GOVERNMENT ADOPTS BILL ON PENSION INSURANCE COMPANIES

ZAGREB, July 29 (Hina) - The Croatian Government on Thursday adopted the final bill on pension insurance companies and the payment of pension allowances on the basis of individual capitalised saving, the Government Public and Media Relations Office said in a statement on Thursday. Today's session was held behind closed doors under the chairmanship of the Minister for European Integration, Ljerka Mintas-Hodak. Upon a proposal by a commission for implementing the Agreement on Border Crossings between Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Government changed its Regulation on Border Crossings and amended its decision on special measures of customs control for the export, import or passage of certain goods. The Government also adopted a conclusion on setting up a pontoon bridge on the border crossing Stara Gradiska-Bosanska Gradiska. The session granted state guarantees to the company Agrokor d.d. for the construction of a goods-distribution centre in Zagreb. The Government gave its approval to the Croatian oil company INA d.d. Zagreb to seek loans abroad, in line with a contract on long- term delivery of oil gas, and changed its decision on granting approval for the company to seek loans abroad for capital investments in the oil field Ivana. Today's session also adopted a report by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry on the allocation of state-owned arable land to Croatian soldiers, the statement said. (hina) rml