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By resolution dated 15 December 2022 the Bulgarian Supreme Court of Cassation opened interpretative case No. 3/2022 concerning the interpretation of certain questions regarding compensation for copyright infringements which cause confusion and disagreement between the lower courts and practitioners. The case was opened upon a request of the Bulgarian Supreme Bar Council and will be decided by the General Assembly of the Civil and Commercial Chambers of the SCC. *This publication is also available in German and French.

If the processing of personal data by the private sector is a relatively well-researched matter, the analyses dedicated to the peculiarities of the processing of personal data by the judiciary are much more limited in scope. This is the main reason for the preparation of this report, which aims to highlight some key peculiarities in the processing of personal data by the judiciary and to systematize the relevant practice of the supervisory authorities in Bulgaria in the field of personal data protection – the Commission for Personal Data Protection and the Inspectorate to the Supreme Judicial Council.

The dynamics of contemporary social relations pose new threats to security and public order. The competent authorities should therefore identify appropriate mechanisms to counter such threats, in line with the modern technological development of society. Such mechanisms may include certain new technologies such as facial recognition, artificial intelligence, automated decision-making and profiling. This report aims to analyse some basic legal safeguards of rights and freedoms in the application of these technologies in the field of countering crime and terrorism. *This publication is in Bulgarian.

The increasing scale and impact of cyber attacks goes beyond individual companies, industries and even countries. And when the consequences not only damage corporate image but threaten national security, the issue of regulation and the need to introduce standards that ensure sufficient protection inevitably comes to the fore. *This publication is in Bulgarian.

A significant step forward in our employment legislation was the possibility provided by the 2016 amendments for a part of the employment documents to be created and stored as electronic documents. This possibility is detailed in a secondary legislative act of the Council of Ministers - the Ordinance on the type and requirements for the creation and storage of electronic documents in the employee's employment record. *This publication is in Bulgarian.