Balgarianovinite.com A law requiring civil servants to wear apparel and footwear made in Bulgaria was gazetted on March 14, 1897. It entered into force on September 14, 1897, obliging central-government, municipal and district officials, salaried employees, and MPs to wear Bulgarian-made clothes and shoes while performing their official duties.
The law, passed by the 9th Ordinary National Assembly on February 22, 1897, was moved by Finance Minister and acting Commerce and Agriculture Minister Ivan Evstratiev Geshov at a time when Bulgaria was transitioning from a long period of Ottoman rule to a capitalist economy. While the textile and leather industries made up a substantial portion of Bulgaria’s economy, agriculture still dominated. The modernization of Bulgarian industry was making slow progress. The consumer market was shrinking as many Muslims, who once bought domestically made apparel, emigrated. The urban population increasingly favoured imported goods, which were often cheaper.
The law was intended basically to promote the manufacture of apparel and footwear in Bulgaria while reducing reliance on imports. An analysis accompanying the law said that the measure was expected to have a positive impact by creating jobs and boosting income for many workers employed in the industries concerned.
The law imposed penalties for non-compliance, including fines for individuals who do not wear the prescribed products and fines and one to six months’ imprisonment for manufacturers or merchants who sell foreign-made materials for apparel and footwear instead of locally produced ones.
There is no record of the law having ever been expressly repealed. It apparently remained in effect until the Tarnovo Constitution practically ceased to operate following the coup d’etat in 1944 that ushered in totalitarian rule in Bulgaria. March 14, 1897: Law Requires Civil Servants to Wear Bulgaria-Made Apparel, Footwear 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-03-14 19:58:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law