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Code of Social Security

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The National Assembly of Bulgaria enacted the Code of Social Security to regulate public relations concerning state social insurance for illness, maternity, unemployment, old age, and death, as well as supplementary voluntary pension schemes. The legislation mandates compulsory insurance for a wide range of workers, civil servants, and self-employed individuals, establishing specific funds for different risk categories and defining the principles of solidarity and universality. It further outlines the scope of benefits, contribution obligations, and procedural adaptations during states of emergency to ensure continuity of social protection services.

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CODE of Social Security (Amended - State Gazette, No. 67 of 2003) Published, State Gazette, No. 110 of 17.12.1999, effective from 1.01.2000; Decision No. 5 of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Bulgaria of 29.06.2000 - No. 55 of 7.07.2000; amendments and additions, No. 64 of 4.08.2000, amendment, No. 1 of 2.01.2001, addition, No. 35 of 10.04.2001, amendment, No. 41 of 24.04.2001, amendment and addition, No. 1 of 4.01.2002, effective from 01.01.2002, amendment, No. 10 of 29.01.2002, effective from 1.01.2002, amendment and addition, No. 45 of 30.04.2002, effective from 30.04.2002, No. 74 of 30.07.2002, effective from 1.01.2003, addition, No. 112 of 29.11.2002, amendment and addition, No. 119 of 27.12.2002, effective from 1.01.2003, addition, No. 120 of 29.12.2002, amendment and addition, No. 8 of 28.01.2003, effective from 1.03.2003, addition, No. 42 of 9.05.2003, amendment and addition, No. 67 of 29.07.2003, addition, No. 95 of 28.10.2003, amendment and addition, No. 112 of 23.12.2003, effective from 1.01.2004, amendment, No. 114 of 30.12.2003, amendment and addition, No. 12 of 13.02.2004, amendment, No. 21 of 16.03.2004, effective from 1.01.2004, addition, No. 38 of 11.05.2004, amendment and addition, No. 52 of 18.06.2004, effective from 1.08.2004, No. 53 of 22.06.2004, effective from 1.01.2005, No. 69 of 6.08.2004, effective from 1.07.2004, amendment, No. 70 of 10.08.2004, effective from 1.01.2005, amendment and addition, No. 112 of 23.12.2004, effective from 1.01.2005, amendment, No. 115 of 30.12.2004, effective from 1.01.2005, amendment and addition, No. 38 of 3.05.2005, amendment, No. 39 of 10.05.2005, effective from 11.02.2006, No. 76 of 20.09.2005, effective from 1.01.2007, No. 102 of 20.12.2005, effective from 20.12.2005, amendment and addition, No. 103 of 23.12.2005, effective from 1.01.2006, No. 104 of 27.12.2005, effective from 1.01.2006, No. 105 of 29.12.2005, effective from 1.01.2006, amendment and addition, No. 17 of 24.02.2006, amendment, No. 30 of 11.04.2006, effective from 12.07.2006, No. 34 of 25.04.2006, effective from 01.01.2008, amendment and addition, No. 56 of 11.07.2006, effective from the date of entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of the Republic of Bulgaria to the European Union, No. 57 of 14.07.2006, effective from 1.07.2006, No. 59 of 21.07.2006, effective from the date of entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of the Republic of Bulgaria to the European Union, No. 68 of 22.08.2006; amendment, No. 82 of 10.10.2006; amendment, No. 95 of 24.11.2006, effective from 01.01.2007; amendment, No. 102 of 19.12.2006; amendment and addition, No. 105 of 22.12.2006, effective from 01.01.2007; No. 41 of 22.05.2007; amendment No. 52 of 29.06.2007, effective from 01.11.2007; amendment, No. 64 of 07.08.2007; No. 77 of 25.09.2007, effective from 01.10.2007; addition, No. 97 of 23.11.2007; No. 100 of 30.11.2007, effective from 20.12.2007; amendment and addition, No. 109 of 20.12.2007, effective from 01.01.2008;
amendment and addition, No. 113 of 28.12.2007, effective from 01.01.2008; amendment and addition, No. 33 of 28.03.2008; amendment and addition, No. 43 of 29.04.2008, effective from 01.01.2008; amendment, No. 67 of 29.07.2008; addition, No. 69 of 05.08.2008; amendment, No. 89 of 14.10.2008; amendment, No. 102 of 28.11.2008; amendment and addition, No. 109 of 23.12.2008, effective from 01.01.2009; amendment, No. 23 of 27.03.2009, effective from 01.04.2009; addition, No. 25 of 03.04.2009, effective from 01.06.2009; amendment and addition, No. 35 of 12.05.2009, effective from 12.05.2009; amendment and addition, No. 41 of 02.06.2009, effective from 02.06.2009; amendment and addition, No. 42 of 05.06.2009; amendment, No. 93 of 24.11.2009, effective from 25.12.2009; amendment, No. 95 of 01.12.2009, effective from 01.01.2010; amendment and addition, No. 99 of 15.12.2009, effective from 01.01.2010; addition, No. 103 of 29.12.2009, effective from 29.12.2009; amendment, No. 16 of 26.02.2010, effective from 26.02.2010; amendment and addition, No. 19 of 09.03.2010; amendment and addition, No. 43 of 08.06.2010; amendment and addition, No. 49 of 29.06.2010, effective from 01.07.2010; addition, No. 58 of 30.07.2010, effective from 30.07.2010; amendment and addition, No. 59 of 31.07.2010, effective from 31.07.2010; amendment, No. 88 of 09.11.2010, effective from 01.01.2011; amendment, No. 97 of 10.12.2010, effective from 10.12.2010; amendment, No. 98 of 14.12.2010, effective from 01.01.2011; amendment and addition, No. 100 of 21.12.2010, effective from 01.01.2011; amendment, No. 45 of 14.06.2011 with DECISION No. 7 of 31.05.2011 of the CC of the RoB on case No. 21/2010; amendment and addition, No. 60 of 05.08.2011, effective from 05.08.2011; amendment, No. 77 of 04.10.2011; amendment and addition, No. 100 of 20.12.2011, effective from 01.01.2012; addition, No. 7 of 24.01.2012; amendment and addition, No. 21 of 13.03.2012; amendment and addition, No. 38 of 18.05.2012, effective from 01.07.2012; amendment, No. 40 of 29.05.2012; addition, No. 44 of 12.06.2012, effective from 01.07.2012; amendment and addition, No. 58 of 31.07.2012, effective from 01.08.2012; amendment and addition, No. 81 of 23.10.2012, effective from 01.09.2012; amendment and addition, No. 89 of 13.11.2012, effective from 01.01.2013; amendment and addition, No. 94 of 30.11.2012, effective from 01.01.2013; amendment and addition, No. 99 of 14.12.2012, effective from 01.01.2013; amendment and addition, No. 15 of 15.02.2013, effective from 01.01.2014; amendment and addition, No. 20 of 28.02.2013; addition, No. 70 of 09.08.2013, effective from 09.08.2013; amendment, No. 98 of 12.11.2013, effective from 01.12.2013; addition, No. 104 of 03.12.2013, effective from 01.01.2014; amendment and addition, No. 106 of 10.12.2013, effective from 01.01.2014; amendment and addition, No. 109 of 20.12.2013, effective from 01.01.2014; amendment, No. 111 of 27.12.2013, effective from 01.01.2014; amendment and addition,
No. 1 of 03.01.2014, effective from 01.01.2014; amendment, No. 18 of 04.03.2014, effective from 04.03.2014; amendment, No. 27 of 25.03.2014, effective from 01.01.2014; amendment, No. 35 of 22.04.2014; amendment, No. 53 of 27.06.2014; amendment and addition, No. 107 of 24.12.2014, effective from 01.01.2015; amendment, No. 12 of 13.02.2015; amendment, No. 14 of 20.02.2015; amendment and addition, No. 22 of 24.03.2015, effective from 24.03.2015 for the amendments introduced by the Law on Amendment and Addition of the Law on the Activity of Collective Investment Schemes and Other Collective Investment Undertakings and from 01.01.2017 for the amendments introduced by the Law on Amendment and Addition of the Commercial Register Act; amendment and addition, No. 54 of 17.07.2015, effective from 17.07.2015; amendment and addition, No. 61 of 11.08.2015, effective from 01.01.2016; amendment and addition, No. 79 of 13.10.2015, effective from 01.11.2015; amendment, No. 95 of 08.12.2015, effective from 01.01.2016; amendment and addition, No. 98 of 15.12.2015, effective from 01.01.2016; amendment, No. 102 of 29.12.2015, effective from 01.01.2016; amendment, No. 62 of 09.08.2016, effective from 09.08.2016; amendment and addition, No. 95 of 29.11.2016; amendment and addition, No. 98 of 09.12.2016, effective from 01.01.2017; amendment and addition, No. 105 of 30.12.2016, effective from 30.12.2016; amendment and addition, No. 62 of 01.08.2017; amendment and addition, No. 92 of 17.11.2017; amendment and addition, No. 99 of 12.12.2017, effective from 01.01.2018; amendment and addition, No. 103 of 28.12.2017, effective from 01.01.2018; amendment and addition, No. 7 of 19.01.2018; amendment and addition, No. 15 of 16.02.2018, effective from 16.02.2018; correction, No. 16 of 20.02.2018; amendment, No. 17 of 23.02.2018; amendment and addition, No. 30 of 03.04.2018, effective from 01.07.2018; amendment and addition, No. 46 of 01.06.2018, effective from 21.05.2018; addition, No. 53 of 26.06.2018; amendment, No. 64 of 03.08.2018, effective from 01.01.2018; addition, No. 77 of 18.09.2018, effective from 01.01.2019; addition, No. 88 of 23.10.2018, effective from 01.01.2019; amendment, No. 98 of 27.11.2018, effective from 18.11.2018; amendment and addition, No. 102 of 11.12.2018, effective from 01.01.2019; amendment, No. 105 of 18.12.2018, effective from 01.01.2020; amendment and addition, No. 12 of 08.02.2019; addition, No. 35 of 30.04.2019; amendment and addition, No. 83 of 22.10.2019, effective from 22.10.2019; amendment and addition, No. 94 of 29.11.2019; amendment and addition, No. 99 of 17.12.2019, effective from 01.01.2020; amendment and addition, No. 26 of 22.03.2020; amendment and addition, No. 28 of 24.03.2020, effective from 13.03.2020; amendment and addition, No. 34 of 09.04.2020, effective from 09.04.2020; affected by the Supplementary Amendment to the Health Act, No. 44 of 13.05.2020, effective from 14.05.2020; amendment, No. 51 of 05.06.2020; affected by the
Supplementary Amendment to the Value Added Tax Act, No. 55 of 19.06.2020, effective from 01.07.2020; amendment and addition, No. 64 of 18.07.2020, effective from 21.08.2020; amendment, No. 69 of 04.08.2020; amendment and addition, No. 103 of 04.12.2020, effective from 01.01.2021; amendment, No. 109 of 22.12.2020, effective from 22.12.2020; amendment, No. 12 of 12.02.2021, effective from 12.02.2021; amendment and addition, No. 19 of 05.03.2021; amendment, No. 21 of 12.03.2021; amendment and addition, No. 77 of 16.09.2021, effective from 25.12.2021 for the amendments introduced by the LAW on Amendment and Addition of the Law on the Budget of the State Social Insurance for 2021 and from 16.09.2021 for the amendments introduced by the LAW on Amendment and Addition of the State Budget of the Republic of Bulgaria for 2021; amendment and addition, No. 16 of 25.02.2022; amendment, No. 18 of 04.03.2022, effective from 01.01.2022; amendment and addition, No. 25 of 29.03.2022, effective from 08.07.2022; addition, No. 51 of 01.07.2022, effective from 01.07.2022 for the amendments introduced by the LAW on Amendment of the Law on the Budget of the State Social Insurance for 2022; affected by the Supplementary Amendment to the Law on Measures and Actions during the State of Emergency declared by a decision of the National Assembly of 13 March 2020 and for overcoming the consequences, No. 53 of 08.07.2022, effective from 01.07.2022; amendment, No. 58 of 23.07.2022, effective from 01.01.2023; amendment and addition, No. 62 of 05.08.2022, effective from 01.08.2022; addition, No. 8 of 25.01.2023; amendment, No. 53 of 20.06.2023, effective from 10.06.2023; amendment and addition, No. 66 of 01.08.2023, effective from 01.08.2023; amendment and addition, No. 84 of 06.10.2023, as the amendments by the CPC enter into force from 06.10.2023; amendment and addition, No. 85 of 10.10.2023, effective from 10.10.2023; amendment and addition, No. 106 of 22.12.2023, effective from 01.01.2024; amendment, No. 2 of 05.01.2024, effective from 05.01.2024; amendment and addition, No. 16 of 23.02.2024; amendment, No. 27 of 29.03.2024; addition, No. 66 of 06.08.2024; amendment and addition, No. 67 of 09.08.2024; amendment, No. 70 of 20.08.2024, effective from the date determined in the Decision of the Council of the European Union on the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria to the euro, adopted in accordance with Article 140(2) TFEU, and the Council Regulation of the European Union, adopted in accordance with Article 140(3) TFEU; amendment, No. 79 of 17.09.2024; addition, No. 82 of 27.09.2024; amendment and addition, No. 25 of 25.03.2025, effective from 01.01.2025; amendment, No. 48 of 13.06.2025 with Decision No. 6 of 05.06.2025 of the CC of the RoB on case No. 28/2024; amendment and addition, No. 49 of 17.06.2025; amendment and addition, No. 54 of 04.07.2025; addition, No. 100 of 25.11.2025, effective from 01.01.2026; amendment, No. 16 of 10.02.2026; amendment and addition, No. 25 of
10.03.2026; amendment and addition, No. 27 of 17.03.2026, effective from 01.01.2027; amendment and addition, No. 51 of 05.06.2026, effective from 05.06.2026; amendment, No. 52 of 08.06.2026, effective from 01.07.2026

Subject
Art. 1. (Added - State Gazette, No. 1 of 2002, effective from 01.01.2002; amended, No. 67 of 2003; amended and added, No. 85 of 2023, effective from 10.10.2023.) This Code regulates public relations related to:

  1. state social insurance for general illness, occupational accident, occupational disease, maternity, unemployment, old age and death;
  2. supplementary social insurance, which includes:
    a) supplementary mandatory pension insurance for old age and death; b) (amended - State Gazette, No. 56 of 2006, effective from the date of entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of the Republic of Bulgaria to the European Union) supplementary voluntary pension insurance in funds for supplementary voluntary pension insurance for old age, disability and death or in funds for supplementary voluntary pension insurance under occupational schemes for old age; c) (new - State Gazette, No. 85 of 2023, effective from 10.10.2023) supplementary voluntary pension insurance under the Pan-European Personal Pension Product (PEPP) in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1238 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on a Pan-European Personal Pension Product (PEPP) (OJ, L 198/1 of 25 July 2019), hereinafter referred to as "Regulation (EU) 2019/1238"; d) (previous letter c - State Gazette, No. 85 of 2023, effective from 10.10.2023) supplementary voluntary insurance for unemployment and/or professional qualification.

PART ONE
STATE SOCIAL INSURANCE
(Title amended - State Gazette, No. 67 of 2003)

Chapter One
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Scope of Insurance
Art. 2. (Amended - State Gazette, No. 109 of 2008, effective from 01.01.2009; amended and added, No. 61 of 2015, effective from 01.01.2016.) (1) (Previous text of Art. 2 - State Gazette, No. 109 of 2008, effective from 01.01.2009.) State social insurance provides benefits, assistance and pensions in cases of:

  1. temporary incapacity for work;
  2. temporarily reduced capacity for work;
  3. disability;
  4. maternity;
  5. (new - State Gazette, No. 1 of 2002, effective from 01.01.2002) unemployment;
  6. (previous item 5 - State Gazette, No. 1 of 2002, effective from 01.01.2002) old age;
  7. (previous item 6 - State Gazette, No. 1 of 2002, effective from 01.01.2002) death.
    (2) (New - State Gazette, No. 109 of 2008, effective from 01.01.2009.) The persons subject to state social insurance are insured in:
  8. the "General Illness and Maternity" Fund for general illness and maternity, which includes insurance for temporary incapacity for work, temporarily reduced capacity for work and maternity;
  9. the "Pensions" Fund for disability due to general illness, old age and death;
  10. (new - State Gazette, No. 61 of 2015, effective from 01.01.2016) the "Pensions for Persons under Art. 69" Fund for disability due to general illness, old age and death;
  11. (previous item 3 - State Gazette, No. 61 of 2015, effective from 01.01.2016) the "Occupational Accident and Occupational Disease" Fund for occupational accident and occupational disease, which includes disability, death, temporary incapacity for work and temporarily reduced capacity for work due to occupational accident and occupational disease;
  12. (previous item 4 - State Gazette, No. 61 of 2015, effective from 01.01.2016) the "Unemployment" Fund for unemployment.
    (3) (New - State Gazette, No. 109 of 2008, effective from 01.01.2009; amended and added, No. 61 of 2015, effective from 01.01.2016.) For the insured persons under Art. 4, para. 1, insurance contributions are paid in the amounts determined for the "General Illness and Maternity", "Pensions", "Pensions for Persons under Art. 69", "Occupational Accident and Occupational Disease", "Unemployment" and "Teachers' Pension Fund". (4) (New - State Gazette, No. 109 of 2008, effective from 01.01.2009.) For the insured persons for occupational accident and occupational disease, insurance contributions are paid in the amounts determined for the "Occupational Accident and Occupational Disease" Fund. (5) (New - State Gazette, No. 109 of 2008, effective from 01.01.2009.) For the insured persons for disability due to general illness, for old age and for death, the insurance contributions are paid in the amounts determined for the "Pensions" Fund. (6) (New - State Gazette, No. 61 of 2015, effective from 01.01.2016.) Teachers are insured for old age in the Teachers' Pension Fund with a separate insurance contribution.

Principles of Insurance
Art. 3. State social insurance is implemented on the basis of the principles of:

  1. mandatory and universal nature of insurance;
  2. solidarity of the insured persons;
  3. equal treatment of the insured persons;
  4. social dialogue in the management of the insurance system;
  5. fund-based organization of insurance funds.

Performance of Obligations during a State of Emergency Art. 3a. (New - State Gazette, No. 28 of 2020, effective from 13.03.2020.) (1) In the event of a state of emergency under Art. 84, item 12 of the Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria:

  1. the time limits established by law for insured persons and pensioners in connection with the application of Part One, Chapters Four to Eight shall cease to run;
  2. applications, complaints and other documents regarding monetary benefits, assistance and pensions shall be submitted electronically in accordance with the Electronic Document and Electronic Authentication Services Act or with a personal identification code, or through a licensed postal operator;
  3. the failure of officials under Art. 40, para. 3, Art. 54j, para. 1 and Art. 98, para. 1 to rule within the prescribed time limit due to reasons attributable to the state of emergency shall not be considered as a tacit refusal within the meaning of Art. 58, para. 1 of the Administrative Procedure Code.
    (2) The documents under para. 1, item 2, submitted by insured persons and pensioners within 14 days after the cancellation of the state of emergency at the respective territorial division of the National Social Insurance Institute, shall be considered as submitted within the time limit.

Insured Persons
Art. 4. (Added, No. 113 of 2007, effective from 01.01.2008; amended and added, No. 43 of 2008, effective from 01.01.2008; amended, No. 109 of 2008, effective from 01.01.2009; added, No. 25 of 03.04.2009, effective from 01.06.2009; amended, No. 35 of 2009, effective from 12.05.2009; added, No. 99 of 2009, effective from 01.01.2010; amended, No. 49 of 2010, effective from 01.07.2010; added, No. 59 of 2010, effective from 31.07.2010; amended and added, No. 100 of 2010, effective from 01.01.2011; amended, No. 60 of 2011, effective from 05.08.2011; amended and added, No. 58 of 2012, effective from 01.08.2012; added, No. 81 of 2012, effective from 01.09.2012; amended, No. 99 of 2012, effective from 01.01.2013; added, No. 70 of 2013, effective from 09.08.2013; amended, No. 106 of 2013, effective from 01.01.2014; amended and added, No. 107 of 2014, effective from 01.01.2015; amended, No. 12 of 2015; amended and added, No. 54 of 2015, effective from 17.07.2015; added, No. 61 of 2015, effective from 01.01.2016; added, No. 79 of 2015, effective from 01.11.2015; amended and added, No. 98 of 2016, effective from 01.01.2017; amended and added, No. 102 of 2018, effective from 01.01.2019; amended, No. 109 of 2020, effective from 22.12.2020; added, No. 100 of 2025, effective from 01.01.2026.) (1) (Amended - State Gazette, No. 109 of 2008, effective from 01.01.2009.) The following are compulsorily insured for general illness and maternity, disability due to general illness, old age and death, occupational accident and occupational disease and unemployment under this Code:

  1. (added - State Gazette, No. 119 of 2002, effective from 01.01.2003, amended, No. 68 of 2006, effective from 01.01.2007; added, No. 99 of 2009, effective from 01.01.2010; amended, No. 49 of 2010, effective from 01.07.2010; added, No. 100 of 2010, effective from 01.01.2011; amended, No. 107 of 2014, effective from 01.01.2015; added, No. 98 of 2016, effective from 01.01.2017) workers and employees, regardless of the nature of the work, the method of payment and the source of financing, with the exception of persons under para. 10 and Art. 4a, para. 1. Persons included in programs for support of maternity and promotion of employment are not insured for unemployment if this is provided for in the respective program;
  2. (added - State Gazette, No. 106 of 2013, effective from 01.01.2014) state officials under the State Official Act;
  3. (new - State Gazette, No. 74 of 2002, effective from 01.01.2003; amended - State Gazette, No. 105 of 2006, effective from 01.01.2007; added, No. 109 of 2008, effective from 01.01.2009) judges, prosecutors, investigators, state bailiffs, registration judges and judicial officials, as well as members of the Higher Judicial Council and inspectors in the Inspectorate attached to the Higher Judicial Council;
  4. (amended - State Gazette, No. 64 of 2000, previous item 3, No. 74 of 2002, effective from 01.01.2003, amended, No. 119 of 2002, effective from 01.01.2003, No. 68 of 2006, effective from 1.05.2006; added, No. 113 of 2007, effective from 01.01.2007; amended and added, No. 43 of 2008, effective from 01.01.2008; added, No. 25 of 2009, effective from 01.06.2009; amended, No. 35 of 2009, effective from 12.05.2009; amended, No. 99 of 2012, effective from 01.01.2013; added, No. 70 of 2013, effective from 09.08.2013; added, No. 61 of 2015, effective from 01.01.2016; added, No. 79 of 2015, effective from 01.11.2015; amended, No. 109 of 2020, effective from 22.12.2020) military personnel under the Defense and Armed Forces of the Republic of Bulgaria Act, reservists on active duty and reservists on fixed-term service in the voluntary reserve under the Reserve of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Bulgaria Act, state officials under the Ministry of Internal Affairs Act and the Execution of Punishments and Detention under Custody Act, state officials under the State Agency "National Security" Act, the State Agency "Intelligence" Act and the Special Intelligence Means Act, officers and sergeants under the National Guard Service Act, as well as persons under Art. 69, para. 6;
  5. (amended - State Gazette, No. 1 of 2002, effective from 01.01.2002, previous item 4, No. 74 of 2002, effective from 01.01.2003) members of cooperations exercising labor activity and receiving remuneration in the cooperation; members of cooperations working without labor relations in the cooperation are not insured for unemployment;
  6. (previous item 5 - State Gazette, No. 74 of 2002, effective from 01.01.2003; repealed, No. 107 of 2014, effective from 01.01.2015) ;
  7. (previous item 6 - State Gazette, No. 74 of 2002, effective from 01.01.2003; added, No. 105 of 2006, effective from 01.01.2007; amended, No. 99 of 2012, effective from 01.01.2013; amended, No. 106 of 2013, effective from 01.01.2014; added, No. 107 of 2014, effective from 01.01.2015; amended, No. 98 of 2016, effective from 01.01.2017) managers and procurists of commercial companies, sole traders, their branches and branches of foreign legal entities, members of boards of directors, management and supervisory boards and auditors of commercial companies, liquidators and liquidators, as well as persons working under management contracts for non-personified companies and persons entrusted with the management and/or control of state and municipal enterprises under Chapter Nine of the Commercial Code, their divisions or other legal entities established by law;
  8. (new - State Gazette, No. 112 of 2003, effective from 01.01.2004; amended, No. 100 of 2010, effective from 01.01.2011; amended, No. 99 of 2012, effective from 01.01.2013) persons exercising labor activity in elective offices, with the exception of persons under items 1, 5 and 7, as well as employees with a spiritual title of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and other registered denominations under the Denominations Act.
  9. (new - State Gazette, No. 59 of 2010, effective from 31.07.2010; repealed, No. 102 of 2018, effective from 01.01.2019).
  10. (new - State Gazette, No. 81 of 2012, effective from 01.09.2012; amended, No. 98 of 2016, effective from 01.01.2017) candidates for junior judges, junior prosecutors and junior investigators under the Judiciary Act.
    (2) (Amended - State Gazette, No. 64 of 2000, No. 1 of 2002, effective from 01.01.2002; amended in its entirety, No. 100 of 2010, effective from 01.01.2011; repealed, No. 107 of 2014, effective from 01.01.2015) .
    (3) (Declared unconstitutional with respect to working pensioners included in the circle of compulsorily insured persons under this legal text - RCC - State Gazette, No. 55 of 2000.) Compulsorily insured for disability due to general illness, for old age and for death are:
  11. persons registered as exercising a free profession and/or craft activity;
  12. (added - State Gazette, No. 105 of 2006, effective from 01.01.2007; added, No. 102 of 2018, effective from 01.01.2019) persons exercising labor activity as sole traders, owners or partners in commercial companies, natural persons - members of non-personified companies and persons who are

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