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Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria, Amendment SG. 18/25, Article 29 (2015)

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Vulnerability Type	Vulnerability	Indicator	# Matches
Political	Criminal Convictions	convict	1
Political	Criminal Convictions	prisoners	1
Political	Illegal Activity	crime	10
Political	Illegal Activity	unlawful	2
Political	Persecuted	persecuted	2
Political	Refugee Status	asylum	3
Political	criminal	criminal	13
Political	person in detention center	detained	2
Political	political affiliation	party	7
Political	political affiliation	political	17
Political	stateless persons	nation	5
Health	Mentally Disabled	mentally	1
Health	Mentally Incapacitated	incapable	1
Health	Motherhood/Family	family	3
Health	Motherhood/Family	motherhood	1
Health	Physically Disabled	illness	1
Health	Physically Disabled	physically	1
Social	Age	age	6
Social	Child	children	4
Social	Ethnicity	ethnic	4
Social	Incarcerated	liberty	2
Social	Incarcerated	prison	3
Social	Incarcerated	restricted	4
Social	Linguistic Proficiency	language	5
Social	Marital Status	single	2
Social	Mothers	mothers	1
Social	Occupation	occupation	2
Social	Property Ownership	home	4
Social	Property Ownership	property	12
Social	Racial Minority	race	1
Social	Racial Minority	racial	2
Social	Religion	religion	5
Social	Religion	religious	7
Social	Socially Weak	socially weak	1
Social	Soldier	armed forces	6
Social	Soldier	military	2
Social	Threat of Violence	violence	3
Social	Trade Union Membership	union	10
Social	Unemployment	unemployed	1
Social	Victim of Abuse	abuse	1
Social	Youth/Minors	minor	1
Social	education	education	7
Social	education	educational	2
Social	education	schooling	1
Social	employees	employees	5
Social	parents	parent	1
Social	parents	parents	1
Social	persons with care obligations	caretaker	3
Social	philosophical differences/differences of opinion	opinion	2
Economic	Economic/Poverty	social status	1
General/Other	Impaired Autonomy	autonomy	1
General/Other	Public Emergency	emergency	5
General/Other	Relationship to Authority	authority	5

Political / Criminal Convictions

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p.(None): not be refused.
p.(None): (2) The new passage of such a bill shall require a majority of more than half of all Members of the National Assembly.
p.(None): (3) Following a new passage of the bill by the National Assembly, the President shall promulgate it within seven days following its receipt.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 102.
p.(None): (1) Within the prerogatives vested in him, the President shall issue decrees, addresses and messages.
p.(None): (2) The President's decrees shall be countersigned by the Prime Minister or the minister concerned.
p.(None): (3) No countersigning shall be required for decrees pertaining to:
p.(None): 1. the appointment of a caretaker government;
p.(None): 2. the appointment of a Prime Minister-designate;
p.(None): 3. dissolution of the National Assembly;
p.(None): 4. return of a bill to the National Assembly for further debate;
p.(None): 5. the organization and manner of action of the offices of the Presidency and the appointment of their staff;
p.(None): 6. the scheduling of an election or referendum;
p.(None): 7. the promulgation of law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 103.
p.(None): (1) The President and Vice President shall not be held liable for actions committed in the performance of their duties, except for high treason, or a violation of the Constitution.
p.(None): (2) An impeachment shall require a motion from no fewer than one quarter of all Members of the National Assembly and shall stand if supported by more than two-thirds of
p.(None): the Members.
p.(None): (3) An impeachment against the President or Vice President shall be tried by the Constitutional Court within a month following the lodging of the impeachment. Should the
p.(None): Constitutional Court convict the President or Vice President of high treason, or of a violation of the Constitution, the President's or Vice President's prerogatives shall be
p.(None): suspended.
p.(None): (4) No one shall place the President or the Vice President under detention, nor shall initiate criminal prosecution against them.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 104.
p.(None): The President shall be free to devolve to the Vice President the prerogatives established by Art. 98 items 7, 9, 10 and 11.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Chapter five
p.(None): COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 105.
p.(None): (1) The Council of Ministers shall direct and conduct State's domestic and foreign policy in accordance with the Constitution and the laws.
p.(None): (2) The Council of Ministers shall ensure the public order and national security and shall exercise overall guidance over the state administration and the Armed Forces.
p.(None): (3) (new, SG 18/05) The Council of Ministers shall inform the National Assembly on issues concerning the obligations of the Republic of Bulgaria resulting from its membership
p.(None): in the European Union.
p.(None): (4) (new, SG 18/05) When participating in the drafting and adoption of European Union instruments, the Council of Ministers shall inform the National Assembly in advance,
p.(None): and shall give detailed account for its actions.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 106.
p.(None): The Council of Ministers shall manage the implementation of the state budget; organize the management of the state’s assets; conclude, con rm or denounce international
p.(None): treaties when authorized to do so by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 107.
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p.(None): (1) Bulgaria shall be a republic with a parliamentary form of government.
p.(None): (2) The entire power of the State shall derive from the people. The people shall exercise this power directly and through the bodies established by this Constitution.
p.(None): (3) No part of the people, no political party nor any other organization, state institution or individual shall usurp the expression of the popular sovereignty.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 2.
p.(None): (1) The Republic of Bulgaria shall be an unitary State with local self-government. No autonomous territorial formations shall be allowed to exist therein.
p.(None): (2) The territorial integrity of the Republic of Bulgaria shall be inviolable.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 3.
p.(None): Bulgarian shall be the official language of the Republic.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 4.
p.(None): (1) The Republic of Bulgaria shall be a State governed by the rule of law. It shall be governed by the Constitution and the laws of the country.
p.(None): (2) The Republic of Bulgaria shall guarantee the life, dignity and rights of the individual and shall create conditions conducive to the free development of the individual and of
p.(None): civil society.
p.(None): (3) (new, SG 18/05) Republic of Bulgaria shall participate in the building and development of the European Union.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 5.
p.(None): (1) The Constitution shall be the supreme law, and no other law shall contravene it.
p.(None): (2) The provisions of the Constitution shall apply directly.
p.(None): (3) No one shall be convicted for action or inaction which at the time it was committed, did not constitute a crime.
p.(None): (4) International treaties which have been rati ed in accordance with the constitutional procedure, promulgated and having come into force with respect to the Republic of
p.(None): Bulgaria, shall be part of the legislation of the State. They shall have primacy over any conflicting provision of the domestic legislation.
p.(None): (5) All legislative acts shall be promulgated and shall come into force three days after the date of their publication unless otherwise envisaged by the acts themselves.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 6.
p.(None): (1) All persons are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
p.(None): (2) All citizens* shall be equal before the law. There shall be no privileges or restriction of rights on the
p.(None): grounds of race, national or social origin, ethnic self-identity, sex, religion, education, opinion, political affiliation, personal or social status or property status.
p.(None): ________________________________________
p.(None): * The term "citizens" refers to all individuals to whom this Constitution applies.
p.(None): ________________________________________
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 7.
p.(None): The State shall be held liable for any damages caused by unlawful acts or actions on the part of its agencies and officials.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 8.
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p.(None): is provided for by international treaty that has been ratified, published and entered into force for the Republic of Bulgaria.
p.(None): (5) Any Bulgarian citizen abroad shall be accorded the protection of the Republic of Bulgaria.
p.(None): (6) The conditions and procedure for the acquiring, preservation or loss of Bulgarian citizenship shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 26.
p.(None): (1) Irrespective of where they are, all citizens of the Republic of Bulgaria shall be vested with all rights and duties proceeding from this Constitution.
p.(None): (2) Foreigners residing in the Republic of Bulgaria shall be vested with all rights and obligations proceeding from this Constitution, except those rights and duties for which
p.(None): Bulgarian citizenship is required by this Constitution or by another law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 27.
p.(None): (1) Foreigners residing legally in the country shall not be expelled or extradited to another State against their will, except in accordance with the provisions and the procedures
p.(None): established by law.
p.(None): (2) The Republic of Bulgaria shall grant asylum to foreigners persecuted for their opinions or activity in the defence of internationally recognized rights and freedoms.
p.(None): (3) The conditions and procedure for the granting of asylum shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 28.
p.(None): Everyone shall have the right to life. Any attempt upon a human life shall be punished as a most severe crime.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 29.
p.(None): (1) No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, or to forcible assimilation.
p.(None): (2) No one shall be subjected to medical, scientific or other experimentation without his voluntary written consent.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 30.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall be entitled to personal freedom and inviolability.
p.(None): (2) No one shall be detained or subjected to inspection, search or any other infringement of his personal inviolability except on the conditions and in a manner established by
p.(None): law.
p.(None): (3) The State authorities shall be free to detain citizens only in the urgent circumstances expressly stipulated by law, and shall immediately advise the judicial authorities
p.(None): accordingly. The judicial authorities shall rule on the legality of a detention within the next 24 hours.
p.(None): (4) Everyone shall be entitled to legal counsel from the moment of detention or from the moment of being charged.
p.(None): (5) Everyone shall be entitled to meet his legal counsel in private. The confidentiality of such communication shall be inviolable.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 31.
p.(None): (1) Anyone charged with a crime shall be brought before a court within the time established by law.
p.(None): (2) No one shall be forced to plead guilty, and no one shall be convicted solely by virtue of confession.
p.(None): (3) A defendant shall be considered innocent until proven otherwise by a final verdict.
p.(None): (4) The rights of a defendant shall not be restricted beyond what is necessary for the purposes of a fair trial.
p.(None): (5) Prisoners shall be kept in conditions conducive to the exercise of those of their fundamental rights which are not restricted by virtue of their sentence.
p.(None): (6) Prison sentences shall be served only at the facilities established by law.
p.(None): (7) There shall be no limitation to the prosecution and the execution of a sentence for crimes against peace and humanity.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 32.
p.(None): (1) The privacy of citizens shall be inviolable. Everyone shall be entitled to protection against any unlawful interference in his private or family a airs and against
p.(None): encroachments on his honour, dignity and reputation.
p.(None): (2) No one shall be followed, photographed, lmed, recorded or subjected to any other similar activity without his knowledge or despite his express disapproval, except when
p.(None): such actions are permitted by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 33.
p.(None): (1) The home shall be inviolable. No one shall enter or stay inside a home without its occupant's consent, except in the cases expressly stipulated by law.
p.(None): (2) Entry or stay inside a home without the consent of its occupant or without the judicial authorities' permission shall be allowed only for the purposes of preventing an
p.(None): immediately impending crime or a crime in progress, for the capture of a criminal, or in extreme necessity.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 34.
p.(None): (1) The freedom and confidentiality of correspondence and all other communications shall be inviolable.
p.(None): (2) Exceptions to this provision shall be allowed only with the permission of the judicial authorities for the purpose of discovering or preventing a grave crime.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 35.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall be free to choose a place of residence and shall have the right to freedom of movement in the territory of the country and to leave the country. This right
p.(None): shall be restricted only by virtue of law in the name of national security, public health, and the rights and freedoms of other citizens.
p.(None): (2) Every Bulgarian citizen shall have the right to return to the country.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 36.
p.(None): (1) The study and use of the Bulgarian language shall be a right and an obligation of every Bulgarian citizen.
p.(None): (2) Citizens whose mother tongue is not Bulgarian shall have the right to study and use their own language alongside the compulsory study of the Bulgarian language.
p.(None): (3) The situations in which only the official language shall be used shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 37.
p.(None): (1) The freedom of conscience, the freedom of thought and the choice of religion and of religious or atheistic views shall be inviolable. The State shall assist the maintenance of
p.(None): tolerance and respect among the believers from different denominations, and among believers and non-believers.
p.(None): (2) The freedom of conscience and religion shall not be practised to the detriment of national security, public order, public health and morals, or of the rights and freedoms of
p.(None): others.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 38.
p.(None): No one shall be persecuted or restricted in his rights because of his views, nor shall be obligated or forced to provide information about his own or another person's views.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 39. (1) Everyone shall be entitled to express an opinion or to publicize it through words, written or oral, sound or image, or in any other way.
p.(None): (2) This right shall not be used to the detriment of the rights and reputation of others, or for the incitement of a forcible change of the constitutionally established order, the
p.(None): perpetration of a crime, or the incitement of enmity or violence against anyone.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 40.
p.(None): (1) The press and the other mass information media shall be free and shall not be subjected to censorship.
p.(None): (2) An injunction on or a con scation of printed matter or another information medium shall be allowed only through an act of the judicial authorities in the case of an
p.(None): encroachment on public decency or incitement of a forcible change of the constitutionally established order, the perpetration of a crime, or the incitement of violence against
p.(None): anyone. An injunction suspension shall lose force if not followed by a confiscation within 24 hours.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 41.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall be entitled to seek, obtain and disseminate information. This right shall not be exercised to the detriment of the rights and reputation of others, or to the
p.(None): detriment of national security, public order, public health and morality.
p.(None): (2) Everyone shall be entitled to obtain information from state bodies and agencies on any matter of legitimate interest to them which is not a state or o cial secret and does
p.(None): not affect the rights of others.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 42.
p.(None): (1) Every citizen above the age of 18, with the exception of those placed under judicial interdiction or serving a prison sentence, shall be free to elect state and local authorities
p.(None): and vote in referendums.
p.(None): (2) The organization and procedure for the holding of elections and referendums shall be established by law.
p.(None): (3) (new, SG 18/05) The elections for Members of the European Parliament and the participation of European Union citizens in the elections for local authorities shall be
p.(None): regulated by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 43.
p.(None): (1) All citizens shall have the right to peaceful and unarmed assembly for meetings and demonstrations.
p.(None): (2) The procedure for the organizing and holding of meetings and demonstrations shall be established by law.
p.(None): (3) No notice to the municipal authorities shall be required for meetings held indoors.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 44.
p.(None): (1) All citizens shall be free to associate.
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p.(None): 4. schedule the elections for a President of the Republic;
p.(None): 5. pass resolution on the holding of a national referendum;
p.(None): 6. elect and remove the Prime Minister and, on his motion, the members of the Council of Ministers; effect changes in the government on a motion from the Prime Minister;
p.(None): 7. create, transform and close down ministries on a motion from the Prime Minister;
p.(None): 8. elect and remove the Governor of the Bulgarian National Bank and the heads of other institutions established by law;
p.(None): 9. approve state-loan agreements;
p.(None): 10. resolve on the declaration of war and conclusion of peace;
p.(None): 11. approve any deployment and use of Bulgarian armed forces outside the country's borders, and the deployment of foreign troops on the territory of the country or their
p.(None): crossing of that territory;
p.(None): 12. on a motion from the President or the Council of Ministers, introduce martial law or a state of emergency on all or part of the country's territory;
p.(None): 13. grant amnesty;
p.(None): 14. institute orders and medals;
p.(None): 15. establish the official holidays;
p.(None): 16. (new - SG. 27/06, amend. – SG, 12/07, suppl. SG, 100/15) hold a hearing and approve the annual reports of the Supreme Court of Cassation, the Supreme Administrative
p.(None): Court and the Prosecutor General, submitted by the Supreme Judicial Council, on the application of the law and on the activities of the courts, the Prosecutor’s O ce and the
p.(None): investigating bodies. The National Assembly may hold a hearing and approve other reports of the Prosecutor General on the activities of the Prosecutor’s O ce on the
p.(None): application of the law, the fight against crime and the implementation of the criminal policy;
p.(None): 17. (new-SG 12/07) hold a hearing and pass reports on the activity of bodies, wholly or partially appointed by the National Assembly, where this is provided by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 85.
p.(None): (1) The National Assembly shall ratify or denounce by law all international treaties which:
p.(None): 1. are of a political or military nature;
p.(None): 2. concern the Republic of Bulgaria's participation in international organizations;
p.(None): 3. envisage corrections to the borders of the Republic of Bulgaria;
p.(None): 4. contain obligations for the treasury;
p.(None): 5. envisage the State's participation in international arbitration or legal proceedings;
p.(None): 6. concern fundamental human rights;
p.(None): 7. affect the action of the law or require new legislation in order to be enforced;
p.(None): 8. expressly require ratification;
p.(None): 9. (new, SG 18/05) confer to the European Union powers ensuing from this Constitution.
p.(None): (2) (new, SG 18/05) The law ratifying the international treaty referred to in para 1, item 9 shall be adopted by a majority of two-thirds of all members of the Parliament.
p.(None): (3) (former para 2, SG 18/05) Treaties rati ed by the National Assembly may be amended or denounced only by their built-in procedure or in accordance with the universally
p.(None): acknowledged norms of international law.
p.(None): (4) (former para 3, SG 18/05) The conclusion of an international treaty requiring an amendment to the Constitution shall be preceded by the passage of such an amendment.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 86.
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p.(None): appointment to the office of a judge, prosecutor or investigating magistrate.
p.(None): (6) (new, SG 85/03, in force from January 1, 2004, prev. para 5 SG 27/06)) The heads of the judicial bodies, except for those referred to in para 2, shall be appointed for a period
p.(None): of 5 years and are eligible for a second mandate.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 130.
p.(None): (1) The Supreme Judicial Council shall consist of 25 members. Sitting on it ex o cio shall be the Chairman of the Supreme Court of Cassation, the Chairman of the Supreme
p.(None): Administrative Court and the Prosecutor General.
p.(None): (2) Eligible for election to the Supreme Judicial Council besides its ex o cio members shall be practising lawyers of high professional and moral integrity with at least 15 years
p.(None): of professional experience.
p.(None): (3) (Suppl. - SG, 100/15) Eleven of the members of the Supreme Judicial Council shall be elected by the National Assembly by a two-thirds majority of the national
p.(None): representatives and eleven shall be elected by the bodies of the judiciary. The members of the Supreme Judicial Council shall be elected under the terms of Art. 130a (3) and
p.(None): (4) and in accordance with a procedure established by law.
p.(None): (4) The elected members of the Supreme Judicial Council shall serve terms of five years. They shall not be eligible for immediate re-election.
p.(None): (5) (revoked - SG 100/15).
p.(None): (6) (new-SG 12/07; revoked - SG 100/15).
p.(None): (7) (New-SG 12/07; revoked - SG 100/15).
p.(None): (8) (New-SG 12/07) The mandate of an elected member of the Supreme Judicial Council shall expire upon any of the following occurrences:
p.(None): 1. resignation;
p.(None): 2. final judicial act for a committed crime;
p.(None): 3. permanent de facto inability to perform his/her duties for more than one year;
p.(None): 4. disciplinary removal from office or deprival from the right to pursue legal profession or activity.
p.(None): (9) (New-SG 12/07)In case of termination of the mandate of an elected member of the Supreme Judicial Council, a new member from the same quota shall be elected, who
p.(None): shall hold the office until the expiry of the mandate.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 130a.
p.(None): (New, SG 100/15) (1) The Supreme Judicial Council shall exercise its powers through a Plenary, a Judges’ college and a Prosecutors’ college.
p.(None): (2) The Plenary shall consist of all members of the Supreme Judicial Council. The Plenary of the Supreme Judicial Council shall:
p.(None): 1. approve the draft budget of the judiciary;
p.(None): 2. adopt a decision to terminate the mandate of an elected member of the Supreme Judicial Council under the conditions of Art. 130 (8);
p.(None): 3. organize the qualification of judges, prosecutors and investigating magistrates;
p.(None): 4. decide on organizational issues common to the judiciary;
p.(None): 5. hold a hearing and accepts the annual reports under Art. 84, item 16;
p.(None): 6. manage the immovable property of the judiciary;
p.(None): 7. make a proposal to the President of the Republic for the appointment and dismission of the Chairman of the Supreme Court of Cassation, the Chairman of the Supreme
p.(None): Administrative Court and the Prosecutor General;
p.(None): 8. exercise other powers, as defined by law.
p.(None): (3) The Judges’ College of the Supreme Judicial Council shall consist of 14 members and shall include the Chairmen of the Supreme Court of Cassation and of the Supreme
p.(None): Administrative Court, six members elected directly by the judges and six members elected by the National Assembly.
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p.(None): (3) No one shall be convicted for action or inaction which at the time it was committed, did not constitute a crime.
p.(None): (4) International treaties which have been rati ed in accordance with the constitutional procedure, promulgated and having come into force with respect to the Republic of
p.(None): Bulgaria, shall be part of the legislation of the State. They shall have primacy over any conflicting provision of the domestic legislation.
p.(None): (5) All legislative acts shall be promulgated and shall come into force three days after the date of their publication unless otherwise envisaged by the acts themselves.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 6.
p.(None): (1) All persons are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
p.(None): (2) All citizens* shall be equal before the law. There shall be no privileges or restriction of rights on the
p.(None): grounds of race, national or social origin, ethnic self-identity, sex, religion, education, opinion, political affiliation, personal or social status or property status.
p.(None): ________________________________________
p.(None): * The term "citizens" refers to all individuals to whom this Constitution applies.
p.(None): ________________________________________
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 7.
p.(None): The State shall be held liable for any damages caused by unlawful acts or actions on the part of its agencies and officials.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 8.
p.(None): The power of the State shall be divided between legislative, executive and judicial branches.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 9.
p.(None): (1) (Prev. text of art. 9- SG 12/07, in force from 1 January 2008) The armed forces shall guarantee the sovereignty, security and independence of the country and shall defend
p.(None): its territorial integrity.
p.(None): (2) (New-SG 12/07, in force from 1 January 2008) The activity of the armed forces shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 10.
p.(None): All elections, and national and local referendums shall be held on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 11.
p.(None): (1) Political activity in the Republic of Bulgaria shall be founded on the principle of political pluralism.
p.(None): (2) No political party or ideology shall be proclaimed or affirmed as a party or ideology of the State.
p.(None): (3) All parties shall facilitate the formation and expression of the citizens' political will. The procedure applying to the formation and dissolution of political parties and the
p.(None): conditions pertaining to their activity shall be established by law.
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p.(None): accordingly. The judicial authorities shall rule on the legality of a detention within the next 24 hours.
p.(None): (4) Everyone shall be entitled to legal counsel from the moment of detention or from the moment of being charged.
p.(None): (5) Everyone shall be entitled to meet his legal counsel in private. The confidentiality of such communication shall be inviolable.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 31.
p.(None): (1) Anyone charged with a crime shall be brought before a court within the time established by law.
p.(None): (2) No one shall be forced to plead guilty, and no one shall be convicted solely by virtue of confession.
p.(None): (3) A defendant shall be considered innocent until proven otherwise by a final verdict.
p.(None): (4) The rights of a defendant shall not be restricted beyond what is necessary for the purposes of a fair trial.
p.(None): (5) Prisoners shall be kept in conditions conducive to the exercise of those of their fundamental rights which are not restricted by virtue of their sentence.
p.(None): (6) Prison sentences shall be served only at the facilities established by law.
p.(None): (7) There shall be no limitation to the prosecution and the execution of a sentence for crimes against peace and humanity.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 32.
p.(None): (1) The privacy of citizens shall be inviolable. Everyone shall be entitled to protection against any unlawful interference in his private or family a airs and against
p.(None): encroachments on his honour, dignity and reputation.
p.(None): (2) No one shall be followed, photographed, lmed, recorded or subjected to any other similar activity without his knowledge or despite his express disapproval, except when
p.(None): such actions are permitted by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 33.
p.(None): (1) The home shall be inviolable. No one shall enter or stay inside a home without its occupant's consent, except in the cases expressly stipulated by law.
p.(None): (2) Entry or stay inside a home without the consent of its occupant or without the judicial authorities' permission shall be allowed only for the purposes of preventing an
p.(None): immediately impending crime or a crime in progress, for the capture of a criminal, or in extreme necessity.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 34.
p.(None): (1) The freedom and confidentiality of correspondence and all other communications shall be inviolable.
p.(None): (2) Exceptions to this provision shall be allowed only with the permission of the judicial authorities for the purpose of discovering or preventing a grave crime.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 35.
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p.(None): to any other citizenship by virtue of origin. Bulgarian citizenship shall further be acquirable through naturalization.
p.(None): (2) A citizens of Bulgarian origin shall acquire Bulgarian citizenship through a facilitated procedure.
p.(None): (3) No one shall be deprived of Bulgarian citizenship acquired by birth.
p.(None): (4) (amend., SG 18/05) No Bulgarian citizen may be surrendered to another State or to an international tribunal for the purposes of criminal prosecution, unless the opposite
p.(None): is provided for by international treaty that has been ratified, published and entered into force for the Republic of Bulgaria.
p.(None): (5) Any Bulgarian citizen abroad shall be accorded the protection of the Republic of Bulgaria.
p.(None): (6) The conditions and procedure for the acquiring, preservation or loss of Bulgarian citizenship shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 26.
p.(None): (1) Irrespective of where they are, all citizens of the Republic of Bulgaria shall be vested with all rights and duties proceeding from this Constitution.
p.(None): (2) Foreigners residing in the Republic of Bulgaria shall be vested with all rights and obligations proceeding from this Constitution, except those rights and duties for which
p.(None): Bulgarian citizenship is required by this Constitution or by another law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 27.
p.(None): (1) Foreigners residing legally in the country shall not be expelled or extradited to another State against their will, except in accordance with the provisions and the procedures
p.(None): established by law.
p.(None): (2) The Republic of Bulgaria shall grant asylum to foreigners persecuted for their opinions or activity in the defence of internationally recognized rights and freedoms.
p.(None): (3) The conditions and procedure for the granting of asylum shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 28.
p.(None): Everyone shall have the right to life. Any attempt upon a human life shall be punished as a most severe crime.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 29.
p.(None): (1) No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, or to forcible assimilation.
p.(None): (2) No one shall be subjected to medical, scientific or other experimentation without his voluntary written consent.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 30.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall be entitled to personal freedom and inviolability.
p.(None): (2) No one shall be detained or subjected to inspection, search or any other infringement of his personal inviolability except on the conditions and in a manner established by
p.(None): law.
p.(None): (3) The State authorities shall be free to detain citizens only in the urgent circumstances expressly stipulated by law, and shall immediately advise the judicial authorities
p.(None): accordingly. The judicial authorities shall rule on the legality of a detention within the next 24 hours.
p.(None): (4) Everyone shall be entitled to legal counsel from the moment of detention or from the moment of being charged.
p.(None): (5) Everyone shall be entitled to meet his legal counsel in private. The confidentiality of such communication shall be inviolable.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 31.
p.(None): (1) Anyone charged with a crime shall be brought before a court within the time established by law.
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p.(None): shall be restricted only by virtue of law in the name of national security, public health, and the rights and freedoms of other citizens.
p.(None): (2) Every Bulgarian citizen shall have the right to return to the country.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 36.
p.(None): (1) The study and use of the Bulgarian language shall be a right and an obligation of every Bulgarian citizen.
p.(None): (2) Citizens whose mother tongue is not Bulgarian shall have the right to study and use their own language alongside the compulsory study of the Bulgarian language.
p.(None): (3) The situations in which only the official language shall be used shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 37.
p.(None): (1) The freedom of conscience, the freedom of thought and the choice of religion and of religious or atheistic views shall be inviolable. The State shall assist the maintenance of
p.(None): tolerance and respect among the believers from different denominations, and among believers and non-believers.
p.(None): (2) The freedom of conscience and religion shall not be practised to the detriment of national security, public order, public health and morals, or of the rights and freedoms of
p.(None): others.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 38.
p.(None): No one shall be persecuted or restricted in his rights because of his views, nor shall be obligated or forced to provide information about his own or another person's views.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 39. (1) Everyone shall be entitled to express an opinion or to publicize it through words, written or oral, sound or image, or in any other way.
p.(None): (2) This right shall not be used to the detriment of the rights and reputation of others, or for the incitement of a forcible change of the constitutionally established order, the
p.(None): perpetration of a crime, or the incitement of enmity or violence against anyone.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 40.
p.(None): (1) The press and the other mass information media shall be free and shall not be subjected to censorship.
p.(None): (2) An injunction on or a con scation of printed matter or another information medium shall be allowed only through an act of the judicial authorities in the case of an
p.(None): encroachment on public decency or incitement of a forcible change of the constitutionally established order, the perpetration of a crime, or the incitement of violence against
p.(None): anyone. An injunction suspension shall lose force if not followed by a confiscation within 24 hours.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 41.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall be entitled to seek, obtain and disseminate information. This right shall not be exercised to the detriment of the rights and reputation of others, or to the
p.(None): detriment of national security, public order, public health and morality.
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p.(None): to any other citizenship by virtue of origin. Bulgarian citizenship shall further be acquirable through naturalization.
p.(None): (2) A citizens of Bulgarian origin shall acquire Bulgarian citizenship through a facilitated procedure.
p.(None): (3) No one shall be deprived of Bulgarian citizenship acquired by birth.
p.(None): (4) (amend., SG 18/05) No Bulgarian citizen may be surrendered to another State or to an international tribunal for the purposes of criminal prosecution, unless the opposite
p.(None): is provided for by international treaty that has been ratified, published and entered into force for the Republic of Bulgaria.
p.(None): (5) Any Bulgarian citizen abroad shall be accorded the protection of the Republic of Bulgaria.
p.(None): (6) The conditions and procedure for the acquiring, preservation or loss of Bulgarian citizenship shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 26.
p.(None): (1) Irrespective of where they are, all citizens of the Republic of Bulgaria shall be vested with all rights and duties proceeding from this Constitution.
p.(None): (2) Foreigners residing in the Republic of Bulgaria shall be vested with all rights and obligations proceeding from this Constitution, except those rights and duties for which
p.(None): Bulgarian citizenship is required by this Constitution or by another law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 27.
p.(None): (1) Foreigners residing legally in the country shall not be expelled or extradited to another State against their will, except in accordance with the provisions and the procedures
p.(None): established by law.
p.(None): (2) The Republic of Bulgaria shall grant asylum to foreigners persecuted for their opinions or activity in the defence of internationally recognized rights and freedoms.
p.(None): (3) The conditions and procedure for the granting of asylum shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 28.
p.(None): Everyone shall have the right to life. Any attempt upon a human life shall be punished as a most severe crime.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 29.
p.(None): (1) No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, or to forcible assimilation.
p.(None): (2) No one shall be subjected to medical, scientific or other experimentation without his voluntary written consent.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 30.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall be entitled to personal freedom and inviolability.
p.(None): (2) No one shall be detained or subjected to inspection, search or any other infringement of his personal inviolability except on the conditions and in a manner established by
p.(None): law.
p.(None): (3) The State authorities shall be free to detain citizens only in the urgent circumstances expressly stipulated by law, and shall immediately advise the judicial authorities
p.(None): accordingly. The judicial authorities shall rule on the legality of a detention within the next 24 hours.
p.(None): (4) Everyone shall be entitled to legal counsel from the moment of detention or from the moment of being charged.
p.(None): (5) Everyone shall be entitled to meet his legal counsel in private. The confidentiality of such communication shall be inviolable.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 31.
p.(None): (1) Anyone charged with a crime shall be brought before a court within the time established by law.
p.(None): (2) No one shall be forced to plead guilty, and no one shall be convicted solely by virtue of confession.
p.(None): (3) A defendant shall be considered innocent until proven otherwise by a final verdict.
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p.(None): of the respective circumstances;
p.(None): (3) In the cases referred to in para 1, the Vice President shall assume the duties of the President until the expiry of the term of office.
p.(None): (4) Should the Vice President be incapable of assuming the President's duties, the President's prerogatives shall be assumed by the Chairperson of the National Assembly until
p.(None): the election of a new President and Vice President. Elections for President and Vice President shall then be held within two months.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 98.
p.(None): The President of the Republic shall:
p.(None): 1. schedule the elections for a National Assembly and for the bodies of local self-government and shall set the date for national referendums pursuant to a resolution of the
p.(None): National Assembly;
p.(None): 2. address the nation and the National Assembly;
p.(None): 3. conclude international treaties in the circumstances established by the law;
p.(None): 4. promulgate the laws;
p.(None): 5. on a motion from the Council of Ministers, determine the borders of the administrative territorial units and their centers;
p.(None): 6. on a motion from the Council of Ministers, appoint and remove the heads of the Republic of Bulgaria's diplomatic and permanent missions at international organizations,
p.(None): and receive the credentials and the letters of recall of the foreign diplomatic representatives to this country;
p.(None): 7. appoint and remove from office other state officials, established by law;
p.(None): 8. award orders and medals;
p.(None): 9. grant, restore, relieve from and withdraw Bulgarian citizenship;
p.(None): 10. grant asylum;
p.(None): 11. exercise the right to pardon.
p.(None): 12. cancel uncollectible debts to the State;
p.(None): 13. name landmarks and communities of national importance;
p.(None): 14. inform the National Assembly on basic problems within his prerogatives.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 99.
p.(None): (1) Following consultations with the parliamentary groups, the President shall appoint the Prime Minister-designate nominated by the party holding the highest number of
p.(None): seats in the National Assembly to form a government.
p.(None): (2) Should the Prime Minister-designate fail to form a government within seven days, the President shall entrust this task to a Prime Minister-designate nominated by the
p.(None): second largest parliamentary group.
p.(None): (3) Should the new Prime Minister-designate also fail to form a government within the period established by the preceding paragraph, the President shall entrust the task to a
p.(None): Prime Minister-designate nominated by one of the minor parliamentary groups.
p.(None): (4) Should the consultations prove successful, the President shall ask the National Assembly to elect the Prime Minister-designate.
p.(None): (5) Should no agreement on the formation of a government be reached, the President shall appoint a caretaker government, dissolve the National Assembly and schedule new
p.(None): elections within the period established by Art. 64 para 3. The President's act on the dissolution of the National Assembly shall also establish the date of the new general
p.(None): elections.
p.(None): (6) The procedure for forming a government established by the preceding paragraphs shall further apply in the cases referred to in Art. 111 para 1.
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p.(None): (2) The law ratifying the international treaty referred to in para 1 shall be adopted by a majority of two thirds of all members of the Parliament.
p.(None): (3) The land regime shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 23.
p.(None): The State shall establish conditions conducive to the free development of science, education and the arts, and shall assist that development. It shall organize the conservation
p.(None): of all national monuments of history and culture.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 24.
p.(None): (1) The Republic of Bulgaria shall conduct its foreign policy in accordance with the principles and norms of international law.
p.(None): (2) The foreign policy of the Republic of Bulgaria shall have as its highest objective the national security and independence of the country, the well-being and the fundamental
p.(None): rights and freedoms of the Bulgarian citizens, and the promotion of a just international order.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Chapter two
p.(None): FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
p.(None): AND DUTIES OF CITIZENS
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 25.
p.(None): (1) A Bulgarian citizen shall be anyone born of at least one parent holding a Bulgarian citizenship, or born on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria, should he not be entitled
p.(None): to any other citizenship by virtue of origin. Bulgarian citizenship shall further be acquirable through naturalization.
p.(None): (2) A citizens of Bulgarian origin shall acquire Bulgarian citizenship through a facilitated procedure.
p.(None): (3) No one shall be deprived of Bulgarian citizenship acquired by birth.
p.(None): (4) (amend., SG 18/05) No Bulgarian citizen may be surrendered to another State or to an international tribunal for the purposes of criminal prosecution, unless the opposite
p.(None): is provided for by international treaty that has been ratified, published and entered into force for the Republic of Bulgaria.
p.(None): (5) Any Bulgarian citizen abroad shall be accorded the protection of the Republic of Bulgaria.
p.(None): (6) The conditions and procedure for the acquiring, preservation or loss of Bulgarian citizenship shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 26.
p.(None): (1) Irrespective of where they are, all citizens of the Republic of Bulgaria shall be vested with all rights and duties proceeding from this Constitution.
p.(None): (2) Foreigners residing in the Republic of Bulgaria shall be vested with all rights and obligations proceeding from this Constitution, except those rights and duties for which
p.(None): Bulgarian citizenship is required by this Constitution or by another law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 27.
p.(None): (1) Foreigners residing legally in the country shall not be expelled or extradited to another State against their will, except in accordance with the provisions and the procedures
p.(None): established by law.
p.(None): (2) The Republic of Bulgaria shall grant asylum to foreigners persecuted for their opinions or activity in the defence of internationally recognized rights and freedoms.
p.(None): (3) The conditions and procedure for the granting of asylum shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 28.
p.(None): Everyone shall have the right to life. Any attempt upon a human life shall be punished as a most severe crime.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 29.
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p.(None): (6) Prison sentences shall be served only at the facilities established by law.
p.(None): (7) There shall be no limitation to the prosecution and the execution of a sentence for crimes against peace and humanity.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 32.
p.(None): (1) The privacy of citizens shall be inviolable. Everyone shall be entitled to protection against any unlawful interference in his private or family a airs and against
p.(None): encroachments on his honour, dignity and reputation.
p.(None): (2) No one shall be followed, photographed, lmed, recorded or subjected to any other similar activity without his knowledge or despite his express disapproval, except when
p.(None): such actions are permitted by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 33.
p.(None): (1) The home shall be inviolable. No one shall enter or stay inside a home without its occupant's consent, except in the cases expressly stipulated by law.
p.(None): (2) Entry or stay inside a home without the consent of its occupant or without the judicial authorities' permission shall be allowed only for the purposes of preventing an
p.(None): immediately impending crime or a crime in progress, for the capture of a criminal, or in extreme necessity.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 34.
p.(None): (1) The freedom and confidentiality of correspondence and all other communications shall be inviolable.
p.(None): (2) Exceptions to this provision shall be allowed only with the permission of the judicial authorities for the purpose of discovering or preventing a grave crime.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 35.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall be free to choose a place of residence and shall have the right to freedom of movement in the territory of the country and to leave the country. This right
p.(None): shall be restricted only by virtue of law in the name of national security, public health, and the rights and freedoms of other citizens.
p.(None): (2) Every Bulgarian citizen shall have the right to return to the country.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 36.
p.(None): (1) The study and use of the Bulgarian language shall be a right and an obligation of every Bulgarian citizen.
p.(None): (2) Citizens whose mother tongue is not Bulgarian shall have the right to study and use their own language alongside the compulsory study of the Bulgarian language.
p.(None): (3) The situations in which only the official language shall be used shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 37.
p.(None): (1) The freedom of conscience, the freedom of thought and the choice of religion and of religious or atheistic views shall be inviolable. The State shall assist the maintenance of
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p.(None): and is not serving a prison sentence.
p.(None): (2) A candidate for a National Assembly seat who is in civil service shall suspend its performance upon the registration of his candidacy.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 66.
p.(None): The legitimacy of an election may be contested before the Constitutional Court by a procedure established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 67.
p.(None): (1) Members of the National Assembly shall represent not only their constituencies but the entire nation. No Member shall be held to a mandatory mandate.
p.(None): (2) Members of the National Assembly shall act on the basis of the Constitution and the laws and in accordance with their conscience and convictions.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 68.
p.(None): (1) A Member of the National Assembly shall not occupy another state post, nor shall engage in any other activity which the law de nes as incompatible with the status of a
p.(None): Member of the National Assembly.
p.(None): (2) A Member of the National Assembly elected as a minister shall cease to serve as a Member during his term of o ce as a minister. During that period, he shall be
p.(None): substituted in the National Assembly in a manner established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 69.
p.(None): Members of the National Assembly shall not be held criminally liable for their opinions or votes in the National Assembly.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 70.
p.(None): (1) (prev. text of art. 70 amend., SG 27/06) A Member of the National Assembly shall be immune from detention or criminal prosecution except for the perpetration of an
p.(None): criminal o ence, and in such case the permission of the National Assembly or, in between its session, of the Chairperson of the National Assembly, shall be required. No
p.(None): permission shall be required when a Member is detained in agrante delicto; the National Assembly or, in between its session, the Chairperson of the National Assembly, shall
p.(None): be notified forthwith.
p.(None): (2) (new, SG 27/06) No permission for initiating criminal prosecution shall be required, where the Member of the National Assembly has given his consent thereto in writing.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 71.
p.(None): The National Assembly shall establish the emoluments of its Members.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 72.
p.(None): (1) A Member's prerogatives shall expire before the expiry of his term of office upon any of the following occurrences:
p.(None): 1. resignation presented before the National Assembly;
p.(None): 2. entry into force of a final sentence imposing imprisonment for an intentional criminal offence, or if the enforcement of the imprisonment sentence has not been suspended;
p.(None): 3. establishment of ineligibility or incompatibility;
p.(None): 4. death.
p.(None): (2) Cases referred to in items 1 and 2 shall require a resolution of the National Assembly; cases referred to in item 3 shall require a ruling by the Constitutional Court.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 73.
p.(None): The National Assembly shall be organized and shall act in accordance with the Constitution and its own internal rules.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 74.
p.(None): The National Assembly shall be a permanently acting body. It shall be free to determine its recesses.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 75.
p.(None): A newly elected National Assembly shall be convened for a rst session by the President of the Republic within a month following its election. Should the President fail to do
p.(None): so, it shall be convened by one-fifth of the Members of the National Assembly.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 76.
p.(None): (1) The first session of the National Assembly shall be opened by the senior present Member.
p.(None): (2) At the rst session the Members shall swear the following oath: "I swear in the name of the Republic of Bulgaria to observe the Constitution and the laws of the country and
p.(None): in all my actions to be guided by the interests of the people. I have sworn."
p.(None): (3) The National Assembly shall elect at the same session its Chairperson and Deputy Chairpersons.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 77.
p.(None): (1) The Chairperson of the National Assembly shall:
p.(None): 1. represent the National Assembly;
p.(None): 2. propose the agenda for each session;
p.(None): 3. open, chair and close the sessions of the National Assembly and maintain orderly proceedings;
p.(None): 4. attest by his signature the contents of the acts passed by the National Assembly;
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p.(None): 5. pass resolution on the holding of a national referendum;
p.(None): 6. elect and remove the Prime Minister and, on his motion, the members of the Council of Ministers; effect changes in the government on a motion from the Prime Minister;
p.(None): 7. create, transform and close down ministries on a motion from the Prime Minister;
p.(None): 8. elect and remove the Governor of the Bulgarian National Bank and the heads of other institutions established by law;
p.(None): 9. approve state-loan agreements;
p.(None): 10. resolve on the declaration of war and conclusion of peace;
p.(None): 11. approve any deployment and use of Bulgarian armed forces outside the country's borders, and the deployment of foreign troops on the territory of the country or their
p.(None): crossing of that territory;
p.(None): 12. on a motion from the President or the Council of Ministers, introduce martial law or a state of emergency on all or part of the country's territory;
p.(None): 13. grant amnesty;
p.(None): 14. institute orders and medals;
p.(None): 15. establish the official holidays;
p.(None): 16. (new - SG. 27/06, amend. – SG, 12/07, suppl. SG, 100/15) hold a hearing and approve the annual reports of the Supreme Court of Cassation, the Supreme Administrative
p.(None): Court and the Prosecutor General, submitted by the Supreme Judicial Council, on the application of the law and on the activities of the courts, the Prosecutor’s O ce and the
p.(None): investigating bodies. The National Assembly may hold a hearing and approve other reports of the Prosecutor General on the activities of the Prosecutor’s O ce on the
p.(None): application of the law, the fight against crime and the implementation of the criminal policy;
p.(None): 17. (new-SG 12/07) hold a hearing and pass reports on the activity of bodies, wholly or partially appointed by the National Assembly, where this is provided by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 85.
p.(None): (1) The National Assembly shall ratify or denounce by law all international treaties which:
p.(None): 1. are of a political or military nature;
p.(None): 2. concern the Republic of Bulgaria's participation in international organizations;
p.(None): 3. envisage corrections to the borders of the Republic of Bulgaria;
p.(None): 4. contain obligations for the treasury;
p.(None): 5. envisage the State's participation in international arbitration or legal proceedings;
p.(None): 6. concern fundamental human rights;
p.(None): 7. affect the action of the law or require new legislation in order to be enforced;
p.(None): 8. expressly require ratification;
p.(None): 9. (new, SG 18/05) confer to the European Union powers ensuing from this Constitution.
p.(None): (2) (new, SG 18/05) The law ratifying the international treaty referred to in para 1, item 9 shall be adopted by a majority of two-thirds of all members of the Parliament.
p.(None): (3) (former para 2, SG 18/05) Treaties rati ed by the National Assembly may be amended or denounced only by their built-in procedure or in accordance with the universally
p.(None): acknowledged norms of international law.
p.(None): (4) (former para 3, SG 18/05) The conclusion of an international treaty requiring an amendment to the Constitution shall be preceded by the passage of such an amendment.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 86.
p.(None): (1) The National Assembly shall pass laws, resolutions, declarations and addresses.
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p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 102.
p.(None): (1) Within the prerogatives vested in him, the President shall issue decrees, addresses and messages.
p.(None): (2) The President's decrees shall be countersigned by the Prime Minister or the minister concerned.
p.(None): (3) No countersigning shall be required for decrees pertaining to:
p.(None): 1. the appointment of a caretaker government;
p.(None): 2. the appointment of a Prime Minister-designate;
p.(None): 3. dissolution of the National Assembly;
p.(None): 4. return of a bill to the National Assembly for further debate;
p.(None): 5. the organization and manner of action of the offices of the Presidency and the appointment of their staff;
p.(None): 6. the scheduling of an election or referendum;
p.(None): 7. the promulgation of law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 103.
p.(None): (1) The President and Vice President shall not be held liable for actions committed in the performance of their duties, except for high treason, or a violation of the Constitution.
p.(None): (2) An impeachment shall require a motion from no fewer than one quarter of all Members of the National Assembly and shall stand if supported by more than two-thirds of
p.(None): the Members.
p.(None): (3) An impeachment against the President or Vice President shall be tried by the Constitutional Court within a month following the lodging of the impeachment. Should the
p.(None): Constitutional Court convict the President or Vice President of high treason, or of a violation of the Constitution, the President's or Vice President's prerogatives shall be
p.(None): suspended.
p.(None): (4) No one shall place the President or the Vice President under detention, nor shall initiate criminal prosecution against them.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 104.
p.(None): The President shall be free to devolve to the Vice President the prerogatives established by Art. 98 items 7, 9, 10 and 11.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Chapter five
p.(None): COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 105.
p.(None): (1) The Council of Ministers shall direct and conduct State's domestic and foreign policy in accordance with the Constitution and the laws.
p.(None): (2) The Council of Ministers shall ensure the public order and national security and shall exercise overall guidance over the state administration and the Armed Forces.
p.(None): (3) (new, SG 18/05) The Council of Ministers shall inform the National Assembly on issues concerning the obligations of the Republic of Bulgaria resulting from its membership
p.(None): in the European Union.
p.(None): (4) (new, SG 18/05) When participating in the drafting and adoption of European Union instruments, the Council of Ministers shall inform the National Assembly in advance,
p.(None): and shall give detailed account for its actions.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 106.
p.(None): The Council of Ministers shall manage the implementation of the state budget; organize the management of the state’s assets; conclude, con rm or denounce international
p.(None): treaties when authorized to do so by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 107.
p.(None): The Council of Ministers shall rescind any illegitimate or improper act issued by a minister.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 108.
p.(None): (1) The Council of Ministers shall consist of a Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Ministers and ministers.
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p.(None): (2) Judicial proceedings shall ensure the establishment of truth.
p.(None): (3) All courts shall conduct their hearings in public, unless provided otherwise by law.
p.(None): (4) All court rulings shall be motivated.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 122.
p.(None): (1) Citizens and legal entities shall have the right to legal counsel at all stages of a trial.
p.(None): (2) The procedure by which the right to legal counsel shall be practiced shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 123.
p.(None): Court assessors shall participate in the trial process in certain cases established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 124.
p.(None): The Supreme Court of Cassation shall exercise supreme judicial oversight as to the precise and equal application of the law by all courts.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 125.
p.(None): (1) The Supreme Administrative Court shall exercise supreme judicial oversight as to the precise and equal application of the law in administrative justice.
p.(None): (2) The Supreme Administrative Court shall rule on all challenges to the legality of acts of the Council of Ministers and the ministers, and any other acts envisaged by the law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 126.
p.(None): (1) The structure of the prosecution office shall correspond to that of the courts.
p.(None): (2) The Prosecutor General shall oversee the legality and provide methodological guidance to all other prosecutors.
p.(None): Art. 127.
p.(None): The prosecution office shall ensure that legality is observed:
p.(None): 1. (new, SG 27/06) by leading the investigation and supervising the legality thereof;
p.(None): 2. (new, SG 27/06) may conduct investigation;
p.(None): 3. (prev. item 1 SG 27/06) by bringing charges against criminal suspects and supporting the charges in indictable cases;
p.(None): 4. (prev. item 2 SG 27/06) by overseeing the enforcement of penalties and other measures of compulsion; 5. (prev. item 3 SG 27/06) by acting for the rescission of all inlawful
p.(None): acts;
p.(None): 6. (prev. item 4 SG 27/06) by taking part in civil and administrative suits whenever required to do so by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 128.
p.(None): (amend., SG 27/06) The investigating magistracy shall be within the system of the judiciary. They shall conduct investigation of criminal cases where it is prescribed by the law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 129.
p.(None): (1) (Suppl., SG 100/15) Judges, prosecutors and investigating magistrates shall be appointed, promoted, demoted, transferred and released from o ce by the Judges’ College
p.(None): and by the Prosecutors’ College of the Supreme Judicial Council respectively.
p.(None): (2) (Suppl., SG 100/15) The Chairman of the Supreme Court of Cassation, the Chairman of the Supreme Administrative Court and the Prosecutor General shall be appointed
p.(None): and released by the President of the Republic upon a proposal by the Plenary of the Supreme Judicial Council for a term of seven years and shall not be eligible for a second
p.(None): term in office. The President shall not deny an appointment or release upon a repeated proposal.
p.(None): (3) (Amend., SG 85/03, Suppl., SG, 100/15) Having completed a ve year term of o ce as a judge, prosecutor or investigating magistrate, and upon attestation, by decision of
p.(None): the Judges’ College and the Prosecutors’ College of the Supreme Judicial Council respectively, the judges, prosecutors and investigating magistrates shall become irremovable.
p.(None): They, including the persons referred to in para 2 shall be released from office only upon:
p.(None): 1. completion of 65 years of age;
p.(None): 2. resignation;
p.(None): 3. judgment which has the force of res judicata for a penalty of deprivation of liberty for an intentionally committed criminal offence;
p.(None): 4. permanent de facto inability to perform their duties for more than a year;
p.(None): 5. serious infringement or systematic neglect of their official duties, as well as actions damaging the prestige of the judiciary.
p.(None): (4) (new, SG 85/03, declared unconstitutional by Constitutional Court Judgment No. 7/2006 - SG 78/ 2006)
p.(None): ________________________________________
p.(None): In the cases under para 3, item 5, the Chairman of the Supreme Court of Cassation, the Chairman of the Supreme Administrative Court and the Prosecutor General shall be
p.(None): removed from o ce by the President of the Republic, also upon proposal of one-fourth of the Members of the National Assembly, adopted by a two-thirds majority of the
p.(None): Members of the National Assembly. The President shall not deny the removal upon a repeated proposal.
p.(None): ________________________________________
p.(None): (5) (new, SG 85/03, prev. para 4 SG 27/06) In cases of removal from o ce under para 3, items 2 and 4, the acquired irremovably shall be restored upon subsequent
p.(None): appointment to the office of a judge, prosecutor or investigating magistrate.
p.(None): (6) (new, SG 85/03, in force from January 1, 2004, prev. para 5 SG 27/06)) The heads of the judicial bodies, except for those referred to in para 2, shall be appointed for a period
p.(None): of 5 years and are eligible for a second mandate.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 130.
p.(None): (1) The Supreme Judicial Council shall consist of 25 members. Sitting on it ex o cio shall be the Chairman of the Supreme Court of Cassation, the Chairman of the Supreme
p.(None): Administrative Court and the Prosecutor General.
p.(None): (2) Eligible for election to the Supreme Judicial Council besides its ex o cio members shall be practising lawyers of high professional and moral integrity with at least 15 years
p.(None): of professional experience.
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p.(None): 6. exercise other powers as defined by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 130b.
p.(None): (New - SG 100/15) (1) The meetings of the plenum of the Supreme Judicial Council shall be chaired by the Minister of Justice. The Minister shall not take part in the votes.
p.(None): (2) The Judges’ College of the Supreme Judicial Council shall be chaired by the Chairman of the Supreme Court of Cassation. The Prosecutors’ College of the Supreme Judicial
p.(None): Council shall be chaired by the Prosecutor General. The Minister of Justice may attend the meetings but shall not take part in the votes.
p.(None): (3) The Inspector General may attend the meetings of the Plenum of the Supreme Judicial Council and the meetings of the Judges’ and Prosecutors’ Colleges of the Supreme
p.(None): Judicial Council but shall not take part in the votes.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 130c.
p.(None): (New - SG 27/2006, prev. Art. 130a - SG, 100/15) The Minister of Justice shall:
p.(None): 1. (amend. SG 100/15) propose a draft budget of the judiciary and submit it to the Supreme Judicial Council;
p.(None): 2. (revoked, SG 100/15);
p.(None): 3. be able to make proposals for appointment, promotion, demotion, transfer and release from office of judges, prosecutors and investigating magistrates;
p.(None): 4. participate in the organization of qualification of the judges, prosecutors and investigating magistrates;.
p.(None): 5. (revoked - SG 12/07).
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 131.
p.(None): (Amend.-SG 85/03, amend.-SG 12/07; revoked - SG 100/15).
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 132.
p.(None): (amend., SG 85/03) (1) When exercising the judicial function, the judges, prosecutors and investigating magistrates shall bear no civil or criminal liability for their o cial actions
p.(None): or for the acts rendered by them, except where the act performed constitutes an indictable intentional offence.
p.(None): (2) (Revoked - SG 12/07).
p.(None): (3) (Revoked - SG 12/07).
p.(None): (4) (Revoked - SG 12/07).
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 132a. (New-SG 12/07)
p.(None): (1) An Inspectorate shall be established to the Supreme Judicial Council, which shall be composed of a chief inspector and ten inspectors.
p.(None): (2) The chief inspector shall be elected by the National Assembly by a majority of two-thirds of the Members for a term of five years.
p.(None): (3) The inspectors shall be elected by the National Assembly for a term of four years pursuant to the procedure laid down in paragraph 2.
p.(None): (4) The chief inspector and the inspectors may be re-elected, however not for two consecutive mandates.
p.(None): (5) The budget of the Inspectorate shall be adopted by the National Assembly within the frames of the budget of the judiciary.
p.(None): (6) (amend. - SG 100/15) The Inspectorate shall inspect the operation of the judicial authorities without a ecting the independence of judges, jurors, prosecutors and
p.(None): investigating magistrates in the performance of their duties. The Inspectorate shall carry out checks on the integrity and the con icts of interest of judges, prosecutors and
p.(None): investigating magistrates, their property declarations, as well as for ascertaining any actions damaging the prestige of the judiciary and such violating the independence of
p.(None): judges, prosecutors and investigating magistrates. The Inspector General and the inspectors shall be independent and shall obey only the law while performing their duties.
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p.(None): third shall be elected by a joint meeting of the judges of the Supreme Court of Cassation and the Supreme Administrative Court.
p.(None): (2) The judges of the Constitutional Court shall be elected or appointed for a period of nine years and shall not be eligible for re-election or
p.(None): re-appointment. The make-up of the Constitutional Court shall be renewed every three years from each quota, in a rotation order established by law.
p.(None): (3) The judges of the Constitutional Court shall be lawyers of high professional and moral integrity and with at least fifteen years of professional experience.
p.(None): (4) The judges of the Constitutional Court shall elect by secret ballot a Chairman of the Court for a period of three years.
p.(None): (5) The status of a judge of the Constitutional Court shall be incompatible with a representative mandate, or any state or public post, or membership in a political party or
p.(None): trade union, or with the practicing of a free, commercial, or any other paid occupation.
p.(None): (6) A judge of the Constitutional Court shall enjoy the same immunity as a Member of the National Assembly.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 148.
p.(None): (1) The mandate of a judge of the Constitutional Court shall expire upon any of the following occurrences:
p.(None): 1. the expiry of the term of office;
p.(None): 2. resignation submitted before the Constitutional Court;
p.(None): 3. entry into force of a final sentence imposing imprisonment for an intentional criminal offence;
p.(None): 4. permanent de facto inability to perform his duties for more than a year;
p.(None): 5. incompatibility with an office or activity referred to in Art. 147 para 5.
p.(None): 6. death.
p.(None): (2) The Constitutional Court shall lift the immunity of a judge or establish his de facto inability to perform his duties by a secret ballot requiring a majority of at least two-thirds
p.(None): of the votes of all justices.
p.(None): (3) Where the mandate of a Constitutional judge is terminated, a new judge from the same quota shall be appointed or elected within one month.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 149.
p.(None): (1) The Constitutional Court shall:
p.(None): 1. provide binding interpretations of the Constitution;
p.(None): 2. rule on constitutionality of the laws and other acts passed by the National Assembly and the acts of the President;
p.(None): 3. rule on competence suits between the National Assembly, the President and the Council of Ministers, and between the bodies of local self-government and the central
p.(None): executive branch of government;
p.(None): 4. rule on the compatibility between the Constitution and the international treaties concluded by the Republic of Bulgaria prior to their rati cation, and on the compatibility of
p.(None): domestic laws with the universally recognized norms of international law and the international treaties to which Bulgaria is a party;
p.(None): 5. rule on challenges to the constitutionality of political parties and associations;
p.(None): 6. rule on challenges to the legality of the election of the President and Vice President;
p.(None): 7. rule on challenges to the legality of an election of a Member of the National Assembly;
p.(None): 8. rule on impeachments by the National Assembly against the President or the Vice President.
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p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 26.
p.(None): (1) Irrespective of where they are, all citizens of the Republic of Bulgaria shall be vested with all rights and duties proceeding from this Constitution.
p.(None): (2) Foreigners residing in the Republic of Bulgaria shall be vested with all rights and obligations proceeding from this Constitution, except those rights and duties for which
p.(None): Bulgarian citizenship is required by this Constitution or by another law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 27.
p.(None): (1) Foreigners residing legally in the country shall not be expelled or extradited to another State against their will, except in accordance with the provisions and the procedures
p.(None): established by law.
p.(None): (2) The Republic of Bulgaria shall grant asylum to foreigners persecuted for their opinions or activity in the defence of internationally recognized rights and freedoms.
p.(None): (3) The conditions and procedure for the granting of asylum shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 28.
p.(None): Everyone shall have the right to life. Any attempt upon a human life shall be punished as a most severe crime.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 29.
p.(None): (1) No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, or to forcible assimilation.
p.(None): (2) No one shall be subjected to medical, scientific or other experimentation without his voluntary written consent.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 30.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall be entitled to personal freedom and inviolability.
p.(None): (2) No one shall be detained or subjected to inspection, search or any other infringement of his personal inviolability except on the conditions and in a manner established by
p.(None): law.
p.(None): (3) The State authorities shall be free to detain citizens only in the urgent circumstances expressly stipulated by law, and shall immediately advise the judicial authorities
p.(None): accordingly. The judicial authorities shall rule on the legality of a detention within the next 24 hours.
p.(None): (4) Everyone shall be entitled to legal counsel from the moment of detention or from the moment of being charged.
p.(None): (5) Everyone shall be entitled to meet his legal counsel in private. The confidentiality of such communication shall be inviolable.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 31.
p.(None): (1) Anyone charged with a crime shall be brought before a court within the time established by law.
p.(None): (2) No one shall be forced to plead guilty, and no one shall be convicted solely by virtue of confession.
p.(None): (3) A defendant shall be considered innocent until proven otherwise by a final verdict.
p.(None): (4) The rights of a defendant shall not be restricted beyond what is necessary for the purposes of a fair trial.
p.(None): (5) Prisoners shall be kept in conditions conducive to the exercise of those of their fundamental rights which are not restricted by virtue of their sentence.
p.(None): (6) Prison sentences shall be served only at the facilities established by law.
p.(None): (7) There shall be no limitation to the prosecution and the execution of a sentence for crimes against peace and humanity.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 32.
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p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 66.
p.(None): The legitimacy of an election may be contested before the Constitutional Court by a procedure established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 67.
p.(None): (1) Members of the National Assembly shall represent not only their constituencies but the entire nation. No Member shall be held to a mandatory mandate.
p.(None): (2) Members of the National Assembly shall act on the basis of the Constitution and the laws and in accordance with their conscience and convictions.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 68.
p.(None): (1) A Member of the National Assembly shall not occupy another state post, nor shall engage in any other activity which the law de nes as incompatible with the status of a
p.(None): Member of the National Assembly.
p.(None): (2) A Member of the National Assembly elected as a minister shall cease to serve as a Member during his term of o ce as a minister. During that period, he shall be
p.(None): substituted in the National Assembly in a manner established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 69.
p.(None): Members of the National Assembly shall not be held criminally liable for their opinions or votes in the National Assembly.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 70.
p.(None): (1) (prev. text of art. 70 amend., SG 27/06) A Member of the National Assembly shall be immune from detention or criminal prosecution except for the perpetration of an
p.(None): criminal o ence, and in such case the permission of the National Assembly or, in between its session, of the Chairperson of the National Assembly, shall be required. No
p.(None): permission shall be required when a Member is detained in agrante delicto; the National Assembly or, in between its session, the Chairperson of the National Assembly, shall
p.(None): be notified forthwith.
p.(None): (2) (new, SG 27/06) No permission for initiating criminal prosecution shall be required, where the Member of the National Assembly has given his consent thereto in writing.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 71.
p.(None): The National Assembly shall establish the emoluments of its Members.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 72.
p.(None): (1) A Member's prerogatives shall expire before the expiry of his term of office upon any of the following occurrences:
p.(None): 1. resignation presented before the National Assembly;
p.(None): 2. entry into force of a final sentence imposing imprisonment for an intentional criminal offence, or if the enforcement of the imprisonment sentence has not been suspended;
p.(None): 3. establishment of ineligibility or incompatibility;
p.(None): 4. death.
p.(None): (2) Cases referred to in items 1 and 2 shall require a resolution of the National Assembly; cases referred to in item 3 shall require a ruling by the Constitutional Court.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 73.
p.(None): The National Assembly shall be organized and shall act in accordance with the Constitution and its own internal rules.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 74.
p.(None): The National Assembly shall be a permanently acting body. It shall be free to determine its recesses.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 75.
p.(None): A newly elected National Assembly shall be convened for a rst session by the President of the Republic within a month following its election. Should the President fail to do
p.(None): so, it shall be convened by one-fifth of the Members of the National Assembly.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 76.
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p.(None): National Assembly
p.(None): of the Republic of Bulgaria
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Home / Constitution
p.(None):
p.(None): CONSTITUTION
p.(None):
p.(None): CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): PROM. SG 56/13 JUL 1991, AMEND. SG 85/26 SEP 2003, SG 18/25 FEB 2005, SG 27/31 MAR 2006, SG 78/26 SEP 2006 - CONSTITUTIONAL COURT JUDGMENT NO.7/2006 , SG
p.(None): 12/6 FEB 2007, SG 100/18 DEC 2015
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): We, the Members of the Seventh Grand National Assembly, guided by our desire to express the will of the people of Bulgaria, by pledging our loyalty to the universal human
p.(None): values of liberty, peace, humanism, equality, justice and tolerance;
p.(None): by holding as the highest principle the rights, dignity and security of the individual;
p.(None): in awareness of our irrevocable duty to guard the national and state integrity of Bulgaria,
p.(None): hereby proclaim our resolve to create a democratic and social state, governed by the rule of law, by establishing this
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): CONSTITUTION
p.(None):
p.(None): Chapter one
p.(None): FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 1.
p.(None): (1) Bulgaria shall be a republic with a parliamentary form of government.
p.(None): (2) The entire power of the State shall derive from the people. The people shall exercise this power directly and through the bodies established by this Constitution.
p.(None): (3) No part of the people, no political party nor any other organization, state institution or individual shall usurp the expression of the popular sovereignty.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 2.
p.(None): (1) The Republic of Bulgaria shall be an unitary State with local self-government. No autonomous territorial formations shall be allowed to exist therein.
p.(None): (2) The territorial integrity of the Republic of Bulgaria shall be inviolable.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 3.
p.(None): Bulgarian shall be the official language of the Republic.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 4.
p.(None): (1) The Republic of Bulgaria shall be a State governed by the rule of law. It shall be governed by the Constitution and the laws of the country.
p.(None): (2) The Republic of Bulgaria shall guarantee the life, dignity and rights of the individual and shall create conditions conducive to the free development of the individual and of
p.(None): civil society.
p.(None): (3) (new, SG 18/05) Republic of Bulgaria shall participate in the building and development of the European Union.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 5.
p.(None): (1) The Constitution shall be the supreme law, and no other law shall contravene it.
p.(None): (2) The provisions of the Constitution shall apply directly.
p.(None): (3) No one shall be convicted for action or inaction which at the time it was committed, did not constitute a crime.
p.(None): (4) International treaties which have been rati ed in accordance with the constitutional procedure, promulgated and having come into force with respect to the Republic of
p.(None): Bulgaria, shall be part of the legislation of the State. They shall have primacy over any conflicting provision of the domestic legislation.
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p.(None): ________________________________________
p.(None): * The term "citizens" refers to all individuals to whom this Constitution applies.
p.(None): ________________________________________
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 7.
p.(None): The State shall be held liable for any damages caused by unlawful acts or actions on the part of its agencies and officials.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 8.
p.(None): The power of the State shall be divided between legislative, executive and judicial branches.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 9.
p.(None): (1) (Prev. text of art. 9- SG 12/07, in force from 1 January 2008) The armed forces shall guarantee the sovereignty, security and independence of the country and shall defend
p.(None): its territorial integrity.
p.(None): (2) (New-SG 12/07, in force from 1 January 2008) The activity of the armed forces shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 10.
p.(None): All elections, and national and local referendums shall be held on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 11.
p.(None): (1) Political activity in the Republic of Bulgaria shall be founded on the principle of political pluralism.
p.(None): (2) No political party or ideology shall be proclaimed or affirmed as a party or ideology of the State.
p.(None): (3) All parties shall facilitate the formation and expression of the citizens' political will. The procedure applying to the formation and dissolution of political parties and the
p.(None): conditions pertaining to their activity shall be established by law.
p.(None): (4) There shall be no political parties on ethnic, racial or religious lines, nor parties which seek the violent seizure of state power.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 12.
p.(None): (1) Associations of citizens shall serve to meet and safeguard their interests.
p.(None):
p.(None): (2) Associations, including trade unions, shall not pursue any political objectives, nor shall they engage in any political activity which is in the domain of the political parties.
p.(None): Art. 13.
p.(None): (1) The practicing of any religion shall be unrestricted.
p.(None): (2) Religious institutions shall be separate from the State.
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p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 93.
p.(None): (1) The President shall be elected directly by the voters for a period of five years by a procedure established by law.
p.(None): (2) Eligible for President shall be any natural-born Bulga-rian citizen over 40 years of age and quali ed to be elected to the National Assembly, who has resided in the country
p.(None): for the five years preceding the election.
p.(None): (3) To be elected, a candidate shall require more than one-half of the valid ballots, provided that more than half of all eligible voters have cast their ballots in the election.
p.(None): (4) Should none of the candidates for President be elected, a second round vote shall be held within seven days between the two top candidates. The winner shall be the
p.(None): candidate who wins the majority of the vote.
p.(None): (5) A presidential election shall be held not earlier than three months and not later than two months before the expiry of the term of office of the incumbent President.
p.(None): (6) The Constitutional Court shall rule upon any challenge to the legality of a presidential election no later than one month after the election.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 94.
p.(None): The Vice President shall be elected at the same time and on the same ticket as the President, on the same conditions and by the same procedure.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 95.
p.(None): (1) The President and the Vice President shall be eligible for only one re-election to the same office.
p.(None): (2) The President and the Vice President shall not serve as Members of the National Assembly or engage in any other state, public or economic activity, nor shall they
p.(None): participate in the leadership of any political party.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 96.
p.(None): The President and the Vice President shall swear before the National Assembly the oath established by Art. 76 para 2.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 97.
p.(None): (1) The President's or Vice President's authority shall expire before the expiry of his term of office upon any of the following occurrences:
p.(None): 1. resignation submitted before the Constitutional Court;
p.(None): 2. permanent de facto inability to perform his duties caused by grave illness;
p.(None): 3. pursuant to Art. 103.
p.(None): 4. death;
p.(None): (2) In the cases referred to in items 1 and 2, the prerogatives of the President or Vice President shall be suspended upon the Constitutional Court’s establishing the existence
p.(None): of the respective circumstances;
p.(None): (3) In the cases referred to in para 1, the Vice President shall assume the duties of the President until the expiry of the term of office.
p.(None): (4) Should the Vice President be incapable of assuming the President's duties, the President's prerogatives shall be assumed by the Chairperson of the National Assembly until
p.(None): the election of a new President and Vice President. Elections for President and Vice President shall then be held within two months.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 98.
p.(None): The President of the Republic shall:
p.(None): 1. schedule the elections for a National Assembly and for the bodies of local self-government and shall set the date for national referendums pursuant to a resolution of the
p.(None): National Assembly;
p.(None): 2. address the nation and the National Assembly;
p.(None): 3. conclude international treaties in the circumstances established by the law;
p.(None): 4. promulgate the laws;
p.(None): 5. on a motion from the Council of Ministers, determine the borders of the administrative territorial units and their centers;
p.(None): 6. on a motion from the Council of Ministers, appoint and remove the heads of the Republic of Bulgaria's diplomatic and permanent missions at international organizations,
p.(None): and receive the credentials and the letters of recall of the foreign diplomatic representatives to this country;
p.(None): 7. appoint and remove from office other state officials, established by law;
p.(None): 8. award orders and medals;
p.(None): 9. grant, restore, relieve from and withdraw Bulgarian citizenship;
p.(None): 10. grant asylum;
p.(None): 11. exercise the right to pardon.
p.(None): 12. cancel uncollectible debts to the State;
p.(None): 13. name landmarks and communities of national importance;
p.(None): 14. inform the National Assembly on basic problems within his prerogatives.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 99.
p.(None): (1) Following consultations with the parliamentary groups, the President shall appoint the Prime Minister-designate nominated by the party holding the highest number of
p.(None): seats in the National Assembly to form a government.
p.(None): (2) Should the Prime Minister-designate fail to form a government within seven days, the President shall entrust this task to a Prime Minister-designate nominated by the
p.(None): second largest parliamentary group.
p.(None): (3) Should the new Prime Minister-designate also fail to form a government within the period established by the preceding paragraph, the President shall entrust the task to a
p.(None): Prime Minister-designate nominated by one of the minor parliamentary groups.
p.(None): (4) Should the consultations prove successful, the President shall ask the National Assembly to elect the Prime Minister-designate.
p.(None): (5) Should no agreement on the formation of a government be reached, the President shall appoint a caretaker government, dissolve the National Assembly and schedule new
p.(None): elections within the period established by Art. 64 para 3. The President's act on the dissolution of the National Assembly shall also establish the date of the new general
p.(None): elections.
p.(None): (6) The procedure for forming a government established by the preceding paragraphs shall further apply in the cases referred to in Art. 111 para 1.
p.(None): (7) In the cases referred to in paras 5 and 6, the President shall not dissolve the National Assembly during the last three months of his term of o ce. Should Parliament fail to
p.(None): form a government within the established period, the President shall appoint a caretaker government.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 100.
p.(None): (1) The President shall be the Supreme Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Bulgaria.
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p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 144.
p.(None): The central bodies of State and their territorial sub-divisions shall exercise control over the legality of the acts of the bodies of local government only when authorized to do so
p.(None): by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 145.
p.(None): A municipal council shall be free to challenge before a court any act which infringes its rights.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 146.
p.(None): The organization and the procedures of the bodies of local self-government and local administration shall be established by law.
p.(None): Chapter eight
p.(None): CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 147.
p.(None): (1) The Constitutional Court shall consist of 12 judges, one-third of whom shall be elected by the National Assembly, one-third shall be appointed by the President, and one-
p.(None): third shall be elected by a joint meeting of the judges of the Supreme Court of Cassation and the Supreme Administrative Court.
p.(None): (2) The judges of the Constitutional Court shall be elected or appointed for a period of nine years and shall not be eligible for re-election or
p.(None): re-appointment. The make-up of the Constitutional Court shall be renewed every three years from each quota, in a rotation order established by law.
p.(None): (3) The judges of the Constitutional Court shall be lawyers of high professional and moral integrity and with at least fifteen years of professional experience.
p.(None): (4) The judges of the Constitutional Court shall elect by secret ballot a Chairman of the Court for a period of three years.
p.(None): (5) The status of a judge of the Constitutional Court shall be incompatible with a representative mandate, or any state or public post, or membership in a political party or
p.(None): trade union, or with the practicing of a free, commercial, or any other paid occupation.
p.(None): (6) A judge of the Constitutional Court shall enjoy the same immunity as a Member of the National Assembly.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 148.
p.(None): (1) The mandate of a judge of the Constitutional Court shall expire upon any of the following occurrences:
p.(None): 1. the expiry of the term of office;
p.(None): 2. resignation submitted before the Constitutional Court;
p.(None): 3. entry into force of a final sentence imposing imprisonment for an intentional criminal offence;
p.(None): 4. permanent de facto inability to perform his duties for more than a year;
p.(None): 5. incompatibility with an office or activity referred to in Art. 147 para 5.
p.(None): 6. death.
p.(None): (2) The Constitutional Court shall lift the immunity of a judge or establish his de facto inability to perform his duties by a secret ballot requiring a majority of at least two-thirds
p.(None): of the votes of all justices.
p.(None): (3) Where the mandate of a Constitutional judge is terminated, a new judge from the same quota shall be appointed or elected within one month.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 149.
p.(None): (1) The Constitutional Court shall:
p.(None): 1. provide binding interpretations of the Constitution;
p.(None): 2. rule on constitutionality of the laws and other acts passed by the National Assembly and the acts of the President;
p.(None): 3. rule on competence suits between the National Assembly, the President and the Council of Ministers, and between the bodies of local self-government and the central
p.(None): executive branch of government;
p.(None): 4. rule on the compatibility between the Constitution and the international treaties concluded by the Republic of Bulgaria prior to their rati cation, and on the compatibility of
p.(None): domestic laws with the universally recognized norms of international law and the international treaties to which Bulgaria is a party;
p.(None): 5. rule on challenges to the constitutionality of political parties and associations;
p.(None): 6. rule on challenges to the legality of the election of the President and Vice President;
p.(None): 7. rule on challenges to the legality of an election of a Member of the National Assembly;
p.(None): 8. rule on impeachments by the National Assembly against the President or the Vice President.
p.(None): (2) No authority of the Constitutional Court shall be vested or suspended by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 150.
p.(None): (1) The Constitutional Court shall act on an initiative from not fewer than one- fth of all Members of the National Assembly, the President, the Council of Ministers, the
p.(None): Supreme Court of Cassation, the Supreme Administrative Court or the Prosecutor General. A challenge to competence pursuant to para 1 item 3 of the preceding Article may
p.(None): further be filed by a municipal council.
p.(None): (2) Should it nd a discrepancy between law and the Constitution, the Supreme Court of Cassation or the Supreme Administrative Court shall suspend the proceedings on a
p.(None): case and shall refer the matter to the Constitutional Court.
p.(None): (3) (new, SG 27/06) The Ombudsman may approach the Constitutional Court with a request for declaring as unconstitutional a law which infringes human rights and freedoms.
p.(None): (4) (new – 100/15) The Supreme Bar Council may refer to the Constitutional Court a request for declaring as unconstitutional an Act which violates rights and freedoms of
p.(None): citizens.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 151.
p.(None): (1) A ruling of the Constitutional Court shall require a majority of more than half of the votes of all judges.
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p.(None): National Assembly
p.(None): of the Republic of Bulgaria
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Home / Constitution
p.(None):
p.(None): CONSTITUTION
p.(None):
p.(None): CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): PROM. SG 56/13 JUL 1991, AMEND. SG 85/26 SEP 2003, SG 18/25 FEB 2005, SG 27/31 MAR 2006, SG 78/26 SEP 2006 - CONSTITUTIONAL COURT JUDGMENT NO.7/2006 , SG
p.(None): 12/6 FEB 2007, SG 100/18 DEC 2015
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): We, the Members of the Seventh Grand National Assembly, guided by our desire to express the will of the people of Bulgaria, by pledging our loyalty to the universal human
p.(None): values of liberty, peace, humanism, equality, justice and tolerance;
p.(None): by holding as the highest principle the rights, dignity and security of the individual;
p.(None): in awareness of our irrevocable duty to guard the national and state integrity of Bulgaria,
p.(None): hereby proclaim our resolve to create a democratic and social state, governed by the rule of law, by establishing this
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): CONSTITUTION
p.(None):
p.(None): Chapter one
p.(None): FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 1.
p.(None): (1) Bulgaria shall be a republic with a parliamentary form of government.
p.(None): (2) The entire power of the State shall derive from the people. The people shall exercise this power directly and through the bodies established by this Constitution.
p.(None): (3) No part of the people, no political party nor any other organization, state institution or individual shall usurp the expression of the popular sovereignty.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 2.
p.(None): (1) The Republic of Bulgaria shall be an unitary State with local self-government. No autonomous territorial formations shall be allowed to exist therein.
p.(None): (2) The territorial integrity of the Republic of Bulgaria shall be inviolable.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 3.
p.(None): Bulgarian shall be the official language of the Republic.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 4.
p.(None): (1) The Republic of Bulgaria shall be a State governed by the rule of law. It shall be governed by the Constitution and the laws of the country.
p.(None): (2) The Republic of Bulgaria shall guarantee the life, dignity and rights of the individual and shall create conditions conducive to the free development of the individual and of
p.(None): civil society.
p.(None): (3) (new, SG 18/05) Republic of Bulgaria shall participate in the building and development of the European Union.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 5.
p.(None): (1) The Constitution shall be the supreme law, and no other law shall contravene it.
p.(None): (2) The provisions of the Constitution shall apply directly.
p.(None): (3) No one shall be convicted for action or inaction which at the time it was committed, did not constitute a crime.
p.(None): (4) International treaties which have been rati ed in accordance with the constitutional procedure, promulgated and having come into force with respect to the Republic of
p.(None): Bulgaria, shall be part of the legislation of the State. They shall have primacy over any conflicting provision of the domestic legislation.
p.(None): (5) All legislative acts shall be promulgated and shall come into force three days after the date of their publication unless otherwise envisaged by the acts themselves.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 6.
p.(None): (1) All persons are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
p.(None): (2) All citizens* shall be equal before the law. There shall be no privileges or restriction of rights on the
p.(None): grounds of race, national or social origin, ethnic self-identity, sex, religion, education, opinion, political affiliation, personal or social status or property status.
p.(None): ________________________________________
p.(None): * The term "citizens" refers to all individuals to whom this Constitution applies.
p.(None): ________________________________________
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 7.
p.(None): The State shall be held liable for any damages caused by unlawful acts or actions on the part of its agencies and officials.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 8.
p.(None): The power of the State shall be divided between legislative, executive and judicial branches.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 9.
p.(None): (1) (Prev. text of art. 9- SG 12/07, in force from 1 January 2008) The armed forces shall guarantee the sovereignty, security and independence of the country and shall defend
p.(None): its territorial integrity.
p.(None): (2) (New-SG 12/07, in force from 1 January 2008) The activity of the armed forces shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 10.
p.(None): All elections, and national and local referendums shall be held on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 11.
p.(None): (1) Political activity in the Republic of Bulgaria shall be founded on the principle of political pluralism.
p.(None): (2) No political party or ideology shall be proclaimed or affirmed as a party or ideology of the State.
p.(None): (3) All parties shall facilitate the formation and expression of the citizens' political will. The procedure applying to the formation and dissolution of political parties and the
p.(None): conditions pertaining to their activity shall be established by law.
p.(None): (4) There shall be no political parties on ethnic, racial or religious lines, nor parties which seek the violent seizure of state power.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 12.
p.(None): (1) Associations of citizens shall serve to meet and safeguard their interests.
p.(None):
p.(None): (2) Associations, including trade unions, shall not pursue any political objectives, nor shall they engage in any political activity which is in the domain of the political parties.
p.(None): Art. 13.
p.(None): (1) The practicing of any religion shall be unrestricted.
p.(None): (2) Religious institutions shall be separate from the State.
p.(None): (3) Eastern Orthodox Christianity shall be considered the traditional religion in the Republic of Bulgaria.
p.(None): (4) Religious institutions and communities, and religious beliefs shall not be used to political ends.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 14.
p.(None): The family, motherhood and children shall enjoy the protection of the State and society.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 15.
p.(None): The Republic of Bulgaria shall ensure the protection and reproduction of the environment, the conservation of living Nature in all its variety, and the sensible utilization of the
p.(None): country's natural and other resources.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 16.
p.(None): Labour shall be guaranteed and protected by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 17.
p.(None): (1) The right to property and inheritance shall be guaranteed and protected by law.
p.(None): (2) Property shall be private and public.
p.(None): (3) Private property shall be inviolable.
p.(None): (4) The regime applying to the different units of State and municipal property shall be established by law.
p.(None): (5) Forcible expropriation of property in the name of State or municipal needs shall be e ected only by virtue of a law, provided that these needs cannot be otherwise met, and
p.(None): after fair compensation has been ensured in advance.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 18.
p.(None): (1) The State shall enjoy exclusive ownership rights over the underground resources; beaches and national thoroughfares, as well as over waters, forests and parks of national
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p.(None): 9. approve state-loan agreements;
p.(None): 10. resolve on the declaration of war and conclusion of peace;
p.(None): 11. approve any deployment and use of Bulgarian armed forces outside the country's borders, and the deployment of foreign troops on the territory of the country or their
p.(None): crossing of that territory;
p.(None): 12. on a motion from the President or the Council of Ministers, introduce martial law or a state of emergency on all or part of the country's territory;
p.(None): 13. grant amnesty;
p.(None): 14. institute orders and medals;
p.(None): 15. establish the official holidays;
p.(None): 16. (new - SG. 27/06, amend. – SG, 12/07, suppl. SG, 100/15) hold a hearing and approve the annual reports of the Supreme Court of Cassation, the Supreme Administrative
p.(None): Court and the Prosecutor General, submitted by the Supreme Judicial Council, on the application of the law and on the activities of the courts, the Prosecutor’s O ce and the
p.(None): investigating bodies. The National Assembly may hold a hearing and approve other reports of the Prosecutor General on the activities of the Prosecutor’s O ce on the
p.(None): application of the law, the fight against crime and the implementation of the criminal policy;
p.(None): 17. (new-SG 12/07) hold a hearing and pass reports on the activity of bodies, wholly or partially appointed by the National Assembly, where this is provided by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 85.
p.(None): (1) The National Assembly shall ratify or denounce by law all international treaties which:
p.(None): 1. are of a political or military nature;
p.(None): 2. concern the Republic of Bulgaria's participation in international organizations;
p.(None): 3. envisage corrections to the borders of the Republic of Bulgaria;
p.(None): 4. contain obligations for the treasury;
p.(None): 5. envisage the State's participation in international arbitration or legal proceedings;
p.(None): 6. concern fundamental human rights;
p.(None): 7. affect the action of the law or require new legislation in order to be enforced;
p.(None): 8. expressly require ratification;
p.(None): 9. (new, SG 18/05) confer to the European Union powers ensuing from this Constitution.
p.(None): (2) (new, SG 18/05) The law ratifying the international treaty referred to in para 1, item 9 shall be adopted by a majority of two-thirds of all members of the Parliament.
p.(None): (3) (former para 2, SG 18/05) Treaties rati ed by the National Assembly may be amended or denounced only by their built-in procedure or in accordance with the universally
p.(None): acknowledged norms of international law.
p.(None): (4) (former para 3, SG 18/05) The conclusion of an international treaty requiring an amendment to the Constitution shall be preceded by the passage of such an amendment.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 86.
p.(None): (1) The National Assembly shall pass laws, resolutions, declarations and addresses.
p.(None): (2) The laws and resolutions passed by the National Assembly shall be binding on all state bodies, all organizations and all citizens.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 87.
p.(None): (1) Any Member of the National Assembly or the Council of Ministers shall have the right to introduce a bill.
p.(None): (2) The State Budget Bill shall be drawn up and presented by the Council of Ministers.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 88.
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p.(None): (2) The President shall be assisted in his actions by a Vice President.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 93.
p.(None): (1) The President shall be elected directly by the voters for a period of five years by a procedure established by law.
p.(None): (2) Eligible for President shall be any natural-born Bulga-rian citizen over 40 years of age and quali ed to be elected to the National Assembly, who has resided in the country
p.(None): for the five years preceding the election.
p.(None): (3) To be elected, a candidate shall require more than one-half of the valid ballots, provided that more than half of all eligible voters have cast their ballots in the election.
p.(None): (4) Should none of the candidates for President be elected, a second round vote shall be held within seven days between the two top candidates. The winner shall be the
p.(None): candidate who wins the majority of the vote.
p.(None): (5) A presidential election shall be held not earlier than three months and not later than two months before the expiry of the term of office of the incumbent President.
p.(None): (6) The Constitutional Court shall rule upon any challenge to the legality of a presidential election no later than one month after the election.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 94.
p.(None): The Vice President shall be elected at the same time and on the same ticket as the President, on the same conditions and by the same procedure.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 95.
p.(None): (1) The President and the Vice President shall be eligible for only one re-election to the same office.
p.(None): (2) The President and the Vice President shall not serve as Members of the National Assembly or engage in any other state, public or economic activity, nor shall they
p.(None): participate in the leadership of any political party.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 96.
p.(None): The President and the Vice President shall swear before the National Assembly the oath established by Art. 76 para 2.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 97.
p.(None): (1) The President's or Vice President's authority shall expire before the expiry of his term of office upon any of the following occurrences:
p.(None): 1. resignation submitted before the Constitutional Court;
p.(None): 2. permanent de facto inability to perform his duties caused by grave illness;
p.(None): 3. pursuant to Art. 103.
p.(None): 4. death;
p.(None): (2) In the cases referred to in items 1 and 2, the prerogatives of the President or Vice President shall be suspended upon the Constitutional Court’s establishing the existence
p.(None): of the respective circumstances;
p.(None): (3) In the cases referred to in para 1, the Vice President shall assume the duties of the President until the expiry of the term of office.
p.(None): (4) Should the Vice President be incapable of assuming the President's duties, the President's prerogatives shall be assumed by the Chairperson of the National Assembly until
p.(None): the election of a new President and Vice President. Elections for President and Vice President shall then be held within two months.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 98.
p.(None): The President of the Republic shall:
p.(None): 1. schedule the elections for a National Assembly and for the bodies of local self-government and shall set the date for national referendums pursuant to a resolution of the
p.(None): National Assembly;
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p.(None): (3) Should any of the above occur, the Council of Ministers shall continue to act until the election of a new Council of Ministers.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 112.
p.(None): (1) The Council of Ministers shall be free to ask the National Assembly's vote of con dence in its overall policy, its programme declaration, or on a speci c issue. A resolution
p.(None): shall require a majority of more than half of the votes of the National Assembly Members present.
p.(None): (2) Should the Council of Ministers fail to receive the requested vote of confidence, the Prime Minister shall hand in the government's resignation.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 113.
p.(None): (1) A member of the Council of Ministers shall not hold a post or engage in any activity incompatible with the status of a Member of the National Assembly.
p.(None): (2) The National Assembly shall be free to determine any other post or activity which a member of the Council of Ministers shall not hold or engage in.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 114.
p.(None): Pursuant to and in implementation of the laws, the Council of Ministers shall adopt decrees, ordinances and resolutions. The Council of Ministers shall drafts rules and
p.(None): regulations by decree.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 115.
p.(None): The ministers shall issue rules, regulations, instructions and orders.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 116.
p.(None): (1) State employees shall be the executors of the nation's will and interests. In the performance of their duty they shall be guided solely by the law and shall be politically
p.(None): neutral.
p.(None): (2) The conditions for the appointment and removal of state employees and the conditions on which they shall be free to belong to political parties and trade unions, as well as
p.(None): to exercise their right to strike shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Chapter six
p.(None): THE JUDICIARY
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 117.
p.(None): (1) The judiciary shall protect the rights and legitimate interests of all citizens, legal entities and the State.
p.(None): (2) The judiciary shall be independent. In the performance of their functions, all judges, court assessors, prosecutors and investigating magistrates shall be subservient only to
p.(None): the law.
p.(None): (3) The judiciary shall have an independent budget.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 118.
p.(None): All judicial power shall be exercised in the name of the people.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 119.
p.(None): (1) Justice shall be administered by the Supreme Court of Cassation, the Supreme Administrative Court, courts of appeal, regional courts, courts-martial and district courts.
p.(None): (2) Specialized courts may be set up by virtue of law.
p.(None): (3) There shall be no extraordinary courts.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 120.
p.(None): (1) The courts shall supervise the legality of the acts and actions of the administrative bodies.
p.(None): (2) Citizens and legal entities shall be free to challenge any administrative act which affects them, except those listed expressly by the laws.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 121.
p.(None): (1) The courts shall ensure equality and equal opportunities for all the parties in the judicial trail to present their case.
p.(None): (2) Judicial proceedings shall ensure the establishment of truth.
p.(None): (3) All courts shall conduct their hearings in public, unless provided otherwise by law.
p.(None): (4) All court rulings shall be motivated.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 122.
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p.(None): administrative control.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 144.
p.(None): The central bodies of State and their territorial sub-divisions shall exercise control over the legality of the acts of the bodies of local government only when authorized to do so
p.(None): by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 145.
p.(None): A municipal council shall be free to challenge before a court any act which infringes its rights.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 146.
p.(None): The organization and the procedures of the bodies of local self-government and local administration shall be established by law.
p.(None): Chapter eight
p.(None): CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 147.
p.(None): (1) The Constitutional Court shall consist of 12 judges, one-third of whom shall be elected by the National Assembly, one-third shall be appointed by the President, and one-
p.(None): third shall be elected by a joint meeting of the judges of the Supreme Court of Cassation and the Supreme Administrative Court.
p.(None): (2) The judges of the Constitutional Court shall be elected or appointed for a period of nine years and shall not be eligible for re-election or
p.(None): re-appointment. The make-up of the Constitutional Court shall be renewed every three years from each quota, in a rotation order established by law.
p.(None): (3) The judges of the Constitutional Court shall be lawyers of high professional and moral integrity and with at least fifteen years of professional experience.
p.(None): (4) The judges of the Constitutional Court shall elect by secret ballot a Chairman of the Court for a period of three years.
p.(None): (5) The status of a judge of the Constitutional Court shall be incompatible with a representative mandate, or any state or public post, or membership in a political party or
p.(None): trade union, or with the practicing of a free, commercial, or any other paid occupation.
p.(None): (6) A judge of the Constitutional Court shall enjoy the same immunity as a Member of the National Assembly.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 148.
p.(None): (1) The mandate of a judge of the Constitutional Court shall expire upon any of the following occurrences:
p.(None): 1. the expiry of the term of office;
p.(None): 2. resignation submitted before the Constitutional Court;
p.(None): 3. entry into force of a final sentence imposing imprisonment for an intentional criminal offence;
p.(None): 4. permanent de facto inability to perform his duties for more than a year;
p.(None): 5. incompatibility with an office or activity referred to in Art. 147 para 5.
p.(None): 6. death.
p.(None): (2) The Constitutional Court shall lift the immunity of a judge or establish his de facto inability to perform his duties by a secret ballot requiring a majority of at least two-thirds
p.(None): of the votes of all justices.
p.(None): (3) Where the mandate of a Constitutional judge is terminated, a new judge from the same quota shall be appointed or elected within one month.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 149.
p.(None): (1) The Constitutional Court shall:
p.(None): 1. provide binding interpretations of the Constitution;
p.(None): 2. rule on constitutionality of the laws and other acts passed by the National Assembly and the acts of the President;
p.(None): 3. rule on competence suits between the National Assembly, the President and the Council of Ministers, and between the bodies of local self-government and the central
p.(None): executive branch of government;
p.(None): 4. rule on the compatibility between the Constitution and the international treaties concluded by the Republic of Bulgaria prior to their rati cation, and on the compatibility of
p.(None): domestic laws with the universally recognized norms of international law and the international treaties to which Bulgaria is a party;
p.(None): 5. rule on challenges to the constitutionality of political parties and associations;
p.(None): 6. rule on challenges to the legality of the election of the President and Vice President;
p.(None): 7. rule on challenges to the legality of an election of a Member of the National Assembly;
p.(None): 8. rule on impeachments by the National Assembly against the President or the Vice President.
p.(None): (2) No authority of the Constitutional Court shall be vested or suspended by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 150.
p.(None): (1) The Constitutional Court shall act on an initiative from not fewer than one- fth of all Members of the National Assembly, the President, the Council of Ministers, the
p.(None): Supreme Court of Cassation, the Supreme Administrative Court or the Prosecutor General. A challenge to competence pursuant to para 1 item 3 of the preceding Article may
p.(None): further be filed by a municipal council.
p.(None): (2) Should it nd a discrepancy between law and the Constitution, the Supreme Court of Cassation or the Supreme Administrative Court shall suspend the proceedings on a
p.(None): case and shall refer the matter to the Constitutional Court.
p.(None): (3) (new, SG 27/06) The Ombudsman may approach the Constitutional Court with a request for declaring as unconstitutional a law which infringes human rights and freedoms.
p.(None): (4) (new – 100/15) The Supreme Bar Council may refer to the Constitutional Court a request for declaring as unconstitutional an Act which violates rights and freedoms of
p.(None): citizens.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 151.
p.(None): (1) A ruling of the Constitutional Court shall require a majority of more than half of the votes of all judges.
p.(None): (2) Rulings of the Constitutional Court shall be promulgated in State Gazette within 15 days from the date on which they are issued. A ruling shall come into force three days
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p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 41.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall be entitled to seek, obtain and disseminate information. This right shall not be exercised to the detriment of the rights and reputation of others, or to the
p.(None): detriment of national security, public order, public health and morality.
p.(None): (2) Everyone shall be entitled to obtain information from state bodies and agencies on any matter of legitimate interest to them which is not a state or o cial secret and does
p.(None): not affect the rights of others.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 42.
p.(None): (1) Every citizen above the age of 18, with the exception of those placed under judicial interdiction or serving a prison sentence, shall be free to elect state and local authorities
p.(None): and vote in referendums.
p.(None): (2) The organization and procedure for the holding of elections and referendums shall be established by law.
p.(None): (3) (new, SG 18/05) The elections for Members of the European Parliament and the participation of European Union citizens in the elections for local authorities shall be
p.(None): regulated by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 43.
p.(None): (1) All citizens shall have the right to peaceful and unarmed assembly for meetings and demonstrations.
p.(None): (2) The procedure for the organizing and holding of meetings and demonstrations shall be established by law.
p.(None): (3) No notice to the municipal authorities shall be required for meetings held indoors.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 44.
p.(None): (1) All citizens shall be free to associate.
p.(None): (2) The organization/s activity shall not be contrary to the country's sovereignty and national integrity, or the unity of the nation, nor shall it incite racial, national, ethnic or
p.(None): religious enmity or an encroachment on the rights and freedoms of citizens; no organization shall establish clandestine or paramilitary structures or shall seek to attain its
p.(None): aims through violence.
p.(None): (3) The law shall establish which organizations shall be subject to registration, the procedure for their termination, and their relationships with the State.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 45.
p.(None): All citizens shall have the right to lodge complaints, proposals and petitions with the state authorities.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 46.
p.(None): (1) Matrimony shall be a free union between a man and a woman. Only a civil marriage shall be legal.
p.(None): (2) Spouses shall have equal rights and obligations in matrimony and the family.
p.(None): (3) The form of a marriage, the conditions and procedure for its conclusion and termination, and all private and material relations between the spouses shall be established by
p.(None): law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 47.
p.(None): (1) The raising and upbringing of children until they come of legal age shall be a right and obligation of their parents and shall be assisted by the State.
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p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Chapter three
p.(None): NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 62.
p.(None): (1) (Prev. text of art. 62- SG 12/07) The National Assembly shall be vested with the legislative authority and shall exercise parliamentary control.
p.(None): (2) (New - SG 12/07) The National Assembly shall have an independent budget.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 63.
p.(None): The National Assembly shall consist of 240 members.
p.(None): Art. 64.
p.(None): (1) The National Assembly shall be elected for a term of four years.
p.(None): (2) In case of war, armed hostilities or another state of emergency occurring during or after the expiry of the National Assembly's term, its mandate shall be extended until the
p.(None): expiry of the circumstances.
p.(None): (3) Elections for a new National Assembly shall be held within two months from the expiry of the mandate of the preceding one.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 65.
p.(None): (1) Eligible for election to the National Assembly shall be any Bulgarian citizen who does not hold another citizenship, is above the age of 21, is not under a judicial interdiction,
p.(None): and is not serving a prison sentence.
p.(None): (2) A candidate for a National Assembly seat who is in civil service shall suspend its performance upon the registration of his candidacy.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 66.
p.(None): The legitimacy of an election may be contested before the Constitutional Court by a procedure established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 67.
p.(None): (1) Members of the National Assembly shall represent not only their constituencies but the entire nation. No Member shall be held to a mandatory mandate.
p.(None): (2) Members of the National Assembly shall act on the basis of the Constitution and the laws and in accordance with their conscience and convictions.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 68.
p.(None): (1) A Member of the National Assembly shall not occupy another state post, nor shall engage in any other activity which the law de nes as incompatible with the status of a
p.(None): Member of the National Assembly.
p.(None): (2) A Member of the National Assembly elected as a minister shall cease to serve as a Member during his term of o ce as a minister. During that period, he shall be
p.(None): substituted in the National Assembly in a manner established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 69.
p.(None): Members of the National Assembly shall not be held criminally liable for their opinions or votes in the National Assembly.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 70.
p.(None): (1) (prev. text of art. 70 amend., SG 27/06) A Member of the National Assembly shall be immune from detention or criminal prosecution except for the perpetration of an
p.(None): criminal o ence, and in such case the permission of the National Assembly or, in between its session, of the Chairperson of the National Assembly, shall be required. No
p.(None): permission shall be required when a Member is detained in agrante delicto; the National Assembly or, in between its session, the Chairperson of the National Assembly, shall
p.(None): be notified forthwith.
p.(None): (2) (new, SG 27/06) No permission for initiating criminal prosecution shall be required, where the Member of the National Assembly has given his consent thereto in writing.
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p.(None): (1) A motion of no con dence in the Council of Ministers shall require seconding by at least one- fth of the Members of the National Assembly. To be passed, the motion shall
p.(None): require a majority of more than half of the votes of all National Assembly Members.
p.(None): (2) Should the National Assembly vote no confidence in the Prime Minister or the Council of Ministers, the Prime Minister shall hand in his governments resignation.
p.(None): (3) Should the National Assembly reject a vote of no con dence in the Council of Ministers, the next motion for a vote of no con dence on the same grounds shall not be made
p.(None): within six months.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 90.
p.(None): (1) Members of the National Assembly shall have the right to address questions and interpellations to the Council of Ministers and to individual ministers, who shall be
p.(None): obligated to respond.
p.(None): (2) A motion by one-fifth of the Members of the National Assembly shall be required to turn an interpellation into a debate on which a resolution shall be passed.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 91.
p.(None): (1) The National Assembly shall establish a National Audit Office to supervise the implementation of the budget.
p.(None): (2) The organization, authority and procedures by which the National Audit Office shall act shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 91a.
p.(None): (new, SG 27/06) (1) The National Assembly shall elect an Ombudsman, who shall defend the rights and freedoms of the citizens.
p.(None): (2) The powers and activities of the Ombudsman shall be regulated by a law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Chapter four
p.(None): PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 92.
p.(None): (1) The President shall be the head of State. He shall embody the unity of the nation and shall represent the State in its international relations.
p.(None): (2) The President shall be assisted in his actions by a Vice President.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 93.
p.(None): (1) The President shall be elected directly by the voters for a period of five years by a procedure established by law.
p.(None): (2) Eligible for President shall be any natural-born Bulga-rian citizen over 40 years of age and quali ed to be elected to the National Assembly, who has resided in the country
p.(None): for the five years preceding the election.
p.(None): (3) To be elected, a candidate shall require more than one-half of the valid ballots, provided that more than half of all eligible voters have cast their ballots in the election.
p.(None): (4) Should none of the candidates for President be elected, a second round vote shall be held within seven days between the two top candidates. The winner shall be the
p.(None): candidate who wins the majority of the vote.
p.(None): (5) A presidential election shall be held not earlier than three months and not later than two months before the expiry of the term of office of the incumbent President.
p.(None): (6) The Constitutional Court shall rule upon any challenge to the legality of a presidential election no later than one month after the election.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 94.
p.(None): The Vice President shall be elected at the same time and on the same ticket as the President, on the same conditions and by the same procedure.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 95.
p.(None): (1) The President and the Vice President shall be eligible for only one re-election to the same office.
p.(None): (2) The President and the Vice President shall not serve as Members of the National Assembly or engage in any other state, public or economic activity, nor shall they
p.(None): participate in the leadership of any political party.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 96.
p.(None): The President and the Vice President shall swear before the National Assembly the oath established by Art. 76 para 2.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 97.
p.(None): (1) The President's or Vice President's authority shall expire before the expiry of his term of office upon any of the following occurrences:
p.(None): 1. resignation submitted before the Constitutional Court;
p.(None): 2. permanent de facto inability to perform his duties caused by grave illness;
p.(None): 3. pursuant to Art. 103.
p.(None): 4. death;
p.(None): (2) In the cases referred to in items 1 and 2, the prerogatives of the President or Vice President shall be suspended upon the Constitutional Court’s establishing the existence
p.(None): of the respective circumstances;
p.(None): (3) In the cases referred to in para 1, the Vice President shall assume the duties of the President until the expiry of the term of office.
p.(None): (4) Should the Vice President be incapable of assuming the President's duties, the President's prerogatives shall be assumed by the Chairperson of the National Assembly until
p.(None): the election of a new President and Vice President. Elections for President and Vice President shall then be held within two months.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 98.
p.(None): The President of the Republic shall:
p.(None): 1. schedule the elections for a National Assembly and for the bodies of local self-government and shall set the date for national referendums pursuant to a resolution of the
p.(None): National Assembly;
p.(None): 2. address the nation and the National Assembly;
p.(None): 3. conclude international treaties in the circumstances established by the law;
p.(None): 4. promulgate the laws;
p.(None): 5. on a motion from the Council of Ministers, determine the borders of the administrative territorial units and their centers;
p.(None): 6. on a motion from the Council of Ministers, appoint and remove the heads of the Republic of Bulgaria's diplomatic and permanent missions at international organizations,
p.(None): and receive the credentials and the letters of recall of the foreign diplomatic representatives to this country;
p.(None): 7. appoint and remove from office other state officials, established by law;
p.(None): 8. award orders and medals;
p.(None): 9. grant, restore, relieve from and withdraw Bulgarian citizenship;
p.(None): 10. grant asylum;
p.(None): 11. exercise the right to pardon.
p.(None): 12. cancel uncollectible debts to the State;
p.(None): 13. name landmarks and communities of national importance;
p.(None): 14. inform the National Assembly on basic problems within his prerogatives.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 99.
p.(None): (1) Following consultations with the parliamentary groups, the President shall appoint the Prime Minister-designate nominated by the party holding the highest number of
p.(None): seats in the National Assembly to form a government.
p.(None): (2) Should the Prime Minister-designate fail to form a government within seven days, the President shall entrust this task to a Prime Minister-designate nominated by the
p.(None): second largest parliamentary group.
p.(None): (3) Should the new Prime Minister-designate also fail to form a government within the period established by the preceding paragraph, the President shall entrust the task to a
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p.(None): 1. a vote of no confidence in the Council of Ministers or the Prime Minister;
p.(None): 2. the resignation of the Council of Ministers or the Prime Minister;
p.(None): 3. death of the Prime Minister.
p.(None): (2) The Council of Ministers shall hand in its resignation before the newly elected National Assembly.
p.(None): (3) Should any of the above occur, the Council of Ministers shall continue to act until the election of a new Council of Ministers.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 112.
p.(None): (1) The Council of Ministers shall be free to ask the National Assembly's vote of con dence in its overall policy, its programme declaration, or on a speci c issue. A resolution
p.(None): shall require a majority of more than half of the votes of the National Assembly Members present.
p.(None): (2) Should the Council of Ministers fail to receive the requested vote of confidence, the Prime Minister shall hand in the government's resignation.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 113.
p.(None): (1) A member of the Council of Ministers shall not hold a post or engage in any activity incompatible with the status of a Member of the National Assembly.
p.(None): (2) The National Assembly shall be free to determine any other post or activity which a member of the Council of Ministers shall not hold or engage in.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 114.
p.(None): Pursuant to and in implementation of the laws, the Council of Ministers shall adopt decrees, ordinances and resolutions. The Council of Ministers shall drafts rules and
p.(None): regulations by decree.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 115.
p.(None): The ministers shall issue rules, regulations, instructions and orders.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 116.
p.(None): (1) State employees shall be the executors of the nation's will and interests. In the performance of their duty they shall be guided solely by the law and shall be politically
p.(None): neutral.
p.(None): (2) The conditions for the appointment and removal of state employees and the conditions on which they shall be free to belong to political parties and trade unions, as well as
p.(None): to exercise their right to strike shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Chapter six
p.(None): THE JUDICIARY
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 117.
p.(None): (1) The judiciary shall protect the rights and legitimate interests of all citizens, legal entities and the State.
p.(None): (2) The judiciary shall be independent. In the performance of their functions, all judges, court assessors, prosecutors and investigating magistrates shall be subservient only to
p.(None): the law.
p.(None): (3) The judiciary shall have an independent budget.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 118.
p.(None): All judicial power shall be exercised in the name of the people.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 119.
p.(None): (1) Justice shall be administered by the Supreme Court of Cassation, the Supreme Administrative Court, courts of appeal, regional courts, courts-martial and district courts.
p.(None): (2) Specialized courts may be set up by virtue of law.
p.(None): (3) There shall be no extraordinary courts.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 120.
p.(None): (1) The courts shall supervise the legality of the acts and actions of the administrative bodies.
p.(None): (2) Citizens and legal entities shall be free to challenge any administrative act which affects them, except those listed expressly by the laws.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 121.
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p.(None): (2) Spouses shall have equal rights and obligations in matrimony and the family.
p.(None): (3) The form of a marriage, the conditions and procedure for its conclusion and termination, and all private and material relations between the spouses shall be established by
p.(None): law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 47.
p.(None): (1) The raising and upbringing of children until they come of legal age shall be a right and obligation of their parents and shall be assisted by the State.
p.(None): (2) Mothers shall be the object of special protection on the part of the State and shall be guaranteed prenatal and postnatal leave, free obstetric care, alleviated working
p.(None): conditions and other social assistance.
p.(None): (3) Children born out of wedlock shall enjoy equal rights with those born in wedlock.
p.(None): (4) Abandoned children shall enjoy the protection of the State and society.
p.(None): (5) The conditions and procedure for the restriction or suspension of parental rights shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 48.
p.(None): (1) Citizens shall have the right to work. The State shall take care to provide conditions for the exercising of this right.
p.(None): (2) The State shall create conditions conducive to the exercising of the right to work by the physically or mentally handicapped.
p.(None): (3) Everyone shall be free to choose an occupation and place of work.
p.(None): (4) No one shall be compelled to do forced labour.
p.(None): (5) Workers and employees shall be entitled to healthy and non-hazardous working conditions, to guaranteed minimum pay and remuneration for the actual work performed,
p.(None): and to rest and leave, in accordance with conditions and procedures established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 49.
p.(None): (1) Workers and employees shall be free to form trade union organizations and alliances in defence of their interests related to work and social security.
p.(None): (2) Employers shall be free to associate in defence of their economic interests.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 50.
p.(None): Workers and employees shall have the right to strike in defence of their collective economic and social interests. This right shall be exercised in accordance with conditions and
p.(None): procedures established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 51.
p.(None): (1) Citizens shall have the right to social security and social assistance.
p.(None): (2) The State shall provide social security for the temporarily unemployed in accordance with conditions and procedures established by law.
p.(None): (3) The aged without relatives and unable to support themselves, as well as invalids and the socially weak shall receive special protection from the State and society.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 52.
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p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 94.
p.(None): The Vice President shall be elected at the same time and on the same ticket as the President, on the same conditions and by the same procedure.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 95.
p.(None): (1) The President and the Vice President shall be eligible for only one re-election to the same office.
p.(None): (2) The President and the Vice President shall not serve as Members of the National Assembly or engage in any other state, public or economic activity, nor shall they
p.(None): participate in the leadership of any political party.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 96.
p.(None): The President and the Vice President shall swear before the National Assembly the oath established by Art. 76 para 2.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 97.
p.(None): (1) The President's or Vice President's authority shall expire before the expiry of his term of office upon any of the following occurrences:
p.(None): 1. resignation submitted before the Constitutional Court;
p.(None): 2. permanent de facto inability to perform his duties caused by grave illness;
p.(None): 3. pursuant to Art. 103.
p.(None): 4. death;
p.(None): (2) In the cases referred to in items 1 and 2, the prerogatives of the President or Vice President shall be suspended upon the Constitutional Court’s establishing the existence
p.(None): of the respective circumstances;
p.(None): (3) In the cases referred to in para 1, the Vice President shall assume the duties of the President until the expiry of the term of office.
p.(None): (4) Should the Vice President be incapable of assuming the President's duties, the President's prerogatives shall be assumed by the Chairperson of the National Assembly until
p.(None): the election of a new President and Vice President. Elections for President and Vice President shall then be held within two months.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 98.
p.(None): The President of the Republic shall:
p.(None): 1. schedule the elections for a National Assembly and for the bodies of local self-government and shall set the date for national referendums pursuant to a resolution of the
p.(None): National Assembly;
p.(None): 2. address the nation and the National Assembly;
p.(None): 3. conclude international treaties in the circumstances established by the law;
p.(None): 4. promulgate the laws;
p.(None): 5. on a motion from the Council of Ministers, determine the borders of the administrative territorial units and their centers;
p.(None): 6. on a motion from the Council of Ministers, appoint and remove the heads of the Republic of Bulgaria's diplomatic and permanent missions at international organizations,
p.(None): and receive the credentials and the letters of recall of the foreign diplomatic representatives to this country;
p.(None): 7. appoint and remove from office other state officials, established by law;
p.(None): 8. award orders and medals;
p.(None): 9. grant, restore, relieve from and withdraw Bulgarian citizenship;
p.(None): 10. grant asylum;
p.(None): 11. exercise the right to pardon.
p.(None): 12. cancel uncollectible debts to the State;
p.(None): 13. name landmarks and communities of national importance;
p.(None): 14. inform the National Assembly on basic problems within his prerogatives.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 99.
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p.(None): conditions pertaining to their activity shall be established by law.
p.(None): (4) There shall be no political parties on ethnic, racial or religious lines, nor parties which seek the violent seizure of state power.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 12.
p.(None): (1) Associations of citizens shall serve to meet and safeguard their interests.
p.(None):
p.(None): (2) Associations, including trade unions, shall not pursue any political objectives, nor shall they engage in any political activity which is in the domain of the political parties.
p.(None): Art. 13.
p.(None): (1) The practicing of any religion shall be unrestricted.
p.(None): (2) Religious institutions shall be separate from the State.
p.(None): (3) Eastern Orthodox Christianity shall be considered the traditional religion in the Republic of Bulgaria.
p.(None): (4) Religious institutions and communities, and religious beliefs shall not be used to political ends.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 14.
p.(None): The family, motherhood and children shall enjoy the protection of the State and society.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 15.
p.(None): The Republic of Bulgaria shall ensure the protection and reproduction of the environment, the conservation of living Nature in all its variety, and the sensible utilization of the
p.(None): country's natural and other resources.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 16.
p.(None): Labour shall be guaranteed and protected by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 17.
p.(None): (1) The right to property and inheritance shall be guaranteed and protected by law.
p.(None): (2) Property shall be private and public.
p.(None): (3) Private property shall be inviolable.
p.(None): (4) The regime applying to the different units of State and municipal property shall be established by law.
p.(None): (5) Forcible expropriation of property in the name of State or municipal needs shall be e ected only by virtue of a law, provided that these needs cannot be otherwise met, and
p.(None): after fair compensation has been ensured in advance.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 18.
p.(None): (1) The State shall enjoy exclusive ownership rights over the underground resources; beaches and national thoroughfares, as well as over waters, forests and parks of national
p.(None): importance, and the natural and archaeological reserves established by law.
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p.(None): accordingly. The judicial authorities shall rule on the legality of a detention within the next 24 hours.
p.(None): (4) Everyone shall be entitled to legal counsel from the moment of detention or from the moment of being charged.
p.(None): (5) Everyone shall be entitled to meet his legal counsel in private. The confidentiality of such communication shall be inviolable.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 31.
p.(None): (1) Anyone charged with a crime shall be brought before a court within the time established by law.
p.(None): (2) No one shall be forced to plead guilty, and no one shall be convicted solely by virtue of confession.
p.(None): (3) A defendant shall be considered innocent until proven otherwise by a final verdict.
p.(None): (4) The rights of a defendant shall not be restricted beyond what is necessary for the purposes of a fair trial.
p.(None): (5) Prisoners shall be kept in conditions conducive to the exercise of those of their fundamental rights which are not restricted by virtue of their sentence.
p.(None): (6) Prison sentences shall be served only at the facilities established by law.
p.(None): (7) There shall be no limitation to the prosecution and the execution of a sentence for crimes against peace and humanity.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 32.
p.(None): (1) The privacy of citizens shall be inviolable. Everyone shall be entitled to protection against any unlawful interference in his private or family a airs and against
p.(None): encroachments on his honour, dignity and reputation.
p.(None): (2) No one shall be followed, photographed, lmed, recorded or subjected to any other similar activity without his knowledge or despite his express disapproval, except when
p.(None): such actions are permitted by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 33.
p.(None): (1) The home shall be inviolable. No one shall enter or stay inside a home without its occupant's consent, except in the cases expressly stipulated by law.
p.(None): (2) Entry or stay inside a home without the consent of its occupant or without the judicial authorities' permission shall be allowed only for the purposes of preventing an
p.(None): immediately impending crime or a crime in progress, for the capture of a criminal, or in extreme necessity.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 34.
p.(None): (1) The freedom and confidentiality of correspondence and all other communications shall be inviolable.
p.(None): (2) Exceptions to this provision shall be allowed only with the permission of the judicial authorities for the purpose of discovering or preventing a grave crime.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 35.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall be free to choose a place of residence and shall have the right to freedom of movement in the territory of the country and to leave the country. This right
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p.(None): regulated by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 43.
p.(None): (1) All citizens shall have the right to peaceful and unarmed assembly for meetings and demonstrations.
p.(None): (2) The procedure for the organizing and holding of meetings and demonstrations shall be established by law.
p.(None): (3) No notice to the municipal authorities shall be required for meetings held indoors.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 44.
p.(None): (1) All citizens shall be free to associate.
p.(None): (2) The organization/s activity shall not be contrary to the country's sovereignty and national integrity, or the unity of the nation, nor shall it incite racial, national, ethnic or
p.(None): religious enmity or an encroachment on the rights and freedoms of citizens; no organization shall establish clandestine or paramilitary structures or shall seek to attain its
p.(None): aims through violence.
p.(None): (3) The law shall establish which organizations shall be subject to registration, the procedure for their termination, and their relationships with the State.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 45.
p.(None): All citizens shall have the right to lodge complaints, proposals and petitions with the state authorities.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 46.
p.(None): (1) Matrimony shall be a free union between a man and a woman. Only a civil marriage shall be legal.
p.(None): (2) Spouses shall have equal rights and obligations in matrimony and the family.
p.(None): (3) The form of a marriage, the conditions and procedure for its conclusion and termination, and all private and material relations between the spouses shall be established by
p.(None): law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 47.
p.(None): (1) The raising and upbringing of children until they come of legal age shall be a right and obligation of their parents and shall be assisted by the State.
p.(None): (2) Mothers shall be the object of special protection on the part of the State and shall be guaranteed prenatal and postnatal leave, free obstetric care, alleviated working
p.(None): conditions and other social assistance.
p.(None): (3) Children born out of wedlock shall enjoy equal rights with those born in wedlock.
p.(None): (4) Abandoned children shall enjoy the protection of the State and society.
p.(None): (5) The conditions and procedure for the restriction or suspension of parental rights shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 48.
p.(None): (1) Citizens shall have the right to work. The State shall take care to provide conditions for the exercising of this right.
p.(None): (2) The State shall create conditions conducive to the exercising of the right to work by the physically or mentally handicapped.
p.(None): (3) Everyone shall be free to choose an occupation and place of work.
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p.(None): (4) Should none of the candidates for President be elected, a second round vote shall be held within seven days between the two top candidates. The winner shall be the
p.(None): candidate who wins the majority of the vote.
p.(None): (5) A presidential election shall be held not earlier than three months and not later than two months before the expiry of the term of office of the incumbent President.
p.(None): (6) The Constitutional Court shall rule upon any challenge to the legality of a presidential election no later than one month after the election.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 94.
p.(None): The Vice President shall be elected at the same time and on the same ticket as the President, on the same conditions and by the same procedure.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 95.
p.(None): (1) The President and the Vice President shall be eligible for only one re-election to the same office.
p.(None): (2) The President and the Vice President shall not serve as Members of the National Assembly or engage in any other state, public or economic activity, nor shall they
p.(None): participate in the leadership of any political party.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 96.
p.(None): The President and the Vice President shall swear before the National Assembly the oath established by Art. 76 para 2.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 97.
p.(None): (1) The President's or Vice President's authority shall expire before the expiry of his term of office upon any of the following occurrences:
p.(None): 1. resignation submitted before the Constitutional Court;
p.(None): 2. permanent de facto inability to perform his duties caused by grave illness;
p.(None): 3. pursuant to Art. 103.
p.(None): 4. death;
p.(None): (2) In the cases referred to in items 1 and 2, the prerogatives of the President or Vice President shall be suspended upon the Constitutional Court’s establishing the existence
p.(None): of the respective circumstances;
p.(None): (3) In the cases referred to in para 1, the Vice President shall assume the duties of the President until the expiry of the term of office.
p.(None): (4) Should the Vice President be incapable of assuming the President's duties, the President's prerogatives shall be assumed by the Chairperson of the National Assembly until
p.(None): the election of a new President and Vice President. Elections for President and Vice President shall then be held within two months.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 98.
p.(None): The President of the Republic shall:
p.(None): 1. schedule the elections for a National Assembly and for the bodies of local self-government and shall set the date for national referendums pursuant to a resolution of the
p.(None): National Assembly;
p.(None): 2. address the nation and the National Assembly;
p.(None): 3. conclude international treaties in the circumstances established by the law;
p.(None): 4. promulgate the laws;
p.(None): 5. on a motion from the Council of Ministers, determine the borders of the administrative territorial units and their centers;
p.(None): 6. on a motion from the Council of Ministers, appoint and remove the heads of the Republic of Bulgaria's diplomatic and permanent missions at international organizations,
p.(None): and receive the credentials and the letters of recall of the foreign diplomatic representatives to this country;
p.(None): 7. appoint and remove from office other state officials, established by law;
p.(None): 8. award orders and medals;
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p.(None): (2) This right shall not be used to the detriment of the rights and reputation of others, or for the incitement of a forcible change of the constitutionally established order, the
p.(None): perpetration of a crime, or the incitement of enmity or violence against anyone.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 40.
p.(None): (1) The press and the other mass information media shall be free and shall not be subjected to censorship.
p.(None): (2) An injunction on or a con scation of printed matter or another information medium shall be allowed only through an act of the judicial authorities in the case of an
p.(None): encroachment on public decency or incitement of a forcible change of the constitutionally established order, the perpetration of a crime, or the incitement of violence against
p.(None): anyone. An injunction suspension shall lose force if not followed by a confiscation within 24 hours.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 41.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall be entitled to seek, obtain and disseminate information. This right shall not be exercised to the detriment of the rights and reputation of others, or to the
p.(None): detriment of national security, public order, public health and morality.
p.(None): (2) Everyone shall be entitled to obtain information from state bodies and agencies on any matter of legitimate interest to them which is not a state or o cial secret and does
p.(None): not affect the rights of others.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 42.
p.(None): (1) Every citizen above the age of 18, with the exception of those placed under judicial interdiction or serving a prison sentence, shall be free to elect state and local authorities
p.(None): and vote in referendums.
p.(None): (2) The organization and procedure for the holding of elections and referendums shall be established by law.
p.(None): (3) (new, SG 18/05) The elections for Members of the European Parliament and the participation of European Union citizens in the elections for local authorities shall be
p.(None): regulated by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 43.
p.(None): (1) All citizens shall have the right to peaceful and unarmed assembly for meetings and demonstrations.
p.(None): (2) The procedure for the organizing and holding of meetings and demonstrations shall be established by law.
p.(None): (3) No notice to the municipal authorities shall be required for meetings held indoors.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 44.
p.(None): (1) All citizens shall be free to associate.
p.(None): (2) The organization/s activity shall not be contrary to the country's sovereignty and national integrity, or the unity of the nation, nor shall it incite racial, national, ethnic or
p.(None): religious enmity or an encroachment on the rights and freedoms of citizens; no organization shall establish clandestine or paramilitary structures or shall seek to attain its
p.(None): aims through violence.
p.(None): (3) The law shall establish which organizations shall be subject to registration, the procedure for their termination, and their relationships with the State.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 45.
p.(None): All citizens shall have the right to lodge complaints, proposals and petitions with the state authorities.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 46.
p.(None): (1) Matrimony shall be a free union between a man and a woman. Only a civil marriage shall be legal.
p.(None): (2) Spouses shall have equal rights and obligations in matrimony and the family.
p.(None): (3) The form of a marriage, the conditions and procedure for its conclusion and termination, and all private and material relations between the spouses shall be established by
p.(None): law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 47.
p.(None): (1) The raising and upbringing of children until they come of legal age shall be a right and obligation of their parents and shall be assisted by the State.
p.(None): (2) Mothers shall be the object of special protection on the part of the State and shall be guaranteed prenatal and postnatal leave, free obstetric care, alleviated working
p.(None): conditions and other social assistance.
p.(None): (3) Children born out of wedlock shall enjoy equal rights with those born in wedlock.
p.(None): (4) Abandoned children shall enjoy the protection of the State and society.
p.(None): (5) The conditions and procedure for the restriction or suspension of parental rights shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 48.
p.(None): (1) Citizens shall have the right to work. The State shall take care to provide conditions for the exercising of this right.
p.(None): (2) The State shall create conditions conducive to the exercising of the right to work by the physically or mentally handicapped.
p.(None): (3) Everyone shall be free to choose an occupation and place of work.
p.(None): (4) No one shall be compelled to do forced labour.
p.(None): (5) Workers and employees shall be entitled to healthy and non-hazardous working conditions, to guaranteed minimum pay and remuneration for the actual work performed,
p.(None): and to rest and leave, in accordance with conditions and procedures established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 49.
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p.(None): procedures established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 51.
p.(None): (1) Citizens shall have the right to social security and social assistance.
p.(None): (2) The State shall provide social security for the temporarily unemployed in accordance with conditions and procedures established by law.
p.(None): (3) The aged without relatives and unable to support themselves, as well as invalids and the socially weak shall receive special protection from the State and society.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 52.
p.(None): (1) Citizens shall have the right to medical insurance guaranteeing them a ordable medical care, and to free medical care in accordance with conditions and procedures
p.(None): established by law.
p.(None): (2) Medical care shall be nanced from the state budget, by employers, through private and collective health-insurance schemes, and from other sources in accordance with
p.(None): conditions and procedures established by law.
p.(None): (3) The State shall protect the health of all citizens and shall promote the development of sports and tourism.
p.(None): (4) No one shall be subjected to forcible medical treatment or sanitary measures except in circumstances established by law.
p.(None): (5) The State shall exercise control over all medical facilities and over the production and trade in pharmaceuticals, biologically active substances and medical equipment.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 53.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall have the right to education.
p.(None): (2) School attendance up to the age of 16 shall be compulsory.
p.(None): (3) Primary and secondary education in state and municipal schools shall be free. In circumstances established by law, the higher educational establishments shall provide
p.(None): education free of charge.
p.(None): (4) Higher educational establishments shall enjoy academic autonomy.
p.(None): (5) Citizens and organizations shall be free to found schools in accordance with conditions and procedures established by law. The education they provide shall t the
p.(None): requirements of the State.
p.(None): (6) The State shall promote education by opening and nancing schools, by supporting capable school and university students, and by providing opportunities for occupational
p.(None): training and retraining. It shall exercise control over all kinds and levels of schooling.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 54.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall have the right to avail himself of the national and universal human cultural values and to develop his own culture in accordance with his ethnic self-
p.(None): identification, which shall be recognized and guaranteed by the law.
p.(None): (2) Artistic, scientific and technological creativity shall be recognized and guaranteed by the law.
p.(None): (3) The State shall protect all inventors' rights, copyrights and related rights.
p.(None):
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p.(None): gravity and shall be punished with all the severity of the law.
p.(None): (2) (Amend. - SG 12/07, in force from 1 January 2008) The training of the citizens to defend the country shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 60.
p.(None): (1) Citizens shall pay taxes and duties established by law proportionately to their income and property.
p.(None): (2) Any tax concession or surtax shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 61.
p.(None): Citizens shall assist the State and society in the case of a natural or other disaster, on conditions and in a manner established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Chapter three
p.(None): NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 62.
p.(None): (1) (Prev. text of art. 62- SG 12/07) The National Assembly shall be vested with the legislative authority and shall exercise parliamentary control.
p.(None): (2) (New - SG 12/07) The National Assembly shall have an independent budget.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 63.
p.(None): The National Assembly shall consist of 240 members.
p.(None): Art. 64.
p.(None): (1) The National Assembly shall be elected for a term of four years.
p.(None): (2) In case of war, armed hostilities or another state of emergency occurring during or after the expiry of the National Assembly's term, its mandate shall be extended until the
p.(None): expiry of the circumstances.
p.(None): (3) Elections for a new National Assembly shall be held within two months from the expiry of the mandate of the preceding one.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 65.
p.(None): (1) Eligible for election to the National Assembly shall be any Bulgarian citizen who does not hold another citizenship, is above the age of 21, is not under a judicial interdiction,
p.(None): and is not serving a prison sentence.
p.(None): (2) A candidate for a National Assembly seat who is in civil service shall suspend its performance upon the registration of his candidacy.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 66.
p.(None): The legitimacy of an election may be contested before the Constitutional Court by a procedure established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 67.
p.(None): (1) Members of the National Assembly shall represent not only their constituencies but the entire nation. No Member shall be held to a mandatory mandate.
p.(None): (2) Members of the National Assembly shall act on the basis of the Constitution and the laws and in accordance with their conscience and convictions.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 68.
p.(None): (1) A Member of the National Assembly shall not occupy another state post, nor shall engage in any other activity which the law de nes as incompatible with the status of a
p.(None): Member of the National Assembly.
p.(None): (2) A Member of the National Assembly elected as a minister shall cease to serve as a Member during his term of o ce as a minister. During that period, he shall be
p.(None): substituted in the National Assembly in a manner established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 69.
p.(None): Members of the National Assembly shall not be held criminally liable for their opinions or votes in the National Assembly.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 70.
p.(None): (1) (prev. text of art. 70 amend., SG 27/06) A Member of the National Assembly shall be immune from detention or criminal prosecution except for the perpetration of an
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p.(None): within six months.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 90.
p.(None): (1) Members of the National Assembly shall have the right to address questions and interpellations to the Council of Ministers and to individual ministers, who shall be
p.(None): obligated to respond.
p.(None): (2) A motion by one-fifth of the Members of the National Assembly shall be required to turn an interpellation into a debate on which a resolution shall be passed.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 91.
p.(None): (1) The National Assembly shall establish a National Audit Office to supervise the implementation of the budget.
p.(None): (2) The organization, authority and procedures by which the National Audit Office shall act shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 91a.
p.(None): (new, SG 27/06) (1) The National Assembly shall elect an Ombudsman, who shall defend the rights and freedoms of the citizens.
p.(None): (2) The powers and activities of the Ombudsman shall be regulated by a law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Chapter four
p.(None): PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 92.
p.(None): (1) The President shall be the head of State. He shall embody the unity of the nation and shall represent the State in its international relations.
p.(None): (2) The President shall be assisted in his actions by a Vice President.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 93.
p.(None): (1) The President shall be elected directly by the voters for a period of five years by a procedure established by law.
p.(None): (2) Eligible for President shall be any natural-born Bulga-rian citizen over 40 years of age and quali ed to be elected to the National Assembly, who has resided in the country
p.(None): for the five years preceding the election.
p.(None): (3) To be elected, a candidate shall require more than one-half of the valid ballots, provided that more than half of all eligible voters have cast their ballots in the election.
p.(None): (4) Should none of the candidates for President be elected, a second round vote shall be held within seven days between the two top candidates. The winner shall be the
p.(None): candidate who wins the majority of the vote.
p.(None): (5) A presidential election shall be held not earlier than three months and not later than two months before the expiry of the term of office of the incumbent President.
p.(None): (6) The Constitutional Court shall rule upon any challenge to the legality of a presidential election no later than one month after the election.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 94.
p.(None): The Vice President shall be elected at the same time and on the same ticket as the President, on the same conditions and by the same procedure.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 95.
p.(None): (1) The President and the Vice President shall be eligible for only one re-election to the same office.
p.(None): (2) The President and the Vice President shall not serve as Members of the National Assembly or engage in any other state, public or economic activity, nor shall they
p.(None): participate in the leadership of any political party.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 96.
p.(None): The President and the Vice President shall swear before the National Assembly the oath established by Art. 76 para 2.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 97.
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p.(None): 4. (prev. item 2 SG 27/06) by overseeing the enforcement of penalties and other measures of compulsion; 5. (prev. item 3 SG 27/06) by acting for the rescission of all inlawful
p.(None): acts;
p.(None): 6. (prev. item 4 SG 27/06) by taking part in civil and administrative suits whenever required to do so by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 128.
p.(None): (amend., SG 27/06) The investigating magistracy shall be within the system of the judiciary. They shall conduct investigation of criminal cases where it is prescribed by the law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 129.
p.(None): (1) (Suppl., SG 100/15) Judges, prosecutors and investigating magistrates shall be appointed, promoted, demoted, transferred and released from o ce by the Judges’ College
p.(None): and by the Prosecutors’ College of the Supreme Judicial Council respectively.
p.(None): (2) (Suppl., SG 100/15) The Chairman of the Supreme Court of Cassation, the Chairman of the Supreme Administrative Court and the Prosecutor General shall be appointed
p.(None): and released by the President of the Republic upon a proposal by the Plenary of the Supreme Judicial Council for a term of seven years and shall not be eligible for a second
p.(None): term in office. The President shall not deny an appointment or release upon a repeated proposal.
p.(None): (3) (Amend., SG 85/03, Suppl., SG, 100/15) Having completed a ve year term of o ce as a judge, prosecutor or investigating magistrate, and upon attestation, by decision of
p.(None): the Judges’ College and the Prosecutors’ College of the Supreme Judicial Council respectively, the judges, prosecutors and investigating magistrates shall become irremovable.
p.(None): They, including the persons referred to in para 2 shall be released from office only upon:
p.(None): 1. completion of 65 years of age;
p.(None): 2. resignation;
p.(None): 3. judgment which has the force of res judicata for a penalty of deprivation of liberty for an intentionally committed criminal offence;
p.(None): 4. permanent de facto inability to perform their duties for more than a year;
p.(None): 5. serious infringement or systematic neglect of their official duties, as well as actions damaging the prestige of the judiciary.
p.(None): (4) (new, SG 85/03, declared unconstitutional by Constitutional Court Judgment No. 7/2006 - SG 78/ 2006)
p.(None): ________________________________________
p.(None): In the cases under para 3, item 5, the Chairman of the Supreme Court of Cassation, the Chairman of the Supreme Administrative Court and the Prosecutor General shall be
p.(None): removed from o ce by the President of the Republic, also upon proposal of one-fourth of the Members of the National Assembly, adopted by a two-thirds majority of the
p.(None): Members of the National Assembly. The President shall not deny the removal upon a repeated proposal.
p.(None): ________________________________________
p.(None): (5) (new, SG 85/03, prev. para 4 SG 27/06) In cases of removal from o ce under para 3, items 2 and 4, the acquired irremovably shall be restored upon subsequent
p.(None): appointment to the office of a judge, prosecutor or investigating magistrate.
p.(None): (6) (new, SG 85/03, in force from January 1, 2004, prev. para 5 SG 27/06)) The heads of the judicial bodies, except for those referred to in para 2, shall be appointed for a period
p.(None): of 5 years and are eligible for a second mandate.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 130.
p.(None): (1) The Supreme Judicial Council shall consist of 25 members. Sitting on it ex o cio shall be the Chairman of the Supreme Court of Cassation, the Chairman of the Supreme
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p.(None): conditions pertaining to their activity shall be established by law.
p.(None): (4) There shall be no political parties on ethnic, racial or religious lines, nor parties which seek the violent seizure of state power.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 12.
p.(None): (1) Associations of citizens shall serve to meet and safeguard their interests.
p.(None):
p.(None): (2) Associations, including trade unions, shall not pursue any political objectives, nor shall they engage in any political activity which is in the domain of the political parties.
p.(None): Art. 13.
p.(None): (1) The practicing of any religion shall be unrestricted.
p.(None): (2) Religious institutions shall be separate from the State.
p.(None): (3) Eastern Orthodox Christianity shall be considered the traditional religion in the Republic of Bulgaria.
p.(None): (4) Religious institutions and communities, and religious beliefs shall not be used to political ends.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 14.
p.(None): The family, motherhood and children shall enjoy the protection of the State and society.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 15.
p.(None): The Republic of Bulgaria shall ensure the protection and reproduction of the environment, the conservation of living Nature in all its variety, and the sensible utilization of the
p.(None): country's natural and other resources.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 16.
p.(None): Labour shall be guaranteed and protected by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 17.
p.(None): (1) The right to property and inheritance shall be guaranteed and protected by law.
p.(None): (2) Property shall be private and public.
p.(None): (3) Private property shall be inviolable.
p.(None): (4) The regime applying to the different units of State and municipal property shall be established by law.
p.(None): (5) Forcible expropriation of property in the name of State or municipal needs shall be e ected only by virtue of a law, provided that these needs cannot be otherwise met, and
p.(None): after fair compensation has been ensured in advance.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 18.
p.(None): (1) The State shall enjoy exclusive ownership rights over the underground resources; beaches and national thoroughfares, as well as over waters, forests and parks of national
p.(None): importance, and the natural and archaeological reserves established by law.
p.(None): (2) The State shall exercise sovereign rights in prospecting, developing, utilizing, protecting and managing the continental shelf and the exclusive o -shore economic zone, and
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p.(None): (3) No notice to the municipal authorities shall be required for meetings held indoors.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 44.
p.(None): (1) All citizens shall be free to associate.
p.(None): (2) The organization/s activity shall not be contrary to the country's sovereignty and national integrity, or the unity of the nation, nor shall it incite racial, national, ethnic or
p.(None): religious enmity or an encroachment on the rights and freedoms of citizens; no organization shall establish clandestine or paramilitary structures or shall seek to attain its
p.(None): aims through violence.
p.(None): (3) The law shall establish which organizations shall be subject to registration, the procedure for their termination, and their relationships with the State.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 45.
p.(None): All citizens shall have the right to lodge complaints, proposals and petitions with the state authorities.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 46.
p.(None): (1) Matrimony shall be a free union between a man and a woman. Only a civil marriage shall be legal.
p.(None): (2) Spouses shall have equal rights and obligations in matrimony and the family.
p.(None): (3) The form of a marriage, the conditions and procedure for its conclusion and termination, and all private and material relations between the spouses shall be established by
p.(None): law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 47.
p.(None): (1) The raising and upbringing of children until they come of legal age shall be a right and obligation of their parents and shall be assisted by the State.
p.(None): (2) Mothers shall be the object of special protection on the part of the State and shall be guaranteed prenatal and postnatal leave, free obstetric care, alleviated working
p.(None): conditions and other social assistance.
p.(None): (3) Children born out of wedlock shall enjoy equal rights with those born in wedlock.
p.(None): (4) Abandoned children shall enjoy the protection of the State and society.
p.(None): (5) The conditions and procedure for the restriction or suspension of parental rights shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 48.
p.(None): (1) Citizens shall have the right to work. The State shall take care to provide conditions for the exercising of this right.
p.(None): (2) The State shall create conditions conducive to the exercising of the right to work by the physically or mentally handicapped.
p.(None): (3) Everyone shall be free to choose an occupation and place of work.
p.(None): (4) No one shall be compelled to do forced labour.
p.(None): (5) Workers and employees shall be entitled to healthy and non-hazardous working conditions, to guaranteed minimum pay and remuneration for the actual work performed,
p.(None): and to rest and leave, in accordance with conditions and procedures established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 49.
p.(None): (1) Workers and employees shall be free to form trade union organizations and alliances in defence of their interests related to work and social security.
p.(None): (2) Employers shall be free to associate in defence of their economic interests.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 50.
p.(None): Workers and employees shall have the right to strike in defence of their collective economic and social interests. This right shall be exercised in accordance with conditions and
p.(None): procedures established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 51.
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p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 4.
p.(None): (1) The Republic of Bulgaria shall be a State governed by the rule of law. It shall be governed by the Constitution and the laws of the country.
p.(None): (2) The Republic of Bulgaria shall guarantee the life, dignity and rights of the individual and shall create conditions conducive to the free development of the individual and of
p.(None): civil society.
p.(None): (3) (new, SG 18/05) Republic of Bulgaria shall participate in the building and development of the European Union.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 5.
p.(None): (1) The Constitution shall be the supreme law, and no other law shall contravene it.
p.(None): (2) The provisions of the Constitution shall apply directly.
p.(None): (3) No one shall be convicted for action or inaction which at the time it was committed, did not constitute a crime.
p.(None): (4) International treaties which have been rati ed in accordance with the constitutional procedure, promulgated and having come into force with respect to the Republic of
p.(None): Bulgaria, shall be part of the legislation of the State. They shall have primacy over any conflicting provision of the domestic legislation.
p.(None): (5) All legislative acts shall be promulgated and shall come into force three days after the date of their publication unless otherwise envisaged by the acts themselves.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 6.
p.(None): (1) All persons are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
p.(None): (2) All citizens* shall be equal before the law. There shall be no privileges or restriction of rights on the
p.(None): grounds of race, national or social origin, ethnic self-identity, sex, religion, education, opinion, political affiliation, personal or social status or property status.
p.(None): ________________________________________
p.(None): * The term "citizens" refers to all individuals to whom this Constitution applies.
p.(None): ________________________________________
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 7.
p.(None): The State shall be held liable for any damages caused by unlawful acts or actions on the part of its agencies and officials.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 8.
p.(None): The power of the State shall be divided between legislative, executive and judicial branches.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 9.
p.(None): (1) (Prev. text of art. 9- SG 12/07, in force from 1 January 2008) The armed forces shall guarantee the sovereignty, security and independence of the country and shall defend
p.(None): its territorial integrity.
p.(None): (2) (New-SG 12/07, in force from 1 January 2008) The activity of the armed forces shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 10.
p.(None): All elections, and national and local referendums shall be held on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 11.
p.(None): (1) Political activity in the Republic of Bulgaria shall be founded on the principle of political pluralism.
p.(None): (2) No political party or ideology shall be proclaimed or affirmed as a party or ideology of the State.
p.(None): (3) All parties shall facilitate the formation and expression of the citizens' political will. The procedure applying to the formation and dissolution of political parties and the
p.(None): conditions pertaining to their activity shall be established by law.
p.(None): (4) There shall be no political parties on ethnic, racial or religious lines, nor parties which seek the violent seizure of state power.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 12.
p.(None): (1) Associations of citizens shall serve to meet and safeguard their interests.
p.(None):
p.(None): (2) Associations, including trade unions, shall not pursue any political objectives, nor shall they engage in any political activity which is in the domain of the political parties.
p.(None): Art. 13.
p.(None): (1) The practicing of any religion shall be unrestricted.
p.(None): (2) Religious institutions shall be separate from the State.
p.(None): (3) Eastern Orthodox Christianity shall be considered the traditional religion in the Republic of Bulgaria.
p.(None): (4) Religious institutions and communities, and religious beliefs shall not be used to political ends.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 14.
p.(None): The family, motherhood and children shall enjoy the protection of the State and society.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 15.
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p.(None): detriment of national security, public order, public health and morality.
p.(None): (2) Everyone shall be entitled to obtain information from state bodies and agencies on any matter of legitimate interest to them which is not a state or o cial secret and does
p.(None): not affect the rights of others.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 42.
p.(None): (1) Every citizen above the age of 18, with the exception of those placed under judicial interdiction or serving a prison sentence, shall be free to elect state and local authorities
p.(None): and vote in referendums.
p.(None): (2) The organization and procedure for the holding of elections and referendums shall be established by law.
p.(None): (3) (new, SG 18/05) The elections for Members of the European Parliament and the participation of European Union citizens in the elections for local authorities shall be
p.(None): regulated by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 43.
p.(None): (1) All citizens shall have the right to peaceful and unarmed assembly for meetings and demonstrations.
p.(None): (2) The procedure for the organizing and holding of meetings and demonstrations shall be established by law.
p.(None): (3) No notice to the municipal authorities shall be required for meetings held indoors.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 44.
p.(None): (1) All citizens shall be free to associate.
p.(None): (2) The organization/s activity shall not be contrary to the country's sovereignty and national integrity, or the unity of the nation, nor shall it incite racial, national, ethnic or
p.(None): religious enmity or an encroachment on the rights and freedoms of citizens; no organization shall establish clandestine or paramilitary structures or shall seek to attain its
p.(None): aims through violence.
p.(None): (3) The law shall establish which organizations shall be subject to registration, the procedure for their termination, and their relationships with the State.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 45.
p.(None): All citizens shall have the right to lodge complaints, proposals and petitions with the state authorities.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 46.
p.(None): (1) Matrimony shall be a free union between a man and a woman. Only a civil marriage shall be legal.
p.(None): (2) Spouses shall have equal rights and obligations in matrimony and the family.
p.(None): (3) The form of a marriage, the conditions and procedure for its conclusion and termination, and all private and material relations between the spouses shall be established by
p.(None): law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 47.
p.(None): (1) The raising and upbringing of children until they come of legal age shall be a right and obligation of their parents and shall be assisted by the State.
p.(None): (2) Mothers shall be the object of special protection on the part of the State and shall be guaranteed prenatal and postnatal leave, free obstetric care, alleviated working
p.(None): conditions and other social assistance.
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p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 53.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall have the right to education.
p.(None): (2) School attendance up to the age of 16 shall be compulsory.
p.(None): (3) Primary and secondary education in state and municipal schools shall be free. In circumstances established by law, the higher educational establishments shall provide
p.(None): education free of charge.
p.(None): (4) Higher educational establishments shall enjoy academic autonomy.
p.(None): (5) Citizens and organizations shall be free to found schools in accordance with conditions and procedures established by law. The education they provide shall t the
p.(None): requirements of the State.
p.(None): (6) The State shall promote education by opening and nancing schools, by supporting capable school and university students, and by providing opportunities for occupational
p.(None): training and retraining. It shall exercise control over all kinds and levels of schooling.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 54.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall have the right to avail himself of the national and universal human cultural values and to develop his own culture in accordance with his ethnic self-
p.(None): identification, which shall be recognized and guaranteed by the law.
p.(None): (2) Artistic, scientific and technological creativity shall be recognized and guaranteed by the law.
p.(None): (3) The State shall protect all inventors' rights, copyrights and related rights.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 55.
p.(None): Everyone shall have the right to a healthy and favorable environment corresponding to established standards and norms. They shall protect the environment.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 56.
p.(None): Everyone shall have the right to legal defence whenever his rights or legitimate interests are violated or endangered. He shall have the right to be accompanied by legal
p.(None): counsel when appearing before an agency of the State.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 57.
p.(None): (1) The fundamental civil rights shall be irrevocable.
p.(None): (2) Rights shall not be abused, nor shall they be exercised to the detriment of the rights or the legitimate interests of others.
p.(None): (3) Following a proclamation of war, martial law or a state of emergency the exercise of individual civil rights may be temporarily curtailed by law, except for the rights
p.(None): established by Art. 28, Art. 29, Art. 31 paras 1, 2 and 3, Art. 32 para 1, and Art. 37.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 58.
p.(None): (1) All citizens shall observe and implement the Constitution and the laws. They shall respect the rights and the legitimate interests of others.
p.(None): (2) Obligations established by the Constitution and the law shall not be defaulted upon on grounds of religious or other convictions.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 59.
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p.(None): (1) Everyone shall be entitled to personal freedom and inviolability.
p.(None): (2) No one shall be detained or subjected to inspection, search or any other infringement of his personal inviolability except on the conditions and in a manner established by
p.(None): law.
p.(None): (3) The State authorities shall be free to detain citizens only in the urgent circumstances expressly stipulated by law, and shall immediately advise the judicial authorities
p.(None): accordingly. The judicial authorities shall rule on the legality of a detention within the next 24 hours.
p.(None): (4) Everyone shall be entitled to legal counsel from the moment of detention or from the moment of being charged.
p.(None): (5) Everyone shall be entitled to meet his legal counsel in private. The confidentiality of such communication shall be inviolable.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 31.
p.(None): (1) Anyone charged with a crime shall be brought before a court within the time established by law.
p.(None): (2) No one shall be forced to plead guilty, and no one shall be convicted solely by virtue of confession.
p.(None): (3) A defendant shall be considered innocent until proven otherwise by a final verdict.
p.(None): (4) The rights of a defendant shall not be restricted beyond what is necessary for the purposes of a fair trial.
p.(None): (5) Prisoners shall be kept in conditions conducive to the exercise of those of their fundamental rights which are not restricted by virtue of their sentence.
p.(None): (6) Prison sentences shall be served only at the facilities established by law.
p.(None): (7) There shall be no limitation to the prosecution and the execution of a sentence for crimes against peace and humanity.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 32.
p.(None): (1) The privacy of citizens shall be inviolable. Everyone shall be entitled to protection against any unlawful interference in his private or family a airs and against
p.(None): encroachments on his honour, dignity and reputation.
p.(None): (2) No one shall be followed, photographed, lmed, recorded or subjected to any other similar activity without his knowledge or despite his express disapproval, except when
p.(None): such actions are permitted by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 33.
p.(None): (1) The home shall be inviolable. No one shall enter or stay inside a home without its occupant's consent, except in the cases expressly stipulated by law.
p.(None): (2) Entry or stay inside a home without the consent of its occupant or without the judicial authorities' permission shall be allowed only for the purposes of preventing an
p.(None): immediately impending crime or a crime in progress, for the capture of a criminal, or in extreme necessity.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 34.
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p.(None): (2) This right shall not be used to the detriment of the rights and reputation of others, or for the incitement of a forcible change of the constitutionally established order, the
p.(None): perpetration of a crime, or the incitement of enmity or violence against anyone.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 40.
p.(None): (1) The press and the other mass information media shall be free and shall not be subjected to censorship.
p.(None): (2) An injunction on or a con scation of printed matter or another information medium shall be allowed only through an act of the judicial authorities in the case of an
p.(None): encroachment on public decency or incitement of a forcible change of the constitutionally established order, the perpetration of a crime, or the incitement of violence against
p.(None): anyone. An injunction suspension shall lose force if not followed by a confiscation within 24 hours.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 41.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall be entitled to seek, obtain and disseminate information. This right shall not be exercised to the detriment of the rights and reputation of others, or to the
p.(None): detriment of national security, public order, public health and morality.
p.(None): (2) Everyone shall be entitled to obtain information from state bodies and agencies on any matter of legitimate interest to them which is not a state or o cial secret and does
p.(None): not affect the rights of others.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 42.
p.(None): (1) Every citizen above the age of 18, with the exception of those placed under judicial interdiction or serving a prison sentence, shall be free to elect state and local authorities
p.(None): and vote in referendums.
p.(None): (2) The organization and procedure for the holding of elections and referendums shall be established by law.
p.(None): (3) (new, SG 18/05) The elections for Members of the European Parliament and the participation of European Union citizens in the elections for local authorities shall be
p.(None): regulated by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 43.
p.(None): (1) All citizens shall have the right to peaceful and unarmed assembly for meetings and demonstrations.
p.(None): (2) The procedure for the organizing and holding of meetings and demonstrations shall be established by law.
p.(None): (3) No notice to the municipal authorities shall be required for meetings held indoors.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 44.
p.(None): (1) All citizens shall be free to associate.
p.(None): (2) The organization/s activity shall not be contrary to the country's sovereignty and national integrity, or the unity of the nation, nor shall it incite racial, national, ethnic or
p.(None): religious enmity or an encroachment on the rights and freedoms of citizens; no organization shall establish clandestine or paramilitary structures or shall seek to attain its
p.(None): aims through violence.
p.(None): (3) The law shall establish which organizations shall be subject to registration, the procedure for their termination, and their relationships with the State.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 45.
p.(None): All citizens shall have the right to lodge complaints, proposals and petitions with the state authorities.
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p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 60.
p.(None): (1) Citizens shall pay taxes and duties established by law proportionately to their income and property.
p.(None): (2) Any tax concession or surtax shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 61.
p.(None): Citizens shall assist the State and society in the case of a natural or other disaster, on conditions and in a manner established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Chapter three
p.(None): NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 62.
p.(None): (1) (Prev. text of art. 62- SG 12/07) The National Assembly shall be vested with the legislative authority and shall exercise parliamentary control.
p.(None): (2) (New - SG 12/07) The National Assembly shall have an independent budget.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 63.
p.(None): The National Assembly shall consist of 240 members.
p.(None): Art. 64.
p.(None): (1) The National Assembly shall be elected for a term of four years.
p.(None): (2) In case of war, armed hostilities or another state of emergency occurring during or after the expiry of the National Assembly's term, its mandate shall be extended until the
p.(None): expiry of the circumstances.
p.(None): (3) Elections for a new National Assembly shall be held within two months from the expiry of the mandate of the preceding one.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 65.
p.(None): (1) Eligible for election to the National Assembly shall be any Bulgarian citizen who does not hold another citizenship, is above the age of 21, is not under a judicial interdiction,
p.(None): and is not serving a prison sentence.
p.(None): (2) A candidate for a National Assembly seat who is in civil service shall suspend its performance upon the registration of his candidacy.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 66.
p.(None): The legitimacy of an election may be contested before the Constitutional Court by a procedure established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 67.
p.(None): (1) Members of the National Assembly shall represent not only their constituencies but the entire nation. No Member shall be held to a mandatory mandate.
p.(None): (2) Members of the National Assembly shall act on the basis of the Constitution and the laws and in accordance with their conscience and convictions.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 68.
p.(None): (1) A Member of the National Assembly shall not occupy another state post, nor shall engage in any other activity which the law de nes as incompatible with the status of a
p.(None): Member of the National Assembly.
p.(None): (2) A Member of the National Assembly elected as a minister shall cease to serve as a Member during his term of o ce as a minister. During that period, he shall be
p.(None): substituted in the National Assembly in a manner established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 69.
p.(None): Members of the National Assembly shall not be held criminally liable for their opinions or votes in the National Assembly.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 70.
p.(None): (1) (prev. text of art. 70 amend., SG 27/06) A Member of the National Assembly shall be immune from detention or criminal prosecution except for the perpetration of an
p.(None): criminal o ence, and in such case the permission of the National Assembly or, in between its session, of the Chairperson of the National Assembly, shall be required. No
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p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 29.
p.(None): (1) No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, or to forcible assimilation.
p.(None): (2) No one shall be subjected to medical, scientific or other experimentation without his voluntary written consent.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 30.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall be entitled to personal freedom and inviolability.
p.(None): (2) No one shall be detained or subjected to inspection, search or any other infringement of his personal inviolability except on the conditions and in a manner established by
p.(None): law.
p.(None): (3) The State authorities shall be free to detain citizens only in the urgent circumstances expressly stipulated by law, and shall immediately advise the judicial authorities
p.(None): accordingly. The judicial authorities shall rule on the legality of a detention within the next 24 hours.
p.(None): (4) Everyone shall be entitled to legal counsel from the moment of detention or from the moment of being charged.
p.(None): (5) Everyone shall be entitled to meet his legal counsel in private. The confidentiality of such communication shall be inviolable.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 31.
p.(None): (1) Anyone charged with a crime shall be brought before a court within the time established by law.
p.(None): (2) No one shall be forced to plead guilty, and no one shall be convicted solely by virtue of confession.
p.(None): (3) A defendant shall be considered innocent until proven otherwise by a final verdict.
p.(None): (4) The rights of a defendant shall not be restricted beyond what is necessary for the purposes of a fair trial.
p.(None): (5) Prisoners shall be kept in conditions conducive to the exercise of those of their fundamental rights which are not restricted by virtue of their sentence.
p.(None): (6) Prison sentences shall be served only at the facilities established by law.
p.(None): (7) There shall be no limitation to the prosecution and the execution of a sentence for crimes against peace and humanity.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 32.
p.(None): (1) The privacy of citizens shall be inviolable. Everyone shall be entitled to protection against any unlawful interference in his private or family a airs and against
p.(None): encroachments on his honour, dignity and reputation.
p.(None): (2) No one shall be followed, photographed, lmed, recorded or subjected to any other similar activity without his knowledge or despite his express disapproval, except when
p.(None): such actions are permitted by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 33.
p.(None): (1) The home shall be inviolable. No one shall enter or stay inside a home without its occupant's consent, except in the cases expressly stipulated by law.
p.(None): (2) Entry or stay inside a home without the consent of its occupant or without the judicial authorities' permission shall be allowed only for the purposes of preventing an
p.(None): immediately impending crime or a crime in progress, for the capture of a criminal, or in extreme necessity.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 34.
p.(None): (1) The freedom and confidentiality of correspondence and all other communications shall be inviolable.
p.(None): (2) Exceptions to this provision shall be allowed only with the permission of the judicial authorities for the purpose of discovering or preventing a grave crime.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 35.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall be free to choose a place of residence and shall have the right to freedom of movement in the territory of the country and to leave the country. This right
p.(None): shall be restricted only by virtue of law in the name of national security, public health, and the rights and freedoms of other citizens.
p.(None): (2) Every Bulgarian citizen shall have the right to return to the country.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 36.
p.(None): (1) The study and use of the Bulgarian language shall be a right and an obligation of every Bulgarian citizen.
p.(None): (2) Citizens whose mother tongue is not Bulgarian shall have the right to study and use their own language alongside the compulsory study of the Bulgarian language.
p.(None): (3) The situations in which only the official language shall be used shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 37.
p.(None): (1) The freedom of conscience, the freedom of thought and the choice of religion and of religious or atheistic views shall be inviolable. The State shall assist the maintenance of
p.(None): tolerance and respect among the believers from different denominations, and among believers and non-believers.
p.(None): (2) The freedom of conscience and religion shall not be practised to the detriment of national security, public order, public health and morals, or of the rights and freedoms of
p.(None): others.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 38.
p.(None): No one shall be persecuted or restricted in his rights because of his views, nor shall be obligated or forced to provide information about his own or another person's views.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 39. (1) Everyone shall be entitled to express an opinion or to publicize it through words, written or oral, sound or image, or in any other way.
p.(None): (2) This right shall not be used to the detriment of the rights and reputation of others, or for the incitement of a forcible change of the constitutionally established order, the
p.(None): perpetration of a crime, or the incitement of enmity or violence against anyone.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 40.
p.(None): (1) The press and the other mass information media shall be free and shall not be subjected to censorship.
p.(None): (2) An injunction on or a con scation of printed matter or another information medium shall be allowed only through an act of the judicial authorities in the case of an
p.(None): encroachment on public decency or incitement of a forcible change of the constitutionally established order, the perpetration of a crime, or the incitement of violence against
p.(None): anyone. An injunction suspension shall lose force if not followed by a confiscation within 24 hours.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 41.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall be entitled to seek, obtain and disseminate information. This right shall not be exercised to the detriment of the rights and reputation of others, or to the
p.(None): detriment of national security, public order, public health and morality.
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p.(None): 12/6 FEB 2007, SG 100/18 DEC 2015
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): We, the Members of the Seventh Grand National Assembly, guided by our desire to express the will of the people of Bulgaria, by pledging our loyalty to the universal human
p.(None): values of liberty, peace, humanism, equality, justice and tolerance;
p.(None): by holding as the highest principle the rights, dignity and security of the individual;
p.(None): in awareness of our irrevocable duty to guard the national and state integrity of Bulgaria,
p.(None): hereby proclaim our resolve to create a democratic and social state, governed by the rule of law, by establishing this
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): CONSTITUTION
p.(None):
p.(None): Chapter one
p.(None): FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 1.
p.(None): (1) Bulgaria shall be a republic with a parliamentary form of government.
p.(None): (2) The entire power of the State shall derive from the people. The people shall exercise this power directly and through the bodies established by this Constitution.
p.(None): (3) No part of the people, no political party nor any other organization, state institution or individual shall usurp the expression of the popular sovereignty.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 2.
p.(None): (1) The Republic of Bulgaria shall be an unitary State with local self-government. No autonomous territorial formations shall be allowed to exist therein.
p.(None): (2) The territorial integrity of the Republic of Bulgaria shall be inviolable.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 3.
p.(None): Bulgarian shall be the official language of the Republic.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 4.
p.(None): (1) The Republic of Bulgaria shall be a State governed by the rule of law. It shall be governed by the Constitution and the laws of the country.
p.(None): (2) The Republic of Bulgaria shall guarantee the life, dignity and rights of the individual and shall create conditions conducive to the free development of the individual and of
p.(None): civil society.
p.(None): (3) (new, SG 18/05) Republic of Bulgaria shall participate in the building and development of the European Union.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 5.
p.(None): (1) The Constitution shall be the supreme law, and no other law shall contravene it.
p.(None): (2) The provisions of the Constitution shall apply directly.
p.(None): (3) No one shall be convicted for action or inaction which at the time it was committed, did not constitute a crime.
p.(None): (4) International treaties which have been rati ed in accordance with the constitutional procedure, promulgated and having come into force with respect to the Republic of
p.(None): Bulgaria, shall be part of the legislation of the State. They shall have primacy over any conflicting provision of the domestic legislation.
p.(None): (5) All legislative acts shall be promulgated and shall come into force three days after the date of their publication unless otherwise envisaged by the acts themselves.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 6.
p.(None): (1) All persons are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
p.(None): (2) All citizens* shall be equal before the law. There shall be no privileges or restriction of rights on the
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p.(None): (1) The home shall be inviolable. No one shall enter or stay inside a home without its occupant's consent, except in the cases expressly stipulated by law.
p.(None): (2) Entry or stay inside a home without the consent of its occupant or without the judicial authorities' permission shall be allowed only for the purposes of preventing an
p.(None): immediately impending crime or a crime in progress, for the capture of a criminal, or in extreme necessity.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 34.
p.(None): (1) The freedom and confidentiality of correspondence and all other communications shall be inviolable.
p.(None): (2) Exceptions to this provision shall be allowed only with the permission of the judicial authorities for the purpose of discovering or preventing a grave crime.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 35.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall be free to choose a place of residence and shall have the right to freedom of movement in the territory of the country and to leave the country. This right
p.(None): shall be restricted only by virtue of law in the name of national security, public health, and the rights and freedoms of other citizens.
p.(None): (2) Every Bulgarian citizen shall have the right to return to the country.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 36.
p.(None): (1) The study and use of the Bulgarian language shall be a right and an obligation of every Bulgarian citizen.
p.(None): (2) Citizens whose mother tongue is not Bulgarian shall have the right to study and use their own language alongside the compulsory study of the Bulgarian language.
p.(None): (3) The situations in which only the official language shall be used shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 37.
p.(None): (1) The freedom of conscience, the freedom of thought and the choice of religion and of religious or atheistic views shall be inviolable. The State shall assist the maintenance of
p.(None): tolerance and respect among the believers from different denominations, and among believers and non-believers.
p.(None): (2) The freedom of conscience and religion shall not be practised to the detriment of national security, public order, public health and morals, or of the rights and freedoms of
p.(None): others.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 38.
p.(None): No one shall be persecuted or restricted in his rights because of his views, nor shall be obligated or forced to provide information about his own or another person's views.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 39. (1) Everyone shall be entitled to express an opinion or to publicize it through words, written or oral, sound or image, or in any other way.
p.(None): (2) This right shall not be used to the detriment of the rights and reputation of others, or for the incitement of a forcible change of the constitutionally established order, the
p.(None): perpetration of a crime, or the incitement of enmity or violence against anyone.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 40.
p.(None): (1) The press and the other mass information media shall be free and shall not be subjected to censorship.
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p.(None): 3. envisage corrections to the borders of the Republic of Bulgaria;
p.(None): 4. contain obligations for the treasury;
p.(None): 5. envisage the State's participation in international arbitration or legal proceedings;
p.(None): 6. concern fundamental human rights;
p.(None): 7. affect the action of the law or require new legislation in order to be enforced;
p.(None): 8. expressly require ratification;
p.(None): 9. (new, SG 18/05) confer to the European Union powers ensuing from this Constitution.
p.(None): (2) (new, SG 18/05) The law ratifying the international treaty referred to in para 1, item 9 shall be adopted by a majority of two-thirds of all members of the Parliament.
p.(None): (3) (former para 2, SG 18/05) Treaties rati ed by the National Assembly may be amended or denounced only by their built-in procedure or in accordance with the universally
p.(None): acknowledged norms of international law.
p.(None): (4) (former para 3, SG 18/05) The conclusion of an international treaty requiring an amendment to the Constitution shall be preceded by the passage of such an amendment.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 86.
p.(None): (1) The National Assembly shall pass laws, resolutions, declarations and addresses.
p.(None): (2) The laws and resolutions passed by the National Assembly shall be binding on all state bodies, all organizations and all citizens.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 87.
p.(None): (1) Any Member of the National Assembly or the Council of Ministers shall have the right to introduce a bill.
p.(None): (2) The State Budget Bill shall be drawn up and presented by the Council of Ministers.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 88.
p.(None): (1) Bills shall be read and voted upon twice, during different sessions. By way of exception, the National Assembly may resolve to hold both ballots during a single session.
p.(None): (2) All other acts of the National Assembly shall require a single ballot.
p.(None): (3) Each passed act shall be promulgated in State Gazette within 15 days of being passed.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 89.
p.(None): (1) A motion of no con dence in the Council of Ministers shall require seconding by at least one- fth of the Members of the National Assembly. To be passed, the motion shall
p.(None): require a majority of more than half of the votes of all National Assembly Members.
p.(None): (2) Should the National Assembly vote no confidence in the Prime Minister or the Council of Ministers, the Prime Minister shall hand in his governments resignation.
p.(None): (3) Should the National Assembly reject a vote of no con dence in the Council of Ministers, the next motion for a vote of no con dence on the same grounds shall not be made
p.(None): within six months.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 90.
p.(None): (1) Members of the National Assembly shall have the right to address questions and interpellations to the Council of Ministers and to individual ministers, who shall be
p.(None): obligated to respond.
p.(None): (2) A motion by one-fifth of the Members of the National Assembly shall be required to turn an interpellation into a debate on which a resolution shall be passed.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 91.
p.(None): (1) The National Assembly shall establish a National Audit Office to supervise the implementation of the budget.
p.(None): (2) The organization, authority and procedures by which the National Audit Office shall act shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 91a.
p.(None): (new, SG 27/06) (1) The National Assembly shall elect an Ombudsman, who shall defend the rights and freedoms of the citizens.
p.(None): (2) The powers and activities of the Ombudsman shall be regulated by a law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Chapter four
p.(None): PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 92.
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p.(None): religious enmity or an encroachment on the rights and freedoms of citizens; no organization shall establish clandestine or paramilitary structures or shall seek to attain its
p.(None): aims through violence.
p.(None): (3) The law shall establish which organizations shall be subject to registration, the procedure for their termination, and their relationships with the State.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 45.
p.(None): All citizens shall have the right to lodge complaints, proposals and petitions with the state authorities.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 46.
p.(None): (1) Matrimony shall be a free union between a man and a woman. Only a civil marriage shall be legal.
p.(None): (2) Spouses shall have equal rights and obligations in matrimony and the family.
p.(None): (3) The form of a marriage, the conditions and procedure for its conclusion and termination, and all private and material relations between the spouses shall be established by
p.(None): law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 47.
p.(None): (1) The raising and upbringing of children until they come of legal age shall be a right and obligation of their parents and shall be assisted by the State.
p.(None): (2) Mothers shall be the object of special protection on the part of the State and shall be guaranteed prenatal and postnatal leave, free obstetric care, alleviated working
p.(None): conditions and other social assistance.
p.(None): (3) Children born out of wedlock shall enjoy equal rights with those born in wedlock.
p.(None): (4) Abandoned children shall enjoy the protection of the State and society.
p.(None): (5) The conditions and procedure for the restriction or suspension of parental rights shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 48.
p.(None): (1) Citizens shall have the right to work. The State shall take care to provide conditions for the exercising of this right.
p.(None): (2) The State shall create conditions conducive to the exercising of the right to work by the physically or mentally handicapped.
p.(None): (3) Everyone shall be free to choose an occupation and place of work.
p.(None): (4) No one shall be compelled to do forced labour.
p.(None): (5) Workers and employees shall be entitled to healthy and non-hazardous working conditions, to guaranteed minimum pay and remuneration for the actual work performed,
p.(None): and to rest and leave, in accordance with conditions and procedures established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 49.
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p.(None): (3) The form of a marriage, the conditions and procedure for its conclusion and termination, and all private and material relations between the spouses shall be established by
p.(None): law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 47.
p.(None): (1) The raising and upbringing of children until they come of legal age shall be a right and obligation of their parents and shall be assisted by the State.
p.(None): (2) Mothers shall be the object of special protection on the part of the State and shall be guaranteed prenatal and postnatal leave, free obstetric care, alleviated working
p.(None): conditions and other social assistance.
p.(None): (3) Children born out of wedlock shall enjoy equal rights with those born in wedlock.
p.(None): (4) Abandoned children shall enjoy the protection of the State and society.
p.(None): (5) The conditions and procedure for the restriction or suspension of parental rights shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 48.
p.(None): (1) Citizens shall have the right to work. The State shall take care to provide conditions for the exercising of this right.
p.(None): (2) The State shall create conditions conducive to the exercising of the right to work by the physically or mentally handicapped.
p.(None): (3) Everyone shall be free to choose an occupation and place of work.
p.(None): (4) No one shall be compelled to do forced labour.
p.(None): (5) Workers and employees shall be entitled to healthy and non-hazardous working conditions, to guaranteed minimum pay and remuneration for the actual work performed,
p.(None): and to rest and leave, in accordance with conditions and procedures established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 49.
p.(None): (1) Workers and employees shall be free to form trade union organizations and alliances in defence of their interests related to work and social security.
p.(None): (2) Employers shall be free to associate in defence of their economic interests.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 50.
p.(None): Workers and employees shall have the right to strike in defence of their collective economic and social interests. This right shall be exercised in accordance with conditions and
p.(None): procedures established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 51.
p.(None): (1) Citizens shall have the right to social security and social assistance.
p.(None): (2) The State shall provide social security for the temporarily unemployed in accordance with conditions and procedures established by law.
p.(None): (3) The aged without relatives and unable to support themselves, as well as invalids and the socially weak shall receive special protection from the State and society.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 52.
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p.(None): by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 145.
p.(None): A municipal council shall be free to challenge before a court any act which infringes its rights.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 146.
p.(None): The organization and the procedures of the bodies of local self-government and local administration shall be established by law.
p.(None): Chapter eight
p.(None): CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 147.
p.(None): (1) The Constitutional Court shall consist of 12 judges, one-third of whom shall be elected by the National Assembly, one-third shall be appointed by the President, and one-
p.(None): third shall be elected by a joint meeting of the judges of the Supreme Court of Cassation and the Supreme Administrative Court.
p.(None): (2) The judges of the Constitutional Court shall be elected or appointed for a period of nine years and shall not be eligible for re-election or
p.(None): re-appointment. The make-up of the Constitutional Court shall be renewed every three years from each quota, in a rotation order established by law.
p.(None): (3) The judges of the Constitutional Court shall be lawyers of high professional and moral integrity and with at least fifteen years of professional experience.
p.(None): (4) The judges of the Constitutional Court shall elect by secret ballot a Chairman of the Court for a period of three years.
p.(None): (5) The status of a judge of the Constitutional Court shall be incompatible with a representative mandate, or any state or public post, or membership in a political party or
p.(None): trade union, or with the practicing of a free, commercial, or any other paid occupation.
p.(None): (6) A judge of the Constitutional Court shall enjoy the same immunity as a Member of the National Assembly.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 148.
p.(None): (1) The mandate of a judge of the Constitutional Court shall expire upon any of the following occurrences:
p.(None): 1. the expiry of the term of office;
p.(None): 2. resignation submitted before the Constitutional Court;
p.(None): 3. entry into force of a final sentence imposing imprisonment for an intentional criminal offence;
p.(None): 4. permanent de facto inability to perform his duties for more than a year;
p.(None): 5. incompatibility with an office or activity referred to in Art. 147 para 5.
p.(None): 6. death.
p.(None): (2) The Constitutional Court shall lift the immunity of a judge or establish his de facto inability to perform his duties by a secret ballot requiring a majority of at least two-thirds
p.(None): of the votes of all justices.
p.(None): (3) Where the mandate of a Constitutional judge is terminated, a new judge from the same quota shall be appointed or elected within one month.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 149.
p.(None): (1) The Constitutional Court shall:
p.(None): 1. provide binding interpretations of the Constitution;
p.(None): 2. rule on constitutionality of the laws and other acts passed by the National Assembly and the acts of the President;
p.(None): 3. rule on competence suits between the National Assembly, the President and the Council of Ministers, and between the bodies of local self-government and the central
p.(None): executive branch of government;
p.(None): 4. rule on the compatibility between the Constitution and the international treaties concluded by the Republic of Bulgaria prior to their rati cation, and on the compatibility of
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p.(None): civil society.
p.(None): (3) (new, SG 18/05) Republic of Bulgaria shall participate in the building and development of the European Union.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 5.
p.(None): (1) The Constitution shall be the supreme law, and no other law shall contravene it.
p.(None): (2) The provisions of the Constitution shall apply directly.
p.(None): (3) No one shall be convicted for action or inaction which at the time it was committed, did not constitute a crime.
p.(None): (4) International treaties which have been rati ed in accordance with the constitutional procedure, promulgated and having come into force with respect to the Republic of
p.(None): Bulgaria, shall be part of the legislation of the State. They shall have primacy over any conflicting provision of the domestic legislation.
p.(None): (5) All legislative acts shall be promulgated and shall come into force three days after the date of their publication unless otherwise envisaged by the acts themselves.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 6.
p.(None): (1) All persons are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
p.(None): (2) All citizens* shall be equal before the law. There shall be no privileges or restriction of rights on the
p.(None): grounds of race, national or social origin, ethnic self-identity, sex, religion, education, opinion, political affiliation, personal or social status or property status.
p.(None): ________________________________________
p.(None): * The term "citizens" refers to all individuals to whom this Constitution applies.
p.(None): ________________________________________
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 7.
p.(None): The State shall be held liable for any damages caused by unlawful acts or actions on the part of its agencies and officials.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 8.
p.(None): The power of the State shall be divided between legislative, executive and judicial branches.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 9.
p.(None): (1) (Prev. text of art. 9- SG 12/07, in force from 1 January 2008) The armed forces shall guarantee the sovereignty, security and independence of the country and shall defend
p.(None): its territorial integrity.
p.(None): (2) (New-SG 12/07, in force from 1 January 2008) The activity of the armed forces shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 10.
p.(None): All elections, and national and local referendums shall be held on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 11.
p.(None): (1) Political activity in the Republic of Bulgaria shall be founded on the principle of political pluralism.
p.(None): (2) No political party or ideology shall be proclaimed or affirmed as a party or ideology of the State.
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p.(None): Art. 13.
p.(None): (1) The practicing of any religion shall be unrestricted.
p.(None): (2) Religious institutions shall be separate from the State.
p.(None): (3) Eastern Orthodox Christianity shall be considered the traditional religion in the Republic of Bulgaria.
p.(None): (4) Religious institutions and communities, and religious beliefs shall not be used to political ends.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 14.
p.(None): The family, motherhood and children shall enjoy the protection of the State and society.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 15.
p.(None): The Republic of Bulgaria shall ensure the protection and reproduction of the environment, the conservation of living Nature in all its variety, and the sensible utilization of the
p.(None): country's natural and other resources.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 16.
p.(None): Labour shall be guaranteed and protected by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 17.
p.(None): (1) The right to property and inheritance shall be guaranteed and protected by law.
p.(None): (2) Property shall be private and public.
p.(None): (3) Private property shall be inviolable.
p.(None): (4) The regime applying to the different units of State and municipal property shall be established by law.
p.(None): (5) Forcible expropriation of property in the name of State or municipal needs shall be e ected only by virtue of a law, provided that these needs cannot be otherwise met, and
p.(None): after fair compensation has been ensured in advance.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 18.
p.(None): (1) The State shall enjoy exclusive ownership rights over the underground resources; beaches and national thoroughfares, as well as over waters, forests and parks of national
p.(None): importance, and the natural and archaeological reserves established by law.
p.(None): (2) The State shall exercise sovereign rights in prospecting, developing, utilizing, protecting and managing the continental shelf and the exclusive o -shore economic zone, and
p.(None): the biological, mineral and energy resources therein.
p.(None): (3) The State shall exercise sovereign rights with respect to radio frequency spectrum and the geostationary orbital positions allocated by international agreements to the
p.(None): Republic of Bulgaria.
p.(None): (4) A state monopoly shall be establishable by law over railway transport, the national postal and telecommunications networks, the use of nuclear energy, the manufacturing
p.(None): of radioactive products, armaments and explosive and powerful toxic substances.
p.(None): (5) The conditions and procedure by which the State shall grant concessions over units of property and licences for the activities enumerated in the preceding two paragraphs
p.(None): shall be established by law.
p.(None): (6) The State shall utilize and manage all the state's assets to the benefit of individual and society.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 19.
p.(None): (1) The economy of the Republic of Bulgaria shall be based on free economic initiative.
p.(None): (2) The State shall establish and guarantee equal legal conditions for economic activity to all citizens and legal entities by preventing any abuse of a monopoly status and unfair
p.(None): competition, and by protecting the consumer.
p.(None): (3) All investments and economic activity by citizens and legal entities shall enjoy the protection of the law.
p.(None): (4) The law shall establish conditions conducive to the setting up of cooperatives and other forms of association of citizens and legal entities in the pursuit of economic and
p.(None): social prosperity.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 20.
p.(None): The State shall establish conditions conducive to the balanced development of the di erent regions of the country, and shall assist the territorial bodies and activities through
p.(None): its fiscal, credit and investment policies.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 21.
p.(None): (1) Land, as a chief national asset, shall enjoy particular protection on the part of the State and society.
p.(None): (2) Arable land shall be used for agricultural purposes only. Any change in purposes shall be allowed only in exceptional circumstances, when necessity has been proven, and
p.(None): on terms and by a procedure established by a law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 22.
p.(None): (1) (amend., SG 18/05,in force from 1 January 2007) Foreigners and foreign legal entities may acquire property over land under the conditions ensuing from Bulgaria's
p.(None): accession to the European Union, or by virtue of an international treaty that has been rati ed, promulgated and entered into force for the Republic of Bulgaria, as well as
p.(None): through inheritance by operation of the law.
p.(None): (2) The law ratifying the international treaty referred to in para 1 shall be adopted by a majority of two thirds of all members of the Parliament.
p.(None): (3) The land regime shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 23.
p.(None): The State shall establish conditions conducive to the free development of science, education and the arts, and shall assist that development. It shall organize the conservation
p.(None): of all national monuments of history and culture.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 24.
p.(None): (1) The Republic of Bulgaria shall conduct its foreign policy in accordance with the principles and norms of international law.
p.(None): (2) The foreign policy of the Republic of Bulgaria shall have as its highest objective the national security and independence of the country, the well-being and the fundamental
p.(None): rights and freedoms of the Bulgarian citizens, and the promotion of a just international order.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Chapter two
p.(None): FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
p.(None): AND DUTIES OF CITIZENS
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 25.
p.(None): (1) A Bulgarian citizen shall be anyone born of at least one parent holding a Bulgarian citizenship, or born on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria, should he not be entitled
p.(None): to any other citizenship by virtue of origin. Bulgarian citizenship shall further be acquirable through naturalization.
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p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 56.
p.(None): Everyone shall have the right to legal defence whenever his rights or legitimate interests are violated or endangered. He shall have the right to be accompanied by legal
p.(None): counsel when appearing before an agency of the State.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 57.
p.(None): (1) The fundamental civil rights shall be irrevocable.
p.(None): (2) Rights shall not be abused, nor shall they be exercised to the detriment of the rights or the legitimate interests of others.
p.(None): (3) Following a proclamation of war, martial law or a state of emergency the exercise of individual civil rights may be temporarily curtailed by law, except for the rights
p.(None): established by Art. 28, Art. 29, Art. 31 paras 1, 2 and 3, Art. 32 para 1, and Art. 37.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 58.
p.(None): (1) All citizens shall observe and implement the Constitution and the laws. They shall respect the rights and the legitimate interests of others.
p.(None): (2) Obligations established by the Constitution and the law shall not be defaulted upon on grounds of religious or other convictions.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 59.
p.(None): (1) To defend the country shall be a duty and a matter of honour of every Bulgarian citizen. High treason and betrayal of the country shall be treated as crimes of utmost
p.(None): gravity and shall be punished with all the severity of the law.
p.(None): (2) (Amend. - SG 12/07, in force from 1 January 2008) The training of the citizens to defend the country shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 60.
p.(None): (1) Citizens shall pay taxes and duties established by law proportionately to their income and property.
p.(None): (2) Any tax concession or surtax shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 61.
p.(None): Citizens shall assist the State and society in the case of a natural or other disaster, on conditions and in a manner established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Chapter three
p.(None): NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 62.
p.(None): (1) (Prev. text of art. 62- SG 12/07) The National Assembly shall be vested with the legislative authority and shall exercise parliamentary control.
p.(None): (2) (New - SG 12/07) The National Assembly shall have an independent budget.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 63.
p.(None): The National Assembly shall consist of 240 members.
p.(None): Art. 64.
p.(None): (1) The National Assembly shall be elected for a term of four years.
p.(None): (2) In case of war, armed hostilities or another state of emergency occurring during or after the expiry of the National Assembly's term, its mandate shall be extended until the
p.(None): expiry of the circumstances.
p.(None): (3) Elections for a new National Assembly shall be held within two months from the expiry of the mandate of the preceding one.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 65.
p.(None): (1) Eligible for election to the National Assembly shall be any Bulgarian citizen who does not hold another citizenship, is above the age of 21, is not under a judicial interdiction,
p.(None): and is not serving a prison sentence.
p.(None): (2) A candidate for a National Assembly seat who is in civil service shall suspend its performance upon the registration of his candidacy.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 66.
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p.(None): (4) The elected members of the Supreme Judicial Council shall serve terms of five years. They shall not be eligible for immediate re-election.
p.(None): (5) (revoked - SG 100/15).
p.(None): (6) (new-SG 12/07; revoked - SG 100/15).
p.(None): (7) (New-SG 12/07; revoked - SG 100/15).
p.(None): (8) (New-SG 12/07) The mandate of an elected member of the Supreme Judicial Council shall expire upon any of the following occurrences:
p.(None): 1. resignation;
p.(None): 2. final judicial act for a committed crime;
p.(None): 3. permanent de facto inability to perform his/her duties for more than one year;
p.(None): 4. disciplinary removal from office or deprival from the right to pursue legal profession or activity.
p.(None): (9) (New-SG 12/07)In case of termination of the mandate of an elected member of the Supreme Judicial Council, a new member from the same quota shall be elected, who
p.(None): shall hold the office until the expiry of the mandate.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 130a.
p.(None): (New, SG 100/15) (1) The Supreme Judicial Council shall exercise its powers through a Plenary, a Judges’ college and a Prosecutors’ college.
p.(None): (2) The Plenary shall consist of all members of the Supreme Judicial Council. The Plenary of the Supreme Judicial Council shall:
p.(None): 1. approve the draft budget of the judiciary;
p.(None): 2. adopt a decision to terminate the mandate of an elected member of the Supreme Judicial Council under the conditions of Art. 130 (8);
p.(None): 3. organize the qualification of judges, prosecutors and investigating magistrates;
p.(None): 4. decide on organizational issues common to the judiciary;
p.(None): 5. hold a hearing and accepts the annual reports under Art. 84, item 16;
p.(None): 6. manage the immovable property of the judiciary;
p.(None): 7. make a proposal to the President of the Republic for the appointment and dismission of the Chairman of the Supreme Court of Cassation, the Chairman of the Supreme
p.(None): Administrative Court and the Prosecutor General;
p.(None): 8. exercise other powers, as defined by law.
p.(None): (3) The Judges’ College of the Supreme Judicial Council shall consist of 14 members and shall include the Chairmen of the Supreme Court of Cassation and of the Supreme
p.(None): Administrative Court, six members elected directly by the judges and six members elected by the National Assembly.
p.(None): (4) The Prosecutors’ College of the Supreme Judicial Council shall consist of 11 members and shall include the Prosecutor General, four members elected directly by the
p.(None): prosecutors, one member elected directly by the investigating magistrates and five members elected by the National Assembly.
p.(None): (5) The Colleges each acting within its professional domain, shall perform the following functions:
p.(None): 1. appoint, promote, relocate and release from office the judges, prosecutors and investigating magistrates;
p.(None): 2. make periodic attestations to judges, prosecutors, investigating magistrates and administrative heads in the judicial authorities and shall decide on matters related to
p.(None): acquisition and restoration of irremovability;
p.(None): 3. impose disciplinary sanctions of demotion and release from office on the judges, prosecutors, , investigating magistrates and administrative heads in the judicial authorities;
p.(None): 4. appoint and dismiss the administrative heads in the judicial authorities;
p.(None): 5. resolve matters related to the organization of the operation of the respective system of judicial authorities;
p.(None): 6. exercise other powers as defined by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 130b.
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p.(None): 5. (revoked - SG 12/07).
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 131.
p.(None): (Amend.-SG 85/03, amend.-SG 12/07; revoked - SG 100/15).
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 132.
p.(None): (amend., SG 85/03) (1) When exercising the judicial function, the judges, prosecutors and investigating magistrates shall bear no civil or criminal liability for their o cial actions
p.(None): or for the acts rendered by them, except where the act performed constitutes an indictable intentional offence.
p.(None): (2) (Revoked - SG 12/07).
p.(None): (3) (Revoked - SG 12/07).
p.(None): (4) (Revoked - SG 12/07).
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 132a. (New-SG 12/07)
p.(None): (1) An Inspectorate shall be established to the Supreme Judicial Council, which shall be composed of a chief inspector and ten inspectors.
p.(None): (2) The chief inspector shall be elected by the National Assembly by a majority of two-thirds of the Members for a term of five years.
p.(None): (3) The inspectors shall be elected by the National Assembly for a term of four years pursuant to the procedure laid down in paragraph 2.
p.(None): (4) The chief inspector and the inspectors may be re-elected, however not for two consecutive mandates.
p.(None): (5) The budget of the Inspectorate shall be adopted by the National Assembly within the frames of the budget of the judiciary.
p.(None): (6) (amend. - SG 100/15) The Inspectorate shall inspect the operation of the judicial authorities without a ecting the independence of judges, jurors, prosecutors and
p.(None): investigating magistrates in the performance of their duties. The Inspectorate shall carry out checks on the integrity and the con icts of interest of judges, prosecutors and
p.(None): investigating magistrates, their property declarations, as well as for ascertaining any actions damaging the prestige of the judiciary and such violating the independence of
p.(None): judges, prosecutors and investigating magistrates. The Inspector General and the inspectors shall be independent and shall obey only the law while performing their duties.
p.(None): (7) The Inspectorate shall act ex officio, on an initiative by the citizens, legal entities or state bodies, including judges, prosecutors and investigating magistrates.
p.(None): (8) The Inspectorate shall submit an annual report on its activity to the Supreme Judicial Council.
p.(None): (9) The Inspectorate shall send signals, proposals and reports to other state bodies, including the competent judiciary bodies. The Inspectorate shall provide public information
p.(None): about its activity.
p.(None): (10) The conditions and procedure applicable to election and removal from o ce of the chief inspector and the inspectors, as well as the organisation and the activity of the
p.(None): Inspectorate shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 133.
p.(None): The organization and the activity of the Supreme Judicial Council, of the courts, the prosecution o ce and the investigating magistracy, the status of the judges, prosecutors
p.(None): and investigating magistrates, the conditions and the procedure for the appointment and removal from o ce of judges, court assessors, prosecutors and investigating
p.(None): magistrates and the materialization of their liability shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 134.
p.(None): (1) The bar shall be free, independent and autonomous. It shall assist citizens and legal entities in the defence of their rights and legitimate interests.
p.(None): (2) The organization and manner of activity of the bar shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Chapter seven
p.(None): LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT
p.(None): AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 135.
p.(None): (1) The territory of the Republic of Bulgaria shall be divided into municipalities and regions. The territorial division and the prerogatives of the capital city and the other major
p.(None): cities shall be established by law.
p.(None): (2) Other administrative territorial units and bodies of self-government shall be establishable by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 136.
p.(None): (1) A municipality shall be the basic administrative territorial unit at the level of which self-government shall be practiced. Citizens shall participate in the government of the
p.(None): municipality both through their elected bodies of local self-government and directly, through a referendum or a general meeting of the populace.
p.(None): (2) The borders of a municipality shall be established following a referendum of the populace.
p.(None): (3) A municipality shall be a legal entity.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 137.
p.(None): (1) Municipalities shall be free to associate in the solution of common matters.
p.(None): (2) The law shall establish conditions conducive to association among municipalities.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 138.
p.(None): The body of local self-government within a municipality shall be a municipal council elected directly by the populace for a term of four years by a procedure envisaged by the
p.(None): law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 139.
p.(None): (1) The mayor shall be the executive power within a municipality. He shall be elected for a term of four years by the populace or by the municipal council in a manner
p.(None): established by law.
p.(None): (2) In his activity a mayor shall be guided by the law, the acts of the municipal council and the decisions of the populace.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 140.
p.(None): A municipality shall be entitled to own municipal property, which it shall use to the interest of the territorial community.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 141.
p.(None): (1) A municipality shall have its own budget.
p.(None): (2) A municipality’s permanent sources of revenue shall be established by law.
p.(None): (3) (New-SG 12/07)The municipal council shall determine the size of local taxes under conditions, by a procedure and within the frames, established by law.
p.(None): (4) (New-SG 12/07) The municipal council shall determine the size of local charges by a procedure, established by law.
p.(None): (5) (Former para 3- SG 12/07) The State shall ensure the normal work of the municipalities through budget appropriations and other means.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 142.
p.(None): The region shall be an administrative territorial unit for the conduct of a regional policy, the implementation of state governance on a local level, and the ensuring the
p.(None): concurrance of national and local interests.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 143.
p.(None): (1) Each region shall be governed by a regional governor aided by a regional administration.
p.(None): (2) A regional governor shall be appointed by the Council of Ministers.
p.(None): (3) The regional governor shall ensure the implementation of the State's policy, the safeguarding of the national interests, law and public order, and shall exercise
p.(None): administrative control.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 144.
p.(None): The central bodies of State and their territorial sub-divisions shall exercise control over the legality of the acts of the bodies of local government only when authorized to do so
p.(None): by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 145.
p.(None): A municipal council shall be free to challenge before a court any act which infringes its rights.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 146.
p.(None): The organization and the procedures of the bodies of local self-government and local administration shall be established by law.
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p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 3.
p.(None): Bulgarian shall be the official language of the Republic.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 4.
p.(None): (1) The Republic of Bulgaria shall be a State governed by the rule of law. It shall be governed by the Constitution and the laws of the country.
p.(None): (2) The Republic of Bulgaria shall guarantee the life, dignity and rights of the individual and shall create conditions conducive to the free development of the individual and of
p.(None): civil society.
p.(None): (3) (new, SG 18/05) Republic of Bulgaria shall participate in the building and development of the European Union.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 5.
p.(None): (1) The Constitution shall be the supreme law, and no other law shall contravene it.
p.(None): (2) The provisions of the Constitution shall apply directly.
p.(None): (3) No one shall be convicted for action or inaction which at the time it was committed, did not constitute a crime.
p.(None): (4) International treaties which have been rati ed in accordance with the constitutional procedure, promulgated and having come into force with respect to the Republic of
p.(None): Bulgaria, shall be part of the legislation of the State. They shall have primacy over any conflicting provision of the domestic legislation.
p.(None): (5) All legislative acts shall be promulgated and shall come into force three days after the date of their publication unless otherwise envisaged by the acts themselves.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 6.
p.(None): (1) All persons are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
p.(None): (2) All citizens* shall be equal before the law. There shall be no privileges or restriction of rights on the
p.(None): grounds of race, national or social origin, ethnic self-identity, sex, religion, education, opinion, political affiliation, personal or social status or property status.
p.(None): ________________________________________
p.(None): * The term "citizens" refers to all individuals to whom this Constitution applies.
p.(None): ________________________________________
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 7.
p.(None): The State shall be held liable for any damages caused by unlawful acts or actions on the part of its agencies and officials.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 8.
p.(None): The power of the State shall be divided between legislative, executive and judicial branches.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 9.
p.(None): (1) (Prev. text of art. 9- SG 12/07, in force from 1 January 2008) The armed forces shall guarantee the sovereignty, security and independence of the country and shall defend
p.(None): its territorial integrity.
p.(None): (2) (New-SG 12/07, in force from 1 January 2008) The activity of the armed forces shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 10.
p.(None): All elections, and national and local referendums shall be held on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 11.
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p.(None): Art. 8.
p.(None): The power of the State shall be divided between legislative, executive and judicial branches.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 9.
p.(None): (1) (Prev. text of art. 9- SG 12/07, in force from 1 January 2008) The armed forces shall guarantee the sovereignty, security and independence of the country and shall defend
p.(None): its territorial integrity.
p.(None): (2) (New-SG 12/07, in force from 1 January 2008) The activity of the armed forces shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 10.
p.(None): All elections, and national and local referendums shall be held on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 11.
p.(None): (1) Political activity in the Republic of Bulgaria shall be founded on the principle of political pluralism.
p.(None): (2) No political party or ideology shall be proclaimed or affirmed as a party or ideology of the State.
p.(None): (3) All parties shall facilitate the formation and expression of the citizens' political will. The procedure applying to the formation and dissolution of political parties and the
p.(None): conditions pertaining to their activity shall be established by law.
p.(None): (4) There shall be no political parties on ethnic, racial or religious lines, nor parties which seek the violent seizure of state power.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 12.
p.(None): (1) Associations of citizens shall serve to meet and safeguard their interests.
p.(None):
p.(None): (2) Associations, including trade unions, shall not pursue any political objectives, nor shall they engage in any political activity which is in the domain of the political parties.
p.(None): Art. 13.
p.(None): (1) The practicing of any religion shall be unrestricted.
p.(None): (2) Religious institutions shall be separate from the State.
p.(None): (3) Eastern Orthodox Christianity shall be considered the traditional religion in the Republic of Bulgaria.
p.(None): (4) Religious institutions and communities, and religious beliefs shall not be used to political ends.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 14.
p.(None): The family, motherhood and children shall enjoy the protection of the State and society.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 15.
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p.(None): detriment of national security, public order, public health and morality.
p.(None): (2) Everyone shall be entitled to obtain information from state bodies and agencies on any matter of legitimate interest to them which is not a state or o cial secret and does
p.(None): not affect the rights of others.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 42.
p.(None): (1) Every citizen above the age of 18, with the exception of those placed under judicial interdiction or serving a prison sentence, shall be free to elect state and local authorities
p.(None): and vote in referendums.
p.(None): (2) The organization and procedure for the holding of elections and referendums shall be established by law.
p.(None): (3) (new, SG 18/05) The elections for Members of the European Parliament and the participation of European Union citizens in the elections for local authorities shall be
p.(None): regulated by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 43.
p.(None): (1) All citizens shall have the right to peaceful and unarmed assembly for meetings and demonstrations.
p.(None): (2) The procedure for the organizing and holding of meetings and demonstrations shall be established by law.
p.(None): (3) No notice to the municipal authorities shall be required for meetings held indoors.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 44.
p.(None): (1) All citizens shall be free to associate.
p.(None): (2) The organization/s activity shall not be contrary to the country's sovereignty and national integrity, or the unity of the nation, nor shall it incite racial, national, ethnic or
p.(None): religious enmity or an encroachment on the rights and freedoms of citizens; no organization shall establish clandestine or paramilitary structures or shall seek to attain its
p.(None): aims through violence.
p.(None): (3) The law shall establish which organizations shall be subject to registration, the procedure for their termination, and their relationships with the State.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 45.
p.(None): All citizens shall have the right to lodge complaints, proposals and petitions with the state authorities.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 46.
p.(None): (1) Matrimony shall be a free union between a man and a woman. Only a civil marriage shall be legal.
p.(None): (2) Spouses shall have equal rights and obligations in matrimony and the family.
p.(None): (3) The form of a marriage, the conditions and procedure for its conclusion and termination, and all private and material relations between the spouses shall be established by
p.(None): law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 47.
p.(None): (1) The raising and upbringing of children until they come of legal age shall be a right and obligation of their parents and shall be assisted by the State.
p.(None): (2) Mothers shall be the object of special protection on the part of the State and shall be guaranteed prenatal and postnatal leave, free obstetric care, alleviated working
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p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 4.
p.(None): (1) The Republic of Bulgaria shall be a State governed by the rule of law. It shall be governed by the Constitution and the laws of the country.
p.(None): (2) The Republic of Bulgaria shall guarantee the life, dignity and rights of the individual and shall create conditions conducive to the free development of the individual and of
p.(None): civil society.
p.(None): (3) (new, SG 18/05) Republic of Bulgaria shall participate in the building and development of the European Union.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 5.
p.(None): (1) The Constitution shall be the supreme law, and no other law shall contravene it.
p.(None): (2) The provisions of the Constitution shall apply directly.
p.(None): (3) No one shall be convicted for action or inaction which at the time it was committed, did not constitute a crime.
p.(None): (4) International treaties which have been rati ed in accordance with the constitutional procedure, promulgated and having come into force with respect to the Republic of
p.(None): Bulgaria, shall be part of the legislation of the State. They shall have primacy over any conflicting provision of the domestic legislation.
p.(None): (5) All legislative acts shall be promulgated and shall come into force three days after the date of their publication unless otherwise envisaged by the acts themselves.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 6.
p.(None): (1) All persons are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
p.(None): (2) All citizens* shall be equal before the law. There shall be no privileges or restriction of rights on the
p.(None): grounds of race, national or social origin, ethnic self-identity, sex, religion, education, opinion, political affiliation, personal or social status or property status.
p.(None): ________________________________________
p.(None): * The term "citizens" refers to all individuals to whom this Constitution applies.
p.(None): ________________________________________
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 7.
p.(None): The State shall be held liable for any damages caused by unlawful acts or actions on the part of its agencies and officials.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 8.
p.(None): The power of the State shall be divided between legislative, executive and judicial branches.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 9.
p.(None): (1) (Prev. text of art. 9- SG 12/07, in force from 1 January 2008) The armed forces shall guarantee the sovereignty, security and independence of the country and shall defend
p.(None): its territorial integrity.
p.(None): (2) (New-SG 12/07, in force from 1 January 2008) The activity of the armed forces shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 10.
p.(None): All elections, and national and local referendums shall be held on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 11.
p.(None): (1) Political activity in the Republic of Bulgaria shall be founded on the principle of political pluralism.
p.(None): (2) No political party or ideology shall be proclaimed or affirmed as a party or ideology of the State.
p.(None): (3) All parties shall facilitate the formation and expression of the citizens' political will. The procedure applying to the formation and dissolution of political parties and the
p.(None): conditions pertaining to their activity shall be established by law.
p.(None): (4) There shall be no political parties on ethnic, racial or religious lines, nor parties which seek the violent seizure of state power.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 12.
p.(None): (1) Associations of citizens shall serve to meet and safeguard their interests.
p.(None):
p.(None): (2) Associations, including trade unions, shall not pursue any political objectives, nor shall they engage in any political activity which is in the domain of the political parties.
p.(None): Art. 13.
p.(None): (1) The practicing of any religion shall be unrestricted.
p.(None): (2) Religious institutions shall be separate from the State.
p.(None): (3) Eastern Orthodox Christianity shall be considered the traditional religion in the Republic of Bulgaria.
p.(None): (4) Religious institutions and communities, and religious beliefs shall not be used to political ends.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 14.
p.(None): The family, motherhood and children shall enjoy the protection of the State and society.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 15.
p.(None): The Republic of Bulgaria shall ensure the protection and reproduction of the environment, the conservation of living Nature in all its variety, and the sensible utilization of the
p.(None): country's natural and other resources.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 16.
p.(None): Labour shall be guaranteed and protected by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 17.
p.(None): (1) The right to property and inheritance shall be guaranteed and protected by law.
p.(None): (2) Property shall be private and public.
p.(None): (3) Private property shall be inviolable.
p.(None): (4) The regime applying to the different units of State and municipal property shall be established by law.
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p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 34.
p.(None): (1) The freedom and confidentiality of correspondence and all other communications shall be inviolable.
p.(None): (2) Exceptions to this provision shall be allowed only with the permission of the judicial authorities for the purpose of discovering or preventing a grave crime.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 35.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall be free to choose a place of residence and shall have the right to freedom of movement in the territory of the country and to leave the country. This right
p.(None): shall be restricted only by virtue of law in the name of national security, public health, and the rights and freedoms of other citizens.
p.(None): (2) Every Bulgarian citizen shall have the right to return to the country.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 36.
p.(None): (1) The study and use of the Bulgarian language shall be a right and an obligation of every Bulgarian citizen.
p.(None): (2) Citizens whose mother tongue is not Bulgarian shall have the right to study and use their own language alongside the compulsory study of the Bulgarian language.
p.(None): (3) The situations in which only the official language shall be used shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 37.
p.(None): (1) The freedom of conscience, the freedom of thought and the choice of religion and of religious or atheistic views shall be inviolable. The State shall assist the maintenance of
p.(None): tolerance and respect among the believers from different denominations, and among believers and non-believers.
p.(None): (2) The freedom of conscience and religion shall not be practised to the detriment of national security, public order, public health and morals, or of the rights and freedoms of
p.(None): others.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 38.
p.(None): No one shall be persecuted or restricted in his rights because of his views, nor shall be obligated or forced to provide information about his own or another person's views.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 39. (1) Everyone shall be entitled to express an opinion or to publicize it through words, written or oral, sound or image, or in any other way.
p.(None): (2) This right shall not be used to the detriment of the rights and reputation of others, or for the incitement of a forcible change of the constitutionally established order, the
p.(None): perpetration of a crime, or the incitement of enmity or violence against anyone.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 40.
p.(None): (1) The press and the other mass information media shall be free and shall not be subjected to censorship.
p.(None): (2) An injunction on or a con scation of printed matter or another information medium shall be allowed only through an act of the judicial authorities in the case of an
p.(None): encroachment on public decency or incitement of a forcible change of the constitutionally established order, the perpetration of a crime, or the incitement of violence against
p.(None): anyone. An injunction suspension shall lose force if not followed by a confiscation within 24 hours.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 41.
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p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 9.
p.(None): (1) (Prev. text of art. 9- SG 12/07, in force from 1 January 2008) The armed forces shall guarantee the sovereignty, security and independence of the country and shall defend
p.(None): its territorial integrity.
p.(None): (2) (New-SG 12/07, in force from 1 January 2008) The activity of the armed forces shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 10.
p.(None): All elections, and national and local referendums shall be held on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 11.
p.(None): (1) Political activity in the Republic of Bulgaria shall be founded on the principle of political pluralism.
p.(None): (2) No political party or ideology shall be proclaimed or affirmed as a party or ideology of the State.
p.(None): (3) All parties shall facilitate the formation and expression of the citizens' political will. The procedure applying to the formation and dissolution of political parties and the
p.(None): conditions pertaining to their activity shall be established by law.
p.(None): (4) There shall be no political parties on ethnic, racial or religious lines, nor parties which seek the violent seizure of state power.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 12.
p.(None): (1) Associations of citizens shall serve to meet and safeguard their interests.
p.(None):
p.(None): (2) Associations, including trade unions, shall not pursue any political objectives, nor shall they engage in any political activity which is in the domain of the political parties.
p.(None): Art. 13.
p.(None): (1) The practicing of any religion shall be unrestricted.
p.(None): (2) Religious institutions shall be separate from the State.
p.(None): (3) Eastern Orthodox Christianity shall be considered the traditional religion in the Republic of Bulgaria.
p.(None): (4) Religious institutions and communities, and religious beliefs shall not be used to political ends.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 14.
p.(None): The family, motherhood and children shall enjoy the protection of the State and society.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 15.
p.(None): The Republic of Bulgaria shall ensure the protection and reproduction of the environment, the conservation of living Nature in all its variety, and the sensible utilization of the
p.(None): country's natural and other resources.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 16.
p.(None): Labour shall be guaranteed and protected by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 17.
p.(None): (1) The right to property and inheritance shall be guaranteed and protected by law.
p.(None): (2) Property shall be private and public.
p.(None): (3) Private property shall be inviolable.
p.(None): (4) The regime applying to the different units of State and municipal property shall be established by law.
p.(None): (5) Forcible expropriation of property in the name of State or municipal needs shall be e ected only by virtue of a law, provided that these needs cannot be otherwise met, and
p.(None): after fair compensation has been ensured in advance.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 18.
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p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 34.
p.(None): (1) The freedom and confidentiality of correspondence and all other communications shall be inviolable.
p.(None): (2) Exceptions to this provision shall be allowed only with the permission of the judicial authorities for the purpose of discovering or preventing a grave crime.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 35.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall be free to choose a place of residence and shall have the right to freedom of movement in the territory of the country and to leave the country. This right
p.(None): shall be restricted only by virtue of law in the name of national security, public health, and the rights and freedoms of other citizens.
p.(None): (2) Every Bulgarian citizen shall have the right to return to the country.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 36.
p.(None): (1) The study and use of the Bulgarian language shall be a right and an obligation of every Bulgarian citizen.
p.(None): (2) Citizens whose mother tongue is not Bulgarian shall have the right to study and use their own language alongside the compulsory study of the Bulgarian language.
p.(None): (3) The situations in which only the official language shall be used shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 37.
p.(None): (1) The freedom of conscience, the freedom of thought and the choice of religion and of religious or atheistic views shall be inviolable. The State shall assist the maintenance of
p.(None): tolerance and respect among the believers from different denominations, and among believers and non-believers.
p.(None): (2) The freedom of conscience and religion shall not be practised to the detriment of national security, public order, public health and morals, or of the rights and freedoms of
p.(None): others.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 38.
p.(None): No one shall be persecuted or restricted in his rights because of his views, nor shall be obligated or forced to provide information about his own or another person's views.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 39. (1) Everyone shall be entitled to express an opinion or to publicize it through words, written or oral, sound or image, or in any other way.
p.(None): (2) This right shall not be used to the detriment of the rights and reputation of others, or for the incitement of a forcible change of the constitutionally established order, the
p.(None): perpetration of a crime, or the incitement of enmity or violence against anyone.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 40.
p.(None): (1) The press and the other mass information media shall be free and shall not be subjected to censorship.
p.(None): (2) An injunction on or a con scation of printed matter or another information medium shall be allowed only through an act of the judicial authorities in the case of an
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p.(None): detriment of national security, public order, public health and morality.
p.(None): (2) Everyone shall be entitled to obtain information from state bodies and agencies on any matter of legitimate interest to them which is not a state or o cial secret and does
p.(None): not affect the rights of others.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 42.
p.(None): (1) Every citizen above the age of 18, with the exception of those placed under judicial interdiction or serving a prison sentence, shall be free to elect state and local authorities
p.(None): and vote in referendums.
p.(None): (2) The organization and procedure for the holding of elections and referendums shall be established by law.
p.(None): (3) (new, SG 18/05) The elections for Members of the European Parliament and the participation of European Union citizens in the elections for local authorities shall be
p.(None): regulated by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 43.
p.(None): (1) All citizens shall have the right to peaceful and unarmed assembly for meetings and demonstrations.
p.(None): (2) The procedure for the organizing and holding of meetings and demonstrations shall be established by law.
p.(None): (3) No notice to the municipal authorities shall be required for meetings held indoors.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 44.
p.(None): (1) All citizens shall be free to associate.
p.(None): (2) The organization/s activity shall not be contrary to the country's sovereignty and national integrity, or the unity of the nation, nor shall it incite racial, national, ethnic or
p.(None): religious enmity or an encroachment on the rights and freedoms of citizens; no organization shall establish clandestine or paramilitary structures or shall seek to attain its
p.(None): aims through violence.
p.(None): (3) The law shall establish which organizations shall be subject to registration, the procedure for their termination, and their relationships with the State.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 45.
p.(None): All citizens shall have the right to lodge complaints, proposals and petitions with the state authorities.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 46.
p.(None): (1) Matrimony shall be a free union between a man and a woman. Only a civil marriage shall be legal.
p.(None): (2) Spouses shall have equal rights and obligations in matrimony and the family.
p.(None): (3) The form of a marriage, the conditions and procedure for its conclusion and termination, and all private and material relations between the spouses shall be established by
p.(None): law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 47.
p.(None): (1) The raising and upbringing of children until they come of legal age shall be a right and obligation of their parents and shall be assisted by the State.
p.(None): (2) Mothers shall be the object of special protection on the part of the State and shall be guaranteed prenatal and postnatal leave, free obstetric care, alleviated working
p.(None): conditions and other social assistance.
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p.(None): identification, which shall be recognized and guaranteed by the law.
p.(None): (2) Artistic, scientific and technological creativity shall be recognized and guaranteed by the law.
p.(None): (3) The State shall protect all inventors' rights, copyrights and related rights.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 55.
p.(None): Everyone shall have the right to a healthy and favorable environment corresponding to established standards and norms. They shall protect the environment.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 56.
p.(None): Everyone shall have the right to legal defence whenever his rights or legitimate interests are violated or endangered. He shall have the right to be accompanied by legal
p.(None): counsel when appearing before an agency of the State.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 57.
p.(None): (1) The fundamental civil rights shall be irrevocable.
p.(None): (2) Rights shall not be abused, nor shall they be exercised to the detriment of the rights or the legitimate interests of others.
p.(None): (3) Following a proclamation of war, martial law or a state of emergency the exercise of individual civil rights may be temporarily curtailed by law, except for the rights
p.(None): established by Art. 28, Art. 29, Art. 31 paras 1, 2 and 3, Art. 32 para 1, and Art. 37.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 58.
p.(None): (1) All citizens shall observe and implement the Constitution and the laws. They shall respect the rights and the legitimate interests of others.
p.(None): (2) Obligations established by the Constitution and the law shall not be defaulted upon on grounds of religious or other convictions.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 59.
p.(None): (1) To defend the country shall be a duty and a matter of honour of every Bulgarian citizen. High treason and betrayal of the country shall be treated as crimes of utmost
p.(None): gravity and shall be punished with all the severity of the law.
p.(None): (2) (Amend. - SG 12/07, in force from 1 January 2008) The training of the citizens to defend the country shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 60.
p.(None): (1) Citizens shall pay taxes and duties established by law proportionately to their income and property.
p.(None): (2) Any tax concession or surtax shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 61.
p.(None): Citizens shall assist the State and society in the case of a natural or other disaster, on conditions and in a manner established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Chapter three
p.(None): NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 62.
p.(None): (1) (Prev. text of art. 62- SG 12/07) The National Assembly shall be vested with the legislative authority and shall exercise parliamentary control.
p.(None): (2) (New - SG 12/07) The National Assembly shall have an independent budget.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 63.
p.(None): The National Assembly shall consist of 240 members.
p.(None): Art. 64.
p.(None): (1) The National Assembly shall be elected for a term of four years.
p.(None): (2) In case of war, armed hostilities or another state of emergency occurring during or after the expiry of the National Assembly's term, its mandate shall be extended until the
p.(None): expiry of the circumstances.
p.(None): (3) Elections for a new National Assembly shall be held within two months from the expiry of the mandate of the preceding one.
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p.(None): (3) Everyone shall be free to choose an occupation and place of work.
p.(None): (4) No one shall be compelled to do forced labour.
p.(None): (5) Workers and employees shall be entitled to healthy and non-hazardous working conditions, to guaranteed minimum pay and remuneration for the actual work performed,
p.(None): and to rest and leave, in accordance with conditions and procedures established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 49.
p.(None): (1) Workers and employees shall be free to form trade union organizations and alliances in defence of their interests related to work and social security.
p.(None): (2) Employers shall be free to associate in defence of their economic interests.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 50.
p.(None): Workers and employees shall have the right to strike in defence of their collective economic and social interests. This right shall be exercised in accordance with conditions and
p.(None): procedures established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 51.
p.(None): (1) Citizens shall have the right to social security and social assistance.
p.(None): (2) The State shall provide social security for the temporarily unemployed in accordance with conditions and procedures established by law.
p.(None): (3) The aged without relatives and unable to support themselves, as well as invalids and the socially weak shall receive special protection from the State and society.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 52.
p.(None): (1) Citizens shall have the right to medical insurance guaranteeing them a ordable medical care, and to free medical care in accordance with conditions and procedures
p.(None): established by law.
p.(None): (2) Medical care shall be nanced from the state budget, by employers, through private and collective health-insurance schemes, and from other sources in accordance with
p.(None): conditions and procedures established by law.
p.(None): (3) The State shall protect the health of all citizens and shall promote the development of sports and tourism.
p.(None): (4) No one shall be subjected to forcible medical treatment or sanitary measures except in circumstances established by law.
p.(None): (5) The State shall exercise control over all medical facilities and over the production and trade in pharmaceuticals, biologically active substances and medical equipment.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 53.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall have the right to education.
p.(None): (2) School attendance up to the age of 16 shall be compulsory.
p.(None): (3) Primary and secondary education in state and municipal schools shall be free. In circumstances established by law, the higher educational establishments shall provide
p.(None): education free of charge.
p.(None): (4) Higher educational establishments shall enjoy academic autonomy.
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p.(None): Bulgaria, shall be part of the legislation of the State. They shall have primacy over any conflicting provision of the domestic legislation.
p.(None): (5) All legislative acts shall be promulgated and shall come into force three days after the date of their publication unless otherwise envisaged by the acts themselves.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 6.
p.(None): (1) All persons are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
p.(None): (2) All citizens* shall be equal before the law. There shall be no privileges or restriction of rights on the
p.(None): grounds of race, national or social origin, ethnic self-identity, sex, religion, education, opinion, political affiliation, personal or social status or property status.
p.(None): ________________________________________
p.(None): * The term "citizens" refers to all individuals to whom this Constitution applies.
p.(None): ________________________________________
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 7.
p.(None): The State shall be held liable for any damages caused by unlawful acts or actions on the part of its agencies and officials.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 8.
p.(None): The power of the State shall be divided between legislative, executive and judicial branches.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 9.
p.(None): (1) (Prev. text of art. 9- SG 12/07, in force from 1 January 2008) The armed forces shall guarantee the sovereignty, security and independence of the country and shall defend
p.(None): its territorial integrity.
p.(None): (2) (New-SG 12/07, in force from 1 January 2008) The activity of the armed forces shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 10.
p.(None): All elections, and national and local referendums shall be held on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 11.
p.(None): (1) Political activity in the Republic of Bulgaria shall be founded on the principle of political pluralism.
p.(None): (2) No political party or ideology shall be proclaimed or affirmed as a party or ideology of the State.
p.(None): (3) All parties shall facilitate the formation and expression of the citizens' political will. The procedure applying to the formation and dissolution of political parties and the
p.(None): conditions pertaining to their activity shall be established by law.
p.(None): (4) There shall be no political parties on ethnic, racial or religious lines, nor parties which seek the violent seizure of state power.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 12.
p.(None): (1) Associations of citizens shall serve to meet and safeguard their interests.
p.(None):
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p.(None): (2) The National Assembly shall pass laws and other acts by a majority of more than one-half of the present Members, except when a quali ed majority is required by the
p.(None): Constitution.
p.(None): (3) Voting shall be personal and open, except when the Constitution requires or the National Assembly resolves on a secret ballot.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 82.
p.(None): Sessions of the National Assembly shall be public. The National Assembly may by exception resolve to hold some sessions behind closed doors.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 83.
p.(None): (1) Ministers shall be free to attend the sessions of the National Assembly and the parliamentary committees. They shall be given priority in addressing the Members.
p.(None): (2) The National Assembly and the parliamentary committees shall be free to order ministers to attend their sessions and respond to questions.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 84.
p.(None): The National Assembly shall:
p.(None): 1. pass, amend, supplement, and repeal the laws;
p.(None): 2. pass the state budget and the budget report;
p.(None): 3. (amend. - SG 12/07) establish the taxes and determine the size of the state taxes;
p.(None): 4. schedule the elections for a President of the Republic;
p.(None): 5. pass resolution on the holding of a national referendum;
p.(None): 6. elect and remove the Prime Minister and, on his motion, the members of the Council of Ministers; effect changes in the government on a motion from the Prime Minister;
p.(None): 7. create, transform and close down ministries on a motion from the Prime Minister;
p.(None): 8. elect and remove the Governor of the Bulgarian National Bank and the heads of other institutions established by law;
p.(None): 9. approve state-loan agreements;
p.(None): 10. resolve on the declaration of war and conclusion of peace;
p.(None): 11. approve any deployment and use of Bulgarian armed forces outside the country's borders, and the deployment of foreign troops on the territory of the country or their
p.(None): crossing of that territory;
p.(None): 12. on a motion from the President or the Council of Ministers, introduce martial law or a state of emergency on all or part of the country's territory;
p.(None): 13. grant amnesty;
p.(None): 14. institute orders and medals;
p.(None): 15. establish the official holidays;
p.(None): 16. (new - SG. 27/06, amend. – SG, 12/07, suppl. SG, 100/15) hold a hearing and approve the annual reports of the Supreme Court of Cassation, the Supreme Administrative
p.(None): Court and the Prosecutor General, submitted by the Supreme Judicial Council, on the application of the law and on the activities of the courts, the Prosecutor’s O ce and the
p.(None): investigating bodies. The National Assembly may hold a hearing and approve other reports of the Prosecutor General on the activities of the Prosecutor’s O ce on the
p.(None): application of the law, the fight against crime and the implementation of the criminal policy;
p.(None): 17. (new-SG 12/07) hold a hearing and pass reports on the activity of bodies, wholly or partially appointed by the National Assembly, where this is provided by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 85.
p.(None): (1) The National Assembly shall ratify or denounce by law all international treaties which:
p.(None): 1. are of a political or military nature;
p.(None): 2. concern the Republic of Bulgaria's participation in international organizations;
p.(None): 3. envisage corrections to the borders of the Republic of Bulgaria;
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p.(None): seats in the National Assembly to form a government.
p.(None): (2) Should the Prime Minister-designate fail to form a government within seven days, the President shall entrust this task to a Prime Minister-designate nominated by the
p.(None): second largest parliamentary group.
p.(None): (3) Should the new Prime Minister-designate also fail to form a government within the period established by the preceding paragraph, the President shall entrust the task to a
p.(None): Prime Minister-designate nominated by one of the minor parliamentary groups.
p.(None): (4) Should the consultations prove successful, the President shall ask the National Assembly to elect the Prime Minister-designate.
p.(None): (5) Should no agreement on the formation of a government be reached, the President shall appoint a caretaker government, dissolve the National Assembly and schedule new
p.(None): elections within the period established by Art. 64 para 3. The President's act on the dissolution of the National Assembly shall also establish the date of the new general
p.(None): elections.
p.(None): (6) The procedure for forming a government established by the preceding paragraphs shall further apply in the cases referred to in Art. 111 para 1.
p.(None): (7) In the cases referred to in paras 5 and 6, the President shall not dissolve the National Assembly during the last three months of his term of o ce. Should Parliament fail to
p.(None): form a government within the established period, the President shall appoint a caretaker government.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 100.
p.(None): (1) The President shall be the Supreme Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Bulgaria.
p.(None): (2) The President shall appoint and remove the higher command of the Armed Forces and shall bestow all higher military ranks on a motion from the Council of Ministers.
p.(None): (3) The President shall preside over the Consultative National Security Council, the status of which shall be established by law.
p.(None): (4) The President shall proclaim general or partial mobilization on a motion from the Council of Ministers in accordance with the law.
p.(None): (5) The President shall proclaim a state of war in the case of an armed attack against Bulgaria or whenever urgent actions are required by virtue of an international
p.(None): commitment, or shall proclaim martial law or any other state of emergency whenever the National Assembly is not in session and cannot be convened. The National Assembly
p.(None): shall then be convened forthwith to endorse the decision.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 101.
p.(None): (1) Within the term established by Art. 88 para 3, the President shall be free to return a bill together with his motives to the National Assembly for further debate, which shall
p.(None): not be refused.
p.(None): (2) The new passage of such a bill shall require a majority of more than half of all Members of the National Assembly.
p.(None): (3) Following a new passage of the bill by the National Assembly, the President shall promulgate it within seven days following its receipt.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 102.
p.(None): (1) Within the prerogatives vested in him, the President shall issue decrees, addresses and messages.
p.(None): (2) The President's decrees shall be countersigned by the Prime Minister or the minister concerned.
p.(None): (3) No countersigning shall be required for decrees pertaining to:
p.(None): 1. the appointment of a caretaker government;
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p.(None): 5. the organization and manner of action of the offices of the Presidency and the appointment of their staff;
p.(None): 6. the scheduling of an election or referendum;
p.(None): 7. the promulgation of law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 103.
p.(None): (1) The President and Vice President shall not be held liable for actions committed in the performance of their duties, except for high treason, or a violation of the Constitution.
p.(None): (2) An impeachment shall require a motion from no fewer than one quarter of all Members of the National Assembly and shall stand if supported by more than two-thirds of
p.(None): the Members.
p.(None): (3) An impeachment against the President or Vice President shall be tried by the Constitutional Court within a month following the lodging of the impeachment. Should the
p.(None): Constitutional Court convict the President or Vice President of high treason, or of a violation of the Constitution, the President's or Vice President's prerogatives shall be
p.(None): suspended.
p.(None): (4) No one shall place the President or the Vice President under detention, nor shall initiate criminal prosecution against them.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 104.
p.(None): The President shall be free to devolve to the Vice President the prerogatives established by Art. 98 items 7, 9, 10 and 11.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Chapter five
p.(None): COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 105.
p.(None): (1) The Council of Ministers shall direct and conduct State's domestic and foreign policy in accordance with the Constitution and the laws.
p.(None): (2) The Council of Ministers shall ensure the public order and national security and shall exercise overall guidance over the state administration and the Armed Forces.
p.(None): (3) (new, SG 18/05) The Council of Ministers shall inform the National Assembly on issues concerning the obligations of the Republic of Bulgaria resulting from its membership
p.(None): in the European Union.
p.(None): (4) (new, SG 18/05) When participating in the drafting and adoption of European Union instruments, the Council of Ministers shall inform the National Assembly in advance,
p.(None): and shall give detailed account for its actions.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 106.
p.(None): The Council of Ministers shall manage the implementation of the state budget; organize the management of the state’s assets; conclude, con rm or denounce international
p.(None): treaties when authorized to do so by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 107.
p.(None): The Council of Ministers shall rescind any illegitimate or improper act issued by a minister.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 108.
p.(None): (1) The Council of Ministers shall consist of a Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Ministers and ministers.
p.(None): (2) The Prime Minister shall head, coordinate and bear responsibility for the overall policy of the government. He shall appoint and remove the deputy ministers.
p.(None): (3) Each member of the Council of Ministers shall head a ministry, except when the National Assembly resolves other-wise. Each minister shall account for his own activity.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 109.
p.(None): The members of the Council of Ministers shall swear before the National Assembly an oath envisaged in Art. 76 para 2.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 110.
p.(None): Eligible for election to the Council of Ministers shall be any Bulgarian citizen qualified to be elected to the National Assembly.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 111.
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p.(None): 10. resolve on the declaration of war and conclusion of peace;
p.(None): 11. approve any deployment and use of Bulgarian armed forces outside the country's borders, and the deployment of foreign troops on the territory of the country or their
p.(None): crossing of that territory;
p.(None): 12. on a motion from the President or the Council of Ministers, introduce martial law or a state of emergency on all or part of the country's territory;
p.(None): 13. grant amnesty;
p.(None): 14. institute orders and medals;
p.(None): 15. establish the official holidays;
p.(None): 16. (new - SG. 27/06, amend. – SG, 12/07, suppl. SG, 100/15) hold a hearing and approve the annual reports of the Supreme Court of Cassation, the Supreme Administrative
p.(None): Court and the Prosecutor General, submitted by the Supreme Judicial Council, on the application of the law and on the activities of the courts, the Prosecutor’s O ce and the
p.(None): investigating bodies. The National Assembly may hold a hearing and approve other reports of the Prosecutor General on the activities of the Prosecutor’s O ce on the
p.(None): application of the law, the fight against crime and the implementation of the criminal policy;
p.(None): 17. (new-SG 12/07) hold a hearing and pass reports on the activity of bodies, wholly or partially appointed by the National Assembly, where this is provided by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 85.
p.(None): (1) The National Assembly shall ratify or denounce by law all international treaties which:
p.(None): 1. are of a political or military nature;
p.(None): 2. concern the Republic of Bulgaria's participation in international organizations;
p.(None): 3. envisage corrections to the borders of the Republic of Bulgaria;
p.(None): 4. contain obligations for the treasury;
p.(None): 5. envisage the State's participation in international arbitration or legal proceedings;
p.(None): 6. concern fundamental human rights;
p.(None): 7. affect the action of the law or require new legislation in order to be enforced;
p.(None): 8. expressly require ratification;
p.(None): 9. (new, SG 18/05) confer to the European Union powers ensuing from this Constitution.
p.(None): (2) (new, SG 18/05) The law ratifying the international treaty referred to in para 1, item 9 shall be adopted by a majority of two-thirds of all members of the Parliament.
p.(None): (3) (former para 2, SG 18/05) Treaties rati ed by the National Assembly may be amended or denounced only by their built-in procedure or in accordance with the universally
p.(None): acknowledged norms of international law.
p.(None): (4) (former para 3, SG 18/05) The conclusion of an international treaty requiring an amendment to the Constitution shall be preceded by the passage of such an amendment.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 86.
p.(None): (1) The National Assembly shall pass laws, resolutions, declarations and addresses.
p.(None): (2) The laws and resolutions passed by the National Assembly shall be binding on all state bodies, all organizations and all citizens.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 87.
p.(None): (1) Any Member of the National Assembly or the Council of Ministers shall have the right to introduce a bill.
p.(None): (2) The State Budget Bill shall be drawn up and presented by the Council of Ministers.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 88.
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p.(None): Prime Minister-designate nominated by one of the minor parliamentary groups.
p.(None): (4) Should the consultations prove successful, the President shall ask the National Assembly to elect the Prime Minister-designate.
p.(None): (5) Should no agreement on the formation of a government be reached, the President shall appoint a caretaker government, dissolve the National Assembly and schedule new
p.(None): elections within the period established by Art. 64 para 3. The President's act on the dissolution of the National Assembly shall also establish the date of the new general
p.(None): elections.
p.(None): (6) The procedure for forming a government established by the preceding paragraphs shall further apply in the cases referred to in Art. 111 para 1.
p.(None): (7) In the cases referred to in paras 5 and 6, the President shall not dissolve the National Assembly during the last three months of his term of o ce. Should Parliament fail to
p.(None): form a government within the established period, the President shall appoint a caretaker government.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 100.
p.(None): (1) The President shall be the Supreme Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Bulgaria.
p.(None): (2) The President shall appoint and remove the higher command of the Armed Forces and shall bestow all higher military ranks on a motion from the Council of Ministers.
p.(None): (3) The President shall preside over the Consultative National Security Council, the status of which shall be established by law.
p.(None): (4) The President shall proclaim general or partial mobilization on a motion from the Council of Ministers in accordance with the law.
p.(None): (5) The President shall proclaim a state of war in the case of an armed attack against Bulgaria or whenever urgent actions are required by virtue of an international
p.(None): commitment, or shall proclaim martial law or any other state of emergency whenever the National Assembly is not in session and cannot be convened. The National Assembly
p.(None): shall then be convened forthwith to endorse the decision.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 101.
p.(None): (1) Within the term established by Art. 88 para 3, the President shall be free to return a bill together with his motives to the National Assembly for further debate, which shall
p.(None): not be refused.
p.(None): (2) The new passage of such a bill shall require a majority of more than half of all Members of the National Assembly.
p.(None): (3) Following a new passage of the bill by the National Assembly, the President shall promulgate it within seven days following its receipt.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 102.
p.(None): (1) Within the prerogatives vested in him, the President shall issue decrees, addresses and messages.
p.(None): (2) The President's decrees shall be countersigned by the Prime Minister or the minister concerned.
p.(None): (3) No countersigning shall be required for decrees pertaining to:
p.(None): 1. the appointment of a caretaker government;
p.(None): 2. the appointment of a Prime Minister-designate;
p.(None): 3. dissolution of the National Assembly;
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p.(None): (3) The situations in which only the official language shall be used shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 37.
p.(None): (1) The freedom of conscience, the freedom of thought and the choice of religion and of religious or atheistic views shall be inviolable. The State shall assist the maintenance of
p.(None): tolerance and respect among the believers from different denominations, and among believers and non-believers.
p.(None): (2) The freedom of conscience and religion shall not be practised to the detriment of national security, public order, public health and morals, or of the rights and freedoms of
p.(None): others.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 38.
p.(None): No one shall be persecuted or restricted in his rights because of his views, nor shall be obligated or forced to provide information about his own or another person's views.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 39. (1) Everyone shall be entitled to express an opinion or to publicize it through words, written or oral, sound or image, or in any other way.
p.(None): (2) This right shall not be used to the detriment of the rights and reputation of others, or for the incitement of a forcible change of the constitutionally established order, the
p.(None): perpetration of a crime, or the incitement of enmity or violence against anyone.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 40.
p.(None): (1) The press and the other mass information media shall be free and shall not be subjected to censorship.
p.(None): (2) An injunction on or a con scation of printed matter or another information medium shall be allowed only through an act of the judicial authorities in the case of an
p.(None): encroachment on public decency or incitement of a forcible change of the constitutionally established order, the perpetration of a crime, or the incitement of violence against
p.(None): anyone. An injunction suspension shall lose force if not followed by a confiscation within 24 hours.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 41.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall be entitled to seek, obtain and disseminate information. This right shall not be exercised to the detriment of the rights and reputation of others, or to the
p.(None): detriment of national security, public order, public health and morality.
p.(None): (2) Everyone shall be entitled to obtain information from state bodies and agencies on any matter of legitimate interest to them which is not a state or o cial secret and does
p.(None): not affect the rights of others.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 42.
p.(None): (1) Every citizen above the age of 18, with the exception of those placed under judicial interdiction or serving a prison sentence, shall be free to elect state and local authorities
p.(None): and vote in referendums.
p.(None): (2) The organization and procedure for the holding of elections and referendums shall be established by law.
p.(None): (3) (new, SG 18/05) The elections for Members of the European Parliament and the participation of European Union citizens in the elections for local authorities shall be
p.(None): regulated by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 43.
p.(None): (1) All citizens shall have the right to peaceful and unarmed assembly for meetings and demonstrations.
p.(None): (2) The procedure for the organizing and holding of meetings and demonstrations shall be established by law.
p.(None): (3) No notice to the municipal authorities shall be required for meetings held indoors.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 44.
p.(None): (1) All citizens shall be free to associate.
p.(None): (2) The organization/s activity shall not be contrary to the country's sovereignty and national integrity, or the unity of the nation, nor shall it incite racial, national, ethnic or
p.(None): religious enmity or an encroachment on the rights and freedoms of citizens; no organization shall establish clandestine or paramilitary structures or shall seek to attain its
p.(None): aims through violence.
p.(None): (3) The law shall establish which organizations shall be subject to registration, the procedure for their termination, and their relationships with the State.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 45.
p.(None): All citizens shall have the right to lodge complaints, proposals and petitions with the state authorities.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 46.
p.(None): (1) Matrimony shall be a free union between a man and a woman. Only a civil marriage shall be legal.
p.(None): (2) Spouses shall have equal rights and obligations in matrimony and the family.
p.(None): (3) The form of a marriage, the conditions and procedure for its conclusion and termination, and all private and material relations between the spouses shall be established by
p.(None): law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 47.
p.(None): (1) The raising and upbringing of children until they come of legal age shall be a right and obligation of their parents and shall be assisted by the State.
p.(None): (2) Mothers shall be the object of special protection on the part of the State and shall be guaranteed prenatal and postnatal leave, free obstetric care, alleviated working
p.(None): conditions and other social assistance.
p.(None): (3) Children born out of wedlock shall enjoy equal rights with those born in wedlock.
p.(None): (4) Abandoned children shall enjoy the protection of the State and society.
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p.(None): in awareness of our irrevocable duty to guard the national and state integrity of Bulgaria,
p.(None): hereby proclaim our resolve to create a democratic and social state, governed by the rule of law, by establishing this
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): CONSTITUTION
p.(None):
p.(None): Chapter one
p.(None): FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 1.
p.(None): (1) Bulgaria shall be a republic with a parliamentary form of government.
p.(None): (2) The entire power of the State shall derive from the people. The people shall exercise this power directly and through the bodies established by this Constitution.
p.(None): (3) No part of the people, no political party nor any other organization, state institution or individual shall usurp the expression of the popular sovereignty.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 2.
p.(None): (1) The Republic of Bulgaria shall be an unitary State with local self-government. No autonomous territorial formations shall be allowed to exist therein.
p.(None): (2) The territorial integrity of the Republic of Bulgaria shall be inviolable.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 3.
p.(None): Bulgarian shall be the official language of the Republic.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 4.
p.(None): (1) The Republic of Bulgaria shall be a State governed by the rule of law. It shall be governed by the Constitution and the laws of the country.
p.(None): (2) The Republic of Bulgaria shall guarantee the life, dignity and rights of the individual and shall create conditions conducive to the free development of the individual and of
p.(None): civil society.
p.(None): (3) (new, SG 18/05) Republic of Bulgaria shall participate in the building and development of the European Union.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 5.
p.(None): (1) The Constitution shall be the supreme law, and no other law shall contravene it.
p.(None): (2) The provisions of the Constitution shall apply directly.
p.(None): (3) No one shall be convicted for action or inaction which at the time it was committed, did not constitute a crime.
p.(None): (4) International treaties which have been rati ed in accordance with the constitutional procedure, promulgated and having come into force with respect to the Republic of
p.(None): Bulgaria, shall be part of the legislation of the State. They shall have primacy over any conflicting provision of the domestic legislation.
p.(None): (5) All legislative acts shall be promulgated and shall come into force three days after the date of their publication unless otherwise envisaged by the acts themselves.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 6.
p.(None): (1) All persons are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
p.(None): (2) All citizens* shall be equal before the law. There shall be no privileges or restriction of rights on the
p.(None): grounds of race, national or social origin, ethnic self-identity, sex, religion, education, opinion, political affiliation, personal or social status or property status.
p.(None): ________________________________________
p.(None): * The term "citizens" refers to all individuals to whom this Constitution applies.
p.(None): ________________________________________
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p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 19.
p.(None): (1) The economy of the Republic of Bulgaria shall be based on free economic initiative.
p.(None): (2) The State shall establish and guarantee equal legal conditions for economic activity to all citizens and legal entities by preventing any abuse of a monopoly status and unfair
p.(None): competition, and by protecting the consumer.
p.(None): (3) All investments and economic activity by citizens and legal entities shall enjoy the protection of the law.
p.(None): (4) The law shall establish conditions conducive to the setting up of cooperatives and other forms of association of citizens and legal entities in the pursuit of economic and
p.(None): social prosperity.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 20.
p.(None): The State shall establish conditions conducive to the balanced development of the di erent regions of the country, and shall assist the territorial bodies and activities through
p.(None): its fiscal, credit and investment policies.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 21.
p.(None): (1) Land, as a chief national asset, shall enjoy particular protection on the part of the State and society.
p.(None): (2) Arable land shall be used for agricultural purposes only. Any change in purposes shall be allowed only in exceptional circumstances, when necessity has been proven, and
p.(None): on terms and by a procedure established by a law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 22.
p.(None): (1) (amend., SG 18/05,in force from 1 January 2007) Foreigners and foreign legal entities may acquire property over land under the conditions ensuing from Bulgaria's
p.(None): accession to the European Union, or by virtue of an international treaty that has been rati ed, promulgated and entered into force for the Republic of Bulgaria, as well as
p.(None): through inheritance by operation of the law.
p.(None): (2) The law ratifying the international treaty referred to in para 1 shall be adopted by a majority of two thirds of all members of the Parliament.
p.(None): (3) The land regime shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 23.
p.(None): The State shall establish conditions conducive to the free development of science, education and the arts, and shall assist that development. It shall organize the conservation
p.(None): of all national monuments of history and culture.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 24.
p.(None): (1) The Republic of Bulgaria shall conduct its foreign policy in accordance with the principles and norms of international law.
p.(None): (2) The foreign policy of the Republic of Bulgaria shall have as its highest objective the national security and independence of the country, the well-being and the fundamental
p.(None): rights and freedoms of the Bulgarian citizens, and the promotion of a just international order.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Chapter two
p.(None): FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
p.(None): AND DUTIES OF CITIZENS
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 25.
p.(None): (1) A Bulgarian citizen shall be anyone born of at least one parent holding a Bulgarian citizenship, or born on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria, should he not be entitled
p.(None): to any other citizenship by virtue of origin. Bulgarian citizenship shall further be acquirable through naturalization.
p.(None): (2) A citizens of Bulgarian origin shall acquire Bulgarian citizenship through a facilitated procedure.
p.(None): (3) No one shall be deprived of Bulgarian citizenship acquired by birth.
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p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 40.
p.(None): (1) The press and the other mass information media shall be free and shall not be subjected to censorship.
p.(None): (2) An injunction on or a con scation of printed matter or another information medium shall be allowed only through an act of the judicial authorities in the case of an
p.(None): encroachment on public decency or incitement of a forcible change of the constitutionally established order, the perpetration of a crime, or the incitement of violence against
p.(None): anyone. An injunction suspension shall lose force if not followed by a confiscation within 24 hours.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 41.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall be entitled to seek, obtain and disseminate information. This right shall not be exercised to the detriment of the rights and reputation of others, or to the
p.(None): detriment of national security, public order, public health and morality.
p.(None): (2) Everyone shall be entitled to obtain information from state bodies and agencies on any matter of legitimate interest to them which is not a state or o cial secret and does
p.(None): not affect the rights of others.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 42.
p.(None): (1) Every citizen above the age of 18, with the exception of those placed under judicial interdiction or serving a prison sentence, shall be free to elect state and local authorities
p.(None): and vote in referendums.
p.(None): (2) The organization and procedure for the holding of elections and referendums shall be established by law.
p.(None): (3) (new, SG 18/05) The elections for Members of the European Parliament and the participation of European Union citizens in the elections for local authorities shall be
p.(None): regulated by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 43.
p.(None): (1) All citizens shall have the right to peaceful and unarmed assembly for meetings and demonstrations.
p.(None): (2) The procedure for the organizing and holding of meetings and demonstrations shall be established by law.
p.(None): (3) No notice to the municipal authorities shall be required for meetings held indoors.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 44.
p.(None): (1) All citizens shall be free to associate.
p.(None): (2) The organization/s activity shall not be contrary to the country's sovereignty and national integrity, or the unity of the nation, nor shall it incite racial, national, ethnic or
p.(None): religious enmity or an encroachment on the rights and freedoms of citizens; no organization shall establish clandestine or paramilitary structures or shall seek to attain its
p.(None): aims through violence.
p.(None): (3) The law shall establish which organizations shall be subject to registration, the procedure for their termination, and their relationships with the State.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 45.
p.(None): All citizens shall have the right to lodge complaints, proposals and petitions with the state authorities.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 46.
p.(None): (1) Matrimony shall be a free union between a man and a woman. Only a civil marriage shall be legal.
p.(None): (2) Spouses shall have equal rights and obligations in matrimony and the family.
p.(None): (3) The form of a marriage, the conditions and procedure for its conclusion and termination, and all private and material relations between the spouses shall be established by
p.(None): law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 47.
p.(None): (1) The raising and upbringing of children until they come of legal age shall be a right and obligation of their parents and shall be assisted by the State.
p.(None): (2) Mothers shall be the object of special protection on the part of the State and shall be guaranteed prenatal and postnatal leave, free obstetric care, alleviated working
p.(None): conditions and other social assistance.
p.(None): (3) Children born out of wedlock shall enjoy equal rights with those born in wedlock.
p.(None): (4) Abandoned children shall enjoy the protection of the State and society.
p.(None): (5) The conditions and procedure for the restriction or suspension of parental rights shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 48.
p.(None): (1) Citizens shall have the right to work. The State shall take care to provide conditions for the exercising of this right.
p.(None): (2) The State shall create conditions conducive to the exercising of the right to work by the physically or mentally handicapped.
p.(None): (3) Everyone shall be free to choose an occupation and place of work.
p.(None): (4) No one shall be compelled to do forced labour.
p.(None): (5) Workers and employees shall be entitled to healthy and non-hazardous working conditions, to guaranteed minimum pay and remuneration for the actual work performed,
p.(None): and to rest and leave, in accordance with conditions and procedures established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 49.
p.(None): (1) Workers and employees shall be free to form trade union organizations and alliances in defence of their interests related to work and social security.
p.(None): (2) Employers shall be free to associate in defence of their economic interests.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 50.
p.(None): Workers and employees shall have the right to strike in defence of their collective economic and social interests. This right shall be exercised in accordance with conditions and
p.(None): procedures established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 51.
p.(None): (1) Citizens shall have the right to social security and social assistance.
p.(None): (2) The State shall provide social security for the temporarily unemployed in accordance with conditions and procedures established by law.
p.(None): (3) The aged without relatives and unable to support themselves, as well as invalids and the socially weak shall receive special protection from the State and society.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 52.
p.(None): (1) Citizens shall have the right to medical insurance guaranteeing them a ordable medical care, and to free medical care in accordance with conditions and procedures
p.(None): established by law.
p.(None): (2) Medical care shall be nanced from the state budget, by employers, through private and collective health-insurance schemes, and from other sources in accordance with
p.(None): conditions and procedures established by law.
p.(None): (3) The State shall protect the health of all citizens and shall promote the development of sports and tourism.
p.(None): (4) No one shall be subjected to forcible medical treatment or sanitary measures except in circumstances established by law.
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p.(None): 14. institute orders and medals;
p.(None): 15. establish the official holidays;
p.(None): 16. (new - SG. 27/06, amend. – SG, 12/07, suppl. SG, 100/15) hold a hearing and approve the annual reports of the Supreme Court of Cassation, the Supreme Administrative
p.(None): Court and the Prosecutor General, submitted by the Supreme Judicial Council, on the application of the law and on the activities of the courts, the Prosecutor’s O ce and the
p.(None): investigating bodies. The National Assembly may hold a hearing and approve other reports of the Prosecutor General on the activities of the Prosecutor’s O ce on the
p.(None): application of the law, the fight against crime and the implementation of the criminal policy;
p.(None): 17. (new-SG 12/07) hold a hearing and pass reports on the activity of bodies, wholly or partially appointed by the National Assembly, where this is provided by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 85.
p.(None): (1) The National Assembly shall ratify or denounce by law all international treaties which:
p.(None): 1. are of a political or military nature;
p.(None): 2. concern the Republic of Bulgaria's participation in international organizations;
p.(None): 3. envisage corrections to the borders of the Republic of Bulgaria;
p.(None): 4. contain obligations for the treasury;
p.(None): 5. envisage the State's participation in international arbitration or legal proceedings;
p.(None): 6. concern fundamental human rights;
p.(None): 7. affect the action of the law or require new legislation in order to be enforced;
p.(None): 8. expressly require ratification;
p.(None): 9. (new, SG 18/05) confer to the European Union powers ensuing from this Constitution.
p.(None): (2) (new, SG 18/05) The law ratifying the international treaty referred to in para 1, item 9 shall be adopted by a majority of two-thirds of all members of the Parliament.
p.(None): (3) (former para 2, SG 18/05) Treaties rati ed by the National Assembly may be amended or denounced only by their built-in procedure or in accordance with the universally
p.(None): acknowledged norms of international law.
p.(None): (4) (former para 3, SG 18/05) The conclusion of an international treaty requiring an amendment to the Constitution shall be preceded by the passage of such an amendment.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 86.
p.(None): (1) The National Assembly shall pass laws, resolutions, declarations and addresses.
p.(None): (2) The laws and resolutions passed by the National Assembly shall be binding on all state bodies, all organizations and all citizens.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 87.
p.(None): (1) Any Member of the National Assembly or the Council of Ministers shall have the right to introduce a bill.
p.(None): (2) The State Budget Bill shall be drawn up and presented by the Council of Ministers.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 88.
p.(None): (1) Bills shall be read and voted upon twice, during different sessions. By way of exception, the National Assembly may resolve to hold both ballots during a single session.
p.(None): (2) All other acts of the National Assembly shall require a single ballot.
p.(None): (3) Each passed act shall be promulgated in State Gazette within 15 days of being passed.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 89.
p.(None): (1) A motion of no con dence in the Council of Ministers shall require seconding by at least one- fth of the Members of the National Assembly. To be passed, the motion shall
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p.(None): (2) An impeachment shall require a motion from no fewer than one quarter of all Members of the National Assembly and shall stand if supported by more than two-thirds of
p.(None): the Members.
p.(None): (3) An impeachment against the President or Vice President shall be tried by the Constitutional Court within a month following the lodging of the impeachment. Should the
p.(None): Constitutional Court convict the President or Vice President of high treason, or of a violation of the Constitution, the President's or Vice President's prerogatives shall be
p.(None): suspended.
p.(None): (4) No one shall place the President or the Vice President under detention, nor shall initiate criminal prosecution against them.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 104.
p.(None): The President shall be free to devolve to the Vice President the prerogatives established by Art. 98 items 7, 9, 10 and 11.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Chapter five
p.(None): COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 105.
p.(None): (1) The Council of Ministers shall direct and conduct State's domestic and foreign policy in accordance with the Constitution and the laws.
p.(None): (2) The Council of Ministers shall ensure the public order and national security and shall exercise overall guidance over the state administration and the Armed Forces.
p.(None): (3) (new, SG 18/05) The Council of Ministers shall inform the National Assembly on issues concerning the obligations of the Republic of Bulgaria resulting from its membership
p.(None): in the European Union.
p.(None): (4) (new, SG 18/05) When participating in the drafting and adoption of European Union instruments, the Council of Ministers shall inform the National Assembly in advance,
p.(None): and shall give detailed account for its actions.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 106.
p.(None): The Council of Ministers shall manage the implementation of the state budget; organize the management of the state’s assets; conclude, con rm or denounce international
p.(None): treaties when authorized to do so by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 107.
p.(None): The Council of Ministers shall rescind any illegitimate or improper act issued by a minister.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 108.
p.(None): (1) The Council of Ministers shall consist of a Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Ministers and ministers.
p.(None): (2) The Prime Minister shall head, coordinate and bear responsibility for the overall policy of the government. He shall appoint and remove the deputy ministers.
p.(None): (3) Each member of the Council of Ministers shall head a ministry, except when the National Assembly resolves other-wise. Each minister shall account for his own activity.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 109.
p.(None): The members of the Council of Ministers shall swear before the National Assembly an oath envisaged in Art. 76 para 2.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 110.
p.(None): Eligible for election to the Council of Ministers shall be any Bulgarian citizen qualified to be elected to the National Assembly.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 111.
p.(None): (1) The authority of the Council of Ministers shall expire upon any of the following occurrences:
p.(None): 1. a vote of no confidence in the Council of Ministers or the Prime Minister;
p.(None): 2. the resignation of the Council of Ministers or the Prime Minister;
p.(None): 3. death of the Prime Minister.
p.(None): (2) The Council of Ministers shall hand in its resignation before the newly elected National Assembly.
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p.(None): Art. 144.
p.(None): The central bodies of State and their territorial sub-divisions shall exercise control over the legality of the acts of the bodies of local government only when authorized to do so
p.(None): by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 145.
p.(None): A municipal council shall be free to challenge before a court any act which infringes its rights.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 146.
p.(None): The organization and the procedures of the bodies of local self-government and local administration shall be established by law.
p.(None): Chapter eight
p.(None): CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 147.
p.(None): (1) The Constitutional Court shall consist of 12 judges, one-third of whom shall be elected by the National Assembly, one-third shall be appointed by the President, and one-
p.(None): third shall be elected by a joint meeting of the judges of the Supreme Court of Cassation and the Supreme Administrative Court.
p.(None): (2) The judges of the Constitutional Court shall be elected or appointed for a period of nine years and shall not be eligible for re-election or
p.(None): re-appointment. The make-up of the Constitutional Court shall be renewed every three years from each quota, in a rotation order established by law.
p.(None): (3) The judges of the Constitutional Court shall be lawyers of high professional and moral integrity and with at least fifteen years of professional experience.
p.(None): (4) The judges of the Constitutional Court shall elect by secret ballot a Chairman of the Court for a period of three years.
p.(None): (5) The status of a judge of the Constitutional Court shall be incompatible with a representative mandate, or any state or public post, or membership in a political party or
p.(None): trade union, or with the practicing of a free, commercial, or any other paid occupation.
p.(None): (6) A judge of the Constitutional Court shall enjoy the same immunity as a Member of the National Assembly.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 148.
p.(None): (1) The mandate of a judge of the Constitutional Court shall expire upon any of the following occurrences:
p.(None): 1. the expiry of the term of office;
p.(None): 2. resignation submitted before the Constitutional Court;
p.(None): 3. entry into force of a final sentence imposing imprisonment for an intentional criminal offence;
p.(None): 4. permanent de facto inability to perform his duties for more than a year;
p.(None): 5. incompatibility with an office or activity referred to in Art. 147 para 5.
p.(None): 6. death.
p.(None): (2) The Constitutional Court shall lift the immunity of a judge or establish his de facto inability to perform his duties by a secret ballot requiring a majority of at least two-thirds
p.(None): of the votes of all justices.
p.(None): (3) Where the mandate of a Constitutional judge is terminated, a new judge from the same quota shall be appointed or elected within one month.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 149.
p.(None): (1) The Constitutional Court shall:
p.(None): 1. provide binding interpretations of the Constitution;
p.(None): 2. rule on constitutionality of the laws and other acts passed by the National Assembly and the acts of the President;
p.(None): 3. rule on competence suits between the National Assembly, the President and the Council of Ministers, and between the bodies of local self-government and the central
p.(None): executive branch of government;
p.(None): 4. rule on the compatibility between the Constitution and the international treaties concluded by the Republic of Bulgaria prior to their rati cation, and on the compatibility of
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p.(None):
p.(None): § 9.
p.(None): This Constitution shall enter into force on the day on which it is promulgated in State Gazette by the Chairperson of the Grand National Assembly, and shall supersede the
p.(None): Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria adopted on May 18th, 1971 (Promulgated in State Gazette No 39/1971; amended in SG Nos. 6/1990, 29/1990, 87/1990, 94/1990,
p.(None): 98/1990, corrected in SG No. 98/1990).
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): TRANSITIONAL AND CONCLUDING PROVISIONS(SG 85/03)
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): § 4.
p.(None): (1) Within three months of the entry into force of the Law amending and supplementing the Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria, the National Assembly shall pass the laws
p.(None): connected with the implementation of these amendments and supplements.
p.(None): (2) Within three months of the entry into force of § 1, item 3, the Supreme Judicial Council shall appoint the heads of the judicial bodies.
p.(None):
p.(None): § 5.
p.(None): The heads of the judicial bodies who, until the entry into force of this Law, have occupied the respective administrative position for more than 5 years, may be appointed to the
p.(None): same position for only one more mandate.
p.(None): § 6.
p.(None): The judges, prosecutors and investigating magistrates who by the time of entry into force of this Law have not completed the 3-year term of o ce on the respective position,
p.(None): shall become irremovable under the terms of § 1, item 1, of this Law.
p.(None):
p.(None): § 7.
p.(None): § 1, item 3, shall enter into force as of 1 January 2004.
p.(None):
p.(None): FINAL PROVISION (SG 18/05)
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): § 7.
p.(None): § 2 shall enter into force as of the date of entry into force of the Treaty concerning the Accession of the Republic of Bulgaria to the European Union and shall not apply to
p.(None): international treaties found.
p.(None):
p.(None): FINAL PROVISIONS (SG 12/07)
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): § 12.
p.(None): The National Assembly shall pass the laws referring to the application of these amendments and supplements, within one year following the entry into force of the Law
p.(None): Amending and Supplementing the Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria.
p.(None):
p.(None): § 13.
p.(None): Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall enter into force from 1 January 2008.
p.(None):
p.(None): TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS (SG 100/15)
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): § 9.
p.(None): Within three months of entry into force of this Act the National Assembly shall pass the acts relating to the application of Art. 130a and 130b.
p.(None):
p.(None): § 10.
p.(None): By the date of entry into force of this Act the elected members of the Supreme Judicial Council shall complete their mandate.
p.(None):
p.(None): § 11.
p.(None): (1) Within one month from entry into force of the laws which relate to the application of Art. 130a and 130b, the Supreme Judicial Council shall assign the members of the
p.(None): council elected by the National Assembly to the Judges’ and the Prosecutors’ Colleges of the Supreme Judicial Council.
p.(None): (2) If within the term under para. 1 the Supreme Judicial Council fails to assign the members of the council elected by the National Assembly to the Judges’ and the Prosecutors’
p.(None): Colleges, the National Assembly shall assign them by a resolution.
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p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 48.
p.(None): (1) Citizens shall have the right to work. The State shall take care to provide conditions for the exercising of this right.
p.(None): (2) The State shall create conditions conducive to the exercising of the right to work by the physically or mentally handicapped.
p.(None): (3) Everyone shall be free to choose an occupation and place of work.
p.(None): (4) No one shall be compelled to do forced labour.
p.(None): (5) Workers and employees shall be entitled to healthy and non-hazardous working conditions, to guaranteed minimum pay and remuneration for the actual work performed,
p.(None): and to rest and leave, in accordance with conditions and procedures established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 49.
p.(None): (1) Workers and employees shall be free to form trade union organizations and alliances in defence of their interests related to work and social security.
p.(None): (2) Employers shall be free to associate in defence of their economic interests.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 50.
p.(None): Workers and employees shall have the right to strike in defence of their collective economic and social interests. This right shall be exercised in accordance with conditions and
p.(None): procedures established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 51.
p.(None): (1) Citizens shall have the right to social security and social assistance.
p.(None): (2) The State shall provide social security for the temporarily unemployed in accordance with conditions and procedures established by law.
p.(None): (3) The aged without relatives and unable to support themselves, as well as invalids and the socially weak shall receive special protection from the State and society.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 52.
p.(None): (1) Citizens shall have the right to medical insurance guaranteeing them a ordable medical care, and to free medical care in accordance with conditions and procedures
p.(None): established by law.
p.(None): (2) Medical care shall be nanced from the state budget, by employers, through private and collective health-insurance schemes, and from other sources in accordance with
p.(None): conditions and procedures established by law.
p.(None): (3) The State shall protect the health of all citizens and shall promote the development of sports and tourism.
p.(None): (4) No one shall be subjected to forcible medical treatment or sanitary measures except in circumstances established by law.
p.(None): (5) The State shall exercise control over all medical facilities and over the production and trade in pharmaceuticals, biologically active substances and medical equipment.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 53.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall have the right to education.
p.(None): (2) School attendance up to the age of 16 shall be compulsory.
p.(None): (3) Primary and secondary education in state and municipal schools shall be free. In circumstances established by law, the higher educational establishments shall provide
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p.(None): after fair compensation has been ensured in advance.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 18.
p.(None): (1) The State shall enjoy exclusive ownership rights over the underground resources; beaches and national thoroughfares, as well as over waters, forests and parks of national
p.(None): importance, and the natural and archaeological reserves established by law.
p.(None): (2) The State shall exercise sovereign rights in prospecting, developing, utilizing, protecting and managing the continental shelf and the exclusive o -shore economic zone, and
p.(None): the biological, mineral and energy resources therein.
p.(None): (3) The State shall exercise sovereign rights with respect to radio frequency spectrum and the geostationary orbital positions allocated by international agreements to the
p.(None): Republic of Bulgaria.
p.(None): (4) A state monopoly shall be establishable by law over railway transport, the national postal and telecommunications networks, the use of nuclear energy, the manufacturing
p.(None): of radioactive products, armaments and explosive and powerful toxic substances.
p.(None): (5) The conditions and procedure by which the State shall grant concessions over units of property and licences for the activities enumerated in the preceding two paragraphs
p.(None): shall be established by law.
p.(None): (6) The State shall utilize and manage all the state's assets to the benefit of individual and society.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 19.
p.(None): (1) The economy of the Republic of Bulgaria shall be based on free economic initiative.
p.(None): (2) The State shall establish and guarantee equal legal conditions for economic activity to all citizens and legal entities by preventing any abuse of a monopoly status and unfair
p.(None): competition, and by protecting the consumer.
p.(None): (3) All investments and economic activity by citizens and legal entities shall enjoy the protection of the law.
p.(None): (4) The law shall establish conditions conducive to the setting up of cooperatives and other forms of association of citizens and legal entities in the pursuit of economic and
p.(None): social prosperity.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 20.
p.(None): The State shall establish conditions conducive to the balanced development of the di erent regions of the country, and shall assist the territorial bodies and activities through
p.(None): its fiscal, credit and investment policies.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 21.
p.(None): (1) Land, as a chief national asset, shall enjoy particular protection on the part of the State and society.
p.(None): (2) Arable land shall be used for agricultural purposes only. Any change in purposes shall be allowed only in exceptional circumstances, when necessity has been proven, and
p.(None): on terms and by a procedure established by a law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 22.
p.(None): (1) (amend., SG 18/05,in force from 1 January 2007) Foreigners and foreign legal entities may acquire property over land under the conditions ensuing from Bulgaria's
p.(None): accession to the European Union, or by virtue of an international treaty that has been rati ed, promulgated and entered into force for the Republic of Bulgaria, as well as
p.(None): through inheritance by operation of the law.
p.(None): (2) The law ratifying the international treaty referred to in para 1 shall be adopted by a majority of two thirds of all members of the Parliament.
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p.(None): 4. promulgate the laws;
p.(None): 5. on a motion from the Council of Ministers, determine the borders of the administrative territorial units and their centers;
p.(None): 6. on a motion from the Council of Ministers, appoint and remove the heads of the Republic of Bulgaria's diplomatic and permanent missions at international organizations,
p.(None): and receive the credentials and the letters of recall of the foreign diplomatic representatives to this country;
p.(None): 7. appoint and remove from office other state officials, established by law;
p.(None): 8. award orders and medals;
p.(None): 9. grant, restore, relieve from and withdraw Bulgarian citizenship;
p.(None): 10. grant asylum;
p.(None): 11. exercise the right to pardon.
p.(None): 12. cancel uncollectible debts to the State;
p.(None): 13. name landmarks and communities of national importance;
p.(None): 14. inform the National Assembly on basic problems within his prerogatives.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 99.
p.(None): (1) Following consultations with the parliamentary groups, the President shall appoint the Prime Minister-designate nominated by the party holding the highest number of
p.(None): seats in the National Assembly to form a government.
p.(None): (2) Should the Prime Minister-designate fail to form a government within seven days, the President shall entrust this task to a Prime Minister-designate nominated by the
p.(None): second largest parliamentary group.
p.(None): (3) Should the new Prime Minister-designate also fail to form a government within the period established by the preceding paragraph, the President shall entrust the task to a
p.(None): Prime Minister-designate nominated by one of the minor parliamentary groups.
p.(None): (4) Should the consultations prove successful, the President shall ask the National Assembly to elect the Prime Minister-designate.
p.(None): (5) Should no agreement on the formation of a government be reached, the President shall appoint a caretaker government, dissolve the National Assembly and schedule new
p.(None): elections within the period established by Art. 64 para 3. The President's act on the dissolution of the National Assembly shall also establish the date of the new general
p.(None): elections.
p.(None): (6) The procedure for forming a government established by the preceding paragraphs shall further apply in the cases referred to in Art. 111 para 1.
p.(None): (7) In the cases referred to in paras 5 and 6, the President shall not dissolve the National Assembly during the last three months of his term of o ce. Should Parliament fail to
p.(None): form a government within the established period, the President shall appoint a caretaker government.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 100.
p.(None): (1) The President shall be the Supreme Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Bulgaria.
p.(None): (2) The President shall appoint and remove the higher command of the Armed Forces and shall bestow all higher military ranks on a motion from the Council of Ministers.
p.(None): (3) The President shall preside over the Consultative National Security Council, the status of which shall be established by law.
p.(None): (4) The President shall proclaim general or partial mobilization on a motion from the Council of Ministers in accordance with the law.
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p.(None): (2) The Republic of Bulgaria shall guarantee the life, dignity and rights of the individual and shall create conditions conducive to the free development of the individual and of
p.(None): civil society.
p.(None): (3) (new, SG 18/05) Republic of Bulgaria shall participate in the building and development of the European Union.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 5.
p.(None): (1) The Constitution shall be the supreme law, and no other law shall contravene it.
p.(None): (2) The provisions of the Constitution shall apply directly.
p.(None): (3) No one shall be convicted for action or inaction which at the time it was committed, did not constitute a crime.
p.(None): (4) International treaties which have been rati ed in accordance with the constitutional procedure, promulgated and having come into force with respect to the Republic of
p.(None): Bulgaria, shall be part of the legislation of the State. They shall have primacy over any conflicting provision of the domestic legislation.
p.(None): (5) All legislative acts shall be promulgated and shall come into force three days after the date of their publication unless otherwise envisaged by the acts themselves.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 6.
p.(None): (1) All persons are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
p.(None): (2) All citizens* shall be equal before the law. There shall be no privileges or restriction of rights on the
p.(None): grounds of race, national or social origin, ethnic self-identity, sex, religion, education, opinion, political affiliation, personal or social status or property status.
p.(None): ________________________________________
p.(None): * The term "citizens" refers to all individuals to whom this Constitution applies.
p.(None): ________________________________________
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 7.
p.(None): The State shall be held liable for any damages caused by unlawful acts or actions on the part of its agencies and officials.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 8.
p.(None): The power of the State shall be divided between legislative, executive and judicial branches.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 9.
p.(None): (1) (Prev. text of art. 9- SG 12/07, in force from 1 January 2008) The armed forces shall guarantee the sovereignty, security and independence of the country and shall defend
p.(None): its territorial integrity.
p.(None): (2) (New-SG 12/07, in force from 1 January 2008) The activity of the armed forces shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 10.
p.(None): All elections, and national and local referendums shall be held on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 11.
p.(None): (1) Political activity in the Republic of Bulgaria shall be founded on the principle of political pluralism.
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p.(None): (4) The law shall establish conditions conducive to the setting up of cooperatives and other forms of association of citizens and legal entities in the pursuit of economic and
p.(None): social prosperity.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 20.
p.(None): The State shall establish conditions conducive to the balanced development of the di erent regions of the country, and shall assist the territorial bodies and activities through
p.(None): its fiscal, credit and investment policies.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 21.
p.(None): (1) Land, as a chief national asset, shall enjoy particular protection on the part of the State and society.
p.(None): (2) Arable land shall be used for agricultural purposes only. Any change in purposes shall be allowed only in exceptional circumstances, when necessity has been proven, and
p.(None): on terms and by a procedure established by a law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 22.
p.(None): (1) (amend., SG 18/05,in force from 1 January 2007) Foreigners and foreign legal entities may acquire property over land under the conditions ensuing from Bulgaria's
p.(None): accession to the European Union, or by virtue of an international treaty that has been rati ed, promulgated and entered into force for the Republic of Bulgaria, as well as
p.(None): through inheritance by operation of the law.
p.(None): (2) The law ratifying the international treaty referred to in para 1 shall be adopted by a majority of two thirds of all members of the Parliament.
p.(None): (3) The land regime shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 23.
p.(None): The State shall establish conditions conducive to the free development of science, education and the arts, and shall assist that development. It shall organize the conservation
p.(None): of all national monuments of history and culture.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 24.
p.(None): (1) The Republic of Bulgaria shall conduct its foreign policy in accordance with the principles and norms of international law.
p.(None): (2) The foreign policy of the Republic of Bulgaria shall have as its highest objective the national security and independence of the country, the well-being and the fundamental
p.(None): rights and freedoms of the Bulgarian citizens, and the promotion of a just international order.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Chapter two
p.(None): FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
p.(None): AND DUTIES OF CITIZENS
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 25.
p.(None): (1) A Bulgarian citizen shall be anyone born of at least one parent holding a Bulgarian citizenship, or born on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria, should he not be entitled
p.(None): to any other citizenship by virtue of origin. Bulgarian citizenship shall further be acquirable through naturalization.
p.(None): (2) A citizens of Bulgarian origin shall acquire Bulgarian citizenship through a facilitated procedure.
p.(None): (3) No one shall be deprived of Bulgarian citizenship acquired by birth.
p.(None): (4) (amend., SG 18/05) No Bulgarian citizen may be surrendered to another State or to an international tribunal for the purposes of criminal prosecution, unless the opposite
p.(None): is provided for by international treaty that has been ratified, published and entered into force for the Republic of Bulgaria.
p.(None): (5) Any Bulgarian citizen abroad shall be accorded the protection of the Republic of Bulgaria.
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p.(None): procedures established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 51.
p.(None): (1) Citizens shall have the right to social security and social assistance.
p.(None): (2) The State shall provide social security for the temporarily unemployed in accordance with conditions and procedures established by law.
p.(None): (3) The aged without relatives and unable to support themselves, as well as invalids and the socially weak shall receive special protection from the State and society.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 52.
p.(None): (1) Citizens shall have the right to medical insurance guaranteeing them a ordable medical care, and to free medical care in accordance with conditions and procedures
p.(None): established by law.
p.(None): (2) Medical care shall be nanced from the state budget, by employers, through private and collective health-insurance schemes, and from other sources in accordance with
p.(None): conditions and procedures established by law.
p.(None): (3) The State shall protect the health of all citizens and shall promote the development of sports and tourism.
p.(None): (4) No one shall be subjected to forcible medical treatment or sanitary measures except in circumstances established by law.
p.(None): (5) The State shall exercise control over all medical facilities and over the production and trade in pharmaceuticals, biologically active substances and medical equipment.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 53.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall have the right to education.
p.(None): (2) School attendance up to the age of 16 shall be compulsory.
p.(None): (3) Primary and secondary education in state and municipal schools shall be free. In circumstances established by law, the higher educational establishments shall provide
p.(None): education free of charge.
p.(None): (4) Higher educational establishments shall enjoy academic autonomy.
p.(None): (5) Citizens and organizations shall be free to found schools in accordance with conditions and procedures established by law. The education they provide shall t the
p.(None): requirements of the State.
p.(None): (6) The State shall promote education by opening and nancing schools, by supporting capable school and university students, and by providing opportunities for occupational
p.(None): training and retraining. It shall exercise control over all kinds and levels of schooling.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 54.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall have the right to avail himself of the national and universal human cultural values and to develop his own culture in accordance with his ethnic self-
p.(None): identification, which shall be recognized and guaranteed by the law.
p.(None): (2) Artistic, scientific and technological creativity shall be recognized and guaranteed by the law.
p.(None): (3) The State shall protect all inventors' rights, copyrights and related rights.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 55.
p.(None): Everyone shall have the right to a healthy and favorable environment corresponding to established standards and norms. They shall protect the environment.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 56.
p.(None): Everyone shall have the right to legal defence whenever his rights or legitimate interests are violated or endangered. He shall have the right to be accompanied by legal
p.(None): counsel when appearing before an agency of the State.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 57.
p.(None): (1) The fundamental civil rights shall be irrevocable.
p.(None): (2) Rights shall not be abused, nor shall they be exercised to the detriment of the rights or the legitimate interests of others.
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p.(None): (3) The aged without relatives and unable to support themselves, as well as invalids and the socially weak shall receive special protection from the State and society.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 52.
p.(None): (1) Citizens shall have the right to medical insurance guaranteeing them a ordable medical care, and to free medical care in accordance with conditions and procedures
p.(None): established by law.
p.(None): (2) Medical care shall be nanced from the state budget, by employers, through private and collective health-insurance schemes, and from other sources in accordance with
p.(None): conditions and procedures established by law.
p.(None): (3) The State shall protect the health of all citizens and shall promote the development of sports and tourism.
p.(None): (4) No one shall be subjected to forcible medical treatment or sanitary measures except in circumstances established by law.
p.(None): (5) The State shall exercise control over all medical facilities and over the production and trade in pharmaceuticals, biologically active substances and medical equipment.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 53.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall have the right to education.
p.(None): (2) School attendance up to the age of 16 shall be compulsory.
p.(None): (3) Primary and secondary education in state and municipal schools shall be free. In circumstances established by law, the higher educational establishments shall provide
p.(None): education free of charge.
p.(None): (4) Higher educational establishments shall enjoy academic autonomy.
p.(None): (5) Citizens and organizations shall be free to found schools in accordance with conditions and procedures established by law. The education they provide shall t the
p.(None): requirements of the State.
p.(None): (6) The State shall promote education by opening and nancing schools, by supporting capable school and university students, and by providing opportunities for occupational
p.(None): training and retraining. It shall exercise control over all kinds and levels of schooling.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 54.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall have the right to avail himself of the national and universal human cultural values and to develop his own culture in accordance with his ethnic self-
p.(None): identification, which shall be recognized and guaranteed by the law.
p.(None): (2) Artistic, scientific and technological creativity shall be recognized and guaranteed by the law.
p.(None): (3) The State shall protect all inventors' rights, copyrights and related rights.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 55.
p.(None): Everyone shall have the right to a healthy and favorable environment corresponding to established standards and norms. They shall protect the environment.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 56.
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p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 53.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall have the right to education.
p.(None): (2) School attendance up to the age of 16 shall be compulsory.
p.(None): (3) Primary and secondary education in state and municipal schools shall be free. In circumstances established by law, the higher educational establishments shall provide
p.(None): education free of charge.
p.(None): (4) Higher educational establishments shall enjoy academic autonomy.
p.(None): (5) Citizens and organizations shall be free to found schools in accordance with conditions and procedures established by law. The education they provide shall t the
p.(None): requirements of the State.
p.(None): (6) The State shall promote education by opening and nancing schools, by supporting capable school and university students, and by providing opportunities for occupational
p.(None): training and retraining. It shall exercise control over all kinds and levels of schooling.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 54.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall have the right to avail himself of the national and universal human cultural values and to develop his own culture in accordance with his ethnic self-
p.(None): identification, which shall be recognized and guaranteed by the law.
p.(None): (2) Artistic, scientific and technological creativity shall be recognized and guaranteed by the law.
p.(None): (3) The State shall protect all inventors' rights, copyrights and related rights.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 55.
p.(None): Everyone shall have the right to a healthy and favorable environment corresponding to established standards and norms. They shall protect the environment.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 56.
p.(None): Everyone shall have the right to legal defence whenever his rights or legitimate interests are violated or endangered. He shall have the right to be accompanied by legal
p.(None): counsel when appearing before an agency of the State.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 57.
p.(None): (1) The fundamental civil rights shall be irrevocable.
p.(None): (2) Rights shall not be abused, nor shall they be exercised to the detriment of the rights or the legitimate interests of others.
p.(None): (3) Following a proclamation of war, martial law or a state of emergency the exercise of individual civil rights may be temporarily curtailed by law, except for the rights
p.(None): established by Art. 28, Art. 29, Art. 31 paras 1, 2 and 3, Art. 32 para 1, and Art. 37.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 58.
p.(None): (1) All citizens shall observe and implement the Constitution and the laws. They shall respect the rights and the legitimate interests of others.
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p.(None): law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 47.
p.(None): (1) The raising and upbringing of children until they come of legal age shall be a right and obligation of their parents and shall be assisted by the State.
p.(None): (2) Mothers shall be the object of special protection on the part of the State and shall be guaranteed prenatal and postnatal leave, free obstetric care, alleviated working
p.(None): conditions and other social assistance.
p.(None): (3) Children born out of wedlock shall enjoy equal rights with those born in wedlock.
p.(None): (4) Abandoned children shall enjoy the protection of the State and society.
p.(None): (5) The conditions and procedure for the restriction or suspension of parental rights shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 48.
p.(None): (1) Citizens shall have the right to work. The State shall take care to provide conditions for the exercising of this right.
p.(None): (2) The State shall create conditions conducive to the exercising of the right to work by the physically or mentally handicapped.
p.(None): (3) Everyone shall be free to choose an occupation and place of work.
p.(None): (4) No one shall be compelled to do forced labour.
p.(None): (5) Workers and employees shall be entitled to healthy and non-hazardous working conditions, to guaranteed minimum pay and remuneration for the actual work performed,
p.(None): and to rest and leave, in accordance with conditions and procedures established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 49.
p.(None): (1) Workers and employees shall be free to form trade union organizations and alliances in defence of their interests related to work and social security.
p.(None): (2) Employers shall be free to associate in defence of their economic interests.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 50.
p.(None): Workers and employees shall have the right to strike in defence of their collective economic and social interests. This right shall be exercised in accordance with conditions and
p.(None): procedures established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 51.
p.(None): (1) Citizens shall have the right to social security and social assistance.
p.(None): (2) The State shall provide social security for the temporarily unemployed in accordance with conditions and procedures established by law.
p.(None): (3) The aged without relatives and unable to support themselves, as well as invalids and the socially weak shall receive special protection from the State and society.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 52.
p.(None): (1) Citizens shall have the right to medical insurance guaranteeing them a ordable medical care, and to free medical care in accordance with conditions and procedures
p.(None): established by law.
p.(None): (2) Medical care shall be nanced from the state budget, by employers, through private and collective health-insurance schemes, and from other sources in accordance with
p.(None): conditions and procedures established by law.
p.(None): (3) The State shall protect the health of all citizens and shall promote the development of sports and tourism.
p.(None): (4) No one shall be subjected to forcible medical treatment or sanitary measures except in circumstances established by law.
p.(None): (5) The State shall exercise control over all medical facilities and over the production and trade in pharmaceuticals, biologically active substances and medical equipment.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 53.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall have the right to education.
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p.(None): (1) The authority of the Council of Ministers shall expire upon any of the following occurrences:
p.(None): 1. a vote of no confidence in the Council of Ministers or the Prime Minister;
p.(None): 2. the resignation of the Council of Ministers or the Prime Minister;
p.(None): 3. death of the Prime Minister.
p.(None): (2) The Council of Ministers shall hand in its resignation before the newly elected National Assembly.
p.(None): (3) Should any of the above occur, the Council of Ministers shall continue to act until the election of a new Council of Ministers.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 112.
p.(None): (1) The Council of Ministers shall be free to ask the National Assembly's vote of con dence in its overall policy, its programme declaration, or on a speci c issue. A resolution
p.(None): shall require a majority of more than half of the votes of the National Assembly Members present.
p.(None): (2) Should the Council of Ministers fail to receive the requested vote of confidence, the Prime Minister shall hand in the government's resignation.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 113.
p.(None): (1) A member of the Council of Ministers shall not hold a post or engage in any activity incompatible with the status of a Member of the National Assembly.
p.(None): (2) The National Assembly shall be free to determine any other post or activity which a member of the Council of Ministers shall not hold or engage in.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 114.
p.(None): Pursuant to and in implementation of the laws, the Council of Ministers shall adopt decrees, ordinances and resolutions. The Council of Ministers shall drafts rules and
p.(None): regulations by decree.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 115.
p.(None): The ministers shall issue rules, regulations, instructions and orders.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 116.
p.(None): (1) State employees shall be the executors of the nation's will and interests. In the performance of their duty they shall be guided solely by the law and shall be politically
p.(None): neutral.
p.(None): (2) The conditions for the appointment and removal of state employees and the conditions on which they shall be free to belong to political parties and trade unions, as well as
p.(None): to exercise their right to strike shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Chapter six
p.(None): THE JUDICIARY
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 117.
p.(None): (1) The judiciary shall protect the rights and legitimate interests of all citizens, legal entities and the State.
p.(None): (2) The judiciary shall be independent. In the performance of their functions, all judges, court assessors, prosecutors and investigating magistrates shall be subservient only to
p.(None): the law.
p.(None): (3) The judiciary shall have an independent budget.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 118.
p.(None): All judicial power shall be exercised in the name of the people.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 119.
p.(None): (1) Justice shall be administered by the Supreme Court of Cassation, the Supreme Administrative Court, courts of appeal, regional courts, courts-martial and district courts.
p.(None): (2) Specialized courts may be set up by virtue of law.
p.(None): (3) There shall be no extraordinary courts.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 120.
p.(None): (1) The courts shall supervise the legality of the acts and actions of the administrative bodies.
p.(None): (2) Citizens and legal entities shall be free to challenge any administrative act which affects them, except those listed expressly by the laws.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 121.
p.(None): (1) The courts shall ensure equality and equal opportunities for all the parties in the judicial trail to present their case.
p.(None): (2) Judicial proceedings shall ensure the establishment of truth.
p.(None): (3) All courts shall conduct their hearings in public, unless provided otherwise by law.
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p.(None): on terms and by a procedure established by a law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 22.
p.(None): (1) (amend., SG 18/05,in force from 1 January 2007) Foreigners and foreign legal entities may acquire property over land under the conditions ensuing from Bulgaria's
p.(None): accession to the European Union, or by virtue of an international treaty that has been rati ed, promulgated and entered into force for the Republic of Bulgaria, as well as
p.(None): through inheritance by operation of the law.
p.(None): (2) The law ratifying the international treaty referred to in para 1 shall be adopted by a majority of two thirds of all members of the Parliament.
p.(None): (3) The land regime shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 23.
p.(None): The State shall establish conditions conducive to the free development of science, education and the arts, and shall assist that development. It shall organize the conservation
p.(None): of all national monuments of history and culture.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 24.
p.(None): (1) The Republic of Bulgaria shall conduct its foreign policy in accordance with the principles and norms of international law.
p.(None): (2) The foreign policy of the Republic of Bulgaria shall have as its highest objective the national security and independence of the country, the well-being and the fundamental
p.(None): rights and freedoms of the Bulgarian citizens, and the promotion of a just international order.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Chapter two
p.(None): FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
p.(None): AND DUTIES OF CITIZENS
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 25.
p.(None): (1) A Bulgarian citizen shall be anyone born of at least one parent holding a Bulgarian citizenship, or born on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria, should he not be entitled
p.(None): to any other citizenship by virtue of origin. Bulgarian citizenship shall further be acquirable through naturalization.
p.(None): (2) A citizens of Bulgarian origin shall acquire Bulgarian citizenship through a facilitated procedure.
p.(None): (3) No one shall be deprived of Bulgarian citizenship acquired by birth.
p.(None): (4) (amend., SG 18/05) No Bulgarian citizen may be surrendered to another State or to an international tribunal for the purposes of criminal prosecution, unless the opposite
p.(None): is provided for by international treaty that has been ratified, published and entered into force for the Republic of Bulgaria.
p.(None): (5) Any Bulgarian citizen abroad shall be accorded the protection of the Republic of Bulgaria.
p.(None): (6) The conditions and procedure for the acquiring, preservation or loss of Bulgarian citizenship shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 26.
p.(None): (1) Irrespective of where they are, all citizens of the Republic of Bulgaria shall be vested with all rights and duties proceeding from this Constitution.
p.(None): (2) Foreigners residing in the Republic of Bulgaria shall be vested with all rights and obligations proceeding from this Constitution, except those rights and duties for which
p.(None): Bulgarian citizenship is required by this Constitution or by another law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 27.
p.(None): (1) Foreigners residing legally in the country shall not be expelled or extradited to another State against their will, except in accordance with the provisions and the procedures
p.(None): established by law.
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p.(None): (1) All citizens shall be free to associate.
p.(None): (2) The organization/s activity shall not be contrary to the country's sovereignty and national integrity, or the unity of the nation, nor shall it incite racial, national, ethnic or
p.(None): religious enmity or an encroachment on the rights and freedoms of citizens; no organization shall establish clandestine or paramilitary structures or shall seek to attain its
p.(None): aims through violence.
p.(None): (3) The law shall establish which organizations shall be subject to registration, the procedure for their termination, and their relationships with the State.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 45.
p.(None): All citizens shall have the right to lodge complaints, proposals and petitions with the state authorities.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 46.
p.(None): (1) Matrimony shall be a free union between a man and a woman. Only a civil marriage shall be legal.
p.(None): (2) Spouses shall have equal rights and obligations in matrimony and the family.
p.(None): (3) The form of a marriage, the conditions and procedure for its conclusion and termination, and all private and material relations between the spouses shall be established by
p.(None): law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 47.
p.(None): (1) The raising and upbringing of children until they come of legal age shall be a right and obligation of their parents and shall be assisted by the State.
p.(None): (2) Mothers shall be the object of special protection on the part of the State and shall be guaranteed prenatal and postnatal leave, free obstetric care, alleviated working
p.(None): conditions and other social assistance.
p.(None): (3) Children born out of wedlock shall enjoy equal rights with those born in wedlock.
p.(None): (4) Abandoned children shall enjoy the protection of the State and society.
p.(None): (5) The conditions and procedure for the restriction or suspension of parental rights shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 48.
p.(None): (1) Citizens shall have the right to work. The State shall take care to provide conditions for the exercising of this right.
p.(None): (2) The State shall create conditions conducive to the exercising of the right to work by the physically or mentally handicapped.
p.(None): (3) Everyone shall be free to choose an occupation and place of work.
p.(None): (4) No one shall be compelled to do forced labour.
p.(None): (5) Workers and employees shall be entitled to healthy and non-hazardous working conditions, to guaranteed minimum pay and remuneration for the actual work performed,
p.(None): and to rest and leave, in accordance with conditions and procedures established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 49.
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p.(None): and receive the credentials and the letters of recall of the foreign diplomatic representatives to this country;
p.(None): 7. appoint and remove from office other state officials, established by law;
p.(None): 8. award orders and medals;
p.(None): 9. grant, restore, relieve from and withdraw Bulgarian citizenship;
p.(None): 10. grant asylum;
p.(None): 11. exercise the right to pardon.
p.(None): 12. cancel uncollectible debts to the State;
p.(None): 13. name landmarks and communities of national importance;
p.(None): 14. inform the National Assembly on basic problems within his prerogatives.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 99.
p.(None): (1) Following consultations with the parliamentary groups, the President shall appoint the Prime Minister-designate nominated by the party holding the highest number of
p.(None): seats in the National Assembly to form a government.
p.(None): (2) Should the Prime Minister-designate fail to form a government within seven days, the President shall entrust this task to a Prime Minister-designate nominated by the
p.(None): second largest parliamentary group.
p.(None): (3) Should the new Prime Minister-designate also fail to form a government within the period established by the preceding paragraph, the President shall entrust the task to a
p.(None): Prime Minister-designate nominated by one of the minor parliamentary groups.
p.(None): (4) Should the consultations prove successful, the President shall ask the National Assembly to elect the Prime Minister-designate.
p.(None): (5) Should no agreement on the formation of a government be reached, the President shall appoint a caretaker government, dissolve the National Assembly and schedule new
p.(None): elections within the period established by Art. 64 para 3. The President's act on the dissolution of the National Assembly shall also establish the date of the new general
p.(None): elections.
p.(None): (6) The procedure for forming a government established by the preceding paragraphs shall further apply in the cases referred to in Art. 111 para 1.
p.(None): (7) In the cases referred to in paras 5 and 6, the President shall not dissolve the National Assembly during the last three months of his term of o ce. Should Parliament fail to
p.(None): form a government within the established period, the President shall appoint a caretaker government.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 100.
p.(None): (1) The President shall be the Supreme Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Bulgaria.
p.(None): (2) The President shall appoint and remove the higher command of the Armed Forces and shall bestow all higher military ranks on a motion from the Council of Ministers.
p.(None): (3) The President shall preside over the Consultative National Security Council, the status of which shall be established by law.
p.(None): (4) The President shall proclaim general or partial mobilization on a motion from the Council of Ministers in accordance with the law.
p.(None): (5) The President shall proclaim a state of war in the case of an armed attack against Bulgaria or whenever urgent actions are required by virtue of an international
p.(None): commitment, or shall proclaim martial law or any other state of emergency whenever the National Assembly is not in session and cannot be convened. The National Assembly
p.(None): shall then be convened forthwith to endorse the decision.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 101.
p.(None): (1) Within the term established by Art. 88 para 3, the President shall be free to return a bill together with his motives to the National Assembly for further debate, which shall
p.(None): not be refused.
p.(None): (2) The new passage of such a bill shall require a majority of more than half of all Members of the National Assembly.
p.(None): (3) Following a new passage of the bill by the National Assembly, the President shall promulgate it within seven days following its receipt.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 102.
p.(None): (1) Within the prerogatives vested in him, the President shall issue decrees, addresses and messages.
p.(None): (2) The President's decrees shall be countersigned by the Prime Minister or the minister concerned.
p.(None): (3) No countersigning shall be required for decrees pertaining to:
p.(None): 1. the appointment of a caretaker government;
p.(None): 2. the appointment of a Prime Minister-designate;
p.(None): 3. dissolution of the National Assembly;
p.(None): 4. return of a bill to the National Assembly for further debate;
p.(None): 5. the organization and manner of action of the offices of the Presidency and the appointment of their staff;
p.(None): 6. the scheduling of an election or referendum;
p.(None): 7. the promulgation of law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 103.
p.(None): (1) The President and Vice President shall not be held liable for actions committed in the performance of their duties, except for high treason, or a violation of the Constitution.
p.(None): (2) An impeachment shall require a motion from no fewer than one quarter of all Members of the National Assembly and shall stand if supported by more than two-thirds of
p.(None): the Members.
p.(None): (3) An impeachment against the President or Vice President shall be tried by the Constitutional Court within a month following the lodging of the impeachment. Should the
p.(None): Constitutional Court convict the President or Vice President of high treason, or of a violation of the Constitution, the President's or Vice President's prerogatives shall be
p.(None): suspended.
p.(None): (4) No one shall place the President or the Vice President under detention, nor shall initiate criminal prosecution against them.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 104.
p.(None): The President shall be free to devolve to the Vice President the prerogatives established by Art. 98 items 7, 9, 10 and 11.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Chapter five
p.(None): COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 105.
p.(None): (1) The Council of Ministers shall direct and conduct State's domestic and foreign policy in accordance with the Constitution and the laws.
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p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 52.
p.(None): (1) Citizens shall have the right to medical insurance guaranteeing them a ordable medical care, and to free medical care in accordance with conditions and procedures
p.(None): established by law.
p.(None): (2) Medical care shall be nanced from the state budget, by employers, through private and collective health-insurance schemes, and from other sources in accordance with
p.(None): conditions and procedures established by law.
p.(None): (3) The State shall protect the health of all citizens and shall promote the development of sports and tourism.
p.(None): (4) No one shall be subjected to forcible medical treatment or sanitary measures except in circumstances established by law.
p.(None): (5) The State shall exercise control over all medical facilities and over the production and trade in pharmaceuticals, biologically active substances and medical equipment.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 53.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall have the right to education.
p.(None): (2) School attendance up to the age of 16 shall be compulsory.
p.(None): (3) Primary and secondary education in state and municipal schools shall be free. In circumstances established by law, the higher educational establishments shall provide
p.(None): education free of charge.
p.(None): (4) Higher educational establishments shall enjoy academic autonomy.
p.(None): (5) Citizens and organizations shall be free to found schools in accordance with conditions and procedures established by law. The education they provide shall t the
p.(None): requirements of the State.
p.(None): (6) The State shall promote education by opening and nancing schools, by supporting capable school and university students, and by providing opportunities for occupational
p.(None): training and retraining. It shall exercise control over all kinds and levels of schooling.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 54.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall have the right to avail himself of the national and universal human cultural values and to develop his own culture in accordance with his ethnic self-
p.(None): identification, which shall be recognized and guaranteed by the law.
p.(None): (2) Artistic, scientific and technological creativity shall be recognized and guaranteed by the law.
p.(None): (3) The State shall protect all inventors' rights, copyrights and related rights.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 55.
p.(None): Everyone shall have the right to a healthy and favorable environment corresponding to established standards and norms. They shall protect the environment.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 56.
p.(None): Everyone shall have the right to legal defence whenever his rights or legitimate interests are violated or endangered. He shall have the right to be accompanied by legal
p.(None): counsel when appearing before an agency of the State.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 57.
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p.(None): (6) The State shall promote education by opening and nancing schools, by supporting capable school and university students, and by providing opportunities for occupational
p.(None): training and retraining. It shall exercise control over all kinds and levels of schooling.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 54.
p.(None): (1) Everyone shall have the right to avail himself of the national and universal human cultural values and to develop his own culture in accordance with his ethnic self-
p.(None): identification, which shall be recognized and guaranteed by the law.
p.(None): (2) Artistic, scientific and technological creativity shall be recognized and guaranteed by the law.
p.(None): (3) The State shall protect all inventors' rights, copyrights and related rights.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 55.
p.(None): Everyone shall have the right to a healthy and favorable environment corresponding to established standards and norms. They shall protect the environment.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 56.
p.(None): Everyone shall have the right to legal defence whenever his rights or legitimate interests are violated or endangered. He shall have the right to be accompanied by legal
p.(None): counsel when appearing before an agency of the State.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 57.
p.(None): (1) The fundamental civil rights shall be irrevocable.
p.(None): (2) Rights shall not be abused, nor shall they be exercised to the detriment of the rights or the legitimate interests of others.
p.(None): (3) Following a proclamation of war, martial law or a state of emergency the exercise of individual civil rights may be temporarily curtailed by law, except for the rights
p.(None): established by Art. 28, Art. 29, Art. 31 paras 1, 2 and 3, Art. 32 para 1, and Art. 37.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 58.
p.(None): (1) All citizens shall observe and implement the Constitution and the laws. They shall respect the rights and the legitimate interests of others.
p.(None): (2) Obligations established by the Constitution and the law shall not be defaulted upon on grounds of religious or other convictions.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 59.
p.(None): (1) To defend the country shall be a duty and a matter of honour of every Bulgarian citizen. High treason and betrayal of the country shall be treated as crimes of utmost
p.(None): gravity and shall be punished with all the severity of the law.
p.(None): (2) (Amend. - SG 12/07, in force from 1 January 2008) The training of the citizens to defend the country shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 60.
p.(None): (1) Citizens shall pay taxes and duties established by law proportionately to their income and property.
p.(None): (2) Any tax concession or surtax shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 61.
p.(None): Citizens shall assist the State and society in the case of a natural or other disaster, on conditions and in a manner established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Chapter three
p.(None): NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 62.
p.(None): (1) (Prev. text of art. 62- SG 12/07) The National Assembly shall be vested with the legislative authority and shall exercise parliamentary control.
p.(None): (2) (New - SG 12/07) The National Assembly shall have an independent budget.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 63.
p.(None): The National Assembly shall consist of 240 members.
p.(None): Art. 64.
p.(None): (1) The National Assembly shall be elected for a term of four years.
p.(None): (2) In case of war, armed hostilities or another state of emergency occurring during or after the expiry of the National Assembly's term, its mandate shall be extended until the
p.(None): expiry of the circumstances.
p.(None): (3) Elections for a new National Assembly shall be held within two months from the expiry of the mandate of the preceding one.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 65.
p.(None): (1) Eligible for election to the National Assembly shall be any Bulgarian citizen who does not hold another citizenship, is above the age of 21, is not under a judicial interdiction,
p.(None): and is not serving a prison sentence.
p.(None): (2) A candidate for a National Assembly seat who is in civil service shall suspend its performance upon the registration of his candidacy.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 66.
p.(None): The legitimacy of an election may be contested before the Constitutional Court by a procedure established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 67.
p.(None): (1) Members of the National Assembly shall represent not only their constituencies but the entire nation. No Member shall be held to a mandatory mandate.
p.(None): (2) Members of the National Assembly shall act on the basis of the Constitution and the laws and in accordance with their conscience and convictions.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 68.
p.(None): (1) A Member of the National Assembly shall not occupy another state post, nor shall engage in any other activity which the law de nes as incompatible with the status of a
p.(None): Member of the National Assembly.
p.(None): (2) A Member of the National Assembly elected as a minister shall cease to serve as a Member during his term of o ce as a minister. During that period, he shall be
p.(None): substituted in the National Assembly in a manner established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 69.
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p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 82.
p.(None): Sessions of the National Assembly shall be public. The National Assembly may by exception resolve to hold some sessions behind closed doors.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 83.
p.(None): (1) Ministers shall be free to attend the sessions of the National Assembly and the parliamentary committees. They shall be given priority in addressing the Members.
p.(None): (2) The National Assembly and the parliamentary committees shall be free to order ministers to attend their sessions and respond to questions.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 84.
p.(None): The National Assembly shall:
p.(None): 1. pass, amend, supplement, and repeal the laws;
p.(None): 2. pass the state budget and the budget report;
p.(None): 3. (amend. - SG 12/07) establish the taxes and determine the size of the state taxes;
p.(None): 4. schedule the elections for a President of the Republic;
p.(None): 5. pass resolution on the holding of a national referendum;
p.(None): 6. elect and remove the Prime Minister and, on his motion, the members of the Council of Ministers; effect changes in the government on a motion from the Prime Minister;
p.(None): 7. create, transform and close down ministries on a motion from the Prime Minister;
p.(None): 8. elect and remove the Governor of the Bulgarian National Bank and the heads of other institutions established by law;
p.(None): 9. approve state-loan agreements;
p.(None): 10. resolve on the declaration of war and conclusion of peace;
p.(None): 11. approve any deployment and use of Bulgarian armed forces outside the country's borders, and the deployment of foreign troops on the territory of the country or their
p.(None): crossing of that territory;
p.(None): 12. on a motion from the President or the Council of Ministers, introduce martial law or a state of emergency on all or part of the country's territory;
p.(None): 13. grant amnesty;
p.(None): 14. institute orders and medals;
p.(None): 15. establish the official holidays;
p.(None): 16. (new - SG. 27/06, amend. – SG, 12/07, suppl. SG, 100/15) hold a hearing and approve the annual reports of the Supreme Court of Cassation, the Supreme Administrative
p.(None): Court and the Prosecutor General, submitted by the Supreme Judicial Council, on the application of the law and on the activities of the courts, the Prosecutor’s O ce and the
p.(None): investigating bodies. The National Assembly may hold a hearing and approve other reports of the Prosecutor General on the activities of the Prosecutor’s O ce on the
p.(None): application of the law, the fight against crime and the implementation of the criminal policy;
p.(None): 17. (new-SG 12/07) hold a hearing and pass reports on the activity of bodies, wholly or partially appointed by the National Assembly, where this is provided by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 85.
p.(None): (1) The National Assembly shall ratify or denounce by law all international treaties which:
p.(None): 1. are of a political or military nature;
p.(None): 2. concern the Republic of Bulgaria's participation in international organizations;
p.(None): 3. envisage corrections to the borders of the Republic of Bulgaria;
p.(None): 4. contain obligations for the treasury;
p.(None): 5. envisage the State's participation in international arbitration or legal proceedings;
p.(None): 6. concern fundamental human rights;
p.(None): 7. affect the action of the law or require new legislation in order to be enforced;
p.(None): 8. expressly require ratification;
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p.(None): elections within the period established by Art. 64 para 3. The President's act on the dissolution of the National Assembly shall also establish the date of the new general
p.(None): elections.
p.(None): (6) The procedure for forming a government established by the preceding paragraphs shall further apply in the cases referred to in Art. 111 para 1.
p.(None): (7) In the cases referred to in paras 5 and 6, the President shall not dissolve the National Assembly during the last three months of his term of o ce. Should Parliament fail to
p.(None): form a government within the established period, the President shall appoint a caretaker government.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 100.
p.(None): (1) The President shall be the Supreme Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Bulgaria.
p.(None): (2) The President shall appoint and remove the higher command of the Armed Forces and shall bestow all higher military ranks on a motion from the Council of Ministers.
p.(None): (3) The President shall preside over the Consultative National Security Council, the status of which shall be established by law.
p.(None): (4) The President shall proclaim general or partial mobilization on a motion from the Council of Ministers in accordance with the law.
p.(None): (5) The President shall proclaim a state of war in the case of an armed attack against Bulgaria or whenever urgent actions are required by virtue of an international
p.(None): commitment, or shall proclaim martial law or any other state of emergency whenever the National Assembly is not in session and cannot be convened. The National Assembly
p.(None): shall then be convened forthwith to endorse the decision.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 101.
p.(None): (1) Within the term established by Art. 88 para 3, the President shall be free to return a bill together with his motives to the National Assembly for further debate, which shall
p.(None): not be refused.
p.(None): (2) The new passage of such a bill shall require a majority of more than half of all Members of the National Assembly.
p.(None): (3) Following a new passage of the bill by the National Assembly, the President shall promulgate it within seven days following its receipt.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 102.
p.(None): (1) Within the prerogatives vested in him, the President shall issue decrees, addresses and messages.
p.(None): (2) The President's decrees shall be countersigned by the Prime Minister or the minister concerned.
p.(None): (3) No countersigning shall be required for decrees pertaining to:
p.(None): 1. the appointment of a caretaker government;
p.(None): 2. the appointment of a Prime Minister-designate;
p.(None): 3. dissolution of the National Assembly;
p.(None): 4. return of a bill to the National Assembly for further debate;
p.(None): 5. the organization and manner of action of the offices of the Presidency and the appointment of their staff;
p.(None): 6. the scheduling of an election or referendum;
p.(None): 7. the promulgation of law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 103.
p.(None): (1) The President and Vice President shall not be held liable for actions committed in the performance of their duties, except for high treason, or a violation of the Constitution.
p.(None): (2) An impeachment shall require a motion from no fewer than one quarter of all Members of the National Assembly and shall stand if supported by more than two-thirds of
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p.(None): 1. adopt a new Constitution;
p.(None): 2. resolve on any changes in the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria and ratify any international treaty envisaging such a change.
p.(None): 3. resolve on any changes in the form of State structure or form of government;
p.(None): 4. resolve on any amendment to Art. 5 paras 2 and 4 and Art. 57 paras 1 and 3 of this Constitution;
p.(None): 5. resolve on any amendment to Chapter nine of the Constitution.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 159.
p.(None): (1) Only the President or at least half of the Members of the Grand National Assembly have the right to introduce an amendment bill pursuant to the preceding Article.
p.(None): (2) The draft of a new constitution or a proposed amendment to the existing Constitution, and any bill to introduce a change in the territory of the country pursuant to Art. 158
p.(None): shall be debated by the National Assembly not earlier than two months and not later than five months from the date on which it is introduced.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 160.
p.(None): (1) A resolution by the National Assembly announcing elections for a Grand National Assembly shall require a majority of two-thirds of the votes of all Members.
p.(None): (2) The President shall schedule the elections for a Grand National Assembly within three months of the National Assembly's resolution being passed.
p.(None): (3) The mandate of the National Assembly shall expire with the holding of the elections for a Grand National Assembly.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 161.
p.(None): To pass a bill, the Grand National Assembly shall require a majority of two-thirds of the votes of all Members, in three ballots on three different days.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 162.
p.(None): (1) A Grand National Assembly shall resolve only on the constitutional amendment bills for which it has been elected.
p.(None): (2) In an emergency, a Grand National Assembly shall further perform the functions of a National Assembly.
p.(None): (3) The prerogatives of a Grand National Assembly shall expire after it resolves on all matters for which it has been elected. The President shall then schedule elections by a
p.(None): procedure established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 163.
p.(None): An Act of the Grand National Assembly shall be signed and promulgated in State Gazette by the Assemblys Chairperson within seven days of it being passed.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Chapter ten
p.(None): COAT OF ARMS, SEAL, FLAG, ANTHEM, CAPITAL
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 164.
p.(None): The coat of arms of the Republic of Bulgaria shall depict a gold lion rampant on a dark gules shield.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 165.
p.(None): The state seal shall depict the coat of arms of the Republic of Bulgaria.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 166.
p.(None): The flag of the Republic of Bulgaria shall be a tricolor: white, green, and red from top, placed horizontally.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 167.
p.(None): The rules for the placing of the state seal and the raising of the national flag shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 168.
p.(None): The National Anthem of the Republic of Bulgaria shall be the song "Mila Rodino".
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 169.
p.(None): The Republic of Bulgaria shall have for its capital the City of Sofia.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): TRANSITIONAL AND CONCLUDING PROVISIONS
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): § 1.
p.(None): (1) The Grand National Assembly shall dissolve itself after the adoption of the Constitution.
p.(None): (2) The Grand National Assembly shall continue to function as a National Assembly until the election of a new National Assembly. Within this term, it shall pass bills for the
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p.(None): (3) Following a proclamation of war, martial law or a state of emergency the exercise of individual civil rights may be temporarily curtailed by law, except for the rights
p.(None): established by Art. 28, Art. 29, Art. 31 paras 1, 2 and 3, Art. 32 para 1, and Art. 37.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 58.
p.(None): (1) All citizens shall observe and implement the Constitution and the laws. They shall respect the rights and the legitimate interests of others.
p.(None): (2) Obligations established by the Constitution and the law shall not be defaulted upon on grounds of religious or other convictions.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 59.
p.(None): (1) To defend the country shall be a duty and a matter of honour of every Bulgarian citizen. High treason and betrayal of the country shall be treated as crimes of utmost
p.(None): gravity and shall be punished with all the severity of the law.
p.(None): (2) (Amend. - SG 12/07, in force from 1 January 2008) The training of the citizens to defend the country shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 60.
p.(None): (1) Citizens shall pay taxes and duties established by law proportionately to their income and property.
p.(None): (2) Any tax concession or surtax shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 61.
p.(None): Citizens shall assist the State and society in the case of a natural or other disaster, on conditions and in a manner established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Chapter three
p.(None): NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 62.
p.(None): (1) (Prev. text of art. 62- SG 12/07) The National Assembly shall be vested with the legislative authority and shall exercise parliamentary control.
p.(None): (2) (New - SG 12/07) The National Assembly shall have an independent budget.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 63.
p.(None): The National Assembly shall consist of 240 members.
p.(None): Art. 64.
p.(None): (1) The National Assembly shall be elected for a term of four years.
p.(None): (2) In case of war, armed hostilities or another state of emergency occurring during or after the expiry of the National Assembly's term, its mandate shall be extended until the
p.(None): expiry of the circumstances.
p.(None): (3) Elections for a new National Assembly shall be held within two months from the expiry of the mandate of the preceding one.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 65.
p.(None): (1) Eligible for election to the National Assembly shall be any Bulgarian citizen who does not hold another citizenship, is above the age of 21, is not under a judicial interdiction,
p.(None): and is not serving a prison sentence.
p.(None): (2) A candidate for a National Assembly seat who is in civil service shall suspend its performance upon the registration of his candidacy.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 66.
p.(None): The legitimacy of an election may be contested before the Constitutional Court by a procedure established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 67.
p.(None): (1) Members of the National Assembly shall represent not only their constituencies but the entire nation. No Member shall be held to a mandatory mandate.
p.(None): (2) Members of the National Assembly shall act on the basis of the Constitution and the laws and in accordance with their conscience and convictions.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 68.
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p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 88.
p.(None): (1) Bills shall be read and voted upon twice, during different sessions. By way of exception, the National Assembly may resolve to hold both ballots during a single session.
p.(None): (2) All other acts of the National Assembly shall require a single ballot.
p.(None): (3) Each passed act shall be promulgated in State Gazette within 15 days of being passed.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 89.
p.(None): (1) A motion of no con dence in the Council of Ministers shall require seconding by at least one- fth of the Members of the National Assembly. To be passed, the motion shall
p.(None): require a majority of more than half of the votes of all National Assembly Members.
p.(None): (2) Should the National Assembly vote no confidence in the Prime Minister or the Council of Ministers, the Prime Minister shall hand in his governments resignation.
p.(None): (3) Should the National Assembly reject a vote of no con dence in the Council of Ministers, the next motion for a vote of no con dence on the same grounds shall not be made
p.(None): within six months.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 90.
p.(None): (1) Members of the National Assembly shall have the right to address questions and interpellations to the Council of Ministers and to individual ministers, who shall be
p.(None): obligated to respond.
p.(None): (2) A motion by one-fifth of the Members of the National Assembly shall be required to turn an interpellation into a debate on which a resolution shall be passed.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 91.
p.(None): (1) The National Assembly shall establish a National Audit Office to supervise the implementation of the budget.
p.(None): (2) The organization, authority and procedures by which the National Audit Office shall act shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 91a.
p.(None): (new, SG 27/06) (1) The National Assembly shall elect an Ombudsman, who shall defend the rights and freedoms of the citizens.
p.(None): (2) The powers and activities of the Ombudsman shall be regulated by a law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Chapter four
p.(None): PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 92.
p.(None): (1) The President shall be the head of State. He shall embody the unity of the nation and shall represent the State in its international relations.
p.(None): (2) The President shall be assisted in his actions by a Vice President.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 93.
p.(None): (1) The President shall be elected directly by the voters for a period of five years by a procedure established by law.
p.(None): (2) Eligible for President shall be any natural-born Bulga-rian citizen over 40 years of age and quali ed to be elected to the National Assembly, who has resided in the country
p.(None): for the five years preceding the election.
p.(None): (3) To be elected, a candidate shall require more than one-half of the valid ballots, provided that more than half of all eligible voters have cast their ballots in the election.
p.(None): (4) Should none of the candidates for President be elected, a second round vote shall be held within seven days between the two top candidates. The winner shall be the
p.(None): candidate who wins the majority of the vote.
p.(None): (5) A presidential election shall be held not earlier than three months and not later than two months before the expiry of the term of office of the incumbent President.
p.(None): (6) The Constitutional Court shall rule upon any challenge to the legality of a presidential election no later than one month after the election.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 94.
p.(None): The Vice President shall be elected at the same time and on the same ticket as the President, on the same conditions and by the same procedure.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 95.
p.(None): (1) The President and the Vice President shall be eligible for only one re-election to the same office.
p.(None): (2) The President and the Vice President shall not serve as Members of the National Assembly or engage in any other state, public or economic activity, nor shall they
p.(None): participate in the leadership of any political party.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 96.
p.(None): The President and the Vice President shall swear before the National Assembly the oath established by Art. 76 para 2.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 97.
p.(None): (1) The President's or Vice President's authority shall expire before the expiry of his term of office upon any of the following occurrences:
p.(None): 1. resignation submitted before the Constitutional Court;
p.(None): 2. permanent de facto inability to perform his duties caused by grave illness;
p.(None): 3. pursuant to Art. 103.
p.(None): 4. death;
p.(None): (2) In the cases referred to in items 1 and 2, the prerogatives of the President or Vice President shall be suspended upon the Constitutional Court’s establishing the existence
p.(None): of the respective circumstances;
p.(None): (3) In the cases referred to in para 1, the Vice President shall assume the duties of the President until the expiry of the term of office.
p.(None): (4) Should the Vice President be incapable of assuming the President's duties, the President's prerogatives shall be assumed by the Chairperson of the National Assembly until
p.(None): the election of a new President and Vice President. Elections for President and Vice President shall then be held within two months.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 98.
p.(None): The President of the Republic shall:
p.(None): 1. schedule the elections for a National Assembly and for the bodies of local self-government and shall set the date for national referendums pursuant to a resolution of the
p.(None): National Assembly;
p.(None): 2. address the nation and the National Assembly;
p.(None): 3. conclude international treaties in the circumstances established by the law;
p.(None): 4. promulgate the laws;
p.(None): 5. on a motion from the Council of Ministers, determine the borders of the administrative territorial units and their centers;
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p.(None): (3) (new, SG 18/05) The Council of Ministers shall inform the National Assembly on issues concerning the obligations of the Republic of Bulgaria resulting from its membership
p.(None): in the European Union.
p.(None): (4) (new, SG 18/05) When participating in the drafting and adoption of European Union instruments, the Council of Ministers shall inform the National Assembly in advance,
p.(None): and shall give detailed account for its actions.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 106.
p.(None): The Council of Ministers shall manage the implementation of the state budget; organize the management of the state’s assets; conclude, con rm or denounce international
p.(None): treaties when authorized to do so by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 107.
p.(None): The Council of Ministers shall rescind any illegitimate or improper act issued by a minister.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 108.
p.(None): (1) The Council of Ministers shall consist of a Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Ministers and ministers.
p.(None): (2) The Prime Minister shall head, coordinate and bear responsibility for the overall policy of the government. He shall appoint and remove the deputy ministers.
p.(None): (3) Each member of the Council of Ministers shall head a ministry, except when the National Assembly resolves other-wise. Each minister shall account for his own activity.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 109.
p.(None): The members of the Council of Ministers shall swear before the National Assembly an oath envisaged in Art. 76 para 2.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 110.
p.(None): Eligible for election to the Council of Ministers shall be any Bulgarian citizen qualified to be elected to the National Assembly.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 111.
p.(None): (1) The authority of the Council of Ministers shall expire upon any of the following occurrences:
p.(None): 1. a vote of no confidence in the Council of Ministers or the Prime Minister;
p.(None): 2. the resignation of the Council of Ministers or the Prime Minister;
p.(None): 3. death of the Prime Minister.
p.(None): (2) The Council of Ministers shall hand in its resignation before the newly elected National Assembly.
p.(None): (3) Should any of the above occur, the Council of Ministers shall continue to act until the election of a new Council of Ministers.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 112.
p.(None): (1) The Council of Ministers shall be free to ask the National Assembly's vote of con dence in its overall policy, its programme declaration, or on a speci c issue. A resolution
p.(None): shall require a majority of more than half of the votes of the National Assembly Members present.
p.(None): (2) Should the Council of Ministers fail to receive the requested vote of confidence, the Prime Minister shall hand in the government's resignation.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 113.
p.(None): (1) A member of the Council of Ministers shall not hold a post or engage in any activity incompatible with the status of a Member of the National Assembly.
p.(None): (2) The National Assembly shall be free to determine any other post or activity which a member of the Council of Ministers shall not hold or engage in.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 114.
p.(None): Pursuant to and in implementation of the laws, the Council of Ministers shall adopt decrees, ordinances and resolutions. The Council of Ministers shall drafts rules and
p.(None): regulations by decree.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 115.
p.(None): The ministers shall issue rules, regulations, instructions and orders.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 116.
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p.(None): 5. incompatibility with an office or activity referred to in Art. 147 para 5.
p.(None): 6. death.
p.(None): (2) The Constitutional Court shall lift the immunity of a judge or establish his de facto inability to perform his duties by a secret ballot requiring a majority of at least two-thirds
p.(None): of the votes of all justices.
p.(None): (3) Where the mandate of a Constitutional judge is terminated, a new judge from the same quota shall be appointed or elected within one month.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 149.
p.(None): (1) The Constitutional Court shall:
p.(None): 1. provide binding interpretations of the Constitution;
p.(None): 2. rule on constitutionality of the laws and other acts passed by the National Assembly and the acts of the President;
p.(None): 3. rule on competence suits between the National Assembly, the President and the Council of Ministers, and between the bodies of local self-government and the central
p.(None): executive branch of government;
p.(None): 4. rule on the compatibility between the Constitution and the international treaties concluded by the Republic of Bulgaria prior to their rati cation, and on the compatibility of
p.(None): domestic laws with the universally recognized norms of international law and the international treaties to which Bulgaria is a party;
p.(None): 5. rule on challenges to the constitutionality of political parties and associations;
p.(None): 6. rule on challenges to the legality of the election of the President and Vice President;
p.(None): 7. rule on challenges to the legality of an election of a Member of the National Assembly;
p.(None): 8. rule on impeachments by the National Assembly against the President or the Vice President.
p.(None): (2) No authority of the Constitutional Court shall be vested or suspended by law.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 150.
p.(None): (1) The Constitutional Court shall act on an initiative from not fewer than one- fth of all Members of the National Assembly, the President, the Council of Ministers, the
p.(None): Supreme Court of Cassation, the Supreme Administrative Court or the Prosecutor General. A challenge to competence pursuant to para 1 item 3 of the preceding Article may
p.(None): further be filed by a municipal council.
p.(None): (2) Should it nd a discrepancy between law and the Constitution, the Supreme Court of Cassation or the Supreme Administrative Court shall suspend the proceedings on a
p.(None): case and shall refer the matter to the Constitutional Court.
p.(None): (3) (new, SG 27/06) The Ombudsman may approach the Constitutional Court with a request for declaring as unconstitutional a law which infringes human rights and freedoms.
p.(None): (4) (new – 100/15) The Supreme Bar Council may refer to the Constitutional Court a request for declaring as unconstitutional an Act which violates rights and freedoms of
p.(None): citizens.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 151.
p.(None): (1) A ruling of the Constitutional Court shall require a majority of more than half of the votes of all judges.
p.(None): (2) Rulings of the Constitutional Court shall be promulgated in State Gazette within 15 days from the date on which they are issued. A ruling shall come into force three days
p.(None): after its promulgation. Any act found to be unconstitutional shall cease to apply as of the date on which the ruling shall come into force.
p.(None): (3) Any portion of a law which is not ruled unconstitutional shall remain in force.
p.(None):
p.(None): Art. 152.
p.(None): The organization and the manner of proceeding of the Constitutional Court shall be established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Chapter nine
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Indicator List

Indicator	Vulnerability
abuse	Victim of Abuse
age	Age
armed forces	Soldier
asylum	Refugee Status
authority	Relationship to Authority
autonomy	Impaired Autonomy
caretaker	persons with care obligations
children	Child
convict	Criminal Convictions
crime	Illegal Activity
criminal	criminal
detained	person in detention center
education	education
educational	education
emergency	Public Emergency
employees	employees
ethnic	Ethnicity
family	Motherhood/Family
home	Property Ownership
illness	Physically Disabled
incapable	Mentally Incapacitated
language	Linguistic Proficiency
liberty	Incarcerated
mentally	Mentally Disabled
military	Soldier
minor	Youth/Minors
motherhood	Motherhood/Family
mothers	Mothers
nation	stateless persons
occupation	Occupation
opinion	philosophical differences/differences of opinion
parent	parents
parents	parents
party	political affiliation
persecuted	Persecuted
physically	Physically Disabled
political	political affiliation
prison	Incarcerated
prisoners	Criminal Convictions
property	Property Ownership
race	Racial Minority
racial	Racial Minority
religion	Religion
religious	Religion
restricted	Incarcerated
schooling	education
single	Marital Status
social status	Economic/Poverty
socially weak	Socially Weak
unemployed	Unemployment
union	Trade Union Membership
unlawful	Illegal Activity
violence	Threat of Violence

Indicator Peers (Indicators in Same Vulnerability)

Indicator	Peers
armed forces	['military']
convict	['prisoners']
crime	['unlawful']
education	['educational', 'schooling']
educational	['education', 'schooling']
family	['motherhood']
home	['property']
illness	['physically']
liberty	['prison', 'restricted']
military	['armedXforces']
motherhood	['family']
parent	['parents']
parents	['parent']
party	['political']
physically	['illness']
political	['party']
prison	['liberty', 'restricted']
prisoners	['convict']
property	['home']
race	['racial']
racial	['race']
religion	['religious']
religious	['religion']
restricted	['liberty', 'prison']
schooling	['education', 'educational']
unlawful	['crime']

Trigger Words

consent

cultural

developing

justice

protect

protection

Applicable Type / Vulnerability / Indicator Overlay for this Input

Vulnerability Type	Vulnerability	Indicator	# Matches
Political	Criminal Convictions	convict	1
Political	Criminal Convictions	prisoners	1
Political	Illegal Activity	crime	10
Political	Illegal Activity	unlawful	2
Political	Persecuted	persecuted	2
Political	Refugee Status	asylum	3
Political	criminal	criminal	13
Political	person in detention center	detained	2
Political	political affiliation	party	7
Political	political affiliation	political	17
Political	stateless persons	nation	5
Health	Mentally Disabled	mentally	1
Health	Mentally Incapacitated	incapable	1
Health	Motherhood/Family	family	3
Health	Motherhood/Family	motherhood	1
Health	Physically Disabled	illness	1
Health	Physically Disabled	physically	1
Social	Age	age	6
Social	Child	children	4
Social	Ethnicity	ethnic	4
Social	Incarcerated	liberty	2
Social	Incarcerated	prison	3
Social	Incarcerated	restricted	4
Social	Linguistic Proficiency	language	5
Social	Marital Status	single	2
Social	Mothers	mothers	1
Social	Occupation	occupation	2
Social	Property Ownership	home	4
Social	Property Ownership	property	12
Social	Racial Minority	race	1
Social	Racial Minority	racial	2
Social	Religion	religion	5
Social	Religion	religious	7
Social	Socially Weak	socially weak	1
Social	Soldier	armed forces	6
Social	Soldier	military	2
Social	Threat of Violence	violence	3
Social	Trade Union Membership	union	10
Social	Unemployment	unemployed	1
Social	Victim of Abuse	abuse	1
Social	Youth/Minors	minor	1
Social	education	education	7
Social	education	educational	2
Social	education	schooling	1
Social	employees	employees	5
Social	parents	parent	1
Social	parents	parents	1
Social	persons with care obligations	caretaker	3
Social	philosophical differences/differences of opinion	opinion	2
Economic	Economic/Poverty	social status	1
General/Other	Impaired Autonomy	autonomy	1
General/Other	Public Emergency	emergency	5
General/Other	Relationship to Authority	authority	5

Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria, Amendment SG. 18/25, Article 29 (2015)

Applicable Type / Vulnerability / Indicator Overlay for this Input

Political / Criminal Convictions

Political / Illegal Activity

Political / Persecuted

Political / Refugee Status

Political / criminal

Political / person in detention center

Political / political affiliation

Political / stateless persons

Health / Mentally Disabled

Health / Mentally Incapacitated

Health / Motherhood/Family

Health / Physically Disabled

Social / Age

Social / Child

Social / Ethnicity

Social / Incarcerated

Social / Linguistic Proficiency

Social / Marital Status

Social / Mothers

Social / Occupation

Social / Property Ownership

Social / Racial Minority

Social / Religion

Social / Socially Weak

Social / Soldier

Social / Threat of Violence

Social / Trade Union Membership

Social / Unemployment

Social / Victim of Abuse

Social / Youth/Minors

Social / education

Social / employees

Social / parents

Social / persons with care obligations

Social / philosophical differences/differences of opinion

Economic / Economic/Poverty

General/Other / Impaired Autonomy

General/Other / Public Emergency

General/Other / Relationship to Authority

Orphaned Trigger Words

Appendix

Indicator List

Indicator Peers (Indicators in Same Vulnerability)

Trigger Words

Applicable Type / Vulnerability / Indicator Overlay for this Input