Republic of Bulgaria;
4. reasons related to public interest, arising from the efficient use of the scarce resource, protection
of the interests of users and universal service provision.
(2) (Amended, SG No. 105/2011, effective 29.12.2011) The authorization shall be modified and
supplemented under Item 4 of Paragraph (1) after written notification of the undertaking concerned,
which may express an opinion within fourteen days after receipt of the notification.
(3) (New, SG No. 105/2011, effective 29.12.2011) Where the authorization is modified and
supplemented materially under Item 4 of Paragraph (1), the Commission shall conduct a public
consultation according to the procedure established by Article 37 herein within thirty days.
Article 116. The undertaking which has been granted an authorization may approach the
Commission with a reasoned request to amend and supplement the authorization outside the cases
covered under Article 115 (1) herein. The Commission shall examine the reasonableness of the request,
shall judge the need of modifying and supplementing the authorization, and shall pronounce by decision
within thirty days after receipt of any such request.
Article 117. (1) The validity of an authorization for use of an individually assigned scarce
resource as granted shall cease after withdrawal of the authorization as granted by the Commission in
the following cases:
1. where an undertaking which has been granted an authorization for use of an individually
assigned scarce resource - radio spectrum or geostationary orbital positions, has failed to fulfil any or all
of the obligations thereof under Item 9 of Article 106 herein;
2. upon ascertainment of systematic violations of one and the same condition of the authorization
as granted for use of the individually assigned scarce resource as provided;
3. upon systematic non-payment of the taxes due in connection with the authorization granted;
4. where, upon conduct of a check by the Commission, existence of any of the circumstances
referred to in Item 3 (a), (b) and (c) of Article 84 (1) herein has been ascertained;
5. (new, SG No. 105/2011, effective 29.12.2011) an undertaking, which has been granted an
authorization for use of an individually assigned scarce resource - radio spectrum, or geostationary
orbital positions, has failed to fulfil any or all of the obligations thereof under Item 5 of Article 106
herein and has not submitted a request for transfer or lease of the radio spectrum provided for individual
use according to the procedure established by Article 121 herein.
(2) The validity of the authorization for use of an individually assigned scarce resource may be
terminated in the following cases:
1. at a reasoned written request from a competent authority upon ascertainment of actions by the
undertaking which jeopardize national security upon use of the individually assigned scarce resource as
provided thereto by the authorization;
2. where the undertaking which has been granted an authorization declares existence of any of the
circumstances referred to in Item 3 (a), (b) and (c) of Article 84 (1) herein;
3. at a reasoned written request from the undertaking which has been granted an authorization;
4. (amended, SG No. 17/2009) upon death of the natural person, upon liquidation or dissolution of
the legal person or upon cessation of the activity of the sole trader: in the cases where authorizations
have been granted thereto;
5. upon expiry of the period of validity of the authorization;
6. on the grounds of an obligation arising from a ratified international agreement which has
entered into force and whereto the Republic of Bulgaria is a party;
7. after notification by the Council for Electronic Media of an effective decision on termination of
the relevant radio or television broadcasting licence of the undertaking implementing electronic
communications over existing and/or new electronic communications networks for analogue terrestrial
broadcasting.
(3) The decisions adopted by the Commission in pursuance of Item 1 of Paragraph (2) shall be