BULGARIA - PENAL PROCEDURE CODE
Part one. GENERAL RULES
Chapter four. COURT
Section I. Function and body of the court in the court procedure. Court Acts.
Art. 55. (1) The accused shall have the following rights: to learn for which crime he/she is involved in this capacity and on the base of what evidence;
Part 5 Special Rules
Chapter 27 Brief court investigation in the procedure before the First Instance
Article 372
Order of conducting preliminary hearing of the parties
(1) The court shall clarify to the defendant his/her rights under Art. 371 and shall notify him/her that the respective evidence from the pre-trial procedure and the made by him/her confession under Art. 371, item 1 shall be used in the rendering of the verdict.
1. In the determination of any charge, the accused shall be entitled to a public hearing, having regard to the provisions of this Statute, to a fair hearing conducted impartially, and to the following minimum guarantees, in full equality:
(a) To be informed promptly and in detail of the nature, cause and content of the charge, in a language which the accused fully understands and speaks;