CROATIAN CHAMBER OF TRADERS AND CRAFTS

• A trade is an independent and continuous performance of approved economic activities by natural persons with the aim of achieving profit through production, turnover or providing services on the market.

(definition according to the Trades and Crafts Act)

CROATIAN CHAMBER OF TRADERS AND CRAFTS

M.Sc. Anđelko Vojvoda

THE HISTORY OF TRADES AND CRAFTS• 1852, the Chambers of

Trades and Commerce were founded in Zagreb, Rijeka and Osijek.

• The headquarters was built by Croatian tradesmen and craftsmen in 1939.

• July 1st, 1994 was the date of the Refounding Assembly of the Croatian Chamber of Trades and Crafts.

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• promoting trades and crafts, • representing tradesmen and craftsmen interests

before state authorities and in the forming of economic policies,

• providing state authorities with opinions and suggestions when passing regulations concerning trades and crafts,

• assisting tradesmen and craftsmen in establishing and operating a trade/craft business,

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Consulting Department

Business - management issues

Agriculture issues

Legal issues Technical issues

1000-1300 consultations per consultant / per year

Consulting Department

Business - management issues

Legal issues Technical issues

1000-1300 consultations per consultant / per year

• Advisory services for tradesmen and craftsmen are available every day, through, phone, e-mail, office visits, post or advisers’ visits to trade businesses.

• Advice is also provided to future tradesmen, especially advice on starting up a trade business, form of a business, a joint trade business, temporary suspension and obligations in operating a trade business. Technical advice spans from minimal technical requirements, intellectual property, safety at work, environmental protection, standards, food safety and product safety.

• Individual consultation of tradesmen is extended by professional information published in The Tradesmen Periodical and other Chamber’s publications and by consultations, conferences or seminars organized by Croatian Chamber of Trades and Crafts.

Consulting Department

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Hair and beuty sector in Croatia

Croatian bureau of statistics