Legal regime of competition in Croatia
Legal regime of competition in Croatia

Author(s): Ovidiu Horia Maican
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Law on Economics, Commercial Law
Published by: Societatea de Stiinte Juridice si Administrative
Keywords: competition; Croatia; European Union; legislation; harmonization;
Summary/Abstract: Croatia has implemented EU’s competition rules. Competition Act lays down the competition rules and establishes the competition regime in Croatia. It also regulates work of the Croatian Competition Agency. The Competition Act defines the rules and methods for promoting and protecting competition. On paper, competitive equality is enforced with respect to market access, credit and other business operations. In practice, however, state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and government-designated “strategic” firms may still receive preferential treatment. The Croatian Competition Agency is the country’s competition watchdog, determining whether anti-competitive practices exist and punishing infringements. It has determined in the past that some subsidies to SOEs constituted unlawful state aid.

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