Regulation on the conditions and procedure for the management, assignment of activities for maintenance and restoration, assignment of tourist activities, protection and control in forests, lands and water areas in the protected territories (exclusive state property).

This Regulation, as in accordance with the provisions of the national Protected Areas Act, determine the necessary conditions and sets the order for management, assignment of activities for maintenance and restoration, assignment of tourist activities, protection and control in forests, lands and water areas if located inside borders of officially protected territories or exclusive state property, including national parks, reserves and maintained reserves. The management, use and monitoring of waters and water objects, as well as the control over them and over water management systems and facilities, in protected territories - exclusive state property, shall be carried out in accordance actual water laws and by-laws, in full compliance with the regime of respective protected territory. The management, the assignment of designated activities, the protection and control in such protected territories shall be carried out according to valid national strategies, plans and programmes in the field of environment, and with respect to requirements deriving from international treaties in the field of environment to which the Republic of Bulgaria is party. Structural and technical plans and projects for relevant territories shall include: 1. management goals; 2. norms, regimes, conditions or recommendations for carrying out the activities in forests, lands and water areas; infrastructure development and construction; the organization of the management and others, ensuring the achievement of the set goals; 3. short-term and long-term programmes for actions related to the research work and monitoring of the components of the environment, the maintenance of endangered species, communities and habitats, of ecological upbringing and education, etc.