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Compliance to the ISSA Recommendations 2000Market: Bulgaria |
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Investor compliance with the laws and regulations in the home countries of their investments
should be part of their regulators' due diligence process. They, in turn, should be treated equitably in the home
country of their investments especially in respect to their rights to shareholder benefits and concessionary arrangements
under double tax agreements.
| 1. | Do domestic regulators monitor the procedures in place at their locally based cross-border custodians to assure compliance with the laws and regulations of the home countries of their investments? | Yes. |
| 2. | What are the areas (e.g. benefits, investor compensation) where foreign investors are not treated in the same way as local investors? | Export of capital - foreign capital withdrawn is subject to a 15% withholding tax. |
| 3. | Can sales proceeds and income be repatriated without any restrictions? | Repatriation is subject to a 15% withholding tax. No other restrictions. |
| 4. | Are double tax agreements simple to apply, and do foreign investors receive promptly their full entitlement to dividends and interest payments? | Yes. |