Foreign investment in the provision of ground handling services at Croatian airports is subject to reciprocal treatment: Whenever a country that is not a member of the EU or a party to the European Common Aviation Area agreement does not grant to Croatian air carriers and operators the mutual treatment on airport terrestrial services, the Ministry may suspend, in whole or in part, the treatment accorded to investors from such state.
"Article 39 [...]
(2) The performance of acceptance and dispatch of aircraft, passengers and luggage, cargo and mail and the provision of other groundhandling services may be entrusted to other undertakings, in accordance with the conditions established by regulations adopted pursuant to this Act and relevant EU regulations.
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Article 40
(1) The provision of groundhandling services at airports shall be performed in accordance with EU regulations.
(2) When a state that is not a member of the European Union or a party to the ECAA Agreement does not grant Croatian air carriers and operators mutual treatment in the provision of groundhandling services, the Ministry may suspend in whole or in part the obligations arising from paragraph 1 of this Article. airport users from that country. [...]" (Air Traffic Act (NN 69/2009; 9 June 2009), as amended by the Act on Amendments to the Air Traffic Act (NN 127/2013; 10 October 2013), Articles 39 and 40 [google translation])
Air Traffic Act (NN 69/2009; 9 June 2009), as amended by the Act on Amendments to the Air Traffic Act (NN 127/2013; 10 October 2013), Articles 39 and 40
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