Fuels & Lubricants Magazine

Decision on the adoption of the National Policy
Framework for the establishment of infrastructure
and market development of alternative
fuels in traffic OG 34/2017 - April 2017
The National Policy Framework (NPF) for the establishment
of infrastructure and market development of alternative
fuels in traffic has been adopted pursuant to the
Act on the Deployment of Alternative Fuels Infrastructure.
The NPF the proposes measures on the national
level and on the level of local and regional self-government,
as well as measures which may be used to promote
the establishment of infrastructure for alternative fuels
within the public transportation services. Elaboration of
NPF measures is foreseen on a three-year basis through
the National energy efficiency action plans.
The purpose of the Low-carbon
Development Strategy in Croatia
is to achieve a competitive low
-carbon economy in Croatia by
2050
Regulation on Liability for Environmental
Damage (OG 31/2017) - April 2017
The Regulation regulates the activities considered to
be hazardous for the environment and/or humans, the
criteria for assessing threats and identifying environmental
damage, the most appropriate measures for the
elimination of environmental damage, their purpose
and method of selection, the way to remedy the damage
to the environment and the method of specifying costs
related to the identification and elimination of threats
and environmental damage.
The Regulation repeals the Regulation from 2008. In
comparison to the previous Regulation, the changes are
not substantial and do not have any additional impact on
fuel and lubricant business operations.
Amendments to the Regulation on Prevention
of Major Accidents involving Dangerous
Substances (OG 31/2017) - April 2017
Amendments were adopted to harmonise the existing
Act with the Directive 2012/18/EU -Seveso III and the
amendments in the Air Protection Act (OG 61/2017).
Act on Amendments to the Air Protection Act
(OG 61/2017) - June 2017
Air Protection Act (OG 130/11, 47/14) was amended
(OG 61/2017) to include several EU Directive changes
fulfilling the obligations following the Clean Air Policy
Package primarily laying down the rules concerning
reference methods, data validation and location of
sampling points for the assessment of ambient air quality
defined trough the Ordinance on air Quality monitoring
(OG 79/2017) - August 2017.
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