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Table AII.1
Major trade- and investment-related legislation of the Republic of Bulgaria
Area Main legislation
Main legislation on exports and
importsCouncil of Ministers Regulation No. 233 of 8 November 2000 on foreign trade regimes
of the Republic of Bulgaria (published in SG No. 93/14.11.2000, in force from 1.1.2001;
amended SG No. 58/29.06.2001; No. 112/ 29.12.2001; No. 28/19.3.2002;
No. 86/10.9.2002; No. 110/22.11.2002)
Order No. 717 of  27 December 2000 of the Minister of Finance on the Administration of
Tariff Quotas
Agriculture Plant Protection Act (published in SG No. 91/ 10.10.1997, amended in SG
No. 90/15.10.1999, No. 96/9.11.2001)
Anti-dumping and countervailing Council of Ministers Regulation No 287 of 4 December 1996 on protection against
dumped or subsidized imports (published in State Gazette No 106/1996)
Bankruptcy Commercial Law (SG No. 63/1994, amended SG No. 83/1996, SG No. 100/1997, SG
No. 70/1998, SG No. 84/2000)
Law on Bank Insolvancy SG No. 92/27.9.2002
Competition Law on Protection of Competition (published in SG No. 52/8.5.1998, Decision No. 22 of
the Constitutional Court of 24.9.1998 – SG No. 112/29.9.1998, amended SG No.81/14.9.1999, SG 28/19.3.2002 , SG No. 9/31.1.2003)
Customs free zones State Decree No. 2242 on Free Zones (published in SG No. 55/17.07.1987, amended SG
No. 4/13.01.1989, No. 84/1.10.1993, No. 26/26.03.1996, No. 15/6.02.1998,No. 89/3.08.1998, No. 153/23.12.1998)
Export controls Council of Ministers Regulation No. 274 of 29.11.2002. For adoption of the
Implementing Regulation of the Law on Control of Foreign Trade Activity with Armsand Goods and Technologies with Possible Dual Use (published in SG No.
115/10.12.2002)
Forestry Forestry Act SG No. 125/29.2.1997, amended up to SG No. 10/18.02.2003
Restitution of Forests Act SG No. 110/25.11.97, amended up to SG No. 16/18.02.2003
Foreign investment Law on Foreign Investments (published in SG No. 97/1997; amended SG No. 99/1997;
No. 29/1998, No. 153/1998, No. 110/1999, No. 28/2002)
Government procurement Public Procurement Law (SG No. 92/2000, amended SG No. 97/2000, 43/2002, 45/2002)
Decree on awarding of public procurement contracts below the thresholds set out in
Article 7 (1) of the Public Procurement Law, adopted by Council of Ministers RegulationNo. 59 of 24.4.2000 (published SG No. 36/2.5.2000; amended SG No. 16/20.2.2001,
Decision of the Supreme Administrative Court No. 1537/8.3.2001–SG No. 25/6.3.2001)
Intellectual property rights (IPR) Law on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (published in SG No. 56/1993; amended SG
No. 63/1994, No. l0/1998, No. 28/2000, No 77/2002)
Patent Law (published in SG No. 27/02.04.1993, amended SG No. 83/1996, No. 11/1998;
No. 81/1999; No. 45/2002, No. 66/2002, No. 68/16.07.2002)
Privatization Privatization and Post Privatization Act (published in SG No. 28/19.03.2002, amended
SG 78/13.08.2002)
Consumer protection Law on Consumer Protection and Trade Rules (published in SG No. 30/02.04.1999)
Safeguards Council of Ministers Regulation No 300 of 16 December 1996 on safeguard measures on
imports of products in the Republic of Bulgaria (published in State Gazette
No 109/27.12.1996)
Services Commercial Law (published in SG No. 48/18.6.1991, last amended SG
No. 96/11.10.2002)
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Area Main legislation
Banking Law on the Bulgarian National Bank (published in SG No. 46/10.6.1997; amended, S Г
No. 49 and 153 of 1998, No. 20 and 54 of 1999; No. 109 of 2001; No. 45 of 2002)
Law on Banks (published in SG No. 52/1.7.1997; amended SG No. 15, 21, 52 and 70 of
1998; No. 54, 103 and 114 of 1999; No. 24, 63, 84 and 92 of 2000, No. 1 of 2001,
No. 45, 91 and 92 of 2002, in force from 28.12.2002)
Foreign Exchange Law (published in SG No. 83/21.09.1999, amended in SG
No. 45/30.04.2002)
Insurance Law on Insurance (published in SG 86/11.10.1996, last amended SG No. 8128.2003)
Securities Law on Public Offering of Securities (published in SG No. 114/30.12.1999, last amended
in SG No. 31/04.04.2003)
Tourism Tourism Act (published in SG No. 56/2002)
Telecommunications and transport Road Transport Law (published in SG No. 82/17.09.99, in force from 17.09.99, amended
in SG No. 11/31.1.2002, No. 45/30.4.2002)
Telecommunications Act, 1998 (SG issue 93, amended issue 26, 1999; amended issue 10,
2000; amended issue 64, 2000; amended issue 34, 2001; amended issue 42, 2001;
amended issue 96, 2001; amended issue 112, 2001)
Postal Services Act (published SG No. 64/4.8.2000, last amended SG No. 26/21.3.2003)
Small and medium-sized enterprises Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Act (published in SG No. 84/24.09.1999, last
amended SG No. 28/19.03.2002)
Standards Law for National Standardization (published in SG No. 55/18 June 1999, in force from
19.09.1999, amended, SG No. 108/14.12.2001, No. 112/29.12.2001, No. 13/5.02.2002
Law on Technical Requirements for Products ( SG No. 86/01.10.1999, amended SG
No. 93/01.10.2002, amended SG No. 18/25.02.03)
State aid State Aid  Act(published in SG No. 28/19.3.2002 in force from 20.6.2002)
Tax system Value Added Tax Law (published in SG No. 153/23.12.1998, last amended SG
No. 117/17.12.2002 in force from 1.1.2003)
Excise Tax Law (published in SG No. 19/2.3.1994, last amended SG No. 118/20.12.2002
in force from 1.1.2003)
Source: Information provided by the Bulgarian authorities.Bulgaria WT/TPR/S/121
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Table AII.2
Status of notifications to the WTO, as at June 2003
WTO AgreementDescription of
requirementPeriodicityDocument of
most recent notification
Agreement on Agriculture
 (Article 10 and 18.2) Export subsidies Annual G/AG/N/BGR/6, 14 March 2003
 (Article 18.2) Domestic support Annual G/AG/N/BGR/7, 26 March 2003
 (Article 5.7 and 18.2) Special Safeguard provisions Annual G/AG/N/BGR/8, 11 April 2003
Anti-Dumping (Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994)
(Article 5.8) Anti-dumping action As appropriate G/ADP/N/100/BGR, 20 February 2003
(Article 16.4) Anti-dumping action Semi-annual G/ADP/N/98/BGR, 14 March 2003
(Article 16.5) Competent authorities Once, then changes G/ADP/N/14/Add.11, 18 September 2000
(Article18.5) Laws and regulations Once, then changes G/ADP/N/1/BGR/1, 21 March 1997
Agreement on Rules of Origin
Article 5 and para 4 of Annex II Changes in laws Ad hoc G/RO/N/27, 24 February 2000
Customs Valuation  (Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the GATT 1994)
(Article 22.2) Laws and regulations Once, then changes G/VAL/N/1/BGR/2, 17 January 2000
Import Licensing Procedures (Article
7.3)Replies to questionnaires on
procedureAnnual G/LIC/N/3/BGR/2, 8 May 2002
Import Licensing Procedures (Article
1.4(a) and 8.2(b))Laws and regulations Once, then changes G/LIC/N/1/BRG/1, 21 March 1997
Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
(Article5) Laws and regulations Once, then changes G/PSI/N/1/Add, 21 March 1997
Rules of Origin
(Article 5 and paragraph 4 of Annex II) Preferential rules of origin As soon as entry
into forceG/RO/N/27, 17 January 2000
Agreement on Safeguards
(Article 12.1(a)) Measures Ad hoc G/SG/N/6/BGR/5, 16 September 2002
(Article 12.1(b)) Measures Ad hoc G/SG/N/8/BGR/1, 16 May 2002
(Article 12.1(c)) Measures Ad hoc G/SG/N/10/BGR/2, 3 February 2003
(Article 12.4) Provisional Ad hoc G/SG/N/7/BGR/2/Rev.1, 23 September 2002
(Article 12.6) Laws and regulations Once, then changes G/SG/N/1/BGR/1, 21 March 1997
( Article 9.1 footnote 2) Developing country measure Ad hoc G/SG/N/11/BGG/1, 27 December 2002
Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
(Article 2.1 GATT)) Subsidies Annual G/SCM/N/25/BGR, 28 May 2003
(Article 25.1 – GATT 1994 Article
XVI:1)Specific subsidies Annual G/SCM/N/16/BGR, 21 March 1997
(Article 25.11) Countervailing measures Semi-annual G/SCM/N/93/Add.1, 1 May 2003
(Article 25.12) Countervailing Measures Once G/SCM/N/18/Add.11, 18 September 2000
(Article 32.6) Laws and regulations Once, then changes G/SCM/N/1/BGR/1, 21 March 1997
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
(Annex 3 (c)) Acceptance of code Once, then changes G/TBT/CS/N/62/Rev.1, 3 November 2000
Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
(Article 7, Annex B) SPS regulations Ad hoc G/SPS/N/BGR/3/Rev.2, 20 February 2001
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
(Article63.2 and Decisions of the TRIPS
Council of 21 November 1995 (IP/C/2-5))Laws and regulations Once, then changes IP/N/1/BGR/P/1, 26 February 1998
(Article 69) Contact points Once, then changes IP/N/3/Rev.4/Add.2, 24 August 2000
Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures
(Article 6.2 and Decision of the TRIMs
Committee of 30.9.96)Publications in which
TRIMS may be foundOnce, then changes G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.1, 21 March 1997
Agreement on Government Procurement
Decision of the Committee on
Government Procurement 1994 of 24February 1997legislation Once GPA/49, 15 May 2001
General Agreement on Trade in Services
(Article V:7(a)) Agreements Once, then changes WT/REG1/, 17 October 2002
(Article III.4 or IV.2) Ensuring/contact points Once, then changes S/ENG/78/Rev.4, 18 March 2003
International Dairy Agreement
(Article III:1 and III:3) Diary market data Bi-Annual IDA/STAT/15, 23 April 1996
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Table AIII.1
Tariff quotas for import with zero or reduced rate of duty for 2003
(Opened in accordance with the Schedule of Commitments and Concessions of the Republic of Bulgaria, attached to the GATT 1994)
Order
No.Tariff number DescriptionQuota
quantityBound rate
of duty
(%)Other terms
and conditions
(tonnes)
1 ex 0202 High quality beef, frozen, answering the following definition:
“Beef cuts obtained from steers (novilhas) aged between 20 and 24 months,which have been exclusively pasture grazed, have lost their centraltemporary incisors but not have more than four permanent incisor teeth,which are of good maturity and which meet the following beef carcassclassification requirements: dressed weight of not more than 327 kg, acompact appearance with a good eye of meat of light and uniform colour,
and adequate but not excessive fat cover, the cuts bearing the letters “sc.”
(special cuts) or an “sc.” (special cuts) label as a sign of their high qualitywill be boxed in cartons bearing the words “high quality beef”.1,000 0
2
ex 0201 30 00 0
ex 0202 30 10 0ex 0202 30 50 0ex 0202 30 90 0Other high quality boneless meat, fresh, chilled or frozen, answering the
following definition:I. Beef quarters, wholesale cuts, boneless primal and subprimal cuts orportioned steaks from carcasses possessing the following characteristics:(a) minimum external white fat covering over the ribeye muscle at the 12th
rib of 0,4 inch to 0.9 inch;
(b) Carcass weight of 600 to 850 pounds;(c) Minimum ribeye area at 12th rib - 9 square inches;(d) Maximum age - 30 months. Carcass must have no visible ossification ofcartilage buttons over tips of spinousprocesses associated with the 1stthrough 11th thoracic vertebrae ;(e) Minimum intermuscular fat intermingled in lean of longissimus (ribeye)muscle at the 12th rib as shown by photographic standard (equivalent to
modest or fat content of lean of 6.0 minimum, wet tissue basis, for
longissimus). Note: This will not apply to other muscles of carcass.(f) Colour: Lean must be a bright, cherry red colour at time of cutting ofcarcass;(g) Fresh chilled carcasses or cuts must be at a temperature (internal orribeye muscle) of less than 4 degrees C when packed for shipment.II. Carcasses or any cuts from cattle not over 30 months of age which have
been fed for 100 days or more on a nutritionally balanced , high energy feed
concentration ration containing no less than 70% grain, and at least 20 lb
total feed per day”500 10
3 ex 0201 10 00 0
ex 0201 20 20 0ex 0201 20 30 0ex 0201 20 50 0     0201 20 90 0
     0201 30 00 0Fresh or chilled, boneless or with bone in meat of bovine animals: carcases
with weight over 240kg and half-carcases with weight over 120kg;compensated quarters with weight over 120kg; unseparated forequarterswith weight over 110kg and separated forequarters with weight over 55kg;unseparated hindquarters with weight over 130kg and separated hindquarters
with weight over 65kg1,000 10
4 ex 0202 10 00 0 Bone-in beef cuts, frozen: carcasses with weight over 240kg and half-
carcases with weight over 120kg2,000 10
5 0202 20 30 0
0202 20 50 0Bone-in beef cuts, frozen: forequarters and hindquarters, separated or
unseparated10,200 8.5 Allocation of the
quota :EC - 8149 t,Other - 2051 t
6 ex 0202 20 30 0
ex 0202 20 50 0Bone-in beef cuts, frozen: unseparated forequarters with weight over 110kg
and separated forequarters with weight over 55kg, unseparated hindquarterswith weight over 130kg and separated hindquarters with weight over 65kg   1,000 0
7 0202 30 Boneless beef cuts, frozen 4,100 10
8 0207 12 10 0
0207 12 90 0Meats of fowls, not cut in pieces, frozen 200 55
min 650
usd/tne
9 0207 14 10 0
0207 14 20 00207 14 30 00207 14 40 00207 14 50 00207 14 60 0
0207 14 70 0
0207 14 99 0Cuts and offal of fowls, frozen 1,300 55
min
650usd/tne
10 0210 11 Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof with bone-in, of swine 500 15
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Order
No.Tariff number DescriptionQuota
quantityBound rate
of duty
(%)Other terms
and conditions
11 0210 12 Bellies (streaky) and cuts thereof, of swine 500 15
12 0210 19 Other meat of swine 500 15
13 0402 10 11 0
0402 10 19 0
0402 10 91 00402 10 99 0Milk and cream in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content, by
weight, not exceeding 1.5 %200 15
14 0405 10 11 0
0405 10 19 00405 10 30 00405 10 50 0
0405 10 90 0
0405 90 10 00405 90 90 0Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads 1,500 30
15 0406 10
0406 200406 30 39 0Cheeses and curd 3,000 17.5 Allocation of the
quota:EC - 2000 t,Other - 1000 t
16 0406 90
excluding
0406 90 29 10406 90 29 20406 90 29 90406 90 50 10406 90 50 90406 90 99 1Cheeses for processing
Other cheeses400 25
17 0701 10 00 0 Seed potatoes 1,800 18
18 0703 10 Onions and shallots 500 25
19 0713 10 10 0
0713 10 90 0Peas /Pisum sativum/ 175 10
20 0713 20 00 0  Chickpeas (Garbanzos) 300 10
21 0713 33 10 0
0713 33 90 0Kidney beans, including white pea bean /Phaseolus vulgaris/:   720 35
22 0713 39 00 0  Other beans 100 35
23 0713 50 00 0 Broad beans /Vicia faba var major, Vicia faba var. equina, Vicia faba var.
minor/500 15
24 1003 00 90 1 Barley for brewing industry 10,000 15
25 1005 90 00 1 Maize for forage 100,000 5
26 1006 30 Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed 5,000 12.8 Allocation of the
quota:EC - 2880 t,Other - 2120 t
27 1601 00 10 0
1601 00 91 01601 00 99 0Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood; food
preparations based on these products2,000 40
28 1602 49
1602 50Prepared and preserved meat of swine and meat of bovine animals 1,100 34 Allocation of the
quota:
EC - 900 t,Other - 200  t
29 1701 11 Raw cane sugar 250,000 5
30 1704 10 Chewing gum, whether or not sugar coated 900 35
31 1704 90 10 0
1704 90 55 0
1704 90 65 0
1704 90 71 01704 90 75 0Liquorice extract containing more than 10 % by weight of sucrose but not
containing other added substances; bonbons525 35
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Order
No.Tariff number DescriptionQuota
quantityBound rate
of duty
(%)Other terms
and conditions
32 1704 90 30 0
1704 90 51 01704 90 61 0
1704 90 81 0
1704 90 99 0Sugar confectionery not containing cocoa 1,600 35
33 1806 20 10 1
1806 20 30 11806 20 50 1
1806 20 70 0
1806 20 95 1Chocolate 3,500 35
34 1806 31 00 0 Food preparations containing cocoa presented in blocks, slabs or bars, filled 1,000 35
35 1806 32 10 0
1806 32 90 0Food preparations containing cocoa presented in blocks, slabs or bars, not
filled150 35
36 1806 90 11 0
1806 90 19 0
1806 90 31 01806 90 39 0Other chocolate products 800
44035
40
37 1806 90 50 0
1806 90 60 01806 90 70 01806 90 90 0Other chocolate products 2,850 40
38 1905 31
1905 32
1905 90Sweet biscuits, waffles and wafers 1,300 40
39 2004 10 10 1 Frozen prepared potatoes in packages 1.5 kg or larger, not put up for retail
sale800 10
40 2103 20 00 0 Tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces 30 40
(hl)
41 2208 20 Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc 13,600 40
42 2208 40 Rum and tafia 40 40
min 42 Є/ hl
43 2208 50 Gin and Geneva 30 40
min 36 Є/ hl
44 2208 90 57 1 Tequila and Mescal 1,020 40
min 20 Є/ hl
45 2208 90 Other distilled spirits 5,100 40
min 20 Є/ hl
Source: Information provided by the Bulgarian authorities.Bulgaria WT/TPR/S/121
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Table AIV.1
Summary of  main sector-specific commitments under GATS
Modes of supply
Sector or subsectorCross-border supply Consumption abroad Commercial presencePresence of natural
persons
Telecommunication services
Voice telephoneservices (CPC 7521)
- for public use
- non-public useMarket Access: BTC has
exclusive rights for
facilities based services
until 31 December 2004and for public voice
telephony until 31
December 2002.
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access: None
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access: BTC has
exclusive rights for
facilities based services
until 31 December 2004and for public voice
telephony until 31
December 2002.
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access:
Unbound except asindicated in the cross-
industry commitments.
National Treatment:
Unbound except as
indicated in the cross-industry commitments.
Market Access:
Connection to public
telecommunications
network is not allowed
until 31 December 2004National Treatment :
NoneMarket Access: None
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access:
Connection to public
telecommunications
network is not allowed
until 31 December 2004
National Treatment : NMarket Access:
Unbound except as
indicated in the cross-
industry commitments.
National Treatment:
Unbound except asindicated in the cross-
industry commitments.
Telex Services (CPC7523) and
Telegraph services
(CPC 7523)Market Access: BTC has
exclusive rights for
facilities based services
until 31 December 2004and for telegraph and telex
services until 31
December 2002.
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access: None
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access: BTC has
exclusive rights for
facilities based services
until 31 December 2004and for telegraph and telex
services until 31 December
2002.
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access:
Unbound except asindicated in the cross-
industry commitments.
National Treatment:
Unbound except as
indicated in the cross-industry commitments.
Packet-and circuit-switched datatransmission services
(CPC7523);
On-line informationand data base
retrieval;
Enhanced/value-added facsimile
services;
Code and protocolconversion;
Telecommunications
and related services;
paging services;
mobile data servicesMarket Access: None
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access: None
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access: None
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access:
Unbound except as
indicated in the cross-
industry commitments.
National Treatment:
Unbound except asindicated in the cross-
industry commitments.
Facsimile services(CPC 7521)Market Access:  Only
through use of BTC's
international network
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access: None
National  Treatment:
NoneMarket Access: Only
through BTC's
international network
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access:
Unbound except asindicated in the cross-
industry commitments.
National Treatment:
Unbound except as
indicated in the cross-industry commitments
Leased circuit
services (CPC 7523)Market Access:  BTC has
exclusive rights for
facilities based servicesuntil 31 December 2004.
Sale and lease of capacity
of leased circuits is notallowedNational Treatment:
NoneMarket Access: None
National  Treatment:
NoneMarket Access:  BTC has
exclusive rights for
facilities based servicesuntil 31 December 2004.
Sale and lease of capacity
of leased circuits is notallowedNational Treatment:
NoneMarket Access:
Unbound except as
indicated in the cross-industry commitments.National Treatment:
Unbound except as
indicated in the cross-industry commitments
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Modes of supply
Sector or subsectorCross-border supply Consumption abroad Commercial presencePresence of natural
persons
Mobile services
- Analogue cellular
voice
- digital cellular
voiceMarket Access: Only
through use ofinternational network of
BTC until 31 December
2002.
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access: Only
through use of internationalnetwork of BTC until 31
December 2002 and
according to theinternational NMT450 and
GSM agreements
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access:  Only
through use of BTCinfrastructure until 31
December 2002, except in
the case if BTC is not ableto provide, the necessary
infrastructure in the limited
period of  time specified inthe licence.
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access:
Unbound except as
indicated in the cross-industry commitments.
National Treatment:
Unbound except as
indicated in the cross-
industry commitments
Satellite services andVSAT-services for
public useMarket Access: BTC has
exclusive rights for public
voice telephony until 31
December 2002.
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access: None
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access: BTC has
exclusive rights for public
voice telephony until 31
December 2002.
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access:
Unbound except as
indicated in the cross-
industry commitments.
National Treatment:
Unbound except as
indicated in the cross-
industry commitments
VSAT-services
 for non public useMarket Access :
Connection to the publictelecommunications
network is not allowed
until 31 December 2004.
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access: None
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access :
Connection to the publictelecommunications
network is not allowed
until 31 December 2004.
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access:
Unbound except as
indicated in the cross-industry commitments.
National Treatment:
Unbound except as
indicated in the cross-
industry commitments
Construction services
Building Completionand finishing work
(CPC 517)Market Access:
Unbound
National Treatment:
UnboundMarket Access:  None
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access:  None
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access:
Unbound except as
indicated in the cross-
industry commitments.
National Treatment:
Unbound except as
indicated in the cross-industry commitments.
Construction work
for buildings
(CPC 512)
Construction work
for civil engineering
(CPC 5131, 5132,
5135)Market Access:
Unbound
National Treatment:
UnboundMarket Access:
None, except that market
access is limited to natural
persons subject torecognition of their
technical qualifications and
accreditation by aprofessional chamber in the
Republic of Bulgaria.
Accreditation is subject tothe following criteria:Market Access:
When a project is of
national or regional
significance, foreignpersons are to provide the
services only in partnership
with, or as subcontractorsof, local services suppliers.
This does not apply to
projects put up forinternational auction and
won by foreign service
suppliers.Market Access:
Unbound except as
indicated in the cross-
industry commitments.
Market access is limited to
natural persons subject to
recognition of their
technical qualifications andaccreditation by a
professional chamber in the
Republic of Bulgaria.
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Modes of supply
Sector or subsectorCross-border supply Consumption abroad Commercial presencePresence of natural
persons
Assembly work
(CPC 514)Installation  work(CPC  5161, 5162,
51641, 51643,51644, 5165)recognition of technical
qualification in Bulgaria,experience in the field of
construction, and project
work in the last two years.
National Treatment:
NoneAccreditation requirement.
The main scope of theforeign person's activity to
be the relevant services;
experience in the field ofconstruction; projects
performed during the last
two years; staff andtechnical capacity; bank
references from a first rank
foreign bank.
Services must be supplied
through employees under
the conditions specified for
presence of naturalpersons.
National Treatment:
NoneAccreditation is subject to
the following criteria:recognition of technical
qualification in Bulgaria,
experience in the field ofconstruction, and project
work in the last two years.
National Treatment:
Unbound except as
indicated in the cross-industry commitments.
Distribution services
Commissions
Agents ServicesMarket Access : Unbound
National Treatment :
UnboundMarket Access : None
National Treatment : NoneMarket Access:  None
National Treatment : NoneMarket Access :
Unbound except as indicatedin the cross-industrycommitmentsNational Treatment :
Unbound except as indicated
in the cross-industrycommitments.
Wholesale Trade
Services
(CPC 61111, part
6113; part 622)Market Access:  Unbound
National Treatment:
UnboundMarket Access:  None
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access:
Licence required forspecialized wholesaling
services.Access may be limited
subject to an economic
needs test.
National Treatment:
UnboundMarket Access:
Unbound except asindicated in the cross-
industry commitments.
National Treatment:
Unbound except as
indicated in the cross-industry commitments.
RetailingServices
(CPC 61112; part of
CPC 6113, 6121,
631, 63292 and
63927)Market Access: Unbound
National Treatment:
UnboundMarket Access: None
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access:
Licence required for
specialized wholesaling
services.
Access may be limitedsubject to an economic
needs test.
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access:
Unbound except as
indicated in the cross-
industry commitments.
National Treatment:
Unbound except asindicated in the cross-
industry commitments.
Franchising
Services(CPC 8929)Market Access:
  Access is granted to
juridical persons only.
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access: None
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access: Unbound
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access:
Unbound except as
indicated in the cross-industry commitments.National Treatment:
Unbound except as
indicated in the cross-
industry commitments.
Financial services
Life insurance
services and Pensionfunds; Non-life
insurance servicesMarket Access:
Unbound except for
services supplied by
foreign suppliers to
foreign persons inBulgaria
National Treatment:
UnboundMarket Access: Insurance
contracts can be concludedonly with suppliers with
respect to their activity in
Bulgaria
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access:
National Treatment:Market Access:
National Treatment:
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Modes of supply
Sector or subsectorCross-border supply Consumption abroad Commercial presencePresence of natural
persons
Reinsurance and
retrocession;
Life and non-life
insuranceMarket Access: None
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access: Unbound
National Treatment:
UnboundMarket Access:
Reinsurance service
suppliers cannot be set up
for the supply of both life
and non-life reinsurance.Foreign persons can supply
insurance services only
through participation inBulgarian insurance
companies with no
limitation on equityparticipation  Licences
required.
National Treatment:
Reinsurance funds as well
as own capital must beinvested in Bulgaria and
may be transferred abroad
only subject to permissionof the Ministry of Finance.Market Access:  Unbound
except as indicated in themeasures applicable to all
sectors and subsectors in
financial services
National Treatment:
Unbound except as
indicated in the measures
applicable to all sectors and
subsectors in financialservices
InsuranceIntermediation ;
Services auxiliary to
insuranceMarket Access: Unbound
National Treatment:
UnboundMarket Access: Unbound
National Treatment:
UnboundMarket Access: Only
trade companies, registeredin Bulgaria under the Trade
Law and licenced by the
National Insurance Councilmay conduct
intermediation activity.
Services auxiliary toinsurance have to relate to
insurance
National Treatment:
UnboundMarket Access: Unbound
National Treatment:
Unbound
Banking and other
Financial Services
(excluding insurance)Market Access: Unbound
National Treatment:
UnboundMarket Access:  Unbound
National Treatment:
UnboundMarket Access:  Foreign
Banks must be duly
authorized. Acquisition of :
shares representing 5% orhigher of the voting rights
of an established bank; or
acquisition of participationin non-financial enterprise
by a bank of more than
10% of the capital of theenterprise is subject to
authorization by BNB.
Exclusive service suppliers
status may be granted as to
deposit and moneytransmission services
provided to budgetary
financed institutions
National Treatment:
None  except for those in
market access :Market Access: Market
Access:  Unbound except
as indicated in the
measures applicable to allsectors and subsectors in
financial services
National Treatment:
Unbound except as
indicated in the measuresapplicable to all sectors and
subsectors in financial
services
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Modes of supply
Sector or subsectorCross-border supply Consumption abroad Commercial presencePresence of natural
persons
Travel and tourism services
Hotels and restaurants
(CPC 641, part 642,
part of 643)
Travel agencies and
Tour Operator's
services
(CPC 741)Market Access:
Unbound.
National Treatment:
Unbound.Market Access:  None
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access:
None, except that suppliers
are to be established as
companies incorporated in
the Republic of Bulgariawith no foreign equity
participation ceiling;
subject to tourist servicelicence issued by
Committee on Tourism;
number of foreignmanagers is not to exceed
number of managers who
are Bulgarian citizens, incases where state and/or
municipal share in the
equity capital of aBulgarian firm exceeds
50%.Market Access:
Unbound except as
indicated in the cross-
industry commitments and
taking into account marketaccess limitations on
commercial presence.
National Treatment:
Unbound except as
indicated in the cross-industry commitments, but
taking into account market
access limitations oncommercial presence
The provision of touristguides services is to beeffected through
authorized foreign persons.
National Treatment:
None
Land transportation services
Maintenance andrepair of road
transport equipment(CPC 6112); Storage
and warehouse
services auxiliary toroad services (CPC
742)Market Access:
Unbound
National Treatment:
UnboundMarket Access:  None
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access:  None
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access:
Unbound except as
indicated in the cross-
industry commitments.
National Treatment:
Unbound except as
indicated in the cross-
industry commitments.
Maintenance and
repair of railtransport equipment
(CPC 8868)
Freight transport
agency services(CPC 748); Other
supporting and
auxiliary transportagency services
excluding local pick-
up and delivery (CPC749).Market Access:
Commercial presence
required.
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access:
Commercial presence
required.
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access:
Foreign persons can supply
services only throughparticipation in Bulgarian
companies (with 49%
limitation on equityparticipation) and through
branches.
National Treatment:
NoneMarket Access:
Unbound except as
indicated in the cross-industry commitments.
National Treatment:
Unbound except as
indicated in the cross-
industry commitments.
Source : WTO documents GATS/DCS/W/BGR and USITC (1998).
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