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National Annex — Croatia (HR)

Status (July 2026): In force. Community-maintained orientation, not legal advice — verify against the official gazette and authority guidance before relying on it. Corrections welcome (see CONTRIBUTING.md).

NIS2 implementation

Field Value
Implementing law Zakon o kibernetičkoj sigurnosti (Cybersecurity Act), NN 14/2024 — in force 15 February 2024; first member state to transpose
Competent authority Sigurnosno-obavještajna agencija (SOA) — central state authority for cybersecurity
National CSIRT / reporting Croatian national CERT (CARNET) / ZSIS CERT
Official starting point https://www.soa.hr

Country notes for your CDC

Self-assessment and registration processes are run by SOA; sector regulations followed the act.

Standard checklist (all countries)

  • [ ] Applicability determined per legal entity and sector; recorded in the regulatory applicability register (GOVERN)
  • [ ] Entity registration completed with the national authority where required
  • [ ] Incident-reporting procedure drilled against the national channel and the 24 h early-warning clock (RESPOND)
  • [ ] Contact established with the national CSIRT before the first incident
  • [ ] Data protection authority contact and GDPR Art. 33 flow prepared (runs in parallel with NIS2 reporting)
  • [ ] National guidance/frameworks mapped to your control evidence (see note above)

Selector tag

hr-nat — tick "Croatia" in tools/regulatory-profile.html to include this country's references.

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