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Multimodal Corridors: Free Zone Synergies Inward, Forward and Finishing Industrial Processing, Commodity Exchanges

A glance at the map of the CEI Region made up of 18 member States representing a territory of 2, 4 million square kilometres and a population of about 250 million is sufficient to understand the overriding importance of issues of transport, particulary in view of the existing gap in transport infrastructure between the advnced western and little developed eastern parts of the Region. The basis for the long-term development of existing free zones in Croatia is the Law on Free Zones promulgated in 1996, provided for the establishment of Free Zones in Croatia. These Free Zones permitted the granting of concessions on customs and tax liabilities to agreed legal persons within a confined geographic location and under certain conditions. To date 18 such zones have been created in Croatia, and an additional one is planned. About 5000 people are employed in these zones, which are an important factor for potential investment and regional economic development. The overall objective of the project Free Zones is to contribute to the improvement of the legal and institutional framework affecting private sector development, ensuring that the existingFree Zones evolve and develop in a manner that is consistent with European legislation and best practice in the field. The development of a long-term strategy for the development of the existing Free Zones and establishing new ones in Croatia is based on the existing Law and its amendment, as well as the harmonization of the Croatian legislation in this field with EU directives and the acquis.

EU; free zones; commodity exchanges

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