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IBEX Introduces 15-Minute Intervals in the Day-Ahead Market From 1 October 2025

The transition from the current 60-minute intervals to 15-minute intervals follows the framework of the EU Single Day-Ahead Coupling (SDAC) and aligns the Bulgarian market with the wider European practice.

Bulgaria’s 2025 Arbitration Law Amendments: A Step Toward Transparency or a Threat to Arbitration Autonomy?

Changes in Condominium Ownership Rules and a Draft Ordinance for a Unified Information System

New FDI screening regime in Bulgaria

What to look out for when establishing a right of use?

Can one get free lunch in case of an established right of use? The right of use has been known since Roman times. However, sometimes it turns out that the expectations of those concluding a contract for the establishment of a right of use differ from the case law views, especially as regards the rights and obligations of the parties.

Major provisions of the Spatial Development Act contradict the Constitution

The provisions of the Spatial Development Act on the existence of an applied detailed development plan with regard to the regulation, including the street regulation, as a condition for the issuance of a building permit, are unconstitutional.

Personal Data Protection in the Context of Assignment of Receivables (Cession) Agreement

Pursuant to the assignment of receivables agreement the creditor under a certain receivable assigns it to a third party. As the assignment procedure involves the processing of personal data of a third party – a debtor that is not a party to the agreement, a thorough examination of the personal data protection rules and their applicability to the assignment of receivables is required.

CJEU Invalidates EU-US Privacy Shield, but Considers the Standard Contractual Clauses Valid?

On 16 July 2020 the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a preliminary ruling with significant importance regarding the instruments for transfer of personal data outside the EU to the so called “third countries”, in particular to the US.

Prof. Martin Zahariev, PhD

The European Data Protection Board issued new guidelines on the concepts of data controller and data processor

Оn September 2, 2020 the the EDPB issued Guidelines on the interpretation of the concepts of data controller, joint controller and data processor, providing clarifications and detailed guidance, throughout useful examples, in order to ensure consistent and harmonised approach within the EU and the EEA.

Donka Stoyanova - national rapporteur at biennial FIDE congress

DPC partner Donka Stoyanova was one of the national rapporteurs for Bulgaria at the XXIX Congress of the International Federation of European Law (FIDE), held on 3-6 November in the Hague.

Donka Stoyanova

New standard contractual clauses under GDPR adopted by the EU Commission

On 04 June 2021 the European Commission issued two sets of standard contractual clauses (SCC) under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): 1. SCC for the transfer of personal data to third countries (below “New Transfer SCC”); and 2. SCC between controllers and processors within EU (below “Controller-Processor SCC”).

Desislava Krusteva

G20 endorsed the introduction of minimum corporate tax for the big companies

At the end of October 2021, the leaders of the countries of G20 endorsed an agreement for introducing a minimum corporate tax for multinational corporations.

Ivan Alexander Manev

Sofia welcomed ICC & DRBF regional conference on construction dispute resolution

The event hosted more than 50 eminent practitioners and speakers who shared their experience on different mechanisms and techniques for dispute resolution and dispute avoidance in the area of construction law.

DPC Advises on Another Major Photovoltaic Power Plant Sale in Bulgaria

Our dedicated Energy, Projects, and Construction Team provided comprehensive legal support throughout the sale of a 70-megawatt photovoltaic project by Electrawinds Bulgaria

Pencho Stanchev

First steps towards ESG compliance in Bulgarian legislation

Changes to the Accountancy Act introduce new European requirements

Ana-Mari Eremieva

National mechanism for screening foreign direct investment related to the security or public order

Today, the Amendments and Supplements Act to the Investment Promotion Act was promulgated. The Act comes into force on Monday, 11.03.2024, and introduces for the first time a mechanism for screening foreign direct investments in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/452 in order to ensure measures for the Bulgarian economy against investments that could endanger national security or public order in Bulgaria.

Nikola Stoychev

February 8, 2024

DPC advised Evrotrust in a new investment round

Radina Tomanova and Ana-Mari Eremieva worked on this matter.

Radina Tomanova

January 31, 2024

Are your employees trustworthy enough not to get involved in money laundering?

Anti-money laundering regulation imposes new obligations on companies, with one of the latest amendments to the AMLA introducing policies and procedures to verify the professional competence and reliability of employees implementing anti-money laundering measures

Tsvetelina Koleva

November 7, 2023

A 10-point guide to success: Basic principles and practical tips for trademark registration

The purpose of this article is to look at one of the most accessible IP rights, namely the trademark. We will look at the first steps in trademark registration, what types of trademarks can be registered and what the benefits are.

Konstantin Kostadinov

October 17, 2023

Amendments to the Condominium Ownership Management Act aim at easier decision-making and more efficient management

At the end of September, amendments to the Condominium Ownership Management Act were promulgated, which provide for a number of changes in the current model of condominium management.

Boyana Milcheva

October 10, 2023

DPC advised TPXimpact Holdings on the sale of Questers

A team of DPC M&A experts advised UK-listed TPXimpact Holdings on the Bulgarian aspect of the deal related to the sale of its subsidiaries Questers Resourcing and Questers Bulgaria to Estonia-based software developer Nortal AS.

Bulgarian DPA Enforces Resource-intensive Procedures in Case of Data Breach Notifications

The Bulgarian DPA started implementing on a regular basis new detailed and resource-intensive procedures in case of data breach notifications. These involve complex questionnaires exceeding the scope of the breach and closer to full audit of the data processing activities of the controller and extensive requests for provision of documents and information within short deadlines.

February 26, 2018

Martin Zahariev, PHD, presented GDPR at a workshop under a European project

Martin Zahariev, PhD delivered a presentation at a workshop on privacy and education in the context of the so called “once-only” principle.

January 7, 2020

Desislava Krusteva gains recognition in the Women in Data 2019 survey

Global Data Review – the leading information source within the data law landscape – has recently released its new survey Women in Data 2019.

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