Name of the law amending and supplementing the law on Administrative Procedure Code Name Bill Bill to amend the administrative code Date of adoption: 20/11/2013 number/year Official Gazette Decree No 104/2013 232

On the grounds of art. 98, paragraph 4 of the Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria

I DECLARE:

To be published in the Official Gazette the law to amend the Administrative Code adopted by the National Assembly of HLIÌ November 20, 2013.

Issued in Sofia on 27 November 2013.

The President of the Republic: Rosen Plevneliev

Stamped with the State seal.

Minister of Justice: Zinaida Zlatanova

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to amend the administrative code (promulgated, SG. 30 of 2006; amend., SG. 59 and 64 of 2007 No. 94 from 2008, no. 35/2009, no. 100 by 2010, issue 39 of 2011 and 2012 77)

§ 1. Article 133 shall be replaced by the following:

"Territorial jurisdiction

Art. 133. (1) in Cases challenging the individual administrative acts shall be considered by the Administrative Court of the seat of the territorial structure of the administration of the authority that issued the contested act, in whose jurisdiction is located the constant or current address or seat of the applicant.

(2) Cases under para. 1 shall be heard by the Administrative Court, which is the seat of the authority which issued the contested individual administrative act, when:

1. the Act has a number of fixed or addressed to the current address in areas other than the area of the territorial structure of the administration of the authority that issued the Act;

2. the administration of the authority that issued the contested act, no territorial structure.

(3) in Cases challenging the General administrative acts shall be dealt with by the Administrative Court, which is the seat of the authority which issued the contested act.

(4) Cases under para. 1 – 3 are heard by Administrative Court-city of Sofia, when the seat of the authority which issued the contested administrative act, is abroad.

(5) Claims for damages shall be brought before the Court at the address or registered office of the applicant's and when they United with the challenge under para. 1-4. "

§ 2. In § 1 of the additional provision establishes that:

"1a. the territorial structure of the Administration" was established by territorial legislation organizational unit of administration, whether as a separate legal entity which assists the administrative authority in the exercise of his powers. "

Transitional and final provisions

§ 3. Customer's open cases, whose jurisdiction is changed by this law shall be dealt with by the courts in which they were formed.

§ 4. In the Health Act (promulgated, SG. 70 by 2004; amend., SG. 46, 76, 85, 88, 94 and 103 by 2005, issue 18, 30, 34, 59, 71, 75, 80, 81, 95 and 102 in 2006, issue 31, 41, 46, 53, 59, 82 and 95 (2007), no. 13, 102, and 110 in 2008, issue 36, 41 , 74, 82, 93, 99 and 101 of 2009, PCs. 41, 42, 50, 59, 62, 98 and 100 by 2010, PC. 8, 9, 45 and 60 by 2011, issue. 38, 40, 54, 60, 82, 101, and 102 from 2012 and St. 15, 30, 68, 66 and 99 of 2013) in art. 112, para. 1, paragraph 4, the words ' before the administrative court – Sofia ' shall be replaced by ' before the Administrative Court in whose jurisdiction is located the standing or the applicant's current address.

§ 5. The law shall enter into force one month after its publication in the Official Gazette.

The law was adopted by the 42nd National Assembly on 20 November 2013 and is stamped with the official seal of the National Assembly.

President of the National Assembly: Mihail Mikov

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