Bulgaria

Bulgarian Cultural Heritage legislation as at July 2010

State party to international instruments

1954 Hague Convention 1954 Hague Protocol 1999 Hague Protocol	7 August 1956 9 October 1958 14 June 2000
1970 Unesco Convention 1995 UNIDROIT Convention	15 September 1971 -
1972 World Heritage Convention	7 March 1974
2001 Underwater Heritage Convention	6 October 2003
2003 Intangible Heritage Convention	10 March 2006
2005 Diversity of Cultural Expressions Convention	18 December 2006

State party to regional instruments

European Cultural Convention	2 September 1991
European Convention for the Protection of the Architectural Heritage	31 January 1991
European Convention on Offences Relating to Cultural Property	-
European Convention for the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage (revised)	2 June 1993
European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages	-
Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities	7 May 1999
European Landscape Convention	24 November 2004
European Convention for the Protection of the Audiovisual Heritage	Signatory only 8 November 2001
Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society	Signatory only 27 October 2005

Constitutional provisions

Articles 3, 13, 18, 23, 36, 39, 40, and 54, Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria (2003)

National legislation

Protection and Development of Culture Act, adopted Official Journal No. 50/01.06.1999, amended and revised OJ No. 1/2000; OJ No. 34/2001; OJ No. 75/2002; OJ No. 55/ 2004; OJ No.28, No.74, No.93 & No. 99/2005; OJ No. 21, No. 41; No. 106/2006; OJ No. 84/2007

National Chitalishte Act, adopted Official Journal No. 89/22.10. 1996, amended and revised OJ No.95/1997; OJ No.90/1999; OJ. No.28/2005, OJ. No.94/2005, OJ. No. 108/2006 (Bulgarian only)

Compulsory Deposit of Copies of Printed and Other Works Act, adopted 2000 Official Journal No.108/29.12.2000

Maecenas Law, adopted Official Journal No. 103/2005, amended and revised OJ No. 103/2005; OJ No.30, No.34 & No. 63/2006; OJ No. 109/2007

Cultural Heritage Act, adopted Official Journal No.19/13.03.2009

Law on Cultural Monuments and Museums, adopted OJ. 29/11 Apr 1969, amend. OJ. 29/10 Apr 1973, amend. OJ. 36/8 May 1979, amend. OJ. 87/11 Nov 1980, amend. OJ. 102/29 Dec 1981, amend. OJ. 45/8 Jun 1984, amend. OJ. 45/13 Jun 1989, amend. OJ. 10/2 Feb 1990, amend. OJ. 14/16 Feb 1990, amend. OJ. 112/27 Dec 1995, amend. OJ. 31/12 Apr 1996, amend. OJ. 44/21 May 1996, amend. OJ. 117/10 Dec 1997, amend. OJ. 153/23 Dec 1998, amend. OJ. 50/1 Jun 1999, amend. OJ. 55/25 Jun 2004, amend. OJ. 28/1 Apr 2005, amend. OJ. 94/25 Nov 2005, amend. OJ. 21/10 Mar 2006, amend. OJ. 30/11 Apr 2006

CE Cultural Heritage Compendium link

Contact

Republic of Bulgaria, Ministry of Culture

Website : http://mc.government.bg/

17, "Al. Stamboliiski" Blvd.

Sofia