Restrictions on aerial filming for event and emergency reporting

In plain language

Only national TV stations, the Croatian News Agency (HINA), or operators hired by them are allowed to film cultural/sports events or emergencies (like accidents or floods) from the air, and they must have a valid filming 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

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.