Personal identification number (Croatia)
Encyclopedia
The Personal identification number ( or OIB) is a permanent national identification number
of every Croatian citizen and legal persons domiciled in the Republic of Croatia
. OIB is determined and assigned by the Tax Administration (Porezna uprava) of the Croatian Ministry of Finance
. Personal identification number gradually replaced the Unique Master Citizen Number
(JMBG), which had been set up and used in former Yugoslavia
.
The first phase was implemented throughout the year 2009. During the same year, OIBs were used concurrently with JMBGs on all applications and payments.
Starting with 1 January 2010, tax returns and all payments use OIB only.
Starting with 1 January 2011, it became illegal to collect JMBG's where OIB would have sufficed, because under Croatian law, JMBG is considered to be a piece of personally identifiable information
that is protected under the law on the protection of personal information, whereas OIB is not. The penalty for not using OIBs is defined as large monetary fines, multiplied for each violation.
National identification number
A national identification number, national identity number, or national insurance number is used by the governments of many countries as a means of tracking their citizens, permanent residents, and temporary residents for the purposes of work, taxation, government benefits, health care, and other...
of every Croatian citizen and legal persons domiciled in the Republic of Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. OIB is determined and assigned by the Tax Administration (Porezna uprava) of the Croatian Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Finance (Croatia)
The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Croatia is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of state finances and the budget.- List Ministers :- External links :*...
. Personal identification number gradually replaced the Unique Master Citizen Number
Unique Master Citizen Number
Unique Master Citizen Number was a unique identification number that was assigned to every citizen of former Yugoslav republics of the SFR Yugoslavia. Today it continues to be used in all of the countries that were created after the dissolution of Yugoslavia – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
(JMBG), which had been set up and used in former Yugoslavia
Former Yugoslavia
The former Yugoslavia is a term used to describe the present day states which succeeded the collapse of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia....
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Characteristics
OIB consists of 11 digits which contain no personal information, unlike the previous unique identification number scheme. The OIB is constructed from ten randomly chosen digits and one digit control number (international standard ISO 7064, module 11.10). For the purposes of international data exchange, the letters HR are added preceding the eleven digits.Introduction process
The introduction of personal identification number was a gradual process in two phases:- the first phase is the definition and assignment of a personal identification number to everyone
- the second phase is the entering of the personal identification numbers into all official records
The first phase was implemented throughout the year 2009. During the same year, OIBs were used concurrently with JMBGs on all applications and payments.
Starting with 1 January 2010, tax returns and all payments use OIB only.
Starting with 1 January 2011, it became illegal to collect JMBG's where OIB would have sufficed, because under Croatian law, JMBG is considered to be a piece of personally identifiable information
Personally identifiable information
Personally Identifiable Information , as used in information security, is information that can be used to uniquely identify, contact, or locate a single person or can be used with other sources to uniquely identify a single individual...
that is protected under the law on the protection of personal information, whereas OIB is not. The penalty for not using OIBs is defined as large monetary fines, multiplied for each violation.