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Compliance Guidelines in Croatia: Key Takeaways

The following guidelines outline measures that businesses in Croatia should take to operate with integrity and adhere to applicable laws and regulations.

Key Compliance Requirements

  • Compliance Strategy: Each entity subject to compliance requirements must adopt a strategy prepared in accordance with these guidelines and other applicable regulations.
  • Professional Assistance and Training: The management board should set up a system of professional assistance regarding compliance issues for governance and supervisory bodies, employees, and business partners.
  • Motivation: Foster an open and supportive culture that encourages employees to raise questions, get informed, and report suspected irregularities.
  • Education and Promotion: Develop and foster a positive compliance culture by promoting essential compliance values at all levels of the business entity.
  • Measures for Effective Implementation: Provide adequate measures reflecting a clear approach of not tolerating corrupt and fraudulent practices at any level.

Additional Requirements

  • Fit and Proper: Members of the management and supervisory boards, holders of key functions, and senior management should fulfil additional “fit and proper” requirements for performance of their duties.
  • Transparency and Reporting: Ensure regular reporting about the degree of development of the compliance function and about the state of compliance of the overall business.

Conclusion

The guidelines emphasize the importance of promoting a positive compliance culture, encouraging open communication, providing adequate measures to prevent corrupt practices, ensuring transparency in operations, and adhering to market conduct rules. They also highlight the need for management and supervisory board members, holders of key functions, and senior management to fulfill additional “fit and proper” requirements.