WORLD TRADE G/LIC/N/3/BGR/1
10April 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-1496)
Original: English Committee onImport Licensing
REPLIES TOQUESTIONNAIRE ONIMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES
Notification under Article 7.3ofthe
Agreement onImport Licensing Procedures
BULGARIA
Thefollowing notification, dated 20March 1997, hasbeen received from thePermanent
Delegation ofBulgaria.
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Outline ofSystem
1. TheimportationofcertainproductsintoBulgariaissubjecttoautomaticornon-automaticimport
licensing.
Automatic import licensing isapplied formonitoring purposes onalimited number ofproducts.
Theautomatic licence isgranted inallcases andwithin oneworking day.
Non-automatic licences arerequired fortheimportation ofsome products withaviewtoprotect
human, animal andplant health andlife;non-proliferation ofnarcotics andpsychotropic substances;
monitor tradeinarmsandmunitions; prevent theshortages offoodstuffs andproducts essential tothe
economy intransition; monitor trade ingoldandsilver; protect national treasures ofartistic, historic
orarchaeological value andsecure conservation ofexhaustible natural resources. Thelicence isgranted
within twoworking daysafterthesubmission oftheapplication totherespective department atthe
Ministry ofTrade andForeign Economic Cooperation.
Import controls areadministered byalimited number ofadministrative bodies andarenot
generally related toquantity.
Purposes andCoverage ofLicensing
2. Seethelistofproducts subject toimport licensing inAnnex I.
3. Thesystem applies toimports ofgoods originating inandcoming from allcountries.
4. Thelicensing isnotintended torestrict thequantity orvalue ofimports. Theimportation of
certain products intoBulgaria issubject tolicensing incompliance withinternational commitments
undertaken byBulgaria, when Bulgarian legislation requires sucharegime, incases ofimposition of
asafeguard measure, forsanitary, national security orother considerations pursuant toGATT 1994
Articles XXandXXIorformonitoring purposes.G/LIC/N/3/BGR/1
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5. Thelicensing system ismaintained under:
- Regulation oftheCouncil ofMinisters No.266 of29December 1995 ontheregime
ofexports andimports, published intheStateGazette No.2 of1996andtherespective
amendments.
Thelistofproducts subject toimport licensing isdetermined bytheCouncil ofMinisters. In
somecaseslicensingisrequiredunderlegislativeactsandfortheimplementationofinternationaltreaties.
Procedures
6. Notapplicable.
7. (a) Apermit must beissued prior toimportation.
(b) Licences canbegranted immediately upon request.
(c) Nolimitations.
(d) Insome cases theconsideration oflicence applications iseffected byasingle
administrative body. Forsome products, theapplication must bepassed ontoother
bodies forvisaorapproval, suchastheMinistry ofHealth, Ministry ofAgriculture
andFoodIndustry, Ministry ofFinance etc.Innocases theapplicants needtoapproach
more thanthree administrative bodies.
8. Ifanon-automatic licence application isrefused theapplicant shallonrequest begiven the
reason therefor.
Theapplicants havetherightofappeal intheevent ofrefusal toissuealicence under thegeneral
terms andconditions laiddown intheLawonAdministrative Procedure.
Eligibility ofImporters toApply forLicence
9. Anynatural orlegalperson registered asconducting business intheRepublic ofBulgaria is
eligible toapply foralicence.
Documentational andOther requirements forApplication forLicence
10. Information required onapplication:
- thename andaddress oftheseller;
- thename andaddress ofthebuyer;
- thename andaddress oftheenduser;
- contract number;
- description ofthegoods, HScode, unit, quantity, unitprice, value inforeign and
national currency;
- country oforigin;
- country ofdestination;
- terms ofdelivery;
- dateofdelivery;
- terms ofpayment;
- dateofpayment;
- exchange rate.G/LIC/N/3/BGR/1
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Theimporters arerequired tosupply withtheapplication thefollowing documents:
Forautomaticlicensing:commercialandtaxregistrationcertificates,anddocumentsnecessary
tocertify thedataintheimport licensing application form, suchascommercial contract, proforma
invoice, quality certificate, etc.
Fornon-automatic licensing: thesame documents arerequired. Incertain cases (protection
ofhuman, animal andplant health andlife;non-proliferation ofnarcotics; trade inarms and
munitions; etc.)avisafrom therespective specialized Agency isrequested (Ministry ofHealth,
Ministry ofFinance, Ministry ofAgriculture andFood Industry, etc.).
11. Upon actual importation theimporter hastopresent tothecustoms authorities thefollowing
documents: proforma invoice, transport documents, specifications, customs declaration, certificate
oforigin, import licence andanyother documents deemed necessary.
12. There isalicensing feedepending onthevalue ofthegoods.
13. Nodeposit oradvance payment isrequired inconnection withtheissue oflicences.
Conditions ofLicensing
14. Theperiod ofvalidity ofautomatic import licences isuptothree months fromthedateof
issuanceanduptothreemonthsfornon-automaticlicences.Thevaliditycanbeextendeduponrequest.
15. There isnopenalty forthenon-utilization ofalicence oraportion ofit.
16. Licences arenottransferable between importers.
17. None.
Other Procedural Requirements
18. There arenoother administrative procedures required prior toimportation apart from
veterinary, phytosanitary andquality regulations.
19. Theforeign exchange necessary topayforlicensed imports aremade available tolicence
holders onthesame basis astoimporters ofgoods notrequiring import licences.G/LIC/N/3/BGR/1
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ANNEX I
PART I-NON-AUTOMATIC LICENSING
Bulgarian Customs
Tariff No.Description ofproducts
12843
from Chapter 71Gold, silver, platinum andarticles thereof, solutions, scrap; precious
stones
2 Narcotic andpsycotropic products andsubstances fortheir production
2.1 Narcotic andpsycotropic products
2.2
2924 22000
2922 43000
ex2939 41000
ex2939 41000
ex2939 41000
ex2939 41000
ex2939 41000
ex2939 41000
ex2939 41000
ex2939 41000
ex2939 41000
2939 61000
2939 62000
2932 91000
2932 94000
2939 63000
2932 92000
ex2933 32000
2932 93000
ex2939 42000
ex2939 42000
ex2939 42000
ex2939 42000
ex2939 42000
ex2939 42000
2914 31000
2916 34000Substances forproduction ofnarcotic andpsycotropic products
a)special chemicals:
2-Acetamidobenzoic acid
Anthranilic acid anditssalts
Ephedrin
L(-)Ephedrin anhidrid
L(-)Ephedrin hemihidrate
L(-)Ephedrin hydrochloride
L(-)Ephedrin sulphate
L(-)Ephedrin nitrate
(+)Ephedrin hemihidrate
(+)Ephedrin hydrochloride
DLEphedrin hydrochloride
Ergometrine (INN) anditssalts
Ergotamine (INN) anditssalts
Isosafrole
Safrole
Lysergic anditssalts
1-(1,3-Benzodioxol-5-yl)propan-2-one
Piperidine anditssalts
Piperonal
Pseudoephedrine
(-)Pseudoephedrine
(+)Pseudoephedrine
(+)Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride
(+)Pseudoephedrine sulphate
DLPseudoephedrine
Phenylacetone
Phenylacetic acid
2806 1000
2807 0010
2841 6100
2902 3010
2902 3090
2909 1100
2914 1100
2914 1200
2915 2400b)universal chemicals:
Hydrogen chloride
Sulphuric acid
Potassium permanganate
Toluene
Diethyl ether
Acetone
Butanone
Acetic anhidride
3 Ready made medicines anddiagnostic forms, substances andraw
materials fortheir production, dentists ’materials anddressingsG/LIC/N/3/BGR/1
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Bulgarian Customs
Tariff No.Description ofproducts
4 Nuclear materials, nuclear equipment, radioactive materials
5from Chapter 36,
ex.2904100Powder, explosives with civil application
Trinitrotoluole
6 9303
9304
9305
9306
9506 99900Hunting andsporting guns andammunitions forthem, gasspray
7 areandprotected plants andspecies included intheWashington
Convention
8 Flora andfauna species non-customary fortheterritory ofBulgaria
imported intheview ofbreeding orplanting respectively
9from Chapter 28
from Chapter 29
ex3808Plant protection chemicals
10 9504 30 Gambling machines andparts therefor
11 ex2208
3302 10100Beverages imported involuminous containers andcompound alcoholic
preparations ofthekind used formanufacture ofbeverages
12 2524
6812
ex6811
ex6813Asbestos, asbestos products, asbestos containing materials andproducts
13 2401
2403 91000
2403 99000Unmanufactured tobacco
14 2711 1100
2711 2100Natural gas
15 ex4907 00
ex4911Polygraphic production which canbeused assecuritiesG/LIC/N/3/BGR/1
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PART II-AUTOMATIC IMPORT LICENSING
Bulgarian Customs
Tariff No.Description ofproducts
1 0102
0103
0104
0105Live animals
2 0201
0202
0203
0204
0207Meat
3 0401
0402
0403
0404
0405
0406Dairy products
4 1001 Wheat
5 1101
1102Flour
6 1206 0000 Sunflower seeds
7 1512 1100
1512 1900
ex1517 9000Sunflower seed oils, whether ornotrefined
8 1601 0000 Sausages
9 1701 Sugar
11 2203
2204
2205
ex2208Beer, wine, vermouth, spirits incontainers holding upto2l
12 2207 Undenaturated ethyl alcohol ofanalcoholic strength byvolume of
80% vol.orhigher; ethyl alcohol andother spirits, denaturated, of
anystrength
13.1 2701
2702
2704 0019Coal andcoke
13.2 ex2709 0000 Petroleum oil
13.3 2710 0011to
2710 0078Liquid fuelsG/LIC/N/3/BGR/1
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Bulgarian Customs
Tariff No.Description ofproducts
14 Chapter 72
excluding.7204
7301 -7306
7402
7403
7405 -7411
7419
7502
7504 -7508
7601
7603 -7608
7801
7803 -7806
7901
7903 -7906
8001
8003 -8007Ferrous andnon-ferrous metals alloys thereof, products thereof
15 100300 Barley
16 1005 Mace
17 1006 Rize
18 ex.230990009,
ex.ch.10, ex.ch.11Preparations ofakind used inanimal feeding
19 230210 000, 230230
000, 230240 000,Bran sharps andother residues, whether ornotintheform ofpallets
derived from thesifting, milling orother working ofcereals orof
leguminous plants
20 2306 30000 Oilcake andother solid residues, wether ornotground orinthe
form ofpallets, resulting from theextraction ofsunflower seeds
21 2402
2403 10000Tobacco products