Closing the year? Check your compliance with statutory obligations.
11/4/2026
Registers and Reporting of Changes
Register of Beneficial Owners: changes in beneficial ownership (or any changes to the ownership structure) must be reported within 30 days of the change.
Croatian National Bank: foreign equity investments must be reported within one month following the end of the month in which the investment was made.
Personal Data Protection
GDPR: every company in Croatia is required to maintain an up-to-date record of processing activities and to have in place privacy policies, data processing agreements with processors, and other documentation demonstrating compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Employment
Employee records: proper maintenance and regular updating of data on each employee and their employment.
Working time records: daily keeping of records for each employee.
Salary transparency: timely preparation for the new rules, including a review of the employment by-law and the criteria used to determine salary.
Employers with 20 or more employees: adoption of employment by-law, compliance with the statutory quota for the employment of persons with disabilities, appointment of a person authorised to receive and resolve complaints relating to the protection of employees’ dignity, and appointment of a person authorised to supervise the processing of employees’ personal data.
Employers with 50 or more employees: adoption of by-law detailing the internal irregularities reporting procedure and appointment of a confidential person.