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Law on the Protection of Competition (SG No. 102/2008, as amended up to September 20, 2011), Bulgaria

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Year of Version 2011 Dates Amended up to: September 20, 2011 Promulgated: November 28, 2008 Adopted: November 14, 2008 Type of Text IP-related Laws Subject Matter Trademarks, Geographical Indications, Trade Names, Competition, Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets), Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Domain Names, Other Notes This consolidated version of the Law on the Protection of Competition (SG No. 102/2008) takes into account amendments up to Law SG No. 73/2011, which was promulgated in the State Gazette on September 20, 2011, and entered into force on the day of its promulgation, except for § 2, §5 and §6, which entered into force one month after the day of its promulgation in the State Gazette. The said amending Law SG No. 73/2011 introduced amendments to paragraph (4) of Article 98 under Chapter Twelve, Title Three of this consolidated Law. This consolidated Law contains provisions on acts of unfair competition related to intellectual property rights (see Articles 33-35, and Article 37 under Chapter Seven, Title Two).

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Bulgarian Закон за защита на конкуренцията (ДВ. бр.102/2008, с изменениями по состоянию на 20.09.2011 г.) PDF HTML
Related Legislation Supersedes (2 text(s)) Supersedes (2 text(s))
Law on Protection of Competition (SG No. 102/2008, as amended up to July 16, 2010)(BG054)
Law on Protection of Competition (SG No. 102/2008)(BG017)
Is superseded by (3 text(s)) Is superseded by (3 text(s))
Protection of Competition Act (SG No. 102/2008 as amended up to February 26, 2021) (BG122)
Law on the Protection of Competition (SG No. 102/2008, as amended up to April 5, 2019) (BG091)
Law on the Protection of Competition (SG No. 102/2008, as amended up to July 24, 2015) (BG081)


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