EC opens three new infringement cases against Bulgaria
The European Commission said on July 8 that it opened three new infringement cases against Bulgaria for failing to notify the transposition of EU directives into national law.
In its latest infringements package, the EC said that it was sending letters of formal notice, the first stage in the infringement process, across a number of areas.
The cases in question refer to a breach of the Services Directive (Directive 2006/123/EC) by imposing restrictive mandatory authorisation or certification schemes for energy installation and construction services, the failure to ensure the correct application of the Regulation on the marketing and use of explosives precursors (Regulation (EU) 2019/1148), as well as failure to comply with the Law Enforcement Directive (Directive (EU) 2016/680) with regard to rules on protection of personal data.
The EC said that Bulgaria had two months to reply to the letters of formal notice and complete the transposition of EU rules in those areas, otherwise the Commission may decide to take the cases into the second stage of the infringement process by issuing a reasoned opinion.
The Commission said that it was taking that step in two existing infringement cases, namely the case concerning Bulgaria’s failure to fully transpose Directive (EU) 2025/872 on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation and the one for failing to meet several waste recycling targets.
(Entrance to the Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European Commission. Photo: EU Audiovisual Service)
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