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National ECLI coordinator

The national ECLI coordinator is:

Supreme Judicial Council (SJC)
Ul. Ekzarh Yosif 12,
Sofia 1000,
Bulgaria

Web: http://www.vss.justice.bg vss@vss.justice.bg

Country code

The country code for Bulgaria is: BG

Creation of a national ECLI

An ECLI is generated for each court decision that is published on the central web-based interface for case law (https://legalacts.justice.bg/). The portal is maintained by the Bulgarian ECLI coordinator, the Supreme Judicial Council. The ECLI syntax is specified in Chapter Seven of Regulation No 4 of 16 March 2017 on keeping, storing and accessing the register of court documents.

The ECLI consists of the following components:

The abbreviation ‘ECLI’

The country code ‘BG’

The court code, consisting of two parts:

The type of court (2 capital letters):
- ‘CC’ designates the Constitutional Court
- ‘SC’ designates the Supreme Court of Cassation
- ‘SA’ designates the Supreme Administrative Court
- ‘PA’ designates the Specialised Criminal Court of Appeal
- ‘PC’ designates the Specialised Criminal Court
- ‘MA’ designates the Military Court of Appeal
- ‘MC’ designates Military Courts
- ‘AP’ designates Courts of Appeal
- ‘AD’ designates Administrative Courts
- ‘DC’ designates Provincial Courts
- ‘RC’ designates District Courts
Numerical court code (3 digits):
- ‘000’ is the number of the Constitutional Court
- ‘001’ is the number of the Supreme Court of Cassation
- ‘002’ is the number of the Supreme Administrative Court
- The codes of all other courts are set out in Annex 9 to the Rules on Administration in Courts^[1]
Examples:
- ‘CC000’ is the code of the Constitutional Court
- ‘SC001’ is the code of the Supreme Court of Cassation
- ‘SA002’ is the code of the Supreme Administrative Court
- ‘AP500’ is the code of the Plovdiv Court of Appeal
- ‘DC530’ is the code of the Plovdiv Provincial Court
- ‘RC533’ is the code of the Plovdiv District Court

Table 1 below lists the codes of all courts used in the third component of the ECLI.

Year of the court decision in the ‘YYYY’ format

Number of the court decision, consisting of four sub-components, the last of which is separated from the first three by a dot.

4 digits indicating the year of the case
2 digits indicating the code of the case type. These codes are specified in Article 80(2) of the Rules on Administration in Courts – see Table 2 below
5-digit number of the case for the relevant year
3-digit number of the court decision in the specific case

Example of an ECLI of a Bulgarian court decision

ECLI:BG:DC530:2017:20160100630.001

BG = Bulgaria

DC530 = Plovdiv Provincial Court

2017 = Year of court decision

20160100630.001 = First decision of the Plovdiv Provincial Court in a first-instance civil case with number 630 of 2016.

Table 1 – Court codes

Code	Court
CC000	Constitutional Court
SC001	Supreme Court of Cassation
SA002	Supreme Administrative Court
AP100	Sofia Court of Appeal
PA101	Specialised Criminal Court of Appeal
PC105	Specialised Criminal Court
DC110	Sofia City Court
RC111	Sofia District Court
DC120	Blagoevgrad Provincial Court
RC121	Blagoevgrad District Court
RC122	Gotse Delchev District Court
RC123	Petrich District Court
RC124	Razlog District Court
RC125	Sandanski District Court
DC130	Vidin Provincial Court
RC131	Belogradchik District Court
RC132	Vidin District Court
RC133	Kula District Court
DC140	Vratsa Provincial Court
RC141	Byala Slatina District Court
RC142	Vratsa District Court
RC143	Knezha District Court
RC144	Kozloduy District Court
RC145	Mezdra District Court
RC146	Oryahovo District Court
DC150	Kyustendil Provincial Court
RC151	Dupnitsa District Court
RC152	Kyustendil District Court
DC160	Montana Provincial Court
RC161	Berkovitsa District Court
RC162	Lom District Court
RC163	Montana District Court
DC170	Pernik Provincial Court
RC171	Breznik District Court
RC172	Pernik District Court
RC173	Radomir District Court
RC174	Tran District Court
DC180	Sofia Provincial Court
RC181	Botevgrad District Court
RC182	Elin Pelin District Court
RC183	Etropole District Court
RC184	Ihtiman District Court
RC185	Kostinbrod District Court
RC186	Pirdop District Court
RC187	Samokov District Court
RC188	Svoge District Court
RC189	Slivnitsa District Court
AP200	Burgas Court of Appeal
DC210	Burgas Provincial Court
RC211	Aytos District Court
RC212	Burgas District Court
RC213	Karnobat District Court
RC214	Malko Tarnovo District Court
RC215	Nesebar District Court
RC216	Pomorie District Court
RC217	Sredets District Court
RC218	Tsarevo District Court
DC220	Sliven Provincial Court
RC221	Kotel District Court
RC222	Nova Zagora District Court
RC223	Sliven District Court
DC230	Yambol Provincial Court
RC231	Elhovo District Court
RC232	Topolovgrad District Court
RC233	Yambol District Court
AP300	Varna Court of Appeal
DC310	Varna Provincial Court
RC311	Varna District Court
RC312	Devnya District Court
RC313	Provadiya District Court
DC320	Dobrich Provincial Court
RC321	Balchik District Court
RC322	General Toshevo District Court
RC323	Dobrich District Court
RC324	Kavarna District Court
RC325	Tervel District Court
DC330	Razgrad Provincial Court
RC331	Isperih District Court
RC332	Kubrat District Court
RC333	Razgrad District Court
DC340	Silistra Provincial Court
RC341	Dulovo District Court
RC342	Silistra District Court
RC343	Tutrakan District Court
DC350	Targovishte Provincial Court
RC351	Omurtag District Court
RC352	Popovo District Court
RC353	Targovishte District Court
DC360	Shumen Provincial Court
RC361	Veliki Preslav District Court
RC362	Novi Pazar District Court
RC363	Shumen District Court
AP400	Veliko Tarnovo Court of Appeal
DC410	Veliko Tarnovo Provincial Court
RC411	Veliko Tarnovo District Court
RC412	Gorna Oryahovitsa District Court
RC413	Elena District Court
RC414	Pavlikeni District Court
RC415	Svishtov District Court
DC420	Gabrovo Provincial Court
RC421	Gabrovo District Court
RC422	Dryanovo District Court
RC423	Sevlievo District Court
RC424	Tryavna District Court
DC430	Lovech Provincial Court
RC431	Lovech District Court
RC432	Lukovit District Court
RC433	Teteven District Court
RC434	Troyan District Court
DC440	Pleven Provincial Court
RC441	Levski District Court
RC442	Nikopol District Court
RC443	Pleven District Court
RC444	Cherven Bryag District Court
DC450	Ruse Provincial Court
RC451	Byala District Court
RC452	Ruse District Court
AP500	Plovdiv Court of Appeal
DC510	Kardzhali Provincial Court
RC511	Ardino District Court
RC513	Krumovgrad District Court
RC514	Kardzhali District Court
RC515	Momchilgrad District Court
DC520	Pazardzhik Provincial Court
RC521	Velingrad District Court
RC522	Pazardzhik District Court
RC523	Panagyurishte District Court
RC524	Peshtera District Court
DC530	Plovdiv Provincial Court
RC531	Asenovrag District Court
RC532	Karlovo District Court
RC533	Plovdiv District Court
RC534	Parvomay District Court
DC540	Smolyan Provincial Court
RC541	Devin District Court
RC542	Zlatograd District Court
RC543	Madan District Court
RC544	Smolyan District Court
RC545	Chepelare District Court
DC550	Stara Zagora Provincial Court
RC551	Kazanlak District Court
RC552	Radnevo District Court
RC553	Stara Zagora District Court
RC554	Chirpan District Court
RC555	Galabovo District Court
DC560	Haskovo Provinicial Court
RC561	Dimitrovgrad District Court
RC562	Svilengrad District Court
RC563	Harmanli District Court
RC564	Haskovo District Court
RC565	Ivaylovgrad District Court
MA600	Military Court of Appeal
MC610	Sofia Military Court
MC620	Plovdiv Military Court
MC630	Varna Military Court (closed)*
MC640	Pleven Military Court (closed)*
MC650	Sliven Military Court
AD701	Sofia City Administrative Court
AD702	Sofia Province Administrative Court
AD703	Blagoevgrad Administrative Court
AD704	Burgas Administrative Court
AD705	Varna Administrative Court
AD706	Veliko Tarnovo Administrative Court
AD707	Vidin Administrative Court
AD708	Vratsa Administrative Court
AD709	Gabrovo Administrative Court
AD710	Dobrich Administrative Court
AD711	Kyustendil Administrative Court
AD712	Kardzhali Administrative Court
AD713	Lovech Administrative Court
AD714	Montana Administrative Court
AD715	Pazardzhik Administrative Court
AD716	Pernik Administrative Court
AD717	Pleven Administrative Court
AD718	Plovdiv Administrative Court
AD719	Razgrad Administrative Court
AD720	Ruse Administrative Court
AD721	Silistra Administrative Court
AD722	Sliven Administrative Court
AD723	Smolyan Administrative Court
AD724	Stara Zagora Administrative Court
AD725	Targovishte Administrative Court
AD726	Haskovo Administrative Court
AD727	Shumen Administrative Court
AD728	Yambol Administrative Court

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* The Varna and Pleven Military Courts were closed in early 2014. However, these court codes are used in the ECLI of the court decisions published so far.

Table 2 – Case type codes

Code	Case type
01	First-instance civil case
02	First-instance criminal case
03	Notarial case
04	Enforcement case
05	Second-instance civil case
06	Second-instance criminal case
07	Administrative case
08	Company case
09	Commercial case
10	Second-instance commercial case
11	Second-instance company case

Last update: 08/05/2024

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