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This was a statement put on facebook from our friends who manages the bike park,,, It is google translated and i cannot comment as to anything as have personally heard no news apart from this statement in the week..........


Support resort Pamporovo - the fastest growing winter resort in Bulgaria !
.15 November 2013 at 13:12 Dear friends,




In response to all publications in the media favorite for most Bulgarian tourists for the past few years winter resort in Bulgaria - Pamporovo , you can support us here .




The official statement from the management of " Pamporovo " AD , published on the official website of the resort - http://winter.pamporovoresort.com/official-statement/




Official position of " Pamporovo " AD




"Given emerged publications relating to inspection of SNCC in Pamporovo as well as an illegal logging, management of" Pamporovo " AD wishes to inform as follows:




" Pamporovo " AD is a major investor in an underdeveloped region of the Republic of Bulgaria , as in the Smolyan region. " Pamporovo " AD made for the period from privatization to date investment of 84.5 million lev , the bulk of them ( about 70%) are associated with investments in sports infrastructure - lifts, runs and systems snowing , as including last year made ​​investments in the amount of 800 thousand to support the dam - state property. Revenues of the state and state-owned enterprises (in the form of VAT , corporation tax paid rent for use of the tracks of state forest land for use of the lake , fee for use of water, etc. . ) In the period 2008 - 2013 a total amount of 10,981,900 Levs . The amount of paid property tax , garbage tax and other local taxes and fees 1,531,000 Levs .




" Pamporovo " AD provides in winter jobs monthly average of 400 people , and in the summer of 180 people with an average monthly year on year the number of employees is 240 people , the total amount of wages paid , insurance and taxes paid by the employer is 13306676 lev . The privatization contract of 01.16.2001 , the 3.2 . State has declared that " The Company has all necessary permits and meet all the necessary conditions for a lawful implementation of its business under the laws of the Republic of Bulgaria ." The Information Memorandum , which is an integral part of the privatization contract explicitly stated that " the company's activity covers both winter and summer , including ... sports services - ski slopes for alpine skiing with various difficulties , lifts , ski, snowboard , cross country runs , ... ". Through the sale of old and poorly maintained, the privatization lifts facilities, and by the unresolved status ski built in the state land fund over which the company has no rights, but for which there are duties assigned by statute to " land reclamation : greening of degraded areas , mowing , trimming of bushes , removal of stones , rock pieces, trunks, holes and other imperfections caused by floods and erosion, drainage, drainage , construction of retaining ledge built , found here , the creation of artificial snow, placing permanent and temporary fences and security " of the state law by the relevant ministries , contradicts its declared in t . 3.2 . of the contract, and does not contribute to creating the conditions necessary for the legitimate performance of the business of " Pamporovo " JSC. After the conclusion of the privatization Ministry of Economy and Ministry of Agriculture are in complete contradiction , which naturally leads to an inability to perform adequately the privatization contract.




Can not be fulfilled obligations imposed duties without lasting settlement of the question of the rights to land used for skiing , nor to develop winter tourism in the Smolyan region without building new infrastructure , and old and obsolete equipment to be replaced . In the privatization of " Pamporovo " AD in the company's assets include 5 lifts and 3 drag lifts that are in poor technical condition and their maintenance and renovation costs substantial amounts of investor. That lift " SSV skiers ( two bridges )" is the most unfit facility assets privatized company , and therefore lift does not work in the past two years because of the risk of accidents during its operation , and the company has always been highly responsible for the safety of skiers . If it was reconstructed old disused lift , one of the most attractive skiing slopes of Pamporovo would remain unusable for a year , which does not in the interest of tourism development in the region. Continued for many years an unprecedented disregard of the authorities to the problem with the ownership of the tracks to their maintenance and operation , and hence the normal development of tourism in Smolyan , can only lead to the closure of one of the major Bulgarian resorts in Bulgaria. Without skiing resort died , and thus the region, which primarily relies on winter tourism . In publications falsely claims that it is building a new lift trase.Nalitse is a reconstruction of an old , disused lift. Four-seat layout is built on the old lift and on the basis of the old 16 number of steps on which they were located and the pillars of the old lift. The very old lift is zakonnoizgradeno and put into eksploatatsiya facility even at the time of privatization of " Pamporovo " AD and is located in the lots designated under the zoning plan for the " reconstruction of the lift in the chair lift ." That is why it is completely wrong to talk about the construction of the lift facility to a new location , as it is to reconstruct the Stara lift in the four- lift.Nevyarna a finding by the NCSD lack of investment project for reconstruction of old and unserviceable lift in the new modern chetirisedalkovlift . On the contrary , made and approved investment project for the reconstruction of vlekav lift, but the only condition for the issuance of a building permit is completed naprotsedurata of art. 123 of the Forest Act , which indisputably established by the Protocol № 44 naObshtinskiya expert advice on Territory - Smolyan Municipality . Therefore, all procedures that the legal prerequisites in connection with the reconstruction complied except one , which again is related to the slow reaction of darzhavnataadministratsiya , although proper and timely filing of the case vMinisterstvoto of Agriculture and Food. " Pamporovo " AD stated that he is ready vednagasled issue of the proper order of the Minister of Agriculture to pay conferred on it . " Pamporovo " AD declares that it will necessarily protect its rights , including ikat filed within the statutory time limits their objections and complaints. Absolutely false and false are also allegations of an illegal logging strange " Pamporovo " JSC. The Company has no bearing on the commission provided for by law and by logging the respective bodies . The fact of the absence of any commitment to felling in the resort Pamporovo and the absence of legal konstatiranine felling of " Pamporovo " AD or its employees shall be established by issued at our request letter from DGS Wide bow letter ref. № 1447/04.11.2013 , in which it declared that " not initiated administrative proceedings and not issued citations against " Pamporovo " AD , representing its employees or for an illegal logging ." In view of all this , it is obvious what would have occurred in the Smolyan region from possible closure of lifts facilities and stop processing runs. This course will involve an increase on already high unemployment in the region ( and hence the rise in social tensions ) of Insolvency of many small and medium-sized companies that are engaged in hotel and restaurant in the Smolyan region , above all in the area of complex Pamporovo reduction in revenue for the state and municipalities. Continuing failure to settle the ownership issues of land used zaski runs in resort Pamporovo, can not but lead to a deterioration of the economic and social climate in the region of Smolyan . Resolving the issues objectively , and continuous improvement of basic infrastructure in the resort Pamporovo, can not happen without the active support of the state and municipal authorities , which in turn will be a performance of 3.2 . the privatization contract on 1/16/2001




Struggle that " Pamporovo " AD holds for years , despite the reluctance and non-cooperation of state authorities struggle for the prosperity and survival of ednotargovsko company and for the prosperity and survival of an economically weak region of the country , for enabling hundreds of small and medium enterprises to develop their business and provide jobs, growth in the international market the prestige of Bulgarian tourism. "




Sincerely, 14.11.2013g .

The management of " Pamporovo " AD