Когато регистрирате бизнеса си в Търговския регистър, ще получите БУЛСТАТ номер. По принцип можете да впишете като предмет на дейност всякакъв вид дейност, разрешена от закона. И фирмата ще бъде регистрирана с тази дейност. Това обаче не означава автоматично, че можете да я упражнявате. Много дейности изискват допълнителни разрешителни и лицензи. Лицензът обикновено се издава от държавата или общината, където е седалището на фирмата. Ако развивате дейност без необходимите разрешителни, подлежите на глоби и санкции, понякога и затвор и принудително закриване на бизнеса.

For some types of activities, you only need to notify the relevant competent authority. Most often it is RIOKOZ (Regional Inspections for Protection and Control of Public Health). Within 7 days of starting the work process, you must notify the authority to issue you a permit. This applies to a hairdressing or beauty salon, for example. If you are going to work with food and beverages, then the authority you need to notify is the BFSA (Bulgarian Food Safety Agency). For the majority of activities, especially those related to small businesses, no special licenses are required. If the law does not state that a special regime is needed, this means that the activity can be carried out freely. If you perform transport or construction services, you will need special permits, for construction - for each site separately. However, there are some mandatory registrations, no matter what the field of activity:

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• objects with a public purpose must be registered in the RZI;
• fire safety rules are mandatory for all types of activities;
• if you have a commercial establishment with working hours, you must register it with the municipality;
• if you sell services or goods at retail, you must have a cash register registered with the National Revenue Agency;
• everything related to food must go through the approval of the BFSA.

Here are some of the areas of business for which you must have special licenses in order to be in good standing with the law:

• if you work with food and beverages (grocery store, restaurant-type establishment, cafe, patisserie, bakery, etc.);
• if you sell cigarettes and alcohol (if you have a grocery store where you sell food and cigarettes, you will need different permits);
• pharmacy - as the owner of the pharmacy, you must be a graduate pharmacist;
• hairdressing salon - you need a certificate that you know how to practice the trade;
• car wash or service station;
• currency exchange, insurance or tourism office;
• taxi services (here you need a permit to exercise the activity, nothing that you probably won't open a company providing such services);

            Compliance with regulations. Of course, all legal regulations must be observed. Especially when it comes to workplace safety. To this end, you and your employees must be clearly and precisely informed of the relevant rules and aware that they are required to comply with them. However, they must also have the necessary personal protective equipment (for example, suitable hats if they work in a kitchen, disposable gloves, face masks, etc.). Employees should also be reassured that if they report incidents or potential hazards, they will not be reprimanded by the team.

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