Regulation18 Oct 2026· 4 min read

Ordinance on anchor prices in public consultation – what changes and when

Draft ordinances on the base (anchor) price and on publishing price lists are open for comments until 13 November. The rules apply from 17 November 2026.

The anchor price (sidrena cijena) obligation has not been scrapped; it is being refined. On 14 October the Ministry of Economy opened a public consultation on two ordinances: one on displaying the base price and one on how price lists are published. Comments are open until 13 November, and the rules apply from 17 November 2026.

Timeline

2 May 2025

Reference date for food, drinks, cosmetics and household goods

10 Sep 2026

Reference date for all other goods and services

1 Oct 2026

Planned start of application – postponed

14 Oct 2026

Public consultation opened on two ordinances

13 Nov 2026

Consultation closes

17 Nov 2026

Rules apply

How we got here

In September the Government published two decisions (NN 101/26) extending the anchor price obligation from food and everyday consumer goods to all retail products and all consumer services. Application was due to start on 1 October.

At the end of September the start was postponed to 17 November. The businesses covered did not change, only the deadline. On 9 October the Minister of Economy, Ante Šušnjar, announced an ordinance that would, among other things, determine which activities are exempt.

What the drafts bring

According to the available summaries of the drafts, the key changes are:

Reference dates stay the same. 2 May 2025 for food, drinks, cosmetics, cleaning products, toiletries and household products. 10 September 2026 for all other goods and all services.

New items get their own date. For a product or service introduced after 10 September, the base price is the price on the day it was first offered.

A promotion on the reference day does not count. If the price was discounted on that day, the previous regular price is used.

Advertisements must show the base price. Print and digital ads yes, radio and voice messages no.

The price list deadline changes. A change is recorded by 11:00 on the next working day, instead of the current daily deadline of 08:00.

What this means for you

If you already have your prices from 10 September recorded and a machine-readable price list on your website, your work is mostly done. If not, use the remaining time to reconstruct prices from backups and set up automatic publishing.

The consultation is a chance to have objections heard before the text becomes final.

We explain how to submit a comment in a separate article: How to comment on the anchor price ordinance by 13 November

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Sources

Vlada RH: Ordinance on anchor prices goes to public consultation on Monday (9 Oct 2026)Index.hr: Šušnjar on exemptionsRRiF: application postponed to 17 NovemberTEB: NN 101/26 and reference datesDigitalni puls: anchor price guide (updated 14 Oct 2026)Fiskalopedija: change in terminology, anchor/base priceDnevnik.hr: Ministry clarifications (separate file per location)

This article is for information only and is not legal advice. Check the final text of the ordinance in the Official Gazette (Narodne novine).