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Aug 13, 2026
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1588 charsCroatia's Ministry of Interior Affairs Publishes Regulation on Temporary Seizure and Custody of Virtual Assets
On August 12, 2026, Croatia's Ministry of Interior Affairs published the Regulation on the Manner of Temporary Seizure and Custody of Virtual Assets (Pravilnik o načinu privremenog oduzimanja i čuvanja virtualne imovine) in the Official Gazette (Narodne novine), Issue 88/2026.
The regulation establishes procedures governing the temporary seizure and safekeeping of virtual assets by Croatian authorities. This development reflects Croatia's regulatory framework for managing digital and cryptocurrency-related assets within law enforcement and judicial processes. The regulation provides detailed guidance on how virtual assets should be handled when seized as part of criminal investigations, asset recovery operations, or other official proceedings. By codifying these procedures, the regulation aims to ensure consistent, transparent, and legally compliant treatment of virtual assets across Croatian law enforcement agencies and the judiciary. The measure is significant for establishing clear protocols in an area where technological complexity and evolving asset types require specific procedural guidance. The regulation applies to all relevant government authorities involved in asset seizure and custody operations.
The regulation came into effect on August 12, 2026, upon publication in the Official Gazette. Authorities and stakeholders should refer to the full text of the regulation for detailed procedural requirements and implementation guidelines.
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Narodne novine (Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia), Issue 88/2026, Document 1107, August 12, 2026
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1734 charsCroatia Publishes Regulation on the Method of Temporary Seizure and Storage of Virtual Assets
On August 12, 2026, Croatia published the Regulation on the Method of Temporary Seizure and Storage of Virtual Assets in the official gazette. The regulation establishes the procedures governing the tempoand safekeeping of virtual assets by Croatian authorities.
The regulation provides detailed guidance on how virtual assets should be handled when seized as part of criminal investigations, asset recovery operations, or other official proceedings. The measures include the following:
Requiring authorities to draw up a record and issue a certificate on the temporary seizure of virtual assets.
Where the unauthorised disposal of virtual assets cannot be prevented by confiscating the data carrier or in another secure manner, the body conducting the evidentiary action shall establish a virtual asset wallet to which it shall transfer the temporarily confiscated virtual assets and shall take measures to disable access to computer devices, deactivate the network connection and take other actions that cannot be delayed.
When possible, the purchase of virtual assets for the purpose of paying the fee for the transfer of virtual assets shall be carried out through a virtual asset exchange with its registered office in the Republic of Croatia, and when this is not possible, the purchase and payment of the fee for the transfer of virtual assets shall be carried out in another appropriate manner.
The status of temporarily seized virtual assets shall be monitored using automated computer programs or websites which enable the competent authority to be notified of the transfer of virtual assets from the address where the temporarily seized virtual assets are located.
The regulation enters into force on August 20, 2026.