Country dossier / EU-27
Textile EPR in Bulgaria
Preparation / draft history; operation not verified
Broad research: 6 Oct 2026 · Selected verification: 2 Nov 2026. Source review coverage is stated below.
The ministry page remains the historical 2022 draft consultation; it does not establish a 2026 operating textile EPR system. Limit: No complete consolidated-law or authorisation audit.
Organisations & financing route
No authorised operating textile PRO verified
Constitution & legal approval
Authorised operating textile scheme not verified in the reviewed source pack
Implementation timing
National date not verified; EU establishment deadline 17 April 2028
Next evidence trigger
Final national law, register, scheme authorisation and tariff
Competent authority
Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW); regional environmental inspectorates.
Legal basis
Waste Management Act; a 2022 consultation proposed an ordinance for footwear and textile waste. The consultation document is not evidence that the ordinance entered into force.
Product scope
The historical consultation covers textiles and footwear; any national additions, exclusions and CN mappings require verification against a final gazetted ordinance.
Fees & financial basis
No operative national textile tariff verified. Treat the value as unresolved; obtain a dated scheme tariff once the national route is established.
Eco-modulation
No operative national textile schedule verified. Future criteria depend on national implementation; a certificate alone does not establish a discount.
Targets & denominators
No country-specific numerical textile EPR quota verified in the source pack. Separate collection duties continue; the revised EU directive does not set one uniform numerical textile quota.
Registration & reporting
No operative textile-specific EPR return verified. Prepare national POM mass, product codes, producer-role and transaction evidence. Continue applicable waste and packaging reporting.
Organisations & approval status
No authorised operating textile PRO verified in the source pack. Collectors, charities and PROs for other streams are separate roles.
Next milestones
Check the State Gazette for a final textile/footwear ordinance, then check MOEW recovery-organisation approvals and product-charge rules. The March meeting is a policy milestone, not an operative start date.
Practical risks & controls
Risk: using the old draft or a commercial operator’s fee as an enacted regime. Mitigation: request the precise gazette citation and textile approval; do not infer authorisation from waste-treatment permits.
Sources and verification dates
S010 · ПРОЕКТ НА ПОСТАНОВЛЕНИЕ НА МИНИСТЕРСКИЯ СЪВЕТ ЗА ПРИМАНЕ НА НАРЕДБА ЗА ОТПАДЪЦИТЕ ОТ ОБУВКИ И ТЕКСТИЛ | МОСВ ↗ Reopened 2 Nov 2026S011 · Bulgaria: Waste Management Act — ministry-hosted text ↗ Base record 6 Oct 2026S012 · Minister Julian Popov met with representatives of industry organizations on extended producer responsibility | MOEW ↗ Base record 6 Oct 2026Common EU framework
A constituted organisation, a pilot and an authorised compulsory system have different legal effects. Unresolved scope, approval, tariff and filing questions remain visible in this dossier. Source-page reopening is not a complete current licence audit.