Obavještajna agencija

The Croatian Intelligence Agency (OA) was former croatian intelligence service, formed by the "Security Services of the Republic of Croatia Law" ("Zakon o sigurnosnim službama Republike Hrvatske") which came into force on April 1, 2002. In summer 2006. "Obavještajna agencija" was replace with Sigurnosno-obavještajna agencija (Security and Intelligence Agency).

Duties

Its primary duties are stated in Chapter III., Paragraph a), Article 7, Subsection (1) of the aforementioned law and translate into English as follows:

(1) The Intelligence Agency (OA) will, through its actions abroad, gather, analyze, process and evaluate information of political, economical, security and military nature in relation to foreign countries, international government and non-government organizations, political, military and economic alliances, groups and individuals, especially all those with the intention, the possibility, or those believed to be plotting plans and covert actions to jeopardize (Croatian) national security.

(Document available in original Croatian at the "Narodne Novine", electronic copy available at the [http://www.vlada.hr/Download/2003/05/23/Zakon_o_sigurnosnim_sluzbama_Republike_Hrvatske__NN_32-02.htm Government website] )

See also

*Vojna sigurnosna agencija
*Protuobavještajna agencija