Types of Membership

You can become a member of BDS choosing from three types of membership, each of them giving you certain rights:
 

Active participant
1. Participates with its representatives and votes in the General Assembly
2. Participates in BDS governing bodies 
3. Receives free of charge the official bulletin, the catalogue of standards, the annual report of BDS activities, the electronic newsletter and other informative publications
4. Receives a discount for participation in seminars, conferences and training courses organized by BDS
5. Receives a discount when purchasing standards, standardization documents and specialized BDS publications
6. Receives constantly information free-of-charge on draft Bulgarian, European and International standards in the field of the respective technical committee in which it participates, for comments and opinions
7. Receives free access to working documents in compliance with BDS copyright and distribution rights
8. Participates in plenary and working meetings of the technical committee in which it participates, and votes in decision making when voting is required, including votes on draft Bulgarian standards developed in the technical committee
9. Proposes items to be included in the work programme of the technical committee in which it participates
10. Participates with experts for performance of specific tasks of the technical committee in which it participates
11. Nominates experts for participation in the working bodies of European and International organizations for standardization.
 

Observer
1. Participates with its representatives and votes in the General Assembly
2. Participates in BDS governing bodies 
3. Receives free of charge the official bulletin, the catalogue of standards, the annual report on BDS activities, the electronic newsletter and other informative publications
4. Receives information on the implementation of the work programme of the technical committees in which it has chosen to participate as an observer
5. Receives a discount for participation in seminars, conferences and training courses organized by BDS
6. Receives a discount when purchasing standards, standardization documents and specialized BDS publications
7. Has the right to participate in the working meetings of the respective BDS/TC through its authorized representative, but without the right to vote in decision making 
8. May nominate experts in working groups for development of standards on specific topics of the work programme.

Corporate Member
1. Participates with its representatives and votes in the General Assembly
2. Participates in BDS governing bodies
3. Receives free of charge the official bulletin, the catalogue of standards, the annual report on BDS activities, the electronic newsletter and other informative publications
4. Receives a discount for participation in seminars, conferences and training courses organized by BDS
 

BDS members get certificates for membership for the current year after paying the full membership fee