Draft Regulation on the Criteria and Procedure for Granting, Suspending, or Revoking the Status of a Trusted Flagger in Public Consultation
Zagreb, 16 March 2026 - The Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM) has published the Draft Regulation on the Criteria and Procedure for Granting, Suspending, or Revoking the Status of Trusted Flaggers for public consultation. The consultation is open from 13 March to 13 April 2026. Trusted flaggers are organisations that, due to their expertise and reliability, are authorised to report illegal content to platforms for priority handling.
The Regulation is adopted pursuant to Article 5(3) of the Act on the Implementation of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 and ensures the national implementation of Article 22 of the Digital Services Act (DSA), which establishes the framework for trusted flaggers. It sets out the criteria for granting, suspending, and revoking trusted flagger status, as well as HAKOM’s procedures in its capacity as the coordinator for digital services. The Regulation also includes Annex I - a standardised form for submitting applications for trusted flagger status to HAKOM.
Legal entities headquartered in the Republic of Croatia that wish to obtain trusted flagger status may submit their applications electronically, in accordance with the conditions specified in Article 22 of the DSA and the Regulation. Trusted flagger status is granted exclusively to legal entities.
Members of the public may participate in the consultation via the e-Consultation portal at the following link.
For additional information please contact:
Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM)
- Roberta Frangeša-Mihanovića 9 Street
- 10110 Zagreb, Croatia
- Tel. + 385 (0) 1 700 70 07
- Fax + 385 (0)1 700 70 70
Media inquiries can be submitted online using HAKOM’s official website: www.hakom.hr
About Hakom
HAKOM - Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries – ensures preconditions for a fair market competition, stable growth and environment for innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market. HAKOM protects users’ interests and the possibility of choice among various communications and postal services at affordable prices, defines sustainable competitive conditions for operators and service providers under fair conditions for return on investment, and provides support to economic growth, public services and the quality of life in the Republic of Croatia by using modern technologies. HAKOM’ strategic goals are: to promote regulation of the electronic communications and postal services market, to support growth of investments and innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market, to provide efficient use of limited resources, to accelerate the growth of broadband products and services, to provide affordable offers of communications and postal services, to provide protection and informing of users, to build an efficient and comprehensive information system, to define and implement efficient processes, and to acquire multi-disciplinary expertise in market regulation.