a) Official document certifying the current status of the foreign entity, issued by the respective competent registration authority, in accordance with its national legislation, certified for authenticity, alternatively by:

• The Consular Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in the respective country;
• The Consular Section of the Embassy of the respective country in the Republic of Bulgaria;
• Another Consular Section representing the interests of the respective country in the Republic of Bulgaria..

Note:

1. The document must be accompanied by a legalized translation into Bulgarian language.
2. If the document is issued by a country member of the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents (the Hague Convention), and bears an original Apostille, the document does not require any further legalization, but only has to be accompanied by a legalized translation into Bulgarian language.
3. If the document is issued by a country with which the Republic of Bulgaria has signed a treaty on legal assistance, and the document bears original signature and stamp of the respective competent authorities, the document does not require any further legalization, but only has to be accompanied by a legalized translation into Bulgarian language.

b) If the official document under letter “a” above does not contain information about the persons – lawful representatives of the company, a second official document shall be submitted issued by a competent registration authority for the foreign entity, in accordance with its national legislation, certifying the persons representing and managing the foreign entity, duly certified for authenticity under the order specified in letter “a” above and accompanied by a legalized translation into Bulgarian language;
c) Resolution of the managing body of the foreign entity for the opening of a Trade Representation Office in the Republic of Bulgaria pursuant to Art. 24, para 1 of the Investment Promotion Act, accompanied by a translation into Bulgarian language;
d) Special, notarized power of attorney in the original, or notarized copy of it, issued by the lawful representative of the foreign entity according to registration, which authorizes another person to register and/or manage the activity of the Trade Representation Office in the Republic of Bulgaria and specifies the scope of his/her representative powers. The power of attorney has to be certified for authenticity under the order specified in letter “a” above and accompanied by a legalized translation into Bulgarian language;
e) Specimens in the original of the signatures of the representatives of the Trade Representation Office in the Republic of Bulgaria, notarized or placed before an authorized employee of BCCI’s “Trade Register and Membership” Directorate in Sofia or in the regional chambers of commerce and industry. If the specimens of the signatures have been notarized by a Notary Public abroad, they have to be certified for authenticity under the order specified in letter “a” above and accompanied by a legalized translation into Bulgarian language;
f) Document for economic activity of the foreign entity for the previous two years prior to the registration of the Trade Representation Office at BCCI, ascertained with one of the following documents:

1. Reference from a servicing bank, or
2. Copies of the Balance Sheets and the Profit and Loss Accounts for the previous two calendar years, certified as true copies of the original with a wet stamp and notarized signature of the lawful representative/s of the foreign entity, accompanied by a translation into Bulgarian language, or
3. Declaration on a BCCI template with a notarized signature and wet stamp from the lawful representative/s of the foreign entity, containing data for the previous two calendar years on the realised activities by basic economic indicators and financial results, accompanied by a translation into Bulgarian language, or
4. Declaration with a notarized signature and wet stamp from the lawful representative/s of the foreign entity, which indicates the web address of a publicly available online database in English language (if such is available), containing the annual accounting statements of the foreign entity for the previous two calendar years, for verification of their availability by BCCI’s “Trade Register and Membership” Directorate. This option shall be applied only in the cases when such verification can be technically conducted.

g/ Document for tax compliancy of the foreign entity for the previous two calendar years prior to the registration of the Trade Representation Office at BCCI, ascertained with one of the following documents:

1. Certificate of absence of tax obligations, issued by the competent public authority of the country in which the legal seat of the foreign entity is situated, in compliance with its national legislation, certified for authenticity under the order of Art. 6, item 5, letter “a” and accompanied by a legalized translation into Bulgarian language, or
2. Declaration on a BCCI template from the lawful representative/s of the foreign entity that has registered a Trade Representation Office, with notarized signature/s, in which the lack of tax obligations for the previous two calendar years is declared, accompanied by a translation into Bulgarian language, or
3. Declaration with a notarized signature and wet stamp from the lawful representative/s of the foreign entity with a translation into Bulgarian language, which indicates the web address of a publicly available online database in English language (if such is available), maintained by the competent public body of the country where the legal seat of the foreign entity is situated, in compliance with its national legislation, for verification of the availability of such information by BCCI’s “Trade Register and Membership” Directorate. This option shall be applied only in the cases when such verification can be technically conducted.

h) Planned activities of the Trade Representation Office, ascertained with the following documents:

1. Justification of the necessity for the existence of a Trade Representation Office, containing the goals and tasks of the Trade Representation Office, signed by the lawful representative/s of the foreign entity and stamped with the wet stamp of the foreign entity, accompanied by a translation into Bulgarian language;
2. Annual work programmes (for the current and the next calendar years) for execution of the set goals and assigned activities of the Trade Representation Office in the Republic of Bulgaria, signed and stamped by the lawful representative/s of the foreign entity, which justify the necessity for their implementation by the declared number of persons registered as trade representatives, accompanied by a translation into Bulgarian language.

a) Reference from a servicing bank, or
b) Copies of the Balance Sheets and the Profit and Loss Accounts for the previous two calendar years, certified as true copies of the original with a wet stamp and notarized signature of the lawful representative/s of the foreign entity, accompanied by a translation into Bulgarian language, or
c) Declaration (D1) a BCCI template with a notarized signature and wet stamp from the lawful representative/s of the foreign entity, containing data for the previous two calendar years on the realised activities by basic economic indicators and financial results, accompanied by a translation into Bulgarian language, or
d) Declaration (D2) with a notarized signature and wet stamp from the lawful representative/s of the foreign entity, which indicates the web address of a publicly available online database in English language (if such is available), containing the annual accounting statements of the foreign entity for the previous two calendar years, for verification of their availability by BCCI’s “Trade Register and Membership” Directorate. This option shall be applied only in the cases when such verification can be technically conducted.

a) Certificate of absence of tax obligations, issued by the competent public authority of the country in which the legal seat of the foreign entity is situated, in compliance with its national legislation, certified for authenticity under the order of Art. 6, item 5, letter “a” and accompanied by a legalized translation into Bulgarian language, or
b) Declaration (D3) on a BCCI template from the lawful representative/s of the foreign entity that has registered a Trade Representation Office, with notarized signature/s, in which the lack of tax obligations for the previous two calendar years is declared, accompanied by a translation into Bulgarian language, or
c) Declaration (D4) with a notarized signature and wet stamp from the lawful representative/s of the foreign entity with a translation into Bulgarian language, which indicates the web address of a publicly available online database in English language (if such is available), maintained by the competent public body of the country where the legal seat of the foreign entity is situated, in compliance with its national legislation, for verification of the availability of such information by BCCI’s “Trade Register and Membership” Directorate. This option shall be applied only in the cases when such verification can be technically conducted.

a) Justification of the necessity for the existence of a Trade Representation Office, containing the goals and tasks of the Trade Representation Office, signed by the lawful representative/s of the foreign entity and stamped with the wet stamp of the foreign entity, accompanied by a translation into Bulgarian language;
b) Annualworkprogrammes (for the current and the next calendar years) for execution of the set goals and assigned activities of the Trade Representation Office in the Republic of Bulgaria, signed and stamped by the lawful representative/s of the foreign entity, which justify the necessity for their implementation by the declared number of persons registered as trade representatives, accompanied by a translation into Bulgarian language.