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Law on the Commerce (SG No. 48/1991, as amended up to August 1, 2017), Bulgaria
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Year of Version
2017
Dates
Amended up to:
August 1, 2017
Entry into force:
July 1, 1991
Adopted:
June 18, 1991
Promulgated:
June 18, 1991
Type of Text
IP-related Laws
Subject Matter
Trade Names,
Other,
Trademarks,
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets),
Industrial Property
Notes
This consolidated version of the Law on Commerce (SG No. 48/1991) takes into account amendments up to Law (No. SG 62/2017), which was promulgated in the State Gazette and entered into force on August 1, 2017.
The said amending Law No. SG 62/2017 introduced amendments to Articles 204, 208 and 214.
The consolidated Law contains following provisions relating to trade names, trade secrets, undisclosed information of secret information on unpatented invention, utility model or know-how, and licensing of trademarks:
- Part One, Chapter Three, Articles 7 to 13; Chapter Five, Article 17a; Chapter Six, Section I, Article 21, Article 26, Section IV, Article 52;
- Part Two, Division One, Chapter Eight, Articles 58-60;
Division Three, Chapter Ten, Article 70; Chapter Eleven, Section I, Articles 76-78; Chapter Twelve, Section I, Articles 99, 101, 102; Chapter Thirteen, Section I, Articles 115-116; Chapter Fourteen, Section I, Article 158, Section II, Articles 165, 174, Section III, Articles 183, 184, Section IX, Subsection One, Article 223; Chapter Fifteen, Article 253; Chapter Sixteen, Section II, Article 262 g;
- Part Three, Chapter Thirty-Five, Articles 593-594; Chapter Forty-Two, Section IV, Article 675.
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Търговски закон ( ДВ. бр.48/1991, с изменениями по состоянию на 01.08.2017 г.)
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