In 2022, notaries are expected to ease the workload of land registries through the further digitisation of some services such as the registration into land registries and online issuance of documents, the head of the Croatian Chamber of Notaries, Zvijezdana Rauš-Klier says in an interview for Hina.

The continuation of the digitisation of notarisation services will not be conducted on commercial platforms but in a sort of “a safe virtual room”, that is a separate IT system, Rauš-Klier said in the interview published on Sunday.

Starting a company online to be possible as of this summer

As of this summer, the notarisation system ought to offer full online service for the digital registration of the newly-founded companies.

Upgrading digitisation of notary public services will make it possible for clients not to go to notaries’ offices but to be provided with digital services necessary to start a company or to register changes in the existing ones, Rauš-Klier explains.

Croatia to apply German model of digitisation of services

Local notaries, supported by the Croatian ministry of justice and  public administration, are due to implement the German model of digital notarisation services. An agreement signed by the Croatian chamber and the German Federal Chamber of Notaries in 2019 will facilitate these efforts, she told Hina.

She said that this model of digitisation will enable notaries to establish the identity of clients, that is parties, and their serious intention, as well as to provide them with advice for the best ways to implement their plans.

The model includes the combination of video conferences, electronic identification and remote identity proofing.

Rauš-Klier underscored the importance of electronic power of attorney for the business sector. and cross-border interoperability.