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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 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 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 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 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 los criterios profesionales y 
los procedimientos para conceder autorizaciones de gestión colectiva de los derechos y sobre las 
remuneraciones para el trabajo realizado por el Consejo de Expertos, 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  
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 72/2004 in force from 01. 06. 2004.) 
  
Zagreb, June 2005 
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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  
 
 
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE REGULATIONS 
Article 1 
These Regulations shall prescribe the 
professional criteria, which shall be fulfilled by the Associations for Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights (hereinafter: the 
Association), and the procedure carried out by 
the State Intellectual Property Office (hereinafter: the Office) for granting authorizations to the Associations for performing 
such activity, as well as, the criteria for 
establishing remunerations for the work done by 
Council of Experts.  
PROFESSIONAL CRITERIA 
Article 2 
To perform the collective management of 
copyright, and related rights respectively, the 
Association shall have: 1. its  principle place of business in the 
Republic of Croatia; 
2. adequate premises; 
3. a technical service, in which a knowledge of 
domestic and international copyright and 
related rights, the techniques of exercising the respective rights and a knowledge of foreign languages have been ensured; 
4. a technical service in which a knowledge of 
accounting and financial regulations have been ensured. 
 
Article 3 
It will be considered that the criteria referred to in Article 2 are fulfilled if the Association has: 
1. premises equipped with standard 
communication and  IT equipments; 
2. an employee with a degree of the Faculty of 
Law, and at least two years of professional 
experience in the field of management of copyright and related rights, and a 
knowledge of the English, or French or 
German language. 
3. an employee complying with the regulations 
concerning the accountancy, and having at 
least two years of professional experience in the organization and administration of the 
accountancy. 
  
Article 4 
The professional qualifications and a knowledge 
of foreign languages referred to in  Article 3 shall be proven by the relevant documents, and the professional experience by the documentation showing where and doing  which jobs the experience has been gained. 
 
Article 5 
The Association may entrust specific 
administrative, technical or auxiliary works to another natural or legal person, in which case such person must fulfil the criteria prescribed by 
law for performing such works, and shall have an 
employee who fulfils the criteria set out in these Regulations.  
Article 6 
It shall be considered that the Association fulfils 
the criteria concerning  its technical service, if 
specific works within the scope of its activities related to the management of respective rights 
are performed by the technical service of another 
Association, which has the authorization for the 
management of particular rights. All the rights 
and obligations between the Associations shall be 
established by a contract. 
 
APPLICATION FOR THE GRANT OF THE 
AUTHORIZATION 
Article 7 
(1) An application for the grant of the 
authorization for performing activities referred to in Article  1 of these Regulations shall contain: 
1. the name and the principle place of 
business of the Association; 
2. an excerpt from the Register of 
Associations; 
3. an indication of the category of the 
holder of copyright, respectively, 
related right, whose rights it intends to 
manage, and the indication of the type of rights which it intends to manage on 
behalf of the respective holders; 
4. the Statute of the Association; 
5. for the employees referred to in Article 
3, items 2 and 3 of these Regulations: 
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employment contracts, documentation 
which proves their professional qualifications, professional experience, and a knowledge of foreign languages; 
(2) The application referred to in paragraph 
(1) of this Article shall be accompanied by: 1. a list of members based on the 
received powers of attorney; 
2. contracts on mutual representation 
concluded with foreign Associations. 
(3) In the case referred to in Article 5 of these 
Regulations the application shall be accompanied by the contract with a 
natural or a legal person, and the 
documentation, which proves that the person fulfils the criteria set out in these 
Regulations. 
(4) In the case referred to in Article 6 of these 
Regulations, the application shall be 
accompanied by the contract with  the other Association which has the authorization for performing collective 
management of particular rights already 
granted. 
(5) The attachments to the application 
referred to in paragraph (2) of this Article may be filed in electronic form. 
 
Article 8 
(1) The Associations that perform collective 
management of rights shall, within a period of 12 months from the date on which the Copyright and Related Rights 
Act enters into force, file with the Office 
their application for the grant of the authorization to perform such activities. 
(2) If the Association does not file the 
application within the period referred to in 
paragraph (1) of this Article, it shall be 
deemed that it does not fulfil the criteria 
prescribed by these Regulations. 
 
Article 9 
The Office shall grant authorizations to the Associations for Collective Management of Rights 
on the basis of Article 159 of the Copyright and 
Related Rights Act, in accordance with the 
professional criteria set out in these Regulations 
within the period prescribed by law.  
Article 10 
(1) The Office shall keep the records of the 
Associations for Collective Management of Rights . 
(2) The records referred to in paragraph (1) of 
this Article shall contain the documentation referred to in Article 7 of these 
Regulations, and  the Office decision concerning the application filed by the 
Association. 
(3) The Office decision concerning the 
application filed by the Association, a list of 
the Association members based on the 
received  powers of attorney, and a list of  contracts on mutual representation concluded by the Association with foreign associations shall be available to interested domestic and foreign natural and legal 
persons. 
 
REMUNERATIONS FOR THE WORK DONE BY 
OF THE COUNCIL OF EXPERTS 
Article 11 
(1) The president, members of the Council of 
Experts, and invited experts shall be 
entitled to a remuneration for their work. 
(2) The remuneration shall be paid by the 
parties involved in the procedure before 
the Council of Experts, as a rule, in equal 
shares, unless otherwise decided by the Council of Experts. 
(3) The amount of the remuneration referred 
to in paragraph (1) of this Article shall be prescribed by the Minister in a special act. 
 
Article 12 
(1) On the date these Regulations enter into 
force, the Regulations on the Professional Criteria for Performing Collective 
Management of Copyright and Rights of 
Performers (OG no. 37/2000), shall cease 
to be valid. 
(2) The previously granted authorizations for 
collective management of rights shall 
cease to be valid, upon the expiration of 
the period referred to in Article 8, 
paragraph (1) of these Regulations. 
 
Article 13 
These Regulations shall enter into force on the 
eight day following its publication in “Narodne Novine” – the Official Gazette of the Republic of 
Croatia. 
 
 
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