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Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Law of 28 June 2023 amending the Law on Social Welfare. -

Adoption: 2023-06-28 | Date of entry into force: 2023-07-01 | HRV-2023-L-115032

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Rulebook of 28 June 2023 amending the Rulebook on conditions and methods of exercising rights from compulsory health insurance. -

Adoption: 2023-06-28 | Date of entry into force: 2023-07-13 | HRV-2023-R-115172

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Law of 17 March 2023 amending the Law on Compulsory Health Insurance. -

Adoption: 2023-03-17 | Date of entry into force: 2023-04-01 | Date of gradual entry into force: 2024-01-01 | HRV-2023-L-115018

Contains many modifications.

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Law of 17 February 2023 amending the Law on Voluntary Health Insurance. -

Adoption: 2023-02-17 | Date of entry into force: 2023-03-08 | HRV-2023-L-115030

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Rulebook of 5 December 2022 amending the Rulebook on conditions and methods of exercising rights from compulsory health insurance. -

Adoption: 2022-12-05 | HRV-2022-R-115171

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Law of 7 October 2022 amending the Law on Social Welfare. -

Adoption: 2022-10-07 | Date of entry into force: 2022-10-22 | HRV-2022-L-115002

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act of 7 October 2022 amending the Pension Insurance Act. -

Adoption: 2022-10-07 | Date of entry into force: 2023-01-01 | HRV-2022-L-115048

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Rulebook of 29 July 2022 amending the Rulebook on conditions and methods of exercising rights from compulsory health insurance. -

Adoption: 2022-07-29 | Date of entry into force: 2022-08-03 | HRV-2022-R-115170

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Law of 8 April 2022 amending the Law on Social Welfare. -

Adoption: 2022-04-08 | Date of entry into force: 2022-04-15 | HRV-2022-L-115001

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Law of 8 April 2022 amending the Law on Compulsory Health Insurance and Health Care for Foreigners in the Republic of Croatia. -

Adoption: 2022-04-08 | Date of entry into force: 2022-04-15 | HRV-2022-L-115035

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Decision of the Croatian Government of 24 February 2022 on the basis for calculating the amount of the guaranteed minimum compensation. -

Adoption: 2022-02-24 | Date of entry into force: 2022-02-25 | HRV-2022-R-115087

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Decision of the Croatian Government of 24 February 2022 on the basis for calculating the amount of other benefits in the social welfare system. -

Adoption: 2022-02-24 | Date of entry into force: 2022-02-25 | HRV-2022-R-115088

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Social Welfare Act of 28 January 2022. -

Adoption: 2022-01-28 | Date of entry into force: 2022-02-17 | Date of gradual entry into force: 2023-01-01 | HRV-2022-L-114996

Regulates the activity of social welfare, principles of social welfare, benefits and services in the social welfare system, procedures for their implementation, beneficiaries, content and method of performing social welfare activities, professional workers in social welfare activities, records, inspection and administrative supervision, financing social welfare activities and other issues important for social welfare activities.

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Law of 4 November 2021 amending the Law on Voluntary Health Insurance. -

Adoption: 2021-11-04 | Date of entry into force: 2021-11-11 | HRV-2021-L-115029

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act of 15 July 2021 amending the Pension Insurance Act. -

Adoption: 2021-07-15 | Date of entry into force: 2021-08-01 | HRV-2021-L-115047

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Amendments to the Statute of the Croatian Institute for Health Insurance. -

Adoption: 2021-06-16 | Date of entry into force: 2021-10-06 | HRV-2021-M-115179

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Law of 5 March 2021 amending the Law on Compulsory Health Insurance and Health Protection of Foreigners in the Republic of Croatia. -

Adoption: 2021-03-05 | Date of entry into force: 2021-03-20 | HRV-2021-L-115034

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Rulebook of 28 January 2021 amending the Rulebook on conditions and methods of exercising rights from compulsory health insurance. -

Adoption: 2021-01-28 | Date of entry into force: 2021-02-03 | HRV-2021-R-115169

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Law of 30 April 2020 amending the Law on Voluntary Health Insurance. -

Adoption: 2020-04-30 | Date of entry into force: 2020-04-30 | HRV-2020-L-115028

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act of 18 October 2019 amending the Pension Insurance Act. -

Adoption: 2019-10-18 | Date of entry into force: 2020-01-01 | HRV-2019-L-115046

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Law of 2 October 2019 amending the Law on Compulsory Health Insurance. -

Adoption: 2019-10-02 | HRV-2019-L-115017

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act of 7 December 2018 to amend and supplement the Pension Insurance Act (Text No. 2235). (Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama Zakona o mirovinskom osiguranju) -

Adoption: 2018-12-07 | Date of entry into force: 2019-01-01 | HRV-2018-L-109134

Amends inter alia articles 33, 34, 180 and 182 on age when the right to old age pension is obtained, and article 38 on persons employed in occupations considered particularly difficult, and persons with disabilities.

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act of 31 October 2018 on Health Care (Text No. 1929). (Zakon o zdravstvenoj zaštiti) -

Adoption: 2018-09-31 | Date of entry into force: 2019-01-01 | HRV-2018-L-109173

Determines principles and measures, rights and duties of users of health care, content and organization of activities of health care and supervision.
Transposes EU directives 2003/88/EZ, 2005/36/EZ, 2010/32/EU, 2011/24/EU.

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act of 13 July 2018 to amend and supplement the Pension Insurance Act (Text No. 1285). (Zakon o izmjenama i dopuni Zakona o mirovinskom osiguranju) -

Adoption: 2018-07-13 | Date of entry into force: 2018-07-15 | HRV-2018-L-109164

Amends articles 103 and 126 on Council supervision.

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act of 16 March 2018 to amend and supplement the Act on Voluntary Pension Funds (Text No. 587). (Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama Zakona o dobrovoljnim mirovinskim fondovima) -

Adoption: 2018-03-16 | Date of entry into force: 2018-04-04 | HRV-2018-L-109132

Amends article 2 to transpose Directive 20014/50/EU, amends article 3 on definitions, and other minor amendments.

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Law of 2 February 2018 amending the Law on Compulsory Health Insurance and Health Protection of Foreigners in the Republic of Croatia. -

Adoption: 2018-02-02 | Date of entry into force: 2018-02-22 | HRV-2018-L-115033

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Rulebook of 20 December 2017 amending the Rulebook on conditions and methods of exercising rights from compulsory health insurance. -

Adoption: 2017-12-20 | Date of entry into force: 2017-12-22 | HRV-2017-R-115168

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act of 9 December 2016 to amend and supplement the Pension Insurance Act (Text No. 2611). (Zakon o izmjenama i dopuni Zakona o mirovinskom osiguranju) -

Adoption: 2016-12-09 | Date of entry into force: 2017-01-01 | HRV-2016-L-104551

Amends article 155 on duties of relevant Minister, and other minor amendments.

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Decree of 26 August 2015 amending the Pension Insurance Act. -

Adoption: 2015-08-26 | Date of entry into force: 2015-09-01 | HRV-2015-R-115045

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Amendments to the Statute of the Croatian Institute for Health Insurance. -

Adoption: 2015-07-03 | Date of entry into force: 2015-07-29 | HRV-2015-M-115178

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act of 18 March 2015 to amend and supplement the Pension Insurance Act (Text No. 677). (Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama Zakona o mirovinskom osiguranju) -

Adoption: 2015-03-18 | Date of entry into force: 2015-03-31 | HRV-2015-L-101647

Amends article 22 on transfer of pension insurance, articles 35 an 37 on conditions to obtain pension, articles 58, 76, 99 and 100 on invalidity, article 92 on early retirement, article 112 on register data, articles 123, 125, 126 and 129 on controls and procedures, article 172 on infractions, and other minor amendments.

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Rulebook of 29 January 2015 amending the Rulebook on conditions and methods of exercising rights from compulsory health insurance. -

Adoption: 2015-01-29 | Date of entry into force: 2015-02-21 | HRV-2015-R-115167

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Rulebook of 18 December 2014 amending the Rulebook on conditions and methods of exercising rights from compulsory health insurance. -

Adoption: 2014-12-18 | Date of entry into force: 2015-02-07 | HRV-2014-R-115166

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Decree of 17 December 2014 to amend and supplement the Pension Insurance Act (Text No. 2821). (Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama zakona o mirovinskom osiguranju) -

Adoption: 2014-12-17 | Date of entry into force: 2015-01-01 | HRV-2014-R-99291

Amends articles 27 on work hours, articles 35, 36 and 85 on old-age pension, articles 58 and 92 on invalidity pensions, articles 99 and 100 on war veterans, article 112 on register, article 126 on supervision, and other minor amendments.

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Rulebook of 26 February 2014 on conditions and methods of exercising rights from compulsory health insurance. -

Adoption: 2014-02-26 | Date of entry into force: 2014-04-26 | HRV-2014-R-115165

On the date of entry into force of this Ordinance, the Ordinance on Rights, Conditions and Ways of Exercising Rights from Compulsory Health Insurance (Official Gazette No. 67/09, 116/09, 4/10, 13/10, 88/10, 131/10, 1/11, 87/11, 137/11, 39/12, 69/12, 126/12, 38/13, 77/13, 101/13, 103/13, 119/13 and 125/13) ceases to be valid.

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act of 5 February 2014 on Voluntary Pension Funds (Text No. 362). (Zakon o dobrovoljnim mirovinskim fondovima) -

Adoption: 2014-02-05 | Date of entry into force: 2014-02-19 | HRV-2014-L-99226

Contains provisions on pension societies, funds, their operations, membership and supervision.

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act of 5 February 2014 on Compulsory Pension Funds (Text No. 361). (Zakon o obveznim mirovinskim fondovima) -

Adoption: 2014-02-05 | Date of entry into force: 2014-02-19 | HRV-2014-L-99239

Determines establishment and operation of compulsory pension funds in the context of compulsory pension insurance, establishment and operation of pension societies for managing compulsory pension funds, workings of the depository and central registry, and supervision.

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Social Welfare Act of 13 December 2013 (Text No. 3289). (Zakon o socijalnoj skrbi) -

Adoption: 2013-12-13 | Date of entry into force: 2014-01-01 | HRV-2013-L-95335

Includes relevant EU Directives, and determines activities of social care, principles, financing, rights and social services in the system of social care, and procedures for obtaining them, users, content and employment in social care, databases, supervision and inspection.

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Pension Insurance Act of 13 December 2013 (Text No. 3290). (Zakon o mirovinskom osiguranju) -

Adoption: 2013-12-13 | Date of entry into force: 2014-01-01 | HRV-2013-L-95336

I General provisions
II Types of insurances and persons
III Length of insurance
IV Rights from pensions insurance
V Register
VI Procedure for obtaining rights
VII Organization of the council
VIII Financing
IX Property of the council
X Damage compensation
XI Supervision
XII Penal provisions
XIII Final provisions

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Amendments to the Statute of the Croatian Institute for Health Insurance. -

Adoption: 2013-11-27 | Date of entry into force: 2014-01-04 | HRV-2013-M-115177

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act of 8 November 2013 to amend the Act on Compulsory Health Insurance (Text No. 2944). (Zakon o izmjenama Zakona o obveznom zdravstvenom osiguranju) -

Adoption: 2013-11-08 | Date of entry into force: 2013-11-16 | HRV-2013-L-95305

Amends article 7 on health insurance for university students, and other minor amendments.

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Law of 21 June 2013 on Compulsory Health Insurance. -

Adoption: 2013-06-21 | HRV-2013-L-115016

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Law of 21 June 2013 on Compulsory Health Insurance and Health Care of Foreigners in the Republic of Croatia. -

Adoption: 2013-06-21 | HRV-2013-L-115031

On the date of entry into force of this Act, the Act on the Health Care of Foreigners in the Republic of Croatia ("Narodne novine", No. 114/97) ceases to be valid.

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act of 25 April 2013 on implementation of the European Union directive on coordination of the system of social security (Text No.1078). (Zakon o provedbi uredbi Europske unije o koordinaciji sustava socijalne sigurnosti) -

Adoption: 2013-04-25 | Date of entry into force: 2013-07-01 | HRV-2013-L-95267

Contains provisions on governing bodies and institutions and their duties when it comes to implementation of the EU directive, determines participation of representatives of Croatian governing bodies in institutions of the European Commissions in charge of social security coordination, and creates the Inter-institutional Working Group for coordination of social security and determines its operation.

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act of 12 February 2013 on rights of Croatian participants in the Civil War and members of their families (Text No. 322) (Consolidate Text). (Zakon o pravima hrvatskih branitelja iz domovinskog rata i clanova njihovih obitelji) -

Adoption: 2013-02-12 | Date of entry into force: 2013-02-18 | HRV-2013-L-95262

Defines the status of Civil War participants, and their rights to health insurance, pension and disability insurance, family benefits, insurance in case of unemployment, job placement, housing, and other rights.

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Amendments to the Statute of the Croatian Institute for Health Insurance. -

Adoption: 2013-01-25 | Date of entry into force: 2013-02-16 | HRV-2013-M-115176

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act of 26 October 2012 to amend the Act on Compulsory Health Insurance (Text No. 2677). (Zakon o izmjenama Zakona o obveznom zdravstvenom osiguranju) -

Adoption: 2012-10-26 | Date of entry into force: 2012-11-16 | HRV-2012-L-92817

Amends article 53 on contributions, articles 83 and 84 on regional units, and article 125 on penalties.

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act of 11 May 2012 to amend and supplement the Act on compulsory health insurance (Text No. 1412). (Zakon o izmjeni i dopuni Zakona o obveznom zdravstvenom osiguranju) -

Adoption: 2012-05-11 | Date of entry into force: 2012-05-30 | HRV-2012-L-92768

Amends article 13 on persons employed on temporary or seasonal employment contracts in agriculture.

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act of 17 February 2012 to amend the Act on compulsory health insurance (Text No. 573). (Zakon o izmjenama zakona o obveznom zdravstvenom osiguranju) -

Adoption: 2012-02-17 | Date of entry into force: 2012-02-23 | HRV-2012-L-92751

Contains minor changes to articles 29 on state budget and to article 49 on travel expenses.

Croatia - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act of 21 October 2011 on social work activities (Text No. 2473). (Zakon o djelatnosti socijalnog rada) -

Adoption: 2011-10-21 | Date of entry into force: 2011-11-11 | HRV-2011-L-89281

Determines the education standards, conditions of employment and recruitment of social workers, as well as their supervision, competent authority and Ministry to oversee their work.