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AI regulation in Croatia

Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026 · reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt (a factual check against the official source, not a legal review or legal advice)
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In brief

Croatia has 1 recorded AI policy instrument, none of them binding. EU AI Act applies; national AI plan in preparation/adopted; authority designation in progress. Regulators include Središnji državni ured za razvoj digitalnog društva, Agencija za zaštitu osobnih podataka (AZOP). Every record here links to its official source and states its verification status.

Type
Country
Region
Europe
Instruments recorded
1
Binding instruments
0
In force
0
Regulators
Središnji državni ured za razvoj digitalnog društva, Agencija za zaštitu osobnih podataka (AZOP)
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Verification
Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026

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.

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Instruments at a glance

Native-language names are shown where the record carries one; a blank means the source is in English or the name is not yet recorded.

AI policy instruments recorded for Croatia
InstrumentTypeStatusBindingKey dateSource
National Plan for the Development of AI National strategy Proposed Voluntary — Official

No future deadlines are recorded for Croatia; past milestones are listed on each policy page. New dates reach the calendar feed: Croatia feed · how it works

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Applicable sectors, use cases and obligation areas

Obligation areas

How to use this information

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

Official government and regulator sources

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

Cite this record

AIPolicyTracker (2026). “AI regulation in Croatia”. https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/croatia (accessed 27 October 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

BibTeX
@misc{aipolicytracker2026_airegulationincroatia,
  author       = {{AIPolicyTracker}},
  title        = {{AI regulation in Croatia}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/croatia}},
  url          = {https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/croatia},
  urldate      = {2026-10-27},
  note         = {Data licensed CC BY 4.0. Accessed 27 October 2026}
}

Frequently asked questions

Does Croatia have an AI law?

No binding AI-specific law is recorded for Croatia. The instruments recorded are non-binding: strategies, guidance or standards.

Who regulates AI in Croatia?

Središnji državni ured za razvoj digitalnog društva (Digital society and AI policy); Agencija za zaštitu osobnih podataka (AZOP) (Data-protection authority).

What is the status of AI regulation in Croatia?

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

Is there a national AI strategy in Croatia?

Yes: National Plan for the Development of AI.

What is binding and what is only guidance in Croatia?

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

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