The current regulatory framework governing public procurement in the Republic of Croatia consists of the Public Procurement Act (Official Gazette No. 120/2016), applicable since 1 January 2017, and the Act on Amendments to the Public Procurement Act (Official Gazette No. 114/2022), in force since 11 October 2022. This legislative framework represents the fundamental system of rules regulating public procurement procedures conducted by public and sector contracting authorities, with the aim of concluding contracts for the procurement of goods, works and services, framework agreements, and the implementation of design contests, while ensuring effective legal protection for participants in such procedures.

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