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General laws and regulations that influence culture and cultural policy are numerous and include the Institutions’ Law, Associations’ Law, Tax and Custom Regulations, Law on Foundations and Funds, Anti-trust Laws, Law on the Implementation of the State Budget, Law on Fiscalisation in Cash Transactions, etc. They also include laws that regulate the organisation and work of public administration bodies and units of local administration and self-government, which are very pertinent in regards to decentralisation of culture. Collective agreements in the state and public sector also have to be taken into account as well as the sectoral specific agreements and other... read more →

The Croatian Constitution determines the use of language in the public sphere. According to the Law on Croatian Radio-Television (2010, amended 2012, 2017, 2022), the HRT (Croatian Radio-Television) fosters the use of the Croatian language and Latin alphabet in radio and television programmes and promotes creativity in the dialects of the Croatian language. Similar provisions bind all other radio and television activities. The use of the Croatian language is not obligatory when addressing the members of national minorities, according to the Constitutional Law on Rights of National Minorities (2002, amended 2010 and 2011). The Law on the Use of Language... read more →

Personal Data is protected according to the Constitution of the Republic of Croatia, Article 37 (Official Gazette, No. 85/10): “Everyone shall be guaranteed the safety and secrecy of personal data. Without consent from the person concerned, personal data may be collected, processed and used only under conditions specified by law. Protection of data and supervision of the work of information systems in the Republic shall be regulated by law.” The Law on the Protection of Personal Data was in force from 2003 (NN 103/2003) with amendments in 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2012 (NN 118/06, NN 41/08, NN 130/11, NN 106/12)... read more →

The new Law on Authors Rights and Related Rights has been adopted in October 2021 (NN 111/2021) and in the formal sense the Law harmonizes national regulations with Directive 2019/790 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market and with Directive 2019/789 on the exercise of copyright and related rights applicable to certain online transmissions of broadcasting organisations and retransmissions of television and radio programmes. The Croatian model follows the droit d'auteur tradition. Both in theoretical deliberations and in legal texts, it follows the continental European tradition on the protection of moral rights which has been incorporated in... read more →

There is no specific legislation regulating labour relations for the cultural field. There is also no systematic monitoring of trends regarding cultural employment. The Central Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Croatia produces annual reports based on a very narrow definition of culture (see chapter 4.2.3) and contributes to the Eurostat cultural statistics according to their rules and regulations. There is a unified system of salaries for those working in the public sector, including those employed in state-established cultural institutions and those working in the city or municipal cultural institutions. The Union of workers employed in the cultural sector... read more →

The tax status of legal and physical persons in the cultural system is defined by the general and special tax laws as well as numerous rules and regulations that prescribe the procedures and manner of taxation. The application of tax regulations is also linked to specific laws in the field of culture and cultural and artistic activities (e.g. the Law on Museums, the Law on Theatres, the Law on Associations, the Law on Institutions, Foundations).The Law on the Rights of Freelance Artists and Encouraging Cultural Creativity determines the rights of freelance artists, establishment and operation of artistic organisations and measures... read more →

The legislation has acknowledged the special status of freelance artists in comparison with other workers. They have the right to retirement and disability insurance and to health insurance. Contributions are paid from the state budget (see also chapter 4.3). The Croatian Freelance Artists Association (HZSU) encourages and promotes creative work and public activity in culture and the arts, and it represents freelance artists' common interests, so as to help them achieve their goals and to protect their rights. A freelance artist becomes a member of the Association on the basis of his or her creative work and so can apply... read more →

Until 2022, the general laws regulating the financing of culture included the Law on Financing Public Needs in Culture (1990 amended in 1993, and 2009) and the Law on Cultural Councils (2001, amended in 2004, 2009, and 2013). However, in 2022 the new umbrella Law on Cultural Councils and Public Needs in Culture (NN 03/2023) has been adopted with the aim of adapting the laws to the current changes in the cultural field and adding functionality to the overall system of financing. The Law on the Areas of Counties, Towns and Municipalities in the Republic of Croatia (2006, amended in... read more →

The Constitution of the Republic of Croatia (adopted in 1990, amended in 2001, 2010 and 2014) guarantees the freedom of scientific, cultural and artistic creativity and prescribes that the state is obliged to stimulate and help their development (Article 69). It guarantees freedom of thought and expression, freedom of the media, freedom of speech and public activities, and prohibits censorship (Article 38). The Constitution also guarantees the right to a healthy life and environment and requires government bodies and legal entities to pay attention to the protection of human health, nature and the human environment. The sea and other natural... read more →