Bulgaria: Bulgarian Ministry of Transport and Communications opened consultation on Bill amending and supplementing the Electronic Communications Act designating competent authorities and coordinator under Digital Service Act

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Bulgarian Ministry of Transport and Communications opened consultation on Bill amending and supplementing the Electronic Communications Act designating competent authorities and coordinator under Digital Service Act

On 15 December 2023, the Bulgarian Government opened a consultation on the draft Bill Amending and Supplementing the Electronic Communications Act, designating competent authorities and coordinator under the Digital Service Act (DSA) until 15 January 2024. The bill outlines the national measures necessary to implement the DSA and harmonise all applicable rules. In particular, the Bill designates the Bulgarian Communications Regulation Commission (CRC) as the Digital Services Coordinator and outlines its responsibilities.

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Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services, platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, software provider: app stores, search service provider, messaging service provider, platform intermediary: other, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2023-12-15
in consultation

On 15 December 2023, the Bulgarian Government opened a consultation on the draft Bill Amending and …

2024-01-15
processing consultation

On 15 January 2024, the Bulgarian Government closed its consultation on the draft Bill Amending and…

2025-11-06
adopted

On 6 November 2025, the Bulgarian National Assembly adopted the Bill amending and supplementing the…

2025-11-21
in force

On 21 November 2025, the Law amending and supplementing the Electronic Communications Act entered i…