2012
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South East Europe Energy Guide 2012
The Bulgarian chapter on SEE Energy Guide 2012, 1st edition, published by SEE Legal in January 2012 and contributed by Alexander Chatalbashev (Partner) and Angel Angelov (Associate), highlights all the important aspects in the Bulgarian energy sector, such as market structures, licensing, price regulations, access to the grid, etc.
2011
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Legal Aspects of Doing Business in Europe
The Bulgarian Chapter on Legal Aspects of Doing Business in Europe, 2nd edition, published by Juris Publishing, Inc. in November 2011, provides a survey of the requirements for doing business and investing in Bulgaria. The article, contributed by Alexander Chatalbashev (Partner) and Angel Angelov (Associate), offers practical insights into issues relating to selection of form [...]
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Product Liability 2011
The Bulgarian Chapter on Product Liability 2011, part of the International Comparative Legal Guide to Product Liability 2011, provides a brief overview of the legal framework on product liability and the main product liability issues in Bulgaria.
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Trends in Competition Law – Effect on Business
On March 16, 2011 Borislav Boyanov & Co. and the Commission for the Protection of Competition co-organized a seminar for business on recent trends in Bulgarian and European competition law
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Recent Amendments to Laws Favour Creditors
With effect from 1 January 2011 certain amendments to laws in Bulgaria were made that aim to enhance the position of creditors, in particular in insolvency and avoid certain pitfalls in the rules before that.
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New Electronic Communications Policy
The attached article focuses on the new policy in the electronic communications sector of the Republic of Bulgaria, adopted by the Council of Ministers and announced in the beginning of this year. The policy envisages a number of measures in the sector, which will affect the activity of electronic communications operators and electronic media.
2010
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Pros and cons of the IDNs in the .bg zone
By this article, providing a brief analysis of advantages and disadvantages of .bg domain names in Cyrillic, Borislav Boyanov & Co. contributes to the Country Index: Domain Special 2010 which has been announced on November 30, 2010 to more than 4,300 IP users worldwide.
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Changes to the Regime of Additional Goods and Services Granted as a Rebate
On November 11, 2010 the Bulgarian competition authority adopted a position on a much discussed question, related to unfair competition law restrictions in respect of free goods or services, offered as a rebate for higher volume purchases. The attached note (in English and Bulgarian) discusses briefly the decision and its immediate implications.
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Leniency Regimes – Bulgaria
Self-reporting of cartels to regulatory authorities is a relatively recent development within the global spectrum of competition and antitrust law. Enterprises owning up to non-competitive practices in this way are likely to receive lesser penalties than those involved in investigations initiated by competition and antitrust authorities, but the process must be approached with caution and guided by expert legal knowledge.
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The International Comparative Legal Guide to: International Arbitration 2010
The Bulgarian Chapter on International Arbitration 2010, part of the International Comparative Legal Guide to International Arbitration, provides a brief overview of the main legal framework in Bulgaria in the field of International Arbitration.
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The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Pharmaceutical Advertising 2010
The Bulgarian Chapter on Pharmaceutical Advertising 2010, part of the International Comparative Legal Guide to Pharmaceutical Advertising, provides a brief overview of the main legal framework in Bulgaria in the field of advertising of medical products.
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Environment Law 2010
The Bulgarian Chapter on Environment Law in 2010, part of the International Comparative Legal Guide to Environmental Law, provides a brief overview of the main regimes in Bulgaria in terms of compliance with the environmental protection provisions of the Bulgarian legislation.
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Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2010 – Bulgaria
The Bulgarian Chapter on Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2010, part of the International Comparative Legal Guide to Litigation and Dispute Resolution, provides a brief overview of the main issues important for litigators when acting on disputes in Bulgaria.
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Is It „Secure” to Use a Security Trustee in Bulgaria?
This article provides a general overview of the current trends in using the Security Trustee figure in Bulgaria and marks the main charachteristics of the Security Trustee in terms of legislative regulation in the country.
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Recognition and Execution of Foreign Court Rulings (in Bulgarian)
This article (in Bulgarian) provides a brief insight into the recognition and execution of Foreign Court Rulings conditions and procedures in Bulgaria.It also discusses current legal issues faced by parctitioners in the enforcement of judicial acts passed in other jurisdictions.
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The Cross-Border Mergers Directive – Chapter on Bulgaria
This chapter provides a brief overview of the implementation of the Cross-Border Mergers Directive in Bulgaria.
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State Aids – the European and Bulgarian Aspects (in Bulgarian)
This article (in Bulgarian), published in the Dnevnik daily newspaper, focuses on qualification of land transactions, performed between private entities and the State at an undervalue – as a state aid under EU state aid rules, and the implications of this for the treatment of these transactions and their beneficiaries in Bulgaria.
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Aircraft Finance
For over a decade now lawyers of Borislav Boyanov & Co. author the Bulgarian chapters in Sweet & Maxwell’s Aircraft Finance and Aircraft Liens and Detention Rights.
2009
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Getting the Deal Through – Construction 2009
This article briefly summarizes the answers to the building contractors’ most frequently asked questions when considering Bulgaria as a destination for doing construction business.
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Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2009 – Bulgaria
The Bulgarian Chapter on Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2009 published by ICLG in its International Comparative Legal Guide to Litigation and Dispute Resolution provides a brief look at the main issues important for litigators when acting on disputes in Bulgaria.
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Dominance 2009 – Bulgaria
This chapter is part of a book on dominance issues throughout the EU and provides a brief overview of the treatment of dominance issues in Bulgaria.
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Enforcement of Competition Law 2009 – Bulgaria
This chapter is part of a book on the enforcement of competition law throughout the EU. It briefly reviews the Bulgarian competition law enforcement process and the roles of the major stakeholders in it.
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International Arbitration 2009 – Bulgaria
This chapter provides a brief legal guide to international arbitration from the perspective of Bulgarian law.
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Business Frustration (in Bulgarian)
The article comments on the theory and court practice on cases where a contracting party has requested the court to rule upon the factual and legal grounds for modification or termination of a commercial contract in situations which the parties could not and were not obliged to foresee at the conclusion of the contract.
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The European Company – Bulgarian Chapter
This chapter in the book on the national regulation of the European company (Societas Europaea) provides an overview of Bulgarian law provisions concerning this business vehicle.
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Public Procurement 2009 – Bulgaria
This chapter of the International Comparative Legal Guide to Public Procurement 2009 covers the state of public procurement regulation in Bulgaria in 2009, including the remedies available to stakeholders in the public procurement process.
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Product Liability 2009 – Bulgaria
This chapter provides an overview of the state of play in product liability in Bulgaria in 2009.
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Amendments to the Legal Framework for Protection of Investments (in Bulgarian)
A number of amendments to the existing legal framework for protection and encouragement of investments have been introduced. Are these going to improve the investment climate in Bulgaria?
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Global Market Briefings Publishing – 2009
This article outlines the legal framework with respect to real estate and construction.
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Public Offering of Securities – Bulgarian Chapter
This article provides an analysis on the Implementation of the Prospectus Directive in Bulgaria.
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The Commercial Proxy (in Bulgarian)
This article provides a brief insight into the legal regulation of the commercial proxy, one of the types of commercial agents existing under Bulgarian law.
2008
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The New Bulgarian Protection of Competition Act
This brief note is addressed to lawyers and lists the main developments occasioned by the adoption of an entirely new Protection of Competition Act in Bulgaria.
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10% of Annual Turnover is the Price to Pay for Entering into Prohibited Agreements and Abusing Dominance
Many managers in Bulgaria still wonder: ”What is wrong with discussing the price of your product or the cost of your raw materials with your competitors?”.
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Stiff Penalties for Failing to Notify a Merger to the Bulgarian Competition Authority
The new Protection of Competition Act levies penalties equal to 10% of the annual turnover for companies who have missed notifying the relevant authorities about a merger or an acquisition.
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New Sanctions Put Unfair Competition and Misleading and Comparative Advertising at the Top of Corporate Compliance List
How much does a marketing campaign cost? That may have been an easy question until recently, but with the new Protection of Competition Act, the answer may be that it will cost 10% of the company’s annual turnover.
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The Latest Amendments to the Public Procurement Act (in Bulgarian)
This article provides an overview of the amendments to the Bulgarian Public Procurement Act of October 2008. The amendments were aimed at improving the measures for control in assignment of public procurement contracts.
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A Practitioner’s Guide to Takeovers And Mergers in the European Union
A review of the takeovers and mergers regulations and regime in Bulgaria in 2008.
2007
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Employment law in Bulgaria (2007)
This Chapter is Borislav Boyanov & Co.’s contribution to the Labor and Employment Law in the New EU Member and Candidate States, 2007 edition.
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European Cross Border Insolvency Proceedings – Bulgaria 2007
A chapter on the Insolvency regulations and regime in Bulgaria in 2007.
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Practical Guide to National Competition – Bulgaria
A brief insight on the Competiton regulations and regime in Bulgaria in 2007.
2006
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Securitisation 2006
The Bulgarian Chapter on Securitisation in 2006, part of the International Comparative Legal Guide to: Securitisation 2006.
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Corporate Tax 2006
The Bulgarian Chapter on Corporate tax in 2006, part of the International Comparative Legal Guide to Corporate tax.
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Getting the Deal Through – Mergers And Acquisitions 2006
A brief insight on the Mergers and Acquisitions regulations and regime in Bulgaria in 2006.
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Getting the Deal Through – Telecoms and Media 2006
The Bulgarian Chapter on Telecoms and Media 2006
2005
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Product Liability 2005
The Bulgarian Chapter on Product Liability in 2005, part of the International Comparative Legal Guide to Product Liability.
2002
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Getting the Deal Through – Insolvency and Restructuring 2002
A brief insight on the Insolvency and Restructuring regulations and regime in Bulgaria in 2002.
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