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Article 78
 

(1) A member of the representative body of a unit of local and regional self-government cannot at the same time be:


- the President of the Republic of Croatia;
- the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister or minister or a member of the Government of the Republic of Croatia;
- the president or a judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia;
- the governor, deputy governor and vice-governor of the Croatian National Bank;
- the Chief State Auditor and his/her deputy;
- the People's Ombudsperson and his/her deputy;
- the Children's Ombudsperson and his/her deputy;
- the Ombudsperson for Gender Equality and his/her deputy;
- the Ombudsperson for Persons with Disabilities and his/her deputy;
- the secretary and deputy secretary of the Croatian Parliament;
- the secretary general and deputy secretary general of the Government of the Republic of Croatia;
- the spokesperson of the Government of the Republic of Croatia;
- the head and deputy head of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia;
- the head of the Office of the Government of the Republic of Croatia;
- the secretary general of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia;
- the secretary of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia;
- a judge;
- the State Attorney General of the Republic of Croatia and the Deputy State Attorney General, a state attorney and a deputy state attorney;
- the head of a state office;
- a deputy minister;
- an assistant minister;
- the head and deputy head of an organisation of state administration;
- the head and deputy head of the Government Asset Management Agency;
- the head and deputy head, and assistant head of the Croatian Institute for Pension Insurance;
- the head and deputy head, and assistant head of the Croatian Institute for Health Insurance;
- the head and deputy head, and assistant head of the Croatian Employment Service;
- the Chief State Treasurer;
- the Chief Inspector of the State Inspection Service;
- the head of an agency of the Government of the Republic of Croatia and a head appointed by the Government of the Republic of Croatia;
- an official in the Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia appointed by the President of the Republic of Croatia pursuant to the provisions of a separate Act and other legal acts;
- an official appointed or confirmed by the Croatian Parliament, appointed by the Government of the Republic of Croatia or the President of the Republic of Croatia;
- the president, vice-president and a member of the State Election Commission of the Republic of Croatia;
- a member of the State Commission for Supervision of Public Procurement Procedures;
- the president and a member of the Commission for Identification of Conflict of Interest;
- a police officer, active military personnel, an official or employee in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia;
- the head, and officials and employees in administrative departments or services of the same unit;
- a member of the management bodies of commercial companies owned by the unit or in which the unit is a majority shareholder or has a majority interest, and the head of an institution or other non-profit legal entity founded by the unit.


(2) A member of the representative body of the unit of local self-government may not at the same time be a municipality head or mayor, or their deputy.


(3) A member of the representative body of the unit of regional self-government may not at the same time be a county prefect or his/her deputy.