The investigative measure of interception of telecommunications on the territory of the Republic of Croatia without technical assistance of Republic of Croatia can be executed in accordance with the Article 31 of the EIO Directive.
When the subject of telecommunications supervision is located on the territory of the Republic of Croatia, and the interception of telecommunication is executed without the technical assistance of the Republic of Croatia, the issuing authority must sent the notification to the County Court in Zagreb. The court will notify the issuing authority without delay, and no later than within 96 hours of receiving the notification:
a) that interception cannot be carried out or is interrupted; and
b) that all previously intercepted material while the subject of interception was in the territory of the Republic of Croatia cannot be used as evidence in criminal proceedings.
Please note that applicable international agreements as well as Act on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters do not prescribe the procedure of giving notification when the subject of interception is located on the territory of the Republic of Croatia as requested State and the interception is being conducted without the technical assistance of the Republic of Croatia.