Under Article 193 of the Bulgarian Obligations and Contracts Act, the seller is liable for defects that substantially reduce the price of the item sold or its fitness for ordinary use or for the use specified in the contract. The seller is not liable for defects known to the buyer at the time of sale (Article 193(2)). After taking delivery, the buyer must inspect the item within the time ordinarily needed for such an inspection in comparable circumstances and immediately notify the seller of any defects noticed. Otherwise the item is deemed approved, unless defects subsequently emerge that an ordinary inspection could not have revealed (latent defects). In that case the buyer retains their rights if they notify the seller immediately upon discovery (Article 194(1)). Under the express rule in Article 194(2), notice is unnecessary if the seller knew of the defect. Article 195 governs the extent of the seller\u2019s liability. The remedies available to the buyer include: (1) returning the item and claiming repayment of the price and the expenses of the sale; (2) keeping the item and seeking a price reduction; (3) remedying the defects at the seller\u2019s expense; (4) claiming compensation for loss caused by the breach under the general rules on contractual liability, including pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage under Article 82.<\/p>\n
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