If you are established in any EU/EEA state, you are allowed to provide services of international passenger transport or international freight transport, regulating the access to road transport activities and access to the market, on occasional and temporary basis, without obligation to register a company in Croatia. The requirement is that a natural or a legal person has to obtain a Community licence to provide road transport of freight and passengers.
A statement needs not to be submitted considering that information on issued Community licences is available in the ERRU (European Registers of Road Transport Undertakings) and to all competent authorities of Member States.
If you are established in any EU/EEA state, you are allowed to provide services on a permanent basis in the Republic of Croatia, with registration of establishment in Croatia and obtaining a Community licence with the submission of the following documents in electronic form:
EUR 278.72 for administrative fee for issuing the Community licence.
IBAN: HR1210010051863000160
Payment reference number: 5002 – 1087 – OIB (personal identification number of the payer)
Model: 64
Remittance info: Izdavanje licencije EZ (Issuance of the Community licence)
Beneficiary: Državni proračun (State budget)
Photographed or scanned documents (signed, without seal) are sent to episarnica@mmpi.hr
Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure
Prisavlje 14, 10 000 Zagreb
+385 1 6169 050
Road Transport Act (OG 41/18, 98/19, 30/21, 89/21 and 114/22)
Ordinance on professional competence for performing road transport activities (OG 25/19 and 4/21)
Regulation (EC) 1071/2009 establishing common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator and Regulation (EU) 2020/1055 amending Regulations (EC) No 1071/2009, (EC) No 1072/2009 and (EU) No 1024/2012 with a view to adapting them to developments in the road transport sector
Regulation (EC) 1073/2009 on common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services
Regulation (EC) 1072/2009 on common rules for access to the international road haulage market, last amended by Regulation (EU) 2020/1055 amending Regulations (EC) No 1071/2009, (EC) No 1072/2009 and (EU) No 1024/2012
A Community licence to carry out international passenger transport or a Community licence to carry out international freight transport.
Time-limit for obtaining the licence: 30 days (from the day of receiving an orderly application with the required documents)
Decisions of the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure may not be appealed, but an administrative dispute may be brought before the competent administrative court.
Last updated on 14 April 2023