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THE COMMISSION is empowered to enforce the Law on Protection of Competition, the Public Procurement Act and the Concessions Act. The CPC scope of activity covers all requests on ascertaining infringements of free market competition, direct enforcement of the provisions of Art. 81 and Art. 82 of the EC Treaty, cooperation with the European Commission and the other national competition authorities of the EC member states in conformity to EC Regulation No.1/2003 and EC Regulation No. 139/2004, conducting sector analyses and competition advocacy. Under the rules and procedures, envisaged by the Public Procurement Act and the Concessions Act, the Commission examines the appeals on lawfulness of a decision, actions or lack of actions/omissions of the contracting authorities or concessioners in the public procurement or concession awarding procedure.

In executing its powers, the Commission is empowered to impose interim measures.

By their nature the interim measures, envisaged under the Law on Protection of Competition, are structural or behavioral. The law stipulates that if under Chapter Nine of the law there is sufficient data on presence of an infringement, due to risk of serious and irreparable damages to competition, the Commission, at its own initiative or under request of the persons whose interests are being affected or threatened by the infringement, may rule immediate suspension of the practice of the undertaking or association of undertaking or impose other measures, which might be necessary. The interim measures may be ruled at any time in the course of the procedure under LPC provisions.

The interim measures, provided for in the Public Procurement Act and the Concessions Act include the power of the Commission upon a reasoned request of an appelant to impose an interim measure – suspension of the public procurement or concession awarding procedure. When ruling on the request the Commission evaluates all the adverse consequences of the delay in the procedure and the real danger of serious injury of public interest or the interests of the parties involved.

Rosen Karadimov

Rosen Karadimov

Chairperson of the CPC

Mr. Rosen Karadimov – Chairman of the CPC, lawyer, Associate professor, PhD in law, lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" since 1991. Mr. Karadimov has been a lecturer in Civil Law - General Part, Law on Obligations and Contracts, Legal Regime of Intellectual Property, with Trademarks, Patent and Intellectual Property Rights legal regime as main academic interest. Mr. Karadimov was also a member of the 7th Grand National Assembly and participated in the adoption of the 1991 Constitution and the first Law on Protection of Competition (LPC) of 1991. The Commission on Protection of Competition was established as independent state body with the adoption of the LPC of 1991. 

Radomir Cholakov

Radomir Cholakov

Deputy Chairman of the CPC

Mr. Radomir Cholakov – Deputy Chairman of the CPC, lawyer, holding degree in law from Universität Wien. Mr. Cholakov has extensive experience in media (newspapers and electronic media) and media law. He was a member of the National Assembly for five consecutive parliamentary mandates, member and chairman of the parliaments’ Legal Commission and Commission on Constitutional Matters. 

Valeria Gerova

Valeria Gerova

Member of the CPC

Ms. Valeria Gerova – Member of the CPC, lawyer, has long experience in the Ministry of Environment and Waters as director of the Legal Directorate and General Secretary of the ministry. Ms. Gerova has served for four years as General Secretary of Road Executive Agency and for three years as General Secretary of the Environment Executive Agency. Ms. Gerova’s professional experience is in the areas of administrative law and public procurement procedures. 

Dimitar Danailov

Dimitar Danailov

Member of the CPC

Mr. Dimitar Danailov – Member of the CPC, lawyer, has private legal practice, with a particular focus on company restructuring, acquisitions and mergers. 

Emilia Koleva

Emilia Koleva

Member of the CPC

Ms. Emilia Koleva – Member of the CPC, lawyer, has been working in the last nine years as legal advisor in the CPC on most of the Commission’s cases and draft decisions.

Zhelyo Boychev

Zhelyo Boychev

Member of the CPC

Mr. Zhelyo Boychev – Member of the CPC, economist, member of the National Assembly for three consecutive terms. Member of the parliament’s Economic Commission and the permanent Sub-commission on control of the activities aimed at consumer protection and restriction of monopolies, member of the Energy Commission. Mr. Boychev has been developing his own private practice of economic consultancy, including economic analyses of mergers. 

Miroslava Hristova

Miroslava Hristova

Member of the CPC

Ms. Miroslava Hristova-Member of the CPC, lawyer, has experience of more than thirteen years at different positions in the Public Financial Inspection Agency (PFIA). In the last ten years Ms. Hristova was Director of the Legal Directorate of the Ministry of Energy.