REGULATION ON RENTING GOVT-OWNED FLATS SHOULD BE WITHDRAWN - KLARIC

KLARIC ( Editorial: --> 9994 ) ZAGREB, 6 Feb (Hina) - Croatia's ombudsman Ante Klaric on Friday recommended the Croatian government rescind its Regulation on Renting State-Owned Flats in the Croatian Danube River Region. According to Klaric, with the Regulation the Government overstepped its authority by 'suspending legal provisions which are at a higher legal level than a regulation'. According to Article 83 of the Croatian Constitution, the subject of the disputed regulation is exclusively under the jurisdiction of the Croatian National Parliament. "The Government cannot suspend individual legal provisions of any law adopted by the Croatian National Parliament with a regulation - that can be done only by Parliament, in line with the same procedure which is used when a law is adopted," Klaric said. The regulation should therefore be rescinded. A bill aimed at regulating and solving the question of housing and the legal regime of use of state-owned flats in the Croatian Danube River region should be prepared for the next parliament session, Klaric said in his recommendation. (hina) jn rm 061745 MET feb 98