Regulation laying down criteria and procedures for the granting, suspension or revocation of trusted flagger status published in the Official Gazette
Zagreb, 15 May 2026 - The Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM) adopted the Regulation laying down criteria and procedures for the granting, suspension or revocation of trusted flagger status, which was published in the Official Gazette on 13 May (link) and enters into force on the eighth day following its publication, namely on 21 May 2026.
The Regulation ensures the implementation of the Digital Services Act, in particular Article 22, and sets out in detail the criteria and procedure for granting trusted flagger status, the conditions and grounds for the suspension, amendment or revocation of that status, as well as the procedures to be followed by the Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM), acting as the Digital Services Coordinator of the Republic of Croatia.
An integral part of the Regulation is the Annex - Application Form for the Granting of Trusted Flagger Status, which serves as a standard application form. The form is to be submitted to HAKOM in the Croatian language, as a rule electronically, to the following address: [email protected].
Further information is available 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.