other related equipment, as well as managing and using the radio frequency spectrum, address
space and numbering, as the naturally limited public goods, are of interest for the Republic of
Croatia.
The legal, regulatory and technical provisions adopted at the EU level, related to data
protection, privacy and legitimate interests of legal entities in the area of electronic
communications, require continued harmonisation in order to make sure that there will be no
impediments to promoting and developing new electronic communication networks and
services among the EU Member States.
The basic objectives of the Republic of Croatia related to cyber security in the area of public
electronic communications are:
Objective A.1 Inspection of technical and organizational measures taken by operators to
ensure the security of their networks and services, and directing the operators of public
communication networks and/or services with the aim of ensuring a high level of security and
availability of public communication networks and services.
It is necessary to cover the various requirements imposed on the operators, from quality and
availability of networks and services, through requirements regarding data protection,
requirements for ensuring adequate attention in implementing security measures based on the
appropriate international standards, requirements for implementing legal obligations of secret
surveillance of electronic communication networks and services, to the necessity of
developing and constantly improving security cooperation and information exchange with the
bodies responsible for computer security incidents in the area of public electronic
communications and criminal prosecution authorities.
Objective A.2 Direct technical coordination between the national regulatory authority for the
area of electronic communications and national and international authorities responsible for
the area of information security.
It is necessary to establish and continuously develop inter-sectoral collaboration of national
regulatory authorities and authorities responsible for the area of information security and data
protection policy, and establish coordination and exchange of experiences in cooperation and
requirements arising from the international framework.
Objective A.3 Encouraging the providers of public communication networks and/or services
to use the national centre for Internet exchange in providing services to users in Croatia.
The non-profit service Croatian Internet eXchange (CIX) provides mutual exchange of
internet traffic among the users of different service operators using the shortest
communication path within the national system of public electronic communications. This
kind of Internet exchange represents a security requirement for operators providing services to
state authorities, but it also calls for efficient and economic national-level connecting of all
the other economic sector users and citizens of the Republic of Croatia.
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