As of 1 July 2026, the new rules on electronic administrative proceedings introduce fully digitalised procedures aimed at streamlining administrative processes, facilitating communication with public authorities, and expanding access to electronic public services.
The proposed amendments included in Bulgaria’s 2026 State Budget Bill introduce a licensing regime and new taxation for affiliate marketing service providers
Velchev & Co. Law Firm played an active role in proceedings before the Bulgarian Commission for Protection of Competition (the “CPC”), which resulted in the uncovering of a scheme involving the distribution and sale of a product marketed as butter under the designation “Deutsche Markenbutter”, despite the product not meeting the established standards applicable to butter.