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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY
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A.1. PURPOSE OF UNDERTAKING INTERVENTION
A.1.1. KIND OF INTERVENTION OF IMPORTANCE FOR THE STATE
Today, the Port of Ploce is a port of state significance open to home and
international public traffic, and mainly designated for cargo traffic.
The Dubrovacko-neretvanska County Spatial Plan defined that the Port
of Ploce is a port of special (international) economic interest for the
Republic of Croatia.
LAW REGULATIONS
In accordance with the Law on maritime estate and sea ports (Official
Gazette158/03), a port is defined as a sea port, i.e. marine and land space
directly connected with the sea with wharves and non built shores,
breakwaters, equipment, plants and other structures designated for landing,
anchoring and protection of ships, yachts and boats, loading and unloading of
passengers and goods, storage and other handling of goods, production,
enrichment and finishing of goods and other economic activities, which are in
economic, traffic or technological interrelation with these activities.
Port area of a port is the sea port area consisting of one or more sea and land
spaces (port basin) used for port activities operations and under
administration of a port authority, i.e. concessionaire representative, and the
port area boundary-line are the boundary of the maritime estate.
According to the purpose they are used for, ports are divided to:
- ports open to public traffic
- ports for special designation
Port open to public traffic is a sea port which, under equal terms, can be
used by every physical and legal entity in accordance with its designation and
within the limits of available capacities.
Ports open for public traffic can be: ports open to international traffic and ports
open to home traffic, in accordance with the Maritime Code.
The port can consist of one or more basins.
According to size and significance for the Republic of Croatia, the ports open
to public traffic are divided to:
• Ports of special (international) economic interest for the Republic of
Croatia
• Ports of county significance
• Port of local significance
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