ACT 
concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Croatia and the adjustments to the Treaty 
on European Union, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Treaty 
establishing the European Atomic Energy Community  
PART ONE 
PRINCIPLES  
Article 1 
For the purposes of this Act:  
— the expression ‘original Treaties’ means:  
(a) the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty on 
the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), as 
amended or supplemented by treaties or other acts which entered into force before the accession of the Republic of Croatia;  
(b) the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy 
Community (EAEC Treaty), as amended or supple ­
mented by treaties or other acts which entered into force before the accession of the Republic of Croatia,  
— the expression ‘present Member States’ means the Kingdom 
of Belgium, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, 
the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, 
the Republic of Estonia, Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the 
Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic 
of Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Republic 
of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Kingdom of the 
Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, Romania, the Republic of 
Slovenia, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Finland, the 
Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Northern Ireland,  
— the expression ‘the Union’ means the European Union 
founded on the TEU and on the TFEU and/or, as the case 
may be, the European Atomic Energy Community,  
— the expression ‘the institutions’ means the institutions estab ­
lished by the TEU.  
Article 2  
From the date of accession, the provisions of the original 
Treaties and the acts adopted by the institutions before 
accession shall be binding on Croatia and shall apply in Croatia under the conditions laid down in those Treaties and 
in this Act.  
Where amendments to the original Treaties have been agreed by 
the representatives of the governments of the Member States 
pursuant to Article 48(4) of the TEU after the ratification of the Treaty of Accession by Croatia and where those amendments 
have not entered into force by the date of accession, Croatia 
shall ratify those amendments in accordance with its constitu ­
tional requirements.  
Article 3  
1. Croatia accedes to the decisions and agreements of the 
Heads of State or Government of the Member States meeting 
within the European Council.  
2. Croatia accedes to the decisions and agreements adopted 
by the representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting within the Council.  
3. Croatia is in the same situation as the present Member 
States in respect of declarations or resolutions of, or other positions taken up by, the European Council or the Council 
and in respect of those concerning the Union adopted by common agreement of the Member States. Croatia will 
accordingly observe the principles and guidelines deriving 
from those declarations, resolutions or other positions and 
will take such measures as may be necessary to ensure their implementation.  
4. Croatia accedes to the conventions and protocols listed in 
Annex I. Those conventions and protocols shall enter into force 
in relation to Croatia on the date determined by the Council in 
the decisions referred to in paragraph 5.  
5. The Council, acting unanimously on a recommendation 
by the Commission and after consulting the European 
Parliament, shall decide to make all adjustments required by 
reason of the accession to the conventions and protocols 
referred to in paragraph 4 and publish the adapted texts in 
the Official Journal of the European Union.  
6. Croatia undertakes, in respect of the conventions and 
protocols referred to in paragraph 4, to introduce administrative and other arrangements, such as those adopted by the date of accession by the present Member States or by the Council, and to facilitate practical cooperation between the Member States' institutions and organisations.
 
7. The Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the 
Commission, may supplement Annex I with the relevant conventions, agreements and protocols signed before the date of accession.EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/21
Article 4  
1. The provisions of the Schengen  acquis  as referred to in the 
Protocol on the Schengen  acquis  integrated into the framework 
of the European Union (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Schengen 
Protocol’), annexed to the TEU and the TFEU, and the acts 
building upon it or otherwise related to it, listed in Annex II, 
as well as any further such acts adopted before the date of 
accession, shall be binding on, and applicable in, Croatia from the date of accession.  
2. Those provisions of the Schengen  acquis  as integrated into 
the framework of the European Union and the acts building 
upon it or otherwise related to it not referred to in paragraph 1, while binding on Croatia from the date of accession, shall only apply in Croatia pursuant to a Council decision to that effect, after verification, in accordance with the applicable Schengen evaluation procedures, that the necessary conditions for the 
application of all parts of the relevant  acquis  have been met 
in Croatia, including the effective application of all Schengen 
rules in accordance with the agreed common standards and 
with fundamental principles. That decision shall be taken by the Council, in accordance with the applicable Schengen procedures and while taking into account a Commission report confirming that Croatia continues to fulfil the commitments undertaken in its accession negotiations that are relevant for the Schengen  acquis . 
The Council shall take its decision, after consulting the 
European Parliament, acting with the unanimity of its 
members representing the Governments of the Member States 
in respect of which the provisions referred to in this paragraph have already been put into effect and of the representative of 
the Government of the Republic of Croatia. The members of the 
Council representing the Governments of Ireland and of the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland shall take part in such a decision insofar as it relates to the provisions 
of the Schengen  acquis  and the acts building upon it or 
otherwise related to it in which these Member States participate.  
Article 5  
Croatia shall participate in the Economic and Monetary Union 
from the date of accession as a Member State with a derogation 
within the meaning of Article 139 of the TFEU.  
Article 6  
1. The agreements concluded or provisionally applied by the 
Union with one or more third countries, with an international organisation or with a national of a third country shall, under the conditions laid down in the original Treaties and in this Act, be binding on Croatia.  
2. Croatia undertakes to accede, under the conditions laid 
down in this Act, to the agreements concluded or signed by the present Member States and the Union with one or more third countries or with an international organisation.  Unless otherwise provided for in specific agreements referred to 
in the first subparagraph, the accession of Croatia to such agreements shall be agreed by the conclusion of a protocol to such agreements between the Council, acting unanimously on 
behalf of the Member States, and the third country or countries 
or international organisation concerned. The Commission, or 
the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (the High Representative) where the agreement 
relates exclusively or principally to the common foreign and 
security policy, shall negotiate these protocols on behalf of 
the Member States on the basis of negotiating directives 
approved by the Council, acting unanimously, and in consul ­
tation with a committee comprised of the representatives of the Member States. The Commission, or the High Representative, as appropriate, shall submit a draft of the protocols for conclusion 
to the Council.  
This procedure is without prejudice to the exercise of the 
Union's own competences and does not affect the allocation 
of powers between the Union and the Member States as 
regards the conclusion of such agreements in the future or 
any other amendments not related to accession.  
3. As of the date of accession, and pending the entry into 
force of the necessary protocols referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 2, Croatia shall apply the provisions 
of the agreements referred to in the first subparagraph of 
paragraph 2 concluded or provisionally applied before the date of accession, with the exception of the Agreement 
between the European Community and its Member States, of 
the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the 
free movement of persons (
 1 ). 
Pending the entry into force of the protocols referred to in the 
second subparagraph of paragraph 2, the Union and the Member States, acting jointly as appropriate in the framework of their respective competences, shall take any appropriate measure.  
4. Croatia accedes to the Partnership Agreement between the 
members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member 
States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 
2000 (
 2 ), as well as to the two agreements amending that 
Agreement, signed in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005 (  3 ) and 
opened for signature in Ouagadougou on 22 June 2010 (  4 ), 
respectively.  
5. Croatia undertakes to accede, under the conditions laid 
down in this Act, to the Agreement on the European 
Economic Area (  5 ), in accordance with Article 128 of that 
Agreement.  
6. As of the date of accession, Croatia shall apply the 
bilateral textile agreements and arrangements concluded between the Union and third countries.EN L 112/22 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012  
( 1 ) OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 6.  
( 2 ) OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3.  
( 3 ) OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 27, OJ L 287, 28.10.2005, p. 4 and OJ 
L 168M, 21.6.2006, p. 33.  
( 4 ) OJ L 287, 4.11.2010, p. 3.  
( 5 ) OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3.
The quantitative restrictions applied by the Union on imports of 
textile and clothing products shall be adjusted to take account 
of the accession of Croatia to the Union. To that effect, amendments to the bilateral textile agreements and 
arrangements referred to in the first subparagraph may be 
negotiated by the Union with the third countries concerned 
prior to the date of accession.  
Should the amendments to the bilateral textile agreements and 
arrangements not have entered into force by the date of 
accession, the Union shall make the necessary adjustments to 
its rules for the import of textile and clothing products from 
third countries to take into account the accession of Croatia.  
7. The quantitative restrictions applied by the Union on 
imports of steel and steel products shall be adjusted on the basis of imports of Croatia over recent years of steel and steel 
products originating in the supplier countries concerned.  
To that effect, the necessary amendments to the bilateral steel 
agreements and arrangements concluded between the Union and third countries shall be negotiated prior to the date of 
accession.  
Should the amendments to the bilateral steel agreements and 
arrangements not have entered into force by the date of accession, the provisions of the first subparagraph shall apply.  
8. As of the date of accession, fisheries agreements 
concluded between Croatia and third countries prior to that 
date shall be managed by the Union.  
The rights and obligations for Croatia which result from those 
agreements shall not be affected during the period in which the provisions of those agreements are provisionally maintained.  
As soon as possible, and in any event before the expiry of the 
agreements referred to in the first subparagraph, appropriate decisions for the continuation of fishing activities resulting 
from those agreements shall be adopted in each case by the 
Council, acting by qualified majority on a proposal from the 
Commission, including the possibility of extending certain 
agreements for periods not exceeding one year.  
9. Croatia shall withdraw from any free trade agreements 
with third countries, including the Central European Free 
Trade Agreement as amended.  
To the extent that agreements between Croatia on the one 
hand, and one or more third countries on the other, are not 
compatible with the obligations arising from this Act, Croatia shall take all appropriate steps to eliminate the incompatibilities established. If Croatia encounters difficulties in adjusting an agreement concluded with one or more third countries, it shall withdraw from that agreement.  
Croatia shall take all the necessary measures to ensure 
compliance with the obligations of this paragraph as of the 
date of accession.  
10. Croatia accedes, under the conditions laid down in this 
Act, to the internal agreements concluded by the present 
Member States for the purpose of implementing the agreements 
referred to in paragraphs 2 and 4.  
11. Croatia shall take appropriate measures, where necessary, 
to adjust its position in relation to international organisations, and to those international agreements to which the Union or to which other Member States are also parties, to the rights and 
obligations arising from Croatia's accession to the Union.  
Croatia shall in particular withdraw from international fisheries 
agreements and organisations to which the Union is also a 
party, unless its membership relates to matters other than 
fisheries.  
Croatia shall take all necessary measures to ensure compliance 
with the obligations of this paragraph as of the date of 
accession.  
Article 7  
1. The provisions of this Act may not, unless otherwise 
provided herein, be suspended, amended or repealed other than by means of the procedure laid down in the original Treaties enabling those Treaties to be revised.  
2. Acts adopted by the institutions to which the transitional 
provisions laid down in this Act relate shall retain their status in 
law; in particular, the procedures for amending those acts shall 
continue to apply.  
3. Provisions of this Act the purpose or effect of which is to 
repeal or amend acts adopted by the institutions, unless such 
provisions are of a transitional nature, shall have the same 
status in law as the provisions which they repeal or amend 
and shall be subject to the same rules as those provisions.  
Article 8
 
The application of the original Treaties and acts adopted by the 
institutions shall, as a transitional measure, be subject to the 
derogations provided for in this Act.EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/23
PART TWO  
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES  
TITLE I  
INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS  
Article 9 
The Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the 
European Union, annexed to the TEU, the TFEU and the 
EAEC Treaty, shall be amended as follows:  
(1) in Article 9, the first paragraph shall be replaced by the 
following:  
‘When, every three years, the Judges are partially replaced, 
14 Judges shall be replaced.’;  
(2) Article 48 shall be replaced by the following:  
‘Article 48 
The General Court shall consist of 28 Judges.’.  
Article 10 
The Protocol on the Statute of the European Investment Bank, 
annexed to the TEU and the TFEU, shall be amended as follows:  
(1) in Article 4(1), first subparagraph:  
(a) the introductory sentence shall be replaced by the 
following:  
‘1. The capital of the Bank shall be 
EUR 233 247 390 000, subscribed by the Member 
States as follows:’;  
(b) the following shall be inserted between the entries for 
Romania and Slovakia:  
‘Croatia 854 400 000’;  
(2) in Article 9(2), the first, second and third subparagraphs 
shall be replaced by the following:  
‘2. The Board of Directors shall consist of twenty-nine 
directors and nineteen alternate directors.  
The directors shall be appointed by the Board of Governors 
for five years, one nominated by each Member State, and one nominated by the Commission.  The alternate directors shall be appointed by the Board of 
Governors for five years as shown below:  
— two alternates nominated by the Federal Republic of 
Germany,  
— two alternates nominated by the French Republic,  
— two alternates nominated by the Italian Republic,  
— two alternates nominated by the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Northern Ireland,  
— one alternate nominated by common accord of the 
Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic,  
— one alternate nominated by common accord of the 
Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Kingdom of the Netherlands,  
— two alternates nominated by common accord of the 
Kingdom of Denmark, the Hellenic Republic, Ireland 
and Romania,  
— two alternates nominated by common accord of the 
Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, the 
Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden,  
— four alternates nominated by common accord of the 
Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of 
Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of 
Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak 
Republic,  
— one alternate nominated by the Commission.’.  
Article 11  
Article 134(2), first subparagraph, of the EAEC Treaty on the 
composition of the Scientific and Technical Committee shall be 
replaced by the following:
 
‘2. The Committee shall consist of forty-two members, 
appointed by the Council after consultation with the Commission.’.EN L 112/24 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012
TITLE II  
OTHER ADJUSTMENTS  
Article 12 
In Article 64(1) of the TFEU, the following sentence is added:  
‘In respect of restrictions existing under national law in 
Croatia, the relevant date shall be 31 December 2002.’.  
Article 13  
Article 52(1) of the TEU shall be replaced by the following:  
‘1. The Treaties shall apply to the Kingdom of Belgium, 
the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Kingdom of 
Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of 
Estonia, Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, 
the French Republic, the Republic of Croatia, the Italian 
Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, 
the Republic of Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, 
the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Kingdom 
of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of 
Poland, the Portuguese Republic, Romania, the Republic of 
Slovenia, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Finland, the 
Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.’.  Article 14  
1. Article 55(1) of the TEU shall be replaced by the 
following:  
‘1. This Treaty, drawn up in a single original in the 
Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, 
Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, 
Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish languages, the texts in each of these languages being 
equally authentic, shall be deposited in the archives of the 
Government of the Italian Republic, which will transmit a 
certified copy to each of the Governments of the other 
signatory States.’.  
2. Article 225, second paragraph, of the EAEC Treaty shall 
be replaced by the following:  
‘Pursuant to the Accession Treaties, the Bulgarian, Croatian, 
Czech, Danish, English, Estonian, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish versions 
of this Treaty shall also be authentic.’.  
PART THREE  
PERMANENT PROVISIONS  
Article 15 
The acts listed in Annex III shall be adapted as specified in that Annex.  
Article 16  
The measures listed in Annex IV shall be applied under the conditions laid down in that Annex.  
Article 17 
The Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission and after consulting the European 
Parliament, may make the adaptations to the provisions of this Act relating to the common agricultural 
policy which may prove necessary as a result of a modification in Union rules.  
PART FOUR  
TEMPORARY PROVISIONS
 
TITLE I  
TRANSITIONAL MEASURES  
Article 18  
The measures listed in Annex V shall apply in respect of Croatia under the conditions laid down in that 
Annex.EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/25
TITLE II  
INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS  
Article 19 
1. By way of derogation from Article 2 of the Protocol on 
transitional provisions, annexed to the TEU, the TFEU and the 
EAEC Treaty, and by way of derogation from the maximum 
number of seats provided for in the first subparagraph of 
Article 14(2) of the TEU, the number of members of the 
European Parliament shall be increased by 12 members from 
Croatia, to take account of the accession of Croatia, for the 
period running from the date of accession until the end of the 2009-2014 term of the European Parliament.  
2. By way of derogation from Article 14(3) of the TEU, 
Croatia shall, before the date of accession, hold ad hoc 
elections to the European Parliament, by direct universal 
suffrage of its people, for the number of members fixed in paragraph 1 of this Article, in accordance with the Union  
acquis . However, if the date of accession is less than six 
months before the next elections to the European Parliament, 
the members of the European Parliament representing the 
citizens of Croatia may be designated by the national Parliament of Croatia, from its midst, provided that the persons in question have been elected by direct universal suffrage.  
Article 20 
Article 3(3) of the Protocol on transitional provisions, annexed 
to the TEU, the TFEU and the EAEC Treaty, shall be replaced by the following:  
‘3. Until 31 October 2014, the following provisions shall 
remain in force, without prejudice to the second 
subparagraph of Article 235(1) of the Treaty on the Func ­
tioning of the European Union.  
For acts of the European Council and of the Council 
requiring a qualified majority, members' votes shall be 
weighted as follows: 
Belgium  12 
Bulgaria 10  
Czech Republic  12 
Denmark  7  
Germany  29 
Estonia  4  
Ireland  7  
Greece  12 
Spain  27  
France  29 
Croatia 7  
Italy  29 
Cyprus 4  
Latvia 4  Lithuania  7  
Luxembourg  4  
Hungary  12 
Malta 3  
Netherlands  13 
Austria  10  
Poland 27 
Portugal  12  
Romania 14 
Slovenia  4  
Slovakia 7  
Finland  7  
Sweden  10 
United Kingdom  29 
Acts shall be adopted if there are at least 260 votes in favour 
representing a majority of the members where, under the 
Treaties, they must be adopted on a proposal from the 
Commission. In other cases decisions shall be adopted if 
there are at least 260 votes in favour representing at least 
two thirds of the members.  
A member of the European Council or the Council may 
request that, where an act is adopted by the European Council or the Council by a qualified majority, a check is made to ensure that the Member States comprising the 
qualified majority represent at least 62 % of the total popu ­
lation of the Union. If that proves not to be the case, the act 
shall not be adopted.’.  
Article 21  
1. A national of Croatia shall be appointed to the 
Commission as of the date of accession until 31 October 2014. The new Member of the Commission shall be appointed by the Council, acting by qualified majority and by 
common accord with the President of the Commission, after 
consulting the European Parliament and in accordance with the 
criteria set out in the second subparagraph of Article 17(3) of the TEU.  
2. The term of office of the Member appointed in accordance 
with paragraph 1 shall expire at the same time as those of the 
Members in office at the time of accession.  
Article 22
 
1. The term of office of the Judge of the Court of Justice and 
the Judge of the General Court appointed from Croatia upon its 
accession in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 19(2) of the TEU shall expire, respectively, on 6 October 2015 and 31 August 2013.EN L 112/26 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012
2. For the purpose of judging cases pending before the Court 
of Justice and the General Court on the date of accession in 
respect of which oral proceedings have started before that date, the full Courts of the Court of Justice and the General Court or 
the Chambers thereof shall be composed as before accession 
and shall apply the Rules of Procedure in force on the day 
preceding the date of accession.  
Article 23 
1. By way of derogation from Article 301, first paragraph, of 
the TFEU establishing the maximum number of members of the 
Economic and Social Committee, Article 7 of the Protocol on 
transitional provisions, annexed to the TEU, the TFEU and the EAEC Treaty, shall be replaced by the following:  
‘Article 7  
Until the entry into force of the decision referred to in 
Article 301 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the 
European Union, the allocation of members of the Economic and Social Committee shall be as follows: 
Belgium  12 
Bulgaria  12  
Czech Republic  12 
Denmark  9  
Germany  24 
Estonia  7  
Ireland  9  
Greece  12 
Spain 21  
France  24 
Croatia 9  
Italy  24 
Cyprus 6  
Latvia 7  
Lithuania  9  
Luxembourg  6  
Hungary  12 
Malta 5  
Netherlands  12 
Austria  12 
Poland 21 
Portugal  12  
Romania  15 
Slovenia  7  
Slovakia 9  
Finland  9  
Sweden  12 
United Kingdom  24’ 2. The number of members of the Economic and Social 
Committee shall be temporarily increased to 353 to take 
account of the accession of Croatia for the period running from the date of accession until the end of the term of office 
during which Croatia accedes to the Union or until the entry 
into force of the decision referred to in Article 301, second 
paragraph, of the TFEU, whichever comes first.  
3. If the decision referred to in Article 301, second para ­
graph, of the TFEU has already been adopted by the date of 
accession, by way of derogation from Article 301, first para ­
graph, of the TFEU establishing the maximum number of members of the Economic and Social Committee, Croatia 
shall be temporarily allocated an appropriate number of 
members until the end of the term of office during which it 
accedes to the Union.  
Article 24  
1. By way of derogation from Article 305, first paragraph, of 
the TFEU establishing the maximum number of members of the Committee of the Regions, Article 8 of the Protocol on transi ­
tional provisions, annexed to the TEU, the TFEU and the EAEC 
Treaty, shall be replaced by the following:  
‘Article 8  
Until the entry into force of the decision referred to in 
Article 305 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the 
European Union, the allocation of members of the 
Committee of the Regions shall be as follows: 
Belgium  12 
Bulgaria 12  
Czech Republic  12  
Denmark  9  
Germany  24 
Estonia  7  
Ireland  9  
Greece  12 
Spain 21  
France  24 
Croatia 9  
Italy  24 
Cyprus 6  
Latvia 7  
Lithuania  9  
Luxembourg  6  
Hungary  12 
Malta 5  
Netherlands  12 
Austria  12  
Poland 21 
Portugal  12  
Romania 15EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/27
Slovenia 7  
Slovakia 9  
Finland  9  
Sweden  12 
United Kingdom  24’ 
2. The number of members of the Committee of the Regions 
shall be temporarily increased to 353 to take account of the 
accession of Croatia for the period running from the date of 
accession until the end of the term of office during which 
Croatia accedes to the Union or until the entry into force of 
the decision referred to in Article 305, second paragraph, of the TFEU, whichever comes first.  
3. If the decision referred to in Article 305, second para ­
graph, of the TFEU has already been adopted by the date of accession, by way of derogation from Article 305, first para ­
graph, of the TFEU establishing the maximum number of 
members of the Committee of the Regions, Croatia shall be 
temporarily allocated an appropriate number of members 
until the end of the term of office during which it accedes to 
the Union.  
Article 25 
The term of office of the director of the Board of Directors of 
the European Investment Bank, nominated by Croatia and appointed upon accession as provided for in the second subparagraph of Article 9(2) of the Protocol on the Statute of the European Investment Bank shall expire at the end of the annual meeting of the Board of Governors during which the annual report for the 2017 financial year is examined.  
Article 26  
1. New members of the committees, groups, agencies or 
other bodies created by the original Treaties or by an act of the institutions shall be appointed under the conditions and according to the procedures laid down for the appointment 
of members of those committees, groups, agencies or other 
bodies. The terms of office of the newly appointed members 
shall expire at the same time as those of the members in office at the time of accession.  
2. The membership of the committees, groups, agencies or 
other bodies created by the original Treaties or by an act of the institutions with a number of members which is fixed, irre ­
spective of the number of Member States, shall be completely renewed upon accession, unless the terms of office of the present members expire within 12 months from accession.
 
TITLE III  
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS  
Article 27 
1. From the date of accession, Croatia shall pay the following 
amount corresponding to its share of the capital paid in for the subscribed capital as defined in Article 4 of the Statute of the 
European Investment Bank:  
Croatia EUR 42 720 000  
The contribution shall be paid in eight equal instalments falling 
due on 30 November 2013, 30 November 2014, 30 November 
2015, 31 May 2016, 30 November 2016, 31 May 2017, 30 November 2017 and 31 May 2018.  
2. Croatia shall contribute, in eight equal instalments falling 
due on the dates provided for in paragraph 1, to the reserves 
and provisions equivalent to reserves, as well as to the amount 
still to be appropriated to the reserves and provisions, comprising the balance of the profit and loss account, estab ­
lished at the end of the month preceding accession, as entered on the balance sheet of the European Investment Bank, in 
amounts corresponding to the following percentage of the 
reserves and provisions:  
Croatia 0,368 %  
3. The capital and payments provided for in paragraphs 1 
and 2 shall be paid in by Croatia in cash in euro, save by way of derogation decided unanimously by the Board of Governors 
of the European Investment Bank.  
4. The figures for Croatia referred to in paragraph 1 as well 
as in Article 10, point 1, may be adapted by decision of the 
European Investment Bank governing bodies on the basis of the 
latest final data of GDP published by Eurostat before accession.  
Article 28 
1. Croatia shall pay the following amount to the Research 
Fund for Coal and Steel referred to in Decision 2002/234/ECSC 
of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, of 27 February 2002 on the financial consequences of the expiry of the ECSC Treaty and 
on the Research Fund for Coal and Steel (
 1 ): 
(EUR, current prices)  
Croatia 494 000.  
2. The contribution to the Research Fund for Coal and Steel 
shall be made in four instalments starting in 2015 and paid as 
follows, in each case on the first working day of the first month of each year:EN L 112/28 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012  
( 1 ) OJ L 79, 22.3.2002, p. 42.
— 2015: 15 %,  
— 2016: 20 %,  
— 2017: 30 %,  
— 2018: 35 %.  
Article 29  
1. Procurement, grant awards and payments for pre- 
accession financial assistance under the Transition Assistance 
and Institution Building Component and the Cross-Border Cooperation Component of the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA), established by Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 of 17 July 2006 (
 1 ), for funds committed 
before accession, with the exclusion of the Croatia-Hungary and Croatia-Slovenia cross-border programmes, and for 
assistance under the Transition Facility referred to in Article 30, 
shall be managed by Croatian implementing agencies as of the 
date of accession.  
The ex ante control by the Commission over procurement and 
grant awards shall be waived by a Commission decision to that 
effect, after the Commission has satisfied itself of the effective 
functioning of the management and control system concerned in accordance with the criteria and conditions laid down in Article 56(2) of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Commu ­
nities (
 2 ) and in Article 18 of Commission Regulation (EC) 
No 718/2007 of 12 June 2007 implementing Council Regu ­
lation (EC) No 1085/2006 establishing an instrument for pre- 
accession assistance (IPA) (  3 ). 
If the Commission decision to waive  ex ante control has not 
been adopted before the date of accession, any contracts signed 
between the date of accession and the date on which the 
Commission decision is adopted shall not be eligible under 
the pre-accession financial assistance and the Transition Facility referred to in the first subparagraph.  
2. Budgetary commitments made before the date of 
accession under the pre-accession financial assistance and the 
Transition Facility referred to in paragraph 1, including the 
conclusion and registration of subsequent individual legal 
commitments and payments made after accession, shall 
continue to be governed by the rules applying to the pre- 
accession financial instruments and be charged to the 
corresponding budget chapters until closure of the programmes 
and projects concerned.  
3. The provisions on the implementation of budgetary 
commitments of financing agreements concerning the pre- accession financial assistance referred to in paragraph 1, first 
subparagraph, and the IPA Rural Development Component, 
relating to financing decisions taken before accession, shall continue to be applicable after the date of accession. They shall be governed by the rules applying to the pre-accession financial instruments. Notwithstanding this, public procurement procedures initiated after accession shall be carried out in 
accordance with the relevant Union directives.  
4. Pre-accession funds to cover administrative expenditure, as 
referred to in Article 44, may be committed in the first two 
years after accession. For audit and evaluation costs, pre- 
accession funds may be committed up to five years after 
accession.  
Article 30  
1. For the first year after accession, the Union shall provide 
temporary financial assistance (hereinafter referred to as the 
‘Transition Facility’) to Croatia to develop and strengthen its 
administrative and judicial capacity to implement and enforce 
Union law and to foster the exchange of best practice among 
peers. That assistance shall fund institution-building projects 
and limited small-scale investments ancillary thereto.  
2. Assistance shall address the continued need for 
strengthening institutional capacity in certain areas through 
action which cannot be financed by the Structural Funds or by the Rural Development funds.  
3. For twinning projects between public administrations for 
the purpose of institution building, the procedure for call for proposals through the network of contact points in the Member States shall continue to apply.  
4. The commitment appropriations for the Transition 
Facility, at current prices, for Croatia shall be EUR 29 million in total in 2013 to address national and horizontal priorities.  
5. Assistance under the Transition Facility shall be decided 
and implemented in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 or on the basis of other technical provisions necessary for the operation of the Transition Facility, to be adopted by the Commission.  
6. Particular attention shall be paid to ensuring appropriate 
complementarity with the envisaged European Social Fund support for administrative reform and institutional capacity.  
Article 31 
1. A Schengen Facility (hereinafter referred to as ‘the 
temporary Schengen Facility’) is hereby created as a temporary instrument to help Croatia between the date of accession and the end of 2014 to finance actions at the new external borders 
of the Union for the implementation of the Schengen  acquis  and 
external border control.
 
2. For the period 1 July 2013 to 31 December 2014, the 
following amounts (current prices) shall be made available to 
Croatia in the form of lump-sum payments under the temporary Schengen Facility:EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/29  
( 1 ) OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 82.  
( 2 ) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.  
( 3 ) OJ L 170, 29.6.2007, p. 1.
(million EUR, current prices)  
2013  2014  
Croatia 40  80  
3. The annual amount for 2013 shall be payable to Croatia 
on 1 July 2013 and the annual amount for 2014 shall be made 
available on the first working day after 1 January 2014.  
4. The lump-sum payments shall be used within three years 
from the first payment. Croatia shall submit, no later than six months after expiry of this three-year period, a comprehensive report on the final execution of the payments under the temporary Schengen Facility with a statement justifying the expenditure. Any unused or unjustifiably spent funds shall be recovered by the Commission.  
5. The Commission may adopt any technical provisions 
necessary for the operation of the temporary Schengen Facility.  
Article 32 
1. A Cash-flow Facility (hereinafter referred to as ‘the 
temporary Cash-flow Facility’) is hereby created as a temporary instrument to help Croatia between the date of 
accession and the end of 2014 to improve cash-flow in the 
national budget.  
2. For the period 1 July 2013 to 31 December 2014, the 
following amounts (current prices) shall be made available to Croatia in the form of lump-sum payments under the temporary Cash-flow Facility:
 
(million EUR, current prices)  
2013  2014  
Croatia 75  28,6  
3. Each annual amount shall be divided into equal monthly 
instalments, payable on the first working day of each month.  
Article 33 
1. An amount of EUR 449,4 million (current prices) in 
commitment appropriations shall be reserved for Croatia under the Structural and Cohesion Funds in 2013.  
2. One third of the amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall 
be reserved for the Cohesion Fund.  
3. For the period covered by the next financial framework, 
the amounts to be made available to Croatia in commitment appropriations under Structural and Cohesion funding shall be calculated on the basis of the Union  acquis  applicable at that 
time. These amounts shall be adjusted in accordance with the following phasing-in schedule:  — 70 % in 2014,  
— 90 % in 2015,  
— 100 % as of 2016.  
4. Insofar as the limits of the new Union  acquis  allow, an 
adjustment shall be made to ensure an increase of funds for Croatia in 2014 of 2,33 times the 2013 amount, and in 2015 
of 3 times the 2013 amount.  
Article 34 
1. The total amount to be made available to Croatia under 
the European Fisheries Fund in 2013 shall be EUR 8,7 million 
(current prices) in commitment appropriations.  
2. Pre-financing under the European Fisheries Fund shall be 
25 % of the total amount referred to in paragraph 1 and shall be paid in one instalment.  
3. For the period covered by the next financial framework, 
the amounts to be made available to Croatia in commitment appropriations shall be calculated on the basis of the Union  
acquis  applicable at that time. These amounts shall be adjusted 
in accordance with the following phasing-in schedule:  
— 70 % in 2014,  
— 90 % in 2015,  
— 100 % as of 2016.  
4. Insofar as the limits of the new Union  acquis  allow, an 
adjustment shall be made to ensure an increase of funds for 
Croatia in 2014 of 2,33 times the 2013 amount, and in 2015 
of 3 times the 2013 amount.  
Article 35 
1. Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 
2005 on support for rural development by the European Agri ­
cultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (
 1 ) shall not 
apply to Croatia for the whole programming period 2007- 2013.  
In the year 2013, Croatia shall be allocated EUR 27,7 million 
(current prices) under the Rural Development Component referred to in Article 12 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006.
 
2. Temporary additional rural development measures for 
Croatia are laid out in Annex VI.EN L 112/30 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012  
( 1 ) OJ L 277, 21.10.2005, p. 1 and OJ L 286M, 4.11.2010, p. 26.
3. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, 
adopt rules necessary for the application of Annex VI. Those 
implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 90(2) of Council Regulation 
(EC) No 1698/2005 in conjunction with Article 13(1)(b) of 
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and 
of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and 
general principles concerning mechanisms for control by 
Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (
 2 ) or the relevant procedure as determined in the 
applicable legislation.  
4. The Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission, 
and after consulting the European Parliament, shall make any 
adaptations to Annex VI, where necessary, to ensure coherence 
with the regulations concerning rural development.  
TITLE IV  
OTHER PROVISIONS  
Article 36 
1. The Commission shall closely monitor all commitments 
undertaken by Croatia in the accession negotiations, including 
those which must be achieved before or by the date of 
accession. The Commission's monitoring shall consist of 
regularly updated monitoring tables, dialogue under the Stabili ­
sation and Association Agreement between the European 
Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part (
 1 ) (hereinafter 
referred to as the ‘SAA’), peer assessment missions, the pre- accession economic programme, fiscal notifications and, when 
necessary, early warning letters to the Croatian authorities. In 
the autumn of 2011, the Commission shall present a Progress 
Report to the European Parliament and the Council. In the autumn of 2012, it shall present a Comprehensive Monitoring Report to the European Parliament and the Council. Throughout the monitoring process, the Commission shall also draw on input from Member States and take into consideration input from international and civil society organi ­
sations as appropriate.  
The Commission's monitoring shall focus in particular on 
commitments undertaken by Croatia in the area of the judiciary and fundamental rights (Annex VII), including the continued development of track records on judicial reform and efficiency, impartial handling of war crimes cases, and the fight against corruption.  
In addition, the Commission's monitoring shall focus on the 
area of freedom, security and justice, including the implemen ­
tation and enforcement of Union requirements with respect to 
external border management, police cooperation, the fight 
against organised crime, and judicial cooperation in civil and 
criminal matters, as well as on commitments in the area of 
competition policy, including the restructuring of the ship ­
building industry (Annex VIII) and of the steel sector (Annex IX). 
As an integral part of its regular monitoring tables and reports, 
the Commission shall issue six-monthly assessments up to the accession of Croatia on the commitments undertaken by Croatia in these areas.  2. The Council, acting by qualified majority on a proposal 
from the Commission, may take all appropriate measures if 
issues of concern are identified during the monitoring process. 
The measures shall be maintained no longer than strictly necessary and, in any case, shall be lifted by the Council, acting in accordance with the same procedure, when the relevant issues of concern have been effectively addressed.  
Article 37  
1. If, until the end of a period of up to three years after 
accession, difficulties arise which are serious and liable to persist 
in any sector of the economy or which could bring about 
serious deterioration in the economic situation of a given 
area, Croatia may apply for authorisation to take protective 
measures in order to rectify the situation and adjust the 
sector concerned to the economy of the internal market.  
In the same circumstances, any present Member State may 
apply for authorisation to take protective measures with regard to Croatia.  
2. Upon request by the State concerned, the Commission 
shall, by emergency procedure, determine the protective 
measures which it considers necessary, specifying the conditions and arrangements applicable thereto.  
In the event of serious economic difficulties and at the express 
request of the Member State concerned, the Commission shall act within five working days of the receipt of the request accompanied by the relevant background information. The 
measures thus decided on shall be applicable forthwith, shall 
take into account the interest of all parties concerned and shall 
not entail border controls.
 
3. The measures authorised under this Article may involve 
derogations from the rules of the TEU, the TFEU and this Act to 
such an extent and for such periods as are strictly necessary in order to attain the objectives of this safeguard. Priority shall be given to measures which least disturb the functioning of the internal market.EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/31  
( 2 ) OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13. ( 1 ) OJ L 26, 28.1.2005, p. 3.
Article 38 
If Croatia fails to fulfil commitments undertaken in the context 
of the accession negotiations, including commitments in any 
sectoral policy which concerns economic activities with a cross-border effect, thereby causing a serious breach of the 
functioning of the internal market or a threat to the Union's 
financial interests or an imminent risk of such a breach or 
threat, the Commission may, until the end of a period of up to three years after accession, upon reasoned request of a Member State or on its own initiative, take appropriate 
measures.  
These measures shall be proportionate and priority shall be 
given to measures which least disturb the functioning of the 
internal market and, where appropriate, to the application of 
the existing sectoral safeguard mechanisms. The safeguard measures under this Article shall not be invoked as a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade between Member States. The safeguard clause may be invoked even before accession on the basis of the monitoring findings 
and the measures adopted shall enter into force on the date of 
accession unless they provide for a later date. The measures 
shall be maintained no longer than strictly necessary and, in any case, shall be lifted when the relevant commitment has been fulfilled. They may, however, be applied beyond the period referred to in the first paragraph as long as the relevant commitments have not been fulfilled. In response to progress made by Croatia in fulfilling its commitments, the 
Commission may adapt the measures as appropriate. The 
Commission shall inform the Council in good time before revoking the safeguard measures, and it shall take duly into 
account any observations of the Council in this respect.  
Article 39  
If there are serious shortcomings or any imminent risk of such 
shortcomings in Croatia in the transposition or state of imple ­
mentation of acts adopted by the institutions pursuant to Part 
Three, Title V of the TFEU as well as of acts adopted by the institutions before the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon pursuant to Title VI of the TEU or pursuant to Part Three, Title IV of the Treaty establishing the European Community, the Commission may, until the end of a period of up to three 
years after accession, upon the reasoned request of a Member 
State or on its own initiative and after consulting the Member 
States, adopt appropriate measures and specify the conditions and arrangements applicable thereto.  
These measures may take the form of a temporary suspension 
of the application of relevant provisions and decisions in the 
relations between Croatia and any other Member State or 
Member States, without prejudice to the continuation of close 
judicial cooperation. The safeguard clause may be invoked even before accession on the basis of the monitoring findings and the measures adopted shall enter into force on the date of accession unless they provide for a later date. The measures shall be maintained no longer than strictly necessary and, in any case, shall be lifted when the shortcomings are remedied. They may, however, be applied beyond the period referred to in the first paragraph as long as these shortcomings persist. In response to progress made by Croatia in rectifying the identified short ­
comings, the Commission may adapt the measures as appro ­
priate after consulting the Member States. The Commission shall 
inform the Council in good time before revoking the safeguard 
measures, and it shall take duly into account any observations 
of the Council in this respect.  
Article 40  
In order not to hamper the proper functioning of the internal 
market, the enforcement of Croatia's national rules during the transitional periods referred to in Annex V shall not lead to border controls between Member States.  
Article 41 
If transitional measures are necessary to facilitate the transition 
from the existing regime in Croatia to that resulting from the 
application of the common agricultural policy under the 
conditions set out in this Act, they shall be adopted by the 
Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in 
Article 195(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri ­
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri ­
cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (
 1 ) in conjunction 
with Article 13(1)(b) of European Parliament and Council Regu ­
lation (EU) No 182/2011 (  2 ) or the relevant procedure as 
determined in the applicable legislation. They may be adopted within a period of three years from the date of accession and 
their application shall be limited to that period. The Council, 
acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission and 
after consulting the European Parliament, may extend this period.  
Transitional measures referred to in the first paragraph may also 
be adopted prior to the date of accession, if necessary. Such measures shall be adopted by the Council acting by qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission or, where they 
affect instruments initially adopted by the Commission, they 
shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the 
procedures required for adopting the instruments in question.  
Article 42
 
If transitional measures are necessary to facilitate the transition 
from the existing regime in Croatia to that resulting from the application of the Union veterinary, phytosanitary and food 
safety rules, such measures shall be adopted by the Commission 
in accordance with the relevant procedure as determined in the 
applicable legislation. These measures shall be adopted within a period of three years from the date of accession and their application shall be limited to that period.EN L 112/32 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012  
( 1 ) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.  
( 2 ) OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13.
Article 43 
The Council, acting by qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, shall define the terms under 
which:  
(a) the requirement for an exit summary declaration may be waived for the products referred to in 
Article 28(2) of the TFEU leaving the territory of Croatia to cross the territory of Bosnia and Herze ­
govina at Neum (‘Neum corridor’);  
(b) the requirement for an entry summary declaration may be waived for the products falling within the 
scope of point (a) when they re-enter the territory of Croatia after having crossed the territory of Bosnia 
and Herzegovina at Neum.  
Article 44 
The Commission may take all appropriate measures to ensure that the necessary statutory staff is main ­
tained in Croatia for a maximum of 18 months following accession. During this period, officials, temporary 
staff and contract staff assigned to posts in Croatia before accession and who are required to remain in 
service in Croatia after the date of accession shall benefit from the same financial and material conditions as 
were applied before accession in accordance with the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Commu ­
nities and the Conditions of Employment of other servants of the European Communities laid down in 
Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (  1 ). The administrative expenditure, including salaries 
for other necessary staff, shall be covered by the general budget of the European Union.  
PART FIVE  
PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACT  
TITLE I  
ADAPTATIONS TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE INSTITUTIONS AND TO THE RULES AND RULES 
OF PROCEDURE OF THE COMMITTEES  
Article 45 
The institutions shall, in accordance with the respective procedures provided for in the original Treaties, 
make such adaptations to their Rules of Procedure as are rendered necessary by accession.  
Adaptations to the rules of the Committees established by the original Treaties and to their Rules of 
Procedure which are rendered necessary by accession shall be made as soon as possible after accession.  
TITLE II  
APPLICABILITY OF THE ACTS OF THE INSTITUTIONS  
Article 46 
Upon accession, Croatia shall be considered as being an addressee, in accordance with the original Treaties, 
of directives and decisions within the meaning of Article 288 of the TFEU. Except with regard to directives 
and decisions which have entered into force pursuant to the third subparagraph of Article 297(1) and the second subparagraph of Article 297(2) of the TFEU, Croatia shall be considered as having received notifi ­
cation of such directives and decisions upon accession.  
Article 47
 
1. Croatia shall put into effect the measures necessary for it to comply, from the date of accession, with 
the provisions of directives and decisions within the meaning of Article 288 of the TFEU, unless another time limit is provided for in this Act. Croatia shall communicate those measures to the Commission by the date of accession or, where later, by the time limit provided for in this Act.EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/33  
( 1 ) OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1.
2. To the extent that amendments to directives within the 
meaning of Article 288 of the TFEU introduced by this Act 
require modification of the laws, regulations or administrative provisions of the present Member States, the present Member 
States shall put into effect the measures necessary to comply, 
from the date of accession of Croatia, with the amended direc ­
tives, unless another time limit is provided for in this Act. They 
shall communicate those measures to the Commission by the 
date of accession or, where later, by the time limit provided for 
in this Act.  
Article 48 
Provisions laid down by legislation, regulation or administrative 
action designed to ensure the protection of the health of 
workers and the general public in the territory of Croatia against the dangers arising from ionising radiations shall, in 
accordance with Article 33 of the EAEC Treaty, be 
communicated by Croatia to the Commission within three 
months from accession.  
Article 49 
At the duly substantiated request of Croatia, submitted to the 
Commission no later than the date of accession, the Council, 
acting on a proposal from the Commission, or the Commission, if the original act was adopted by the Commission, may take 
measures consisting of temporary derogations from acts 
adopted by the institutions between 1 July 2011 and the date 
of accession. The measures shall be adopted according to the 
voting rules governing the adoption of the act from which a temporary derogation is sought. Where those derogations are 
adopted after accession, they may be applied as of the date of 
accession.  
Article 50 
Where acts of the institutions adopted prior to accession require 
adaptation by reason of accession, and the necessary adap ­
tations have not been provided for in this Act or its Annexes, 
the Council, acting by qualified majority on a proposal from the 
Commission, or the Commission, if the original act was 
adopted by the Commission, shall, to this end, adopt the 
necessary acts. Where those acts are adopted after accession, 
they may be applied as of the date of accession.  
Article 51 
Unless otherwise stipulated in this Act, the Council, acting by 
qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, shall 
adopt the necessary measures to implement the provisions of 
this Act.  
Article 52 
The texts of the acts of the institutions adopted before accession 
and drawn up by these institutions in the Croatian language shall, from the date of accession, be authentic under the same 
conditions as the texts drawn up in the present official 
languages. They shall be published in the  Official Journal of the 
European Union if the texts in the present official languages were 
so published.
 
TITLE III  
FINAL PROVISIONS  
Article 53 
Annexes I to IX, the Appendices thereto and the Protocol are an 
integral part of this Act.  
Article 54 
The Government of the Italian Republic shall transmit to the 
Government of the Republic of Croatia a certified copy of the 
Treaty on European Union, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and the Treaties amending or supplementing them, including the Treaty concerning the accession of the Kingdom of Denmark, Ireland and the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the 
Treaty concerning the accession of the Hellenic Republic, the 
Treaty concerning the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic, the Treaty concerning the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden, the Treaty concerning the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of 
Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and 
the Treaty concerning the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria 
and Romania, in the Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish languages.  
The texts of the Treaties referred to in the first paragraph, 
drawn up in the Croatian language, shall be annexed to this Act. Those texts shall be authentic under the same conditions as the texts of those Treaties, drawn up in the present official languages.  
Article 55
 
A certified copy of the international agreements deposited in 
the archives of the General Secretariat of the Council shall be transmitted to the Government of the Republic of Croatia by 
the Secretary-General.EN L 112/34 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012
ANNEX I 
List of conventions and protocols to which the Republic of Croatia accedes upon accession (referred to in 
Article 3(4) of the Act of Accession)  
1. Convention of 23 July 1990 on the elimination of double taxation in connection with the adjustment of profits of 
associated enterprises (OJ L 225, 20.8.1990, p. 10)  
— Convention of 21 December 1995 on the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the 
Kingdom of Sweden to the Convention on the elimination of double taxation in connection with the adjustment 
of profits of associated enterprises (OJ C 26, 31.1.1996, p. 1)  
— Protocol of 25 May 1999 amending the Convention of 23 July 1990 on the elimination of double taxation in 
connection with the adjustment of profits of associated enterprises (OJ C 202, 16.7.1999, p. 1)  
— Convention of 8 December 2004 on the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of 
Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the 
Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the Convention on the elimination of 
double taxation in connection with the adjustment of profits of associated enterprises (OJ C 160, 30.6.2005, p. 1)  
2. Convention of 26 July 1995, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the protection 
of the European Communities' financial interests (OJ C 316, 27.11.1995, p. 49)  
— Protocol of 27 September 1996, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, to the 
Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests (OJ C 313, 23.10.1996, p. 2)  
— Protocol of 29 November 1996, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the 
interpretation, by way of preliminary rulings, by the Court of Justice of the European Communities of the 
Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests (OJ C 151, 20.5.1997, p. 2)  
— Second Protocol of 19 June 1997, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, to the 
Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests (OJ C 221, 19.7.1997, p. 12)  
3. Convention of 26 May 1997, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3(2)(c) of the Treaty on European Union, on the fight 
against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European 
Union (OJ C 195, 25.6.1997, p. 2)  
4. Convention of 18 December 1997, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on mutual 
assistance and cooperation between customs administrations (OJ C 24, 23.1.1998, p. 2)  
5. Convention of 17 June 1998, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on driving 
disqualifications (OJ C 216, 10.7.1998, p. 2)  
6. Convention of 29 May 2000, established by the Council in accordance with Article 34 of the Treaty on European 
Union, on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union 
(OJ C 197, 12.7.2000, p. 3)  
— Protocol of 16 October 2001, established by the Council in accordance with Article 34 of the Treaty on European 
Union, to the Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union (OJ C 326, 21.11.2001, p. 2)EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/35
ANNEX II  
List of provisions of the Schengen  acquis as integrated into the framework of the European Union and the acts 
building upon it or otherwise related to it, to be binding on, and applicable in, the Republic of Croatia as of 
accession (referred to in Article 4(1) of the Act of Accession)  
1. The Agreement between the Governments of the States of the Benelux Economic Union, the Federal Republic of 
Germany and the French Republic on the gradual abolition of checks at their common borders dated 14 June 1985 (  1 ). 
2. The following provisions of the Convention signed in Schengen on 19 June 1990 implementing the Schengen 
Agreement of 14 June 1985 on the gradual abolition of checks at their common borders, its related Final Act and 
Joint Declarations (  2 ), as amended by certain of the acts listed in paragraph 8 of this Annex:  
Article 1 to the extent that it relates to the provisions of this paragraph; Article 26; Article 39; Articles 44 to 49 (with 
the exception of Article 47(4) and Article 49(a)), Article 51, Articles 54 to 58; Article 62(3); Articles 67 to 69; Articles 
71 and 72; Articles 75 and 76; Article 82; Article 91; Articles 126 to 130 to the extent that they relate to the 
provisions of this paragraph; and Article 136; Joint Declarations 1 and 3 of the Final Act.  
3. The following provisions of the Agreements on Accession to the Convention signed in Schengen on 19 June 1990 
implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 on the gradual abolition of checks at their common borders, 
their Final Acts and the related Declarations, as amended by certain of the acts listed in paragraph 8 of this Annex:  
(a) the Agreement signed on 19 December 1996 on the Accession of the Kingdom of Denmark:  
— Article 5(2) and Article 6;  
(b) the Agreement signed on 19 December 1996 on the Accession of the Republic of Finland:  
— Article 5,  
— Declaration by the Government of the Republic of Finland on the Åland islands in Part III of the Final Act;  
(c) the Agreement signed on 19 December 1996 on the Accession of the Kingdom of Sweden:  
— Article 5.  
4. The following agreements and arrangements which build upon the Schengen  acquis  or otherwise relate to it:  
— the Agreement of 18 May 1999 concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and 
the Kingdom of Norway concerning the latters' association with the implementation, application and development 
of the Schengen  acquis , including the Annexes, its Final Act, Declarations and the Exchanges of Letters annexed 
thereto, approved by Council Decision 1999/439/EC (OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 35)  
— the Agreement of 30 June 1999 concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and 
the Kingdom of Norway on the establishment of rights and obligations between Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on the one hand, and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway, 
on the other, in areas of the Schengen  acquis  which apply to these States, approved by Council Decision 
2000/29/EC (OJ L 15, 20.1.2000, p. 1)  
— the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss 
Confederation's association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen  acquis , signed 
on 26 October 2004 and approved by Council Decision 2008/146/EC and Council Decision 2008/149/JHA (OJ 
L 53, 27.2.2008, p. 1 and p. 50)
 
— the Protocol between the European Union, the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality 
of Liechtenstein on the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the Agreement between the European 
Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation's association with the 
implementation, application and development of the Schengen  acquis , signed on 28 February 2008 and approved 
by Council Decision 2011/349/EU and Council Decision 2011/350/EU (OJ L 160, 18.6.2011, p. 1 and p. 19)EN L 112/36 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012  
( 1 ) OJ L 239, 22.9.2000, p. 13.  
( 2 ) OJ L 239, 22.9.2000, p. 19.
— the Arrangement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on 
the modalities of the participation by those States in the European Agency for the Management of Operational 
Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union, including the Joint Declaration 
annexed thereto, signed on 1 February 2007 and approved by Council Decision 2007/511/EC (OJ L 188, 
20.7.2007, p. 15)  
— the Arrangement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation and the 
Principality of Liechtenstein, of the other part, on the modalities of the participation by those States in the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member 
States of the European Union, including the Annex and Joint Declarations annexed thereto, signed on 
30 September 2009 and approved by Council Decision 2010/490/EU (OJ L 243, 16.9.2010, p. 2)  
— the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Swiss 
Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on supplementary rules in relation to the External Borders Fund 
for the period 2007 to 2013, including the Declarations annexed thereto, signed on 19 March 2010 and approved 
by Council Decision 2011/305/EU (OJ L 137, 25.5.2011, p. 1) (
 1 ). 
5. The provisions of the following Decisions (see OJ L 239, 22.9.2000, p. 1) of the Executive Committee established by 
the Convention signed in Schengen on 19 June 1990 implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 on the gradual abolition of checks at their common borders, as amended by certain of the acts listed in paragraph 8 of this Annex:  
— SCH/Com-ex (93) 10 Decision of the Executive Committee of 14 December 1993 concerning the declarations by 
the Ministers and State Secretaries  
— SCH/Com-ex (93) 14 Decision of the Executive Committee of 14 December 1993 on improving practical judicial 
cooperation for combating drug trafficking  
— SCH/Com-ex (94) 16 rev Decision of the Executive Committee of 21 November 1994 on the acquisition of 
common entry and exit stamps  
— SCH/Com-ex (94) 28 rev Decision of the Executive Committee of 22 December 1994 on the certificate provided 
for in Article 75 to carry narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances  
— SCH/Com-ex (94) 29 rev 2 Decision of the Executive Committee of 22 December 1994 on bringing into force the 
Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 19 June 1990  
— SCH/Com-ex (95) 21 Decision of the Executive Committee of 20 December 1995 on the swift exchange between 
the Schengen States of statistical and specific data on possible malfunctions at the external borders  
— SCH/Com-ex (98) 1 rev 2 Decision of the Executive Committee of 21 April 1998 on the activities of the Task 
Force, insofar as it relates to the provisions in paragraph 2 of this Annex  
— SCH/Com-ex (98) 26 def Decision of the Executive Committee of 16 September 1998 setting up a Standing 
Committee on the evaluation and implementation of Schengen  
— SCH/Com-ex (98) 37 def 2 Decision of the Executive Committee of 27 October 1998 on the adoption of measures 
to fight illegal immigration, insofar as it relates to the provisions in paragraph 2 of this Annex  
— SCH/Com-ex (98) 52 Decision of the Executive Committee of 16 December 1998 on the Handbook on cross- 
border police-cooperation, insofar as it relates to the provisions in paragraph 2 of this Annex  
— SCH/Com-ex (98) 59 rev Decision of the Executive Committee of 16 December 1998 on coordinated deployment 
of document advisers  
— SCH/Com-ex (99) 1 rev 2 Decision of the Executive Committee of 28 April 1999 on the drugs situation  
— SCH/Com-ex (99) 6 Decision of the Executive Committee of 28 April 1999 on the Schengen  acquis  relating to 
telecommunications
 
— SCH/Com-ex (99) 7 rev 2 Decision of the Executive Committee of 28 April 1999 on liaison officersEN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/37  
( 1 ) As long as that Agreement is not yet concluded, only insofar as it applies provisionally.
— SCH/Com-ex (99) 8 rev 2 Decision of the Executive Committee of 28 April 1999 on general principles governing 
the payment of informers  
— SCH/Com-ex (99) 10 Decision of the Executive Committee of 28 April 1999 on the illegal trade in firearms.  
6. The following Declarations (see OJ L 239, 22.9.2000, p. 1) of the Executive Committee established by the Convention 
signed in Schengen on 19 June 1990 implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 on the gradual 
abolition of checks at their common borders, to the extent that they relate to the provisions in paragraph 2 of this Annex:  
— SCH/Com-ex (96) decl 6 rev 2 Declaration of the Executive Committee of 26 June 1996 on extradition  
— SCH/Com-ex (97) decl 13 rev 2 Declaration of the Executive Committee of 9 February 1998 on the abduction of 
minors.  
7. The following Decisions (see OJ L 239, 22.9.2000, p. 1) of the Central Group established by the Convention signed in 
Schengen on 19 June 1990 implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 on the gradual abolition of 
checks at their common borders, to the extent that they relate to the provisions in paragraph 2 of this Annex:  
— SCH/C (98) 117 Decision of the Central Group of 27 October 1998 on the adoption of measures to fight illegal 
immigration  
— SCH/C (99) 25 Decision of the Central Group of 22 March 1999 on general principles governing the payment of 
informers.  
8. The following acts which build upon the Schengen  acquis  or otherwise relate to it:  
— Council Regulation (EC) No 1683/95 of 29 May 1995 laying down a uniform format for visas (OJ L 164, 
14.7.1995, p. 1)  
— Council Decision 1999/307/EC of 1 May 1999 laying down the detailed arrangements for the integration of the 
Schengen Secretariat into the General Secretariat of the Council (OJ L 119, 7.5.1999, p. 49)  
— Council Decision 1999/435/EC of 20 May 1999 concerning the definition of the Schengen  acquis  for the purpose 
of determining, in conformity with the relevant provisions of the Treaty establishing the European Community and 
the Treaty on European Union, the legal basis for each of the provisions or decisions which constitute the  acquis  
(OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 1)  
— Council Decision 1999/436/EC of 20 May 1999 determining, in conformity with the relevant provisions of the 
Treaty establishing the European Community and the Treaty on European Union, the legal basis for each of the 
provisions or decisions which constitute the Schengen  acquis  (OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 17)  
— Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 on certain arrangements for the application of the Agreement 
concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two states with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen  acquis  (OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 31)  
— Council Decision 1999/848/EC of 13 December 1999 on the full application of the Schengen  acquis  in Greece 
(OJ L 327, 21.12.1999, p. 58)  
— Council Decision 2000/365/EC of 29 May 2000 concerning the request of the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
and Northern Ireland to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen  acquis  (OJ L 131, 1.6.2000, p. 43)  
— Council Decision 2000/586/JHA of 28 September 2000 establishing a procedure for amending Articles 40(4) and 
(5), 41(7) and 65(2) of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 on the gradual 
abolition of checks at common borders (OJ L 248, 3.10.2000, p. 1)  
— Council Decision 2000/777/EC of 1 December 2000 on the application of the Schengen  acquis  in Denmark, 
Finland and Sweden, and in Iceland and Norway (OJ L 309, 9.12.2000, p. 24)
 
— Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 of 15 March 2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in 
possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that 
requirement (OJ L 81, 21.3.2001, p. 1)EN L 112/38 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012
— Council Directive 2001/51/EC of 28 June 2001 supplementing the provisions of Article 26 of the Convention 
implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 (OJ L 187, 10.7.2001, p. 45)  
— Council Regulation (EC) No 333/2002 of 18 February 2002 on a uniform format for forms for affixing the visa 
issued by Member States to persons holding travel documents not recognised by the Member State drawing up the 
form (OJ L 53, 23.2.2002, p. 4)  
— Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 February 2002 concerning Ireland's request to take part in some of the 
provisions of the Schengen  acquis  (OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20)  
— Council Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 of 13 June 2002 laying down a uniform format for residence permits for 
third-country nationals (OJ L 157, 15.6.2002, p. 1)  
— Council Framework Decision 2002/946/JHA of 28 November 2002 on the strengthening of the penal framework 
to prevent the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence (OJ L 328, 5.12.2002, p. 1)  
— Council Directive 2002/90/EC of 28 November 2002 defining the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and 
residence (OJ L 328, 5.12.2002, p. 17)  
— Council Decision 2003/170/JHA of 27 February 2003 on the common use of liaison officers posted abroad by the 
law enforcement agencies of the Member States (OJ L 67, 12.3.2003, p. 27)  
— Council Decision 2003/725/JHA of 2 October 2003 amending the provisions of Article 40(1) and (7) of the 
Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 on the gradual abolition of checks at 
common borders (OJ L 260, 11.10.2003, p. 37)  
— Council Directive 2003/110/EC of 25 November 2003 on assistance in cases of transit for the purposes of 
removal by air (OJ L 321, 6.12.2003, p. 26)  
— Council Regulation (EC) No 377/2004 of 19 February 2004 on the creation of an immigration liaison officers 
network (OJ L 64, 2.3.2004, p. 1)  
— Council Directive 2004/82/EC of 29 April 2004 on the obligation of carriers to communicate passenger data 
(OJ L 261, 6.8.2004, p. 24)  
— Council Decision 2004/573/EC of 29 April 2004 on the organisation of joint flights for removals from the 
territory of two or more Member States, of third-country nationals who are subjects of individual removal orders 
(OJ L 261, 6.8.2004, p. 28)  
— Council Decision 2004/512/EC of 8 June 2004 establishing the Visa Information System (VIS) (OJ L 213, 
15.6.2004, p. 5 and OJ L 142M, 30.5.2006, p. 60)  
— Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 of 26 October 2004 establishing a European Agency for the Management 
of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (OJ L 349, 
25.11.2004, p. 1 and OJ L 153M, 7.6.2006, p. 136)  
— Council Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004 of 13 December 2004 on standards for security features and biometrics in 
passports and travel documents issued by Member States (OJ L 385, 29.12.2004, p. 1 and OJ L 153M, 7.6.2006, 
p. 375) 
— Council Decision 2004/926/EC of 22 December 2004 on the putting into effect of parts of the Schengen  acquis  by 
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (OJ L 395, 31.12.2004, p. 70)  
— Council Decision 2005/267/EC of 16 March 2005 establishing a secure web-based Information and Coordination 
Network for Member States' Migration Management Services (OJ L 83, 1.4.2005, p. 48 and OJ L 159M, 
13.6.2006, p. 288)EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/39
— Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a 
Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) 
(OJ L 105, 13.4.2006, p. 1), except the first sentence of Article 1, Article 5(4)(a), Title III and the provisions 
of Title II and the annexes thereto referring to the Schengen Information System (SIS)  
— Council Framework Decision 2006/960/JHA of 18 December 2006 on simplifying the exchange of information 
and intelligence between law enforcement authorities of the Member States of the European Union (OJ L 386, 29.12.2006, p. 89)  
— Regulation (EC) No 1931/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 laying down 
rules on local border traffic at the external land borders of the Member States and amending the provisions of the 
Schengen Convention (OJ L 405, 30.12.2006, p. 1), except Articles 4(b) and 9(c)  
— Council Decision 2007/471/EC of 12 June 2007 on the application of the provisions of the Schengen  acquis  
relating to the Schengen Information System in the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, 
the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of 
Slovenia and the Slovak Republic (OJ L 179, 7.7.2007, p. 46)  
— Regulation (EC) No 863/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 establishing a 
mechanism for the creation of Rapid Border Intervention Teams and amending Council Regulation (EC) 
No 2007/2004 as regards that mechanism and regulating the tasks and powers of guest officers (OJ L 199, 31.7.2007, p. 30), except the provisions of Article 6(8) and (9) to the extent that they refer to access being 
given to the Schengen Information System  
— Council Decision 2007/801/EC of 6 December 2007 on the full application of the provisions of the Schengen  
acquis  in the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the 
Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak 
Republic (OJ L 323, 8.12.2007, p. 34)  
— Council Decision 2008/421/EC of 5 June 2008 on the application of the provisions of the Schengen  acquis  relating 
to the Schengen Information System in the Swiss Confederation (OJ L 149, 7.6.2008, p. 74)  
— Article 6 of Council Decision 2008/633/JHA of 23 June 2008 concerning access for consultation of the Visa 
Information System (VIS) by designated authorities of Member States and by Europol for the purposes of the 
prevention, detection and investigation of terrorist offences and of other serious criminal offences (OJ L 218, 
13.8.2008, p. 129)  
— Council Decision 2008/903/EC of 27 November 2008 on the full application of the provisions of the Schengen  
acquis  in the Swiss Confederation (OJ L 327, 5.12.2008, p. 15)  
— Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA of 27 November 2008 on the protection of personal data processed 
in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (OJ L 350, 30.12.2008, p. 60)  
— Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common 
standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 348, 
24.12.2008, p. 98)  
— Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 
establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code) (OJ L 243, 15.9.2009, p. 1)  
— Council Decision 2010/252/EU of 26 April 2010 supplementing the Schengen Borders Code as regards the 
surveillance of the sea external borders in the context of operational cooperation coordinated by the European 
Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the 
European Union (OJ L 111, 4.5.2010, p. 20)
 
— Council Decision 2010/365/EU of 29 June 2010 on the application of the provisions of the Schengen  acquis  
relating to the Schengen Information System in the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania (OJ L 166, 1.7.2010, p. 17).EN L 112/40 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012
ANNEX III  
List referred to in Article 15 of the Act of Accession: adaptations to acts adopted by the institutions  
1. FREEDOM TO PROVIDE SERVICES  
32005 L 0036: Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the 
recognition of professional qualifications (OJ L 255, 30.9.2005, p. 22).  
(a) Article 23(5) is replaced by the following:  
‘5. Without prejudice to Article 43b, each Member State shall recognise evidence of formal qualifications as doctor 
giving access to the professional activities of doctor with basic training and specialised doctor, as nurse responsible for 
general care, as dental practitioner, as specialised dental practitioner, as veterinary surgeon, as midwife, as pharmacist 
and as architect held by nationals of the Member States and issued by the former Yugoslavia, or whose training 
commenced,  
(a) for Slovenia, before 25 June 1991; and  
(b) for Croatia, before 8 October 1991;  
where the authorities of the aforementioned Member States attest that such evidence has the same legal validity within 
their territory as the evidence which they issue and, with respect to architects, as the evidence of formal qualifications 
specified for those Member States in Annex VI, point 6, as regards access to the professional activities of doctor with 
basic training, specialised doctor, nurse responsible for general care, dental practitioner, specialised dental practitioner, veterinary surgeon, midwife, pharmacist with respect to the activities referred to in Article 45(2), and architect with 
respect to the activities referred to in Article 48, and the pursuit of such activities.  
Such an attestation must be accompanied by a certificate issued by those same authorities stating that such persons 
have effectively and lawfully been engaged in the activities in question within their territory for at least three 
consecutive years during the five years prior to the date of issue of the certificate.’.  
(b) The following Article is inserted:  
‘Article 43b 
Acquired rights in midwifery shall not apply to the following qualifications which were obtained in Croatia before 
1 July 2013: viša medicinska sestra ginekološko-opstetri čkog smjera (High Gynaecology-Obstetrical Nurse), medi ­
cinska sestra ginekološko-opstetri čkog smjera (Gynaecology-Obstetrical Nurse), viša medicinska sestra primaljskog 
smjera (High Nurse with Midwifery Degree), medicinska sestra primaljskog smjera (Nurse with Midwifery Degree), ginekološko-opstetri čka primalja (Gynaecology-Obstetrical Midwife) and primalja (Midwife).’.  
2. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW  
I. COMMUNITY TRADE MARK 
32009 R 0207: Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (OJ L 78, 
24.3.2009, p. 1).  
Article 165(1) is replaced by the following:  
‘1. As of the date of accession of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, 
Hungary, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia (hereinafter referred to as “new Member State(s)”), a Community trade mark registered or applied for pursuant to this Regulation before their respective date of 
accession shall be extended to the territory of those Member States in order to have equal effect throughout the 
Community.’.  
II. SUPPLEMENTARY PROTECTION CERTIFICATES  
1. 31996 R 1610: Regulation (EC) No 1610/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 1996 
concerning the creation of a supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products (OJ L 198, 
8.8.1996, p. 30).  
(a) The following point is added to Article 19a:
 
‘(m) any plant protection product protected by a valid basic patent and for which the first authorisation to place it 
on the market as a plant protection product was obtained after 1 January 2003 may be granted a certificate 
in Croatia, provided that the application for a certificate is lodged within six months from the date of 
accession.’.EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/41
(b) Article 20(2) is replaced by the following:  
‘2. This Regulation shall apply to supplementary protection certificates granted in accordance with the national 
legislation of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and 
Slovakia prior to their respective date of accession.’.  
2. 32009 R 0469: Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 
concerning the supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products (OJ L 152, 16.6.2009, p. 1).  
(a) The following point is added to Article 20:  
‘(m) any medicinal product protected by a valid basic patent and for which the first authorisation to place it on 
the market as a medicinal product was obtained after 1 January 2003 may be granted a certificate in Croatia, provided that the application for a certificate is lodged within six months from the date of accession.’.  
(b) Article 21(2) is replaced by the following:  
‘2. This Regulation shall apply to supplementary protection certificates granted in accordance with the national 
legislation of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia prior to their respective date of accession.’.  
III. COMMUNITY DESIGNS  
32002 R 0006: Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs (OJ L 3, 
5.1.2002, p. 1).  
Article 110a(1) is replaced by the following:  
‘1. As of the date of accession of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, 
Hungary, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia (hereinafter referred to as “new Member State(s)”), a Community design protected or applied for pursuant to this Regulation before their respective date of accession 
shall be extended to the territory of those Member States in order to have equal effect throughout the Community.’.  
3. FINANCIAL SERVICES  
32006 L 0048: Directive 2006/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 relating to the 
taking up and pursuit of the business of credit institutions (recast) (OJ L 177, 30.6.2006, p. 1).  
In Article 2, the following is inserted after the entry for France:  
‘— in Croatia, the “kreditne unije” and the “Hrvatska banka za obnovu i razvitak”,’.  
4. AGRICULTURE  
1. 31991 R 1601: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 of 10 June 1991 laying down general rules on the definition, 
description and presentation of aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks and aromatized wine-product 
cocktails (OJ L 149, 14.6.1991, p. 1).  
In Annex II, the following is inserted after the geographical designation ‘Nürnberger Glühwein’:  
‘Samoborski bermet’  
2. 32007 R 1234: Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of 
agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (OJ L 299, 
16.11.2007, p. 1).  
(a) In Article 66, the following paragraph is inserted:  
‘4a. For Croatia a special restructuring reserve shall be established as set out in point 2 of Annex IX. This 
reserve shall be released as of 1 April of the first quota year after accession to the extent that the on-farm 
consumption of milk and milk products in Croatia has decreased in the period 2008-2012.
 
The decision on releasing the reserve and of its distribution to the deliveries and direct sales quota shall be taken 
by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 195(2) on the basis of an assessment of a report to be submitted by Croatia by 31 December 2013. That report shall detail the results and trends of the 
actual restructuring process in Croatia's dairy sector, and in particular the shift from production for on-farm 
consumption to production for the market.’.EN L 112/42 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012
(b) In Article 103k(1), the following subparagraph is added:  
‘This paragraph shall not apply to Croatia for the financial year 2013. Croatia shall submit to the Commission a 
draft five-year support programme for the 2014-2018 programme period.’.  
(c) In Annex III, Part II, point 13 is replaced by the following:  
‘13. “full-time refiner” means a production unit:  
— of which the sole activity consists of refining imported raw cane sugar,  
or 
— which refined in the marketing year 2004/2005 a quantity of at least 15 000 tonnes of imported raw 
cane sugar. For the purpose of this indent, in the case of Croatia the marketing year shall be that of 
2007/2008.’.  
(d) Annex VI is replaced by the following:  
‘ANNEX VI 
NATIONAL AND REGIONAL QUOTAS  
from the 2010/2011 marketing year onwards  
(in tonnes) 
Member States or regions  Sugar  Isoglucose  Inulin syrup  
Belgium  676 235,0  114 580,2  0  
Bulgaria 0  89 198,0  
Czech Republic  372 459,3  
Denmark  372 383,0  
Germany  2 898 255,7  56 638,2  
Ireland  0  
Greece  158 702,0  0  
Spain 498 480,2  53 810,2  
France 
(metropolitan)  3 004 811,15  0  
French overseas depart ­
ments  432 220,05  
Croatia 192 877,0  
Italy  508 379,0  32 492,5  
Latvia 0  
Lithuania  90 252,0  
Hungary  105 420,0  220 265,8  
Netherlands  804 888,0  0  0  
Austria  351 027,4  
Poland 1 405 608,1  42 861,4EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/43
(in tonnes) 
Member States or regions  Sugar  Isoglucose  Inulin syrup  
Portugal 
(mainland)  0 12 500,0  
Autonomous Region of 
the Azores  9 953,0  
Romania 104 688,8  0  
Slovenia  0  
Slovakia 112 319,5  68 094,5  
Finland  80 999,0  0  
Sweden  293 186,0  
United Kingdom  1 056 474,0  0  
TOTAL  13 529 618,20  690 440,8  0’  
(e) In Annex IX, point 1, the following is inserted after the entry for France:  
‘Member State  2008/09  2009/10  2010/11  2011/12  2012/13  2013/14  2014/15  
Croatia 765 000  765 000’  
(f) In Annex IX, point 2, the table is replaced by the following:  
‘Member State  Tonnes  
Bulgaria 39 180  
Croatia 15 000  
Romania 188 400’  
(g) In Annex X, the following is inserted after the entry for France: 
‘Croatia 40,70’  
(h) In Annex Xb, the following table is added:  
(thousand EUR) 
‘Budget year  2013  2014  2015  2016  from 2017 onwards  
HR 0  11 885  11 885  11 885  10 832’  
(i) In paragraph 2 of the Appendix to Annex XIb, the following point is added:  
‘(h) in Croatia, the areas planted with vines in the following sub-regions: Moslavina, Prigorje-Bilogora, Plešivica, 
Pokuplje and Zagorje-Me đimurje.’.  
(j) In paragraph 3 of the Appendix to Annex XIb, the following point is added:  
‘(h) in Croatia, areas planted with vines in the following sub-regions: Hrvatsko Podunavlje and Slavonija.’.EN L 112/44 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012
(k) In paragraph 4 of the Appendix to Annex XIb, the following point is added:  
‘(g) in Croatia, areas planted with vines in the following sub-regions: Hrvatska Istra, Hrvatsko primorje, Dalma ­
tinska zagora, Sjeverna Dalmacija and Srednja i Južna Dalmacija.’.  
3. 32008 R 0110: Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on 
the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and 
repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 (OJ L 39, 13.2.2008, p. 16).  
(a) In Article 20, the following paragraph is added:  
‘4. The deadline referred to in paragraph 1 for submission of technical files shall also apply to the geographical 
indications of Croatia listed in Annex III.’.  
(b) In Annex III, point 9, the following geographical indications are added:  
‘Hrvatska loza  Croatia 
Hrvatska stara šljivovica  Croatia 
Slavonska šljivovica  Croatia’ 
(c) In Annex III, point 32, the following geographical indication is added:  
‘Hrvatski pelinkovac  Croatia’ 
(d) In Annex III, the following point is inserted: 
‘39. Maraschino/Marrasquino/ 
Maraskino  Zadarski maraschino  Croatia’ 
(e) In Annex III, under product category ‘Other spirit drinks’, the following geographical indication is added:  
‘Hrvatska travarica  Croatia’ 
4. 32009 R 0073: Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009 establishing common rules for direct 
support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 247/2006, (EC) No 378/2007 and repealing Regulation 
(EC) No 1782/2003 (OJ L 30, 31.1.2009, p. 16).  
(a) Article 2(g) is replaced by the following:  
‘(g) “new Member States” means Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, 
Hungary, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia;’.  
(b) In Article 6(2), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:  
‘2. The Member States other than the new Member States shall ensure that land which was under permanent 
pasture at the date provided for the area aid applications for 2003 is maintained under permanent pasture. The 
new Member States other than Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania shall ensure that land which was under permanent 
pasture on 1 May 2004 is maintained under permanent pasture. Bulgaria and Romania shall ensure that land 
which was under permanent pasture on 1 January 2007 is maintained under permanent pasture. Croatia shall 
ensure that land which was under permanent pasture on 1 July 2013 is maintained under permanent pasture.’.  
(c) Article 33(1)(b)(iv) is replaced by the following:  
‘(iv) pursuant to Article 47(2), Articles 57a and 59, the third subparagraph of Article 64(2), Article 65 and 
Article 68(4)(c).’.  
(d) In Article 51(1), the following subparagraph is added:
 
‘Croatia may decide to make use of the options provided for in Article 52 and Article 53(1) of this Regulation. 
That decision shall be notified to the Commission by 15 July 2013.’.EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/45
(e) In Article 51(2), the following subparagraph is added:  
‘By way of derogation from the second subparagraph, in the case of Croatia, this ceiling is determined on the basis 
of the national ceilings set out in Articles 104(4) and 112(5) as regards respectively sheepmeat and goatmeat 
payments and beef and veal payments referred to in Articles 52 and 53, taking into account the schedule of 
introduction of direct payments laid down in Article 121.’.  
(f) In Article 52, the following paragraph is inserted after the first paragraph:  
‘By way of derogation from the first paragraph, Croatia may retain up to 50 % of the amount resulting from the 
ceiling referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 51(2) of this Regulation in order to make, on a yearly 
basis, an additional payment to farmers.’.  
(g) In Article 53(1), the following subparagraph is inserted after the first subparagraph:  
‘By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, Croatia may retain all or part of the amount resulting from the 
ceiling referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 51(2) of this Regulation in order to make, on a yearly 
basis, an additional payment to farmers.’.  
(h) The title of Chapter 3 of Title III is replaced by the following:  
‘Implementation in the new Member States having applied the single area payment scheme and in Croatia ’. 
(i) The title of Article 55 is replaced by the following:  
‘Introduction of the single payment scheme in the Member States having applied the single area payment scheme and in 
Croatia’.  
(j) In Article 55(1), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:  
‘1. Save as otherwise provided for in this Chapter, this Title shall apply to the new Member States having 
applied the single area payment scheme provided for in Chapter 2 of Title V and to Croatia.’.  
(k) In Article 57(1), the following sentence is added:  
‘For Croatia this reduction shall not be higher than 20 % of the annual ceiling as indicated in table 3 of Annex 
VIII.’.  
(l) In Article 57(3), the following sentences are added:  
‘In Croatia, the use of the national reserve shall be subject to authorisation by the Commission by means of an 
implementing act without the assistance of the Committee referred to in Article 141. The Commission shall examine, in particular, the establishment of any national direct payment scheme applicable prior to the date of 
accession and the conditions under which it applied. The request to authorise the national reserve shall be sent by 
Croatia to the Commission by 15 July 2013.’.  
(m) The following Article is inserted:  
‘Article 57a  
Special national de-mining reserve in Croatia  
1. Croatia shall create a special national de-mining reserve which shall be used for the purpose of allocating, 
during a period of ten years after accession and in accordance with objective criteria and in such a way as to 
ensure equal treatment between farmers and to avoid market and competition distortions, payment entitlements to farmers with de-mined land returning to use for agricultural activities.  
2. Land eligible for allocation of payment entitlements under this Article shall not be eligible for allocation of 
payment entitlements under Articles 59 and 61.  
3. The value of the payment entitlements established under this Article shall not be higher than the value of 
the payment entitlements established in accordance with Articles 59 and 61, respectively.
 
4. The maximum amount allocated to the special national de-mining reserve shall be EUR 9 600 000 and shall 
be subject to the schedule of introduction of direct payments set out in Article 121. The maximum amounts per year shall be as follows:EN L 112/46 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012
(thousand EUR) 
Croatia  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  2018  2019  2020  2021  2022  
Maximum amount 
for the special 
national de-mining 
reserve  2 400  2 880  3 360  3 840  4 800  5 760  6 720  7 680  8 640  9 600  
5. In the first year of implementation of the single payment scheme, Croatia shall allocate payment 
entitlements to the farmers on the basis of the land which has been de-mined and declared by farmers in the 
aid applications submitted in the first year of implementation of the single payment scheme and returned to use for agricultural activities between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2012.  
6. For the years 2013 to 2022, payment entitlements shall be allocated to farmers on the basis of the de- 
mined land declared by the farmers in the year in question on condition that such land was returned to use for 
agricultural activities during the previous calendar year, and which has been notified to the Commission in 
accordance with paragraph 9.  
7. In order to ensure an appropriate use of Union funds, the Commission shall, in accordance with the 
procedure referred to in Article 141(2), modify the ceiling in table 3 of Annex VIII in order to add thereto 
the amounts from the special national de-mining reserve which have been allocated by 31 December 2022.  
8. All land declared for the purpose of this Article shall comply with the definition of eligible hectare provided 
for in Article 34(2).  
9. By 15 July 2013, Croatia shall notify the Commission of the area of land eligible according to paragraph 5, 
indicating both land eligible for the support levels according to Article 59, and land eligible for the support levels according to Article 61. This notification shall also include information on the corresponding budgetary envelopes and the unused amounts. From 2014 onwards, a communication with the same information shall be sent to the 
Commission no later than 31 January every year and shall cover the previous calendar year, specifying the areas 
returned to use for agricultural activities and the corresponding budgetary envelopes.  
10. By 31 December 2012, all mined and de-mined land on which farmers might receive payment entitlement 
from this special national de-mining reserve shall be identified in the integrated administration and control system 
established in accordance with Chapter 4 of Title II.’.  
(n) In Article 59, the following paragraph is added:  
‘4. The Commission shall, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 141(2), adopt rules on the 
initial allocation of payment entitlements in Croatia.’.  
(o) In Article 61, the following paragraph is added:  
‘For Croatia, the dates referred to in points (a) and (b) of the first paragraph shall be 30 June 2011.’.  
(p) In Article 69(1), the following is added to the first subparagraph:  
‘Croatia may decide, by the date of accession, to use from the first year of implementation of the single payment 
scheme as provided for in Article 59(2) up to 10 % of the national ceiling referred to in Article 40 as indicated in 
table 3 of Annex VIII.’.  
(q) In Article 69(9), first subparagraph, the following point is inserted after point (a):  
‘(aa) specified for the year 2022 in the case of Croatia;’.
 
(r) Article 104(4) is replaced by the following:EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/47
‘4. The following national ceilings shall apply:  
Member States  National ceiling  
Bulgaria  2 058 483  
Czech Republic  66 733  
Denmark  104 000  
Estonia  48 000  
Spain 19 580 000  
France  7 842 000  
Croatia 542 651  
Cyprus 472 401  
Latvia 18 437  
Lithuania  17 304  
Hungary  1 146 000  
Poland 335 880  
Portugal  2 690 000  
Romania 5 880 620  
Slovenia 84 909  
Slovakia 305 756  
Finland  80 000  
Total 41 273 174’  
(s) In Article 112(5), the following is inserted after the entry for France: 
‘Croatia 105 270’  
(t) Article 121 is replaced by the following:  
‘Article 121 
Introduction of direct payments  
In the new Member States other than Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania, direct payments shall be introduced in 
accordance with the following schedule of increments expressed as a percentage of the then applicable level of 
such payments in the Member States other than the new Member States:  
— 60 % in 2009,  
— 70 % in 2010,  
— 80 % in 2011,  
— 90 % in 2012,  
— 100 % as of 2013.  
In Bulgaria and Romania, direct payments shall be introduced in accordance with the following schedule of 
increments expressed as a percentage of the then applicable level of such payments in the Member States other 
than the new Member States:  
— 35 % in 2009,  
— 40 % in 2010,EN L 112/48 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012
— 50 % in 2011,  
— 60 % in 2012,  
— 70 % in 2013,  
— 80 % in 2014,  
— 90 % in 2015,  
— 100 % as of 2016.  
In Croatia, direct payments shall be introduced in accordance with the following schedule of increments expressed 
as a percentage of the then applicable level of such payments in the Member States other than the new Member 
States:  
— 25 % in 2013,  
— 30 % in 2014,  
— 35 % in 2015,  
— 40 % in 2016,  
— 50 % in 2017,  
— 60 % in 2018,  
— 70 % in 2019,  
— 80 % in 2020,  
— 90 % in 2021,  
— 100 % as of 2022.’.  
(u) In Article 132(2), the following subparagraph is inserted after the second subparagraph:  
‘By way of derogation from points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph, Croatia shall have the possibility to 
complement direct payments up to 100 % of the level applicable in Member States other than the new Member 
States.’.  
(v) In Annex VII, the following is inserted after the entry for France: 
‘Croatia  100  1’  
(w) In Annex VIII, the following table is added:  
‘Table 3 (*)  
Member State  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  2018  2019  2020  2021  2022  
Croatia 93 250  111 900  130 550  149 200  186 500  223 800  261 100  298 400  335 700  373 000  
___________  
(*) Ceilings calculated taking into account the schedule of increments provided for in Article 121.’  
5. FISHERIES 
1. 32002 R 2371: Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable 
exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59).  
In Annex I, the following parts are added:EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/49
‘11. COASTAL WATERS OF CROATIA (*)  
Geographical area  Member State  Species  Importance or particular 
characteristics  
12 miles limited to the sea area under 
the sovereignty of Croatia situated to the north of the 45 degrees and 10 
minutes parallel north latitude along 
the west Istrian coast, from the outer 
limit of the territorial sea of Croatia, 
where this parallel touches the land of 
the west Istrian coast (the cape 
Grgatov rt Funtana)  Slovenia Demersal and small 
pelagic species including 
sardine and anchovy  100 tonnes for a maximum 
number of 25 fishing vessels which includes 5 
fishing vessels equipped 
with trawl nets
 
___________  
(*) The above mentioned regime shall apply from the full implementation of the arbitration award resulting from the 
Arbitration Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Slovenia and the Government of the Republic 
of Croatia, signed in Stockholm on 4 November 2009.  
12. COASTAL WATERS OF SLOVENIA (*)  
Geographical area  Member State  Species  Importance or particular 
characteristics  
12 miles limited to the sea area under 
the sovereignty of Slovenia situated to 
the north of the 45 degrees and 10 minutes parallel north latitude along 
the west Istrian coast, from the outer 
limit of the territorial sea of Croatia, 
where this parallel touches the land of the west Istrian coast (the cape 
Grgatov rt Funtana)  Croatia Demersal and small 
pelagic species including 
sardine and anchovy  100 tonnes for a maximum 
number of 25 fishing 
vessels which includes 5 fishing vessels equipped with trawl nets
 
___________  
(*) The above mentioned regime shall apply from the full implementation of the arbitration award resulting from the 
Arbitration Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Slovenia and the Government of the Republic of Croatia, signed in Stockholm on 4 November 2009.’  
2. 32006 R 1198: Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 of 27 July 2006 on the European Fisheries Fund (OJ L 223, 
15.8.2006, p. 1).  
(a) In Article 27, the following paragraph is added:  
‘5. The EFF may contribute to the financing of a scheme of individual premiums for fishers who will benefit 
from the access regime laid down in Part 11 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 as amended by the Act 
of Accession of Croatia. The scheme may only apply during the period 2014 to 2015 or, if this occurs earlier, up 
until the date of the full implementation of the arbitration award resulting from the Arbitration Agreement 
between the Government of the Republic of Slovenia and the Government of the Republic of Croatia, signed 
in Stockholm on 4 November 2009.’.  
(b) Article 29(3) is replaced by the following:  
‘3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, in the outermost regions and the outlying Greek islands as well as 
in the Croatian islands Dugi otok, Vis, Mljet and Lastovo, aid may be granted to all enterprises.’.  
(c) Article 35(4) is replaced by the following:  
‘4. By way of derogation from paragraph 3, in the outermost regions and the outlying Greek islands as well as 
in the Croatian islands Dugi otok, Vis, Mljet and Lastovo, aid may be granted to all enterprises.’.
 
(d) In Article 53(9), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:EN L 112/50 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012
‘9. When operations are financed by the EFF in the outlying Greek islands which are under a handicap due to 
their distant location and in the outermost regions as well as in the Croatian islands Dugi otok, Vis, Mljet and 
Lastovo, the ceiling for the contribution from the EFF for each priority axis shall be increased by up to 10 
percentage points in the regions eligible under the Convergence objective and by up to 35 percentage points for 
the regions not eligible under the Convergence objective.’.  
(e) In Annex II, point (a), the table is replaced by the following:  
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 
‘Regions covered by the Convergence objective and outlying Greek islands and 
the Croatian islands Dugi 
otok, Vis, Mljet and Lastovo  A ≤ 100 % 
B ≥ 0 % A ≤ 40 % 
B ≥ 60 % (*) (**)  A ≤ 80 % 
B ≥ 20 %  A ≤ 60 % 
B ≥ 40 % (***)  
Regions not covered by the 
Convergence objective  A ≤ 100 % 
B ≥ 0 % A ≤ 40 % 
B ≥ 60 % (*) (**)  A ≤ 60 % 
B ≥ 40 %  A ≤ 40 % 
B ≥ 60 % (***)  
Outermost regions  A ≤ 100 % 
B ≥ 0 % A ≤ 50 % 
B ≥ 50 % (*) (**)  A ≤ 80 % 
B ≥ 20 %  A ≤ 75 % 
B ≥ 25 %
 
(*) In the case of operations referred to in Article 25(3), the (B) rates for Group 2 are increased by 20 percentage points. Th e (A) 
rates are reduced accordingly. 
(**) In the case of operations referred to in Article 26(2) (investment on board within the meaning of Article 25 in small scal e 
coastal fishing vessels), the (B) rates for Group 2 may be reduced by 20 percentage points. The (A) rates are increased 
accordingly. 
(***) In case of operations referred to in Articles 29 and 35 when undertaken by enterprises not covered by the definition in 
Article 3(f) with less than 750 employees or with a turnover of less than EUR 200 million, the (B) rates are increased in the 
regions covered by the Convergence objective, with the exception of the outlying Greek islands and the Croatian islands Dugi 
otok, Vis, Mljet and Lastovo, by 30 percentage points and in the regions not covered by the Convergence objective by 20 
percentage points. The (A) rates are reduced accordingly.’  
(f) In Annex II, point (a), the second paragraph of sub-title ‘Group 2’ is replaced by the following:  
‘Following the application of (*) and (**) where the EFF finances operations referred to in Article 25(3) in favour of 
small scale coastal fishing vessels, the (B) rates for Group 2 will be:  
— for the regions covered by the Convergence objective, the outlying Greek islands and the Croatian islands Dugi 
otok, Vis, Mljet and Lastovo and the regions not covered by the Convergence objective, equal to or more than 
60 percentage points (B ≥ 60 %),  
and 
— for the outermost regions, equal to or more than 50 percentage points (B ≥ 50 %).’.  
6. TAXATION 
1. 32006 L 0112: Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (OJ 
L 347, 11.12.2006, p. 1).  
In Article 287, the following point is added:  
‘(19) Croatia: EUR 35 000.’.  
2. 32008 L 0118: Council Directive 2008/118/EC of 16 December 2008 concerning the general arrangements for excise 
duty and repealing Directive 92/12/EEC (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 12).  
Article 46(3) is replaced by the following:  
‘3. Without prejudice to Article 32, Member States not referred to in the third and fourth subparagraphs of 
Article 2(2) of Directive 92/79/EEC may, as regards cigarettes which may be brought into their territory without 
further payment of excise duties, apply from 1 January 2014 a quantitative limit of not less than 300 items with respect to cigarettes brought in from a Member State which applies, in accordance with the third and fourth 
subparagraphs of Article 2(2) of that Directive, lower excise duties than those resulting from the first 
subparagraph of Article 2(2) thereof.EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/51
Member States referred to in the third and fourth subparagraphs of Article 2(2) of Directive 92/79/EEC which 
levy an excise duty of at least EUR 77 per 1 000 cigarettes irrespective of the weighted average retail selling price, 
may, from 1 January 2014, apply a quantitative limit of not less than 300 items as regards cigarettes brought 
into their territory without further payment of excise duties from a Member State which applies a lower excise 
duty in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 2(2) of that Directive.  
Member States which apply a quantitative limit in accordance with the first and the second subparagraphs of this 
paragraph shall inform the Commission thereof. They may carry out the necessary checks provided that these 
checks do not affect the proper functioning of the internal market.’.  
7. REGIONAL POLICY AND COORDINATION OF STRUCTURAL INSTRUMENTS  
1. 32006 R 1083: Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the 
European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation 
(EC) No 1260/1999 (OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 25).  
(a) In Article 15(4), the following sentence is added to the second subparagraph:  
‘With regard to Croatia, the date for this verification shall be 31 December 2017.’.  
(b) In Article 18(1), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:  
‘1. The resources available for commitment from the Funds for the period 2007 to 2013 shall be EUR 
308 417 037 817 at 2004 prices in accordance with the annual breakdown shown in Annex I.’.  
(c) Article 19 is replaced by the following:  
‘Article 19 
Resources for the Convergence objective  
Overall resources for the Convergence objective shall amount to 81,56 % of the resources referred to in 
Article 18(1) (i.e. a total of EUR 251 529 800 379) and shall be distributed between the different components 
as follows:  
(a) 70,50 % (i.e. a total of EUR 177 324 921 223) for the financing referred to in Article 5(1), using eligible 
population, regional prosperity, national prosperity and unemployment rate as the criteria for calculating the 
indicative breakdowns by Member State;  
(b) 4,98 % (i.e. a total of EUR 12 521 289 405) for the transitional and specific support referred to in Article 8(1), 
using eligible population, regional prosperity, national prosperity and unemployment rate as the criteria for 
calculating the indicative breakdowns by Member State;  
(c) 23,23 % (i.e. a total of EUR 58 433 589 750) for the financing referred to in Article 5(2), using population, 
national prosperity, and surface area as the criteria for calculating the indicative breakdowns by Member State;  
(d) 1,29 % (i.e. a total of EUR 3 250 000 000) for the transitional and specific support referred to in 
Article 8(3).’.  
(d) In Article 20, the introductory part is replaced by the following:  
‘Overall resources for the Regional competitiveness and employment objective shall amount to 15,93 % of the 
resources referred to in Article 18(1) (i.e. a total of EUR 49 127 784 318) and shall be distributed between the 
different components as follows:’.  
(e) In Article 21, paragraphs 1 and 2 are replaced by the following:  
‘1. Overall resources for the European territorial cooperation objective shall amount to 2,52 % of the resources 
referred to in Article 18(1) (i.e. a total of EUR 7 759 453 120) and, excluding the amount referred to in paragraph 22 of Annex II, shall be distributed between the different components as follows:
 
(a) 73,86 % (i.e. a total of EUR 5 583 386 893) for the financing of cross-border cooperation referred to in 
Article 7(1), using eligible population as the criterion for calculating the indicative breakdowns by Member 
State;EN L 112/52 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012
(b) 20,95 % (i.e. a total of EUR 1 583 594 654) for the financing of transnational cooperation referred to in 
Article 7(2), using eligible population as the criterion for calculating the indicative breakdowns by Member 
State;  
(c) 5,19 % (i.e. a total of EUR 392 471 574) for the financing of interregional cooperation, cooperation networks 
and exchange of experience referred to in Article 7(3).  
2. The contribution from the ERDF to the cross-border and sea-basin programmes under the European 
Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument and to the cross-border programmes under the Instrument for 
Pre-Accession Assistance pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 shall be EUR 817 691 234, as a result 
of the indication of each Member State concerned, deducted from their allocations under paragraph 1(a). These 
ERDF contributions shall not be subject to reallocation between the Member States concerned.’.  
(f) In Article 22, the following paragraph is added:  
‘By way of derogation from the first paragraph, Croatia may distribute its financial allocation under the European 
territorial cooperation objective among the three components referred to in Article 21(1)(a) to (c) with a view to 
achieving a high level of efficiency and simplification.’.  
(g) Article 23 is replaced by the following:  
‘Article 23 
Resources for the performance reserve  
Three per cent of the resources referred to in Article 19(a) and (b) and Article 20 may be allocated by the 
Member States, with the exception of Croatia, in accordance with Article 50.’.  
(h) Article 28 is amended as follows:  
(i) in paragraph 1, the following subparagraph is inserted after the first subparagraph:  
‘With regard to Croatia, the national strategic reference framework shall cover the period from the date of 
accession to 31 December 2013.’;  
(ii) in paragraph 2, the following subparagraph is inserted after the first subparagraph:  
‘Croatia shall transmit its national strategic reference framework to the Commission within three months 
from the date of accession.’.  
(i) In Article 29, the following paragraph is added:  
‘5. Paragraphs 1 to 4 shall not apply to Croatia.’.  
(j) In Article 32(3), the following subparagraph is added:  
‘With regard to Croatia, the Commission shall adopt the decision approving an operational programme to be 
financed under the programming period 2007-2013 no later than 31 December 2013. Croatia shall in this operational programme take into account any observations made by the Commission and submit it to the 
Commission no later than three months from the date of accession.’.  
(k) In Article 33(1), the following subparagraph is added:  
‘With regard to Croatia, operational programmes adopted before the date of accession may be revised for the sole 
purpose of a better alignment with this Regulation.’.  
(l) In Article 49(3), the following subparagraph is added:  
‘With regard to Croatia's operational programmes the  ex post evaluation shall be completed by 31 December 
2016.’. 
(m) The following Article is inserted:  
‘Article 51a  
Articles 50 and 51 shall not apply to Croatia.’.
 
(n) Article 53(3) is replaced by the following:EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/53
‘3. For operational programmes under the European territorial cooperation objective in which at least one 
participant belongs to a Member State whose average GDP per capita for the period 2001 to 2003 was below 
85 % of the EU-25 average during the same period, or for such programmes where Croatia is a participating 
country, the contribution from the ERDF shall not be higher than 85 % of the eligible expenditure. For all other 
operational programmes, the contribution from the ERDF shall not be higher than 75 % of the eligible expen ­
diture co-financed by the ERDF.’.  
(o) In Article 56(1), the following subparagraph is added:  
‘With regard to Croatia, expenditure shall be eligible for a contribution from the Funds between the starting date 
of eligibility of expenditure as fixed in accordance with the instruments adopted under Regulation (EC) No 
1085/2006 and 31 December 2016. However, for operational programmes adopted after accession, expenditure 
for a contribution from the Funds shall be eligible from the date of accession, unless a later date is specified in 
the decision on the operational programme concerned.’.  
(p) In Article 56(3), the following subparagraph is added:  
‘Notwithstanding specific provisions on eligibility as laid down in Article 105a, the criteria fixed by the moni ­
toring committee of operational programmes for Croatia shall not apply to operations for which the approval 
decision has been adopted before the date of accession and which have been part of the instruments adopted 
under Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006.’.  
(q) Article 62(1) is amended as follows:  
(i) in point (c), the following subparagraph is inserted after the first subparagraph:  
‘With regard to Croatia, the audit authority of an operational programme shall submit to the Commission an 
update of the annual audit work plan as referred to in Article 29(2)(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 
718/2007 of 12 June 2007 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 establishing an 
instrument for pre-accession assistance (IPA) (*) within three months from the date of accession.  
___________  
(*) OJ L 170, 29.6.2007, p. 1.’;  
(ii) in point (d)(i), the following subparagraph is added:  
‘With regard to Croatia, the first annual control report shall be submitted by 31 December 2013 covering 
the period from 1 October 2012 until 30 June 2013. The following reports covering the periods from 1 July 
2013 to 30 June 2014, from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015 and from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016 shall be 
submitted to the Commission by 31 December 2014, 31 December 2015 and 31 December 2016, respect ­
ively. The information concerning the audits carried out after 1 July 2016 shall be included in the final 
control report supporting the closure declaration referred to in point (e);’;  
(iii) in point (e), the following subparagraph is added:  
‘With regard to Croatia, a closure declaration supported by the final control report, shall be submitted to the 
Commission by 31 March 2018.’.  
(r) In Article 67(1), the following subparagraph is added:  
‘With regard to Croatia, the managing authority shall send a final report on the implementation of the oper ­
ational programme by 31 March 2018.’.  
(s) Article 71 is amended as follows:  
(i) the following paragraph is inserted:  
‘1a. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, as soon as possible following the date of its accession or, at the latest, 
before any payment by the Commission is made, Croatia shall submit to the Commission a description of the 
systems, covering the elements set out in points (a) and (b) of that paragraph.’;  
(ii) the following paragraph is inserted:  
‘2a. Paragraph 2 shall apply  mutatis mutandis to Croatia. The report referred to in the first subparagraph of 
paragraph 2 shall be deemed to be accepted under the same conditions as those set out in the second 
subparagraph of paragraph 2. However, such acceptance shall be a pre-requisite for the pre-financing amount 
referred to in Article 82.’.EN L 112/54 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012
(t) In Article 75, the following paragraph is inserted:  
‘1a. With regard to Croatia, the respective budget commitments from the ERDF, the Cohesion Fund and the 
ESF for 2013 shall be made based on the decision referred to in Article 28(3) before the Commission takes any 
decision on the revision of an adopted operational programme. The decision referred to in Article 28(3) shall constitute a financing decision within the meaning of Article 75 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 for 
any budget commitment in favour of Croatia.’.  
(u) In Article 78(2)(c), the following sentence is added:  
‘With regard to Croatia, they shall be covered by expenditure paid by beneficiaries in implementing the project 
and supported by receipted invoices or accounting documents of equivalent probative value at the latest three 
years after the year of the payment of the advance or on 31 December 2016, whichever is the earlier; if they are 
not, the next statement of expenditure shall be corrected accordingly.’.  
(v) In Article 82, the following paragraph is inserted:  
‘1a. With regard to Croatia, following the acceptance of the report as referred to in Article 71(2a) and 
following the respective budget commitments as referred to in Article 75(1a), a single pre-financing amount 
for the rest of the 2007 to 2013 period shall be paid in a single instalment and will represent 30 % of the 
contribution from the Structural Funds and 40 % of the contribution from the Cohesion Fund to the operational 
programme.’.  
(w) In Article 89(1), the following subparagraph is added:  
‘With regard to Croatia, an application for payment comprising the documents listed in point (a) (i) to (iii) shall 
be sent by 31 March 2018.’.  
(x) In Article 93, the following paragraph is inserted:  
‘3a. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 to 3, with regard to Croatia the Commission shall apply the de- 
commitment mechanism set out in paragraph 1 in the following way:  
(i) the deadline for any open part of the 2010 commitment shall be 31 December 2013;  
(ii) the deadline for any open part of the 2011 commitment shall be 31 December 2014;  
(iii) the deadline for any open part of the 2012 commitment shall be 31 December 2015;  
(iv) any part of 2013 commitments still open on 31 December 2016 shall be automatically de-committed if the 
Commission has not received an acceptable application for payment for it by 31 March 2018.’.  
(y) In Article 95, the following paragraph is inserted after the second paragraph:  
‘By way of derogation from the first and second paragraphs, with regard to Croatia the deadlines referred to in 
Article 93(3a) shall be interrupted under the conditions set out in the first paragraph of this Article in respect of 
the amount relating to the operations concerned.’.  
(z) In Article 98(2), the following subparagraph is added:  
‘With regard to Croatia, the resources from the Funds released in this way may be reused by Croatia until 
31 December 2016.’.;  
(za) The following Article is inserted:  
‘Article 105a 
Specific provisions following the accession of Croatia
 
1. Programmes and major projects which, on the date of accession of Croatia, have been approved under 
Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 and the implementation of which has not been completed by that date, shall be 
considered to have been approved by the Commission under this Regulation, with the exception of programmes 
approved under the components referred to in points (a) and (e) of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 
1085/2006.EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/55
In addition, the following programmes falling under the component referred to in point (b) of Article 3(1) of 
Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 shall also be excluded:  
(a) the “IPA Adriatic cross-border co-operation programme”;  
(b) the “Croatia — Bosnia and Herzegovina” cross-border programme;  
(c) the “Croatia — Montenegro” cross-border programme;  
(d) the “Croatia — Serbia” cross-border programme.  
Without prejudice to paragraphs 2 to 7, the provisions governing the implementation of operations and major 
projects approved pursuant to this Regulation shall apply to those operations and major projects.  
2. Any procurement procedure relating to operations within the programmes or relating to major projects 
referred to in paragraph 1 which, on the date of accession, has already been the subject of an invitation to tender 
published in the  Official Journal of the European Union  shall be implemented in accordance with the rules laid down 
in that invitation to tender. Article 165 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 shall not apply.  
Any procurement procedure relating to operations within the programmes or relating to major projects referred 
to in paragraph 1 which, on the date of accession, has not yet been the subject of an invitation to tender 
published in the  Official Journal of the European Union  shall be implemented in compliance with the Treaties or the 
acts adopted under the Treaties as well as with Article 9 of this Regulation.  
Other operations than those referred to in the first and second subparagraphs and for which calls for proposals 
were launched in accordance with Article 158 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 718/2007 or for which 
applications had been submitted to the competent authorities before the date of accession, and for which the contracting could only be finalised after that date, shall be implemented in accordance with the conditions and eligibility rules published in the relevant call for proposals or those communicated in advance to potential 
beneficiaries.  
3. Payments made by the Commission under programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be considered as a 
contribution from the Funds under this Regulation and shall be posted to the earliest open commitment 
including IPA commitments.  
Any part of commitments made by the Commission under programmes referred to in paragraph 1 still open on 
the date of accession shall be governed by this Regulation from the date of accession.  
4. For operations approved under Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 for which approval was given or for which 
the respective grant agreements with final beneficiaries were signed before the date of accession, the rules 
governing the eligibility of expenditure in accordance with, or based on, Commission Regulation (EC) No 
718/2007 shall remain applicable, except in duly justified cases to be decided on by the Commission at 
Croatia's request.  
The eligibility rule established in the first subparagraph applies also to major projects referred to in paragraph 1 
for which bilateral project agreements were signed before the date of accession.  
5. With regard to Croatia, any reference to the Funds as defined in the second paragraph of Article 1 shall be 
construed as also including the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance established by Regulation (EC) No 
1085/2006.  
6. Specific deadlines applicable to Croatia shall also apply to the following cross-border programmes falling 
under the component referred to in Article 3(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006, where Croatia is a 
participating country:  
(a) the “Hungary — Croatia” cross-border programme; and  
(b) the “Slovenia — Croatia” cross-border programme.
 
Specific deadlines applicable to Croatia under this Regulation do not apply to operational programmes under the 
transnational and interregional components under the European territorial cooperation objective, where Croatia is 
a participating country.EN L 112/56 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012
7. If any measures are necessary to facilitate Croatia's transition from the pre-accession regime to that resulting 
from the application of this Article, the Commission shall adopt the required measures.’.  
(zb) Annex I is replaced by the following:  
‘ANNEX I 
Annual breakdown of commitment appropriations for 2007 to 2013 
(referred to in Article 18)  
(EUR, 2004 prices) 
2007 2008  2009  2010  2011  2012  2013  
42 863 000 000  43 318 000 000  43 862 000 000  43 860 000 000  44 073 000 000  44 723 000 000  45 718 037 817’  
(zc) Annex II is amended as follows:  
(i) in paragraph 5, the following points are added:  
‘(c) for Croatia, the resources for the financing of cross-border cooperation will be EUR 7 028 744 at 2004 
prices;  
(d) for Croatia, the resources for the financing of transnational cooperation will be EUR 1 874 332 at 2004 
prices.’; 
(ii) the following paragraph is inserted:  
‘7a. For Croatia, the maximum level of transfer from the Funds will be 3,5240 % of its GDP.’;  
(iii) the following paragraph is inserted:  
‘9a. For Croatia, calculations of the GDP by the Commission will be based on statistics and projections 
published in May 2011.’.  
(zd) Annex III is replaced by the following:  
‘ANNEX III  
Ceilings applicable to co-financing rates  
(referred to in Article 53)  
Criteria  Member States  ERDF and ESF 
Percentage of eligible 
expenditure  Cohesion Fund 
Percentage of 
eligible expenditure  
1. Member States whose 
average GDP per capita for 
the period 2001 to 2003 
was below 85 % of the EU- 
25 average during the same 
period  Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, 
Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, 
Slovakia  85 % for the Convergence and Regional competi ­
tiveness and employment objectives  85 %  
2. Member States other than 
those under (1) eligible for 
the transitional regime of 
the Cohesion Fund on 
1 January 2007  Spain 80 % for the Convergence 
and the phasing-in regions 
under the Regional 
competitiveness and 
employment objective 
50 % for the Regional 
competitiveness and employment objective outside phasing-in regions  85 %EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/57
Criteria  Member States  ERDF and ESF 
Percentage of eligible 
expenditure  Cohesion Fund 
Percentage of 
eligible expenditure  
3. Member States other than 
those referred to under (1) 
and (2)  Belgium, Denmark, 
Germany, France, Ireland, 
Italy, Luxembourg, the 
Netherlands, Austria, 
Finland, Sweden and the 
United Kingdom  75 % for the Convergence objective  — 
4. Member States other than 
those referred to under (1) 
and (2)  Belgium, Denmark, 
Germany, France, Ireland, 
Italy, Luxembourg, the 
Netherlands, Austria, 
Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom  50 % for the Regional competitiveness and 
employment objective  — 
5. Outermost regions referred 
to in Article 349 of the 
TFEU benefiting from the 
additional allocation for 
these regions provided for 
in paragraph 20 of Annex II  Spain, France and Portugal  50 %  —  
6. Outermost regions referred 
to in Article 349 of the 
TFEU Spain, France and Portugal  85 % under the 
Convergence and Regional 
competitiveness and 
employment objectives  —’ 
2. 32006 R 1084: Council Regulation (EC) No 1084/2006 of 11 July 2006 establishing a Cohesion Fund and repealing 
Regulation (EC) No 1164/94 (OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 79).  
The following Article is inserted:  
‘Article 5a  
Specific provisions following the accession of Croatia  
1. Measures which, on the date of accession of Croatia, have been the subject of Commission decisions on 
assistance under Council Regulation (EC) No 1267/1999 of 21 June 1999 establishing an Instrument for 
Structural Policies for Pre-accession (*) and the implementation of which has not been completed by that date 
shall be considered to have been approved by the Commission under this Regulation.  
Without prejudice to paragraphs 2 to 5, the provisions governing the implementation of actions approved 
pursuant to this Regulation and to Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 shall apply to the measures referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph.  
2. Any procurement procedure relating to measures referred to in paragraph 1 which, on the date of 
accession, has already been the subject of an invitation to tender published in the  Official Journal of the 
European Union shall be implemented in accordance with the rules laid down in that invitation to tender. 
Article 165 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (**) shall not apply.  
Any procurement procedure relating to a measure referred to in paragraph 1 which, on the date of accession, has 
not yet been the subject of an invitation to tender published in the  Official Journal of the European Union  shall be 
implemented in compliance with the Treaties or the acts adopted under the Treaties as well as with Article 9 of 
Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006.  
3. Payments made by the Commission under a measure referred to in paragraph 1 shall be considered as a 
contribution from the Fund under this Regulation.
 
Payments made by the Commission under a measure referred to in paragraph 1 shall be posted to the earliest 
open commitment made in the first instance pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1267/1999, and then pursuant to 
this Regulation and to Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006.EN L 112/58 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012
The conditions for interim payments or for the final balance are those set out in paragraph 2 (b) to (d) and 
paragraphs 3 to 5 of Article D in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1164/94.  
4. For the measures referred to in paragraph 1, the rules governing the eligibility of expenditure pursuant to 
Regulation (EC) No 1267/1999 or specifically established in the relevant financing agreements shall remain 
applicable, except in duly justified cases to be decided on by the Commission at the request of Croatia.  
5. If any measures are necessary to facilitate the transition of Croatia from the pre-accession regime to that 
resulting from the application of this Article, the Commission shall adopt the required measures.  
___________  
(*) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 73.  
(**) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.’. 
8. ENVIRONMENT  
1. 32003 L 0087: Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing 
a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 
96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).  
(a) In Article 9, the following sentence is added to the first paragraph:  
‘The Community-wide quantity of allowances will be increased as a result of Croatia's accession only by the 
quantity of allowances that Croatia shall auction pursuant to Article 10(1).’.  
(b) In Annex IIa, the following is inserted after the entry for Spain: 
‘Croatia 26 %’. 
2. 32009 D 0406: Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the 
effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Community's greenhouse gas emission 
reduction commitments up to 2020 (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 136).  
In Annex II, the following is inserted after the entry for France: 
‘Croatia 11 %’.EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/59
ANNEX IV  
List referred to in Article 16 of the Act of Accession: other permanent provisions  
1. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW  
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Part Three, Title II, Free Movement of Goods  
SPECIFIC MECHANISM  
With regard to Croatia, the holder, or the holder's beneficiary, of a patent or Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) 
for a medicinal product filed in a Member State at the time when such protection could not be obtained in Croatia for 
that product, may rely on the rights granted by that patent or SPC in order to prevent the import and marketing of that 
product in the Member State or Member States where the product in question enjoys patent or SPC protection, even if 
this product was put on the market in Croatia for the first time by the holder or with the holder's consent.  
Any person intending to import or market a medicinal product covered by the first paragraph in a Member State where 
the product enjoys patent or SPC protection shall demonstrate to the competent authorities in the application regarding 
that import that one month's prior notification has been given to the holder or beneficiary of such protection.  
2. COMPETITION POLICY  
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Part Three, Title VII, Chapter 1, Rules on Competition  
1. The following aid schemes and individual aid put into effect in Croatia before the date of accession and still applicable 
after that date shall be regarded upon accession as existing aid within the meaning of Article 108(1) of the TFEU:  
(a) aid measures put into effect before 1 March 2002;  
(b) aid measures listed in the Appendix to this Annex;  
(c) aid measures which prior to the date of accession were assessed by the Croatian Competition Agency and found to 
be compatible with the Union  acquis , and to which the Commission did not raise an objection on the grounds of 
serious doubts as to the compatibility of the measure with the internal market, pursuant to the procedure set out in paragraph 2.  
All measures still applicable after the date of accession which constitute State aid and which do not fulfil the 
conditions set out above shall be considered as new aid upon accession for the purpose of the application of 
Article 108(3) of the TFEU.  
The above provisions do not apply to aid to activities linked to the production, processing or marketing of products 
listed in Annex I to the TEU and the TFEU.  
2. To the extent that Croatia wishes the Commission to examine an aid measure under the procedure described in point 
(c) of paragraph 1, it shall provide the Commission regularly with:  
(a) a list of existing aid measures which have been assessed by the Croatian Competition Agency and which that 
authority has found to be compatible with the Union  acquis ; and 
(b) any other information which is essential for the assessment of the compatibility of the aid measure to be 
examined;  
in accordance with the concrete reporting format provided by the Commission.  
If the Commission does not object to the existing aid measure on the grounds of serious doubts as to the compati ­
bility of the measure with the internal market, within three months of receipt of complete information on that 
measure or of receipt of the statement of Croatia in which it informs the Commission that it considers the information 
provided to be complete because the additional information requested is not available or has been already provided, 
the Commission shall be deemed not to have raised an objection.  
All aid measures submitted to the Commission under the procedure described in point (c) of paragraph 1 prior to the 
date of accession are subject to that procedure irrespective of the fact that in the period of examination Croatia has already become a member of the Union.
 
3. A Commission decision to object to a measure, within the meaning of point (c) of paragraph 1, shall be regarded as a 
decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure within the meaning of Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 
22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty (  1 ) (now Article 108 of 
the TFEU).EN L 112/60 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012  
( 1 ) OJ L 83, 27.3.1999, p. 1.
If such a decision is taken before the date of accession, the decision shall only come into effect upon the date of 
accession.  
3. AGRICULTURE  
(a) Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Part Three, Title III, Agriculture and Fisheries  
1. Public stocks held at the date of accession by Croatia and resulting from its market-support policy shall be taken 
over by the Union at the value resulting from the application of Article 4(1)(d) and Annex VIII of Commission 
Regulation (EC) No 884/2006 of 21 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council 
Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 as regards the financing by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) of intervention measures in the form of public storage operations and the accounting of public storage operations by the paying agencies of the Member States (
 1 ). The said stocks shall be taken over only on condition that public 
intervention for the products in question is operated in the Union and that the stocks meet the Union intervention 
requirements.  
2. For any stocks, whether private or public, in free circulation at the date of accession in Croatia and which exceed 
the level of what can be considered as normal carry-over of stock, Croatia shall be charged with a payment to the 
general budget of the European Union.  
The amount of the payment shall be fixed at a level which reflects the cost related to the effects of the surplus 
stock on the markets of agricultural products.  
The level of the surplus stock shall be determined for each product taking into account the characteristics of each 
product and the relevant markets as well as Union legislation applicable to it.  
3. The stocks referred to in paragraph 1 shall be deducted from the quantity exceeding the normal carry-over of 
stocks.  
4. The Commission shall implement and apply the arrangements outlined in paragraphs 1 to 3 in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in Article 41(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing 
of the common agricultural policy (  2 ) or, as appropriate, in accordance with the procedure referred to in 
Article 195(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 or the relevant committee procedure as determined in 
the applicable legislation.  
(b) Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Part Three, Title VII, Chapter 1, Rules on competition  
Without prejudice to the procedures concerning existing aid provided for in Article 108 of the TFEU, aid schemes and 
individual aid granted to activities linked to the production of, and trade in, products listed in Annex I to the TEU and 
the TFEU, with the exception of fisheries products and products derived therefrom, put into effect in Croatia before the 
date of accession and still applicable after that date, shall be regarded as existing aid within the meaning of 
Article 108(1) of the TFEU subject to the following conditions:  
— the aid measures shall be communicated to the Commission within a period of four months from the date of 
accession. This communication shall include information on the legal basis for each measure. Existing aid measures 
and plans to grant or alter aid communicated to the Commission prior to the date of accession shall be deemed to 
have been communicated on the date of accession. The Commission shall publish a list of such aid.  
Those aid measures shall be regarded as ‘existing’ aid within the meaning of Article 108(1) of the TFEU for a period of 
three years from the date of accession.  
Within a period of three years from the date of accession Croatia shall, where necessary, amend those aid measures in 
order to comply with the guidelines applied by the Commission. After that period, any aid found to be incompatible with those guidelines shall be considered as new aid.  
4. FISHERIES 
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Part Three, Title VII, Chapter 1, Rules on competition  
Without prejudice to the procedures concerning existing aid provided for in Article 108 of the TFEU, aid schemes and 
individual aid granted to activities linked to the production of, and trade in, fisheries products and products derived 
therefrom listed in Annex I to the TEU and the TFEU, put into effect in Croatia before the date of accession and still 
applicable after that date, shall be regarded as existing aid within the meaning of Article 108(1) of the TFEU subject to the 
following conditions:  
— the aid measures shall be communicated to the Commission within a period of four months from the date of 
accession. This communication shall include information on the legal basis for each measure. Existing aid measures and plans to grant or alter aid communicated to the Commission prior to the date of accession shall be 
deemed to have been communicated on the date of accession. The Commission shall publish a list of such aid.
 
Those aid measures shall be regarded as ‘existing’ aid within the meaning of Article 108(1) of the TFEU for a period of 
three years from the date of accession.EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/61  
( 1 ) OJ L 171, 23.6.2006, p. 35 and OJ L 326M, 10.12.2010, p. 70.  
( 2 ) OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1.
Within a period of three years from the date of accession Croatia shall, where necessary, amend those aid measures in 
order to comply with the guidelines applied by the Commission. After that period, any aid found to be incompatible 
with those guidelines shall be considered as new aid.  
5. CUSTOMS UNION 
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Part Three, Title II, Free Movement of Goods, Chapter 1, The Customs 
union  
31992 R 2913: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code 
(OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1).  
31993 R 2454: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implemen ­
tation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1).  
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 shall apply to Croatia subject to 
the following specific provisions.  
PROOF OF UNION STATUS (TRADE WITHIN THE ENLARGED UNION)  
1. Notwithstanding Article 20 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92, goods which on the date of accession are in 
temporary storage or under one of the customs treatments and procedures referred to in Article 4(15)(b) and (16)(b) 
to (h) of that Regulation in the enlarged Union, or which are in transport after having been the subject of export formalities within the enlarged Union, shall be free of customs duties and other customs measures when declared for release for free circulation within the enlarged Union on condition that one of the following is presented:  
(a) proof of preferential origin properly issued or made out prior to the date of accession under the SAA;  
(b) any of the means of proof of Union status referred to in Article 314c of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 
2454/93;  
(c) an ATA carnet issued before the date of accession in a present Member State or in Croatia.  
2. For the purpose of issuing the proof referred to in paragraph 1(b), with reference to the situation at the date of 
accession and in addition to the provisions of Article 4(7) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92, ‘Community goods’ shall mean goods:  
— wholly obtained in the territory of Croatia under conditions identical to those of Article 23 of Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 2913/92 and not incorporating goods imported from other countries or territories,  
— imported from countries or territories other than Croatia, and released for free circulation in Croatia, or  
— obtained or produced in Croatia, either from goods referred to in the second indent alone or from goods referred 
to in the first and second indent.  
3. For the purpose of verifying the proof referred to in paragraph 1(a), the provisions concerning the definition of 
‘originating products’ and the methods of administrative cooperation under the SAA shall apply. Requests for 
subsequent verification of such proof shall be accepted by the competent customs authorities of the present 
Member States and of Croatia for a period of three years from the issue or making out of the proof of origin 
concerned and may be made by those authorities for a period of three years after acceptance of the proof of origin in 
support of a declaration of free circulation.  
PROOF OF PREFERENTIAL ORIGIN (TRADE WITH THIRD COUNTRIES, INCLUDING TURKEY, IN THE FRAMEWORK 
OF THE PREFERENTIAL AGREEMENTS ON AGRICULTURE, COAL AND STEEL PRODUCTS)  
4. Without prejudice to the application of any measure deriving from the common commercial policy, proof of origin 
properly issued by third countries or made out in the framework of preferential agreements concluded by Croatia 
with those third countries shall be accepted in Croatia, provided that:  
(a) the acquisition of such origin confers preferential tariff treatment on the basis of the preferential tariff measures 
contained in agreements or arrangements which the Union has concluded with, or adopted in respect of, those 
third countries or groups of third countries, as referred to in Article 20(3)(d) and (e) of Council Regulation (EEC) 
No 2913/92;  
(b) the proof of origin and the transport documents were issued or made out no later than the day before the date of 
accession; and  
(c) the proof of origin is submitted to the customs authorities within a period of four months from the date of 
accession.
 
Where goods were declared for release for free circulation in Croatia prior to the date of accession, proof of origin 
issued or made out retrospectively under preferential agreements in force in Croatia at the date of the release for free circulation may also be accepted in Croatia, provided that such proof of origin is submitted to the customs auth ­
orities within a period of four months from the date of accession.EN L 112/62 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012
5. Croatia is authorised to retain the authorisations with which the status of ‘approved exporters’ has been granted in 
the framework of agreements concluded with third countries, provided that:  
(a) such a provision is also provided for in the agreements or arrangements which the Union has concluded with, or 
adopted in respect of, those third countries or groups of third countries prior to the date of accession; and  
(b) the approved exporters apply the rules of origin provided for in those agreements or arrangements.  
These authorisations shall be replaced by Croatia, no later than one year from the date of accession, by new 
authorisations issued under the conditions of Union legislation.  
6. For the purpose of verifying the proof referred to in paragraph 4, the provisions concerning the definition of 
‘originating products’ and the methods of administrative cooperation of the relevant agreements or arrangements 
shall apply. Requests for subsequent verification of such proof shall be accepted by the competent customs auth ­
orities of the present Member States and of Croatia for a period of three years after the issue or making out of the 
proof of origin concerned and may be made by those authorities for a period of three years after acceptance of the 
proof of origin in support of a declaration of free circulation.  
7. Without prejudice to the application of any measure deriving from the common commercial policy, proof of origin 
issued or made out retrospectively by third countries in the framework of preferential agreements or arrangements 
which the Union has concluded with, or adopted in respect of, these third countries shall be accepted in Croatia for 
the release for free circulation of goods which on the date of accession are either in transport or in temporary 
storage, in a customs warehouse or in a free zone in one of these third countries or in Croatia, provided that Croatia 
had no free trade agreement in force with the third country, for the products concerned, at the moment when the transport documents were issued, and provided that:  
(a) the acquisition of such origin confers preferential tariff treatment on the basis of the preferential tariff measures 
contained in agreements or arrangements which the Union has concluded with, or adopted in respect of, third 
countries or groups of third countries, as referred to in Article 20(3)(d) and (e) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 
2913/92;  
(b) the transport documents were issued no later than the day before the date of accession; and  
(c) the proof of origin issued or made out retrospectively is submitted to the customs authorities within a period of 
four months from the date of accession.  
8. For the purpose of verifying the proofs referred to in paragraph 7, the provisions concerning the definition of 
‘originating products’ and the methods of administrative cooperation of the relevant agreements or arrangements 
shall apply.  
PROOF OF STATUS UNDER THE PROVISIONS ON FREE CIRCULATION FOR INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS WITHIN THE 
EU-TURKEY CUSTOMS UNION  
9. Proof of origin properly issued by either Turkey or Croatia or made out in the framework of preferential trade 
agreements applied between them and providing for a prohibition of drawback of, or exemption from, customs 
duties on the goods concerned shall be accepted in the respective countries as proof of status under the provisions 
on free circulation for industrial products, laid down in Decision No 1/95 of the EC-Turkey Association Council of 22 December 1995 on implementing the final phase of the Customs Union (
 1 ) (hereinafter referred to as ‘Decision 
No 1/95’), provided that:  
(a) the proof of origin and the transport documents were issued or made out no later than the day before the date of 
accession; and  
(b) the proof of origin is submitted to the customs authorities within a period of four months from the date of 
accession.  
Where goods were declared for release for free circulation in either Turkey or Croatia, prior to the date of accession, 
in the framework of preferential trade agreements referred to in the first subparagraph, proof of origin issued or 
made out retrospectively under those agreements may also be accepted provided that it is submitted to the customs 
authorities within a period of four months from the date of accession.  
10. For the purpose of verifying the proof referred to in paragraph 9, the provisions concerning the definition of 
‘originating products’ and the methods of administrative cooperation of the relevant preferential agreements shall 
apply. Requests for subsequent verification of such proof shall be accepted by the competent customs authorities of 
the present Member States and of Croatia for a period of three years after the issue or making out of the proof of 
origin concerned and may be made by those authorities for a period of three years after acceptance of the proof of 
origin in support of a declaration of free circulation.EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/63  
( 1 ) OJ L 35, 13.2.1996, p. 1.
11. Without prejudice to the application of any measure deriving from the common commercial policy, an A.TR 
movement certificate issued under the provisions on free circulation for industrial products, laid down in 
Decision No 1/95, shall be accepted in Croatia for the release for free circulation of goods which on the date of 
accession are either in transport after having been the subject of export formalities within the Union or Turkey or are 
in temporary storage or under a customs procedure referred to in Article 4(16)(b) to (h) of Council Regulation (EEC) 
No 2913/92 in Turkey or in Croatia, provided that:  
(a) no proof of origin as referred to in paragraph 9 is submitted for the goods concerned;  
(b) the goods comply with the conditions for the implementation of the provisions on free circulation for industrial 
products;  
(c) the transport documents were issued no later than the day before the date of accession; and  
(d) the A.TR movement certificate is submitted to the customs authorities within four months from the date of 
accession.  
12. For the purpose of verifying the A.TR movement certificates referred to in paragraph 11, the provisions concerning 
the issue of A.TR movement certificates and the methods of administrative cooperation under Decision No 1/2006 
of the EC-Turkey Customs Cooperation Committee of 26 July 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of 
Decision No 1/95 of the EC-Turkey Association Council (  1 ) shall apply. 
CUSTOMS PROCEDURES 
13. Temporary storage and customs procedures referred to in Article 4(16)(b) to (h) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 
2913/92 which have begun before accession shall be ended or discharged under the conditions of Union legislation.  
Where the end or discharge gives rise to a customs debt, the amount of import duty to be paid shall be that in force 
at the time when the customs debt is incurred in accordance with the Common Customs Tariff and the amount paid shall be considered as own resources of the Union.  
14. The procedures governing customs warehousing laid down in Articles 84 to 90 and 98 to 113 of Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 2913/92 and Articles 496 to 535 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 shall apply to Croatia subject to the following specific provisions:  
— where the amount of a customs debt is determined on the basis of the nature of the import goods and where the 
declaration placing the goods under the procedure was accepted prior to the date of accession, the tariff 
classification, quantity, value for customs purposes and origin of the import goods at the time they were 
placed under the procedure shall result from the legislation applicable in Croatia at the date of acceptance of 
the declaration by the customs authorities.  
15. The procedures governing inward processing laid down in Articles 84 to 90 and 114 to 129 of Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 2913/92 and Articles 496 to 523 and 536 to 550 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 shall 
apply to Croatia subject to the following specific provisions:  
— where the amount of a customs debt is determined on the basis of the nature of the import goods and where the 
declaration placing the goods under the procedure was accepted prior to the date of accession, the tariff 
classification, quantity, value for customs purposes and origin of the import goods at the time they were placed under the procedure shall result from the legislation applicable in Croatia at the date of acceptance of the declaration by the customs authorities,  
— where the discharge gives rise to a customs debt, in order to maintain equity between the holders of auth ­
orisations established in the present Member States and those in Croatia, compensatory interest shall be paid on the import duties due under the conditions of Union legislation from the date of accession,  
— if the declaration for inward processing was accepted under a drawback system, the drawback shall be effected 
under the conditions of Union legislation, by and at the expense of Croatia, where the customs debt in respect of 
which the drawback is requested was incurred before the date of accession.  
16. The procedures governing temporary importation laid down in Articles 84 to 90 and 137 to 144 of Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 and Articles 496 to 523 and 553 to 584 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 
2454/93 shall apply to Croatia subject to the following specific provisions:
 
— where the amount of a customs debt is determined on the basis of the nature of the import goods and where the 
declaration placing the goods under the procedure was accepted prior to the date of accession, the tariff 
classification, quantity, value for customs purposes and origin of the import goods at the time they were 
placed under the procedure shall result from the legislation applicable in Croatia at the date of acceptance of 
the declaration by the customs authorities,EN L 112/64 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012  
( 1 ) OJ L 265, 26.9.2006, p. 18.
— where the discharge gives rise to a customs debt, in order to maintain equity between the holders of auth ­
orisations established in the present Member States and those in Croatia, compensatory interest shall be paid on 
the import duties due under the conditions of Union legislation from the date of accession.  
17. The procedures governing outward processing laid down in Articles 84 to 90 and 145 to 160 of Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 2913/92 and Articles 496 to 523 and 585 to 592 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 shall 
apply to Croatia subject to the following specific provisions:  
— Article 591, second paragraph, of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 shall apply  mutatis mutandis to 
temporary export goods which have been exported temporarily from Croatia before the date of accession.  
OTHER PROVISIONS 
18. Authorisations which have been granted by Croatia before the date of accession for the use of the customs 
procedures referred to in Article 4(16)(d), (e) and (g) or the status of Authorised Economic Operators referred to in Article 5a(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 shall be valid until the end of their validity or one year 
from the date of accession, whichever is the earlier.  
19. The procedures governing incurrence of a customs debt, entry in the accounts and post-clearance recovery laid down 
in Articles 201 to 232 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 and Articles 859 to 876a of Commission 
Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 shall apply to Croatia subject to the following specific provisions:  
— recovery shall be effected under the conditions of Union legislation. However, where the customs debt was 
incurred before the date of accession, recovery shall be effected by Croatia, in its own favour, under the 
conditions in force in Croatia before accession.  
20. The procedures governing repayment and remission of duty laid down in Articles 235 to 242 of Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 2913/92 and Articles 877 to 912 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 shall apply to Croatia subject to the following specific provisions:
 
— repayment and remission of duties shall be effected under the conditions of Union legislation. However, where 
the duties of which repayment or remission is requested relate to a customs debt which was incurred before the date of accession, the repayment and remission of duties shall be effected by Croatia, at its own expense, under the conditions in force in Croatia before accession.EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/65
Appendix to ANNEX IV  
List of existing aid measures referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1 of the existing aid mechanism provided for 
in Section 2 (‘Competition policy’)  
Note: The aid measures listed in this Appendix are only to be considered as existing aid for the purpose of the 
application of the existing aid mechanism set out in Section 2 to the extent that they fall within the scope of 
paragraph 1 thereof.  
Registration Number  
Title (original)  Date of approval 
by the Croatian 
Competition 
Agency  Duration  
MS No. Yr  
HR 1  2011  Zakon o slobodnim zonama (NN 44/96, 92/05, 
85/08)  17.6.2008  31.12.2016  
HR 3  2011  Zakon o Hrvatskoj radioteleviziji (NN 137/10)  21.10.2010  Unlimited  
HR 4  2011  Odluka o otvorenosti Zra čne luke Osijek d.o.o. u 
razdoblju od 2009. do 2013. godine, od 20. velja če 
2009. i 24. travnja 2009.  25.5.2009  31.12.2013  
HR 5  2011  Program financiranja nakladništva od 2011. do 2013.  10.2.2011  31.12.2013  
HR 6  2011  Naknadno odobrenje državnih potpora poduzetniku 
Rockwool Adriatic d.o.o. 30.12.2010  31.12.2015  
HR 9  2011  Zakon o znanstvenoj djelatnosti i visokom 
obrazovanju 
(NN 123/03, 198/03, 105/04, 174/04, 46/07)  1.2.2007  31.12.2014  
HR 10  2011  Odluka o obvezi otvorenosti Zra čne luke Rijeka d.o.o. 
za javni zra čni promet u razdoblju od 2010. do 
2014., od 25. sije čnja 2010. i 3. studenoga 2010.  10.3.2011  31.12.2014EN L 112/66 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012
ANNEX V 
List referred to in Article 18 of the Act of Accession: transitional measures  
1. FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS  
32001 L 0083: Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the 
Community code relating to medicinal products for human use (OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 67).  
By way of derogation from the requirements of quality, safety and efficacy laid down in Directive 2001/83/EC, marketing 
authorisations for medicinal products, which are not subject to Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation 
and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Medicines Agency (  1 ) 
and which are on the list (in the Appendix to this Annex as provided by Croatia) issued under Croatian law prior to the 
date of accession shall remain valid until they are renewed in compliance with the Union  acquis  or until four years from 
the date of accession, whichever is earlier.  
The marketing authorisations covered by this derogation shall not benefit from mutual recognition in the Member States 
as long as these products have not been authorised according to Directive 2001/83/EC.  
The national marketing authorisations granted under national law before accession and not covered by this derogation 
and every new marketing authorisation shall, as of the date of accession, be in compliance with Directive 2001/83/EC.  
2. FREE MOVEMENT OF PERSONS  
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union  
31996 L 0071: Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the 
posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (OJ L 18, 21.1.1997, p. 1).  
32004 L 0038: Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of 
citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States 
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 and repealing Directives 64/221/EEC, 68/360/EEC, 72/194/EEC, 73/148/EEC, 
75/34/EEC, 75/35/EEC, 90/364/EEC, 90/365/EEC and 93/96/EEC (OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 77).  
32011 R 0492: Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on 
freedom of movement for workers within the Union (OJ L 141, 27.5.2011, p. 1).  
1. Article 45 and the first paragraph of Article 56 of the TFEU shall fully apply only, in relation to the freedom of 
movement of workers and the freedom to provide services involving temporary movement of workers as defined in 
Article 1 of Directive 96/71/EC, between Croatia on the one hand and each of the present Member States on the 
other hand, subject to the transitional provisions laid down in paragraphs 2 to 13.  
2. By way of derogation from Articles 1 to 6 of Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 and until the end of the two year period 
following the date of accession, the present Member States will apply national measures, or those resulting from 
bilateral agreements, regulating access to their labour markets by Croatian nationals. The present Member States may continue to apply such measures until the end of the five year period following the date of accession.  
Croatian nationals legally working in a present Member State at the date of accession and admitted to the labour 
market of that Member State for an uninterrupted period of 12 months or longer will enjoy access to the labour 
market of that Member State but not to the labour market of other Member States applying national measures.  
Croatian nationals admitted to the labour market of a present Member State following accession for an uninterrupted 
period of 12 months or longer shall also enjoy the same rights.  
The Croatian nationals referred to in the second and third subparagraphs shall cease to enjoy the rights referred to in 
those subparagraphs if they voluntarily leave the labour market of the present Member State in question.  
Croatian nationals legally working in a present Member State at the date of accession, or during a period when 
national measures are applied, and who were admitted to the labour market of that Member State for a period of less 
than 12 months shall not enjoy the rights referred to in the second and third subparagraphs.  
3. Before the end of the two year period following the date of accession, the Council shall review the functioning of the 
transitional provisions laid down in paragraph 2, on the basis of a report from the Commission.
 
On completion of this review, and no later than at the end of the two year period following the date of accession, 
the present Member States shall notify the Commission whether they will continue to apply national measures or 
measures resulting from bilateral agreements, or whether they will apply Articles 1 to 6 of Regulation (EU) No 
492/2011 thereafter. In the absence of such notification, Articles 1 to 6 of Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 shall apply.EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/67  
( 1 ) OJ L 136, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
4. Upon Croatia’s request, one further review may be held. The procedure referred to in paragraph 3 shall apply and 
shall be completed within six months of receipt of Croatia’s request.  
5. A Member State maintaining national measures or measures resulting from bilateral agreements at the end of the five 
year period referred to in paragraph 2 may, in case of serious disturbances of its labour market or threat thereof and 
after notifying the Commission, continue to apply these measures until the end of the seven year period following 
the date of accession. In the absence of such notification, Articles 1 to 6 of Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 shall 
apply.  
6. During the seven year period following the date of accession, those Member States in which, by virtue of paragraphs 
3, 4 or 5, Articles 1 to 6 of Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 apply as regards Croatian nationals, and which issue work 
permits to nationals of Croatia for monitoring purposes during this period, will do so automatically.  
7. Those Member States in which, by virtue of paragraphs 3, 4 or 5, Articles 1 to 6 of Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 
apply as regards Croatian nationals, may resort to the procedures set out in the second and third subparagraphs of this paragraph until the end of the seven year period following the date of accession.  
When a Member State referred to in the first subparagraph undergoes or foresees disturbances on its labour market 
which could seriously threaten the standard of living or level of employment in a given region or occupation, that 
Member State shall inform the Commission and the other Member States thereof and shall supply them with all 
relevant particulars. On the basis of this information, the Member State may request the Commission to state that the 
application of Articles 1 to 6 of Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 is wholly or partially suspended in order to restore to 
normal the situation in that region or occupation. The Commission shall decide on the suspension and on the 
duration and scope thereof no later than two weeks after receiving such a request and shall notify the Council of its 
decision. Any Member State may, within two weeks of the Commission's decision, request the Council to annul or 
amend that decision. The Council shall act on such a request within two weeks, by qualified majority.  
A Member State referred to in the first subparagraph may, in urgent and exceptional cases, suspend the application of 
Articles 1 to 6 of Regulation (EU) No 492/2011, followed by a reasoned  ex post notification to the Commission.  
8. As long as the application of Articles 1 to 6 of Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 is suspended by virtue of paragraphs 2 
to 5 and 7 above, Article 23 of Directive 2004/38/EC shall apply in Croatia with regard to nationals of the present 
Member States, and in the present Member States with regard to Croatian nationals, under the following conditions, 
so far as the right of family members of workers to take up employment is concerned:  
— the spouse of a worker and their descendants who are under 21 years of age or are dependants, legally residing 
with the worker in the territory of a Member State at the date of accession, shall have, upon accession, immediate 
access to the labour market of that Member State. This does not apply to family members of a worker legally 
admitted to the labour market of that Member State for a period of less than 12 months,  
— the spouse of a worker and their descendants who are under 21 years of age or are dependants, legally residing 
with the worker in the territory of a Member State from a date later than the date of accession, but during the 
period of application of the transitional provisions laid down above, shall have access to the labour market of the 
Member State concerned once they have been resident in the Member State concerned for at least 18 months or 
from the third year following the date of accession, whichever is earlier.  
These provisions shall be without prejudice to more favourable measures, whether national measures or measures 
resulting from bilateral agreements.  
9. Insofar as the provisions of Directive 2004/38/EC which take over the provisions of Council Directive 68/360/EEC of 
15 October 1968 on the abolition of restrictions on movement and residence within the Community for workers of Member States and their families (
 1 ) may not be dissociated from those of Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 whose 
application is deferred pursuant to paragraphs 2 to 5 and 7 and 8, Croatia and the present Member States may 
derogate from those provisions to the extent necessary for the application of paragraphs 2 to 5 and 7 and 8.  
10. Whenever national measures, or those resulting from bilateral agreements, are applied by the present Member States 
by virtue of the transitional provisions laid down above, Croatia may maintain in force equivalent measures with 
regard to the nationals of the Member State or Member States in question.  
11. Any present Member State applying national measures in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 5 and 7 to 9, may 
introduce, under national law, greater freedom of movement than that existing at the date of accession, including full 
labour market access. From the third year following the date of accession, any present Member State applying 
national measures may at any time decide to apply Articles 1 to 6 of Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 instead. The 
Commission shall be informed of any such decision.EN L 112/68 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012  
( 1 ) OJ L 257, 19.10.1968, p. 13. Directive as last amended by the 2003 Act of Accession (OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33) and repealed  with 
effect from 30 April 2006 by European Parliament and Council Directive 2004/38/EC (OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 77).
12. In order to address serious disturbances or the threat thereof in specific sensitive service sectors in the labour markets 
of Germany and Austria, which could arise in certain regions from the transnational provision of services, as defined 
in Article 1 of Directive 96/71/EC, and as long as they apply by virtue of the transitional provisions laid down above, 
national measures or those resulting from bilateral agreements on the free movement of Croatian workers, Germany 
and Austria may, after notifying the Commission, derogate from the first paragraph of Article 56 of the TFEU with a 
view to limiting in the context of the provision of services by companies established in Croatia, the temporary 
movement of workers whose right to take up work in Germany and Austria is subject to national measures.  
The list of service sectors which may be covered by this derogation is as follows:  
— in Germany: 
Sector  NACE (*) code, unless otherwise specified  
Construction, including related branches  45.1 to 4; 
Activities listed in the Annex to Directive 96/71/EC  
Industrial cleaning  74.70 Industrial cleaning  
Other Services  74.87 Only activities of interior decorators
 
(*) NACE: see 31990 R 3037: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 of 9 October 1990 on the statistical 
classification of economic activities in the European Community (OJ L 293, 24.10.1990, p. 1);  
— in Austria: 
Sector  NACE (*) code, unless otherwise specified  
Horticultural service activities  01.41  
Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone  26.7  
Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures  28.11  
Construction, including related branches  45.1 to 4; 
Activities listed in the Annex to Directive 96/71/EC  
Security activities  74.60  
Industrial cleaning  74.70  
Home nursing  85.14  
Social work and activities without accommodation  85.32
 
(*) NACE: see 31990 R 3037: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 of 9 October 1990 on the statistical 
classification of economic activities in the European Community (OJ L 293, 24.10.1990, p. 1).  
To the extent that Germany or Austria derogate from the first paragraph of Article 56 of the TFEU in accordance 
with the first and second subparagraphs of this paragraph, Croatia may, after notifying the Commission, take 
equivalent measures.  
The effect of the application of the present paragraph shall not result in conditions for the temporary movement of 
workers in the context of the transnational provision of services between Germany or Austria and Croatia which are more restrictive than those prevailing on the date of signature of the Treaty of Accession.  
13. The effect of the application of paragraphs 2 to 5 and 7 to 11 shall not result in conditions for access of Croatian 
nationals to the labour markets of the present Member States which are more restrictive than those prevailing on the 
date of signature of the Treaty of Accession.
 
Notwithstanding the application of the provisions laid down in paragraphs 1 to 12, the present Member States shall, 
during any period when national measures or those resulting from bilateral agreements are applied, give preference to 
workers who are nationals of the Member States over workers who are nationals of third countries as regards access 
to their labour market.EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/69
Croatian migrant workers and their families legally resident and working in another Member State or migrant 
workers from other Member States and their families legally resident and working in Croatia shall not be treated 
in a more restrictive way than those from third countries resident and working in that Member State or Croatia 
respectively. Furthermore, in application of the principle of Union preference, migrant workers from third countries 
resident and working in Croatia shall not be treated more favourably than nationals of Croatia.  
3. FREE MOVEMENT OF CAPITAL  
Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.  
Notwithstanding the obligations under the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, Croatia may maintain in 
force for seven years from the date of accession the restrictions laid down in its Agricultural Land Act (OG 152/08), as in 
force on the date of signature of the Treaty of Accession, on the acquisition of agricultural land by nationals of another 
Member State, by nationals of the States which are a party to the European Economic Area Agreement (EEAA) and by 
legal persons formed in accordance with the laws of another Member State or an EEAA State. However, a national of a 
Member State or a legal person formed in accordance with the laws of another Member State, may in no instance be 
treated less favourably in respect of the acquisition of agricultural land than such a national or person would have been 
treated at the date of signature of the Treaty of Accession or be treated in a more restrictive way than a national or a legal 
person of a third country.  
Self-employed farmers, who are nationals of another Member State and who wish to establish themselves and reside in 
Croatia, shall not be subject to the provisions of the first paragraph or to any rules and procedures other than those to 
which nationals of Croatia are subject.  
A general review of this transitional measure shall be held by the end of the third year following the date of accession. To 
this effect, the Commission shall submit a report to the Council. The Council may, acting unanimously on a proposal 
from the Commission, decide to shorten or terminate the transitional period indicated in the first paragraph.  
If there is sufficient evidence that, upon expiry of the transitional period, there will be serious disturbances or a threat of  
serious disturbances on Croatia's agricultural land market, the Commission, at Croatia's request, shall decide upon the 
extension of the transitional period for three years. This extension may be limited to selected geographical areas particularly affected.  
4. AGRICULTURE  
I. TRANSITIONAL MEASURES FOR CROATIA  
1. 32001 L 0113: Council Directive 2001/113/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to fruit jams, jellies and marmalades 
and sweetened chestnut purée intended for human consumption (OJ L 10, 12.1.2002, p. 67).  
By way of derogation from the obligation laid down in Article 8, the marketing of products designated under the 
names ‘domać a marmelada’ and ‘ekstra doma ća marmelada’ shall be permitted on the Croatian market until clearance 
of the stocks existing at the date of accession.  
2. 32006 R 0510: Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indi ­
cations and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12 and OJ L 335M, 13.12.2008, p. 213).  
(a) In Article 5(8), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:  
‘Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia shall introduce the said laws, regulations or administrative provisions no later than 
one year after their respective date of accession.’.  
(b) In Article 5(11), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:  
‘11. In the case of Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia, the national protection of geographical indications and 
designations of origin existing at the date of their accession may continue for twelve months from their respective date of accession.’.  
3. 32007 R 1234: Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of 
agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (OJ L 299, 
16.11.2007, p. 1).  
(a) In Article 118m, the following paragraph is added:
 
‘5. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 to 4, Croatia shall be allowed to place on the market in Croatia or 
export to third countries, wines with the denomination “Mlado vino portugizac”, until clearance of the stocks existing at the date of accession. Croatia shall set up a computerised databank with information on the stocks 
existing at the date of accession, and shall ensure that these stocks are verified and declared to the Commission.’.EN L 112/70 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012
(b) In Article 118s, the following paragraph is added:  
‘5. For Croatia, the wine names published in OJ C 116 of 14 April 2011 shall be protected under this 
Regulation, subject to a favourable outcome of the objection procedure. The Commission shall list them in the 
register provided for in Article 118n.  
Paragraphs 2 to 4 of this Article shall apply, subject to the following: the deadline referred to in paragraph 3 shall 
be one year from the date of accession of Croatia. The deadline referred to in paragraph 4 shall be four years from 
the date of accession of Croatia.’.  
4. 32009 R 0073: Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009 establishing common rules for direct 
support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for 
farmers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 247/2006, (EC) No 378/2007 and repealing Regulation 
(EC) No 1782/2003 (OJ L 30, 31.1.2009, p. 16).  
(a) By way of derogation from the obligation laid down in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 to respect the 
statutory management requirements listed in Annex II of that Regulation, farmers in Croatia receiving direct 
payments shall include into the scope of cross compliance the statutory management requirements laid down 
in Points A, B and C of Annex II in accordance with the following timetable: as of 1 January 2014 for Point A, as 
of 1 January 2016 for Point B and as of 1 January 2018 for Point C.  
(b) The following Chapter heading and Article are inserted after Chapter 1 in title V of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009:  
‘CHAPTER 1a  
Single payment scheme 
Article 121a 
Single payment scheme in Croatia  
For Croatia, the application of Articles 4, 5, 23, 24 and 25 shall be optional until 31 December 2013 insofar as 
those provisions relate to statutory management requirements. As of 1 January 2014, a farmer receiving payments 
under the single payment scheme in Croatia shall fulfil the statutory management requirements referred to in 
Annex II in accordance with the following timetable:  
(a) requirements referred to in Point A of Annex II shall apply from 1 January 2014;  
(b) requirements referred to in Point B of Annex II shall apply from 1 January 2016;  
(c) requirements referred to in Point C of Annex II shall apply from 1 January 2018.’.  
II. TRANSITIONAL TARIFF QUOTA FOR RAW CANE SUGAR FOR REFINING  
An annual autonomous  erga omnes import quota of 40 000 tonnes of raw cane sugar for refining shall be reserved for 
Croatia for a period of up to three marketing years following its accession at an import duty of EUR 98,00 per tonne. 
Should negotiations with other Members of the World Trade Organisation according to Article XXIV.6 of the General 
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade on compensatory adjustment following the accession of Croatia result in the opening of compensatory sugar quotas before the end of the transitional period, the quota of 40 000 tonnes allocated to Croatia shall be terminated, wholly or partially, upon the opening of the compensatory sugar quotas. The Commission shall adopt 
necessary implementing measures in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 195(2) of Council Regulation 
(EC) No 1234/2007 in conjunction with Article 13(1)(b) of European Parliament and Council Regulation (EU) No 
182/2011.  
III. TEMPORARY DIRECT PAYMENTS MEASURES FOR CROATIA
 
The reimbursement of direct payments granted to farmers for the year 2013 shall be conditional on the application by 
Croatia, before accession, of rules identical to those set out for such direct payments in Council Regulation (EC) 73/2009 
and in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1120/2009 of 29 October 2009 laying down detailed rules for the implemen ­
tation of the single payment scheme provided for in Title III of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 establishing 
common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers (
 1 ), Commission Regulation (EC) No 1121/2009 of 29 October 2009 laying down detailed 
rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 as regards the support schemes for farmers provided for 
in Titles IV and V thereof (  2 ) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1122/2009 of 30 November 2009 laying down 
detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 as regards cross-compliance, modulation 
and the integrated administration and control system, under the direct support schemes for farmers provided for that 
Regulation, as well as for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards cross-compliance 
under the support scheme provided for the wine sector (  3 ).EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/71  
( 1 ) OJ L 316, 2.12.2009, p. 1.  
( 2 ) OJ L 316, 2.12.2009, p. 27.  
( 3 ) OJ L 316, 2.12.2009, p. 65.
5. FOOD SAFETY, VETERINARY AND PHYTOSANITARY POLICY  
I. LAYING HENS  
31999 L 0074: Council Directive 1999/74/EC of 19 July 1999 laying down minimum standards for the protection of 
laying hens (OJ L 203, 3.8.1999, p. 53).  
By way of derogation from Article 6 of Council Directive 1999/74/EC, with regard to Croatia, laying hens in lay at the 
date of accession may be kept in cages which are not in conformity with the structural requirements laid down in that 
Article. Croatia shall ensure that the use of such cages stops at the latest 12 months after accession.  
Eggs from those un-enriched cages shall only be placed on the national market of Croatia. Such eggs and their packs shall 
be clearly identified with a special mark, which allows for the necessary controls. A clear description of this special mark 
shall be communicated to the Commission no later than one year before the date of accession.  
II. ESTABLISHMENTS (MEAT, MILK, FISH AND ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS)  
32004 R 0852: Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the 
hygiene of foodstuffs (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1).  
32004 R 0853: Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying 
down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55).  
32009 R 1069: Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 
laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and 
repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation) (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 1).  
1. The structural requirements laid down in:  
(a) European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 852/2004:  
— Annex II, Chapter II;  
(b) European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 853/2004:  
— Annex III, Section I, Chapters II and III,  
— Annex III, Section II, Chapters II and III,  
— Annex III, Section V, Chapter I;  
(c) Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 of 25 February 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of 
the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived 
products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain 
samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive (  1 ): 
— Annex IV, Chapter I,  
— Annex IX, Chapters I, II and III,  
— Annex X, Chapters I and II, and  
— Annex XIII;  
shall not apply to certain establishments in the meat, milk, fish and animal by-products sectors in Croatia until 
31 December 2015, subject to the conditions laid down below.  
2. As long as the establishments referred to in paragraph 1 benefit from that paragraph, products originating from those 
establishments shall only be placed on the national market of Croatia or on markets of third countries in accordance 
with relevant Union legislation, or used for further processing in establishments in Croatia also covered by paragraph 1, irrespective of the date of marketing.  
3. Food from establishments referred to in paragraph 1 shall bear a different health or identification mark to that 
provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. A clear description of the different health or identification 
mark shall be communicated to the Commission no later than one year before the date of accession.  
4. Paragraphs 2 and 3 also apply to all products originating from integrated meat, milk or fishery establishments where a 
part of the establishment is subject to paragraph 1.
 
5. Croatia shall continuously monitor the implementation of the national programme for upgrading establishments and 
shall provide the Commission with an annual plan of progress in this respect. Croatia shall ensure that an individual 
upgrading plan for each of these establishments with deadlines for the correction of the structural requirements is 
elaborated and made available to the Commission on request.EN L 112/72 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012  
( 1 ) OJ L 54, 26.2.2011, p. 1.
6. In good time before accession the Commission shall establish a list of the establishments referred to in paragraph 1. 
That list shall be made public and shall include the name and address of each establishment.  
7. Croatia shall ensure that any establishments which by the time of accession fail fully to comply with the food safety  
acquis  of the Union, except where covered by the provisions of this transitional measure, terminate their activities.  
8. Implementing rules to ensure the smooth operation of the transitional regime with respect to Regulations (EC) No 
852/2004 and No 853/2004, may be adopted in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 12 and the second 
paragraph of Article 9 respectively thereof.  
9. Implementing rules to ensure the smooth operation of the transitional regime with respect to Regulation (EC) No 
1069/2009 may be adopted in accordance with Article 52(4) thereof.  
III. MARKETING OF SEEDS  
32002 L 0053: Council Directive 2002/53/EC of 13 June 2002 on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural 
plant species (OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 1).  
32002 L 0055: Council Directive 2002/55/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of vegetable seed (OJ L 193, 
20.7.2002, p. 33).  
Croatia may postpone until 31 December 2014 the application of Article 4(1) of Directive 2002/53/EC and Article 4(1) 
of Directive 2002/55/EC with regard to the marketing in its territory of seeds of varieties listed in its respective national catalogues of varieties of agricultural plant species and varieties of vegetable plant species which have not been officially 
accepted in accordance with those Directives. During that period, such seeds shall not be marketed in the territory of 
other Member States.  
IV. NEUM  
31997 L 0078: Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation 
of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9).  
Article 1 is replaced by the following:  
‘Article 1 
1. Veterinary checks on products from third countries introduced into one of the territories listed in Annex I shall 
be carried out by Member States in accordance with this Directive and with Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification 
of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (*).  
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, consignments of products coming from the territory of Croatia and 
transiting through the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina at Neum (‘Neum corridor’) before re-entering the territory 
of Croatia via the points of entry at Klek or Zaton Doli, may be exempted from veterinary checks, subject to 
compliance with the following requirements:  
(a) Croatia shall have in place, on or before the date of accession, points of entry to the north and south of the 
Neum corridor that are equipped, staffed and prepared to ensure compliance with the requirements of this 
paragraph;  
(b) Croatia shall ensure that:  
(i) only closed vehicles are used for transporting the consignments;  
(ii) vehicles transporting consignments are sealed with uniquely numbered seals before transiting the Neum 
corridor; 
(iii) a register is made, detailing which numbered seals have been attached to which vehicles, which allows for 
the necessary checks;  
(iv) the date and time of leaving and re-entering the territory of Croatia of the vehicles transporting 
consignments are recorded, so that the total time of transit can be calculated;  
(c) Croatia shall ensure that consignments are not allowed to re-enter Croatia's territory where:  
(i) a vehicle's seal has been broken or replaced during transit through the Neum corridor; and/or
 
(ii) the total time of transit considerably exceeds the acceptable total time of transit, given the total distance of 
transit unless the competent authority has carried out an assessment of the risks to animal and public health 
and has adopted effective, proportionate and targeted measures based on that assessment;EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/73
(d) Croatia shall regularly and as necessary inform the Commission of any non-compliance with the requirements of 
point (b) and of the measures it has taken under point (c);  
(e) where necessary, a decision to suspend or withdraw the derogation from paragraph 1 shall be adopted in 
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 29;  
(f) where necessary, detailed rules for the application of this paragraph may be adopted in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in Article 29.  
___________  
(*) OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1.’.  
6. FISHERIES 
32006 R 1967: Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 of 21 December 2006 concerning management measures for the 
sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea, amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and 
repealing Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 (OJ L 409, 30.12.2006, p. 11. Corrected version in OJ L 36, 8.2.2007, p. 6).  
(a) By way of derogation from Article 13(1) and (2), at depths of less than 50 metres, vessels registered and operating 
only in the Western Istria region shall be temporarily allowed, until 30 June 2014, to use bottom trawls at a 
minimum distance of 1,5 nautical miles from the coast.  
This derogation shall apply in the area designated as Western Istria, defined from the point with geographic coor ­
dinates φ=44.52135 and λ=14.29244 with a line due north and a line due west.  
For vessels the overall length of which is less than 15 metres, at depths of over 50 metres Croatia shall be temporarily 
allowed, until 30 June 2014, to use bottom trawls at a minimum distance of 1 nautical mile from the coast, 
maintaining all other spatial and temporal restrictions applied on the date of accession.  
(b) By way of derogation from Article 17(1), a limited number of vessels included in the specific category of non- 
commercial fisheries ‘small scale artisanal fishing for personal needs’, which shall not exceed 2 000 vessels, shall be allowed to use maximum 200 metres of gillnets until 31 December 2014, provided that all other restrictions in place 
on the date of accession continue to apply. Croatia shall submit to the Commission on the date of accession, at the 
latest, the list of vessels covered by this transitional period, including their characteristics and capacity, expressed in 
terms of GT and kW.  
7. TRANSPORT POLICY  
1. 31992 R 3577: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3577/92 of 7 December 1992 applying the principle of freedom to 
provide services to maritime transport within Member States (maritime cabotage) (OJ L 364, 12.12.1992, p. 7).  
In Article 6, the following paragraphs are added:  
‘4. By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 4(1), public service contracts concluded before 
the date of Croatia's accession may continue to be applied until 31 December 2016.  
5. By way of derogation from Article 1(1), until 31 December 2014, cruise services carried out between Croatian 
ports by ships smaller than 650 gross tonnes shall be reserved to ships registered in, and flying the flag of, Croatia, which are operated by shipping companies, established in accordance with Croatian law, and whose principal place of 
business is situated, and effective control exercised, in Croatia.  
6. By way of derogation from Article 1(1), and for the transitional period until 31 December 2014, the 
Commission may, upon a substantiated request by a Member State, decide, within 30 working days of receipt of 
the relevant request, that ships benefiting from the derogation set out in paragraph 5 of this Article shall not carry out 
cruise services between ports of certain areas of a Member State other than Croatia where it is demonstrated that the 
operation of these services seriously disturbs or threatens to seriously disturb the internal transport market in the areas 
concerned. If after the period of 30 working days the Commission has taken no decision, the Member State concerned 
shall be entitled to apply safeguard measures until the Commission has taken its decision. In the event of an 
emergency, the Member State may unilaterally adopt appropriate provisional measures which may remain in force 
for no more than three months. That Member State shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. The Commission may abrogate the measures or confirm them until it takes its final decision. Member States shall be kept informed.’.  
2. 32009 R 1072: Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 
on common rules for access to the international road haulage market (recast) (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 72).  
By way of derogation from Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009, the following shall apply:
 
— for a period of two years from the date of Croatia's accession, undertakings established in Croatia shall be excluded 
from cabotage in the other Member States,EN L 112/74 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012
— for a period of two years from the date of Croatia's accession, other Member States may notify the Commission 
whether they intend to prolong the transitional period referred to in the first indent for a maximum of two years 
or whether they intend to apply Article 8 in relation to undertakings established in Croatia. In the absence of such 
notification, Article 8 shall apply,  
— any of the present Member States may at any time during a period of two years from the date of Croatia's 
accession notify the Commission of its intention to apply Article 8 in relation to undertakings established in 
Croatia,  
— only carriers established in Member States where Article 8 applies in relation to undertakings established in Croatia 
may perform cabotage in Croatia,  
— for a period of four years from the date of Croatia's accession, any Member State applying Article 8 may, in case of 
serious disturbance of its national market or parts thereof due to or aggravated by cabotage, such as serious excess 
of supply over demand or a threat to the financial stability or survival of a significant number of road haulage 
undertakings, request the Commission to suspend in whole or in part the application of Article 8 in relation to 
undertakings established in Croatia. In this case, Article 10 shall apply.  
Member States that apply the transitional measure referred to in the first and second indents of the first paragraph 
may progressively exchange cabotage authorisations on the basis of bilateral agreements with Croatia.  
The transitional arrangements referred to in the first and second paragraphs shall not lead to more restrictive access for 
Croatian carriers to cabotage in any Member State than that prevailing at the time of the signature of the Treaty of 
Accession.  
8. TAXATION 
1. 31992 L 0079: Council Directive 92/79/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the approximation of taxes on cigarettes 
(OJ L 316, 31.10.1992, p. 8).  
In Article 2(2), the following subparagraph is added:  
‘Croatia shall be allowed a transitional period until 31 December 2017 in order to reach the requirements laid down 
in the first and second subparagraphs. However, as of 1 January 2014 the excise duty shall not be less than EUR 77 
per 1 000 cigarettes irrespective of the weighted average retail selling price.’.  
2. 32006 L 0112: Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (OJ 
L 347, 11.12.2006, p. 1).  
(a) Article 13(2) is replaced by the following:  
‘2. Member States may regard activities, exempt under Articles 132, 135, 136 and 371, Articles 374 to 377, 
Article 378(2), Article 379(2) or Articles 380 to 390c, engaged in by bodies governed by public law as activities in 
which those bodies engage as public authorities.’.  
(b) Article 80(1)(b) is replaced by the following:  
‘(b) where the consideration is lower than the open market value and the supplier does not have a full right of 
deduction under Articles 167 to 171 and Articles 173 to 177 and the supply is subject to an exemption 
under Articles 132, 135, 136, 371, 375, 376, 377, 378(2), 379(2) or Articles 380 to 390c;’.  
(c) Article 136, point (a), is replaced by the following:  
‘(a) the supply of goods used solely for an activity exempted under Articles 132, 135, 371, 375, 376 and 377, 
Article 378(2), Article 379(2) and Articles 380 to 390c, if those goods have not given rise to deductibility;’.  
(d) Article 221(3) is replaced by the following:  
‘3. Member States may release taxable persons from the obligation laid down in Article 220(1) or in 
Article 220a to issue an invoice in respect of supplies of goods or services which they have made in their territory and which are exempt, with or without deductibility of the VAT paid in the preceding stage, pursuant 
to Articles 110 and 111, Article 125(1), Article 127, Article 128(1), Article 132, points (h) to (l) of Article 135(1), 
Articles 136, 371, 375, 376 and 377, Articles 378(2) and 379(2) and Articles 380 to 390c.’.EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/75
(e) The following Article is inserted:  
‘Article 390c 
Croatia may, in accordance with the conditions applying in that Member State on the date of its accession, 
continue to exempt the following transactions:  
(a) the supply of building land, with or without buildings built on it, as referred to in point (j) of Article 135(1) 
and in point (9) of Annex X, Part B, non-renewable, until 31 December 2014;  
(b) the international transport of passengers, as referred to in point (10) of Annex X, Part B, for as long as the 
same exemption is applied in any of the Member States which were members of the Union before the 
accession of Croatia.’.  
(f) Article 391 is replaced by the following:  
‘Article 391 
Member States which exempt the transactions referred to in Articles 371, 375, 376 or 377, Article 378(2), 
Article 379(2) or Articles 380 to 390c may grant taxable persons the right to opt for taxation of those trans ­
actions.’.  
(g) The Title of Annex X (also, correspondingly, in the Table of contents) is replaced by the following:  
‘LIST OF TRANSACTIONS COVERED BY THE DEROGATIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 370 AND 
371 AND ARTICLES 375 TO 390c’ . 
9. FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE  
32006 R 0562: Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 
establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders 
Code) (OJ L 105, 13.4.2006, p. 1).  
The following Article is inserted:  
‘Article 19a 
By way of derogation from the provisions of this Regulation relating to the establishment of border crossing points, 
and until the entry into force of a decision by the Council on the full application of the provisions of the Schengen  
acquis  in Croatia pursuant to Article 4(2) of the Act of Accession or until this Regulation is amended to include 
provisions governing border control at common border crossing points, whichever is the earlier, Croatia may 
maintain the common border crossing points at its border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. At these common border crossing points, border guards of one party shall carry out entry and exit checks on the territory of the 
other party. All entry and exit checks by Croatian border guards shall be carried out in compliance with the  acquis  of 
the Union, including Member States’ obligations as regards international protection and non-refoulement. The 
relevant bilateral agreements establishing the common border crossing points in question shall, if necessary, be amended to that end.’.  
10. ENVIRONMENT  
I. HORIZONTAL LEGISLATION  
1. 32003 L 0087: Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing 
a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 
96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).  
(a) With regard to the inclusion of all flights between two aerodromes situated in the Croatian territory, and all flights 
between an aerodrome situated in the Croatian territory and an aerodrome situated in a country outside the EEA 
area (hereinafter referred to as ‘additional aviation activities’), the following shall apply:  
(i) By way of derogation from Article 3c(2), the period referred to in Article 13(1) and beginning on 1 January 
2013 shall start on 1 January 2014 for the additional aviation activities.  
(ii) By way of derogation from Article 3c(4), the Commission shall decide, following the procedure referred to in 
that same provision, on the historical aviation emissions for the additional aviation activities within a period 
of six months from the date of accession.  
(iii) By way of derogation from Article 3d(2), from 1 January 2014, the percentage of allowances to be auctioned 
for the additional aviation activities shall be the proportion of the allowances remaining after having 
calculated the number of allowances to be allocated free of charge under point (d) of Article 3e(3) and 
the number of allowances to be set aside in a special reserve under Article 3f.
 
(iv) By way of derogation from Article 3d(3), the attributed aviation emissions from additional aviation activities 
shall be decided upon by the Commission for the reference year 2010 on the basis of the best available data. 
The number of allowances to be auctioned by Member States whose total attributed aviation emissions 
include those from flights arriving from a Croatian aerodrome, shall be adjusted from 1 July 2013, in order 
to reallocate auctioning rights related to these emissions, to Croatia.EN L 112/76 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012
(v) By way of derogation from Article 3e(1), the monitoring year for the additional aviation activities shall be 
2012 and any application for an allocation of allowances shall be made to the Croatian competent auth ­
orities by 31 March 2013.  
(vi) By way of derogation from Article 3e(2), Croatia shall submit to the Commission applications related to the 
additional aviation activities by 1 July 2013.  
(vii) By way of derogation from Article 3e(3), the Commission shall adopt a decision on the matters referred to in 
points (a) to (e) thereof, in relation to the additional aviation activities by 30 September 2013.  
(viii) By way of derogation from point (d) of Article 3e(3), for the additional aviation activities, the number of 
allowances to be allocated free of charge shall be calculated by multiplying the benchmark specified in point 
(e) by the sum of the tonne-kilometre data included in the applications submitted to the Commission in 
accordance with Article 3e(2) adjusted to account for the average change in aviation tonne-kilometre activity 
covered by the EU ETS relative to 2010 levels. If necessary, the benchmark may be subject to a uniform 
correction factor to be applied by the Commission.  
(ix) By way of derogation from Article 3e(3), for the additional aviation activities, the benchmark referred to in 
point (e) thereof shall be the same as that calculated for aviation activities covered by the EU ETS from 
1 January 2012.  
(x) By way of derogation from Article 3e(5), the date of issue of allowances for the additional aviation activities 
shall be 28 February 2014.  
(xi) By way of derogation from Article 3f, with regard to additional aviation activities, any reference to the 
second calendar year of the period starting in 2013 shall be read as a reference to 2014 and any references 
to the third calendar year of that period shall be read as a reference to 2015.  
(xii) By way of derogation from Article 14(3), for the additional aviation activities, the date set therein shall be 
1 July 2013.  
(xiii) By way of derogation from Article 18a(1), the reattribution of administrative responsibilities for aircraft 
operators to Croatia shall take place during the year 2014, after fulfilment by the operator of its 2013 
obligations, unless a different date is agreed between the former administering authority and Croatia 
following a request by the aircraft operator within six months of publication of the Commission's 
updated list of operators which takes into account Croatia's accession. In this case, reallocation shall take 
place no later than the year 2020 with regard to the trading period beginning in 2021.  
(xiv) By way of derogation from point 6 of Annex I, additional aviation activities shall be included as of 1 January 
2014.  
(b) Without prejudice to the above derogations, Croatia shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative 
provisions necessary to ensure that it can comply with the Directive as of accession for the whole year 2013.  
2. 32010 R 0920: Commission Regulation (EU) No 920/2010 of 7 October 2010 for a standardised and secured system 
of registries pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Decision No 
280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 270, 14.10.2010, p. 1).  
Articles 16, 29, 41, 46 and 54, and Annex VIII, relating to the aviation activities, shall apply in Croatia as of 1 January 
2014.  
II. AIR QUALITY  
32008 L 0050: Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air 
quality and cleaner air for Europe (OJ L 152, 11.6.2008, p. 1).  
(a) By way of derogation from Annex XIV, the reference year of point A, first paragraph shall be the second year after the 
end of the year of Croatia’s accession. The Average Exposure Indicator for that reference year shall be the mean 
concentration of the year of accession and the first and second year after the year of accession.  
(b) By way of derogation from Annex XIV, point B, the exposure reduction target shall be calculated in relation to the 
Average Exposure Indicator in the reference year which is the second year after the end of the year of Croatia's accession.  
III. WASTE MANAGEMENT  
31999 L 0031: Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste (OJ L 182, 16.7.1999, p. 1).  
(a) By way of derogation from points (a), (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 5(2), the requirement to reduce 
the amount of biodegradable municipal waste going to landfills to respectively 75 %, 50 % and 35 % of the total amount (by weight) of biodegradable municipal waste produced in 1997 shall apply in Croatia in accordance with the 
deadlines specified below.
 
Croatia shall ensure a gradual decrease in the amount of biodegradable municipal waste going to landfills according to 
the following scheme:EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/77
(i) by 31 December 2013, the share of biodegradable municipal waste deposited on landfills shall be reduced to 
75 % of the total amount (by weight) of biodegradable municipal waste produced in 1997;  
(ii) by 31 December 2016, the share of biodegradable municipal waste deposited on landfills shall be reduced to 
50 % of the total amount (by weight) of biodegradable municipal waste produced in 1997;  
(iii) by 31 December 2020, the share of biodegradable municipal waste deposited on landfills shall be reduced to 
35 % of the total amount (by weight) of biodegradable municipal waste produced in 1997.  
(b) By way of derogation from Article 14(c), all existing landfills in Croatia shall comply with the requirements of the 
Directive by 31 December 2018 with the exception of the requirements laid down in Annex I, point 1.  
Croatia shall ensure a gradual reduction of waste landfilled in existing non-compliant landfills in accordance with the 
following annual maximum quantities:  
— by 31 December 2013: 1 710 000 tonnes,  
— by 31 December 2014: 1 410 000 tonnes,  
— by 31 December 2015: 1 210 000 tonnes,  
— by 31 December 2016: 1 010 000 tonnes,  
— by 31 December 2017: 800 000 tonnes.  
By 31 December of each year, starting with the year of accession, Croatia shall provide the Commission with a report 
concerning the gradual implementation of the Directive and compliance with intermediate targets.  
IV. WATER QUALITY  
1. 31991 L 0271: Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste water treatment (OJ L 135, 
30.5.1991, p. 40).  
By way of derogation from Articles 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, the requirements for collecting systems and treatment of urban 
waste water shall apply in Croatia as of 1 January 2024, in accordance with the following intermediate targets:  
(a) By 31 December 2018, compliance with the Directive shall be achieved in agglomerations with a population 
equivalent of more than 15 000, except for the following coastal agglomerations:  
Bibinje - Sukošan,  
Biograd, 
Jelsa - Vrboska,  
Makarska, 
Mali Lošinj,  
Malinska - Njivice,  
Nin, 
Pirovac - Tisno - Jezera,  
Pula - sjever,  
Vela Luka,  
Vir. 
(b) By 31 December 2020, compliance with the Directive shall be achieved in agglomerations with a population 
equivalent of more than 10 000 whose waste water is discharged into sensitive areas, as well as for treatment 
plants which are situated in the relevant catchment areas of the Danube and of other sensitive areas and that contribute to the pollution of these areas, and in the 11 coastal agglomerations listed in point (a).  
(c) By 31 December 2023, compliance with the Directive shall be achieved in agglomerations with a population 
equivalent of more than 2 000.
 
2. 31998 L 0083: Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human 
consumption (OJ L 330, 5.12.1998, p. 32).EN L 112/78 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012
By way of derogation, the microbiological parameters and indicator parameters laid down, respectively, in Annex I — 
Parts A and C shall apply to the following water supply zones in Croatia as of 1 January 2019: 
Water Supply Zone  Area No. Population Nuts code  
DA BJELOVAR 107  51 921  HR02  
DA DARUVAR  125  25 608  HR02  
DA ĐUR ĐEVAC 204  30 079  HR01  
DA GORSKI KOTAR  306  26 430  HR03  
DA HRVATSKO ZAGORJE  101  143 093  HR01  
DA ISTO ČNA SLAVONIJA - SLAVONSKI BROD  129  124 349  HR02  
DA ISTRA 301  97 046  HR03  
DA JASTREBARSKO-KLIN ČA SELA  114  23 213  HR01  
DA KARLOVAC-DUGA RESA  116  91 511  HR02  
DA KNIN 404  17 187  HR03  
DA KOPRIVNICA 203  58 050  HR01  
DA KRIŽEVCI  103  36 338  HR01  
DA LAPAC  311  1 880  HR03  
DA LI ČKA JESENICA  118  13 893  HR02  
DA NAŠICE  210  37 109  HR02  
DA NERETVA-PELJEŠAC- 
KOR ČULA-LASTOVO-MLJET 407  58 246  HR03  
DA OGULIN  117  25 192  HR02  
DA OPATIJA-RIJEKA-KRK 304  238 088  HR03  
DA OTO ČAC 309  15 434  HR03  
DA OZALJ 113  11 458  HR02  
DA PETRINJA-SISAK  121  84 528  HR02  
DA PISAROVINA  115  3 910  HR01  
DA PITOMA ČA 205  10 465  HR02  
DA POŽEŠTINE  128  70 302  HR02  
DA SVETI IVAN ZELINA  102  17 790  HR01  
DA UDBINA-KORENICA  310  6 747  HR03  
DA VARAŽDIN  201  184 769  HR01  
DA VELIKA GORICA  503  75 506  HR01  
DA ZAGREB 501  831 047  HR01  
DA ZAPREŠI Ć 502  50 379  HR01  
DA ZRMANJA-ZADAR 401  158 122  HR03  
DA ŽRNOVNICA 307  20 160  HR03EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/79
V. INTEGRATED POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL (IPPC)  
1. 31999 L 0013: Council Directive 1999/13/EC of 11 March 1999 on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic 
compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain activities and installations (OJ L 85, 29.3.1999, p. 1).  
(a) By way of derogation from Article 5 and Annexes IIA and IIB, the emission limit values of volatile organic 
compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain activities and installations shall apply to the following 
installations in Croatia as of the dates mentioned below:  
(i) As of 1 January 2014:  
1. ČATEKS, dioni čko društvo za proizvodnju tkanine, umjetne kože, ku ćanskog rublja i proizvoda za šport i 
rekreaciju ( ČATEKS d.d.), Čakovec, Ulica Zrinsko-Frankopanska 25  
2. Drvna industrija KLANA d.d. (DI KLANA d.d.), Klana, Klana 264.  
(ii) As of 1 January 2015:  
1. HEMPEL društvo s ograni čenom odgovornošć u Prera điva čka kemijska industrija (HEMPEL d.o.o.), Umag, 
Novigradska ulica 32  
2. ALUFLEXPACK, proizvodno, trgova čko, export-import društvo s ograni čenom odgovornoš ću (ALU ­
FLEXPACK, d.o.o.), Zadar, Murvica bb - pogon Zadar (Zadar facility, location: Zadar, Murvica bb)  
3. ALUFLEXPACK, proizvodno, trgova čko, export-import društvo s ograni čenom odgovornoš ću (ALU ­
FLEXPACK, d.o.o.), Zadar, Murvica bb - pogon Umag (Umag facility, location: Umag, Ungarija bb).  
(iii) As of 1 January 2016:  
1. PALMA društvo s ograni čenom odgovornoš ću za proizvodnju pogrebnih potrepština (PALMA d.o.o.), 
Jastrebarsko, Donja Reka 24  
2. FERRO-PREIS društvo s ograni čenom odgovornoš ću za proizvodnju lijevanih, kovanih i prešanih metalnih 
proizvoda (FERRO-PREIS d.o.o.), Čakovec, Dr. Tome Bratkovi ća 2 
3. AD PLASTIK dionič ko društvo za proizvodnju dijelova i pribora za motorna vozila i proizvoda iz 
plasti čnih masa (AD PLASTIK d.d.), Solin, Matoševa ulica 8 - location: Zagreb, Jankomir 5  
4. REMONT ŽELJEZNI ČKIH VOZILA BJELOVAR društvo s ograni čenom odgovornoš ću (RŽV d.o.o.), 
Bjelovar, Trg kralja Tomislava 2  
5. FEROKOTAO d.o.o. za proizvodnju transformatorskih kotlova i ostalih metalnih konstrukcija 
(FEROKOTAO d.o.o.), Kolodvorska bb, Donji Kraljevec 
6. SAME DEUTZ-FAHR Žetelice, društvo s ograni čenom odgovornoš ću za proizvodnju i usluge (SAME 
DEUTZ-FAHR Žetelice d.o.o.), Županja, Industrijska 5  
7. CMC Sisak d.o.o. za proizvodnju i usluge (CMC Sisak d.o.o.), Sisak, Bra će Kavuri ća 12 
8. METALSKA INDUSTRIJA VARAŽDIN dioni čko društvo (MIV d.d.), Varaždin, Fabijanska ulica 33  
9. CHROMOS BOJE I LAKOVI, dioni čko društvo za proizvodnju boja i lakova (CHROMOS BOJE I LAKOVI, 
d.d.), Zagreb, Radnič ka cesta 173/d  
10. CHROMOS-SVJETLOST, Tvornica boja i lakova, društvo s ograni čenom odgovornoš ću (CHROMOS- 
SVJETLOST d.o.o.), Lužani, Mijata Stojanovi ća 13  
11. MURAPLAST društvo s ograni čenom odgovornošć u za proizvodnju i preradu plasti čnih masa (MUR ­
APLAST d.o.o.), Kotoriba, Industrijska zona bb  
12. ISTRAPLASTIKA dioni čko društvo za proizvodnju ambalaže (ISTRAPLASTIKA d.d.), Pazin, Dubravica 2/a  
13. GRUDINA društvo s ograni čenom odgovornošć u za proizvodnju i usluge (GRUDINA d.o.o.), Županja, 
Aleja Matice hrvatske 21  
14. SLAVICA - KEMIJSKA ČISTIONICA, vlasnik Slavica Hinek, Beli Manastir, J. J. Strossmayera 17  
15. MIDA d.o.o. za usluge i ugostiteljstvo (MIDA d.o.o.), Osijek, Ivana Gunduli ća 206  
16. EXPRESS KEMIJSKA ČISTIONA, vlasnik Ivanka Dr čec, Križevci, Ulica Petra Preradovi ća 14 
17. Kemijska čistionica  "BISER ", vlasnik Gojko Mileti ć, Dubrovnik, Nikole Tesle 20  
18. Kemijska čistionica  "ELEGANT ", vlasnik Frane Mileti ć, Dubrovnik, Andrije Hebranga 106  
19. KOLAR obrt za kemijsko čišćenje odje će, vlasnik Svjetlana Kolar, Žakanje, Kamanje 70/aEN L 112/80 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012
20. MM d.o.o. za trgovinu i usluge (MM d.o.o.), Dragani ć, Lug 112  
21. KEMIJSKA ČISTIONA " AGATA ", vlasnik Branko Szabo, Virovitica, S. Radi ća 66 
22. Obrt za kemijsko čišćenje odje ća "KEKY ", vlasnik Jovita Malek-Milovanovi ć, Pula, Dubrova čke bratovštine 
29 
23. LORNA d.o.o. za pranje i kemijsko čišćenje tekstila i krznenih proizvoda (LORNA d.o.o.), Pula, Valdebe čki 
put 3  
24. KEMIJSKA ČISTIONICA I KOPIRANJE KLJU ČEVA " ŠUPER ", vlasnik Ivan Šuper, Virovitica, J.J. Stross ­
mayera 5  
25. KEMIJSKO ČIŠĆENJE ŠTEFANEC kemijsko čišćenje tekstila i krznenih proizvoda, vlasnik Nadica Štefanec, 
Koprivnica, Ledinska 1a  
26. ARIES društvo s ograni čenom odgovornoš ću za proizvodnju glazbala i usluge (ARIES d.o.o.), Varaždin, 
Creska 3  
27. OBRT ZA PRANJE I ČIŠĆENJE TEKSTILA I ODJEĆ E ĐOR ĐEVI Ć, vlasnik Javorka Đor đevi ć, Makarska, 
Ante Star čevi ća 2 
28. OBRT ZA USLUGE PRANJA I KEMIJSKOG ČIŠĆENJA " KORDI Ć", vlasnik Pero Kordi ć, Makarska, Kipara 
Rendi ća 2 
29. Kemijsko čišćenje tekstila i krznenih proizvoda ČISTIONICA GALEB, vlasnik Stipan Radovi ć, Zadar, 
Varoška 6  
30. KEMIJSKA ČISTIONICA, vlasnik Krešimir Borovec, Varaždin, Juraja Habdeli ća 2 
31. KEMIJSKA ČISTIONICA " VBM ", vlasnik Biserka Posavec, Maruševec, Biljevec 47  
32. OBRT ZA KEMIJSKO ČIŠĆENJE I PRANJE RUBLJA  "PLITVICE ", vlasnik Momirka Nini ć, Pula, Rizzijeva 34  
33. " ANA " KEMIJSKA ČISTIONA, vlasnik Saša Dadi ć, Pula, Zagreba čka 18  
34. Kemijska čistionica, vlasnik Gordana Brali ć, Trogir, Put Demunta 16  
35. " ECONOMATIC " - PRAONICA RUBLJA, vlasnik Marino Bassanese, Umag, Savudrijska cesta 9  
36. SERVIS ZA ČIŠĆENJE  "SJAJ", vlasnik Danijela Brkovi ć, Virovitica, Golo Brdo 2A. 
(b) By way of derogation from Article 5(3)(b), the obligation for the operator to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the 
competent authority that the best available techniques are being used for coating processes in shipbuilding with 
regard to the following installations in Croatia shall apply as of 1 January 2016:  
1. BRODOTROGIR d.d., Trogir, Put brodograditelja 16  
2. NCP-NAUTI ČKI CENTAR PRGIN-REMONTNO BRODOGRADILIŠTE ŠIBENIK d.o.o. za remont i proizvodnju 
brodova (NCP - REMONTNO BRODOGRADILIŠTE ŠIBENIK d.o.o.), Šibenik, Obala Jerka Šižgori ća 1 
3. BRODOGRADILIŠTE VIKTOR LENAC dioni čko društvo (BRODOGRADILIŠTE VIKTOR LENAC d.d.), Rijeka, 
Martinš ćica bb  
4. 3. MAJ BRODOGRADILIŠTE d.d., Rijeka, Liburnijska 3  
5. BRODOSPLIT-BRODOGRADILIŠTE društvo s ograni čenom odgovornošć u (BRODOSPLIT-BRODOGRADILIŠTE 
d.o.o.), Split, Put Supavla 21  
6. ULJANIK Brodogradilište, d.d., Pula, Flaciusova 1.  
2. 32001 L 0080: Directive 2001/80/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2001 on the 
limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from large combustion plants (OJ L 309, 27.11.2001, p. 1).  
By way of derogation from Article 4(1) and (3), the emission limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and dust 
shall apply to the following plants in Croatia as of 1 January 2018:  
1. BELIŠ ĆE d.d., Beliš će: steam boilers K3+K4 (240 MW)  
2. DIOKI d.d., Zagreb: steam boiler SG 6401C (86 MW)  
3. HEP-Proizvodnja d.o.o., Zagreb, TE Plomin 1: steam boiler (338 MW)  
4. TE PLOMIN d.o.o., Plomin, TE Plomin 2: steam boiler (544 MW)  
5. HEP-Proizvodnja d.o.o., Zagreb, TE Rijeka: steam boiler (800 MW)EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/81
6. HEP-Proizvodnja d.o.o., Zagreb, TE Sisak - block 1: steam boilers 1A+1B (548 MW)  
7. HEP-Proizvodnja d.o.o., Zagreb, TE Sisak - block 2: steam boilers 2A+2B (548 MW)  
8. HEP-Proizvodnja d.o.o., Zagreb, TE-TO Zagreb: consisting of block C steam boiler K3, hot water boilers VK 3, VK 
4, VK 5, VK 6 and steam boiler PK 3 (total: 828 MW)  
9. HEP-Proizvodnja d.o.o., Zagreb, EL-TO Zagreb: consisting of block 30 MW with steam boilers K4 (K8) and K5 
(K9), block 12 MW with steam boiler K3 (K6), hot water boilers WK 1 and WK 3, and steam boiler K2 (K7) (total: 
510 MW)  
10. HEP-Proizvodnja d.o.o., Zagreb, TE-TO Osijek: steam boilers K1+K2 (total: 196 MW).  
3. 32008 L 0001: Directive 2008/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 concerning 
integrated pollution prevention and control (Codified version) (OJ L 24, 29.1.2008, p. 8).  
By way of derogation from Article 5(1), the requirements for the granting of permits for existing installations shall 
apply to the following installations in Croatia as of the date indicated for each installation, insofar as the obligation to 
operate these installations in accordance with emission limit values, equivalent parameters or technical measures, based 
on the best available techniques according to Article 2, point 12, is concerned:  
(a) As of 1 January 2014:  
1. NAŠICECEMENT Tvornica cementa, dioni čko društvo (NAŠICECEMENT d.d. Našice), Našice, Tajnovac 1, IPPC 
activity 3.1.  
2. LIPIK GLAS za proizvodnju stakla društvo s ograni čenom odgovornoš ću (LIPIK GLAS d.o.o.), Lipik, Staklanska 
b.b., IPPC activity 3.3.  
3. KOKA peradarsko prehrambena industrija dioni čko društvo (KOKA d.d.), Varaždin, Jalkove čka ulica bb – farma 
br. 18 (Farm No.18, location: Čakovec, Totovec), IPPC activity 6.6.a.  
4. ŽITO d.o.o. za proizvodnju i trgovinu (ŽITO d.o.o.), Osijek, Đakovština 3 - farma Forkuševci (Farm Forkuševci), 
IPPC activity 6.6.c.  
5. ŽITO d.o.o. za proizvodnju i trgovinu (ŽITO d.o.o.), Osijek, Đakovština 3 - farma V. Branjevina (Farm V. 
Branjevina), IPPC activity 6.6.c.  
6. Drvna industrija KLANA d.d. (DI KLANA d.d.), Klana, Klana 264, IPPC activity 6.7.  
7. ČATEKS, dioni čko društvo za proizvodnju tkanine, umjetne kože, ku ćanskog rublja i proizvoda za šport i 
rekreaciju ( ČATEKS d.d.), Čakovec, Ulica Zrinsko-Frankopanska 25, IPPC activity 6.7.  
(b) As of 1 January 2015:  
1. CIMOS LJEVAONICA RO Č d.o.o. proizvodnja aluminijskih odljevaka (CIMOS LJEVAONICA RO Č d.o.o.), Ro č, 
Stanica Ro č 21, IPPC activity 2.5.b.  
2. P. P. C. BUZET društvo s ograni čenom odgovornoš ću za proizvodnju, trgovinu i usluge (P. P. C. BUZET 
d.o.o.), Buzet, Most 24, IPPC activity 2.5.b.  
3. Vetropack Straža tvornica stakla d.d. Hum na Sutli (Vetropack Straža d.d. Hum na Sutli), Hum na Sutli, Hum 
na Sutli 203, IPPC activity 3.3.  
4. KOKA peradarsko prehrambena industrija dioni čko društvo (KOKA d.d.), Varaždin, Jalkove čka ulica bb - 
pogon mesa (meat facility), IPPC activity 6.4.a.  
5. SLADORANA TVORNICA ŠEĆ ERA dionič ko društvo (SLADORANA d.d.), Županja, Šeć erana 63, IPPC activity 
6.4.b. 
6. KOKA peradarsko prehrambena industrija dioni čko društvo (KOKA d.d.), Varaždin, Jalkove čka ulica bb – 
farma br. 19 (Farm No. 19, location: Donji Martijanec, Vrbanovec), IPPC activity 6.6.a.  
7. ŽITO d.o.o. za proizvodnju i trgovinu (ŽITO d.o.o.), Osijek, Đakovština 3 - farma Slaš čak (Farm Slaš čak), IPPC 
activity 6.6.b.  
8. ŽITO d.o.o. za proizvodnju i trgovinu (ŽITO d.o.o.), Osijek, Đakovština 3 - farma Magadenovac (Farm 
Magadenovac), IPPC activity 6.6.c.  
9. ALUFLEXPACK, proizvodno, trgova čko, export-import društvo s ograni čenom odgovornoš ću (ALUFLEXPACK, 
d.o.o.), Zadar, Murvica bb - pogon Umag (Umag facility, location: Umag, Ungarija bb), IPPC activity 6.7.  
10. ALUFLEXPACK, proizvodno, trgova čko, export-import društvo s ograni čenom odgovornoš ću (ALUFLEXPACK, 
d.o.o.), Zadar, Murvica bb - pogon Zadar (Zadar facility, location: Zadar, Murvica bb), IPPC activity 6.7.EN L 112/82 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012
11. HEMPEL društvo s ograni čenom odgovornoš ću Prera điva čka kemijska industrija (HEMPEL d.o.o.), Umag, 
Novigradska ulica 32, IPPC activity 6.7.  
12. BELIŠ ĆE dioni čko društvo za proizvodnju papira, kartonske ambalaže, strojeva, primarnu i finalnu preradu 
drva i suhu destilaciju drva (BELIŠ ĆE d.d.), Beliš će, Trg Ante Star čevi ća 1 - except Steam boilers K3 and K4 
(transitional period until 31 December 2017, see below), IPPC activity 6.1.b.  
13. MAZIVA-ZAGREB d.o.o. za proizvodnju i trgovinu mazivima i srodnim proizvodima (MAZIVA-ZAGREB 
d.o.o.), Zagreb, Radni čka cesta 175, IPPC activity 1.2.  
(c) As of 1 July 2015:  
GAVRILOVI Ć Prva hrvatska tvornica salame, sušena mesa i masti M. Gavrilovi ća potomci, d.o.o. (GAVRILOVI Ć 
d.o.o.), Petrinja, Gavrilovi ćev trg 1 - pogon klaonice: papkari, rezanje i prerada mesa i proizvodnja prera đevina od 
peradi i papkara, te skladištenje mesa (facility for animal slaughter: hoof animals, cutting and processing of meat 
and production of processed products from poultry and hoof animals, and storage of meat), IPPC activity 6.4.a.  
(d) As of 1 January 2016:  
1. FERRO-PREIS društvo s ograni čenom odgovornoš ću za proizvodnju lijevanih, kovanih i prešanih metalnih 
proizvoda (FERRO-PREIS d.o.o.), Čakovec, Dr. Tome Bratkovi ća 2, IPPC activity 2.4.  
2. CEMEX Hrvatska dioni čko društvo za proizvodnju i prodaju cementa i drugih gra đevinskih materijala (CEMEX 
Hrvatska d.d.), Kaštel Su ćurac, Cesta dr. Franje Tu đmana bb - pogon Sv. Kajo (Sv. Kajo facility), IPPC activity 
3.1. 
3. CEMEX Hrvatska dioni čko društvo za proizvodnju i prodaju cementa i drugih gra đevinskih materijala (CEMEX 
Hrvatska d.d.), Kaštel Su ćurac, Cesta dr. Franje Tu đmana bb - pogon Sv. Juraj (Sv. Juraj facility), IPPC activity 
3.1. 
4. CEMEX Hrvatska dioni čko društvo za proizvodnju i prodaju cementa i drugih gra đevinskih materijala (CEMEX 
Hrvatska d.d.), Kaštel Su ćurac, Cesta dr. Franje Tu đmana bb - pogon 10. kolovoza (10. kolovoza facility), IPPC 
activity 3.1.  
5. KIO KERAMIKA d.o.o. za proizvodnju kerami čkih plo čica - " u ste čaju" (KIO KERAMIKA d.o.o. -  "u ste čaju"), 
Orahovica, V. Nazora bb - pogon Orahovica (Orahovica facility, location: Orahovica, V. Nazora bb), IPPC 
activity 3.5.  
6. KIO KERAMIKA d.o.o. za proizvodnju kerami čkih plo čica - " u ste čaju" (KIO KERAMIKA d.o.o. -  "u ste čaju"), 
Orahovica, V. Nazora bb - pogon Rujevac (Rujevac facility, location: Dvor, Rujevac bb), IPPC activity 3.5.  
7. PLIVA HRVATSKA d.o.o. za razvoj, proizvodnju i prodaju lijekova i farmaceutskih proizvoda (PLIVA 
HRVATSKA d.o.o.), Zagreb, Prilaz baruna Filipovi ća 25 - pogon Savski Marof (Savski Marof facility, 
location: Prigorje Brdove čko, Prudni čka 98), IPPC activity 4.5.  
8. PURIS, poljoprivredna, prehrambena, trgova čka i ugostiteljska djelatnost, dioni čko društvo (PURIS d.d.), Pazin, 
Hrvatskog narodnog preporoda 2 - mesna industrija (meat industry, location: Sv. Petar u Šumi), IPPC activity 6.4 a and b.  
9. KOKA peradarsko prehrambena industrija dioni čko društvo (KOKA d.d.), Varaždin, Jalkove čka ulica bb – 
farma br. 20 (Farm No. 20, location: Petrijanec-Nova Ves), IPPC activity 6.6.a.  
10. PURIS, poljoprivredna, prehrambena, trgova čka i ugostiteljska djelatnost, dioni čko društvo (PURIS d.d.), Pazin, 
Hrvatskog narodnog preporoda 2 - farma Sv. Petar u Šumi 8 (Farm Sv. Petar u Šumi 8, location: Sveti Petar u 
Šumi), IPPC activity 6.6.a.  
11. PURIS, poljoprivredna, prehrambena, trgova čka i ugostiteljska djelatnost, dioni čko društvo (PURIS d.d.), Pazin, 
Hrvatskog narodnog preporoda 2 - farma Sv. Petar u Šumi 9 (Farm Sv. Petar u Šumi 9, location: Sveti Petar u Šumi), IPPC activity 6.6.a.  
12. PURIS, poljoprivredna, prehrambena, trgova čka i ugostiteljska djelatnost, dioni čko društvo (PURIS d.d.), Pazin, 
Hrvatskog narodnog preporoda 2 - farma Barban (Farm Barban, location: Barban), IPPC activity 6.6.a.  
13. PURIS, poljoprivredna, prehrambena, trgova čka i ugostiteljska djelatnost, dioni čko društvo (PURIS d.d.), Pazin, 
Hrvatskog narodnog preporoda 2 - farma Muntrilj (Farm Muntrilj, location: Muntrilj), IPPC activity 6.6.a.
 
14. PURIS, poljoprivredna, prehrambena, trgova čka i ugostiteljska djelatnost, dioni čko društvo (PURIS d.d.), Pazin, 
Hrvatskog narodnog preporoda 2 - farma Šikuti (Farm Šikuti, location: Svetvin čenat), IPPC activity 6.6.a.EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/83
15. PURIS, poljoprivredna, prehrambena, trgova čka i ugostiteljska djelatnost, dioni čko društvo (PURIS d.d.), Pazin, 
Hrvatskog narodnog preporoda 2 - farma Žminj 2 (Farm Žminj 2, location: Žminj), IPPC activity 6.6.a.  
16. PURIS, poljoprivredna, prehrambena, trgova čka i ugostiteljska djelatnost, dioni čko društvo (PURIS d.d.), Pazin, 
Hrvatskog narodnog preporoda 2 - farma Surani 2 (Farm Surani 2, location: Tinjani, Surani), IPPC activity 
6.6.a. 
17. PURIS, poljoprivredna, prehrambena, trgova čka i ugostiteljska djelatnost, dioni čko društvo (PURIS d.d.), Pazin, 
Hrvatskog narodnog preporoda 2 - farma Pilati (Farm Pilati, location: Lovrin, Pilati), IPPC activity 6.6.a.  
18. PURIS, poljoprivredna, prehrambena, trgova čka i ugostiteljska djelatnost, dioni čko društvo (PURIS d.d.), Pazin, 
Hrvatskog narodnog preporoda 2 - farma Škropeti 2 (Farm Škropeti 2, location: Škropeti), IPPC activity 6.6.a.  
19. PURIS, poljoprivredna, prehrambena, trgova čka i ugostiteljska djelatnost, dioni čko društvo (PURIS d.d.), Pazin, 
Hrvatskog narodnog preporoda 2 - farma Katun 2 (Farm Katun 2, location: Trviz, Katun Trviski), IPPC activity 
6.6.a.  
20. PURIS, poljoprivredna, prehrambena, trgova čka i ugostiteljska djelatnost, dioni čko društvo (PURIS d.d.), Pazin, 
Hrvatskog narodnog preporoda 2 - farma Srbinjak (Farm Srbinjak, location: Jakovici, Srbinjak), IPPC activity 6.6.a.  
21. AD PLASTIK dioni čko društvo za proizvodnju dijelova i pribora za motorna vozila i proizvoda iz plasti čnih 
masa (AD PLASTIK d.d.), Solin, Matoševa ulica 8 - location: Zagreb, Jankomir 5, IPPC activity 6.7.  
22. BRODOSPLIT-BRODOGRADILIŠTE društvo s ograni čenom odgovornoš ću (BRODOSPLIT-BRODOGRA ­
DILIŠTE d.o.o.), Split, Put Supavla 21, IPPC activity 6.7.  
23. CHROMOS BOJE I LAKOVI, dioni čko društvo za proizvodnju boja i lakova (CHROMOS BOJE I LAKOVI, d.d.), 
Zagreb, Radni čka cesta 173/d, IPPC activity 6.7.  
24. MURAPLAST društvo s ograni čenom odgovornoš ću za proizvodnju i preradu plasti čnih masa (MURAPLAST 
d.o.o.), Kotoriba, Industrijska zona bb, IPPC activity 6.7.  
25. 3. MAJ BRODOGRADILIŠTE d.d., Rijeka, Liburnijska 3, IPPC activity 6.7.  
26. CHROMOS-SVJETLOST, Tvornica boja i lakova, društvo s ograni čenom odgovornoš ću (CHROMOS- 
SVJETLOST d.o.o.), Lužani, Mijata Stojanovi ća 13, IPPC activity 6.7.  
27. BRODOTROGIR d.d., Trogir, Put brodograditelja 16, IPPC activity 6.7.  
28. ULJANIK Brodogradilište, d.d., Pula, Flaciusova 1, IPPC activity 6.7.  
(e) As of 1 January 2017:  
1. METALSKA INDUSTRIJA VARAŽDIN dioni čko društvo (MIV d.d.), Varaždin, Fabijanska ulica 33, IPPC activity 
2.4. 
2. KANDIT PREMIJER d.o.o. za proizvodnju, promet i usluge (KANDIT PREMIJER d.o.o.), Osijek, Frankopanska 
99, IPPC activity 6.4.b.  
3. KOKA peradarsko prehrambena industrija dioni čko društvo (KOKA d.d.), Varaždin, Jalkove čka ulica bb – farma 
br. 21 (Farm No. 21, location: Čakovec, Totovec), IPPC activity 6.6.a.  
4. ŽITO d.o.o. za proizvodnju i trgovinu (ŽITO d.o.o.), Osijek, Đakovština 3 – farma Lužani (Farm Lužani), IPPC 
activity 6.6.b.  
(f) As of 1 January 2018:  
1. BELIŠ ĆE dionič ko društvo za proizvodnju papira, kartonske ambalaže, strojeva, primarnu i finalnu preradu 
drva i suhu destilaciju drva (BELIŠ ĆE d.d.), Beliš će, Trg Ante Star čevi ća 1 – parni kotao K3, parni kotao K4 
(Steam boiler K3, Steam boiler K4), IPPC activity 1.1 (this only concerns steam boilers K3 and K4).  
2. HEP-Proizvodnja d.o.o. za proizvodnju elektri čne i toplinske energije (HEP-Proizvodnja d.o.o.), Zagreb, Ulica 
grada Vukovara 37 – KTE Jertovec (Jertovec Combined-Cycle Power Plant, location: Konjš ćina, Jertovec, 
Jertovec 151), IPPC activity 1.1.  
3. HEP-Proizvodnja d.o.o. za proizvodnju elektri čne i toplinske energije (HEP-Proizvodnja d.o.o.), Zagreb, Ulica 
grada Vukovara 37 - TE Plomin 1 (Thermal Power Plant Plomin 1, location: Plomin, Plomin bb), IPPC activity 
1.1.
 
4. TE PLOMIN društvo s ograni čenom odgovornoš ću za proizvodnju elektri čne energije (TE PLOMIN d.o.o.), 
Plomin, Plomin bb - TE Plomin 2 (Thermal Power Plant Plomin 2, location: Plomin, Plomin bb), IPPC activity 
1.1.EN L 112/84 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012
5. HEP-Proizvodnja d.o.o. za proizvodnju elektri čne i toplinske energije (HEP-Proizvodnja d.o.o.), Zagreb, Ulica 
grada Vukovara 37 - EL-TO Zagreb (Zagreb Power Plant - Heating Station, location: Zagreb, Zagorska 1), IPPC 
activity 1.1.  
6. HEP-Proizvodnja d.o.o. za proizvodnju elektri čne i toplinske energije (HEP-Proizvodnja d.o.o.), Zagreb, Ulica 
grada Vukovara 37 - TE-TO Zagreb (Zagreb Thermal Power Plant - Heating Station, location: Zagreb, 
Kuševa čka 10 a), IPPC activity 1.1.  
7. HEP-Proizvodnja d.o.o. za proizvodnju elektri čne i toplinske energije (HEP-Proizvodnja d.o.o.), Zagreb, Ulica 
grada Vukovara 37 - TE Sisak (Sisak Thermal Power Plant, location: Sisak, Čret bb), IPPC activity 1.1.  
8. HEP-Proizvodnja d.o.o. za proizvodnju elektri čne i toplinske energije (HEP-Proizvodnja d.o.o.), Zagreb, Ulica 
grada Vukovara 37 - TE-TO Osijek (Osijek Thermal Power Plant - Heating Station, location: Osijek, Martina 
Divalta 203), IPPC activity 1.1.  
9. HEP-Proizvodnja d.o.o. za proizvodnju elektri čne i toplinske energije (HEP-Proizvodnja d.o.o.), Zagreb, Ulica 
grada Vukovara 37 - TE Rijeka (Rijeka Thermal Power Plant, location: Kostrena, Urinj bb), IPPC activity 1.1.  
10. DIOKI Organska petrokemija dioni čko društvo (DIOKI d.d.), Zagreb, Čuline čka cesta 252, IPPC activity 1.1.  
11. INA-INDUSTRIJA NAFTE, d.d. (INA, d.d.), Zagreb, Avenija V. Holjevca 10 – Rafinerija nafte Rijeka - Urinj 
(Rijeka Oil Refinery - Urinj, location: Kostrena, Urinj), IPPC activity 1.2.  
12. INA-INDUSTRIJA NAFTE, d.d. (INA, d.d.), Zagreb, Avenija V. Holjevca 10 – Rafinerija nafte Sisak (Sisak Oil 
Refinery, location: Sisak, Ante Kova čića 1), IPPC activity 1.2.  
13. ŽELJEZARA SPLIT poduze će za proizvodnju i preradu čelika d.d.  "u ste čaju" (ŽELJEZARA SPLIT d.d.  "u 
ste čaju"), Kaštel Su ćurac, Cesta dr. F. Tu đmana bb, IPPC activity 2.2.  
14. PETROKEMIJA, d.d. tvornica gnojiva (PETROKEMIJA, d.d.), Kutina, Aleja Vukovar 4, IPPC activity 4.2.b.  
VI. CHEMICALS  
32006 R 1907: Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 
concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European 
Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission 
Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1).  
(a) By way of derogation from Article 23(1) and (2) and Article 28 defining the deadline for the registration and pre- 
registration of the substances mentioned therein, manufacturers, importers and producers of articles established in 
Croatia shall be granted an adaptation period of six months from the date of accession for pre-registration of phase-in 
substances. The dates for the first and second registration deadline set out in Article 23(1) and (2) shall be 12 months 
from the date of accession.  
(b) Articles 6, 7, 9, 17, 18 and 33 shall not apply in Croatia for a period of six months from the date of accession.
 
(c) By way of derogation from the transitional arrangements specified for any substance included in Annex XIV, if the 
latest application date falls before the date of accession or less than six months after that date, applicants established 
in Croatia shall be granted an adaptation period of six months from the date of accession by the end of which applications for authorisations must be received.EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/85
Appendix to ANNEX V  
List  (*), as provided by Croatia, of medicinal products for which a marketing authorisation issued under Croatian 
law prior to the date of accession shall remain valid until it is renewed in compliance with the Union  acquis or 
until 30 June 2017, whichever is earlier  
Inclusion on the list does not of itself indicate whether the medicinal product in question has a marketing authorisation 
in compliance with the Union  acquis . 
(*) See OJ C 119 E, 24.4.2012.EN L 112/86 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012
ANNEX VI  
Rural development (referred to in Article 35(2) of the Act of Accession)  
TEMPORARY ADDITIONAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT MEASURES FOR CROATIA  
A. Support for semi-subsistence farms undergoing restructuring  
In the rural development legislative framework for the 2014-2020 programming period, as regards Croatia, special 
support for semi-subsistence agricultural holdings shall be granted, pursuant to the principles laid down in Article 34 
of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, to farmers in respect of applications approved by 31 December 2017, 
provided that no similar general measures and/or support is foreseen in the new rural development regulation for the 
2014-2020 programming period.  
B. Producer groups  
In the rural development legislative framework for the 2014-2020 programming period, as regards Croatia, special 
support to facilitate the setting up and administrative operation of producer groups shall be granted, pursuant to the 
principles laid down in Article 35 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, to producer groups which are officially 
recognised by Croatia's competent authority by 31 December 2017, provided that no similar general measures and/or 
support is foreseen in the new rural development regulation for the 2014-2020 programming period.  
C. Leader 
In the rural development legislative framework for the 2014-2020 programming period, as regards Croatia, the minimum 
EAFRD contribution to the rural development programme for Leader shall be set on average at a level which is at least 
half of the percentage of the budget that shall be applicable to the other Member States, if such a requirement is set.  
D. Complements to direct payments  
1. Support may be granted to farmers eligible for complementary national direct payments or aid under Article 132 of 
Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009.  
2. The support granted to a farmer in respect of the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 shall not exceed the difference between:  
(a) the level of direct payments applicable in Croatia for the year concerned in accordance with Article 121 of Council 
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009; and  
(b) 45 % of the level of direct payments applicable in the Union as constituted on 30 April 2004 in the relevant year.  
3. The Union contribution to support granted under this subsection D in Croatia in respect of the years 2014, 2015 and 
2016 shall not exceed 20 % of its respective total annual EAFRD allocation.  
4. The Union contribution rate for the complements to direct payments shall not exceed 80 %.  
E. Instrument for pre-accession assistance — Rural development  
1. Croatia may continue to contract or enter into commitments under the IPARD programme under Commission 
Regulation (EC) No 718/2007 of 12 June 2007 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 establishing 
an instrument for pre-accession assistance (IPA) (  1 ) until it begins to contract or enter into commitments under the 
relevant rural development Regulation. Croatia shall inform the Commission of the date on which it begins contracting 
or entering into commitments under the relevant rural development Regulation.  
2. The Commission shall adopt the necessary measures to this end in accordance with the procedure referred to in 
Article 5 of European Parliament and Council Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. To that effect, the Commission shall be 
assisted by the IPA Committee referred to in Article 14(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006.  
F. IPARD  ex post evaluation  
In the rural development legislative framework for the 2014-2020 programming period, as regards the implementation of 
the IPARD programme for Croatia, expenditure relating to the  ex post evaluation of the IPARD programme provided for 
in Article 191 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 718/2007 may be eligible under technical assistance.EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/87  
( 1 ) OJ L 170, 29.6.2007, p. 1.
G. Modernisation of agricultural holdings  
In the rural development legislative framework for the 2014-2020 programming period, as regards Croatia, the maximum 
intensity of an aid for the modernisation of agricultural holdings shall be 75 % of the amount of eligible investment for 
the implementation of Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against 
pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (  1 ), within a maximum period of four years from the date of 
accession pursuant to Articles 3(2) and 5(1) of that Directive.  
H. Respect of standards  
In the rural development legislative framework for the 2014-2020 programming period, as regards Croatia, the statutory 
management requirements referred to in Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 applicable in that 
programming period shall be respected in accordance with the following timetable: requirements referred to in Point 
A of Annex II shall apply from 1 January 2014; requirements referred to in Point B of Annex II shall apply from 
1 January 2016; and requirements referred to in Point C of Annex II shall apply from 1 January 2018.  
ANNEX VII  
Specific commitments undertaken by the Republic of Croatia in the accession negotiations (referred to in 
Article 36(1), second subparagraph, of the Act of Accession)  
1. To continue to ensure effective implementation of its Judicial Reform Strategy and Action Plan.  
2. To continue to strengthen the independence, accountability, impartiality and professionalism of the judiciary.  
3. To continue to improve the efficiency of the judiciary.  
4. To continue to improve the handling of domestic war crimes cases.  
5. To continue to ensure a sustained track record of substantial results based on efficient, effective and unbiased 
investigation, prosecution and court rulings in organised crime and corruption cases at all levels including high level 
corruption, and in vulnerable sectors such as public procurement.  
6. To continue to improve its track record of strengthened prevention measures in the fight against corruption and 
conflict of interest.  
7. To continue to strengthen the protection of minorities, including through effective implementation of the Consti ­
tutional Act on the Rights of National Minorities (CARNM).  
8. To continue to address outstanding refugee return issues.  
9. To continue to improve the protection of human rights.  
10. To continue to cooperate fully with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.EN L 112/88 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012  
( 1 ) OJ L 375, 31.12.1991, p. 1.
G. Modernisation of agricultural holdings  
In the rural development legislative framework for the 2014-2020 programming period, as regards Croatia, the maximum 
intensity of an aid for the modernisation of agricultural holdings shall be 75 % of the amount of eligible investment for 
the implementation of Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against 
pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (  1 ), within a maximum period of four years from the date of 
accession pursuant to Articles 3(2) and 5(1) of that Directive.  
H. Respect of standards  
In the rural development legislative framework for the 2014-2020 programming period, as regards Croatia, the statutory 
management requirements referred to in Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 applicable in that 
programming period shall be respected in accordance with the following timetable: requirements referred to in Point 
A of Annex II shall apply from 1 January 2014; requirements referred to in Point B of Annex II shall apply from 
1 January 2016; and requirements referred to in Point C of Annex II shall apply from 1 January 2018.  
ANNEX VII  
Specific commitments undertaken by the Republic of Croatia in the accession negotiations (referred to in 
Article 36(1), second subparagraph, of the Act of Accession)  
1. To continue to ensure effective implementation of its Judicial Reform Strategy and Action Plan.  
2. To continue to strengthen the independence, accountability, impartiality and professionalism of the judiciary.  
3. To continue to improve the efficiency of the judiciary.  
4. To continue to improve the handling of domestic war crimes cases.  
5. To continue to ensure a sustained track record of substantial results based on efficient, effective and unbiased 
investigation, prosecution and court rulings in organised crime and corruption cases at all levels including high level 
corruption, and in vulnerable sectors such as public procurement.  
6. To continue to improve its track record of strengthened prevention measures in the fight against corruption and 
conflict of interest.  
7. To continue to strengthen the protection of minorities, including through effective implementation of the Consti ­
tutional Act on the Rights of National Minorities (CARNM).  
8. To continue to address outstanding refugee return issues.  
9. To continue to improve the protection of human rights.  
10. To continue to cooperate fully with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.EN L 112/88 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012  
( 1 ) OJ L 375, 31.12.1991, p. 1.
ANNEX VIII  
Commitments undertaken by the Republic of Croatia on the restructuring of the Croatian shipbuilding industry 
(referred to in Article 36(1), third subparagraph, of the Act of Accession)  
The shipbuilding companies to be restructured (hereinafter referred to as ‘the companies’) are the following:  
— Brodogra đevna industrija 3. MAJ dioni čko društvo, Rijeka (hereinafter referred to as ‘3. MAJ’)  
— BRODOTROGIR d.d., Trogir (hereinafter referred to as ‘Brodotrogir’)  
— BRODOGRA ĐEVNA INDUSTRIJA SPLIT, dioni čko društvo, Split (hereinafter referred to as ‘Brodosplit’)  
— BRODOSPLIT-BRODOGRADILIŠTE SPECIJALNIH OBJEKATA društvo s ograni čenom odgovornoš ću, Split (hereinafter 
referred to as ‘BSO’)  
— BRODOGRADILIŠTE KRALJEVICA dioni čko društvo za izgradnju i popravak brodova, Kraljevica (hereinafter referred 
to as ‘Kraljevica’).  
Croatia agreed to carry out the restructuring of these companies through their privatisation on the basis of a competitive 
tendering process. Restructuring plans for these companies have been submitted by the bidders and accepted by the 
Croatian Competition Agency and the Commission. The restructuring plans will be incorporated in the respective 
privatisation contracts to be concluded between Croatia and the buyers of the companies.  
The restructuring plans submitted for each of these companies specify the following key conditions to be respected in the 
restructuring process:  
— All State aid received by these companies since 1 March 2006 must be counted as restructuring aid. The companies 
shall provide a contribution to the restructuring plan from their own resources which must be real, free of State aid 
and which represents at least 40 % of the total restructuring costs.  
— The overall production capacity of the companies shall be reduced compared to the levels of 1 June 2011 from 
471 324 CGT to 372 346 CGT. The companies shall reduce their production capacity no later than twelve months 
after the signing of the privatisation contract. Capacity reduction shall be implemented through the permanent closure 
of slipways, through the designation of slipways for exclusive military production within the meaning of Article 346 
of the TFEU and/or through surface area reduction. The CGTs are the units of measurement of output calculated 
according to the applicable OECD rules.  
— The total annual production of the companies shall be limited to 323 600 CGT for a ten year period, starting on 
1 January 2011. The companies' output will be limited to the following levels (  1 ): 
— 3. MAJ: 109 570 CGT  
— Brodotrogir: 54 955 CGT  
— Brodosplit and BSO: 132 078 CGT  
— Kraljevica: 26 997 CGT  
The companies may agree to review their individual production limits. On the basis of binding agreements, they can 
expressly establish which portion of their individual production quota (expressed in CGTs) they cede to each other. 
The overall yearly production limit of 323 600 CGT shall be respected.  
— The restructuring plans also specify a number of other measures which each company will implement to ensure a 
return to long term viability.  
Any subsequent change to these plans shall comply with the key conditions in the restructuring process listed above and 
shall be submitted to the Commission for acceptance.EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/89  
( 1 ) The annual production of a given company is calculated as follows: The start of production of a ship is the planned date of s teel 
cutting and the end of production is the date of expected delivery of the ship as set out in the contract with the buyer (or th e 
anticipated date of delivery of the incomplete ship when the construction of a ship is shared between two companies). The numbe r of 
CGTs corresponding to a ship is linearly allocated to the calendar years covering the production period. The total output of a company 
in a given year is calculated by adding the number of CGTs produced over that year.
The companies shall not receive any new rescue or restructuring aid until at least ten years have elapsed since the date of 
signature of the privatisation contract. Upon Croatia's accession, the Commission shall order Croatia to recover any rescue 
or restructuring aid granted in breach of this provision, with compound interest.  
The restructuring plans that have been accepted by the Croatian Competition Agency and by the Commission will be 
incorporated in the respective privatisation contracts to be concluded between Croatia and buyers of the companies. The privatisation contracts shall be submitted to the Commission for acceptance and shall be signed before Croatia's accession.  
The Commission shall closely monitor the implementation of the restructuring plans and compliance with the conditions 
set out in this Annex regarding the level of State aid, the own contribution, the capacity reductions, the production limitation and the measures taken to ensure a return to viability.  
This monitoring shall be carried out each year of the restructuring period. Croatia shall comply fully with all the 
arrangements for monitoring. In particular:  
— Croatia shall supply the Commission with six-monthly reports concerning the restructuring of the benefiting 
companies, no later than 15 January and 15 July each year until the end of the restructuring period.  
— The reports shall contain all the information necessary to monitor the restructuring process, the own contribution, the 
reduction of capacity, the production limitation and the measures taken to ensure a return to viability.  
— Croatia shall submit reports on the annual output of the companies under restructuring no later than 15 July each 
year, until the end of 2020.  
— Croatia shall oblige the companies to disclose all relevant data which might, under other circumstances, be considered 
as confidential. The Commission shall ensure that the company-specific confidential information is not disclosed.  
The Commission may at any time decide to mandate an independent expert to evaluate the monitoring results, undertake 
any research necessary and report to the Commission. Croatia will provide full cooperation to the independent expert 
appointed by the Commission and ensure that such expert has full access to all information needed to carry out the tasks 
entrusted to him by the Commission.  
Upon Croatia's accession, the Commission shall order Croatia to recover all rescue or restructuring aid granted since 
1 March 2006 to a particular company, with compound interest if:  
— the privatisation contract for this company has not yet been signed or does not fully incorporate the conditions set 
out in the restructuring plan accepted by the Croatian Competition Agency and by the Commission, or  
— the company has not provided a real, State aid free contribution from its own resources which represents at least 
40 % of the restructuring costs, or  
— the reduction of the overall production capacity has not been implemented within twelve months from the signing of 
the privatisation contract. In that case, the recovery of the aid shall only be required from those companies that have 
not achieved the following individual reductions of capacity:  
— 3. MAJ: by 46 543 CGT  
— Brodotrogir: by 15 101 CGT  
— Brodosplit and BSO: by 29 611 CGT  
— Kraljevica: by 9 636 CGT, or
 
— the overall production limitation for the companies (i.e. 323 600 CGT) has been exceeded in any individual calendar 
year between 2011 and 2020. In that case, the recovery of the aid shall be required from those companies that have 
exceeded their individual production limits (if applicable, as amended by a legally binding agreement with another 
shipbuilding company).EN L 112/90 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012
ANNEX IX  
Commitments undertaken by the Republic of Croatia on the restructuring of the steel sector (referred to in 
Article 36(1), third subparagraph, of the Act of Accession)  
By letter dated 23 May 2011, Croatia informed the Commission that it received recognition of debt from the steel 
producer CMC Sisak d.o.o., corresponding to the restructuring aid, received by that company over the period from 
1 March 2002 until 28 February 2007, plus compound interest (  1 ). The State aid received, without compound interest, 
amounts to HRK 19 117 572,36.  
Upon Croatia's accession, in the event that the total amount of this aid plus compound interest has not been reimbursed 
by CMC Sisak d.o.o., the Commission shall order Croatia to recover any rescue and restructuring aid granted to that 
company since 1 March 2006, with compound interest.EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/91  
( 1 ) To be calculated according to Articles 9 to 11 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 implementing Counci l 
Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004,  p. 1), 
as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1125/2009 (OJ L 308, 24.11.2009, p. 5).
PROTOCOL  
on certain arrangements concerning a possible one-off transfer of assigned amount units issued 
under the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to the 
Republic of Croatia, as well as the related compensation  
THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES,  
NOTING that in view of the specific historical circumstances that have affected Croatia, it has been agreed to express a 
readiness to provide assistance to Croatia through a one-off transfer of Assigned Amount Units issued under the Kyoto 
Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (the ‘Kyoto Protocol’),  
NOTING that any such transfer would only be made on a single occasion, would not set a precedent and would reflect 
the unique and exceptional nature of Croatia's situation,  
STRESSING that any such transfer would have to be compensated for by Croatia through an adjustment of its obligations 
under Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the effort of 
Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Community's greenhouse gas emission reduction 
commitments up to 2020 (  1 ) so as to ensure environmental integrity by avoiding an increase in the total amount of 
allowed emissions of the Union and Croatia until 2020,  
HAVE AGREED ON THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS:  
PART I 
TRANSFER  
Article 1  
This Part shall apply to measures relating to a possible one-off 
transfer of a quantity of Assigned Amount Units issued under 
the Kyoto Protocol (AAUs) to Croatia.  
Article 2  
No transfer shall take place unless Croatia has withdrawn its 
appeal against the decision of the enforcement branch of the 
Compliance Committee of the Kyoto Protocol in accordance 
with any relevant rules and time-limits governing the with ­
drawal of appeals, before the start of the UNFCCC Conference 
in Durban (28 November - 9 December 2011).  
Any transfer shall be conditional upon the determination by the 
UNFCCC Expert Review Team, after the true-up period, that Croatia has fallen short of its commitments under Article 3 
of the Kyoto Protocol.  
No transfer shall take place unless Croatia has made all 
reasonable efforts to comply with its commitments under 
Article 3 of the Kyoto Protocol, including the full use of 
removal units from land use, land-use change and forestry.  
Article 3  
Any decision on the transfer of AAUs shall be adopted in 
accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of 
implementing powers (
 2 ). The Commission shall be assisted by 
the Climate Change Committee established by Article 9 of 
Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of 
the Council of 11 February 2004 concerning a mechanism for 
monitoring Community greenhouse gas emissions and for 
implementing the Kyoto Protocol (  3 ). That Committee shall be 
a committee within the meaning of European Parliament and Council Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. No such decision shall be adopted where no opinion is delivered.  
The AAUs to be transferred shall be drawn from the quantity of 
AAUs referred to in Article 2 of Commission Decision 2006/944/EC of 14 December 2006 determining the respective emission levels allocated to the Community and each of its Member States under the Kyoto Protocol pursuant to Council 
Decision 2002/358/EC (
 4 ). 
Any transfer shall not exceed a total quantity of 7 000 000 
AAUs.EN L 112/92 Official Journal of the European Union 24.4.2012  
( 1 ) OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 136.  ( 2 ) OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13.  
( 3 ) OJ L 49, 19.2.2004, p. 1.  
( 4 ) OJ L 358, 16.12.2006, p. 87. Decision as amended by Commission 
Decision 2010/778/EU (OJ L 332, 16.12.2010, p. 41).
PART II  
COMPENSATION  
Article 4  
This Part shall apply to the compensation to be provided by 
Croatia in the event of a transfer of AAUs in accordance with 
the provisions of Part I.  
Article 5  
1. Croatia shall compensate for any AAUs transferred to it 
through an adjustment, pursuant to this Article, of its 
obligations under European Parliament and Council Decision 
No 406/2009/EC.  In particular, the equivalent amount in tonnes of carbon dioxide 
equivalent of any AAUs transferred shall, pursuant to this 
Article, be subtracted from Croatia's annual emission allocations once they have been determined pursuant to Article 3(2) of European Parliament and Council Decision No 406/2009/EC.
 
2. The Commission shall publish the figures for Croatia's 
annual emission allocations resulting from the subtraction 
made in accordance with paragraph 1.EN 24.4.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/93