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Article 67 (a)

The names, addresses and means of communication for the central authorities designated pursuant to Article 53:

the Ministry of Demography, Family Affairs, Youth and Social Policy (Ministarstvo za demografiju, obitelj, mlade i socijalnu politiku)

Trg Nevenke Topalušić 1

10000 Zagreb

Web: http://www.mdomsp.hr/

E-mail: ministarstvo@mdomsp.hr

Tel.: +385 1 555 7111

Fax: +385 1 555 7222

Article 67 (b)

The languages accepted for communications to central authorities pursuant to Article 57(2):

(a) Croatian or English for communication with the central authorities;

(b) Croatian for applications.

Article 67 (c)

The languages accepted for the certificate concerning rights of access pursuant to Article 45(2):

Croatian

Articles 21 and 29

The applications provided for by Articles 21 and 29 must be submitted to the following courts:

Municipal courts receive and decide on applications for a declaration of enforceability.

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Article 33

The appeal provided for by Article 33 must be lodged with the following courts:

Appeals are lodged with courts of second instance (county courts) via the court of first instance that adopted the decision (a municipal court).

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Article 34

Appeals pursuant to Article 34:

The judgment given on appeal may be contested by one of the parties submitting a motion for a retrial (Articles 421-428 of the Civil Procedure Act). A motion for a retrial must be submitted to the court which adopted the judgment at first instance (a municipal court).

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Last update: 05/07/2018

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Article 67 (a)

Article 67 (b)

Article 67 (c)

Articles 21 and 29

Article 33

Article 34