This paper analyses the main characteristics of the special international and regional European regime on civil liability for oil pollution damage caused by oil spillage from ships. International unification, conducted under International maritime organisation (IMO), was initiated by adopting International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969. (CLC convention) and also International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensations for Oil Pollution Damage, 1971. (IOPC fund). The unification was followed by amendmends to these two Conventions by the adoption of Protocols of 1992. and by Protocol of 2003. establishing the Supplementary Fund, thus creating the so-called „Three Tier Liability Sistem“. Since two before mentioned conventions regulate civil liability conected to oil spill from tankers only if these oil is transported as cargo, the international regime is being promoted through the adoption of the 1996. International Conventionon on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Conection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea (HNS convention), wich cowers certain species of oils, not covered by CLC regime. By adopting the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001., (Bunker convention), special international regime of civil liability was completed and fullfilled. After heavy damage made by Erika oil spill in 1999., the development of regional EU regulation of maritime safety started. European Union presented three packages of directives named „Erika I“, „Erika II“, and „Erika III“, wich are intended to improve safety in the shipping industry and thereby reduce environmental damage to the sea. Most of these international and regional acts (except the HNS convention) oblige Republic of Croatia and represent legal basis for the compensation of noncontractual damage caused by oil pollution from ships.