Balgarianovinite.com The Non-Food Traders Association (NFTA) has strongly criticized proposed amendments to Bulgaria’s Consumer Protection and Competition Protection acts, arguing they are being rushed through parliament without proper public debate or impact assessment, the Association said in a position Thursday.
The draft amendments, submitted by Progressive Bulgaria, would ban unjustified price increases until August 2027, double fines, and introduce new legal concepts such as “collective dominant position” and “excessively high prices.” Businesses would also bear the burden of proving they have not violated the rules, NFTA argued.
The Association warns that the measures effectively presume guilt on the part of companies, shift responsibility onto businesses, and risk significant negative effects on the economy if adopted quickly without consultation.
The bills are scheduled for first-reading debate in Parliament and also extend some price-control provisions originally linked to the euro adoption framework.
The parliamentary ad hoc budget committee on Tuesday adopted two bills, submitted by Progressive Bulgaria MPs, aimed to contain prices and end unfair trade practices.
Amendments to the Protection of Competition Act provide for a ban on “excessively high selling prices”. The bill also provides for the establishment of a central electronic register for traceability along the supply chain of agricultural and food products and raw materials, as well as other products at the wholesale trade stage, from business operators to distribution to the end consumer.
A second bill to amend the Consumer Protection Act transfers provisions from the Euro Adoption Act and extends their application by one year beyond the initially planned deadline. The amendments will remain in effect until August 9, 2027. Non-Food Traders Association Slams Proposed Price Control Legislation Changes as Rushed and Harmful 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-14 07:57:27 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
