Nadležnom tijelu dostavite obrazac prijave, dokaz o vlasništvu i presliku dokumenta.

and

Breakdown of Nadležnom tijelu dostavite obrazac prijave, dokaz o vlasništvu i presliku dokumenta.

• nadležno tijelo: competent authority
• obrazac prijave: registration form
• dokaz o vlasništvu: proof of ownership

Questions & Answers about Nadležnom tijelu dostavite obrazac prijave, dokaz o vlasništvu i presliku dokumenta.

Why is nadležnom tijelu in that form, and what does it literally mean?

Nadležnom tijelu is in the dative singular because it marks the recipient of the action: the authority to which you submit the documents.

Breakdown:

• nadležan = competent, responsible, relevant
• tijelo = body

So literally it is something like to the competent body, but in natural English this is usually to the competent authority or to the relevant authority.

The endings show the dative:

• nadležan → nadležnom
• tijelo → tijelu

This is very common in official Croatian.

What kind of form is dostavite?

Dostavite is the imperative form of dostaviti.

More specifically, it is:

• 2nd person plural imperative

That means it can be used:

• for more than one person: Submit...
• as a polite singular: Please submit...

In official notices, instructions, and forms, Croatian often uses this form in a direct but standard administrative style.

Compare:

• dostavi = informal singular command
• dostavite = plural or polite singular command