Croatia: Operating a Business

Setting Up a Company

Types of Companies and Capital (Max/Min)	Number of Partners/Shareholders and Liability
Private Limited company Minimum HRK 20,000, totally released	No minimum. Liability is limited to the amount contributed
Public Corporation Minimum HRK 200,000	No minimum. Liability is limited to the amount contributed
General partnership No minimum capital	Minimum 2 Every partner has unlimited liability with all his/her assets.
Limited partnership No minimum capital	Minimum 2: one general partner and one limited partner 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.

The Competent Organization: Court Register
Search a Company or a Financial Report: Biznet, The Croatian Company Directory of the Croatian Chamber of Economy.

Source: Doing Business.

Business Setup Procedures: Consult Doing Business Website, to know about procedures to start a Business in Croatia.
Register of Business Entities

	2010
Labor Force	1,762,000

Source: CIA - The world factbook

Source: UN - United Nations

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

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 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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