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Requests for the taking of evidence should be sent to the district court [rayonen sad] in whose jurisdiction evidence is to be taken. (Article 617(1) of the Code of Civil Procedure)
The court competent to authorise the direct taking of evidence in the Republic of Bulgaria is the provincial court [okrazhen sad] in whose jurisdiction the evidence is to be taken. (Article 617(2) of the Code of Civil Procedure)
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Ministry of Justice
International Legal Cooperation and European Affairs Directorate
Cooperation in Civil Matters Unit
Tel.: (+359 2) 9237544
Fax: (+359 2) 9809223
Address: Ulitsa Slavyanska 1, 1040 Sofia
Bulgaria
Requests from another Member State for the collection of evidence and communications should be drawn up in Bulgarian or accompanied by a translation into Bulgarian. (Article 618 of the Code of Civil Procedure)
The technical means for the receipt of requests available to the courts on the list pursuant to Article 2(2) are: by post, by courier service, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt and by fax.
The court competent to authorise the direct taking of evidence in the Republic of Bulgaria is the provincial court in whose jurisdiction the evidence is to be taken. (Article 617(2) of the Code of Civil Procedure)
Click on the below link to view all competent authorities related to this Article.
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The Republic of Bulgaria does not maintain and has not concluded any agreements or arrangements with other EU Member States which aim to facilitate the collection of evidence and must be compatible with this Regulation.
The Regulation is applicable on a priority basis to agreements concluded by the Republic of Bulgaria with other Member States to the extent that these concern the taking of evidence in civil and commercial matters.
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