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Setting up a company

Legal business entities

Types of companies and capital (max/min)	Number of partners/shareholders and liability	Registration fees
Private Limited company Minimum HRK 20,000, totally released	No minimum. Maximum 50 partners Liability is limited to the amount contributed	Notarize memorandum of association: HRK 3,530+ 22% VAT and HRK 46.60 per signature. Deposit incorporation documents for registration at the Commercial Court: HRK 1,300. Order official seal and apply for statistical registration number: HRK 205. Open a bank account: HRK 175. Obtain municipal certificate: HRK 620-720.
Joint Stock Company Minimum HRK 200,000	No minimum Liability is limited to the amount contributed	Around HRK 20,000.
General partnership No minimum capital	Minimum 2 Every partner has unlimited liability with all his/her assets.	Around HRK 6,000
Limited partnership No minimum capital	Minimum 2 At least one partner (general partner) has unlimited liability with all his/her assets and at least one (other) partner has limited liability proportional to the invested assets.	Around HRK 6,000
Partnership limited by shares No minimum capital	Two types of partners: active partners and sleeping partners Liability of active partners is unlimited. Liability of sleeping partners is limited to the amount contributed, when they do not take part in the company management	Around HRK 6,000
Economic Interest Association No minimum capital	Minimum 2 Unlimited liability of all partners with all their assets	Administrative fee payment of HRK 1,000.
Branch office No minimum capital	No minimum A branch office is not a legal entity, but takes over, in the execution of its activities, the rights and obligations for the account of its founder. The branch office executes its activity under the company of the founder.	Administrative fee payment of HRK 1,000.
Representative office No minimum capital	No minimum A representative office is not a legal entity and its purpose is limited to the activities concerning market research and the representation of the founder. Representative office carries its activities under the founder's company. Any foreign party executing an economy activity or a national or international economy association may open a representative office in Croatia. The representative office is registered at the Foreign Party Representative Registry in Croatia (with the Ministry of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship).	Administrative fee payment of HRK 1,000.

Business setup procedures: It is possible to make the entire registration and licensing procedure for a private limited company on the HITRO website. Consult the HITRO website guide How to start a company for more information concerning the registration procedure. Consult the FINA website for information concerning the Croatian national Financial Agency who has developed this on-line service.
The competent organization: Court Register

Working conditions

Legal weekly duration: 40 hours
Retirement age: 65
Working contracts: Legal clauses regulate employment contracts and to a lesser degree collective agreements and individual negotiations. The terms of employment contracts and the limits for dismissal are very rigid while the conditions for hiring are flexible

Cost of labor

Minimum wage: 2,747 HRK gross monthly wage (around 385 EUR).
Average wage: Average monthly gross earnings in Croatia is HRK 7,435 HRK (EUR 1,040).
Social contributions: Social security contributions paid by employers: 17.2%
Social security contributions paid by employees: 20%

Social partners

Social dialogue and involvement of social partners: The most important trade union is the Union of Autonomous Trade Unions of Croatia (UATUC) with more than 200,000 members all over the country.
Unions: Union of Autonomous Trade Unions of Croatia
Croatian Trade Union Association (in Croatian only)
Workers Trade Union Association of Croatia
Independent Croatian Unions (in Croatian only)
Unionization rate: 65%
Labor regulation bodies: Labor Market Directorate at the Ministry of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship

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