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Overview of Bilateral Treaties of the Republic of Croatia by Country

Collection of International Treaties

List of international treaties and international acts concluded between the Republic of Croatia and Republic of Serbia (the)

Name of treaty/actDate of conclusionProvisional applicationPublished in NN-MUDate of entry into forcePublication of the date of entry into forceTermination
Agreement on Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Republic of Serbia in the Maintenance and Reconstruction of Road Bridges on the State Border10.06.2025.9/202510.04.2026.2/2026
Memorandum of Understanding on establishing a post of lector in Croatian language and literature at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Novi Sad between the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Croatia and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, Provincial Secretariat for Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, the University of Novi Sad, the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Novi Sad14.06.2018.14.06.2018.
Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Croatia and the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Serbia on Cooperation with view to promote the Efficiency of Railway Transport09.03.2018.09.03.2018.
Protocol of the Ist meeting of the Joint Committee for the implementation and the promotion of the economic cooperation between the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Serbia07.03.2018.07.03.2018.
Declaration on improving relations and resolving open issues between the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Serbia20.06.2016.20.06.2016.
Protocol from the 5th session of the Mixed Commission for Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sports and the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development 22.03.2016.22.03.2016.
Protocol between the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia, General Police Directorate, and the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Serbia, General Police Directorate, on cooperation in migration crisis and preventing illegal migration ​30.10.2015.30.10.2015.
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Republic of Serbia on cooperation in environmental protection and nature conservation ​08.06.2015.6/201502.11.2018.8/2018
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Republic of Serbia on the Delegation of the Responsibility for the Provision of Air Traffic Services17.12.2014.17.12.2014.
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Republic of Serbia on Cooperation in Protection against Natural and Other Disasters 15.07.2014.3/201501.05.2015.4/2015
Protocol between the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia, Police Directorate, and the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Serbia, Police Directorate on Cooperation during Tourist Season13.05.2014.13.05.2014.
Memorandum of Cooperation between the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Croatia and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Serbia in the Field of Health and Medicine15.07.2013.15.07.2013.
Protocol between the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia, General Police Directorate and the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Serbia, Police Directorate on cooperation during the tourist season 201316.05.2013.16.05.2013.30.10.2013.
Protocol between the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia, the General Police Directorate and the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Serbia, the General Police Directorate on the implementation of mixed patrols along the joint state border13.05.2013.13.05.2013.
Protocol between the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia, General Police Directorate and the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Serbia, Police directorate on cooperation during the 2012 tourist season11.05.2012.11.05.2012.30.10.2012.
Protocol on cooperation between the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia and the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Serbia In Security-Related Matters on the Occasion of the European Handball Championship 201214.01.2012.14.01.2012.31.01.2012.
Protocol between the General Police Directorate of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Croatia and the General Police Directorate of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia on cooperation during the 2011 tourist season.12.05.2011.12.05.2011.30.10.2011.
Protocol from the 4th session of the Joint Commission for Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia and the Ministry of Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia28.01.2011.28.01.2011.
Protocol between the General Police Directorate of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia and the General Police Directorate of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Croatia on setting up a joint contact service on the Batrovci-Bajakovo border crossing29.12.2010.29.12.2010.
Extradition Agreement between the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Serbia29.06.2010.29.06.2010.
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Republic of Serbia on Cooperation in Defence08.06.2010.08.06.2010.10/201008.12.2011.1/2012
Protocol from the Third Session of the Joint Commission for Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia and the Ministry of Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia14.12.2009.14.12.2009.
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Republic of Serbia on Inland Waterways Transport and Their Technical Maintenance13.10.2009.1/201030.07.2010.5/2010
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Republic of Serbia on Economic Cooperation24.06.2009.9/200901.07.2013.5/2013
Protocol between the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Croatia and the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia on the implementation of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Republic of Serbia on the Extradition and Acceptance of Persons Whose Entry or Stay Is Illegal25.05.2009.01.05.2010.
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Republic of Serbia on Police Cooperation 25.05.2009.1/201007.05.2010.3/2010
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Republic of Serbia on Extradition and Reception of Persons Entering and/or Staying Illegally 25.05.2009.1/201001.05.2010.3/2010
Protocol on Cooperation in the European Integration Process between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Republic of Serbia20.03.2009.20.03.2009.
Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia and the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Serbia on Cooperation in Language and Literature20.03.2009.20.03.2009.
Memorandum of Understanding between the Interior Ministry of the Republic of Croatia and the Interior Ministry of the Republic of Serbia12.12.2008.12.12.2008.
Protocol from the second session of the Joint Commission for Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the Ministry of Science, Education, and Sports of the Republic of Croatia and the Ministry of Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia 28.10.2008.28.10.2008.
Agreement on Co-operation in the Prosecution of Perpetrators of War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, and Genocide13.10.2006.13.10.2006.
Agreement between the Croatian Government and the Serbian Government on mutual assistance in customs issues15.12.2005.NN/MU 2/200601.10.2006.9/2013
Protocol on Cooperation between the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Croatia and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Serbia05.12.2005.05.12.2005.
Memorandum on launching the program of scientific and technological co-operation between the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Serbia 23.11.2005.23.11.2005.
Protocol on co-operation on the reconstruction of the joint railway bridge between Erdut and Bogojevo23.11.2005.23.11.2005.
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Republic of Serbia on Co-operation in Plant Protection Field23.11.2005.
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Republic of Serbia on veterinary co-operation23.11.2005.23.11.2005.01.07.2013.
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Serbia and Montenegro Council of Ministers on the combined international cargo transportation23.11.2005.
Memorandum of Understanding between the Anti-Money Laundering Office of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Croatia and the Anti-Money Laundering Directorate of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Serbia on cooperation and assistance in information exchange pertaining to money laundering discovery and prevention09.11.2005.09.11.2005.
Joint Declaration on the Re-Establishment of a Ferry Connection between Vukovar and Vajska21.10.2005.
Protocol from the 2nd session of the Mixed Trade Committee between the Republic of Croatia and Serbia and Montenegro19.04.2005.
Memorandum on the agreement in realising and enhancing the mutual co-operation in fighting all forms of capital crime signed between the General Attorney’s Office of the Republic of Croatia and the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the War Crimes Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Serbia05.02.2005.05.02.2005.
Agreement between the Republic of Croatia and Serbia and Montenegro on the protection of the Croatian minority in Serbia and Montenegro and Serbian and Montenegrin minority in the Republic of Croatia15.11.2004.3/200501.06.2005.5/2005
Protocol on the Cooperation in the European Integration Process between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Croatia and the Ministry for International Economic Relations of Serbia and Montenegro24.05.2004.24.05.2004.
Agreement between the Republic of Croatia and Serbia and Montenegro on Amendments to the Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia14.01.2004.4/200401.07.2004.5/200424.10.2007.
Protocol on the establishment of tri-border points between the Republic of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia and Montenegro02.10.2003.02.10.2003.
Memorandum between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Government of the Republic of Croatia, the Government of the Republic Macedonia, the Government of Serbia and Montenegro, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia on the Settlement of Mutual Financial Claims Related to Settlements of Accounts Under the Commodity Exchange between the Former USSR and the Former SFRY17.09.2003.17.09.2003.5/200520.01.2006.3/2006
General Administrative Agreement on the implementation of the Agreement between the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on social insurance18.03.2003.10/200301.05.2003.10/2003
Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia23.12.2002.09/200301.07.2004.5/200424.10.2007.
Protocol on the implementation of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on the readmission of persons whose entry or residence in the territory of another state is illegal17.07.2002.13/200317.06.2004.01.05.2010.
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on cooperation in the combating organized crime, illicit trafficking in drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors, terrorism and other serious crimes08.05.2002.03/200307.05.2010.
Protocol on the method of identification and determination of borders and the preparations for the Treaty on state borders between the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia23.04.2002.23.04.2002.
Treaty between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on cooperation in the areas of culture and education23.04.2002.15/200225.02.2003.8/2003
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on the readmission of persons whose entry or residence in the territory of another state is illegal23.04.2002.10/200317.06.2004.5/200401.05.2010.
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia for the avoidance of double taxation with respect to taxes on income and on capital14.12.2001.3/200322.04.2004.4/2004
Protocol on cooperation between the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia and the Federal ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia14.12.2001.14.12.2001.
Trade treaty between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia18.08.1998.09/200107.08.2001.10/0101.07.2013.
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments18.08.1998.01/200231.01.2002.03/02
Protocol on the procedure of organized homecoming02.04.1998.02.04.1998.
Protocol on the manner of cooperation between the Property Protection Service and the Agency for Mediation in Specific Real Estate Transactions02.04.1998.02.04.1998.
Treaty between the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on social insurance15.09.1997.14/200101.05.2003.10/03
Treaty between the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on legal aid in civil and criminal matters15.09.1997.01.11.1997.06/9828.05.1998.08/98
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on border traffic (termination of provisional application as of 1 July 2013)15.09.1997.01.11.1997.
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on the regulation of railroad border traffic15.09.1997.01/9810.03.1998.11/98
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on the determination of border crossings (termination of provisional application of Article 2 as of 1 July 2013)15.09.1997.15.09.1997.
Protocol on the implementation of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on the determination of border crossings
(termination of provisional application of Article 2 as of 1 July 2013)
15.09.1997.15.09.1997.
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on international road transport15.09.1997.15.09.1997.18/9711.04.1998.12/98
Exchange of notes on succession reciprocity 15.09.1997.
Consular convention between the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia27.05.1997.17/9717.09.1998.
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on the abolition of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and service passports29.10.1996.13/9719.09.1997.
Establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia09.09.1996.09.09.1996.
Agreement on the normalization of relations between the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia23.08.1996.10/9618.10.1996.
Minutes on performing consular functions of the Office of the Government of the Republic of Croatia in Belgrade and the Bureau of the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in Zagreb11.03.1996.17.09.1998.
Joint statement of the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on the normalization of relations and opening of representative offices19.01.1994.

These pages contain an overview of bilateral treaties and international acts deposited in the Collection of Treaties of the Republic of Croatia, concluded by the Republic of Croatia with individual countries of the world to date, in alphabetical order according to the official shortened name of the country. In addition, these pages also contain  bilateral treaties or acts in force between the Republic of Croatia and countries concerned by virtue of  bilateral agreement on succession of bilateral agreements of the predecessor state, if such an agreement was reached.

Finally, it is worthwhile noting that in this overview of treaties and acts concluded between the Republic of Croatia and individual states (Bosnia Herzegovina, Italy, Hungary, Slovenia), certain multilateral, mostly trilateral treaties are also included, considering that in their nature they are more similar to bilateral than to multilateral treaties.

For each treaty or act, the following information is provided:

  • the official name;
  • date of conclusion;
  • information on a possible provisional application;
  • number of the Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia (NN-MU) in which the text is published;
  • date of entry into force;
  • number of the Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia (NN-MU) in which the date of entry into force is published;
  • information regarding a possible termination.

With respect to bilateral treaties or acts which the Republic of Croatia took on from the predecessor state by virtue of succession, with the information of the number of the Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia (NN-MU) in which the list of bilateral treaties and acts taken over by virtue of succession is given, together with the official name of each treaty or act, the information on number of the Official Gazette of the predecessor state in which the text of the treaty or act taken over by virtue of succession is published and the information about its possible termination.

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