Croatia

Supporting the autonomous role of the social partners

“…158 In Austria, a collective agreement (concluded by an association with voluntary membership) can be made generally binding at the request of one of the parties to it. 159 In Croatia, where company-level bargaining prevails, 160 a declaration of general applicability may be made at the request of one of the parties, whereby the existence of a public interest in said declaration -the central requirement -is determined by a tripartite body. 161 Also, in the Netherlands, the declaration of general applicability does not require that the application is made by all parties, although in practice that is usually the case.…”