The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report
Justice for Business Project (P167247)
Justice for Business Project (P167247)
EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | Croatia | Governance Global Practice |
IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2020 | Seq No: 7 | ARCHIVED on 07-Jun-2023 | ISR56018 |
Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development (MoESD), Ministry of Justice and Public Administration (MoJPA),
Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets (MoPPCSA), Republic of Croatia
Key Dates
Key Project Dates
Bank Approval Date: 31-Mar-2020 Effectiveness Date: 29-Jun-2020
Planned Mid Term Review Date: 01-May-2023 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 17-Apr-2023
Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2025 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2025
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Project Development Objectives
Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document)
The Project Development Objective is to improve the business regulatory procedures and justice service standards for businesses andcitizens.
Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective?
No
Components Table
Name
Reducing the administrative burden for businesses to interact with government
Improving justice services for businesses and citizens
Project Management and Technical Assistance
Overall Ratings
Name Previous Rating Current Rating
Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory
Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial
Implementation Status and Key Decisions
Project performance has improved since the last ISR of December 2022. Total disbursement now stand at approximately 35% of the IBRD loan. As
of April 2023, disbursement linked results have been achieved and related disbursements processed in relation to the following disbursement link
indicators: DLI #1 Implementation of a single digital window for LLCs, DLI #2 Licensing requirements published online with selected licenses
digitalized, DLI 3#a Simplifying construction permitting, DLI #3b Simplifying the requirements for professional services in the construction sector,
DLI #4 Increased uptake of e-Justice tools, DLI #5 reduction of the court backlog of cases older than 10 years and DLI #6 reduction in disposition
time.
A Grievance Redress Mechanism has been established for the Project and is accessible in the following link:https://mpu.gov.hr/istaknute-
teme/projekti/projekti-ostalo/projekti-financirani-iz-zajmova-medjunarodnih-financijskih-institucija/poziv-na-javno-savjetovanje/21598.
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Risks
Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool
Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating
Political and Governance Substantial Substantial Substantial
Macroeconomic Moderate Substantial Substantial
Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Substantial Substantial
Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial
Institutional Capacity for Implementation and
Substantial Substantial Substantial
Sustainability
Fiduciary Moderate Moderate Moderate
Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate
Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate
Other -- -- --
Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial
Results
PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes
Improvement of business regulatory procedures
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►Time and number of procedures to register an LLC (Text, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Additional 20%
19.5 days and 7 9 days and a single 9 days and a single reduction (30% of
Value procedures to start an procedure to start an procedure to start an baseline) in the time
LLC LLC. LLC. and procedures for
registering LLCs
Date 31-Dec-2019 16-Dec-2022 21-Apr-2023 30-Jun-2025
Measured as a percentage reduction in time and the number of procedures. Since the Doing Business
Report was cancelled, the team has relied on alternative data sources, such as the information provided
by the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development (MoESD). Moreover, the WB team hired a
Comments: Consultant to provide an independent third party review of the information submitted by the Ministry. The
Consultant has confirmed this information. The verification protocol as provided in the Project Operational
Manual was revised accordingly.
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►Percentage of licenses with information on licensing requirements published online (Text, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
0 percent licensed 0 percent licensed 0 percent licensed
activities with online activities with online activities with online
Value 75%
information on licensing information on licensing information on
requirements requirements licensing requirements
Date 31-Dec-2019 16-Dec-2022 21-Apr-2023 30-Jun-2025
Comments: Number of licenses that can be applied for and obtained online
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►Number of procedures to obtain a construction and a use permit (Text, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Additional 20%
36% reduction (14
63% reduction (14 reduction (35% from
procedures) in the
22 procedures to obtain procedures) in the the baseline) in the
number of procedures
Value a construction permit and number of procedures to number of procedures
to obtain a
a use permit obtain a construction to obtain a
construction permit
permit and a use permit. construction and a use
and a use permit.
permit
Date 31-Dec-2019 16-Dec-2022 21-Apr-2023 30-Jun-2025
Since the Doing Business Report was cancelled, the team relied on alternative data sources, such as the
information provided by the Ministry of Construction, Physical Planning and State Assets. Accordingly, the
verification protocol was revised as documented in the Project Operational Manual. The WB team also
hired a Consultant that provided independent third party review and confirmed the information submitted
Comments: by the Ministry. Thus, the verification process based on the revised POM has been completed and the
confirmation package was submitted for disbursement.
Improvement of justice service standards for businesses and citizens
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►Disposition time for the issuance of judicial decisions in cases before commercial courts (DLI 6) (Text, Custom, PBC)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
240 days (25%
320 days
Value 252 days 245 days reduction)
Date 31-Dec-2019 31-Oct-2022 31-Dec-2022 31-Dec-2023
Disposition Time (DT) of commercial cases. The disposition time is measured from January 1 to
December 31. The MOJPA shared evidence of partial achievement (9,38% reduction compared to the
baseline) of the 2021 DLR in 2021, which was verified and submitted for disbursement. During the latest
mission in November, 2022, the MoJPA informed of further developments and prospects for further
progress towards 2023 DLR.
Following the established reporting practice, the MOJPA has notified the Bank of the progress against the
Comments:
baseline and the target results from January 01 to October 31, in 2022. The current value of 252 days is
based on the calculation of the court’s performance and includes performance data only for ten months
(January-October) in 2022. This is the main reason for the different values reported in previous ISRs, and
results reported at the end of the year. Next comparable and commensurable data will be available in
ICMS at the end of this calendar year, December 31, 2022, and reported in the first Q of 2023.
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►Court users’ and stakeholders’ satisfaction with respect to service delivery in the four selected courts (citizen engagement indicator) (Text,
Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Terms of Reference
for Court Users'
Survey are being
reviewed and updated
by special person
Terms of Reference for hired by the PIU. The
Court Users' Survey are plans are to hire a
being reviewed and Consultancy (second
updated by special quarter 2023) to
person hired by the PIU. conduct the survey/s
20% increase in user
The plans are to hire a during 2023 and 2024
TBD (The baseline will and stakeholder
Consultancy to conduct and provide
be set by the results of a satisfaction from the
Value the survey/s in the first preliminary baseline
survey to be conducted baseline in the four
quarter of 2023 and results before starting
after loan effectiveness) court facilities where
provide preliminary of the civil works on
renovation is done
baseline results by April, each court (Kutina -
2023. (The baseline will September 2023 ,
be set by the results of a Zagreb II Phase -
survey/s to be September 2023,
conducted). Varaždin – February
2024, Vinkovci – April
2024. (The baseline
will be set by the
results of a survey/s to
be conducted).
Date 31-Dec-2019 13-Jun-2022 24-May-2023 31-Dec-2024
Measured through a survey as court users’ and stakeholders’ satisfaction with respect to the quality of
justice service delivery in the four selected courts. It is expected first survey/s to be conducted in Q2 2023
Comments:
that would inform the baseline.
Intermediate Results Indicators by Components
1.1. Removing regulatory barriers for market entry and operation
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►Implementation of a single digital window for LLCs (DLI 1) (Text, Custom, PBC)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
A single digital
window, which can be
accessed from
different entry points,
is the only system for
A single digital window A single digital window
the completion of all
The single digital window that offers online that offers online
the formalities required
Value for LLCs is not business registration for business registration
by the 5 agencies
operational LLCs is operational and for LLCs is operational
(Commercial Court
in use. and in use.
Registry, Tax
Administration,
Statistics, Pension and
Health Insurance) to
start an LLC and
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registration of at least
five types of changes.
Date 31-Dec-2019 13-Jun-2022 21-Apr-2023 29-Dec-2023
First milestone has been achieved.
Comments:
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►Number of changes for LLCs that are digitalized through the single digital window (e.g. change in address, name, directors, voluntary
liquidation) (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00
Date 31-Dec-2019 13-Jun-2022 21-Apr-2023 30-Jun-2025
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►Percentage of new LLCs disaggregated by gender (Percentage, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00
Date 31-Dec-2019 13-Jun-2022 21-Apr-2023 30-Jun-2025
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►Beneficiary satisfaction with business registration services offered through single digital window(citizen engagement indicator) (Percentage,
Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00
Date 31-Dec-2019 13-Jun-2022 21-Apr-2023 30-Jun-2025
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►Beneficiary satisfaction with the online information licensing platform (citizen engagement indicator) (Percentage, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00
Date 31-Dec-2019 13-Jun-2022 21-Apr-2023 30-Jun-2025
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►Licensing requirements are published online, and selected licenses are digitalized (DLI 2) (Text, Custom, PBC)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
An online informational
portal with licensing
There is no online requirements is
There is no online There is no online
informational licensing operational
informational licensing informational licensing
portal; 0 licenses
Value portal; 0 licenses portal; 0 licenses
published Licensing for 15
published published
online/digitalized business activities is
online/digitalized online/digitalized
digitalized and
transactional
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Date 31-Dec-2019 13-Jun-2022 21-Apr-2023 29-Dec-2023
1.2. Simplifying construction permitting and improving market functioning in the construction sector
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►Simplifying construction permitting (DLI 3a) (Text, Custom, PBC)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
a. E-Dozvola platform is
fully operational in
E-Dozvola platform E-Dozvola platform
Croatia, including in City
reflects simplified reflects simplified
of Zagreb.
construction permitting construction permitting
E-Dozvola platform is not b. Construction
procedures and is procedures and is
operational in the city of permitting procedures
Value upgraded to include upgraded to include
Zagreb have been simplified by
the “E-Construction the “E-Construction
the ministry in charge of
Logbook” and Logbook” and
construction by
issuance of the use issuance of the use
introducing the e-
permit permit
Conference module in e-
Dozvola platform.
Date 31-Dec-2019 13-Jun-2022 21-Apr-2023 31-Dec-2022
Both milestones have been achieved and confirmed.
Comments:
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►Simplifying requirements for the provision of professional services in the construction sector (DLI 3b) (Text, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
One (1) requirement
One (1) requirement (mandatory
(mandatory professional professional chamber
chamber membership is membership is
abolished) for each of the abolished) for each of
At least one
two professions (works the two professions
0 requirements are requirement for each
manager and site (works manager and
simplified in the provision of the 4 additional
Value manager) in the site manager) in the
of professional services professions in the
construction construction
in the construction sector construction sector is
sector is simplified. The sector is simplified.
simplified
withdrawal procedure The withdrawal
was completed in procedure was
October and mil. 1 EUR completed in October
disbursed. and mil. 1 EUR
disbursed.
Date 31-Dec-2019 13-Jun-2022 21-Apr-2023 29-Dec-2023
2.1. Expanding the use of electronic services in the justice sector
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►Increased uptake of e-Justice tools: a) First instance courts (misdemeanor depts. within municipal and administrative courts) that are
integrated in ICMS; b) Courts using e-communication system (DLI4) (Text, Custom, PBC)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Misdemeanor (I milestone): 19 (I milestone): 19 Four Administrative
departments within municipal courts use e- municipal courts use Courts and the High
Value
municipal courts and communication; and e-communication; and Administrative Court
administrative courts are misdemeanour misdemeanour are integrated in ICMS;
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not integrated in the departments within departments within and at least nine
ICMS municipal courts, municipal courts, additional municipal
All commercial courts (9) including High including High courts use the e-
integrated in ICMS Misdemeanour Court Misdemeanour Court communication system
integrated in ICMS integrated in ICMS (2021).
All commercial courts (achieved, verified and (achieved, verified and
use e-communication disbursed). disbursed).
with lawyers, courts
experts and bankruptcy (II milestone): Additional (II milestone):
trustees. 9 municipal courts – 31 Additional 9 municipal
courts in total use e- courts – 31 courts in
2 municipal courts use e- communication and all total use e-
communication system. (4) administrative courts communication and all
and High Administrative (4) administrative
Court integrated in ICMS courts and High
(achieved, verified by Administrative Court
TPV and evidence integrated in ICMS
package submitted for (achieved, verified by
disbursement). With this, TPV and evidence
final target for this DLI package submitted for
has been fully achieved. disbursement). With
this, final target for this
DLI has been fully
achieved.
Date 31-Dec-2019 25-Nov-2022 25-Nov-2022 31-Dec-2021
This DLI has been fully achieved and disbursement made.
Comments:
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►Percentage of e-briefs in total number of commercial courts briefs (communication of the courts with parties to the proceedings)
(Percentage, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 2.59 69.61 54.00 45.00
Date 31-Dec-2019 31-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2024
Achievements to date are above end-target.
Comments:
2.2. Improving efficiency of dispute resolution in municipal and commercial courts
IN01286538
►Reduction of court backlog of cases older than 10 years (DLI 5) (Text, Custom, PBC)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
30% reduction with
Value 9131 cases 6292 cases 7909 cases
respect to the baseline
Date 31-Dec-2019 31-Oct-2022 31-Dec-2022 31-Dec-2022
(I Milestone): Verified (77,2% achievement-8426 cases) and partially disbursed (3,088 mil.) upon
evidence and report presented by the MoJPA and courts at the end of 2020.
The Annual Report on the judicial branch for 2021 presented by the president of the Supreme court (SC)
Comments:
before the Parliament informs of the significant increase of the aging case index and additional “inflow” of
13 669 cases to the backlog of older than 10 years. Despite the fact that the courts managed to resolve 13
805 cases during 2021, with decreased number of judges-especially at the first instance where most of
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the backlog resides- the result for 2021 kept the level of backlog as in 2020 (8,426 cases). The president
of the SC requested the county courts to prepare a plan for reducing the cases older than 7 years and
MOJPA has included this new target in the new strategy for development of judiciary (NRRP 2021-2026,
National Plan for justice development 2022-2026). Better and closer monitoring mechanism of age
structure has been put in place and it remains to be seen if the next milestone (20% reduction) will be
achieved by the end of 2022, when the data comparable to the baseline will be available.
During the November mission, MoJPA presented the latest data for 2022 (between Jan-Oct 2022) which
show remarkable progress and almost 31% less cases or 6292 cases are older than 10 years which
represents 2,03% of the total number of pending cases. This achievement is beyond the final target of
30% set for this DLI. Nonetheless, a case-flow in November and December is yet to be seen before being
able to analyze the exact reduction against the baseline
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►Percentage of cases older than 10 years against the total number of unresolved/pending cases (Percentage, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 2.55 2.03 2.03 1.50
Date 31-Dec-2019 31-Oct-2022 31-Oct-2022 31-Dec-2024
Percentage of cases older than 10 years against the total number of unresolved/pending cases. The
percentage has increased in comparison to 2021, due to the increased number of aging cases (age case
Comments: index) during 2021. However, overall number of all pending cases is reducing. Relevant comparable data
will be available at the end of this calendar year.
2.3. Rehabilitation and upgrading of selected court facilities
IN01286545
►Improvement in energy efficiency certificate grade (Text, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Zagreb – Energy
Efficiency Certificate:
Zagreb - Energy Zagreb - Energy C
Zagreb - Energy
Efficiency Certificate: F Efficiency Certificate: F
Efficiency Certificate: F
Varazdin – Energy
Varazdin - Energy Varazdin - Energy Efficiency Certificate:
Varazdin - Energy
Efficiency Certificate: F Efficiency Certificate: F C
Efficiency Certificate: F
Value
Kutina - Energy Kutina - Energy Kutina – Energy
Kutina - Energy
Efficiency Certificate: F Efficiency Certificate: F Efficiency Certificate:
Efficiency Certificate: F
C
Vinkovci - Energy Vinkovci - Energy
Vinkovci - Energy
Efficiency Certificate: F Efficiency Certificate: F Vinkovci – Energy
Efficiency Certificate: F
Efficiency Certificate:
C
Date 31-Dec-2019 13-Jun-2022 13-Jun-2022 31-Dec-2024
Improved energy efficiency through reduced primary energy, heating, cooling and water consumption will
Comments: be observed following reconstruction of courts.
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►User satisfaction with the witness and victims vulnerable user-friendly spaces in the Zagreb Municipal Court (Text, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
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Terms of Reference
for Court Users'
Terms of Reference for
Survey are currently
Court Users' Survey are
reviewed by the
currently reviewed by the
specialist hired by the
specialist hired by the
PIU. The Consultancy
TBD (A baseline survey PIU. The Consultancy for
for conducting surveys 30% increase in user
will be carried out after conducting surveys is
Value is expected to be hired satisfaction from the
effectiveness to expected to be hired at
in the second quarter baseline
determine the baseline.) the beginning of 2023
of 2023 and collect
and collect and provide
and provide
preliminary (baseline)
preliminary (baseline)
data for all (four)
data for all (four)
locations, by April 2023.
locations, by
December 2023.
Date 31-Dec-2019 21-Nov-2022 24-May-2023 31-Dec-2024
Satisfaction survey on the witness and victims vulnerable user-friendly spaces in the Zagreb Municipal
Court. It is expected first survey to be conducted in the first semester of 2023 that would inform the
Comments:
baseline.
2.4. Strengthening Public Investment Management practices in the judiciary
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►Rollout of the investment and facility management application for the judiciary (Text, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
The Government
The Government decided
decided to implement
to implement this facility
Investment and facility this facility
management tool across
management application management tool
all sectors, so the Investment and facility
for the judiciary has not across all sectors, so
procurement has been management
been rolled out. the procurement has
Value postponed until application for the
been postponed until
specifications for other judiciary has been
Technical specifications specifications for other
sectors are finalized and rolled out
prepared for sectors are finalized
ready to publish for e-
procurement process and ready to publish
consultation and
for e-consultation and
tendering procedure.
tendering procedure.
Date 31-Dec-2019 20-Jun-2022 24-May-2023 31-Dec-2023
The project also envisioned the strengthening of the Public Investment Management practices in the
judiciary. However, so far, the investment and facility management application for the judiciary has not
been rolled out yet. The technical specifications have been prepared for the procurement process but are
Comments: still pending. This delay is due to the transfer of competence for procurement of these services from the
MoJPA to the Central State Office for Digital Society, which are in charge for digitization of the public
sector. This issue has been raised by the World Bank and will be followed up at the Steering Committee.
Citizen Engagement
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►Number of outreach events organized (citizen engagement indicator) (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.00
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Date 31-Dec-2019 21-Nov-2022 24-May-2023 31-Dec-2023
Citizen engagement events organized (for instance, focus groups, court open days and workshops at
select court sites). Participants will be surveyed regarding their satisfaction with the effectiveness of the
citizen engagement process. Citizen engagement events will be organized during third and fourth quarter
Comments:
of 2023 (Kutina - October 2023, Zagreb II Phase - October 2023, Varaždin – March 2024, Vinkovci – May
2024)
Performance-Based Conditions
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►PBC 1 Implementation of a single digital window for LLCs (DLI 1) (Text, Output, 11,030,000.00, 0.00%)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 5 years
A single digital window
A single digital window
that offers online
The single digital window that offers online business
Value business registration for --
for LLCs is not operational registration for LLCs is
LLCs and simple LLCs is
operational and in use.
operational and in use.
Date -- 13-Jun-2022 21-Apr-2023 --
Comments: 2020 DLR achieved, verified and EUR 2 mil. disbursed.
IN01286554
►PBC 2 Licensing requirements are published online, and selected licenses are digitalized (DLI 2) (Text, Output, 5,515,000.00, 0.00%)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 5 years
There is no online There is no online There is no online
informational licensing informational licensing informational licensing
Value portal; 0 licenses published portal; 0 licenses portal; 0 licenses --
online/digitalized published published
online/digitalized online/digitalized
Date -- 13-Jun-2022 21-Apr-2023 --
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►PBC 3 Simplifying construction permitting (DLI 3a) (Text, Output, 11,030,000.00, 0.00%)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 5 years
a. E-Dozvola platform is E-Dozvola platform
E-Dozvola platform is not fully operational in reflects simplified
operational in the city of Croatia, including in City construction permitting
Value --
Zagreb of Zagreb. procedures and is
b. Construction upgraded to include the
permitting procedures “E-Construction Logbook”
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have been simplified by and issuance of the use
the ministry in charge of permit
construction by
introducing the e-
Conference module in e-
Dozvola platform.
Date -- 13-Jun-2022 21-Apr-2023 --
Since the Doing Business Report was cancelled, the team relied on alternative data sources, such as the
information provided by the Ministry of Construction, Physical Planning and State Assets. Accordingly, the
verification protocol was revised as documented in the Project Operational Manual. The WB team also hired a
Comments:
Consultant who provided independent third party review and confirmed this information. Thus, verification
process based on the revised POM has been completed and the confirmation package was submitted for
disbursement.
IN01286556
►PBC 4 Increased uptake of e-Justice tools: a) First instance courts (misdemeanor depts. within municipal and administrative courts) that
are integrated in ICMS; b) Courts using e-communication system (DLI4) (Text, Output, 5,515,000.00, 0.00%)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 5 years
(I milestone): 19
(I milestone): 19 municipal
municipal courts use e-
courts use e-
communication; and
communication; and
misdemeanour
Misdemeanor departments misdemeanour
departments within
within municipal courts and departments within
municipal courts,
administrative courts are municipal courts, including
including High
not integrated in the ICMS High Misdemeanour Court
Misdemeanour Court
All commercial courts (9) integrated in ICMS
integrated in ICMS
integrated in ICMS (achieved, verified and
(achieved, verified and
disbursed).(II milestone):
disbursed).(II milestone):
Value All commercial courts use Additional 9 municipal --
Additional 9 municipal
e-communication with courts – 31 courts in total
courts – 31 courts in total
lawyers, courts experts and use e-communication and
use e-communication
bankruptcy trustees. all (4) administrative
and all (4) administrative
courts and High
courts and High
2 municipal courts use e- Administrative Court
Administrative Court
communication system. integrated in ICMS
integrated in ICMS
(achieved, verified by TPV
(achieved, verified by
and evidence package
TPV and evidence
submitted for
package submitted for
disbursement).
disbursement).
Date -- 25-Nov-2022 25-Nov-2022 --
(I milestone): 19 municipal courts use e-communication; and misdemeanour departments within municipal
courts, including High Misdemeanour Court are integrated in ICMS (achieved, verified and EUR 2 mil.
Comments: disbursed). (II milestone): Additional 9 municipal courts (31 in total) use e-communication; and all (4)
administrative courts and High Administrative Court are integrated in ICMS (achieved, verified and pending
completion of disbursement package). This DLI is fully achieved.
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►PBC 5 Reduction of court backlog of cases older than 10 years (DLI 5) (Text, Output, 11,030,000.00, 0.00%)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 5 years
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20% reduction with
Value 9131 cases 6292 cases 7909 cases respect to the
baseline
Date -- 31-Oct-2022 31-Dec-2022 --
(I Milestone): Verified (77,2% achievement-8426 cases) and partially disbursed (3,088 mil.) upon evidence and
report presented by the MoJPA and courts at the end of 2020. The Annual Report on the judicial branch for
2021 presented by the president of the Supreme court (SC) before the Parliament informs of the significant
increase of the aging case index and additional “inflow” of 13,669 cases to the backlog of older than 10 years.
Despite the fact that the courts managed to resolve 13,805 cases during 2021, with reduced number of
judges-especially at the first instance where most of the backlog resides- the result for 2021 kept the level of
Comments:
backlog as in 2020 (8,426 cases). The president of the SC requested the county courts to prepare a plan for
reducing the cases older than 7 years and MOJPA has included this new target in the new strategy for
development of judiciary (NRRP 2021-2026, National Plan for justice development 2022-2026). Better and
closer monitoring mechanism of age structure has been put in place and it remains to be seen if the next
milestone (20% reduction) will be achieved by the end of 2022, when the data comparable to the baseline will
be available.
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►PBC 6 Disposition time for the issuance of judicial decisions in cases before commercial courts (DLI 6) (Text, Output, 11,030,000.00,
0.00%)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 5 years
320 days
Value 252 days 245 days --
Date -- 31-Oct-2022 31-Dec-2022 --
Disposition Time (DT) of commercial cases. The disposition time is measured from January 1 to December 31.
MOJPA notified the Bank of the progress against the baseline and partial achievement of the 2021 DLR.
Currently, MoJPA is updating the Report on the achievement based on the comments and guidance provided
by the Bank team and once the package is completed, it will be submitted for disbursement. MOJPA has
Comments: notified the Bank of the progress against the baseline and the target results in the first quarters of 2022. The
current value of 218 days is based on the calculation of the court’s performance and includes performance
data only for the first five months (January-May) in 2022. This is the main reason for the difference between
the previous ISR, the current one and result reported on December 31, 2021. Next comparable data will be
available at the end of this calendar year.
Data on Financial Performance
Disbursements (by loan)
Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed
P167247 IBRD-90570 Effective USD 110.30 110.30 0.00 37.53 71.64 34%
Key Dates (by loan)
Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date
P167247 IBRD-90570 Effective 31-Mar-2020 15-Apr-2020 29-Jun-2020 30-Jun-2025 30-Jun-2025
Cumulative Disbursements
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The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report
Justice for Business Project (P167247)
Restructuring History
There has been no restructuring to date.
Related Project(s)
There are no related projects.
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