Enforcement legal acts
As lawyer We assist our clients in the enforcement of decisions of foreign courts, established in EU Member States, which have direct legal effect in Bulgaria for Enforcement legal acts.
Depending on the subject matter of the dispute, some court decisions require a specific procedure before the Bulgarian court.
The ussual praxis in Bulgaria
The court will issue a judicial act recognizing and admitting the execution of the foreign judgment so that it has enforceability in Bulgaria.
It is only after the enactment of this act that the creditor can obtain a writ of execution against the debtor and take enforcement action with the assistance of a bailiff.
Our law office perform on behalf of our clients all kinds of procedures for the recognition and admission of the execution of foreign court acts in the Bulgarian court
The court procedures including preparing and filing all necessary applications and applications, performing legal representation, obtaining the issued court act and official translation of the foreign court.
We represent law enforcement in connection with enforcement against the debtor.
We assist creditors in obtaining a European order for payment, certificates of European Enforcement Order for uncontested claim, direct enforcement under Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012, recognition and enforcement of judgments
Some foreign judgment decisions, issued within the EU, bear direct recognition in Bulgaria; but others are not directly enforceable here.
To enforce a foreign judgment issued in another EU country (including Iceland, Switzerland, and Norway) in Bulgarian court of law means to grant the acceptance of this court decision.
The court will issue recognition and admission to enforcement of the foreign judgment so it will have a binding legal force and could lead to obtaining Bulgarian writ of execution and respectively initiating collection procedure against the debtor before the local bailiffs.
We perform on behalf of our clients the recognition and registration procedure of foreign judgments at the local Bulgarian court, for reaching approval and enforcement decision in favor of the creditor.
Court procedures for recognition
In details, our legal services include legal assistance and representation for recognition and enforcement in Bulgaria of court decisions and the following acts: European payment order, certificates for European payment condition for non-disputable debt, direct performance under the provisions of EU Regulation 1215/2012, European Certificate of succession in cases of cross-border inheritance and decisions per the European Small Claims Procedure (ESCP).
This includes filling all needed applications, actual representation in court, obtaining of the issued court approval and as well legalized official translation of the initial judgment document.
We also provide legal representation to creditors before a local bailiff for initiating and performance of execution procedures that follow the above-detailed court procedure, against the judgment debtor’s assets.
In details, our legal services include legal assistance and representation for recognition and enforcement in Bulgaria of court decisions and the following acts: European payment order, certificates for European payment condition for non-disputable debt, direct performance under the provisions of EU Regulation 1215/2012, European Certificate of succession in cases of cross-border inheritance and decisions per the European Small Claims Procedure (ESCP).
* The legal costs and legal feess incurred during the procedure for recognition and enforcement of foreign court acts in Bulgaria may be reimbursed at the expense of the debtor.
