁle the relevant evidence within 60 days from thedate of receipt of the conclusion.
(2) If the applicant complies with the conclusion 
referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article within the prescribed time limit, the Ofﬁce shall issue adecision on the registration of the change.
(3) On request, the time limit laid down in paragraph 
(1) of this Article may be extended for not more than 60 days.
(4) If the applicant fails to comply with the conclusion 
referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article within the prescribed time limit, the request shall be rejected by a decision.”Article 3
In Article 20, paragraph (3) is amended to read:
“If the proposal does not contain all the prescribed 
elements in accordance with paragraph (2) of this Article, the Ofﬁce shall order the applicant to remedythe proposal within 30 days from the date of receipt of the conclusion. If the applicant fails to comply with the conclusion and remedy the proposal, the Ofﬁceshall reject the proposal for declaration of invalidity of a decision by a decision.”
Article 4
In Article 23, paragraph (3) is amended to read:
“If the request for the revocation of a decision does 
not contain all the prescribed elements in accordance with paragraph (2) of this Article, the Ofﬁce shallorder the applicant by a conclusion to remedy the request within 30 days from the date of receipt of the conclusion.  
Article 5
Former K-1, K-2, K-1A, K-2A, K-3, G-1 and G-2 forms shall cease to be valid on the date of the entry into force of these Regulations.
New K-1, K-2, K-1A, K-2A, K-3, G-1 and G-2 forms shall 
be applied as of the date of the entry into force of these Regulations, and shall form the integral part thereof.
Article 6
These Regulations shall enter into force on the date of the publication thereof in the “Ofﬁcial Gazette”.    
**NN 66/2011, in force from June 15, 2011
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