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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 Italian Republic (the)

Name of treaty/actDate of conclusionProvisional applicationPublished in NN-MUDate of entry into forcePublication of the date of entry into forceTermination
Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Science, Education and Youth of the Republic of Croatia and the Ministry of University and Research of the Italian Republic for cooperation in the fields of Higher Education and Scientific Research04.03.2025.04.03.2025.
Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of the Interior, General Police Directorate of the Republic of Croatia, the Ministry of the Interior of the Italian Republic, Department of Public Security and the Ministry of the Interior, General Police Directorate of the Republic of Slovenia on the implementation of joint trilateral patrols at the external border of the Republic of Croati20.01.2025.20.01.2025.
Joint Declaration of the sixth meeting of the Coordination Committee established by the Memorandum on Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Italian Republic27.02.2024.27.02.2024.
Joint Declaration of the fourth trilateral ministerial meeting between Croatia, Italy and Slovenia10.07.2023.10.07.2023.
Memorandum of Understating between the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia, General Police Directorate and the Ministry of the Interior of the Italian Republic, Department of Public Security on Cooperation in the Fight Against Illicit Trafficking in Drugs and Psychotropic Substances25.07.2022.25.07.2022.
Joint Declaration on Adriatic Sea's Resources24.05.2022.24.05.2022.
Agreement between the Republic of Croatia and the Italian Republic on the delimitation of the exclusive economic zones24.05.2022.3/202415.04.2024.4/2024
Joint Declaration of the fifth meeting of the Coordination Committee established by the Memorandum on Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Italian Republic24.05.2022.24.05.2022.
Executive program of cooperation in the fields of culture and education between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Italian Republic for the years 2022 – 202623.04.2022.23.04.2022.31.12.2026.
Joint Declaration of the third trilateral ministerial meeting between Croatia, Italy and Slovenia04.04.2022.04.04.2022.
Joint Declaration on the Trilateral Cooperation in the North Adriatic21.04.2021.21.04.2021.
Joint Declaration of the fourth meeting of the Coordination Committee established by the Memorandum on Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Italian Republic30.11.2020.30.11.2020.
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Italian Republic on Exchange and Mutual Protection of Classified Information09.07.2019.10/201917.01.2020.1/2020
Joint Declaration of the third meeting of the Coordination Committee established by the Memorandum on Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Italian Republic18.01.2018.18.01.2018.
Letter of intent on principles and working methods in the Adriatic Sea (ADRIATICA)26.04.2017.26.04.2017.
Executive programme of cooperation in culture and education between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Italian Republic for the 2015-2019 period21.10.2015.21.10.2015.31.12.2019.
Technical Arrangement between the General Police Directorate of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia and the Department of Public Security of the Ministry of the Interior of the Italian Republic on Police Cooperation during the Tourist Seasons13.05.2014.13.05.2014.
Technical Arrangement between the General Police Directorate of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia and the Department of Public Security of the Ministry of the Interior of the Italian Republic on Police Cooperation during the 2014 Winter Season09.01.2014.09.01.2014.
Protocol of Understanding between the General Police Directorate of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia and the Department of Public Security of the Ministry of the Interior of the Italian Republic on Police Cooperation during the 2013 Summer Season18.05.2013.18.05.2013.
Protocol of Understanding between the General Police Directorate of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia and the Department of Public Security of the Ministry of the Interior of the Italian Republic on Police Cooperation during the 2013 Winter Season08.01.2013.08.01.2013.
Protocol of Understanding between the General Police Directorate of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia and the Department of Public Security of the Ministry of the Interior of the Italian Republic10.05.2012.10.05.2012.
Protocol of Understanding between the General Police Directorate of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia and the Department of Public Security of the Ministry of the Interior of the Italian Republic on Police cooperation during the 2012 winter season09.01.2012.09.01.2012.
Memorandum of Understanding between the National Protection and Rescue Directorate of the Republic of Croatia and the Presidency of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic-Department of Civil Protection11.11.2011.11.11.2011.
Protocol of Understanding between the General Police Directorate of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia and the Department of Public Security of the Ministry of the Interior of the Italian Republic on Police cooperation during the 2011 tourist season21.07.2011.21.07.2011.
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Italian Republic on Cross-border Police Cooperation05.07.2011.15/201120.12.2017.1/2018
Joint Statement from the second meeting of the Coordinating Committee of Ministers of the Republic of Croatia and the Italian Republic 15.09.2010.
Memorandum of Understanding on Agriculture and Rural Development between the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development of the Republic of Croatia and the Ministry of Agriculture food and Forestry Policies of the Italian Republic15.09.2010.15.09.2010.
Joint Statement of Intent 14.11.2009.
Technical Agreement between the Ministry of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship of the Republic of Croatia (Directorate for Mining) and the Ministry of Economic Development of the Italian Republic (Directorate General for Energy and Mineral Resources) on the Joint Exploitation of the Annamaria Gas Field in the Adriatic Sea01.07.2009.
Joint Declaration01.07.2009.
Memorandum on Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Italian Republic12.01.2009.4/200918.05.2009.7/2009
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Italian Republic on Cultural and Education Co-operation16.10.2008.1/200930.11.2012.10/2012
Film Co-production Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Italian Republic10.09.2007.11/200710.04.2018.6/2019
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Italian Republic on the Consolidation of the debt of the Republic of Croatia16.12.2005.1/200610.03.2006.3/2006
Agreement of a bilateral cooperation project for regional development in Croatia between the Department for Financing EU Assistance Programmes and Projects of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Croatia, on the one part, and the Department for Development and Cohesion Policies of Ministry of the Economy and Finance of the Republic of Italy, and with Studiare Sviluppo S.r.1., in-house agency for international cooperation projects04.11.2003.04.11.2003.
Memorandum of understanding on Co-operation in the field of small and medium enterprises between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Italian Republic25.03.2003.1/200415.03.2004.4/2004
I Protocol on cooperation in the area of culture and education between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Italian Republic for the years 2003-200726.02.2003.17/200326.02.2003.
Administrative Agreement on the implementation of the Agreement on social insurance between the Republic of Croatia and the Italian Republic12.09.2002.08/200301.11.2003.
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Italian Republic on mutual administrative assistance for the prevention, investigation and repression of customs offences21.05.2002.11/200201.09.2005.8/2005
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Republic of Italy on cooperation in the area of defense19.05.2000.08/200104.09.2003.17/2003
Memorandum of understanding between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Italian Republic on cooperation in search and rescue operations at the Adriatic Sea19.05.2000.05/200118.03.2002.07/02
Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Italian Republic on the Establishment of a Common Routing System and Traffic Separation Scheme in North and Central Part of the Adriatic Sea19.05.2000.05/200116.05.2001.10/01
Memorandum of understanding between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Italian Republic for the establishment of a common vessel traffic service in the Adriatic Sea19.05.2000.04/2001
Memorandum of understanding between the Government of the Republic of Croatia, the Government of the Italian Republic and the Government of the Republic of Slovenia on mandatory ship reporting system in the Adriatic Sea (Adriatic traffic)19.05.2000.
Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of Croatia, the Government of the Italian Republic and the Government of the Republic of Slovenia on the Establishment of a Common Routing System and Traffic Separation Scheme in North Part of the North Adriatic19.05.2000.05/2001
Treaty between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Republic of Italy on the maintenance of military cemeteries06.05.2000.06/200107.08.2001.13/2001
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Italian Republic on the abolition of visas for holders of diplomatic and service passports of members of diplomatic missions and consular posts of one state in the territory of another state04.04.2000.10.04.2000.
Treaty on scientific and technological cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Republic of Italy29.10.1999.11/200303.11.2003.18/2003
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Italian Republic for the avoidance of double taxation with respect to taxes on income and prevention of fiscal evasion29.10.1999.10/200015.09.2009.8/2009
Protocol of the II session of the Mixed Croatian-Italian Commission for Scientific and Technological Cooperation20.10.1999.14/1999 and 15/1999 – correction20.10.1999.
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Italian Republic concerning air services08.07.1998.02/99
Protocol on the implementation of the Agreement on the acceptance of people who reside illegally on their state territory08.06.1998.01.06.1998.
Protocol III from the meeting of the Mixed Croatian-Italian Committee for Economic Co-operation29.05.1998.
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Republic of Italy on the abolition of visa requirements27.06.1997.13/9703.11.1997.19/97
Treaty on social insurance between the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Italy27.06.1997.21/9701.11.2003.15/03
Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Tourism between the Government of Croatia and the Government of the Italian Republic27.06.1997.17/9720.08.1998.12/98
Treaty between the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Italy on the acceptance of people who reside illegally on their state territory27.06.1997.21/9701.06.1998.7/98, 8/98
Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Italian Republic on the bilateral support of the Italian Republic to the Republic of Croatia as part of Italian Cooperation Program for Central and Eastern Europe27.06.1997.27.06.1997.31.12.1998.
Treaty between the Republic of Croatia and the Italian Republic concerning minority rights05.11.1996.15/9708.07.1998.10/98
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Italian Republic on the promotion and protection of investments05.11.1996.04/9712.06.1998.10/9812.06.2013.
Treaty between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Republic of Italy on the battle against the international illegal trade of narcotics and psychedelic substances, and organized crime28.05.1993.13/9304.05.1994.
Statement from the meeting of the Standing Joint Council for the implementation of the Udina Agreement20.11.1992.
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Republic of Italy on providing shelter for 6000 refugees from Bosnia and Herzegovina in Croatia24.06.1992.
Joint Declaration on the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Italy17.01.1992.17.01.1992.
Memorandum of understanding among Croatia, Italy and Slovenia on the protection of Italian minority in Croatia and Slovenia15.01.1992.15.01.1992.08.07.1998.

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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