A concession is a license to carry out an activity that is conditioned by a special approval that must promote the public interest. The paper will elaborate terms related to the features of concessions and the preparatory actions that precede the conclusion of the concession contract. By concluding a concession contract between the grantor and the concessionaire, a bilaterally binding legal relationship is created in which their rights and obligations are determined. The grantor of the concession is obliged to continuously supervise the work of the concessionaire and the fulfillment of his obligations under the concession contract. Directive 2014/23/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of February 26, 2014 on the award of concession contracts, which all EU member states were obliged to implement in their legal system at the latest, applies to the legal regulation of concessions in the Republic of Croatia and other EU members. until April 18, 2016. In addition to examples of concessions in the Republic of Croatia, the paper will describe how this legal matter functions in the countries of the region.