The legislative framework of public procurement consists of the Public Procurement Act with all bylaws and the general act of the contracting authority for simple procurement:
Public Procurement Act – This Act (Official Gazette 120/2026, 114/2022, 48/2026) lays down rules on the public procurement procedure conducted by a public or sectoral contracting authority, or other entity in cases specified by the Act, for the purpose of concluding a contract for the public procurement of goods, works or services, a framework agreement and the implementation of a project tender. The abbreviated name of this Act is ZJN 2016.
By-laws– by-laws on the basis of the Public Procurement Act regulate in more detail the content, the adoption deadline, the publication manner and deadlines, the method of amending thereof and other issues related to the procurement plan and the register of public procurement contracts and framework agreements, as well as the content, method of drafting and handling procurement documentation, certain issues related to the form and method of submitting appeals by electronic means of communication, the manner of connecting information systems, the procedure in appeal procedures in the event of unavailability of the EOJN of the Republic of Croatia and other important issues related to electronic appeal, supervision of the implementation of the Public Procurement Act, etc.
Simple Procurement Rulebook - in accordance with Article 15, paragraph 2 of the Public Procurement Act (Official Gazette 120/2016, Official Gazette 114/2022, Official Gazette 48/2026), HEP d.d. has adopted the Simple Procurement Rulebook for HEP Group, which regulates the rules, conditions and method of implementation of procedures for the procurement of goods, works and services, as well as project tenders which estimated procurement value is less than EUR 50,000 excluding VAT for goods, services and implementation of project tenders and less than EUR 100,000 excluding VAT for works, called "Simple Procurement". In accordance with Article 15, paragraph 4 of ZJN 201, the Rulebook on Simple Procurement in HEP Group is published on HEP's website and is available in the EOJN RH.
The EU acquis – EU directives prescribe the award of public contracts by or on behalf of the competent authorities of the Member States, which must comply with the principles of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in particular the free movement of goods, the freedom of establishment and the freedom to provide services, as well as the principles arising therefrom, such as the principle of equal treatment, non-discrimination, mutual recognition, proportionality and transparency.
