RULES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ROADS ACT
Prom. SG. 98/1 Dec 2000, amend. SG. 42/27 Apr 2001, amend. SG. 62/13 Jul 2001, amend. SG. 18/28 Feb 2006, amend. SG. 54/4 Jul 2006, amend. SG. 93/17 Nov 2006, amend. SG. 79/9 Sep 2008, amend. SG. 13/17 Feb 2009, amend. SG. 45/16 Jun 2009, amend. SG. 60/7 Aug 2012, amend. SG. 60/22 Jul 2014, amend. SG. 57/28 Jul 2015, amend. and suppl. SG. 90/15 Nov 2016, amend. and suppl. SG. 107/28 Dec 2018, amend. SG. 36/13 May 2022
Chapter one.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section I.
Subject and scope of application
Art. 1. (1) These Rules settle the conditions and the order of implementation of the Roads Act regarding the ownership, using, management, construction, repair and maintenance of the roads in the Republic of Bulgaria, as well as the rights and obligations of the state and municipal bodies, the individuals and the corporate bodies related to its implementation.
(2) These Rules shall apply for all roads open for public use.
(3) These Rules shall not apply for the streets and the roads under Art. 1, para 2 of the Roads Act.

Section II.
Subdivision of the roads
Art. 2. (1) The republic roads are of national importance and provide routes of state interest.
(2) Determined as routes of state interest shall be those meeting at least one of the following requirements:
1. representing a part of international route class "E", marked by the respective international index;
2. coinciding with the direction of international vehicle transportation;
3. representing a part of all-European transport corridors for which memorandums are signed for understanding between the countries through whose territories they pass;
4. being used for transit traffic on average and long distances;
5. providing transport link for transfer of the transit traffic from one direction to another;
6. providing transport links with ports, civil airports, railway stations, resorts, cultural and historic monuments and areas and other sites of national importance;
7. connecting individual regions or providing transport links between the municipal and regional centres.
(3) The republic roads form the state road network whose length shall be changed by a decision of the Council of Ministers in the following cases:
1. (amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014) for change of the public ownership of the existing roads - upon proposal of the "Road Infrastructure" Agency or of the interested municipalities;
2. for construction by the state of new roads representing routes of state interest;
3. for construction of a new road, which leads to a change of the functions and the nature of some of the republic roads in the region.

Art. 3. (1) The municipal roads are of local importance and provide routes of municipal interest.
(2) As routes of municipal interest shall be considered those which meet at least one of the following requirements:
1. (amend. - SG 18/06) provide link of urbanized territories in a municipality between themselves or with municipal or regional centres;
2. provide transport links with other municipal roads, forming with them uninterrupted road network connected with the republic roads;
3. provide transport links with areas, resorts, railway stations, ports, cultural and historic monuments and other sites of local importance;
4. (amend. - SG 18/06) provide link of urbanized territories by roundabout roads of the republic roads.
(3) The municipal roads are a part of the local road network whose length is changed by a decision of the Council of Ministers in the following cases:
1. (amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014) for change of the public ownership of the existing roads - upon proposal of the "Road Infrastructure" Agency or of the interested municipalities;
2. for change of the ownership of the existing municipal and private roads - by virtue of a mutual agreement between the interested municipalities and individuals or corporate bodies;
3. for change of the nature of the respective route which leads to a change of the functions of the road in the transport system of the country;
4. for construction, by the municipality, of new municipal roads.

Art. 4. (1) (amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; suppl. – SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) The "Road Infrastructure" Agency shall issue and maintain a list of the names and the numbers of the republic roads in classes, generally for the country and in regions.
(2) The regional administrations shall issue a list of the municipal roads in the municipalities.
(3) (amend. and suppl. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; amend. – SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016, amend. - SG 36/22) The proposals for changes of republic and municipal roads, under the conditions of Art. 2, para 3 and Art. 3, para 3, shall be made by the Minister of regional development and public works and the Minister of Transport and Communications on the grounds of a statement of agreement between the Agency "Road Infrastructure" and the respective municipalities.
(4) (new – SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) Lists of the national and municipal roads and amendments thereof shall be approved by the Council of Ministers upon a proposal of the Minister of regional development and public works in consultation with the mayors of the municipalities to which these lists apply.
(5) (new - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) Change of national roads into municipal roads shall be approved by the Council of Ministers upon agreement of the local councils of their respective municipalities.

Art. 5. (1) The private roads shall provide routes of private interest and can be open for public use under the conditions of Art. 9, para 2 of the Roads Act.
(2) The private roads, closed for public use, shall be signalled by road sign B2 and by additional table T17 "Private road".

Section III.
Classification of the roads
Art. 6. (1) The republic roads are classified according to their administrative and economic importance and their functions in the transport system in the following classes:
1. motorways;
2. (new - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) high-speed roads;
3. (prev. item 2 - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) roads of I class;
4. (prev. item 3 - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) roads of II class;
5. (prev. item 4 - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) roads of III class.
(2) The motorways are specially constructed and marked roads for traffic of only vehicles driving at high speed and having the following characteristics:
1. individual traffic roadways in every direction with a dividing strip between them, and each of the roadways shall have at least two traffic lanes and a special lane for emergency stopping;
2. crossing with other roads, streets, railway and tramway lanes only on different levels;
3. merging and exit of the traffic only at definite points;
4. full lack of direct links to neighbouring adjacent territories.
(3) (new - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) High-speed roads are national facilities. They are specially built and designated traffic roads only for vehicles with high speeds and have the following characteristics:
1. have got independent lanes in each direction with a dividing strip between them, where each track is with minimum two traffic lanes;
2. intersections with other roads, streets, railway and tram lines are arranged only at different levels;
3. the joining and leaving the traffic is arranged only through junctions at different levels;
4. links to adjacent territories are through a local lane, separated from the direct route with a dividing strip with a width of minimum two metres;
5. have got a safety wire fence;
6. have got emergency stop strip;
7. have got service spaces for a short stay. 
(4) (prev. par. 3 – SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) The roads of class I shall have the purpose of providing transit traffic at long distances (mainly from border to border) and shall have the following characteristics:
1. to coincide with the directions of the main transit flows or directly linking distant important administrative and economic regions in the country;
2. to service large adjacent territories;
3. to have links with roads to the adjacent territories only at definite points.
(5) (prev. par. 4 - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) The roads of class II shall have the purpose of transit traffic at average distances. They shall also have distributing functions in the transport system, packing the network of first-class roads, providing optimal routes of the transit traffic in the country and having the following characteristics:
1. link two or more first-class roads by providing routes for transfer of the transit traffic from one destination to another;
2. link two or more regions or important administrative and economic regions within them;
3. provide transport links with neighbouring countries when there is no road of a higher class.
(6) (SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) Roads of III class are all the rest of the republic roads which do not have the characteristics under para 2, 3 and 4. They are packing the state road network and serve as a distribution of the traffic inside territories belonging to the roads of higher class or providing links between the individual municipalities.

Art. 6a. (new - SG 18/06) The municipal roads may be classified according to their administrative-economic importance and functions in the transport scheme.

Art. 7. (1) (amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008) The classifying and re-classifying of the republic roads shall be carried out by the list as per Art. 3, para 4 of the Roads Act.
(2) The class of the republic roads can be changed only when a road changes its functions in the transport system and has the characteristics of a new class of the road.
(3) The degree of technical construction of the road shall not lead to a change of its class.
(4) For construction of a new motorway or motorway section the existing parallel road shall retain its class.

Section IV.
Basic elements of the road
Art. 8. (1) The range of the road shall include the roadside in the context of § 1, item 2 of the additional provisions of the Roads Act and the limit strips on both sides, in the context of Art. 5, para 2 and 4 of the same Act.
(2) The width of the roadside shall be determined by the utmost lines of crossing of the angles of the road-bed slopes of the embankments (ditches) or of the draining facilities in relation to the natural terrain, unless the design of the road provides for another solution.
(3) Along the length of bridges, viaducts and tunnels the width of the roadway under para 2 shall be determined by the lines of the horizontal projection of the outside edges of the facility on the terrain.
(4) The width of the constraints shall be:
1. two meters - for the motorways and the roads of I and II class;
2. one meter - for the remaining roads.
(5) The range of the road along the length of the road links in the zones of the road junctions shall be the same as in the roads out of cross roads, unless the design of the road provides otherwise.
(6) The width of the range of the road shall be increased in the following cases:
1. for motorways - in view of the suitable location of the fences on both sides of the road;
2. in the zones of cross roads and junctions - in view of providing the necessary visibility;
3. for big road facilities and tunnels - in view of guaranteeing their entity and stability;
4. for a necessity of additional terrain - for providing the traffic safety;
5. (new - SG 18/06) upon construction of bicycle lanes according to the conditions of Art. 5, para 6a of the Roads Act.
(7) (new - SG 18/06) In the limits of the urbanized territories the width of the range of the streets which are at the same time sections of the republic roads shall be determined by the structural scheme.

Art. 9. (1) Within the range of the road, besides the facilities under Art. 5, para 7 of the Roads Act, can be located facilities for other purposes (support walls for correction of rivers and evaporating basins for provision of the draining).
(2) The facilities under para 1 shall be considered a part of the road and their construction shall be carried out upon a permit of the administration managing the road.

Art. 10. (1) (amend. - SG 18/06) The technical parameters of the roads outside the limits of the urbanized territories must correspond to the normative requirements for the municipal roads or the respective republic road class determined by the norms for designing the roads.
(2) Obligatory for the repair of roads shall be the norms for the technical parameters of the roads only for the elements affected by the repair works.
(3) The republic and municipal roads can have a higher degree of technical construction than the normative ones in cases of proven technical and economical expediency. In this case the higher degree of technical construction of the road shall not lead to changes of its class or its functions and importance in the transport system.
(4) The sections of the existing roads whose technical parameters do not correspond to the norms of designing the roads shall be signalled by road signs indicating the safe traffic regime.

Art. 11. (1) (amend. - SG 18/06) The technical parameters of the republic roads within the range of the urbanized territories must be in compliance with Ordinance No. 2 of 2004 for planning and designing of the communication transport systems of the urbanized territories (SG 86/2004) and Ordinance No 7 of December 22, 2003 for Rules and Norms for Development of the Separate Kinds of Territories and Development Zones (SG 03/2004).
(2) The width of the traffic roadsides of the republic roads under para 1 shall not be less than the width determined by the norms for designing the roads.
(3) In principle, the streets constituting a part of the republic roads, shall be signalled by signs for priority of the traffic on them.

Section V.
Adjacent zones
Art. 12. (1) The constricting construction lines shall determine the boundaries of the roadside sites with permit regime for construction which is not directly related to servicing the traffic.
(2) The constricting construction lines of the road junctions in the zone of the road junctions shall be located as in the remaining roads (without the motorways). In this case, for overlapping the lines on the main road and on the road junctions, valid shall be the line which is farther from the road.
(3) In the zone of the axis of the road to the constricting construction line, by a permit obtained under the conditions under Art. 26 of the Roads Act, can be constructed, expanded or reconstructed the following sites for servicing people and vehicles:
1. motels and camping sites;
2. pumping stations and gas stations;
3. commercial sites;
4. service shops for repair and technical servicing of vehicles;
5. road emergency service;
6. buildings and constructions related to the maintenance of the road and with the traffic control.
(4) (amend. – SG 93/06; revoked – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008)
(5) Constructed in the zone from the end of the roadway to the limit construction line can be, under the conditions of para 3, underground technical lines and facilities of public interest when the local terrain conditions do not allow their location out of this zone and they do not threaten the entity of the road and the traffic safety.
(6) The facilities under para 5 can be located in the zone of the roadway on condition that a permit of the administration managing the road has been obtained in the following cases:
1. for proven technical necessity of crossing the road or for passing through cross-roads;
2. for road facilities and tunnels, on condition that special side-walk cable boxes or other boxes are constructed.

Art. 13. (1) The service areas under Art. 7 of the Roads Act shall determine the boundaries of the neighbouring roadside terrain whose using is related to the construction, repair and maintenance of the roads.
(2) Applied for the lands in the service areas shall be the restrictions of Art. 26 of the Roads Act.
(3) The restrictions under para 2 shall also apply in the cases when there is an approved design for the construction of a new or roundabout road and a change of use of the land has been implemented.
(4) The lands in the service areas can be used for the purposes of the roads under the conditions of Art. 38 of the Roads Act.

Chapter two.
OWNERSHIP
Art. 14. (1) The ownership of
the roads under Art. 5, para 5 of the Roads Act shall spread over all road sectors abandoned during the reconstruction of the road and the initial use of the land has not been restored.
(2) (new - SG 18/06) The road sectors referred to in para 1 shall not be used for durable construction, fencing, digging, etc. or for obstructing their use for vehicle motion by any means.
(3) (prev. text of para 02 - SG 18/06) The ownership of the roads shall be changed in the following cases:
1. for change of the functions and the importance of the road under the conditions of Art. 3 and 4 through declaring them as public state property, respectively public municipal property, by the order of the State Property Act, respectively by the order of the Municipal Property Act;
2. in cases of expropriation of private roads and indemnification of their owners by the municipalities under the conditions and by the order of the Municipal Property Act;
3. on the grounds of a filed written application by individuals and corporate bodies for transfer of the ownership of a municipal road and a decision of the municipal council for change of the public ownership of the road into a private ownership.

Art. 15. (1) (suppl. – SG 93/06; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016, amend. - SG 36/22) The public ownership of the roads shall be changed from state into municipal and back by a decision of the Council of Ministers upon proposal of the Minister of Regional Development and Public Works and the Minister of Transport and Communications.
(2) (suppl. – SG 93/06; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016, amend. - SG 36/22) The proposals for change of the ownership of the roads shall be worked out and presented at the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works and the Minister of Transport and Communications by:
1. (amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) the Chair of the Managing Board of the "Road Infrastructure" Agency by a decision of the Managing Board in coordination with the respective municipalities - for the change into public state ownership;
2. (amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014) the mayor of the municipality, in coordination with the "Road Infrastructure" Agency - for the change into public municipal property.
(3) The documents file related to the proposal for change of the ownership of the roads shall contain:
1. (amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) a decision of the Managing Board of the "Road Infrastructure" Agency, and a decision of the municipal council of the respective municipality, for change of the public ownership of the road;
2. decision of the municipal council for change of the ownership of the respective private road;
3. explanatory note with motives and substantiation of the need of change of the ownership of the road;
4. written consent of the parties interested in the change;
5. coordinating letters;
6. (suppl. – SG 93/06; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016, amend. - SG 36/22) report of the Minister of Regional Development and Public Works and the Minister of Transport and Communications to the Council of Ministers.

Art. 16. (1) The individuals and corporate bodies shall establish the occurrence, the change and the lapse of their right on private roads open for public use by notary certified acts.
(2) The change of the ownership of the private roads, open for public use, shall be carried out through a legal transaction or through a compulsory expropriation for state or municipal purposes.

Chapter three.
USING
Section I.
Public using of the roads
Art. 17. (1) The public using of the roads shall be expressed in:
1. (amend. – SG 93/06; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016, amend. - SG 36/22) transportation of people and cargo by vehicles whose sizes, weight and loading per axis do not exceed the norms determined by the Minister of Transport and Communications;
2. temporary stopping and stay of vehicles at the places for this purpose, located outside the roadside;
3. movement of cyclists, agricultural and forest equipment, movement of pedestrians and herd crossing, when no prohibitions are introduced for it.
(2) The public using of the private roads shall be carried out under the conditions of Art. 9, para 2 of the Roads Act.
(3) The permits for introducing temporary prohibitions for public using of the roads or of individual parts of them under the conditions of Art. 9, para 3, 4 and 5 of the Roads Act, upon request of third persons shall be issued:
1. (amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. – SG45/09; amend. - SG 60/12, in force from 07.08.2012; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; amend. – SG 57/15, in force from 28.07.2015; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) for the motorways and the republic roads I class - by the Chair of the Managing Board of the "Road Infrastructure" Agency by a decision of the Managing Board upon notification of General Directorate of "National Police";
2. (amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. – SG 45/09; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) for the republic roads II and III class - by the Chair of the Managing Board of the "Road Infrastructure" Agency by a decision of the Managing Board or officials authorized by him/her, upon notification of the "Traffic Police" unit at the respective district directorate of the Ministry the interior;
3. (amend. – SG 45/09; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014) for municipal and private roads - by the mayors of the municipalities, upon coordination with the "Traffic police" unit at the respective district directorate of the Ministry of the interior.
(4) When the permits under para 3 introduce temporary prohibitions of public using of the roads for more than 8 hours the owner of the road shall obligatorily signal and indicate a detour route.

Art. 18. (amend. - SG 18/06) (1) (amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008, amend. - SG 108/18) The owner or the user of a vehicle under Art. 10a, para 7 of the Roads Act shall pay fee for using the paid road infrastructure under Art. 10, para. 1, item 1 of the Road Act – vignette fee, and the owner or the user of a vehicle under Art. 10b, para. 3 of the Roads Act shall pay a distance fee under Art. 10, para. 1, item 2 of the Roads Act - toll fee.
(2) (amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016, revoked - SG 108/18, in force from 01.01.2019)
(3) (amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014, amend. - SG 108/18, in force from 28.12.2018) To ensure the collection of road fees under Art. 10, para. 1 of the Roads Act the "Road Infrastructure" Agency builds, operates and maintains the Electronic System for Collection of Road Fees under Art. 10, para. 1 of the Roads Act, which consists of an electronic system of the issued electronic vignettes and an electronic toll collection system.
(4) (new - SG 108/18, in force from 28.12.2018) The "Road Infrastructure" Agency performs all activities related to the technical and software maintenance of the components of the Electronic System under par. 3, manages the processes and controls the correct accounting of the fees due and their collection.
(5) (new - SG 108/18, in force from 28.12.2018) The "Road Infrastructure" Agency maintains systems for generating and selling electronic vignettes and route cards, organizes the dissemination and maintenance of on-board units meeting the relevant technical requirements for tolling purposes in the relevant toll areas of the Agency.
(6) (new - SG 108/18, in force from 28.12.2018) The "Road Infrastructure" Agency administers the revenues, which have been received from the road fees under Art. 10 of the Roads Act prepare reports and forecasts for them.

Section II.
Special using of the roads
Art. 19. (1) (prev. text of Art. 19 - SG 18/06) The special using of the roads shall be carried out in compliance with the Ordinance of the Council of Ministers under Art. 18, para 5 of the Roads Act.
(2) (new - SG 18/06) The technical requirements for design of roads according to conditions and order, providing the traffic security, shall be observed upon the construction and the exploitation of a road link to a commercial roadside facility or roadside service complex.

Section III.
Concessions (revoked – SG 54/06, in force from 01.07.2006)
Art. 20. (revoked – SG 54/06, in force from 01.07.2006)

Art. 21. (revoked – SG 54/06, in force from 01.07.2006)

Art. 22. (revoked – SG 54/06, in force from 01.07.2006)

Art. 23. (revoked – SG 54/06, in force from 01.07.2006)

Art. 24. (revoked – SG 54/06, in force from 01.07.2006)

Art. 25. (revoked – SG 54/06, in force from 01.07.2006)

Art. 26. (revoked – SG 54/06, in force from 01.07.2006)

Chapter four.
MANAGEMENT
Section I.
Types of activities
Art. 27. (amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008) (1) (amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014) In order to ensure the road management activities the "Road Infrastructure" Agency shall construct and maintain information system for management and control of the road infrastructure.
(2) (amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) The data for the information system under para 1 shall be provided by the persons referred to in Art. 19, para 1, items 2 and 3 of the Roads Act according to instructions, approved by the Managing Board of the "Road Infrastructure" Agency.

Art. 28. The control over the activities related to the management of the roads shall be exercised by a descending order as follows:
1. (amend. - SG 18/06) for the republic roads, including the roadway(s) for traffic on the sectors of the republic roads within the boundaries of urbanized territories by:
a) (amend. – SG 93/06; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016, amend. - SG 36/22) the Minister of Transport and Communications;
b) (amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) the Managing Board of the "Road Infrastructure" Agency;
c) (amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) an official authorized by the Managing Board of the "Road Infrastructure" Agency;
2. (amend. - SG 18/06; amend. – SG 93/06) for the sectors of the republic roads for transit passing through urbanized territories by:
a) (amend. – SG 93/06; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016, amend. - SG 36/22) the Minister of Transport and Communications;
b) (amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) the Managing Board of "Road Infrastructure" Agency or their authorized official.
3. (new – SG 93/06) for the municipal roads by:
a) the Minister of Regional Development and Public Works;
b) the mayors of the municipalities, regions and mayoralties;
4. (prev. item 3 – SG 93/06) for the private roads open for public use by:
a) the mayors of the municipalities, the regions and mayoralties;
b) their owners.

Art. 29. (1) (amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) The management of the real estates and chattel - state property, shall be carried out by the Managing Board of the "Road Infrastructure" Agency or by their authorized official.
(2) (amend. – SG 93/06; revoked – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008)

Art. 30. (1) (amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) The real estates and chattel - private state property, provided for management to the "Road Infrastructure" Agency, can be leased by the Chair of the Managing Board of the Agency on the grounds of a decision taken by the Managing board of the Agency subject to compliance with the terms and conditions and following the procedures of the State Property Act.
(2) (revoked – SG 93/06)
(3) (revoked – SG 93/06)
(4) (revoked – SG 93/06)
(5) (revoked – SG 93/06)
(6) (revoked – SG 93/06)
(7) (revoked – SG 93/06)

Art. 31. (1) (amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) The Managing Board of the "Road Infrastructure" Agency or an authorized official thereby can provide for temporary free of charge use premises with adjacent land within the boundaries of the supporting stations to employees of the department who directly carry out activities on the repair or maintenance of the republic roads in the adjacent road sector.
(2) The premises shall be provided to facilitate the performance of the employment or official functions and satisfaction of the accommodation needs of the employees.
(3) (amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) The employees under para 1 shall be appointed by an order of the Chair of the Managing Board of the "Road Infrastructure" Agency under a decision taken by the Managing Board, on whose grounds shall be concluded a contract for fixing the term of using, the way of payment of the consumables and the other conditions for using the premises and the land.
(4) (amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008) The termination of the legal terms of employment of the employees under para 1 shall be considered grounds for termination of the contract.

Section II.
Coordination of projects (revoked – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008)
Art. 32. (revoked – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008)

Section III.
Issuance of permits for special using of the roads (Revoked, SG 62/01)
Art. 33. (Revoked, SG 62/01)

Chapter five.
PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ROADS
Section I.
Planning
Art. 34. (1) (amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008) The Council of Ministers shall define the state policy on planning, construction, management and maintenance of the road infrastructure of the Republic of Bulgaria.
(2) As regards to the implementation of the state policy mentioned in para 1 the Council of Ministers shall adopt a long-term development strategy for the road infrastructure and medium-term operative programme for implementation of the strategy.
(3) (amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016, amend. - SG 36/22) The Minister of Transport and Communications and the Minister of Regional Development and Public Works shall carry out the state policy on development of road infrastructure and shall propose to the Council of Ministers a development strategy for the road infrastructure and a medium-term operative programme for its implementation.
(4) (amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; revoked - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016).
(5) The medium-term programme shall determine the stages of implementation of the long-term programme and shall contain:
1. analysis and assessment of the current technical and operational condition of the road network;
2. term of validity, goals and analysis of the financial and technical possibilities for their achievement;
3. list of the priorities included in the programme, as well as priorities in the sequence of their fulfilment;
4. assessment of the interaction between the projects included in the programme with other projects of national and regional importance;
5. budget prognosis for resource provision of the programme, including along the line of international financial agreements and programmes for development of the road infrastructure.

Art. 35. (amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) The Managing Board of the "Road Infrastructure" Agency shall approve medium-term budget investment prognosis for the agency regarding implementation of projects related to the medium-term operative programme.

Art. 36. (1) (amend. - SG 18/06; amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014) The "Road Infrastructure" Agency shall work out annual investment programme for the following basic activities related to the republic roads: research, design and expropriation, construction of new and reconstruction of existing roads, maintenance and repairs.
(2) (amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; revoked - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016).
(3) (suppl. - SG 18/06; amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) TheManaging Board of the "Road Infrastructure” Agency, as an exception, can adopt a decision regarding the fulfilment of not included in the programme substantiated activities in cases of calamities and large industrial accidents or in case of occurrence of a grounded public interest also determining the way of financing.

Art. 36a. (new – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014) The annual investment programme shall be worked out according to the medium-term operative programme as per Art. 34, para 2, taking into account the regional programmes for repairs and maintenance within the set limits for capital expenses according to the budget of the "Road Infrastructure" Agency.

Art. 36b. (new – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008) (1) (amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) The Managing Board of the "Road Infrastructure" Agency shall work out a draft medium-term budget investment prognosis for the Agency as a part of medium-term operative programme under Art. 34, para 2.
(2) (amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) The budget prognosis under para 1 shall include summaries of the revenue estimates, the operating costs, the capital expenses, as well as the costs related to loan services.
(3) The directors of the district regional road departments shall work out draft annual regional investment programme, which shall be presented to the municipalities in the district and in the district council for regional development, their opinion being required.

Art. 37. The construction programmes for construction and repair of the municipal roads, as well as the programmes for their maintenance shall be worked out by the municipalities.

Section II.
Construction, reconstruction and repair (Title suppl. – SG 18/06)
Art. 38. (amend., and suppl., - SG 18/06) The construction, reconstruction and repair of the roads shall include:
2. expropriation;
3. construction;
4. procedures for the starting of operation (acceptance and permitting of the using of the finished construction, removal of defects within guarantee period, submission to the owner).

Art. 39. (1) (amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008) The range and the contents of the projects for the roads shall be determined by the ordinances as per Art. 36 of the Roads Act.
(2) (amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) The Chair of the Managing Board of the "Road Infrastructure" Agency or an authorized official thereby shall approve the studies and the designs for the republic roads.

Art. 40. (Revoked, SG 42/01)

Art. 41. (suppl. - SG 18/06; amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) The mutual agreement between the "Road Infrastructure" Agency and the respective municipality for financing the activities related to the construction, the reconstruction and the repair of the republic roads within the boundaries of the cities under Art. 30, para 3 of the Roads Act shall be implemented by the following order:
1. (amend. - SG 18/06; amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) signing of statement of agreement between the Chair of the Managing Board of the "Road Infrastructure" Agency and the mayor of the respective municipality; the statement shall present the name of the site, the term of fulfilment, the determined by experts total amount of the resources for fulfilment of the project and a proposal for their distribution;
2. (amend. - SG 18/06; amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014) assigning the study and design of the site with obligatory requirement for the designer for individual presentation of the types and the quantities of construction works to be financed by the "Road Infrastructure" Agency and by the respective municipality according to the statement of agreement referred to in item 1;
3. (amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) considering the project by the Expert Technical and Economic Board of the "Road Infrastructure" Agency and approval of its decision by the Managing Board of the Agency;
4. (amend. - SG 18/06; amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) approval of the project by the Chair of the Managing Board of the "Road Infrastructure" Agency or an official authorized thereby upon presentation of compliance evaluation.
5. (prev. text of item 06 - SG 18/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008) fulfilment of expropriation procedures;
6. (prev. text of item 05 - SG 18/06; amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) inclusion of the facility in the annual programs of "Road Infrastructure" Agency;
7. (new - SG 18/06) approval of the project in accordance to the order of the Spatial Development Act.
8. (prev. text of item 07, amend. - SG 18/06; amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014) fulfilment by the "Road Infrastructure" Agency of procedures for a choice of a contractor and an adviser as referred to in the Spatial Development Act;
9. (prev. text of item 08 - SG 18/06; amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014) the activities under item 1 - 7 shall be organised and financed in advance by the "Road Infrastructure" Agency;
10. (prev. text of item 09 - SG 18/06; amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) signing of a contract for joint financing between the Chair of the Managing Board of the "Road Infrastructure" Agency and the mayor of the respective municipality, which shall determine the final size of the necessary resources and their distribution among the parties to the contract, accounting for the sums paid in advance;
11. (prev. text of item 10, amend. - SG 18/06; amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014) fulfilment of the project on concluded contracts between the "Road Infrastructure" Agency and the contractors for the construction and the adviser as referred to in the Spatial Development Act;
12. (prev. text of item 11, amend. - SG 18/06; amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) payment of the fulfilled construction and of the expenses for adviser as referred to in the Spatial Development Act upon presented primary accountancy documents by the "Road Infrastructure" Agency and by the respective municipality according to the contract under item 10.

Art. 42. (amend. - SG 18/06) (1) Compulsory expropriation of real estates - private property, for the needs of the republic and the municipal roads, shall be carried out under the conditions and by the order of the State Property Act, the Municipal Property Act and the Spatial Development Act.
(2) (Revoked, SG 42/01)
(3) The expenses related to the assessment of the real estates and the total sum of the indemnification for the planned expropriation shall be included in the cost of the project.
(4) (amend. - SG 18/06; amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014) Indemnification in cash for compulsory expropriation for the needs of the republic roads shall be paid by the "Road Infrastructure" Agency.

Art. 43. (Revoked, SG 42/01)

Art. 44. (1) (amend. – SG 93/06; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016, amend. - SG 36/22) Displacement of sectors of republic or municipal roads required by the construction of a new or by a reconstruction of an existing site - private property, shall be admitted by a permit of the Minister of Transport and Communications – regarding sections of the republic roads, and by permit of the Minister of Regional Development and Public Works – regarding sections of the municipal roads, on the grounds of a motivated request by the owner of the site.
(2) (Revoked, SG 42/01)

Art. 45. (Revoked, SG 42/01)

Art. 46. (1) (amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) The road facilities shall be constructed by observing the coordinated project, without interrupting or hindering the traffic along the existing road.
(2) When the administration, which has coordinated the project, establishes departure from the initially presented project it shall approach the competent bodies for stopping the construction until the removal of the admitted violation.
(3) The persons carrying out construction of roadside and other sites, directly affecting the roads, shall be obliged to remove, for their account, all damages caused by them by restoring the previous conditions of traffic and appearance of the road.
(4) For failure to fulfil the obligations under para 3 the caused damages on the roads shall be rectified by the administration managing the road, and the expenses related to this shall be reimbursed in full by the persons who construct the sites.
(5) The administration, having coordinated the project, can make an objection at the time of accepting the construction sites and determine deadlines for rectification of the admitted omissions and violations.

Section III.
Maintenance
Art. 47. (1) The maintenance includes systematic care for providing, throughout the year, normal operation of the road and implementation of the measures for protection of its facilities and accessories.
(2) The current repair includes the work related to the rectification of local damages of the road cover and the road accessories caused by the normal exploitation of the road.

Art. 48. (Amend., SG 42/01) The organising of the activities related to the maintenance of the roads shall be an obligation of:
1. (amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014) the "Road Infrastructure" Agency regarding:
a) (amend. - SG 18/06) the republic roads outside the boundaries of the urbanized territories;
b) (amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) the roadway(s) for traffic on the republic roads within the urbanized territories of residential areas with population up to 100.000 persons; upon reached mutual agreement between the Agency and the municipalities these activities can be carried out jointly; 
2. the respective municipalities for:
a) the municipal roads;
b) the sidewalks, the underground facilities, the bicycle alleys, the parking lots, the pedestrian subways, the lighting and the roadside planting outside the traffic roadside(s) of the republic roads within the boundaries of the settlements and settlement formations;
c) (Amend., SG 42/01l; amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) the republic roads within the boundaries of the urbanized territories with population exceeding 100.000 persons, where the "Road Infrastructure" Agency shall participate in the financing with resources amounting to the average yearly expenses for maintenance of 1 km of the respective class of road, provided by the budget of the Fund for the current year.

Art. 49. (1) The maintenance of existing cross roads and junctions in the cases under Art. 45 shall be an obligation of the respective owner of each of the directions.
(2) The maintenance of the road junctions under para 1 shall be an obligation of the owner of the main direction.

Art. 50. The type, the scope and the periodicity of the works on the maintenance and the current repair of the roads, as well as the requirements for the organisation and the technology of their fulfilment shall be determined by an ordinance of the Minister of Regional Development and Public Works.

Chapter six.
FINANCING OF THE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ROADS (New, SG 42/01; TITLE AMEND. – SG 90/16, IN FORCE FROM 15.11.2016)
Section I.
General requirements
Art. 51. (1) (amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014) The "Road Infrastructure" Agency shall finance:
1. (suppl. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) the activities related to the construction, reconstruction, repair and maintenance of:
a) (suppl. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) the republic roads outside the cities and the traffic lane(s) of national roads within urbanized territories of residential areas with population up to 100.000 persons;
b) (amend. - SG 18/06) the road junctions and crossroads, as well as the parts of them, being a part of the republic roads;
2. (amend. - SG 18/06; amend. – SG 93/06) The Fund "Road Infrastructure of the Republic" shall pay the indemnification for the parts of the expropriated real estates within urbanized territories which fall within the range of the roadway(s). The area of these parts shall be determined by the parcel plan of the working project of the respective road section.
(2) (amend. - SG 18/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014) The "Road Infrastructure" Agency shall pay the indemnification for the parts of the expropriated real estates within urbanized territories which fall within the range of the roadway(s). The area of these parts shall be determined by the parcel plan of the working project of the respective road section.

Art. 52. The municipalities shall finance:
1. (suppl. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) the activities related to the construction, reconstruction, repair and maintenance of:
a) the municipal roads;
b) the road junctions and crossroads, as well as the parts of them which are a part of the municipal road network;
2. (amend. - SG 18/06) the expenses related to the expropriation of terrains and to the change of the purpose of farm lands and forests and lands of the forest fund, necessary for the construction of municipal roads and of the part of the republic roads in the urbanized territories outside the roadways.

Art. 53. (1) For reconstruction and repair of the existing road junctions and crossroads, when the main and secondary direction(s) have different owners, the expenses shall be distributed among them proportionally to the cost of the construction works on each of the directions.
(2) The reconstruction and the repair of the road junctions under para 1 shall be financed by the owner of the main direction.

Art. 54. (1) (amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014) The "Road Infrastructure" Agency and the municipalities shall finance jointly the projects for construction and basic repair of the sections of the republic roads within the cities in a ratio as follows:
1. (amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014) by the "Road Infrastructure" Agency - in amount proportional to the construction cost of the roadway(s) outside the boundaries of the city;
2. by the municipality - in amount proportional to the remaining part of the construction cost of the road.
(2) (amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014) Reached, for the financing of the activities under para 1, shall be a mutual agreement between the "Road Infrastructure" Agency and the respective municipality, which shall be realised by the order established by Art. 41.

Art. 55. (1) (amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014) The municipalities, jointly with the "Road Infrastructure" Agency, shall finance the maintenance of the republic roads within the boundaries of the cities by the order of Art. 48, item 2, letter "c".
(2) The directors of the regional road departments and the mayors of the respective municipalities shall, by September 30, determine by a state of agreement, the amount of the resources under Art. 48, item 2, letter "c" for the next budget year according to the length of the republic roads within the boundaries of the cities, as well as the terms of submitting the resources to the municipalities.
(3) The accounting of the resources under para 2 shall be carried out by the order of Art. 77.

Art. 56. (amend. and suppl. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) The resources from the state budget for financing the construction, reconstruction, repair and maintenance of the republic and municipal roads shall be determined by the Law for the state budget for the respective year.

Art. 57. (suppl. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) The activities related to the construction, reconstruction, repair and maintenance of the private roads shall be financed by resources of their owners.

Art. 58. (suppl. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) The activities related to the construction, reconstruction, repair and maintenance of the road junctions to the roadside sites for servicing passengers and vehicles shall be financed by resources of the owners of the sites.

Art. 59. The construction of parts of networks and installations of the technical infrastructure within the range of the roads shall be financed by the owners of the respective networks and installations.

Art. 60. The dislocation of individual roads or sections of them in connection with the construction of new or reconstruction of existing sites, as well as the repair for restoration of sections of the roads, damaged as a result of construction, reconstruction and repair of networks and installations of the technical infrastructure and other underground installations, shall be financed by the investors who have caused them.

Art. 61. Roads or parts of them, granted as concession, shall be financed in compliance with the concession contract.

Section II.
Financing (Title amend. – SG 93/06)
Art. 62. (amend. – SG 93/06) (1) (amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) "Road Infrastructure" Agency is a legal entity with budget support subordinated to the Minister of Regional Development and Public Works.
(2) (amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014) Sources of financing of "Road Infrastructure" Agency shall be:
1. subsidies from the republic budget and transfers provided for annually in the law on the state budget of the Republic of Bulgaria for the relevant year;
2. fees pursuant to Art. 10 and Art. 18, para 3, item 1 of the Roads Act;
3. interest;
4. donations, aid and other drawn in funds from local and foreign individuals and corporate bodies;
5. (new – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008) funds from laboratory services;
6. (prev. text of item 5 – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008) other income determined by a law or an act by the Council of Ministers.
(3) (amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008) The resources of the Agency shall be spent for:
1. construction of new road infrastructure;
2. operation, maintenance, repairs and reconstruction of the republic roads;
3. (amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008) administrative, business and other expenses, related to activity of the Agency.

Art. 63. (1) (amend. - SG 18/06; amend. – SG 93/06; prev. text of Art. 63, amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014) From the budget of the "Road Infrastructure" Agency shall be financed expenses, observing the priorities pursuant to Art. 49 of the Roads Act.
(2) (new – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) The Managing Board of the Agency shall organize the preparation, administer and control the fulfillment of the Agency’s budget.
(3) (new – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; revoked - SG 13/09)
(4) (new – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; revoked - SG 13/09)

Art. 64. (revoked – SG 18/06)

Art. 65. (revoked – SG 18/06)

Art. 66. (revoked – SG 18/06)

Art. 67. (revoked – SG 93/06)

Art. 68. (revoked – SG 18/06)

Art. 69. (revoked – SG 18/06)

Section III.
Financing the republic roads
Art. 70. (amend. - SG 93/06; revoked – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008)

Art. 71. (amend. - SG 18/06; amend. - SG 93/06; revoked – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008)

Art. 72. (amend. – SG 93/06) (1) (amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) The Minister of Regional Development and Public Works shall determine and approve the budget of "Road Infrastructure" Agency.
(2) (amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) The Managing Board of "Road Infrastructure" Agency shall work out a project of annual investment programme. The programme shall be worked out according to the typical documents for capital expenses approved by the Ministry of Finance.
(3) (amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) The annual investment programme shall be approved by the Minister of Regional Development and Public Works.

Art. 73. (1) (amend. - SG 18/06; amend. – SG 93/06; prev. text of Art. 73, amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) The Managing Board of "Road Infrastructure" Agency shall approve the expenses in compliance with the approved budget of the Agency for the current year.
(2) (new – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) The Managing Board of the Agency shall approve the requests to the Minister of Regional Development and Public Works for carrying out internal compensated adjustments of Agency budget according to the requirements of the Public Finance Act.

Art. 73a. (amend. - SG 18/06; amend. – SG 93/06) (1) (amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014, amend. - SG 108/18, in force from 28.12.2018) The activities related to exploitation, maintenance, repairs and reconstruction of the republic roads which require payment of a road fees under Art. 10, para. 1 of the Roads Act in order to be used, shall be financed by "Road Infrastructure" Agency.
(2) (amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; revoked - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016).

Section IV.
Financing the municipal roads
Art. 74. (1) (amend. - SG 18/06; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) The municipalities shall finance the activities under Art. 52 by resources from the provided target transfers from the central budget, from the budgets and from the accounts for European Union funds of the municipalities, by gratuitously submitted resources, by loans.

Art. 75. (SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) The State Budget Act for the respective year shall provide resources for winter maintenance and snow cleaning of municipal roads.

Art. 76. (revoked – SG 18/06)

Art. 77. (1) (amend. - SG 18/06; suppl. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) The municipalities shall report to the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works on the spending of funds from target transfers for projects, financed by the ministry budget and related to the municipal road network, with written reports to which certified copies of the contracts and expense supporting documents are attached.
(2) (new - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) The municipalities shall report to the "Road Infrastructure" Agency on spending of funds from the targeted transfers for the national road network by written reports, agreed in advance with the relevant regional road management, with attached thereto certified copies of contracts and expense supporting documents.
(3) (prev. par. 2, suppl. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) The expedient resources provided through the budget of the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works submitted to the municipalities for winter-time maintenance and snow cleaning cannot be transferred for using in the next budget year, and they shall be accounted not later than April 30 of the current year.
(4) (revoked – SG 18/06; prev. par. 3 - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016).

Art. 78. (revoked – SG 18/06)

Art. 78a. (new – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014) When carrying out their activity, the bodies of the "Road Infrastructure" Agency shall apply the European Union Regulations and the rules of the international financial institutions.

Section V.
Financing programmes on the basis of concluded international agreements
Art. 79. (amend. – SG 93/06; amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008; amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014) The provision of the necessary resources for financing programmes on the basis of concluded international agreements to which the Republic of Bulgaria is a party, as well as for payment of principals, interest and fees on loans granted by international financial institutions under the agreements, to which the "Road Infrastructure" Agency implements the project, shall be carried out according to the loan agreement and the contract for lending the loan.

Art. 80. (amend. – SG 79/08, in force from 09.09.2008) (1) (amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) The "Road Infrastructure" Agency, where necessary, within the term and subject to compliance with the terms and conditions, laid down by the Council of Ministers in the budget procedure for the respective year under Art. 67, par. 1 of the Public Finance Act, through the Minister of Regional Development and Public Works shall submit to the Ministry of Finance its offers for investment projects, for the financing of which internal and external state loan agreements are to be concluded during the following year according to the terms and procedures laid down in the Government Debt Act.
(2) (amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; amend. and suppl. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) Where the "Road Infrastructure" Agency is a beneficiary of state loans, the Chair of the Managing Board of the Agency shall take part in the negotiations, along with the Minister of Finance upon assignment of the Council of Ministers.
(3) (amend. - SG 60/14, in force from 22.07.2014; amend. - SG 90/16, in force from 15.11.2016) The "Road Infrastructure" Agency shall coo their proposals for financing of new investment projects with state loans under par. 1 with the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works.

Section VI.
Financing the railroad infrastructure (revoked – SG 18/06)
Art. 81. (revoked – SG 18/06)

Art. 82. (revoked – SG 18/06)

Art. 83. (revoked – SG 18/06)

Art. 84. (revoked – SG 18/06)

Section VII.
Financing the road network in the mountain regions (revoked – SG 18/06)
Art. 85. (revoked – SG 18/06)

Art. 86. (revoked – SG 18/06)

Section VIII.
Information and control of the quantities of utilised and received, under import regime, fuel and the fees calculated for them (revoked – SG 18/06)
Art. 87. (revoked – SG 18/06)

Art. 88. (revoked – SG 18/06)

Additional provisions

§ 1. (amend. - SG 18/06) In the context of these Rules:
1. "Purification facility" is a deposit pit located in the range of the road, to which, though the roadside ditches, are deposited the surface waters from the roadway.
2. "A road link to a commercial roadside facility or roadside service complex" is a roadway for vehicles between existing road and the facility/the complex, fully or partially located in the range of the road.
3. "Section of republic roads within the range of the urbanized territories" is the section of the road, marked with road signs named D11 "Beginning of a settlement" and D12 "End of a settlement".

Concluding provisions
§ 2. These Rules are adopted pursuant to § 12 of the transitional and concluding provisions of the Roads Act.

Transitional and concluding provisions
(SG 42/01)
§ 8. Until the approval of the list of the municipal roads by the Council of Ministers the Council for Regional Development shall distribute the resources under Art. 48, para 1, item 2 of the law according to a report of the Minister of Regional Development and Public Works worked out on the basis of motivated proposals of the municipalities for construction and repair of road sites and accounts for the necessary resources for current repair and maintenance.

Additional provisions
TO THE DECREE No. 31 OF FEBRUARY 21st 2006 FOR AMENDMENT AND SUPPLEMENT OF THE RULES ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ROADS ACT ADOPTED WITH DECREE No. 245 OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF YEAR 2000.
(PROM. – SG 18/06)

§ 33. Everywhere in the Rules the words "republic road network" shall be replaced with "republic roads".

Concluding provisions
TO DECREE No. 31 OF FEBRUARY 21ST 2006 FOR AMENDMENT AND SUPPLEMENT OF THE RULES ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ROADS ACT ADOPTED WITH DECREE No. 245 OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF YEAR 2000.
(PROM. – SG 18/06)

§ 34. Until the approval of the list of the municipal roads by the Council of Ministers, the programme referred to in Art. 75, para 1 on the basis of the motivated proposals of the municipalities shall include road facilities for construction, reconstruction and repair of road segments and calculations for the necessary resources for winter support and cleaning.

Concluding provisions
TO DECREE NO 161 OF 29 JUNE 2006 FOR ADOPTING RULES ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONCESSIONS ACT
(PROM. – SG 54/06, IN FORCE FROM 01.07.2006)

§ 13. By the 30th of September 2006 the Ministers shall submit to the Council of Ministers proposals for amendments and supplements of the structural regulations of the ministries, governed by them, related to ensuring the administrative capacity and the functions of the ministries with regards to fulfilment of the Concessions Act and the Rules on the implementation of the Concessions Act.

§ 14. By the 30th of September 2006 the Ministers shall make the necessary amendments in the normative acts, issued by them in order to bring them in conformity with the Concessions Act and the Rules on the Implementation of the Concessions Act.
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§ 16. The Decree shall enter into force from the 1st of July 2006, except for Art. 29, para 1, item 1 and paras 2 through 4 of Rules of Implementation of the Concessions Act, which shall enter into force from the 1st of January 2007.

Transitional and concluding provisions
TO DECREE NO 219 OF 5 SEPTEMBER 2008 ON ADOPTING RULES ON THE STRUCTURE, ACTIVITY AND ORGANIZATION OF WORK OF THE NATIONAL AGENCY "ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE" AND ITS ADMINISTRATION AND FOR TARIFF OF THE TAXES COLLECTED BY NATIONAL AGENCY "ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE"
(PROM. – SG 79/08, IN FORCE FROM 09.09.2008)

§ 21. The Decree shall enter into force from the date of its promulgation in the State Gazette.

Transitional and concluding provisions
TO DECREE NO 166 OF 30 JUNE 2012 ON THE AMENDMENT AND SUPPLEMENTATION OF THE RULES ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR ACT, ADOPTED VIA DECREE NO 126 OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF 2006
(PROM. – SG 60/12, IN FORCE FROM 07.08.2012)

§ 73. The present Decree shall enter into force from the date of its promulgation in the State Gazette.

Transitional and concluding provisions
TO DECREE NO 207 OF 18 JULY 2014 ON THE ADOPTION OF RULES ON THE STRUCTURE AND ACTIVITIES OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR 
(PROM. – SG 60/14, IN FORCE FROM 22.07.2014)

§ 6. In the Rules on the Implementation of the Roads Act, adopted via Decree No 245 of the Council of Ministers of 2000 (prom. - SG 98/00; amend, and suppl. - SG 42 and 62/01, SG 18, 54 and 93/06, SG 79/08, SG 13 and 45/09 and SG 60/12), shall be made the following amendments:
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2. Everywhere iIn the Rules the words "National Agency "Road Infrastructure" shall be replaced by "Road Infrastructure" Agency".
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§ 44. The present Decree shall enter into force from the day of its promulgation in the State Gazette.

Transitional and concluding provisions
TO DECREE NO 191 OF 22 JULY 2015 AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING REGULATORY ACTS OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
(PROM. – SG 57/15, IN FORCE FROM 28.07.2015)
§ 32. The Decree shall come into force on the day of its promulgation in State Gazette.
Transitional and concluding provisions
TO DECREE NO 294 OF 8 NOVEMBER 2016 AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING REGULATORY ACTS OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
(PROM. – SG 90/16, IN FORCE FROM 15.11.2016)
§ 5. The Decree shall come into force on the day of its promulgation in State Gazette.
Transitional and concluding provisions
TO THE DECREE NO 337 OF 20 DECEMBER 2018 AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING THE RULES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ROADS ACT, ADOPTED BY DECREE NO 245 OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF 2000
(PROM. - SG 108/18, IN FORCE FROM 28.12.2018)
§ 3. By December 31, 2018, the Road Infrastructure Agency shall organize the distribution and sale of vignette stickers as well as the reporting of realized revenues.
§ 4. The Decree shall enter into force on the day of its promulgation in the State Gazette with the exception of:
1. paragraph 1, item 1, which enters into force:
a) from 1 January 2019, in the case of road vehicles with a total technically permissible maximum laden mass of up to or including 3,5 tonnes, and
b) from 1 August 2019 - for the road vehicles with a total technically permissible maximum laden mass of over 3,5 tonnes;
2. paragraph 1, item 2, which shall enter into force on 1 January 2019.

DECREE № 72 OF 5 MAY 2022 AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING NORMATIVE ACTS OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
(PROM. - SG 36/22)
§ 39. In the Rules on the Implementation of the Roads Act, adopted by Decree № 245 of 2000, everywhere the words "the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications" and "the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications" shall be replaced by "the Minister of Transport and Communications" and "Ministry of Transport and Communications".