Croatia

Criminal Code

CROATIA CRIMINAL CODE

GENERAL PART

CHAPTER TWO (ii) – APPLICABILITY OF THE CRIMINAL LEGISLATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

Article 18

(1) Due to the statute of limitations, the criminal legislation of the Republic of Croatia may not be applied after the period determined by this Code has elapsed from the time the offense has been committed, the punishment pronounced or other criminal sanction ordered.

(2) The non-applicability of the criminal legislation of the Republic of Croatia does not refer to the criminal offenses of genocide, as referred to in Article 156, a war of aggression, as referred to in Article 157, crime against humanity referred to in the Article 157a, war crimes, as referred to in Articles 158, 159 and 160 of this Code, or other criminal offenses which, pursuant to international law, are not subject to the statute of limitations.

Keywords

Statute of limitations - national proceedings



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