Authorised exchange offices

Published: 26/3/2026
The CNB will grant authorisation to conduct exchange transactions if it assesses from the application and available data that all of the conditions prescribed by the Foreign Exchange Act are met.

Authorisation is granted if all conditions for its granting are met, which also include the submission of the complete prescribed documentation.

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Forms which limited liability companies and joint stock companies submit to the CNB for granting and withdrawing authorisation to conduct exchange transactions are, as follows:

  • Annex 1a Application for the issue of the authorisation to conduct exchange transactions
  • Annex 1c Application for the withdrawal of the authorisation to conduct exchange transactions
  • Annex 2b Certificate of authenticity of the installed protected computer programme
  • Annex 3a List of qualified owners for the applicant
  • Annex 3b List of qualified owners who are natural persons, qualified owners for the applicant
  • Annex 4 RF – Statement of non conviction of resident natural person
  • Annex 4 RP – Statement of non conviction of resident legal person
  • Annex 4 NF – Statement of non conviction of non-resident natural person
  • Annex 4 NP – Statement of non conviction of non-resident legal person

Forms which craftsmen and sole traders submit to the CNB for the issue of the authorisation to conduct exchange transactions are, as follows:

  • Annex 1b Application for the issue of the authorisation to conduct exchange transactions
  • Annex 1d Application for the withdrawal of the authorisation to conduct exchange transactions
  • Annex 2b Certificate of authenticity of the installed protected computer programme
  • Annex 4 RF – Statement of non conviction of resident natural person

The application for the issue of the authorisation should also be accompanied by the following documentation:

  1. completed forms 3a and 3b (for legal persons only),
  2. a preliminary agreement or an agreement on the purchase/use of a certified computer programme for authorised exchange offices,
  3. certificate of authenticity of the installed protected computer programme,
  4. certified statements proving that a craftsman, a member of the management board or executive director of a joint stock company that has a management board, or any of the qualified owners has not been convicted abroad

The application together with the mentioned documentation should be sent directly to the following address:

HRVATSKA NARODNA BANKA
Ured za devizne propise
Trg hrvatskih velikana 3
10000 Zagreb
Republic of Croatia

The CNB does not charge the fee for issuing the authorisation.

The CNB shall adopt the decision on the application no later than within 60 days of the receipt of a valid application. However, the usual deadline for granting of authorisation is up to 30 days.

An authorised exchange office submits an application for the enrolment of exchange office operations in the register of companies or the register of crafts after receiving the authorisation to conduct exchange transactions.

Any additional questions concerning the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Act and the Decision on the conditions and the manner in which authorised currency exchange offices conduct currency exchange transactions, as well as concerning the granting of authorisations can be sent to the following address: mjenjaci@hnb.hr or addressed to the following telephone numbers: +385 (0)1 4564 632, 4564 639, 4564 640 or 4564 645.