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Whether you choose us or other colleagues, it is important that the attorney services be used in time. The lawyer is the most useful prior to the occurrence of the problems because it can prevent the occurrence.

 Anybody who has reached the age of 18 regardless of citizenship. There are basically no formal requirements or conditions for foreign citizens who want to register a company.

The minimum share capital of a limited company must be BGN 2
(approx. €1) and must be paid in full. If the capital is higher, then at
least 70% of the issued share capital shall be paid up.

(Ednolichno) Druzhestvo s ogranichena otgovornost (EOOD/OOD)

(Еднолично) Дружество с ограничена отговорност (ЕООД/ООД)

Taxes in Bulgaria are among the lowest in Europe.

If your company is based in Bulgaria, it pays the company tax on all its profits from Bulgaria and abroad.

If your company is not based in Bulgaria but has an office or branch there, it only pays the company tax on its profits from its activities in Bulgaria.

Direct taxes are:

• Corporate tax on the annual tax returns -The corporate tax amounts to 10%;
• Income tax on the revenues of individuals -The income tax amounts to 10%. The subject of taxation is the income of resident and foreign natural persons;
• Withholding tax – 5% in case of dividends and liquidation quotas, 5% in case of income from interest, royalties and license fees, if all of the following conditions are satisfied, 10% in all other cases.

Indirect taxes are:

• Value Added Tax (VAT) -The standard tax rate of 20% is applied to: taxable deliveries except those that are expressly specified as zero-rated. The decreased tax rate of 9% is applicable in the cases of accommodation provided at hotels and similar establishments;
• Excise duties.

Yes, it is. TheConvention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) has been in force in Bulgaria since January 18, 1978.

The Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) refers to the “claimant” in such cases. The claimant will be generally the sender, but the consignee will qualify from the moment the goods were delivered at destination (if of course the consignee accepted to receive the goods or it was agreed when the CMR consignment note was drawn up that he would have the right of disposal of the goods and an entry to that effect was entered in the consignment note – article 12.3).

Yes, we do. This Regulation is implemented in the Bulgarian Civil Procedural Code in 2017 and still is very rarely used. There are only few court proceedings based on this Regulation.

Bulgaria has no centralised property registry. Property searches are necessary, and the process needs to be entrusted to a competent Bulgarian lawyer. The newly established Land Registry (http://www.icadastre.bg,) keeps a record of all types of properties but only if there was a transaction with them in the last 20 years. The information is publicly available and legally binding.

The purposes of Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings are to prevent and combat trafficking in human beings, while guaranteeing gender equality, to protect the human rights of the victims of trafficking, design a comprehensive framework for the protection and assistance of victims and witnesses, while guaranteeing gender equality, as well as to ensure effective investigation and prosecution, to promote international cooperation on action against trafficking in human beings.

Your rights are as follows :

• Access to free legal aid, as a victim, an

injured party or a witness;

• Protection and information from the

shelves, the prosecutor’s office, and

the judiciary about your rights and

obligations, which is noted in writing;

• Information about your rights in judicial

proceedings;

• Right to a period for decision-making;
• Right to seek compensation for inflicted

injuries;

• Right to a guardian if you are a child victim;
• Right to an interpreter if you are a

foreigner and you do not understand

the language;

• Right to a temporary residence permit;
• Right to seek asylum;
• Right to privacy and safety;
• Other rights aimed to ensure yours

mental and physical well-being.