NEW COMPANY REGISTRATION

[Frederick]

Thanks, we'll get the OIB and go to the notar as suggested. Is the court registry online for normal mortals like ourselves ?

[Carol]

Frederick - have you seen this website? www1.biznet.hr/HgkWeb/do/extlogon
It doesn't say who the owners are but it does allow you to check some other company data. (Its also useful as a way to check that people who you might do business with are who they say they are!)

[Frederick]

Thanks Carol, I wasn't aware of this site, very useful.

[tackleberry]

he link works.i managed to find my with no bother

[crojoe]

Dec 1, 2010 8:17:55 GMT 1 Frederick said:

Thanks, we'll get the OIB and go to the notar as suggested. Is the court registry online for normal mortals like ourselves ?

You might be a "normal mortal", but the court system here is "out of this world". Court registry online? What’s that?

You can check out OIB registration details at:
www.oib.hr/oib/SaznajOib/fizickaOsaba.html

It all goes via the notary, although you could in theory huff it and go from office to office (someone here did that?) and made a major savings of about £20 (or roughly translated into 21 cups of coffee at a bar).

It will take the notary about 3 to 5 days (if they have to get all the papers), so give yourself a week. As soon as they have papers in hand the whole thing takes 10 minutes (including payment).

[crojoe]

Nov 30, 2010 20:03:48 GMT 1 riki said:

Nov 30, 2010 8:11:55 GMT 1 Frederick said:

Thanks for your offer. We are on Hvar. We are also 2 owners. I think I'll ask our lawyer about this. I guess it's possible that both of us are already registered with the courts, since I don't remember him asking us who we wanted to be registered.

If you are two owners of the company you BOTH must go to the notary with ID's and OIB numbers. You definately won't be automatically registered and there is no choice of who must be registered. All owners must go in person. This only applies if you shared the 20 000 kuna capital input at the setup of the company (ie you have 50/50 share etc).

This is why the whole thing is a joke, as each owner is already register on the official court papers for opening the company in the first place, and a simple form could have been sent out to get these OIB numbers, signed and stamped by each company (since they are to lazy to look this info up themselves online). But, with a price tag of 1600 Kuna, they probably feel real good about being lazy (I sure would).

Imagine 500 Euro to open company, and now this 200 Euro to submit a simple thing like OIB numbers. I wonder what’s next? Another 1600 Kuna for owners date of birth, what bank they bank with or taxation number? I think we already get taxed for using our Company name and to protect the Croatia forest (which someone else is cutting down and making a profit off), oh, and for the Croatian Chamber of Commerce who have no connection to my business nor can they answer any of my questions whenever I call them up (a great use of company money... do notice sarcasm).

So, if you wonder what they do at Saba, it's clear. Think of ways to complicate easy procedure and make it profitable

[usplitu]

For those who think the Croatian method is contrary to what would happen were Croatia in the EU - here's a headline from an EU paper dated 2/12/10 - seems a fine is a minor inconvenience compared to Bulgaria !!

ALL foreigners who bought land, a house or possibly an apartment in Bulgaria and registered a company in the country before 2008 must re-register it as soon as possible – or face losing their property. Foreigners cannot buy land, or property with land, in the country in their own name; the land portion must be purchased through a Bulgarian registered company.

International Tax warns that under Bulgarian commercial law, such companies must re-register with the Bulgarian Registry Agency before December 31st this year. Any companies not doing so will be removed from the Bulgarian Registry and put into liquidation. This would result in a loss of company assets as well as responsibility for the liquidation costs.

[Madgolfer]

Any companies not doing so will be removed from the Bulgarian Registry and put into liquidation. This would result in a loss of company assets as well as responsibility for the liquidation costs.

Makes Croatia sound almost fair and efficient.

Wouldn't fancy having to contend with that scenario just before Xmas.