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Bulgaria: High fines for those who make uncontrolled use of fireworks on New Year’s Eve

The uncontrolled use of fireworks in Sophia will incur a fine from 500 to 2,000 lev for natural persons, while for legal entities, the amount of fines will start from 3,000 and reach up to 10,000 leva, the municipality of Sofia told the Bulgarian news agency BTA on New Year’s Eve.

Sparklers, firecrackers and any class F2 and F3 pyrotechnic devices may be used only on New Year’s Eve, until 2 a.m. on January 1st and after previous one application and licensing from the local government.

There will be no fireworks at the New Year’s show “Stage under the Stars” in Knyaz Alexander I Square, co-organized by the Municipality of Sofia.

The uncontrolled use of pyrotechnic devices negatively affects small ones children, people with disabilities and animals because of the loud noise, reminds the municipality. There are over 5,000 children on the autism spectrum, thousands of people with health problems, babies and toddlers, pets and stray animals in the city who are truly suffering from the reckless use of fireworks. Every year, animals are injured or killed due to loud noise, which can send them into a state of shock and cause severe stress. Fireworks also release very high levels of harmful gases and pollute water and soil.

According to the new regulation, ten days before the events (family celebration or other) an application must be submitted to the local government, stating when, where and what types of fireworks will be used. The provision prohibits the use of pyrotechnic devices in spaces between apartment buildings, around medical facilities, schools, kindergartens and churches.

Source: News Beast

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