ZAGREB, June 13 (Hina) - The Croatian government on Thursday defined changes in laws on judicial and administrative fees, envisaging cuts or annulment of some of those duties.
ZAGREB, June 13 (Hina) - The Croatian government on Thursday
defined changes in laws on judicial and administrative fees,
envisaging cuts or annulment of some of those duties. #L#
The administrative fees for foreign nationals would be reduced by
about 50 percent, and some would even be rescinded.
The fee for a business visa would be cut from 400 kuna to 150, while
fees for papers for the permanent stay would drop from 900 to 450
kuna.
The fees for the licence and entry into the register of foreign
companies' branches in Croatia would cost 150 kuna instead 300.
The government proposed the reduction of court fees by about 50
percent on average.
The fees should be paid in accordance to the costs of a court action.
Currently the highest court fees are 10,000 kuna, and they should be
reduced by half.
Assessing the impact of high court fees introduced in the mid 1990s,
the government said they had not produced the desirable result,
i.e. a reduction in the number of cases, but they brought into the
question the principle of free access to the court.
The proposed reductions would also help remove administrative
obstacles for foreigners who plan to invest in Croatia.
The government forwarded a proposal to the parliament to amend the
agriculture law, which should make it possible for individual
farmers to register themselves and also facilitate the control of
the use of state incentives and subsidies.
(hina) ms