Import / export, placing on the market of controlled substances and / or fluorinated greenhouse gases, servicing, recovery and recovery of these substances

Legal and natural persons – craftsmen that perform the activity of import/export and placement on the market of controlled substances and/or fluorinated greenhouse gases, activities of servicing, recovery and reclaiming, must be entered in the Registry of legal persons and natural persons – craftsmen performing the activity of import/export and placement on the market of controlled substances and/or fluorinated greenhouse gases, servicing, recycling and reclamation of such substances.

First option: FREEDOM TO PROVIDE CROSS-BORDER SERVICES

If you are established in EU/EEA country, you have freedom to provide services on temporary and occasional basis, without obligation of establishment in Croatia and without a prior check. The following conditions must be fulfilled, which are the same as for the Freedom to establish option. An online declaration is sent in the mentioned case directly to the competent authority at pisarnica@mingor.hr, along with a photo or a scan of the following documents (signed, without a stamp):

• a copy of the certificate of passing the professional exam for employees who handle controlled substances and fluorinated greenhouse gases
• evidence of possessing a device for recovering controlled substances and/or fluorinated greenhouse gases
• electronic employment record or confirmation of work experience for employed persons

Second option: FREEDOM TO ESTABLISH

If you are established in EU/EEA country, you as a physical or legal person have freedom to provide services on a permanent basis in Croatia, if you register an establishment in Croatia and submit the following documents, i.e. fulfil the following conditions:

• a legal or natural person – craftsman is registered for the performance of activities of servicing of units and equipment,
• has one or more employee with necessary professional qualifications (authorized persons) for handling controlled substances and/or fluorinated greenhouse gases
• has equipment for recovering controlled substances and/or fluorinated greenhouse gases.

Submit a photo or a scan of the following documents (signed, without a stamp) on pisarnica@mingor.hr:

• a copy of the certificate of passing the professional exam for employees who handle controlled substances and fluorinated greenhouse gases
• evidence of possessing a device for recovering controlled substances and/or fluorinated greenhouse gases
• electronic employment record or confirmation of work experience for employed persons

If EU/EEA nationals do not provide the required documents, a competent authority will check their data via the Internal Market Information System (IMI).

Fees

None

Competent authority and regulations

Ministry of the Economy and Sustainable Development

Radnička 80, 10 000 Zagreb

+385 1 6106 111

pisarnica@mingor.hr

The Climate Change and Ozone Protection Act (NN 127/19)

Authorisation

Confirmation of the registration in the Registry of legal persons and natural persons – craftsmen that perform the activity of import/export and placement on the market of controlled substances and/or fluorinated greenhouse gases, servicing, recycling and reclamation of such substances.

Legal remedies

None

Last updated on 4 December 2023