31.03.2020
Commercial road transport
According to the latest exchange (25 and 26 March) with the Croatian authorities, the current situation is the following:
· There are no limitations to transit at the border crossings when using green lanes, as defined by the European Commission communication(see Annex 1 and the green lanes map). Green lanes are open for both transit (in convoys of 50 trucks) and the unloading of trucks in Croatia;
· With regards to the paper documents, Croatia is following the European Commission communication on the implementation of green lanes in order to demonstrate their flexibility;
· Convoys are formed on the Slovenian border crossings with Austria and Italy. For goods in transit, they continue driving in convoy across the Croatian border but still within the country, up until the border of the next destination country.
· There is no convoy for goods delivered inside Croatia.
The contact point for the relevant Croatian authority is uprava.infrastruktura@mmpi.hr.
Temporary and limited relaxation of the enforcement of driving and rest times
Croatia has reported a temporary and limited relaxation in the enforcement rules regarding driving and rest times for drivers of vehicles engaged in goods transport. This relaxation is granted pursuant to Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006. It applies to those drivers involved in the domestic and international freight transport of essential items, in particular those related to the distribution of food, animal feed, fuel, the transport of raw materials, medicines and medical equipment, the distribution of equipment to hospitals and other public institutions.
Start date: 18.03.2020
End date: 16.04.2020
Source: European Commission website at https://ec.europa.eu/transport/coronavirus-response_en& https://ec.europa.eu/transport/sites/transport/files/temporary-relaxation-drivers-covid.pdf.
General information for travellers
There is a compulsory 14-day quarantine or self-isolation measure in place for travellers arriving from specific countries(list available here; Italian citizens included).
The following are exempt from the implementation of this measure:
· Healthcare professionals, healthcare researchers and collaborators, experts in care for the elderly, and persons requiring urgent medical treatment;
· Cross-border workers;
· Goods carriers and other transport personnel, to the extent necessary;
· Diplomats, police officers while carrying out their duties, civil defence services and teams, international organisation staff and international military personnel while carrying out their duties;
· Passengers in transit.
The above mentioned exempt persons will be subject to the instructions and measures adopted by the CIPH.
End date: not available
Further information: http://www.mvep.hr/en/info-servis/press-releases/coronavirus-control-str...See also https://www.koronavirus.hr/.
Source: Croatian Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure
