Croatia
1. Legal Gazette
1.1. Overview
Službeni list Republike Hrvatske “Narodne novine”
Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia “Narodne novine”
Published by:
Narodne novine d.d.
Narodne novine public limited company
Savski gaj, XIII. put br. 6
HR-10020 Zagreb
Tel: (+385-1) 665 27 77
Fax: (+385-1) 665 27 70
E-mail: webmaster@nn.hr
Website: www.nn.hr; oglasi@nn.hr
| Official journal / legal gazette |
Apart from Narodne novine, there are also Official Gazettes from 20 counties (“Službeni vjesnik” or “- glasnik”) and the Official Gazette of the City of Zagreb (“Službeni glasnik Grada Zagreba”). Being also a database/website, the latter is described in the part concerning those sources. |
| First edition |
The first edition of the Legal Gazette was published under the name Novine Horvatzke on 6 January 1835. The current name Narodne novine was used for the first time in 1843. Publishing has continued from 1835 to the present.
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| First online edition |
2001 |
| Paper edition |
Narodne novine
Price
2.475,00 HRK (660 €)
Legally binding |
| Online edition |
www.nn.hr/sluzbeni-list/sluzbeni/index.asp
Available texts
HTML since January 1990
Access and price
free |
| CD/DVD edition |
Narodne novine (+year)
Available texts
since 1990
Frequency of publication
annually
Price
In general, prices vary depending on the year of publication: recent versions are the most expensive.
Narodne novine 2007: 91.50 HRK (12.60 €) -last edition. |
1.2. Details on the legal gazette in general
| Content |
Official part:
New laws, consolidated laws, regulations, decisions of all public administration bodies, Constitutional Court decisions
Advertisements part:
Official advertisements regarding companies (bankruptcies, liquidations etc), job advertisements of public administration bodies, advertisements of Lawyers’ Chamber and of public notaries
Public tenders part:
international contracts |
| Legal basis |
The law on restructuring the public company Narodne novine n° 128/99 (Zakon o preoblikovanju Javnog poduzeca) from 30 November 1999 remains the legal basis for the publication of legislation in Croatia.
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| Legally binding |
Paper and online version |
| Financing |
From sales revenue only (sale advertisements and subscription) |
1.3. Details on the online edition
www.nn.hr/sluzbeni-list/sluzbeni/index.asp
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| Frequency of updates |
The online version is updated a day after issue of the paper version, generally twice a week, sometimes more often. |
| Functionalities |
- Download possible
- No hyperlinks to other related acts
- No document notification system for new acts
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| Format description |
HTML |
| Authenticity |
There is no special measure such as electronic signaturing used to ensure authenticity of the online version of the Legal Gazette. |
| Archiving |
Narodne novine d.d. is in charge of archiving the electronic version. The organisation sends both the paper and electronic versions to the State archives. |
1.4. Details on the publishing institution
Narodne novine d.d.
Narodne novine public limited company
For contact details, please refer to point 1.1
| Form and nature |
Narodne novine d.d. is a public limited company, 100% State-owned. |
| Basic tasks |
- Pre-press: yes
- Printing: yes
- Legal gazette online: yes
- Dissemination/distribution: yes
- Consolidation: no
- Legislation database: no
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| Other services offered |
Narodne novine d.d. also publishes books on legal affairs, provides legal consultancy services and education with seminars and workshops. |
1.5. Drafting and publishing procedures
Text processing
systems |
- Bills for new Croatian legislation are drafted by the staff and experts employed by respective competent ministries. Once approved by the Croatian Parliament (Hrvatski sabor), the Government’s Legislation Office delivers bill texts to the Narodne novine d.d. for publishing.
- The same system is used for primary and secondary legislation.
- Staff use standard computer software (Microsoft Word templates, InDesign), which are then converted into HTML.
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| Workflow |
There is no single electronic workflow: legislative texts for publication are transmitted on paper. |
| Publishing |
- The Government’s Legislation Office is in charge of proofreading and editing the texts to be published.
- The Legislation Office sends the texts to Narodne Novine d.d. which publishes them immediately.
- The paper and the electronic versions are derived from the same text file.
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2. Collections of consolidated Legislation
See full details >>
Narodne novine
LEGAL GAZETTE
www.nn.hr
| Organisation responsible for consolidation |
The Croatian Parliament Legal Committee |
| Content |
Laws going back to 1990 were codified. When a law is consolidated, it is published in the official part of the Narodne novine. |
| Status |
Official collection
However, in the Croatian law system, codifications have no legally binding value; they are considered technical tools. |
| Access |
Depending on the media (online: free) paper, CD-ROM/DVD available on payment |
Deadline for
consolidation |
There are no specific deadlines for consolidation. Consolidation takes place when a law has been changed or amended at least three times. |
3. Legislative portals and online databases
3.1. Official portals
Each of 21 countries of The Republic of Croatia has an official portal/website www.glasila.hr/
3.2. Official databases
Službeni glasnik Grada Zagreba
Official Gazette of the local administration of the City of Zagreb
www.glasila.hr
Organisation
responsible |
Zagreb City Assembly |
| Contents |
All acts and decisions of the City of Zagreb and acts related to the administration of the City of Zagreb |
| Access |
The online version is free of charge, while the paper version is subscription-based. |
3.3. Additional information: other commonly used legal databases
The following hosts disseminate an online edition of EUR-Lex under licence from the Publications Office:
Centar za menagement i savjetovanje
www.propisi.hr
Business Media Group
daily updated website, registration compulsory |
