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BULGARIA
Number of inhabitants	7,949,000
Number of architects	4,178
Index of architects per inhabitant	0.525‰

Admittance to the profession EDUCATION
Establishing of education standards or recognition of study plans	Yes
Regular supervision by an independent body	No
Relevant authorities	MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGIES
Recognised educational centers	UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE, CIVIL ENGINEERING AND GEODESY in SOFIA
Duration of studies	5 years and 6 months
INTERNSHIP
Compulsory	Yes
Is it structured and recorded?	Yes
Duration	2 months
EXAMINATION
Compulsory examination by an external authority to the education	Yes
Examining body	University professors, representatives of the Union of Architects of Bulgaria, Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works and Ministry of Culture; Municipal architects and practicing architects invited.
TITLE GRANTED
Academic title	ARCHITECT	Authority that grants the academic title	The University and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
Job title	ARCHITECT	Authoriry that grants the job title
Additional notes
Professional practice
Regulated profession	Yes
Inscription in register compulsory	Yes
Registering entity
Law regulating profession	Regulation of the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works for the technical eligibility for design and construction, published in the "State Gazette" no. 65/1987, and ammended in nos. 2/1995 and 66/1995
Additional notes
ARCHITECT'S COMPETENCES
Description	Design of buildings, drafting of technical documentation related and supervision of their execution; town planning, regional planning, landscape architecture, feasibility studies, interior design, art design, control of projects, technical management.
MECHANISM CHECKING LICENSE TO PRACTISE
Description	The Direction for Control in the Design and Construction issues a licence for the control of architectural projects and supervision (to professionals that have at least 6 years of professional experience), and it is the only license needed and controlled.
ARCHITECT'S LIABILITY
Description	The liability range is defined by the court.
Source
INSURANCE
Compulsory	No
Description
FEES
Does a fee scale exist?	Yes
Compulsory	No
Recommended	Yes
Published by	The Union of Architects of Bulgaria
Additional notes
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Compulsory	No
Is it audited?	No
Organising body/ies	The Union of Architects of Bulgaria
Description	The UAB organises seminars, conferences, and courses which are not compulsory
CODE OF ETHICS
Does it exist?	Yes
Constituting body	The Union of Architects of Bulgaria
OTHER PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED IN THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
Are there others who may legally provide similar services to architects?			No
Title		Competences

Other professionals in the provision of architectural services
Title		Competences
ENGINEERS (Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Landscape Eng., Technology, Communications etc.)		Parts of project according to their speciality.
ADDITIONAL NOTES

PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURAL BODIES
Name of body		Competences
UNION OF ARCHITECTS OF BULGARIA
CHAMBER OF ARCHITECTS OF BULGARIA

Foreign architects
Can a foreign architect practice independently?	No
LAW/S REGULATING PRACTICE
Regulation of the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works for the technical eligibility for design and construction, published in the "State Gazette" no. 65/1987, and ammended in nos. 2/1995 and 66/1995
REQUIREMENTS
Origin 1	(all origins) Diploma in architecture through a program and duration of studies similar to those in Bulgaria. Recognition of technical elegibility by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technologies in coordination with the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works.
Origin 2
Origin 3
PROCEDURE
Application to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology or to the Union of Architects of Bulgaria. The UAB as an UIA member will help the foreign colleagues through the procedure.
EXPENSES

DOCUMENTATION
Origin 1	(all origins) Legalised copy of the diploma, a copy of the accademic program realised during the studies including the duration
Origin 2
Origin 3

If foreign architects are authorised to work independently, what type of collaboration with national architects is recommended?
In the event that foreign architects are not authorised to work independently, what is the stipulated formula of collaboration with national architects?	Joint venture with a local architect, in a 50%-50% ratio, and within the frames of the professional ethics.
ADDITIONAL NOTES

Useful addresses
SAJUZ NA ARHITEKTITE V BALGARIJA Ul. Krakra 11 1504 Sofia Tel: 359-2-44 26 73, 46 54 68, 46 70 82 Fax: 359-2-946 08 00 e-mail: sab@bgnet.bg URL: http://www.bulgarianarchitects.org

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