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The question of the differences between an employment contract and a civil contract often arises in practice. Below we provide a brief overview of the main differences between the two contracts.
By resolution dated 15 December 2022 the Bulgarian Supreme Court of Cassation opened interpretative case No. 3/2022 concerning the interpretation of certain questions regarding compensation for copyright infringements which cause confusion and disagreement between the lower courts and practitioners. The case was opened upon a request of the Bulgarian Supreme Bar Council and will be decided by the General Assembly of the Civil and Commercial Chambers of the SCC. *This publication is also available in German and French.
The directive, which must be implemented in Bulgaria no later than 17 October 2024, creates new obligations for companies and organisations. *This publication is in Bulgarian.
The act which is as binding as a regulation came into force at the end of 2022, and raises the question of whether Viber, WhatsApp, YouTube, eMAG and others are ready to start implementing it a year in advance. *This publicaton is in Bulgarian.
The Council for Electronic Media convened a roundtable on gambling commercial communications in media services and video sharing platform services which took place on 13 December 2022. The roots of the discussions can be traced back to August 2022 when a Memorandum for Cooperation was signed between CEM and the National Revenue Agency – NRA). The reason behind the debate was the aggressive campaigns of gambling advertising which increased, especially with the broadcast of the World Cup. The latter provoked the submission of petitions by the National Children’s Network and the Parents Association to various authorities insisting on a complete ban on gambling advertising and changes to the Bulgarian Gambling Act and the Bulgarian Criminal Code. According to the members of both organizations, gambling advertising poses a serious threat to children, and media content in the field of gambling should be regulated.
Bulgarian DPA issued an opinion on the questions from a Bulgarian City Municipality regarding requested ongoing access from the police department to the video recordings of the Municipality video surveillance system.