Assoc. Prof. Tony Dimov, PhD

Name: Tony Dimov

e-mail: tonydimov@ria.bg

tonydimov@legalia.bg

tonydimov@lawyer.bg

Education

1993 – 1998: Master of Law, Faculty of Law, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Specializations: “Administration of Justice” and “International Law and International Relations”.

2012 – 2014: PhD in Law, Institute of the State and the Law of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Scientific specialty: International Law and International Relations; Professional field: Law; Topic of the dissertation “Regulatory Impact Assessment in the European Union – Essence, Legal Framework and Mechanisms”.

Professional experience in the field of law and legal science

1. Institute of the State and the Law of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences: 2018 - Chief Assistant Professor, 2021 - present, Associate Professor of European Union Law
2. Institute of Public Administration: 2015 - present, Lecturer on Rulemaking and Better Regulation in Bulgaria and the European Union
3. Center for Regulatory Impact Assessment: 2011 - present, Founder, Chairman, Senior Legal Expert.

Monographs

1. Regulatory Impact Assessment - Theoretical aspects. Second updated and conceptualized edition, Sofia 2021, Ciela, ISBN 9789542836018;

2. “Better Rulemaking in the European Union and Bulgaria”, Sofia 2021, Publishing House of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences “Prof. Marin Drinov”, ISBN 978-619-245-158-5;

3. “Regulation Impact Assessment”, Sofia 2017, Ciela, ISBN 9789542823193.

Studies, articles and published reports from scientific conferences

1. “New views on the development of legal regulation in Bulgaria”, Sofia 2025, Institute of the State and the Law of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, ISBN 978-954-9583-49-6;

2. “On the need for guidebooks in legal science”, Sofia 2025, Institute of the State and the Law of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, ISBN 978-954-9583-49-6;

3. “Strategic Planning “Blindly” – A Fundamental Risk for the Development of the Bulgarian State and Society”, Sofia 2025, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, ISBN 978-954-9865-24-0;

4. “Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Human Rights in Risk and Crisis Management: Legal Aspects and Public Policies”, Sofia 2025, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, ISBN 978-954-8885-55-3;

5. “Legal Principles – The Last and Only Firewall Against Legislative Arbitrariness”, Volume 1, Sofia 2025, Academic Publishing House, University of National and World Economy, ISBN 978-619-232-931-0;

6. “Impact Assessment 10/50 or Better Regulation for a Better Life”, Sofia 2025, Academic Publishing House, University of National and World Economy, ISBN 978-619-232-916-7;

7. “Inclusive Regulatory Decision-Making in Bulgaria - Ten Years Later”, Electronic Journal “Public Policies.bg”: https://www.ejpp.eu/index.php/ejpp/issue/view/58, vol. 16, no. 1, Sofia, March 2025, ISSN 1314-2313;

8. “Hasty Legislation as an “Intimate Relationship”, Sofia 2024, Institute of the State and the Law of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, ISBN (c-book): 978-954-9583-45-8;

9. Integration of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in the Bulgarian State Administration, co-authored with Georgi Bakyov, Sofia 2024, Institute of Public Administration, in Bulgarian, ISBN 978-619-7262-51-3;

10. “Integration of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in the Bulgarian State Administration”, co-authored with Georgi Bakyov, Sofia 2024, Institute of Public Administration, in English, ISSN 978-619-7262-51-3;

11. “Institutional Policies for Dealing with Risks: Current Aspects”, publisher: Avangard Prima, Sofia 2023, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences ISSN 978-619-239-877-4.

12. Bulgaria on the way to joining the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development: recommendations, challenges, and prospects, co-authored with Georgi Bakyov, Sofia 2023, in Bulgarian, Institute of Public Administration;

13. “Bulgaria on the way to joining the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development: recommendations, challenges, and prospects”, co-authored with Georgi Bakyov, Sofia 2023, Institute of Public Administration, in English, ISSN 978-619-7262-37-7;

14. "Compliance of Bulgarian legislation with the standards for the protection of human rights set by the Council of Europe after 30 years of membership", Journal "Society and Law", Sofia, 2022, Union of Lawyers in Bulgaria, issue 4/2022,ISSN 0204-8523;

15. Regulatory Quality And Innovation - the Best Approaches and Practices from the European Union AND the World and Regulatory Policy in Bulgaria, co-authored with Pavel Ivanov, Sofia 2022, Institute of Public Administration, , ISSN 978-619-7262-29-2;

16. "Quality Regulation and Innovation: the Best Approaches and Practices from the European Union AND the World and Regulatory Policy in Bulgaria", co-authored with Pavel Ivanov, Sofia 2021, Institute of Public Administration Public Administration, ISSN 978-619-7262-27-8;

17. “Five Years of Regulatory Reform – Five Years of Regulatory Failure”, Society and Law Magazine, Sofia, 2021, Union of Lawyers in Bulgaria, issue 10/2021, ISSN 0204-8523;

18. “The Predictability of Law through the Prism of Principles in Rule-making”, Sofia 2021, University of Sofia “St. Kliment Ohridski”;

19. “The Right to Good Administration – a Key Guarantee for Good Governance in Our Country or Not?”, Sofia 2021, University of Sofia “St. Kliment Ohridski”, ISBN 978-954-07-5251-8;

20. Rule of Law: Rule of Law or Rule through Law. Sofia 2020, Institute of State and Law at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Snowmod, ISBN 978-619-91563-8-4;

21. “Politics vs. Policies or the Struggle between Politics and Policies in the Conditions of the European Union”, Sofia 2019, UI, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, ISBN 9789540748436;

22. “Impact of European Union Law on the Bulgarian Law-Making Process”, Sofia 2019, Publishing Complex – University of National and World Economy, ISBN 978-619-232-226-7;

23. “The Legal Framework of Protection against Discrimination in the Context of Regulatory Reform in Bulgaria”, Varna 2018, Steno Publishing House, ISBN 978-619-241-005-6;

24. ""No Action" - the Impact Assessment of Regulation in Bulgaria", Sofia 2018, UI, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", ISBN 9789540745701;

25. "The Limits of Law as Boundaries of the Permissible Regulatory Intervention of the State", Sofia 2018, UI, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", ISBN 9789540745435;

26. "Theoretical and Practical Aspects of the Distinction between Legal Norms and Legal Principles", Sofia 2017, UI, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", 2017, ISBN 978-954-07-4321-9.

Public activity

Advisor on rule-making and compliance with the European Union law in the Committee on Budget and Finance, the Committee on Economic Policy and Innovation and the Committee on European Union Affairs in the 48th, 49th and 50th National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria.

Head of the training program on "Impact Assessment and Public Consultations" of the Institute of Public Administration in the Council of Ministers.

One of the authors of the first national concept for introducing regulatory impact assessment and public consultations in the Bulgarian rule-making process, which achieved its practical implementation at the end of 2016 with the adoption of the Law on Amendments to the Law on Regulatory Acts. Participation in the development of the Law on Amendments to the Non-Profit Legal Entities Act of 2016 and the Law on Amendments to the Competition Protection Act of 2012.

One of the authors of the Law on Amendments to the Law on Regulatory Acts of 2016, the Law on Amendments to the Non-Profit Legal Entities Act of 2016 and the Law on Amendments to the Competition Protection Act of 2012.

Head of expert teams and projects related to the development and discussion of impact assessments of the Law on Regulatory Acts, the Law on Non-Profit Legal Entities, the Law on Management of Funds from the European Structural and Investment Funds, the Law on Chambers of Architects and Engineers in Investment Design, the Law on the Chamber of Builders, the Law on Protection of Competition, the Law on Independent Appraisers, the Law on Protection against Discrimination, the Law on the Diplomatic Service, the national legislation in the field of state aid and public orders, etc.