Restrictions on aerial filming for news and extraordinary events

In plain language

Aerial filming of public events, traffic jams, accidents, or natural disasters for news reporting is restricted to national TV stations, the national news agency (HINA), or operators hired by them, and requires an official permit.

Requirement as structured

Targeted aerial filming also includes filming to report on cultural and sports events and on extraordinary events such as traffic congestion, traffic accidents and natural disasters (floods, fires, earthquakes and similar). It must be carried out only by television broadcasters with a national concession, the Croatian News Agency (HINA) or legal or natural persons filming for them, on the basis of an issued aerial filming approval; in that case, exceptionally, a single aerial filming approval is obtained.

Original regulatory text

(2) Ciljano snimanje iz zraka je i snimanje za potrebe izvještavanja o kulturnim i sportskim priredbama/manifestacijama te izvanrednim događajima kao što su prometne gužve, prometne nesreće, prirodne nepogode (poplave, požari, potresi i sl.) koje mogu obavljati isključivo televizijske kuće s nacionalnom koncesijom, Hrvatska izvještajna novinska agencija te pravne ili fizičke osobe koje obavljaju snimanja za njih, na temelju izdanog odobrenja za snimanje iz zraka u kojem slučaju se iznimno pribavlja jedno odobrenje za snimanje iz zraka.