Warsaw, 29 March 2017 Opinion-Nr.: NHRI-BGR/304/2017 [JGe] www.legislationline.org OPINION ON THE DRAFT LAW AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING THE OMBUDSMAN ACT OF BULGARIA based on an unofficial English translation of the draft amendments provided by the Office of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Bulgaria This Opinion has benefited from contributions made by the National Institutions and Regional Mechanisms Section of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Ulica Miodowa 10 PL-00-251 Warsaw ph. +48 22 520 06 00 fax. +48 22 520 0605

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