Bulgaria: International Trade & Investment

Foreign investors who have suffered losses in the renewable energy sectors in Bulgaria may be entitled to compensation under Bulgaria's numerous bilateral investment treaties ("BITs") and/or the Energy Charter Treaty ("ECT").

On September 27, 2010, the Bulgarian police officials, in cooperation with the Business Software Alliance (BSA) representatives, seized a computer with unlicensed software, during their inspection of the company "R" OOD, which sells computers with preinstalled business software in the town of Blagoevgrad, southwestern Bulgaria.

Bulgaria will attempt to register the alcoholic drink rakia, made of grapes, as a protected geographical indication (PGI) on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No. 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on the definition, description, presentation, labeling and protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks, repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1576/89.