Croatia

Penal Act and Act on Amendments and Supplements to the Penal Act (promulgated by Decisions Nos. 71-05-03/1-11-2 of October 26, 2011 & 71-05-03/1/12/2 of December 19, 2012, OG No. 144/2012 of December 21, 2012)

Year of Version:	2012
Date of Last Amendment:	December 14, 2012
Date of Entry into Force:	January 1, 2013
Date of Text (Enacted):	October 21, 2011
Type of Text:	IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights), Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Geographical Indications, Industrial Designs, Industrial Property, Other, Patents (Inventions), Trade Names, Trademarks
Notes:	The notification by Croatia to the WTO under Article 63.2 of TRIPS states: '[The Act] regulates the field of criminal offences' The Penal Code contains specific IP provisions in Chapter XXVII; concerning copyrights and related rights (Arts. 284-286), patents (Art. 287), trademarks (art. 288) and indications of origin (art. 289).
Available Texts:
Croatian	Kazneni Zakon
Related Legislation:	Relates to Criminal Procedure Act of March 14, 2003 (HR099)
Historical Versions:	Repeals Criminal Code (as last amended 2003, OG No. 110/1997) (HR061)
WIPO Lex No.:	HR085