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AI regulation in Croatia

Source-linked · checked 11 Sep 2026 1 instrument · 0 binding

Overview

Croatia applies the EU AI Act; the Central State Office for the Development of the Digital Society prepared a National Plan for the Development of AI, and the Croatian Personal Data Protection Agency (AZOP) is the data-protection authority. AI Act authority designation is in progress.

What is the current regulatory status?

EU AI Act applies; national AI plan in preparation/adopted; authority designation in progress.

Binding rules versus guidance

Binding: none recorded. Strategy or guidance: National Plan for the Development of AI.

Key policy instruments

Croatia National strategy Proposed

National Plan for the Development of AI

Nacionalni plan razvoja umjetne inteligencije

The national AI plan sets priorities for research, skills, public-sector and business adoption, data and infrastructure and trustworthy AI in line with the EU coordinated plan and the AI Act.

Source-linked · checked 11 Sep 2026 Official source

Upcoming deadlines

No scheduled future dates recorded. Past milestones are listed on each policy page.

Latest changes

No change events recorded yet.

Applicable sectors, use cases and obligation areas

Use cases: AI in public services
Sectors: Cross-sector / all sectors
Obligation areas

How to use this information

Start from the EU AI Act record for obligations; use this page for the national authorities, penalties and strategy.
Open the official source on each instrument before relying on any date or obligation.
Check national data-protection, employment and consumer law that applies to AI systems regardless of the AI Act.

Official government and regulator sources

Central State Office for the Development of the Digital Society
Government of Croatia · Tier 1 source

Informational only, not legal advice. Verify every claim against the linked official sources and consult qualified counsel before acting.