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On 22 December 2020, a new Act for amendment and supplement to the Radio and Television Act was promulgated in the State Gazette and entered into force on the same day. With the amendments, Bulgaria has finally transposed Directive (EU) 2018/1808

The IP team of DPC retains its silver position in the annual ranking of World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000 - the only independent guide dedicated to identifying the world's leading trademark professionals.

At the end of 2020, amendments to the Value Added Tax Act (VATA) were published in the State Gazette. The amendments transpose 2 European directives on e-commerce and distance selling of goods to consumers established on the territory of the EU. Important amendments to the act were made in connection with the expiry of the Brexit transitional period. Our tax law experts Boyana Milcheva and Ivan Alexander Manev review the changes in brief.

The withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) has had an impact on the regime and the possibility of British nationals to acquire ownership of property in Bulgaria.

At the end of 2020, amendments to the Income Taxes on Natural Persons Act (ITNPA) and the Corporate Income Tax Act (CITA) were promulgated in the State Gazette.

The workshop was organised following train-the-trainer approach.

Metodi commented the latest caselaw of the Bulgarian Supreme Court on enforcement

For yet another year Dimitrov, Petrov & Co. Law Firm excels and earns recertification in Meritas

The IMC is seated in Geneva, Switzerland and is the worldwide association for investor immigration and citizenship-by-investment,

As a consequence of the new decision personal data can flow from the EU to US companies participating in the Framework without additional data protection safeguards.

The balance between the right to freedom of expression and information and the right to data protection has been the center of discussion for quite some time now, especially in the context of journalistic activities. As both rights are not absolute, the question is – which right overrules the other?

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.

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.

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.

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”).

Тhe bill on the amendment and supplement to the Personal Data Protection Act, which is to be adopted in the coming months, was also discussed

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The newly-acquired certificate is the second one that IAPP has conferred on Ms. Krusteva.