CoR - Croatia Transport

Central

State authorities are responsible for:

Management and financing of development projects, traffic, utilities, and social infrastructure;
Analysis and management of marine resources, coastal land, and other natural resources;
Control over business concessions for domestic and international marine, boating, road, rail, air, postal and telecommunications, and river transport;
Development of a strategy for all forms of transport;
Protection of the sea from pollution;
Seaports, maritime domain and establishing maritime boundaries, marine insurance and maritime agencies;
Inland freight-transportation centres;
Airports;
Telecommunications and post;
Development of technical terms and conditions for the use of facilities, technical equipment and installation of telecommunications and radio communications;
Enactment of legislation on concessions for services in public telecommunications;
Inspections;
Navigational safety at sea, internal and international road traffic and road operations except from the scope of the Ministry of Interior;
Organisation of strategic infrastructure projects and investment programs of special importance for the Republic of Croatia;
Organisation of major infrastructure investment projects.

Regional

Regional authorities are responsible for:

Systematically monitoring and analysing studies, proposing measures, preparing projects and preliminary studies to improve traffic and communal infrastructure;
Transport and traffic infrastructure of regional importance;
Construction and maintenance of county and local roads;
Operation of railways of regional importance, if specifically transferred by the government's decision (which has not yet taken place);
Maritime transportation – county lines: regulation and concessions;
Ports (through county port authorities).

Local

Local authorities are responsible for:

Traffic management;
Operation of railways of local importance, if specifically transferred by the government's decisions (which has not yet taken place);
Construction and maintenance of uncategorised roads;
Maintenance of local roads in the area (only for large Towns and County seats Towns);
Maritime transportation – local lines: regulation and concessions;
Local public transport;
Taxi service – regulation and issuance of permits.

Responsible ministries/bodies

Central

Regional

Regional authorities – counties (županije)
Administrative Department of Traffic and Municipal Infrastructure, Administrative Department for Regional Development, Infrastructure and Project Management

Local

Sources:

Policies Area