About the Fund
The Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund was established pursuant to the provisions of Article 60(5) of the Environmental Protection Act (OG 82/94 and 128/99), and Article 11 of the Energy Act (OG 68/01). The Act on the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund was published in the Official Gazette No. 107/03, and it has been in force since 1 January 2004.
In accordance with the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act, the Fund is established for the purpose of providing additional resources for the financing of projects, programmes and similar activities in the field of preservation, sustainable use, protection and improving the environment.
In accordance with the provisions of the Energy Act, the Fund is established with the aim of providing own resources to finance the national energy programmes with a view to achieving energy efficiency and use of renewable energy sources.
In accordance with the provision of the Act on the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund is established for the purpose of financing the preparation, implementation and development of programmes, projects and similar activities in the filed of conservation, sustainable use, protecting and improving the environment, and in the field of energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources.
The Fund was established as an extrabudgetary fund in the capacity of a legal person with public authority specified in the Act. Public authority implies the adoption of administrative acts related to the payment of fees and charges and the special charge, keeping the register of persons subject to payment, setting out the terms and conditions to be met by the beneficiaries of the Fund’s proceeds and the terms and conditions for allocating the funding.
Apart from the provisions of the Act on the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund, the Fund’s business operations are governed by the provisions of the Budget Act, the General Tax Act, and the General Administrative Procedure Act.
The founding rights and duties on behalf of the Republic of Croatia are performed by the Government.
The Fund manages and disposes for the funding for the activities and purposes set out in the Act on the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund. The Fund is accountable for liabilities with all its assets.
The Republic of Croatia is jointly and severally liable for the obligations of the Fund.
VISION
The vision of the Fund is to support the sustainable development of the Republic of Croatia by mitigation and adaptation to climate change, by implementing measures to reduce GHG emissions in the sectors ranging from energy, waste management and circular economy, industry and new technologies, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable and efficient use of resources, for the purpose of protecting and improving the environment.
MISSION
The Fund is responsible for continuous provision of extrabudgetary funding from the sources specified in the national legislative framework, EU funds and programmes, as well as from other sources, and their dedicated use to finance programmes, projects and other activities in the field of environment protection, RES and energy efficiency, and to organise the system of management of special categories of waste, with a view to building an environmentally sustainable society based on low-carbon development.