2022-12-22
The Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency (Hanfa) requires management companies operating under the DZU UCITS, UAIF, OMD, and DMD frameworks to submit standardized web forms for the registration and change of general data, legal entities, natural persons, and electronic documents. The instruction mandates that all submissions be completed through specific digital forms with mandatory fields for identification numbers, dates, and contact details, accompanied by a single supporting PDF file. Effective 1 January 2023, this framework replaces the previous 2017 guidelines and standardizes electronic signing, XML generation, and document attachment procedures for regulatory compliance.
This instruction contains a description of the content completion for the web forms listed below for management companies: DZU UCITS, UAIF, OMD and DMD. The web forms are publicly available on the Hanfa website (reports.hanfa.hr). Technical details regarding the preparation and processing of web forms, as well as submission to the computer system of the Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency (hereinafter: Hanfa), are prescribed by the Technical Instruction for Registration and Operation with the Data Submission Interface in Electronic Form.
The web forms for management companies are:
Notifications on Registration and Change of General Data of Supervised Entities Management Companies: DZU UCITS, UAIF, OMD and DMD. By selecting this form type, information is provided on:
Notifications on Registration and Change of Relevant Business Entities (Legal Persons) Management Companies: DZU UCITS, UAIF, OMD and DMD. By selecting this form type, information is provided on:
Notifications on Registration and Change of Relevant Business Entities (Natural Persons) Management Companies: DZU UCITS, UAIF, OMD and DMD. By selecting this form type, information is provided on:
Management Companies: DZU UCITS, UAIF, OMD and DMD – Submission of Electronic Documents Management Companies: DZU UCITS, UAIF, OMD and DMD. By selecting this form type, documentation not standardized through the above three form types is submitted.
Management companies: DZU UCITS, UAIF, OMD and DMD submit documentation to Hanfa in the manner prescribed by this instruction, in accordance with their obligations arising from the Act on Open-ended Investment Funds with Public Offer (DZU), the Act on Alternative Investment Funds (UAIF), the Act on Mandatory Pension Funds (OMD), the Act on Voluntary Pension Funds (DMD), and subordinate legislation (e.g., primarily regular reports and reports requested by Hanfa according to the respective regulations).
For each web form type, the following fields must be completed as shown in the table and image.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Date of Registration | This field is mandatory and the date is entered. |
| OIB (Personal Identification Number) | Registration of this field is mandatory and the management company's OIB is entered. |
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