Court have approached the Constitutional Court for an opinion on
Article 12 (7) of the Biological Diversity Act, according to
which orders by which the Minister of Environment and Water
designates special areas of conservation are not subject to
appeal. The Supreme Court submits that this provision restricts
the protection of the right to ownership.
The three judges request was prompted by a case initiated on
challenges by individuals and companies against a December 12,
2017 order of then Environment and Water Minister Neno Dimov by
which he designated the Kaliakra Complex Special Area of
Conservation (on the Black Sea, Northeastern Bulgaria), banning
the issuing of new building permits and any construction within