Bulgarian legislation

•Access to Public Information Act, promulgated, SG No. 55/7.07.2000, amended, SG No. 1/4.01.2002, effective 1.01.2002, SG No. 45/30.04.2002, SG No. 103/23.12.2005, SG No. 24/21.03.2006, SG No. 30/11.04.2006, SG No. 59/21.07.2006, SG No. 49/19.06.2007, SG No. 57/13.07.2007, SG No.104/05.12.2008, SG No.77/01.10.2010
 
• Order No.1472 of the Ministry of Finance from November 29, 2011 for determining the fees for disclosure of public information under the Access to Public Information Act, promulgated in State Gazette, issue 89 from December 13, 2011, repealing Order 10 of the Ministry of Finance for determining the fees for disclosure of public information from January 10, 2001, promulgated in State Gazette, issue 7 from January 23, 2001).

 

• The Protection of Classified Information Act, adopted by Parliament on April 24, 2002, Prom. SG. 45/30 Apr 2002, corr. SG. 5/17 Jan 2003, amend. SG. 31/4 Apr 2003, amend. SG. 52/18 Jun 2004, suppl. SG. 55/25 Jun 2004, suppl. SG. 89/12 Oct 2004, amend. SG. 17/24 Feb 2006, amend. SG. 82/10 Oct 2006, amend. SG. 46/12 Jun 2007, amend. SG. 57/13 Jul 2007, amend. SG. 95/20 Nov 2007, amend. SG. 109/20 Dec 2007, amend. SG. 36/4 Apr 2008, amend. SG. 66/25 Jul 2008, amend. SG. 69/5 Aug 2008, amend. SG. 109/23 Dec 2008, amend. SG. 35/12 May 2009, amend. SG. 42/5 Jun 2009, amend. SG. 82/16 Oct 2009, amend. SG. 93/24 Nov 2009, effective 25.12.2009, amended, SG No. 16/26.02.2010, effective 26.02.2010, SG No. 88/9.11.2010, effective 1.01.2011, SG No. 23/22.03.2011, effective 22.03.2011, SG No. 48/24.06.2011, effective 24.06.2011, supplemented, SG No. 80/14.10.2011, effective 14.10.2011

• Personal Data Protection Act, adopted by Parliament on Dec. 21, 2001 and published in the State Gazette on Jan. 04, 2002, amend. SG. 70/10 Aug 2004, amend.SG. 93/19 Oct 2004, amend. SG. 43/20 May 2005, amend. SG. 103/23 Dec 2005, amend. SG. 30/11 Apr 2006, amend. SG. 91/10 Nov 2006, amend. SG. 57/13 Jul 2007, amend. SG. 42/5 Jun 2009, amend. SG. 94/30 Nov 2010, amend. SG. 97/10 Dec 2010, amend. SG. 39/20 May 2011, amend. SG. 81/18 Oct 2011, amend. SG. 105/29 Dec 2011

• Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, ratified with a law of the Bulgarian National Assembly as of October 2, 2003; effective as of March 16, 2004; promulgated in State Gazette, issue 33, as of April 23, 2004. Accessible on the web site of the Ministry of Environment and Waters.

 

• Excerpts from the Bulgarian Constitution

• Ruling #7 of 4.VI.1996 on constitutional case #1/96 of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Bulgaria State Gazette, issue 55/96

• Office Secret- Excerpts from acts and regulations making reference to the institute of the office secret