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The search tool below will help you to identify court(s)/authority(ies) competent for a specific European legal instrument. Please note that although every effort has been made to ascertain the accuracy of the results, there may be some exceptional cases concerning the determination of competence that are not necessarily covered.
The receiving and transmitting authority is:
Ministry of Justice
International Legal Cooperation and European Affairs Directorate
Cooperation in Civil Matters Unit
Administrative address: Ul. Slavyanska No 1
Postcode : 1040
City/municipality: Sofia
Telephone: (+359-2) 92 37 544;
92 37 576
E-mail address: civil@justice.government.bg
The receiving and transmitting authorities have jurisdiction over the whole of Bulgaria's territory.
Applications for legal aid must be sent to the Ministry of Justice by post or submitted directly at the Ministry's registry.
Applications and accompanying documents must be drawn up in, or translated into, Bulgarian.
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