ROAD TRANSPORT REGULATING
AND ENFORCEMENT BODIESBULGARIA
March 2022

Country:

BULGARIA
Control authorities
Items to be controlled

Traffic regulations and driving licencesState
policeLocal
policeX

X

Customs

Authorised
TransportRoad
technical
Ministry* Infrastructure
experts/
Agencyworkshops

Authorisations for international road transport (bilateral, EU,ECMT...)

X

Special authorisations for carriage of passengers and otherrelated documents (e.g. list of passengers)

X

T1 documents or TIR Carnets

X

Weights and dimensions

X

Certificate for carriage of perishable foodstuffs and special
equipment to be used for such carriage (ATP)X

Documents on veterinary and phytosanitary control

X

Road user charges
Technical conditions of motor vehicles

Otherauthorisedbodies orofficers**X
X

X

X

Regulations on driving hours and rest periods

X

Regulations on transport of dangerous goods

X

Note: * Executive Agency Road Transport Administration
Note:* ExecutiveAgency Road
Administration** Bulgarian
FoodTransport
Safety Agency** Bulgarian Food Safety Agency

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USEFUL ADDRESSES, PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS IN BULGARIAEMERGENCY NUMBERS
All emergency calls(police, ambulance, breakdown, fire and rescue, etc.)112

National Competent Authorities and Control Authorities on
International Passenger and Goods Traffic by Road

TRAFFIC REGULATIONS AND DOCUMENTS RELEVANT TO DRIVING
National competentauthorities

Competent control
authority

Name and address
Ministry of Interior
29 Shesti Septemvri Str.
1000 Sofia
www.mvr.bg

Phone
Fax
+359 2 982 5000
+359 2 987 7967
Email: priemna@mvr.bg

Ministry of Transport andCommunications
9 Dyakon Ignatiy Str.
1000 Sofia
www.mtc.government.bg+359 2 940 9771

Ministry of Interior,
National Police Directorate
General, Traffic PoliceDepartment
1 Aleksandar Malinov Blvd.
1715 Sofia
www.mvr.bg+359 2 982 99 10+359 2 982 99 65+359 2 982 99 11
Email: trafficpol.150@mvr.bg
gdnp@mvr.bg+359 2 988 5094

Email: mail@mtc.government.bg

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National competentauthorities

Competent control
authority

Name and address
Ministry of Transport andCommunications, Executive
Agency Road Transport
Administration
5 Gurko Str.
1000 Sofia
www.rta.government.bg

PhoneFax+359 2 930 8840
+359 2 988 5495
Email: avto_a@rta.government.bg

Executive Agency Road
Transport Administration,Automobile Inspectorate
Directorate
5 Gurko Str.
1000 Sofia
www.rta.government.bg+359 2 930 8840+359 2 988 5495
Email: avto_a@rta.government.bg

WEIGHTS AND DIMENSIONS OF A VEHICLE
Name and address
Ministry of Regional
Development and PublicWorks
17-19 Kiril and Metodiy Str.
1202 Sofia
www.mrrb.bg

Phone
Fax
+359 2 9405 900+359 2 987 2517
Email: e-mrrb@mrrb.government.bg

Authority/body in chargeof issuing special permits
for excess weight anddimensions

Road Infrastructure Agency
3 Makedonia Blvd.
1606 Sofia
www.api.bg+359 2 9173 465+359 2 986 6958
Hot line: +359 0700 130 20

Competent control
authority

Road Infrastructure Agency
3 Makedonia Blvd.
1606 Sofia
www.api.bg+359 2 9173 465

National competentauthorities+359 2 986 6958

Hot line: +359 0700 130 20

MARKET ACCESS: INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT OF GOODS BY ROAD
National competentauthorities

Competent control

Name and address
Ministry of Transport andCommunications, Executive
Agency Road Transport
Administration
5 Gurko Str.
1000 Sofia
www.rta.government.bg

PhoneFax+359 2 930 8840+359 2 988 5495
Email: avto_a@rta.government.bg

Executive Agency Road+359 2 930 8840

+359 2 988 5495

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authority on the use of
authorisations by
non-residents

Transport Administration,
Automobile Inspectorate
Directorate
5 Gurko Str.
1000 Sofia
www.rta.government.bg

Email: avto_a@rta.government.bg

MARKET ACCESS: INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT OF PASSENGERS BY ROAD
National competentauthorities

Competent control
authority on the use of
authorisations and otherrelated documents bynon-residents

Name and address
Ministry of Transport andCommunications, ExecutiveAgency Road Transport
Administration
5 Gurko Str.
1000 Sofia
www.rta.government.bg

Phone
Fax+359 2 930 8840
+359 2 988 5495
Email: avto_a@rta.government.bg

Executive Agency Road
Transport Administration,Automobile Inspectorate
Directorate
5 Gurko Str.
1000 Sofia
www.rta.government.bg+359 2 930 8840
+359 2 988 5495
Email: avto_a@rta.government.bg

ROAD USER CHARGESNational competentauthorities

Competent
authority/body in chargeof collecting and control
of charges

Name and addressRoad Infrastructure Agency
3 Makedonia Blvd.
1606 Sofia
www.api.bg

PhoneFax+359 2 9173 248+359 2 986 6958
+359 2 9173 305
Hot line: +359 0700 130 20
Email: s.krasteva@api.bg

Road Infrastructure Agency,National Toll Administration
3 Makedonia Blvd.
1606 Sofia
www.api.bg
www.bgtoll.bg+359 2 9173 248+359 2 986 6958
Hot line: +359 0700 108 76
Email: info@bgtoll.bg

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Competent control
authority

Name and address
Bulgarian Food Safety
Agency15A Pencho Slaveikov Blvd.
1606 Sofia
www.bfsa.bg

Phone
Fax
+359 2 915 9820
+359 2 915 9898
Hot line: +359 0700 122 99
Email: bfsa@bfsa.bg

Bulgarian Food Safety
Agency15A Pencho Slaveykov Blvd.
1606 Sofia
www.bfsa.bg+359 2 915 9820
+359 2 915 9898
Hot line: +359 0700 122 99
Email: bfsa@bfsa.bg

TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS
Name and address
Ministry of Transport andCommunications, Executive
Agency Road Transport
Administration
5 Gurko Str.
1000 Sofia
www.rta.government.bg

Phone
Fax+359 2 930 8840
+359 2 988 5495
Email: avto_a@rta.government.bgAuthority/body incharge of special
authorisations

Ministry of Transport andCommunications, Executive
Agency Road Transport
Administration
5 Gurko Str.
1000 Sofia
www.rta.government.bg+359 2 930 8840
+359 2 988 5495
Email: avto_a@rta.government.bg

Competent control
authority/bodyExecutive Agency Road
Transport Administration,Automobile Inspectorate
Directorate
5 Gurko Str.
1000 Sofia
www.rta.government.bg+359 2 930 8840
+359 2 988 5495
Email: avto_a@rta.government.bg

National competentauthorities

SOCIAL REGULATIONS (DRIVING AND RESTING HOURS)National competentauthorities

Name and address
Ministry of Transport andCommunications, Executive
Agency Road Transport
Administration
5 Gurko Str.
1000 Sofia
www.rta.government.bg

Phone
Fax
+359 2 930 8840+359 2 988 5495
Email: avto_a@rta.government.bg

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Competent control
authority

Executive Agency Road
Transport Administration,Automobile Inspectorate
Directorate
5 Gurko Str.
1000 Sofia
www.rta.government.bg+359 2 930 8840
+359 2 988 5495
Email: avto_a@rta.government.bg

CUSTOMS AND TRANSIT REGULATIONSNational competentauthorities

Competent
authorities/bodies incharge of T and TIR
regimesName and address
Ministry of Finance,Customs Agency
47 Georgi S. Rakovski Str.
1202 Sofia
www.customs.bg

Phone
Fax+359 2 9859 4210
+359 2 9859 4061
Email: delovodstvo@customs.bg
pr@customs.bg

Ministry of Finance,
Customs Agency
47 Georgi S. Rakovski Str.
1202 Sofia
www.customs.bg+359 2 9859 4210
+359 2 9859 4061
Email: delovodstvo@customs.bg
pr@customs.bg

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Name and address

Phone+359 2 940 9771

Ministry of Transport and Communications
9 Dyakon Ignatiy Str.
1000 Sofiawww.mtc.government.bg

Fax+359 2 988 5094

Email: mail@mtc.government.bg

Department of International Relations
www.mtc.government.bg+359 2 940 9423
+359 2 988 5094
Email: nbuhova@mtc.government.bg

Road Transport Department – Section of FreightTransport
www.rta.government.bg+359 2 930 8840
+359 2 988 5495
Email: avto_a@rta.government.bg

Road Transport Department – Section of Passenger
Transport
www.rta.government.bg+359 2 930 8840
+359 2 988 5495
Email: avto_a@rta.government.bg

ASSOCIATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL ROAD TRANSPORT OPERATORS
Name and address

Phone

Fax

AEBTRI
6 Iskarski Prolom Str.
1680 Sofia
www.aebtri.com+359 2 958 1475
+359 2 958 1476

+359 2 958 1259
+359 2 958 1091

NSBP
247 Botevgradsko Shose Blvd.
1517 Sofia
www.nabcbg.com+359 2 942 4501
+359 2 942 4545
+359 88 404 8335
Email: office.nsbp@gmail.com

SMP
48 Iztochen Blvd., floor 1
4000 Plovdiv
www.smp-eu.org+359 32 260 766

KAPB
7 Georgi Benkovski Str.
1000 Sofia
www.bghauliers.eu+359 87 892 7070

FREIGHT TRANSPORT

Email: aebtri@aebtri.com

Email: office@smp-eu.org

Email: office@bghauliers.eu+359 87 670 7477

ETC
29 Tsar Boris III Str.
1532 Kazichenewww.eutransportcluster.com

Email: office@eutransportcluster.com

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ASSOCIATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL ROAD TRANSPORT OPERATORS (Cont.)
Name and address

Phone

Fax

+359 2 958 1475
+359 2 958 2384

+359 2 958 1259
+359 2 958 1091

PASSENGER TRANSPORTAEBTRI
6 Iskarski Prolom Str.
1680 Sofia
www.aebtri.com

Email: aebtri@aebtri.com
bus@aebtri.com+359 87 892 7070

KAPB
7 Georgi Benkovski Str.
1000 Sofia
wwww.bghauliers.eu

Email: office@bghauliers.eu

National Association of Bus Carriers in Bulgaria
100 Knyaginya Maria Luiza Blvd.
Central Bus Station, fl. 41202 Sofia
www.nsapb.bg+359 2 813 3244

Confederation of Bus Operators
100 Knyaginya Maria Luiza Blvd.
1202 Sofia+359 89 861 7897
+359 87 910 0001
Email: kap.bg@abv.bg
m_miltenova@abv.bg+359 2 812 0810
+359 2 812 0820
+359 88 888 2222
Email: basat@basat.eu
mstolarski@eurolines.bg

BASAT
35 Mechka Str.
1330 Sofia
www.basat.eu

Email: office@nsapb.bg
montanaad@gmail.com+359 87 855 5100
Email: vasil.pironkov@gmail.com

Chamber of Bus Operators in Bulgaria
9a Pozitano Str., fl. 4, apt. 111000 Sofia
National Transport Chamber
82 Hristo Botev Blvd.
4000 Plovdiv
National Union of Transport Operators
20 Frederic Joliet-Curie Str., entr. 1, fl. 16, office 1601
1113 Sofia+359 32 626 009+359 89 882 9879
Email: ntk_eood@b-trust.org
ntk_ivanbozhilov@abv.bg+359 89 658 4968
Email: stoykova1948@abv.bg+359 88 778 2580

Corporation of Road Transport Operators inBulgaria
28 Gen. Vladimir Zaimov Str.
4300 Karlovo

Email: magistrali_karlovo@abv.bg

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