Balgarianovinite.com Employees of the Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water (RIEW) sealed the particleboard production line at the Kronospan wood-processing plant on Sunday. The line was shut down in stages after the RIEW in Veliko Tarnovo ordered its suspension on January 16 following an unscheduled inspection prompted by numerous citizen complaints about strong odours and haze in residential areas.
The action constitutes a coercive administrative measure imposed on Kronospan Bulgaria, halting the operation of the particleboard production line at the company’s site in Veliko Tarnovo.
The plant appealed the measure, and on January 24 the Burgas Administrative Court suspended the preliminary enforcement of the coercive administrative measure ordering the suspension of production.
“The line was shut down within the statutory deadline, but in view of the court’s ruling, we believe that sealing the installation is unlawful, and we will notify the prosecution service about the actions of state administration officials at RIEW who are disregarding the court’s ruling,” the company’s manager, Asen Nikov, told reporters. In his words, the court’s ruling entirely annuls the regional inspectorate’s order with immediate effect.
Stanislav Stanchev, Director of the RIEW in Veliko Tarnovo, said that the ruling of the Administrative Court would also be appealed to the Supreme Administrative Court within the seven-day deadline. He noted that the on-site sealing is part of the plan for enforcing the coercive administrative measure until the company takes steps to install equipment to address the unpleasant odours emitted by the wood production process. Stanchev added that this is one of the requirements under the plant’s integrated permit and that the court’s decision does not halt the sealing procedure.
Under the Environmental Protection Act, the RIEW has permanent access to the facility, Stanchev noted, adding that the company had complied on time with all requirements related to the phased shutdown of the line.
The sealing of the production line began amid an increased police presence, after it emerged that both sides had sent letters to the prosecution service and the police requesting assistance. After nearly three hours of coordination, discussions, and differing instructions, officials proceeded with sealing the designated points. With the shutdown of the line, the plant has ceased operations. Environmental Inspectorate Seals Kronospan Particleboard Line in Veliko Tarnovo 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-01-25 14:48:25 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
