The government has approved a bill on personal insolvency
23.11.2022

On the 3rd of November 2022 the government approved a bill on personal insolvency. The European commission insists on its approval so that Bulgaria could receive financial help from the ...

  New Type of “Startup” Visa
23.11.2022

The Council of Ministers adopted an Ordinance on terms and conditions for issuing, extending and revoking a certificate for a high-tech and/or innovative project called the “Startup Visa” (the “Ordinance”). ...

  Bill to amend and supplement the Labour Migration and Labour Mobility Act
23.11.2022

On 19.10.2022, a bill to amend and supplement the Labour Migration and Labour Mobility Act (LMMA) was submitted to the National Assembly for consideration and vote at first reading. It ...

  Medical devices. Issue of Marketing Authorization for Wholesale of Medical Devices
23.11.2022

The matter concerning production and/or the trade with medical devices, apart from attracting everyone’s wider interest, also reveals several peculiarities regarding the legal regimes, under which these devices should be ...

  Innovations and amendments in the energy field
23.11.2022

Energy is a field where change and development come quickly. That can be seen clearly by the fact that three new Bills concerning it have been submitted before the National ...

  What really is an entrepreneur?
15.11.2022

The word “entrepreneur” is used more and more frequently, but at present there is still no regulation in our current legislation that gives a definition for the notion or regulates ...

  Amendments to the Electronic Commerce Act
14.11.2022

On 10th of November 2022 the bill suggesting amendments in the Electronic Commerce Act has been brought to the parliament. A new frame for e-commerce was established with the adoption ...

  A bill of the protection of whistleblowers
09.11.2022

On 24.10.2022 the bill of the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law has been brought to the parliament. The bill is an act of transposition of Directive ...

  Amendments to the Foreigners in the Republic of Bulgaria Act
03.11.2022

On 28.10.2022 the bill, suggesting changes in the Law on foreigners in the Republic of Bulgaria has been brought to the parliament. The bill aims to provide more effective procedure ...

  Time limit for the prohibition to exercise certain positions under the Commerce Act
03.11.2022

With the new Bill for an Act amending and supplementing the Commerce Act, approved with Decision No 755 of 11 October 2022 of the Council of Ministers, it is aimed ...

  Amendments to the general insolvency procedure
03.11.2022

A big part of the changes envisioned by the Bill for an Act amending and supplementing the Commerce Act, approved with Decision No 755 of 11 October 2022 of the ...

  Bill to amend and supplement the Civil Procedure Code
03.11.2022

On 27.10.2022, a bill to amend and supplement the Civil Procedure Code (CPC) was submitted to the National Assembly for consideration and vote at first reading. It aims at speeding ...

  The tax administration does not have competence to officially recognize an employment contract, disguised as civil contract according to the Obligations and Contracts Act
03.11.2022

In the interpretative decision No. 6/2022 of the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC), the SAC decided that the tax administration is not competent to officially recognize an employment contract, disguised as ...

  Crowdfunding with a legal framework in Bulgaria
03.11.2022

Regulation at EU level Legal frameworks at national level exist for crowdfunding in some Member States. Given the differences in national regulations, a barrier currently exists for a number of ...