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Funeral Activity

Administrative Authority: Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Administrative Department for Environmental Protection and Municipal Affairs, Vukovarska 16, Dubrovnik

Contact:
Email: ivana.kristovic@dnz.hr 
Phone (Dubrovnik) 020/414-445

Regulations:

  • Funeral Activity Act (“Narodne novine” No. 36/15, 98/19)
  • Trade Act (“Narodne novine” No. 87/08, 96/08, 116/08, 114/11, 68/13, 30/14, 32/19, 98/19, 32/20)
  • Regulation on minimum technical conditions related to sales facilities, equipment, and means in sales facilities and conditions for the sale of goods outside stores (“Narodne novine” No. 66/09, 108/09, 8/10, 108/14).

Obligee:

Legal or natural person registered in the appropriate register for performing funeral activities must obtain a decision on meeting the conditions for performing funeral activities before commencing.

With the application, the party must attach:

  • Decision or extract from the court or trade register
  • Proof that the undertaker meets the special qualification requirement for performing funeral activities or employs a full-time worker who meets this requirement (Certificate of Professional Qualification, Employment Contract)
  • Insurance contract for liability for damage arising from funeral activities, with coverage not less than €2,654.46 per occurrence or €13,272.28 for all claims in one insurance year
  • Proof of ownership or lease of business premises or funeral center (Land Register Extract, Lease Agreement, etc.)
  • Proof of ownership or lease of at least one funeral vehicle and certification for that vehicle issued by a vehicle inspection station proving that it meets the requirements for the transport of the deceased and mortal remains
  • Proof of ownership or lease of a parking space for funeral vehicles, i.e., having a place where funeral vehicles can be safely parked, meeting minimum technical and organizational conditions
  • Decision on meeting minimum technical, sanitary, and other conditions for space and equipment for performing funeral activities.

No administrative fee is payable.

Forms:

Request for Issuance of a Decision on Meeting the Conditions for Performing Funeral Activities