Tariff

Section I. GENERAL CONDITIONS:

Art. 1. The parties to a dispute at issue from mediators in Mediation agency, pay a registration fee, a mediation fee and a deposit for costs, as well as all costs associated with mediation.
Art. 2. All mediation fees are due in advance, at least 2 days prior to the date of the settled first mediation session.
Art. 3. (1) The paid fees and costs are not refundable after the beginning of the first mediation session.
(2) In case a party or parties give up ion the procedure and notify the mediator 3 /three/ days before the beginning of the first mediation session, all amounts paid for fees and the deposit paid are returned to the party who paid them, with the exception of those for costs which have already been made.
(3) In case a party or parties give up on the procedure and notify, the mediator less than 3 /three/ days before the beginning of the first mediation session, the fee is returned, but 10% of it are deducted for administrative costs. The deposit will also be returned, with the exception of the sums for costs, which have already been made.
(4) The registry fee pursuant to art. 7, par. 2 is non-refundable even under the hypotheses of par. 2 and 3 of this art. 3.
Art. 4. The fees and costs are paid in cash or by bank account, as follows: IBAN: BG62UNCR96600031911303 at Unicredit Bulbank AD.
Art. 5. The mediation fees include the organizing and preparation of mediation, the provision of working space and technical materials, the holding of mediation sessions.
Art. 6. Additional fees and costs will not be accrued, with the exception of those agreed in this tariff.

Section II. MEDIATION FEES:

Art. 7. (1) The fees for the mediation procedure, are as follows: registration fee and mediation fee.
(2) The registration fee is 50 BGN. The registration fee is due in order for the organizing of the mediation procedure to begin. It covers the initial processing and exchange of documents and contact with the parties.
(3) The mediation fee in case of interest disputes, started with an application from one party, is formed as follows:
Up to 25 000 – 50 BGN per hour for civil disputes, 80 BGN per hour for commercial disputes,
from 26 000 to 50 000 BGN – 60 BGN per hour for civil disputes, 90 BGN per hour for commercial disputes,
from 51 000 to 100 000 BGN – 70 BGN per hour for civil disputes, 100 BGN per hour for commercial disputes,
over 101 000 BGN – 110 BGN per hour + 1% of the material interest.
(4) The mediation fee in case of interest disputes started with an application from both parties is formed as follows:
up to 25 000 – 40 BGN per hour for civil disputes, 70 BGN per hour for commercial disputes,
from 26 000 to 50 000 BGN – 50 BGN per hour for civil disputes, 80 BGN per hour for commercial disputes,
from 51 000 to 100 000 BGN – 60 BGN per hour for civil disputes, 90 BGN per hour for commercial disputes,
over 101 000 BGN – 100 BGN per hour + 1% of the material interest.
(5) In case of mediation regarding interest disputes, started with an application from both parties together registration fee is not due.
(6) The mediation fee in the following disputes:
without material interest,
family disputes regarding personal relations and maintenance,
labor disputes,
is 50 BGN per hour.
(7) The fee in case of mediation with two mediators is 50% higher compared to the amount of the fee for the respective type of dispute according to par. 3, 4, 6.
Art. 8. The fees in case of disputes with more than two parties, with a complicated legal and factual situation, in cases of public interest and in other specific cases are negotiated individually between mediator and the parties in advance.
Art. 9. Fees must be paid in advance for 5 hours mediation.
Art. 10. In the event that in order to reach an agreement the mediation needs to last longer than 5 hours, the mediator gives the parties a prognosis of how much more time would be necessary to complete the mediation. The mediation continues after payment of the additional hours.

Section III. COSTS:

Art. 11. (1) The deposit for costs is the sum received for the costs made on the separate cases of mediation for summoning and communications, for service of papers, for international postal shipments, for additional technical services, such as copying, scanning, printing, translation, secretarial and other services, for issuance of documents etc.
(2) The amount of the deposit for costs is determined by mediator, it is communicated to the parties and it is paid by them immediately after there is agreement from both parties for initiation of mediation and before the mediation. The mediation begins after payment of the deposit.
(3) Subsequent cost estimates could be carried out by the mediator after consultation with the parties, when this becomes necessary during mediation. The parties pay the costs in advance, in accordance with the estimates made.
(4) Upon termination and/or completion of the mediation the parties have to pay the costs which exceed the pre-paid ones, respectively mediator reimburses the unspent part of the deposit, if there is any.
Art. 12. In the event of necessary costs, such as: for translation, transport, hotel (in case the mediation is carried out in a location different from the headquarters of Mediation agency), hall rental, others, these costs are agreed in advance by the mediator and the parties. After their approval from the parties, these expenses are paid in advance by them.
Art. 13. If the mediation is carried out in a different location from the headquarters of Mediation agency, the travel and preparation time is charged at 30% of the hourly rate for the respective type of mediation.

Section IV. DISTRIBUTION OF FEES AND COSTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES:

Art. 14. The specified fees apply for both parties and are distributed between the parties equally or as agreed between them.
Art. 15. /1/ The costs are distributed equally between the parties or as agreed between them.
/2/ When there is no special agreement and the cost was made for an activity requested by a party, the cost shall be borne by the same party.

Section V. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS:

Art. 16. The mediation fees are not bound an agreement or its execution. If an agreement is reached, no additional payment is due.
Art. 17. The preparation of the agreement is a separate mediation service.
Art. 18. This tariff is effective from 05 January 2015.