Lobbying Act - How to Comply with New Rules?

These documents have placed lobbying within a legislative framework, regulating communication between businesses and decision-makers.

Participants had the opportunity to hear from Ms. Aleksandra Jozić-Ileković, President of the Commission for Deciding on Conflicts of Interest, Ms. Ines Pavlačić, Deputy President of the Commission, and Ms. Simona Marić Ćurić, Head of the Lobbying Department at the Commission. They presented key aspects of the Act, new legal obligations for businesses, and provided practical guidelines for complying to the new regulatory framework.

The discussion covered topics such as the Register of Lobbyists, reporting on lobbying activities, the responsibilities of lobbyists and lobbied persons, and the rules of communication with decision-makers. The participation of experts in meetings alongside registered lobbyists emerged as one of the key issues for the future implementation.

Even before the introduction of the Lobbying Act, AmCham publicly communicated its positions through its policy papers and reported on meetings with decision-makers. Andrea Doko Jelušić, Executive Director of AmCham, particularly emphasized that "AmCham supports a high level of transparency in public policymaking and an open dialogue between the business community and decision-makers."

The event reaffirmed the importance of transparency, proper implementation of new regulations and standardization of practices and also enabled businesses to better understand its obligations.