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On 24 October 2025, the Croatian Parliament, in an expedited procedure, adopted the new Foreign Investment Screening Act (hereinafter: the “Act”). The Act was enacted with the purpose of implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019 establishing a framework for the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union into the Croatian legal system, and with the aim of establishing a national mechanism for the screening of foreign direct investments that may, in any way, affect the protection of national security and public order of the Republic of Croatia, the EU or its Member States.

The Law on Amendments to the Land Registry Act introduces numerous changes related to the conduct of procedures for establishing and renewing the land registry in order to conduct and complete procedures for renewing and establishing the land registry more quickly and efficiently.

The new Administrative Disputes Act (hereinafter: ADA) was published in the Official Gazette No. 36/24 and entered into force on 1 July 2024. On that date, the currently applicable Administrative Disputes Act (Official Gazette Nos. 20/10, 143/12, 152/14, 94/16, 29/17, 110/21; hereinafter: the former ADA) ceased to apply.