LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CROATIAN MARINAS ACCORDING TO EUROPEAN STANDARDS FOR THE PORT WASTE FACILITIES

The authors of this article analyze the European and Croatian legal solutions achieving effective management of marine waste in Croatian marinas, ports of nautical tourism. It was carried out a comparison of legal norms regarding the availability and use of port waste facilities in the Croatian subordinate legislation regulating the conditions to be met by the port in order to protect the marine environment from pollution (Decree on conditions to be met from the port of 2004); lays down minimum requirements to be met by the marina in relation to infrastructure and waste management (Regulation on the classification and categorization ports of nautical tourism from 1999; Regulation on the classification and categorization ports of nautical tourism from 2008) and transferred solutions Directive 2000/59/EC on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste in the legal system of the Republic of Croatia (Regulation on the conditions and method of maintaining order in ports and on other parts of internal waters and territorial sea of the Republic of Croatia from 2017). The authors have analyzed the national strategic documents (Study on Nautical Tourism Development 2015; Strategy for Maritime Development and Integrated Maritime Policy of the Republic of Croatia for the period 2014-2020; Tourism Development Strategy for the Republic of Croatia 2020; Croatian Nautical Tourism Development Strategy 20092019; Strategy for Sustainable Development of the Republic of Croatia from 2009 etc.) and European strategic guidelines (Evaluation of Directive 2000/59/EC on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste 2016; Guidelines for the interpretation of Directive 2000/59/EC from 2016 etc.) that emphasize the necessary improvement in the availability and use of port facilities for the reception of ship waste in order to improve protection of the marine environment. Pointing to the EMSA studies which shows that in 55% of the EU Member States waste reduction plans have not been developed or implemented (in particular and recreational ports), the authors point to the duty of EU Member States provide an appropriate legal framework for the proper functioning of the port reception facilities and marina operator's liability in equipping marinas with appropriate port reception facilities and equipment for the reception of ship waste by ensuring their availability, suitability and simplicity of use.