Last edited: 05.05.2023.

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License for performing public transport in internal road traffic


Competent authority: Koprivnica Križevci County, Administrative Department for economy, communal activities and agriculture according to the address of headquarter of the transporter - Koprivnica, Đurđevac, Križevci.

Regulations:

  • Law on road transport ("Official Gazette" no. 41/18, 98/19, 30/21, 89/21, 114/22)
  • Regulation on licenses in road transport activities ("Official Gazette" No. 50/18)
  • Regulation on special conditions for vehicles used for public road transport and transport for personal use ("Official Gazette" No. 50/18, 56/19, 107/20, 147/21, 71/22)

 Application submission method:

  • through e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by
  • by personally coming to the competent administrative body

Contact:

  • e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • phone:
    • Koprivnica – 048/658 211, 048/658 108, 048/658 109
    • Križevci - 048/720 325
    • Đurđevac - 048/818 423

Based on the Law on road transport, the activity of public road transport in domestic and international road transport can be carried out by a transporter (legal or natural person) if it is registered for the performance of public road transport activities and if it meets the conditions prescribed by this Law, that is by the Regulation on licenses in road transport activities.

Obligor:

Each transporter (natural person - tradesman and legal entity) registered for the performance of public road transport activities is obliged to submit an application for the issuance of a license for the performance of the activity of passenger, cargo, auto taxi transport in internal road transport in accordance with Article 7 and 8 of the Law and Article 3 of the Regulation (the license for carrying out activities of passenger and cargo transportation in international road transport is issued by the Ministry of the sea, transport and infrastructure).

Along with the request, the party is obliged to attach as proof of fulfillment of the conditions prescribed by law:

1. Proof of meeting the conditions of professional training, employment of persons responsible for transport (the transport manager is the transporter himself or an employed professional person who meets the requirements for a transport manager):

  • a copy of the certificate of passing the professional qualification exam,
  • a copy of the diploma for the authorized person responsible for transport from the faculty(masters degree) road major
  • a copy of the diploma for the authorized person responsible for transport from the faculty (bachelors degree) road major
  • concluded a contract on the performance of transport manager duties with a natural person who is professionally trained as a transport manager, that is with a legal entity that employs a professionally trained transport manager

2. Proof of meeting the requirements of technical ability for a registered motor/trailer vehicle for certain types of transport for which type of transport the license is sought:

  • a copy of the traffic permit,
  • or lease or leasing agreement,
  • or sublease contract or vehicle rental contract that will be used to perform the activity

3. Proof of meeting the conditions of financial ability:

A domestic carrier is considered to have financial capacity in accordance with this Law if it has at its disposal assets in the amount of at least 9,000 euros for the first vehicle and 5,000 euros for each next vehicle, calculated in kuna equivalent, according to the current exchange rate published by the European Central Bank (ECB). in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Exceptionally, in order to obtain a license for the transportation of passengers in vehicles that, in addition to the driver's seat, have a maximum of eight seats (passenger cars of category M1), it is considered that the domestic carrier has financial capacity if it has at its disposal assets in the amount of at least 3,000 euros for the first vehicle and 1,500 euros for each next  vehicle, calculated in kuna equivalent, according to the valid exchange rate of the European Central Bank (ECB) published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Financial capacity is proven by one of the following documents:

  • extract from the appropriate register, from which the amount of the founding capital can be seen
  • a copy of the balance sheet that the transporter submitted to the tax authority for the previous year
  • a list of individual fixed assets, including costs of acquisition or payment for vehicles, business premises, devices and equipment
  • a document on the ownership of unencumbered real estate
  • by the contract on the dedicated deposit in the bank
  • by a guarantee from a bank or other financial institution which provides a guarantee for the good business of the carrier for the period of validity of the guarantee in the amount prescribed in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this article.
  • Banks and other financial institutions, in the sense of this Law, are considered to be banks that have received a license from the Croatian National Bank to issue guarantees in the territory of the Republic of Croatia, in accordance with the law regulating banking, that is the operations of insurance companies with
  • a certificate of available funds
  • property insurance policy for the appropriate amount

Exceptionally, a legal or natural person - a craftsman who carries out autotaxi transport of passengers, proves his financial capacity with a valid insurance policy for all passengers in the vehicle used for autotaxi transport, which was taken out in accordance with a special regulation which regulates mandatory insurance in road traffic.

 

4. Proof of fulfillment of the conditions that there is no debt for tax obligations and obligations for pension and health insurance, which is proven by a certificate no older than 30 days before the day of submitting the application for the issuance of a license:

  • tax administration certificate

5. Proof of paid administrative fee

Administrative fee:

Depending on the type of license, according to Tar. no. 15 of the Regulation on the Tariff of Administrative Fees ("Official Gazette" No. 156/22)

Administrative fee - payment - State budget of the Republic of Croatia, giro account HR1210010051863000160, reference number (64) 5002-27669-OIB of the applicant

  1. 92.91 euros - for issuing a license for internal public road transport
  2. 4.65 euros - for issuing a license extract for internal public road transport for an individual vehicle

REMARK:

  • good reputation - data on good reputation will be obtained by this administrative body by official duty "

 (1) A good reputation, in the sense of this Act, does not include a legal person or a transport manager in a legal person and a natural person - a craftsman or another natural person:

  • who was found guilty by a final verdict of committing a criminal offense against labor relations and social security (Chapter XII of the Criminal law), the environment (Chapter XX of the Criminal law), general safety (Chapter XXI of the Criminal law), traffic safety (Chapter XXII of the Criminal Code law), property (Chapter XXIII of the Criminal law), economy (Chapter XXIV of the Criminal law), the criminal offense of falsification (Chapter XXVI of the Criminal law) or due to the criminal offense of breach of official duty (Chapter XXVIII of the Criminal law)
  • which has been issued a protective measure prohibiting the performance of road transport activities or
  • who was sentenced to prison for other crimes.

(2) Good reputation, in the sense of this Law, also includes no person who, in the last three years until the date of submission of the application for the issuance of the license, by a final judgment of the court competent for offense cases or by a final offense order of the competent body, has been punished for a serious offense more than twice connected with the performance of road transport of passengers or cargo, serious offense in the field of road traffic safety, transport of dangerous substances, illegal work and employment, unfair competition, that is for actions contrary to the provisions of international agreements.

(3) A serious offense from paragraph 2 of this article is considered to be a offense for which the law prescribes a fine for a legal person and a natural person - tradesman in the amount of at least HRK 35,000.00/€4,645.30 (fixed conversion rate HRK 7.53450 ), that is, for the responsible person or other natural person in the amount of at least HRK 20,000.00/€2,654.46 (fixed conversion rate HRK 7.53450).

(4) As an exception to paragraph 3 of this article, for transporters that carry out auto taxi transportation of passengers, a serious offense from paragraph 2 of this article is considered to be an offense for which a fine for a legal entity and a natural person - craftsman in the amount of at least 25,000 is prescribed by law HRK 0.00/€3,318.07 (fixed conversion rate HRK 7.53450), that is for a responsible person or other natural person in the amount of at least HRK 10,000.00/€1,327.23 (fixed conversion rate HRK 7.53450).

(5) In the sense of this Law, the person referred to in paragraph 1 of this article acquires a good reputation anew by undergoing rehabilitation, in accordance with the special regulations regulating the offense and criminal liability of legal and natural persons.

6) When assessing good reputation, the methodology for calculating the frequency of repeated violations is applied depending on the number of drivers managed by the transport manager, in accordance with the provisions of Annex II. from Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/403 and provisions of Article 6, paragraph 2, point a) of Regulation (EC) no. 1071/2009."

  • all changes in the records, after the issuance of the license, the auto taxi carrier is obliged to submit to the license issuer within 8 days from the date of the change, in such a way as to submit the latest updated version of the records and the list of changes of deleted and registered vehicles in relation to the last records that he submitted to the issuer licenses, where the submitted updated record or list of changes must contain the date of deletion or entry of each individual vehicle in the subject record. Changes in the records can also be submitted by e-mail.

Forms:

document ZAHTJEV - IZDAVANJE LICENCIJE ILI IZVODA