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<strong>Diving</strong> 4 ISTRIA KVARNER HGK (Croatian Chamber of Economy) Sector for Tourism Sub-aqua Associaton, Zagreb +385 1/4561-570 +385 1/4828-499 turizam@hgk.hr Croatian <strong>Diving</strong> Federation Zagreb +385 1/4847-582 +385 1/4849-119 info@diving-hrs.hr Institute of Maritime & Hyperbaric Medicine IPM SPLIT +385 21/354-511 +385 21/353-739 The GOŠOVIĆ Institute, Split +385 21/343-980 +385 21/361-355 gojko.gosovic@st.htnet.hr The OXY PULA Clinic for Baromedicine, Pula +385 52/217-877 +385 52/217-877 poliklinika@oxy.hr CITY OF ZAGREB The OXY PULA Clinic for Baromedicine, Zagreb +385 1/2902-300 +385 1/2903-723 poliklinika.zg@oxy.hr Maritime Search & Rescue Centre, Rijeka 9155 +385 51/312-254 mrcc@pomorstvo.hr A single countrywide number for all emergency situations 112 LIKA - KARLOVAC CENTRAL CROATIA DALMATIA - ZADAR DAN EUROPE – Croatia, Zagreb +385 91/2018-581 +385 1/6159-539 danhr@zg.htnet.hr DALMATIA - ŠIBENIK SLAVONIA DALMATIA - SPLIT DALMATIA - DUBROVNIK
GENERAL INFORMATION We extend our warm welcome to you and we are pleased and proud that you have decided to visit our country. The Croats call their country “Our beautiful Homeland” – the starting verse of the Croatian national anthem. The Republic of Croatia is a European parliamentary state and a part of European political and cultural history. By size it is classified among the medium size European countries such as Denmark, Ireland, the Slovak Republic or Switzerland. Croatia is a land of open frontiers and clear cut customs regulations. It is also a land of concord and one that is respectful towards its guests. We Croats strive to make Our beautiful Homeland equally beautiful to all who visit it, and we do our best to ensure that they take with them only beautiful memories. Travel documents: • A valid passport or some other identification document recognised by international agreement; for certain countries a personal identity card is sufficient (i.e. a document which testifies to the identity and citizenship of the bearer). Information: Diplomatic missions and consular offices of the Republic of Croatia abroad or the Ministry of For- 6-13 14-21 22-27 28-33 34-41 42-47 eign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Croatia. Tel: +385 1 4569 964; E-mail: stranci@mvpei.hr; www. mvpei.hr Customs regulations: Customs regulations in the Republic of Croatia are almost completely harmonised with the regulations and standards of EU member states, but the value of objects of non-commercial character for personal use allowed to be brought into the country without tax duty or PDV (VAT) is limited to 300 HRK (kuna). Foreign and local currency and cheques is free for foreign and Croatian citizens with residence abroad, but the transfer of an amount exceeding 40,000 kuna must be declared to a customs official. Valuable professional equipment and technical devices must also be declared to a customs official at the border crossing. PDV (VAT) is refunded to foreign nationals when leaving the country for individual goods purchased in Croatia, for amounts in excess of 500 HRK, upon the presentation of a PDV-P, or rather a “Tax-cheque” form verified exclusively by a customs official. For additional information please contact the Customs Administration (www.carina.hr) Information regarding the conditions of import of products of animal origin in the personal luggage can be obtained from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fishing and Rural Development – Administration for Veterinary Medicine (Tel.: + 385 1 610 9749, 610 6703 and 610 6669). Currency: • The kuna (1 kuna = 100 lipa). Foreign currency can be exchanged in banks, exchange offices, post offices travel agencies and hotels. Post and telecommunications • Post offices are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays, in smaller centres from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m.; some offices work a split shift. In most towns and tourist centres, on-duty post offices are open on Saturdays and Sundays. Phone cards are used in all public telephones and may be purchased from post offices and from newspaper and tobacco kiosks. International calls may be made directly from public telephones. www.posta.hr Shops and public services working hours • Most shops are open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. on weekdays, on Saturday and Sundays until 2 p.m.; in the season longer. Public services and business offices work from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m., Mondays to Fridays. Health services • There are hospitals and clinics located in all the larger towns and cities, while smaller centres have dispensaries and pharmacies. Foreign visitors who are covered by health insurance in their own country do not have to pay for services of emergency health care during their private stay in the Republic of Croatia if a convention on Social Security has been signed between the country they come from and Croatia, i.e. if they have in their possession a certificate stipulated by such a convention confirming their right to health care. Health care (including transport) is used for emergency cases in the manner and according to regulations valid for Croatian citizens covered by Social Security, with identical participation in health care costs (participation and administrative duties). Persons coming from countries with which no such convention has been signed shall personally bear the costs of health services rendered. Power supply: 220 V, frequency 50 Hz Tap water is potable in all parts of Croatia. Public holidays 1 January - New Year’s Day 6 January – Epiphany Easter Sunday & Easter Monday 1 May - Labour Day Corpus Christi 22 June - Anti-Fascist Resistance Day 25 June - Statehood Day 5 August - Victory Day and National Thanksgiving Day 15 August - Assumption Day 8 October - Independence Day 1 November - All Saints’ Day 25-26 December - Christmas Holidays Fuel stations: • Open from 7 a.m. until 7 or 8 p.m. every day; in the summer season, until 10 p.m. • On-duty fuel stations in the larger cities and on main international routes are open 24 hours a day. • All fuel stations sell Eurosuper 95, Super 95, Super 98, Super plus 98, Euro Diesel and Diesel, and gas (LPG) is also available in major cities, and at fuel stations along motorways. For information on fuel prices and a list of centres selling LPG gas go to: www.ina.hr; www.omv.hr; www.tifon.hr; www.hak.hr Important telephone numbers: • International country code for Croatia: +385 • Police: 92 • Fire Brigade: 93 • Ambulance: 94 • Roadside vehicle assistance: 987 (When calling from abroad or by mobile phone, call +385 1 987) • National Centre for Search and Rescue at Sea: 9155. • The countrywide number for all emergency situations: 112 ISTRIA KVARNER DALMATIA ZADAR DALMATIA ŠIBENIK DALMATIA SPLIT DALMATIA DUBROVNIK • General information: 981 • Information on local and intercity numbers: 988 • Information on international numbers: 902 • Weather forecast and road conditions: 060 520 520 • Croatian Automobile Club (HAK): +385 1 46 40 800, Internet: www.hak.hr; E-mail: info@hak.hr Dear guests, In order to ensure both your pleasant stay in our country and the observance of its laws, we respectfully request that you check whether you have been correctly registered for the whole period of your stay, from the day you arrive to the day of your departure. This is an important and necessary procedure, particularly if you are staying in private accommodation, both for the sake of guaranteeing you a quality service and in order to prevent illegal operations of those who are not registered for the provision of accommodation service. Croatian National Tourist Board 5
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