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Article 11 1. The Parties undertake to recognise that every person belonging to a national minority bas the right to use his or her surname (patronym) and first names in the minority language and the right to official recognition of them, according to modalities provided for in the legal system. 2. The Parties undertake to recognise that every person belonging to a national minority has the right to display in his or her minority language signs, inscriptions and other information of a private nature visible to the public. 3. In areas traditionally inhabited by substantial numbers of persons belonging to a national minority, the Parties shall endeavour, in the framework of their legal systems, including, where appropriate, agreements which other States, and taking into account their specific conditions, to display traditional local names, street name and other topographical indications intended for the public also in the minority language whim there is a sufficient demand for such indications. Paragraph 1.
From the jurisdiction of the Ministry of public administration: Law on the first name "Official Gazette" no. 69/92, prescribes the procedure for determination of first names of Croatian citizens. A child carries the surname of one or both parents and parents decide on the first name as a whole (name and surname) by agreement in accordance with provisions of the said Law. However the cited Law also determinates the right of the citizens to change the first name. Provision of the article 6 of the cited Law prescribes that each person is entitled to change his first name. The competent administration authority for general administration in the place of residence of the submitter of die request solves the request for the change of the first name. It has been defined by the provision of the article 8. of the Law (which is cited in the legislative part) that change of the first name will be granted in the case of established justification of the request with appraisal of the body that the new first name does not oppose social rules and customs of the area where a person lives. It is a fact that this Law does not specifically defines realisation of right to change the first name or determination of name for the members of national minority. However, in everyday life, and this is especially visible from the resolution on the change of first names in the Republic of Croatia, there have been some changes of first names on the basis of nationality. Actually, requests for the change of name were explained by a fact that they want to have the first name, common for national minority to which they belong, that is that they want writing of the first name in the original form. As an example, we are stating that there have been some changes of the first names of the members of Hungarian minorities. (Stjepan - Istvan, Horvat - Horvath, Laslo - Laszlo, Kovac - Kovats) change of a first name is more frequent for the members of Italian national minorities, where writing of the first name as a rule requires writing of the first names in Italian language. There were some cases when members of German minority effected change of the first name that is to the surname bored by their ancestors, for example, Vuk - Wolf; Glumac - Schauspiller; Heinzel etc. We have no data available that any member of the national minorities has been denied a change of the first name based on affiliation to the national minority.
Law on the first name Article 6. "Each person is entitled to the change of the first name. The request for the change of the first name should contain the reasons why change is requested and proposal of a new first name should point to the justification of the request. The competent administration authority in the place of residence of the submitter of a request solves the request for change of the first name. Article 8. "Change of the first name will be granted in the case of established justification of the request with appraisal of the authority that a new name is not contrary to the social rules and customs of the surrounding where a person lives.
From the jurisdiction of the Ministry of public administration Records in respect of the first name of the citizens are kept by registry office, being the authorities of governmental administration. Network of registry offices has been arranged by separate law. The Ministry of the public administration decides on the claims of the citizens in respect of decision of registry office after which it is possible for an dissatisfied party to initiate proceeding with Administrative court. Besides, if all other legal means have been exhausted, it is possible to realise protection of rights by constitutional claim which is to be submitted to the Constitutional court of the Republic of Croatia.
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Paragraph 2.
From the jurisdiction of the Ministry of public administration In relation to the paragraph 2. as stated under article 10.
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Paragraph 3.
From the jurisdiction of the Ministry of public administration: Content of the right of the local self government unit to arrange official use of minority language involves also use of the names of cities, streets, topographical indications etc, in the minority language. The local self government units arrange these questions by their statutes, in dependence with local circumstances and tradition on individual area. The state by its regulations or jurisdictions does not get in touch with this right of the local self government unit. In respect to standardisation as stated by paragraph 1.
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