The CCA is run and managed by the Competition Council consisting of 5 members (president of the Council, vice-president of the Council and three members of the Council) who are appointed for a five-year term by the Croatian Parliament upon the proposal of the Government of the Republic of Croatia. The criteria for the appointment and the term of office of the president and the members of the Council are regulated by the Competition Act whereas the vice-president of the Council is elected by the members of the Council themselves, upon the proposal of the president of the Council.

The Competition Council decides on all issues under the scope of the Competition Act and the Act on the prohibition of unfair trading practices in the business-to-business food supply chain (UTPs Act).

The Competition Council adopts its decisions about all general and individual legal acts of the CCA at the sessions of the Competition Council, with the majority of at least three votes. When substantive decisions are adopted the president of the Council or the vice-president of the Council and at least two members of the Council must attend the session.

The CCA is currently run by the Competition Council consisting of Mirta Kapural, PhD, president of the Council, (in her first term of office since 1 October 2021), Branimira Kovačević, MA, vice-president of the Council (first term since 28 February 2024), Sandra Mikinac, LLM, Council member (first term since 2 March 2024.), and Hrvoje Šeremet, LLM, Council member (in his first term of office since 28 February 2024). Since 7 June 2025, when its member Denis Matić, LLM passed away, the Competition Council consists of four members.