BULGARIA

ARBITRATION ACT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

A.1 LAW ON INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION

Chapter One

COMMON PROVISIONS

Article 1

Article 2

Article 3

Article 4

Article 5

Article 6

Chapter Two

ARBITRATION AGREEMENT

Article 7

Article 8

Article 9

Article 10

Chapter Three

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COURT OF ARBITRATION

Article 11

Article 12

Article 13

Article 14

Article 15

Article 16

Article 17

Article 18

Chapter Four

JURISDICTION OF THE ARBITRATION TRIBUNAL

Article 19

Article 20

Article 21

Chapter Five

CONDUCT OF ARBITRAL PROCEEDINGS

Article 22

Article 23

Article 24

Article 25

Article 26

Article 27

Article 28

Article 29

Article 30

Article 31

Article 32

Article 33

Article 34

Article 35

Article 36

Article 37

Chapter Six

MAKING OF AWARD AND TERMINATION OF PROCEEDINGS

Article 38

Article 39

Article 40

Article 41

Article 42

Article 43

Article 44

Article 45

Article 46

Chapter Seven

REVOCATION, RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF AWARDS

OF THE ARBITRATION AWARD

Article 47

Article 48

Article 49

Article 50

Article 51

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

(New, SG No. 93/1993)

§ 1.

TRANSITIONAL AND CONCLUDING PROVISIONS

(Amended, SG No. 93/1993)

§ 2.

§ 3.

§ 4.

§ 5.

§ 6.

Act on the Amendment and Supplement to the International Commercial Arbitration Act

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

§ 8.

§ 9.

Act on the Amendment and Supplement to the International Commercial Arbitration Act

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

§ 3.

Transitional and concluding provisions

TO THE CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE

§ 61.

A.2 PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW CODE

Part Four

RECOGNITION AND ADMISSION OF ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS AND OTHER

ACTS

Chapter Twelve

CONDITIONS OF AND PROCEDURE FOR RECOGNITION AND ADMISSION OF ENFORCEMENT

OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS AND OTHER ACTS

Conditions of Recognition and Admission of Enforcement

Article 117

Jurisdiction upon Recognition

Article 118

Jurisdiction for Enforcement

Article 119

Verification of Conditions of Recognition and Enforcement

Article 120

Scope of Verification and Defence of Debtor

Article 121

Recognition and Enforcement of Court Settlements

Article 122

Enforceability of Foreign Authentic Instruments

Article 123

Recognition of Effects of Foreign Writs of Enforcement and Protection

Article 124

 

A.3 RULES OF THE COURT OF ARBITRATION AT THE BULGARIAN

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Court of Arbitration

Article 1

Grounds of Jurisdiction of the Court of Arbitration

Article 2

Applicable Procedural Rules

Article 3

II. STATEMENT OF CLAIM AND REPLY TO THE STATEMENT OF CLAIM

Submission of the Statement of Claim

Article 4

Contents of the Statement of Claim

Article 5

Value of the Claim. Assessment of the Arbitration Charge

Article 6

Preliminary Assessment of the Jurisdiction of the Court

Article 7

Correction of Shortcomings in the Statement of Claim

Article 8

Reply to the Statement of Claim

Article 9

III. PAPERS, NOTICES, SERVING OF DOCUMENTS

Submission of Documents under the Case

Article 10

Sending and Serving of Documents

Article 11

Receipt of Papers, Summonses and Notices

Article 12

IV. ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL

Composition of the Arbitral Tribunal

Article 13

Panel of Arbitrators

Article 14

A Sole Arbitrator

Article 15

Replacement of an Arbitrator

Article 16

Challenge of Arbitrators

Article 17

Procedure for Challenge

Article 18

Challenge of Experts and Interpreters

Article 19

V. HEARING THE CASE

Preparation for the Hearing

Article 20

 

Place of the Hearing

Article 21

 

Summoning to Hearings

Article 22

 

Language of the Hearing

Article 23

 

Hearing the Case

Article 24

 

Non-attendance of a Party

Article 25

 

Challenge of Jurisdiction of the Court

Article 26

 

Settlement

Article 27

 

Imposition of Remedies

Article 28

 

Evidence

Article 29

 

Collection of Evidence

Article 30

 

Assistance from the State Court

Article 31

 

Amendment of Claims

Article 32

 

Third Party Participation

Article 33

 

Postponement and Suspension of Proceedings

Article 34

 

Minutes

Article 35

 

Applicable Law

Article 36

 

VI. CONCLUSION OF PROCEEDINGS

Awards

Article 37

 

Rendering Awards

Article 38

Contents of the Award

Article 39

 

Recording of Awards

Article 40

 

Copies of the Award

Article 41

 

Corrections and Interpretation of the Award

Article 42

 

Additional Awards

Article 43

 

Execution of Awards

Article 44

 

Termination of Proceedings by Rulings

Article 45

 

Safekeeping of Files and Awards

Article 46

 

VII. CHARGES, EXPENSES AND CARD-INDEX

Arbitration Charges and Expenses

Article 47

 

Card-Index

Article 48