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28/7/2026
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Bulgaria strengthens AML governance requirements for banks

The latest amendments to the Credit Institutions Act introduce important changes to the regulatory framework for banks, further integrating anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing requirements into prudential supervision
2/7/2026
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Working from home in Bulgaria: Permanent establishments in the age of remote work

9/6/2026
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New EU Packaging Rules: Key Business Implications Under the PPWR

2/6/2026
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Short-Term Accommodation Rentals: The New EU Framework and Its Implications for Bulgaria

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28/7/2026
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Bulgaria strengthens AML governance requirements for banks

The latest amendments to the Credit Institutions Act introduce important changes to the regulatory framework for banks, further integrating anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing requirements into prudential supervision
Tsvetelina Koleva
2/7/2026
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Working from home in Bulgaria: Permanent establishments in the age of remote work

The rise of remote and hybrid work has blurred not just the boundary between professional and personal life, but also the tax boundaries between countries. For foreign companies a deceptively simple arrangement such as a person at a laptop in a Sofia apartment, can have significant corporate tax consequences. With this article we would like to offer a brief overview of the issue, how Bulgarian tax authorities currently approach it, and where the law is heading.
Ivan Alexander Manev
9/6/2026
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New EU Packaging Rules: Key Business Implications Under the PPWR

The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) introduces a new compliance framework for packaging placed on the EU market and will reshape how businesses approach packaging design, documentation, labelling and waste responsibility. Although the Regulation applies generally from 12 August 2026, many of its most significant effects will unfold in stages over the coming years.
Tsvetelina Koleva
2/6/2026
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Short-Term Accommodation Rentals: The New EU Framework and Its Implications for Bulgaria

To harmonise national legislation, the European Union adopted Regulation (EU) 2024/1028, which introduces a common framework on data collection and sharing relating to short-term accommodation rental services.
Boyana Milcheva
26/5/2026
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New Pay Transparency Rules: Draft Amendments to the Protection Against Discrimination Act

A Draft Act Amending and Supplementing the Protection Against Discrimination Act (the “Draft Act”) has been prepared, introducing the requirements of Directive (EU) 2023/970 on strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms
Radina Tomanova
5/5/2026
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DPC Advises Digitain on Regulatory Entry into the Bulgarian Market

DPC provided end-to-end legal support on the regulatory, licensing, and product compliance aspects of Digitain Malta’s direct operations in our jurisdiction
Hristo Nihrizov
23/4/2026
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Inheritance of Shares in a Limited Liability Company: Can One Become an LLC Shareholder by Inheritance?

Can the Articles of Association of an LLC Allow Heirs of a Deceased Shareholder to Become Shareholders without a General Meeting Resolution?
Tsvetelina Koleva
27/3/2026
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The Lobbying Act is officially promulgated in Bulgaria

This piece of legislation is key to unlocking EU funds under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan and for meeting OECD accession requirements
Nikola Stoychev
25/3/2026
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DPC Successfully Challenges Refusal of the Commercial Register to Initiate Fast-Track Liquidation Procedure

Our corporate law experts successfully overturned a Commercial Register refusal, reaffirming that the fast‑track liquidation procedure is fully applicable and can effectively accelerate company liquidations for eligible businesses
Polya Dimitrova
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August 12, 2024
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DPC Shorts: Ivan Alexander Manev on the change in taxation of crypto transactions

Taxes on individuals trading cryptocurrency reduced by legislative amendment
Ivan Alexander Manev
August 12, 2024
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DPC Shorts: Ivan Alexander Manev with some good VAT-related news for small business

From 1 January 2025, the VAT registration threshold for Bulgarian companies is raised to BGN 166,000.
Ivan Alexander Manev
August 9, 2024
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Problems with easements under the Energy Act impede investors and delay RES projects

There is a need for refinement of municipal practice and in some cases - legal changes
Nikolay Kolev
August 5, 2024
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SCC with an interpretative decision on the amount of compensation for copyright infringement

The Bulgarian Supreme Court of Cassation (SCC) has finally brought clarity to the issue of damages for author's rights infringement with a new Interpretative Decision. Тhe issues of determining the amount of damages suffered; the recovery of out-of-court costs and the need to prove non-pecuniary damages are addressed.
Konstantin Kostadinov
July 8, 2024
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DPC contributed the Bulgarian part of World IT Lawyers’ AI Regulation Guide

The guide is designed for private companies that try and want to use AI in their work or implement it, and that have cross-border customers
Desislava Krusteva
June 24, 2024
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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
March 18, 2024
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First steps towards ESG compliance in Bulgarian legislation

Changes to the Accountancy Act introduce new European requirements
Ana-Mari Eremieva
March 8, 2024
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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
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DPC advised Evrotrust in a new investment round

Radina Tomanova and Ana-Mari Eremieva worked on this matter.
Radina Tomanova
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February 26, 2018
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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.
DPC Team
January 7, 2020
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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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