Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 23 November 2023.#LM v Ministarstvo financija Republike Hrvatske, Samostalni sektor za drugostupanjski upravni postupak.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 – Assistance granted under the instrument for pre-accession assistance (IPA) – Regulation (EC) No 718/2007 – Article 7(1) and (3) – Conclusion of a framework agreement between the European Commission and the beneficiary country concerned – Rules for cooperation concerning the EU financial assistance granted to that beneficiary country – Taxes and fiscal charges – IPA framework agreement Albania-EC – Contract financed by the European Union – Expert having the status neither of an official nor of a member of staff of the European Union – Article 26(2)(c) – Tax exemption in Albania – Tax residence in Croatia – Income tax in Croatia.#Case C-682/22.