The Republic of
Bulgaria or simply Bulgaria is the country in the Southeastern Europe and it is
parliamentary democracy where the most powerful executive position is held by
the Prime Minister. The Country is Bulgarian speaking one and it is 16th
largest country in Europe. You can find here more about the legal system of
Bulgaria, and also about its constitution, Legislative, Executive, Judicial and
General and Legal guides at: http://loc.gov/law/help/guide/nations/bulgaria.php
You can read
about the legal system including the Sources of law, Constitution,
Institutions, Legislative branch, Executive branch and Judicial branch,
Constitutional court, etc. at: http://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/Bulgaria.html
Constitution of the Republic of
Bulgaria:
Constitution of Bulgaria is the supreme law
of the nation of Bulgaria and it is making the country parliamentary democratic
country where political system is divided into three of its branches,
Legislative, Judicial and Executive and this Constitution provides for the
possibilities of direct democracy. The Prime Minister being head of the
executive wing, its most powerful and is elected by the most votes receiving
party. Read and download Constitution here: http://www.investbulgaria.com/laws/constitution.pdf also read it online: http://www.parliament.bg/en/const
Links below are useful for downloading and
understanding the legal system of Bulgaria:
Citizenship law: http://www.legislationline.org/documents/id/19956
Labour and Social Security Law: http://www.kwrbg.eu/kwr/pdf/Labour%20and%20Social%20Security%20Law%20Bulgaria.pdf
Residency Policy: https://www.oecd.org/tax/automatic-exchange/crs-implementation-and-assistance/tax-residency/Bulgaria%20-%20Information%20on%20residency.pdf
Election code: http://www.legislationline.org/documents/id/18768
Food and Agricultural Import policy: http://gain.fas.usda.gov/Recent%20GAIN%20Publications/Food%20and%20Agricultural%20Import%20Regulations%20and%20Standards%20-%20Narrative_Sofia_Bulgaria_1-19-2016.pdf
Education Policy: https://www.epnuffic.nl/en/publications/find-a-publication/education-system-bulgaria.pdf
Gambling law: http://www.minfin.bg/document/1913:1
Customs Law: http://www.minfin.bg/document/1916:1
Protection of Personal Data law: http://www.legislationline.org/download/action/download/id/5504/file/Bulgaria_law_protection_personal_data_2002_am2011_en.pdf
Corruption law and policy : https://www.unodc.org/documents/treaties/UNCAC/CountryVisitFinalReports/2013_08_06_Bulgaria_Final_Country_review_report.pdf
Criminal Court system: https://www.bu.edu/ilj/files/2014/05/Kuzmova-Bulg-Spec-Crim-Court.pdf
Policy on Domestic Protection: http://www.theadvocatesforhumanrights.org/uploads/final_report_2_3.pdf
Local Taxes and fees policy: http://www.minfin.bg/document/1915:1
Industrial Design Law: https://www.jpo.go.jp/shiryou_e/s_sonota_e/fips_e/pdf/bulgaria_e/e_ishou.pdf
Industrial Design Regulation: https://www.jpo.go.jp/shiryou_e/s_sonota_e/fips_e/pdf/bulgaria_e/e_ishou_kisoku.pdf
Warehouses, Excise Duty and Tax system: http://www.minfin.bg/document/1908:1
Trademark Regulation: https://www.jpo.go.jp/shiryou_e/s_sonota_e/fips_e/pdf/bulgaria_e/e_shouhyou_kisoku.pdf
Income tax (Natural Persons): http://www.minfin.bg/document/1912:1
Corporate Income Tax: http://www.minfin.bg/document/1914:1
Water law: http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/bul33607.pdf
Policy on Discrimination of Women: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cedaw/docs/ngos/BGRF_for_the_session_en.pdf
Policy for Business: http://www.chsh.com/fileadmin/docs/publications/Boyko/Doing_Business_in_Bulgaria_5112009.pdf
Tobacco Control Policy: http://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/country/bulgaria/laws
Judicial System law: http://www.legislationline.org/download/action/download/id/4347/file/Bulgaria_Judiciary_System_Act_2007_am2012_en.pdf
Money Laundering policy: http://www.minfin.bg/document/1911:1
Environment Protection law: http://www3.moew.government.bg/files/file/PNOOP/Acts_in_English/Environmental_Protection_Act.pdf
Climate Change laws: http://bioresproject.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Climate-Change-Legislateion-2015-BULGARIA.pdf
Cinema laws: https://www.nfc.bg/files/media/files/7116c42bd7cd0fc14e7cca3664386e19/Bulgarian%20Cinema%202015.pdf
Arbitration policy: http://www.tomov.com/sites/tomov.com/files/arbitrationen.pdf
Penal Procedural law: http://www.legislationline.org/download/action/download/id/4152/file/PENAL_PROCEDURE_CODE_am2011_en.pdf
Value Added Tax law: http://www.minfin.bg/document/1909:2
Radio and Television law: http://www.parliament.am/library/radio/bulgaria.pdf
Bulgarian Legal Articles and Law eBooks:
Bulgaria Country Law Assessment: http://www.ebrd.com/documents/legal-reform/bulgaria-country-law-assessment.pdf
Guardianship and Human Rights in Bulgaria: http://mdac.info/sites/mdac.info/files/English_Guardianship_and_Human_Rights_in_Bulgaria.pdf
Judicial Reform Review: http://www.bili-bg.org/cdir/bili-bg.org/files/INDEX_FINAL_ENGLISH.pdf
Bulgarian Legal Education: History and Nowadays: http://www.eumed.net/rev/rejie/06/gp.pdf
Bulgarian Juvenile Justice System: http://www.childsrights.org/documents/formations/sur-mesure/jj/Final_Gap_Analysis_BulgarianJuvenileJusticeSystem.pdf
Guide to Bulgarian Tax law: http://www.minfin.bg/document/1925:1
Legal aspect of Electronic Signature in Bulgaria: http://sas-space.sas.ac.uk/5403/1/1731-2327-1-SM.pdf
Investment policy: www.iberglobal.com/files/2016/bulgaria_investment_kpmg.pdf
Prison System in Bulgaria: https://bulgarianprisonersassociation.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/bulgarian-prison-system1.pdf
Bulgarian Government Departmental Links:
President of the Republic of Bulgaria: http://www.president.bg/?lang=en
Government of Bulgaria: http://www.government.bg/fce/index.shtml?s=001&p=0023
Parliament of the Republic of Bulgaria: http://www.parliament.bg/en/
Ministry of Finance: http://www.minfin.bg/en
Ministry of Economy: http://www.mi.government.bg/en
Ministry of Environment and Water: http://www.moew.government.bg/?&lang=en
Ministry of Foreign Affairs: http://www.mfa.bg/setlang/en/
Ministry of Labour and Social Policy: https://www.mlsp.government.bg/index.php?section=HOMEN2&lang=_eng
Bulgarian National Bank: http://www.bnb.bg/?toLang=_EN