LAW on the Implementation of the Statute of the International Criminal Court and the Prosecution of Crimes against International Law of War and Humanitarian Law

III. NOTIFICATION T O THE PROSECUTOR AND ACTION T O BE TAKEN UPON THE PROSECUTOR'S NOTIFICATION

Article 17

(1) State authorities, legal and natural persons with knowledge of a crime within the competence of the International Criminal Court, irrespective of the place where it was committed and other than a crime already prosecuted in the Republic of Croatia or before the International Criminal Court or a competent court of another state, shall notify thereof the responsible public attorney.

(2) The responsible public attorney, provided that requirements under the Criminal Procedure Act are met, shall take necessary steps and institute a prosecution procedure.

(3) If for actual or legal reasons such criminal prosecution cannot be initiated in the Republic of Croatia, the Public Attorney General shall notify thereof the Government of the Republic of Croatia which in turn, in accordance with Article 14 of the Statute, may refer the case to the Prosecutor.

Article 13
Exercise of jurisdiction
The Court may exercise its jurisdiction with respect to a crime referred to in article 5 in accordance with the provisions of this Statute if:
(a) A situation in which one or more of such crimes appears to have been committed is referred to the Prosecutor by a State Party in accordance with article 14