Measures for Protection of Intellectual Property Rights:
REGULATION No 249 of 27 November 2000
on Border Measures for Protection of Intellectual Property Rights
In force as of December 4, 2000
THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1. (1) This Regulation stipulates the rules and the procedure for application of border measures as set out in the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act (CNRA), the Law on Marks and Geographical Indications (LMGI) and the Law on Industrial Designs (LID).
(2) Border measures under paragraph 1 shall be undertaken by detention of goods, carried across the state border of the Republic of Bulgaria, provided that there are valid grounds for suspecting that the goods concerned infringe intellectual property rights.
(3) Intellectual property right shall mean copyright, neighbouring rights, rights on marks, geographical indications and industrial designs.
(4) The provisions of this Regulation shall not apply to perishable goods.