Narodne novine
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Official Gazette
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(or newspaper of public record) of the Republic of Croatia which publishes laws, regulations, appointments and official decisions and releases them in the public domain. It is published by the eponymous public company.
The Narodne novine started as the Novine Horvatzke, first published on January 6, 1835 by Ljudevit Gaj
Ljudevit Gaj
Ljudevit Gaj was a Croatian linguist, politician, journalist and writer. He was one of the central figures of the Croatian national reformation, also known as the Illyrian Movement.-Origin:...
, who created and printed the paper. The first usage of the term "Narodne novine" was in 1843, but the paper changed several names over the years, usually according to the name of the state that Croatia was part of.
Gaj sold the original publishing company to the government in 1868. The current incarnation of the company was officially founded in 1952. In 2001 the company became a public company
Public company
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The Narodne novine as the official gazette of the Republic of Croatia
Croatia
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promulgates acts, laws and other rules and regulations of the Croatian Parliament, bylaw
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s of the Croatian Government and also Decrees of the President of the Republic
President of Croatia
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. On publication, legislation begins a brief period (usually 8 days) known as vacatio legis, allowing for it to become widely known before taking legal effect.