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IP/N/1/BGR/O/5  
 
24 November 2022  
(22-8767)  Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  UNDER  
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
BULGARIA : ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES ACT  
Notifying Member  BULGARIA  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Administrative Violations and Penalties Act  
Subject matter  Other  
Nature of 
notification  [  ] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[X] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2022/IP/BGR/22_5774_00_e.pdf  
Notification status  [  ] First notification  
[  ] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[X] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/BGR/1  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The Act lays down general rules regarding the administrative violations and penalties, the procedure 
for establishing the administrative violations, imposing and application of the administrative 
penalties and shall provide the necessary safeguards to protect the rights and legal interes ts of the 
citizens and organi zations.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  1 July 2022; Prom. SG. 92/28 Nov 1969  
Amend. SG. 25/29 Mar 2022  
Suppl. SG. 51/1 Jul 2022  
 
Other date    
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  16 August 2022  IP/N/1/BGR/14 • IP/N/1/BGR/O/5  
 
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  Other information  The notified legislation incorporates every amendment that has been made 
since 1998.  
 
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Ministry of Economy and Industry, Foreign Economic Policy Directorate, 
WTO and Other International Economic Organizations Division  
8, Slavyanska Street  
Sofia 1000  
Bulgaria  
 
Telep hone:  +359 2 940 77 61   
Emails:  wto.bulgaria@mi.government.bg  / e-docs@mi.government.bg  
 
 
 
* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
supplied by the Member concerned; the WTO Secretariat does not endorse or revise their content.  