Press Release: Croatia: Prescreening to start in late September 2004

The Croatian Government bound the heads of all state administration bodies to propose by September 21 coordinators and contact persons for the assessment of the adjustment of Croatian legislation to European standards, a process due to begin later in September. Coordinators and contact persons will be appointed for each of the 29 chapters of the acquis communautaire, the European Union's legal standards. The Government also bound the European Integration Ministry to coordinate the screening process, a thorough overview and evaluation of how much national legislation is approximate to EU standards. The screening process is the initial stage of membership talks which serves as the basis for the definition of negotiating positions. The process officially starts on the day the negotiations begin

European Commission: DG Enlargement: Croatia http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/countries/detailed-country-information/croatia/index_en.htm

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