BULGARIA - PENAL PROCEDURE CODE

Part one. GENERAL RULES

Chapter two. FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES

Art. 17. (1) No measures of coercion shall be taken against the persons taking part in the penal proceedings, except in the cases and following the order stipulated in this Code.

BULGARIA - PENAL PROCEDURE CODE

Part two. EVIDENCING

Chapter thirty six. PROCEDURES IN CONNECTION WITH INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ON PENAL CASES

Section 1 Transfer of Convicted Persons

Art. 456. (4) When under the law of the Republic of Bulgaria the maximum term of imprisonment for the perpetrated crime is shorter than that determined with the sentence, the court shall reduce the imposed punishment to this term. When under the law of the Republic of Bulgaria imprisonment is not stipulated for the perpetrated crime, the court shall determine a punishment corresponding most fully to that imposed with the sentence.

Part 7 Special Procedures

Chapter 36 Procedures in Connection with International Cooperation in Penal Cases

Section 1 Transfer of Convicted Persons

Article 457

Deciding by the court of the issues in connection with the execution of the verdict

(2) When under the law of the Republic of Bulgaria the maximum term of imprisonment for the perpetrated crime is shorter than that determined with the verdict, the court shall reduce the imposed punishment to this term. When under the law of the Republic of Bulgaria imprisonment is not stipulated for the perpetrated crime, the court shall determine a punishment corresponding most fully to that imposed with the verdict.