Name of law a law amending the law on Bulgarian identification documents Name the Bill a bill amending and supplementing the law on Bulgarian identification documents date of acceptance 26/03/2010 number/year Official Gazette 26/2010 Decree No 85

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 amending the law on Bulgarian identification documents, adopted by the National Assembly of the HLI, 26 March 2010.

Issued in Sofia on April 1, 2010.

The President of the Republic: Georgi Parvanov

Stamped with the State seal.

Minister of Justice: Margarita Popova

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amending the law on Bulgarian identification documents (official SG. 93 of 1998; amend., SG. 53, 67, 70 and 113 of 1999, no. 108 of 2000, 42/2001 and 45/54 by 2002, no. 29 and 63 of 2003, no. 96, 103 and 111 in 2004, no. 43, 71, 86 88, and 105 by 2005, issue. 30, 82 and 105, 2006, issue. 29, 46 and 52 of 2007, PC. 66, 88 and 110 in 2008, PCs. 35, 47, 82 and 102 of 2009.)

§ 1. In art. 17, al. 5, paragraph 2, the words ' two years ' shall be replaced by ' up to 59 months.

§ 2. In art. 18A, item 1, the words ' two years ' shall be replaced by ' up to 59 months.

§ 3. In art. 20 a, para. 2 the words "picture of the person, his fingerprints and signature" are replaced by "a picture of the person and his fingerprints.

§ 4. In § 20 of the transitional and final provisions, the words ' two years ' shall be replaced by ' up to 59 months.

Transitional and final provisions

§ 5. Within three months of the entry into force of this Act shall terminate the action of enforcement measures applied with orders on the basis of the provisions of the repealed paragraph 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of art. 76.

§ 6. The provision of § 3 shall enter into force on 29 March 2010.

The law was adopted by 41-Otto National Assembly on 26 March 2010, and is stamped with the official seal of the National Assembly.

President of the National Assembly Tsetska Tsacheva:

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