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, mandatory membership in professional body and without a prior check.

An online declaration is sent in the mentioned case to the directly to the competent authority at pisarnica@mingor.hr or ets-postrojenja@mingor.hr, along with a photo or a scan of the following documents (signed, without a stamp):

• Request for exclusion from the Emissions Trading Scheme (form) accompanied by the documents below
• Evidence of greenhouse gas emissions below 2,500 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2016, 2017 and 2018, according to a verified emissions report
• Evidence of monitoring and reporting on annual greenhouse gas emissions
• proof of reserve or auxiliary units of the plant that worked less than 300 working hours per year in 2016, 2017 and 2018

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

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:

• The request is accompanied by the required attachments:

– report on annual greenhouse gas emissions for 2016, 2017 and 2018

– a verification report demonstrating that the greenhouse gas emissions from the installation are less than 2,500 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in each of the 3 years mentioned, excluding biomass emissions

– proof of monitoring and reporting on annual greenhouse gas emissions

– proof of reserve or auxiliary units of the plant that worked less than 300 working hours per year in 2016, 2017 and 2018

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

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Fees

None

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Application

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Competent authority and regulations  

Ministry of Economy

Radnička 80, 10 000 Zagreb

+385 1 6106 111

pisarnica@mingor.hr

ets-postrojenja@mingor.hr

Climate Change and Ozone Layer Protection Act (OG 127/19)

Decree on the method of trading in greenhouse gas emission allowances (OG 89/20)

Ordinance on the method of free allocation of emission allowances to installations and on the monitoring, reporting and verification of reports on greenhouse gas emissions from installations and aircraft (OG 89/20)

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Authorisation

Decision on exclusion of an installation from trading in emission units with greenhouse gas emissions of less than 2,500 t CO2eq

Deadline: 30 days

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Legal remedies

An appeal may not be lodged against the decision; however, you may submit a complaint within 30 days to the competent administrative court:

• Administrative Court in Zagreb, Avenija Dubrovnik 6 i 8, 10000 Zagreb kontakt@uszg.pravosudje.hr
• Administrative Court in Rijeka, Barčićeva 3, 51000 Rijeka info@usri.pravosudje.hr
• Administrative Court in Osijek, Trg Ante Starčevića 7/II, 31000 Osijek USOS-Pisarnica@usos.pravosudje.hr
• Administrative Court in Split, Put Supavla 1, 21000 Split Split@usst.pravosudje.hr

The legal remedy is an integral part of every decision.

Last updated on 7 November 2024