According to the Ordinance on Manner and Conditions of Access and Shared Use of Electronic Communications Infrastructure and Other Associated Facilities (NN 36/16), passive sharing is mandated and is effective in both the mobile and fixed sectors.
In addition, Art. 3[2] of the Directive 2014/61/EU establishes that Member States shall ensure that, upon written request of an undertaking providing or authorised to provide public communications networks, any network operator has the obligation to meet all reasonable requests for access to its physical infrastructure under fair and reasonable terms and conditions, including price, with a view to deploying elements of high-speed electronic communications networks. Such written request shall specify the elements of the project for which the access is requested, including a specific time frame.

The Croatian government owns 2.9% of the shares of Hrvatski Telekom. It is reported that in December 2015, following the public auction, CERP sold 500,000 of its shares in the Company (0.6% of HT d.d. share capital) via the Zagreb Stock Exchange trading system. Following this sale of shares, CERP reduced its holding from 3.5% to 2.9%.

It is reported that Croatia mandates functional and accounting separation for operators with significant market power (SMP) in the telecom market.

Art. 17 of the Patent Act establishes that foreign companies must act through a representative in order to register a patent with the Croatian Intellectual Property Office. In addition, a translation of the patent shall be provided in Croatian at least two months after filing.

Art. 85 of the Utilities Directive (2014/25/EU) contains provisions allowing contracting public entities to reject foreign goods not covered by any EU international commitments from its tender procedures. In these cases, a tender submitted for the award of a supply contract may be rejected where the proportion of the products originating in third countries exceeds 50% of the total value of the products constituting the tender (Art. 85.2). Additionally, in cases of equivalent offers, the provisions provide for a preference for European tenders and tenders covered by EU's international obligations. In practice, this possibility has rarely been used.
In Croatia, the Directive has been transposed with the Public Procurement Act NN 120-16.

It is reported that the extensive use of state-owned companies limits the impact of ongoing procurement reforms to promote competition for public funds and increases the risk of conflicts of interest. Moreover, despite major progress in increasing transparency, corruption remains a significant concern, considering that, for instance, some stakeholders report the existence of discriminatory technical specifications in public procurement tenders.

Croatian law prohibits any discrimination between investments on the basis of nationality. Foreign investment rules follow a reciprocity principle.

The Consumer Rights Directive 2011/83/EU provides an updated framework aimed at encouraging online sales. The Directive has been implemented by the Chapters VI.-XII on Market Practices and Consumer Protection of the Code of Economic Law.

Belgium has not signed the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.

Belgium has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

Belgium has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Signatures.

The Directive 2000/31/EC (E-Commerce Directive) is the legal basis governing the liability of Internet Services Providers (ISPs) in the EU Member States and includes a conditional safe harbour. Not all Member States have transposed the relevant articles consistently, leading to divergent national case law that could cause legal insecurity on an EU level.
Book XII of the Belgian Code of Economic Law transposes the Directive 2000/31/EC. Chapter 6, "Liability of intermediary service providers", of the Belgian Code of Economic Law includes specific provisions related to a safe harbour for information service providers providing mere conduit, caching and/or hosting activities.
The Belgian Code of Economic Law does not require service providers to remove illegal content as long as they are unaware of its illegal nature. As soon as the provider is aware of the illegal content, there is an obligation to remove the content. Internet intermediaries are thus passive in their responsibility and liability for the content on their platforms.

The Directive 2000/31/EC (E-Commerce Directive) is the legal basis governing the liability of Internet Services Providers (ISPs) in the EU Member States and includes a conditional safe harbour. Not all Member States have transposed the relevant articles consistently, leading to divergent national case law that could cause legal insecurity on an EU level.
Book XII of the Belgian Code of Economic Law transposes the Directive 2000/31/EC. Chapter 6, "Liability of intermediary service providers", of the Belgian Code of Economic Law includes specific provisions related to a safe harbour for information service providers providing mere conduit, caching and/or hosting activities.
The Belgian Code of Economic Law does not require service providers to remove illegal content as long as they are unaware of its illegal nature. As soon as the provider is aware of the illegal content, there is an obligation to remove the content. Internet intermediaries are thus passive in their responsibility and liability for the content on their platforms.