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Article 135
 

[OG 135/97, Art. 6, 15 December 1997]


A procedure entailing the association of the Republic of Croatia into alliances with other states may be initiated by at least one-third of the Members of the Croatian Parliament, the President of the Republic and the Government of the Republic of the Croatia.


[OG 28/01, Art. 65, 28 March 2001]


Any procedure for the association of the Republic of Croatia into alliances with other states, if such association leads, or may lead, to a renewal of a South Slavic state union or to any form of consolidated Balkan state is hereby prohibited.


Any association of the Republic of Croatia shall first be decided by the Croatian Parliament by a two-thirds majority of all Members.


[OG 28/01, Art. 65, 28 March 2001]


Any decision concerning the association of the Republic of Croatia shall be made in a referendum by a majority of all voters voting in the referendum.


[OG 76/10, Art. 28, 16 June 2010]


Such referendum shall be held within 30 days from the date on which the decision was passed by the Croatian Parliament.


[OG 28/01, Art. 65, 28 March 2001]


The provisions of this Article concerning association shall also pertain to the conditions and procedures for the dissociation of the Republic of Croatia.


*In OG 28/01, Article 135 is marked as "Article 142".


*In OG 76/10, Article 135 is marked as "Article 141"