- FINDING COMPETENT COURTS/AUTHORITIES
- Article 2(1) – Authorities that can be considered as courts
- Article 3(2) – Requested courts
- Article 4 – Central body
- Article 6 – Languages accepted for completion of the forms
- Article 7 – Means accepted for transmission of requests and other communications
- Article 19 – Central body or competent authority(ies) responsible for decisions on requests for direct taking of evidence
- Article 29 – Agreements or arrangements to which Member States are parties and which comply with the conditions in Article 29(2)
- Article 31(4) – Notification on the early use of the decentralised IT-system
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FINDING COMPETENT COURTS/AUTHORITIES
The search tool below will help you to identify court(s)/authority(ies) competent for a specific European legal instrument. Please note that although every effort has been made to ascertain the accuracy of the results, there may be some exceptional cases concerning the determination of competence that are not necessarily covered.
Article 2(1) – Authorities that can be considered as courts
Not applicable.
Article 3(2) – Requested courts
The court competent to take evidence is the municipal court (općinski sud) in whose territory procedural actions have to be undertaken.
Article 4 – Central body
The Ministry of Justice, Administration and Digital Transformation of the Republic of Croatia (Ministarstvo pravosuđa, uprave i digitalne transformacije Republike Hrvatske)
Ulica grada Vukovara 49
10000 Zagreb
tel.: +385 1 371 40 00
web: https://mpu.gov.hr/
Article 6 – Languages accepted for completion of the forms
The forms may be completed in English.
Article 7 – Means accepted for transmission of requests and other communications
Requests and other communications are to be transmitted by email.
Article 19 – Central body or competent authority(ies) responsible for decisions on requests for direct taking of evidence
The Ministry of Justice, Administration and Digital Transformation of the Republic of Croatia (Ministarstvo pravosuđa, uprave i digitalne transformacije Republike Hrvatske)
Ulica grada Vukovara 49
10000 Zagreb
tel.: +385 1 371 40 00
web: https://mpu.gov.hr/
Article 29 – Agreements or arrangements to which Member States are parties and which comply with the conditions in Article 29(2)
Agreement between the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Slovenia of 7 February 1994 on legal assistance in civil and criminal matters.
Article 31(4) – Notification on the early use of the decentralised IT-system
Croatia is not in a position to operate the decentralised IT system earlier than required by the Regulation.
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