Source: http://www.nsi.bg/en/content/12408/basic-page/rules-dissemination-statistical-products-and-services
Timestamp: 2019-04-23 05:03:17+00:00

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6. Methods of pricing of statistical products and services.
(2) The activities of the NSI library shall be governed by separate rules.
(3) The procedure for provision of anonymised individual data for scientific and research and statistical purposes shall be subject to separate rules.
7. Orientation to the needs of users, including publishing and delivering of the main part of the information in English.
Art. 3 (1) The NSI shall provide users with statistical products and statistical services.
4. Statistical metadata and methodologies.
9. Library and Reception Desk at the premises of the Head Office and in the Reception Desks of the Regional structures of the NSI.
Art. 5 The NSI shall disseminate statistical information (at national and regional level) through the Head Office and through the Regional structures of the NSI.
Art. 6 When using statistical information originating from the NSI the user shall be obliged to indicate the source of information.
Art. 7 (1) The statistical information shall be disseminated according to the Release Calendar, which is approved annually by the President of the NSI within 10 days after the adoption of the NSP by the Council of Ministers.
(2) The results of statistical surveys shall be disseminated via Internet site of the NSI and via Information System Infostat at 11.00 am on the date specified in the Release Calendar.
(3) The Release Calendar may be updated during the year by the President of the NSI order, due to changes in the NSP in the production of statistical information.
(4) Changes in the Release Calendar shall be published on the Internet site of the NSI.
(5) The employees of NSI shall not be allowed to provide anyone in any way and cause information prior to its official dissemination.
(6) The information to the President, Prime Minister and President of the National Assembly shall be sent by courier one hour prior to the official dissemination under strict embargo of data disclosure.
(7) The list of press releases under par. 6 shall be approved annually by the President of NSI.
Art. 8 Statistical information products and services shall be provided free of charge or against payment.
2. Statistical information of international organizations and similar institutions in other countries if provided in an international treaty in which Bulgaria is a party.
(2) The prices of services under para 1 shall be determined based on "Pricelist and pricing for the prepared and submitted standard and specialized statistical products and services", approved by the President of the NSI (Annex № 3).
Art. 11 (1) Individual data related to individual identifiable statistical units shall be statistical secrecy.
(2) Received and collected individual data in statistical surveys can be used only for statistical purposes.
(3) Individual data obtained for the purposes of statistical surveys can not be used as evidence before the executive and the judiciary.
3. Statistical data that can be linked in such way as to identify a specific statistical unit.
Art. 13 Individual data related to individual identifiable statistical units may be disseminated only if the entity for which such data relate has given consent. The consent shall be given in writing and it must be clear about which data concerns. The subject for which the data refer may withdraw his consent at any time, but this shall not affect the implemented action prior the withdrawal.
Art. 14 Variation groupings and ranking of statistical units by specific criteria without indication of their individual data can be delivered to users as their ranking shall be made in a random manner.
Art. 15 (1) Only the NSI employees directly involved and responsible for specific statistical surveys and processing shall have access to individual data.
(2) The procedure for access, use, storage and disposal of individual data provided to NSI employees in relation to the implementation of specific tasks as well as the procedures to protect their secrecy shall be subject to separate rules for each specific case.
Art. 16 The NSI shall publish on its website a press release in Bulgarian and English language for each survey included in the NSP, for which it is noted that the results of the survey are announced in this way.
Art. 17. (1) The press release shall be published at 11.00 am on the date announced in the Release Calendar.
(2) “Press centre” department shall send the press release at 11.00 am on the date announced in the Release Calendar by email to the national media and regional statistical offices (RSOs), which in turn shall provide it to the regional media.
Art. 18. The territorial structures of the NSI shall prepare press releases with regional data and shall transmit them to the regional media for publication.
Art. 19 (1) Press conferences and briefings shall be organized by the “Press centre” department.
(2) Press Conferences of the NSI are public and there is no accreditation for them.
(3) Announcement for the press conference shall be published on the website of the NSI and invitations shall be sent to the media and other interested individuals and legal entities not later than 24 hours before the event.
(4) The RSOs shall organize press conferences at regional level.
(5) Extraordinary press conferences shall be organized by order of the President of the NSI and according to the particular circumstances.
Art. 20. (1) In the event of specific issues, "Press Center" department organizes meetings and consultations between media representatives and experts from the NSI.
(2) The “Press centre” department organizes interviews and participation in media events of the top management and experts from the Head Office of the NSI and RSOs.
(3) The “Press centre” department together with “Relations with users and e-services” department may provide statistical information to the media also via email.
Art. 21. (1) The NSI shall prepare and disseminate general and specialized printed and electronic publications.
(2) The RSOs shall prepare and disseminate regional general and specialized printed and electronic publications.
(3) The NSI shall issue quarterly specialized scientific-practical "Statistics" journal. Organization of the issue of the "Statistics" journal is a subject of separate regulations.
Art. 22. (1) The list of titles of printed and electronic publications of the NSI for the next calendar year, as well as their circulation, prices and terms of preparation, printing and dissemination shall be determined annually in the Editing Plan of the NSI.
(2) A Catalogue of statistical publications of the NSI (in Bulgarian and English) shall be prepared on the base of the approved Editing plan and shall be provided to users up to 15 September of the previous year.
Art. 23. (1) The “Publications, library and archives” department together with the directors of the RSOs shall organize and carry out the subscription campaign of the NSI’s publications.
3. request of consumers, paid by bank transfer (domestic and foreign).
Art. 24. (1) The price of the printed and electronic publications for dissemination in the country shall be determined by Order of the President of the NSI based on actual production costs, VAT included.
(2) The price of the printed and electronic publications for dissemination abroad shall be determined by Order of the President of the NSI. The price includes VAT and the additional costs of sending the publication to consumers abroad.
(3) The prices shall be published in the Catalogue of statistical publications of the NSI.
(4) 25% discount shall be is provided on subscription or purchase of publications amounting to over 200 BGN.
Art. 25. Periodic printed and electronic publications of the NSI shall have an international standard number as required by the Bulgarian national ISSN center in cooperation with “The St. St. Cyril and Methodius National Library”.
Art. 26. All electronic publications of the NSI shall be published on the website of the NSI where they can be downloaded for free.
Art. 27. (1) The website of the NSI (www.nsi.bg) shall be the main channel for the free of charge dissemination of official statistical information in Bulgarian and English.
(2) IS „Infostat” (https://infostat.nsi.bg/infostat) is a unified web-based application in Bulgarian and English which shall implement functionality on provision of results from statistical surveys conducted by the NSI in the form of reports, graphs and cartograms.
11. other information - contacts, useful links, useful materials, etc.
3. methodologies of statistical surveys included in the NSP.
6. statistical resources and services of the NSI.
4. in the reception rooms at the HO of the NSI and territorial structures.
Art. 31. The NSI shall maintain a National centre to support users of European statistical information (ESDS Help Desk) as part of the network of national centers to Eurostat.
Art. 32. (1) The NSI shall provide statistical information to ministries, departments and other institutions through signing of an agreement on information exchange.
(2) Information beyond the agreements on information exchange shall be requested by the ministries, departments and other institutions under the established general procedures – by a letter to the President of the NSI.
§ 1. This Rule shall repeal the current Rules for dissemination of statistical products and services of the National Statistical Institute (adopted by Order № РД-07-398/02.12.2014).
§ 2. This Rule shall be adopted by Order № РД-05-65/22.01.2016 of the President of the NSI and shall enter into force on the date of its approval.
3. Annex № 3 - Pricelist and pricing for the prepared and submitted standard and specialized statistical products and services.

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