A written response from the Mayor of Asenovgrad Municipality was received on 29 July 2026. The response sets out the municipality’s position on the effect of the final annulment of Article 33(1) on natural persons’ access to service parking subscriptions.
On 29 July 2026, a written response from the Mayor of Asenovgrad Municipality was received in reply to questions concerning the implementation of the final judicial annulment of Article 33(1) of the municipal parking ordinance.
The letter bears an outgoing date of 30 June 2026. The available delivery information indicates that the item was submitted for delivery on 28 July 2026 and received on 29 July 2026. InstiGuard records this difference as a factual matter relevant to the chronology of the municipality’s response.
In substance, the Mayor acknowledges that Judgment No. 6815 of the Supreme Administrative Court is final. The response states, however, that the annulment of Article 33(1) does not alter the factual or legal position of natural persons in relation to service parking subscriptions.
The response further maintains that the municipality has no legal obligation to provide identical parking rights to different categories of legal subjects. This position is significant because Eco Transport Asenovgrad EOOD has also stated in writing that service parking subscriptions continue to be available only to legal entities, while natural persons are directed to a different preferential-permit regime linked to permanent address.
This update does not reach a conclusion on the lawfulness of the current practice. It records the positions communicated by the Mayor and the municipal company after the final court ruling. InstiGuard will continue to monitor whether the municipality publishes a clear legal basis, accessible criteria, and any formal measures taken following the annulment.