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CONDITIONS FOR ORGANISING SPELEOLOGICAL EXPEDITIONS IN CROATIA
UVJETI ZA ORGANIZIRANJE SPELEOLOŠKIH EKSPEDICIJA U HRVATSKOJ
Croatian Speleological Federation, as national speleological federation is proposing this terms that are following documents accepted by majority of UIS (Union Internationale de Speleologie) members at 12th International Speleological Congress, La Chaux-de-Fondes, Switzerland, 10th August 1997.
For organising speleological explorations or visits (speleological expeditions) in Croatia, it is necessary to contact legitimate representative of UIS (association or individual) in the country from which the initiative comes.
UIS representative from such country must send a letter of approval and support in the name of national speleological association (meaning also responsibility) to Croatian UIS representative. In the letter is needed to determine the expedition area, dates and time period, names of the expedition members, their associations, addresses, aims and objectives of the expedition, certifications about life insurance for all members, and certified document about paying eventual speleological rescue in Croatia.
Letter must be sent no less than 6 month before expedition, and has to be addressed at:
CROATIAN SPELEOLOGICAL FEDERATION
Nova Ves 66
HR - 10000 Zagreb
CROATIA, EUROPE
fax/phone: **385 1 4666 586
mobile: **385 98 283 657
e-mail: mgarasic@public.carnet.hr
e-mail: speleo@speleo.hr
Croatian Speleological Federation will take care for permissions (if such are needed for particular expedition) according to the Croatian Constitution and Laws, and will inform the organiser about it. Simultaneously Croatian Speleological Federation will insure detail topographic and geological maps for expedition area.
Submitting permissions and topographic (and geological) maps are to be paid by organiser.
According to the number of participants, location, objective and other needs, Croatian Speleological Federation can order the escort for particular foreign speleological expedition.
In Croatia it is forbidden and treated as criminal act to bring out any biological, geological, archaeological or other material from speleological objects (caves, pits and mines). For scientific or other purposes special licence can be issued by authorised Ministries, but the requisition has to be made in advance.
Take Nothing but Pictures,
Leave Nothing but Footprints,
Kill Nothing but Time
A newly discovered caves and pits - speleological features (without previous names) should be named according to the local toponimes in researched area. Each new cave entrance will get identification number (from Central speleological Cadastre, Croatian Speleological Federation) for registration. Organiser should suggest the name but it has to be approved by Croatian Speleological Federation. Without such approval none can publish the data about new found caves in Croatia.
The leader of the expedition has to inform the Croatian escort and Croatian Speleological Federation about the results of expedition in short written report. No later than 6 months after expedition, organiser is obligated to submit complete and detail report (position of the cave or pit, detailed outline, description, photos, and other data) in 2 copies.
The future possibilities for certain association to organise such expeditions in Croatia is determined by respectation of this terms.
If foreign speleologists are participating in expedition organised by some Croatian speleological societies or clubs, and are invited by Croatian Speleological Federation, they need not apply to Croatian Speleological Federation in order to get permissions, because Croatian organiser will take care of that according to the Constitution and Laws.
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