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Certified Croatian Articles of Incorporation Translation
Certified translation of the documents that constitute and evidence a Croatian company, with the corporate form, the registry references and the powers of the representatives reproduced exactly rather than mapped onto US equivalents that carry different law.
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The commercial court register
A Croatian company is constituted by notarial deed and entered in the sudski registar, the court register maintained by the commercial courts. The register extract (izvadak iz sudskog registra) shows the current state and is what a counterparty needs; the register is publicly searchable online.
Croatia also operates a fast electronic formation route for straightforward companies, which produces a different documentary trail from the traditional notarial one.
OIB, and the MBS
Every Croatian legal entity carries an OIB, the eleven-digit personal identification number used for companies and individuals alike, plus an MBS court register number. Both appear and are reproduced exactly.
The OIB is what a counterparty uses to verify in the public register, and it is the same kind of number a director carries personally, which occasionally confuses foreign readers reading a document naming both.
d.o.o., j.d.o.o. and d.d.
The društvo s ograničenom odgovornošću (d.o.o.) is the limited liability form; j.d.o.o. is a simplified variant with a minimum capital of ten kuna equivalent, created to make formation accessible; dioničko društvo (d.d.) is the joint-stock form.
The abbreviation is part of the legal name and the j. prefix carries real information about the company's capital.
Diacritics, and representation
Croatian uses č, ć, đ, š and ž, and stripping them changes names — a director recorded as Ćosić in the register and Cosic in a foreign record is one person. We reproduce the Croatian and note the difference.
The register states each board member and whether they represent the company independently or jointly, and that clause is translated precisely. See our Croatian page.
Ordering, and what the certification covers
Upload the document, choose certified translation at $24.95 per page of up to 250 words, and it comes back typically within 24 hours as a PDF formatted to mirror the original, with a signed certificate of translation accuracy on letterhead. Every seal, stamp, notarial recital and registry annotation is translated — a corporate document with its endorsements missing is not a complete document. See how we translate and certified versus standard.
Frequently asked questions
What is a j.d.o.o.?
A simplified limited liability company with a very low minimum capital. The j. prefix carries real information and is part of the name.
OIB or MBS?
OIB is the identification number used for companies and individuals; MBS is the court register number. Both are reproduced exactly.
Is the register public?
Yes, and searchable online by OIB — which is why reproducing the number exactly matters.
Why does the director's name differ from our records?
Croatian diacritics are commonly stripped abroad. We reproduce the Croatian and note the difference.
Ready to get started?
Upload the deed or the registry extract and receive the certified translation, typically within 24 hours.