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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.bgvss@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.
Related links
https://legalacts.justice.bg/ – Central web-based interface for the publication of case law
http://www.vks.bg/ – website of the Supreme Court of Cassation
http://www.sac.government.bg – website of the Supreme Administrative Court
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1 Court codes ‘000’, ‘001’ and ‘002’ are not included in Annex No 9 to the Rules on Administration in Courts, as the rules do not concern the administration of the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court of Cassation and the Supreme Administrative Court.
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 |
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