Law on Public Procurement. Country/Territory Bulgaria Document type Legislation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Energy, Mineral resources, Water, General Keyword Framework law Natural gas Energy conservation/energy production Oil Minerals Mining Potable water Contract/agreement Water supply Special fund Geographical area Black Sea, Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Entry into force notes The Law enters into force from the date of its official publication. Abstract The Law consists of 8 Chapters that contain 63 articles. This Law provides the terms and procedure governing public procurement. The purpose of this Law is to ensure greater efficiency in the use of Budget or public funds by: 1) transparency; 2) effective disbursement control; 3) competitive environment; 4) incentives for economic development. For the purposes of public procurement, any of the following may act as principal business corporations which carry on any one or several of the following activities, including such activities carried on under a concession or government licence: a) operation of public utility networks for the production, transmission or distribution of drinking water, electricity, gas or district heating, including supply to such networks; b) exploitation of oil, gas or coal deposits or other solid fuel deposits. Full text English