The court may refuse to recognize a judgment or decision and may refuse to exercise supervision of probation measures or alternative sanctions where:
1. the certificate has not been submitted, is incomplete or manifestly does not correspond to the judgment or decision and has not been submitted, completed, or corrected within a reasonable period set by the Bulgarian court;
2. the sentenced person does not have a lawful residence within the territory of the country and does not want to return thereto;
3. an exceptional case under Article 14 (4) herein does not apply even if the grounds provided for in this hypothetical formally apply;
4. the judgment or decision forwarded relates to measures or sanctions which the Republic of Bulgaria has not declared that it is prepared to exercise supervision;
5. recognition of the judgment or decision and exercising supervision of the probation measures or alternative sanctions would be contrary to the principle of ne bis in idem;
6. the judgment relates to acts that do not constitute an offense under Bulgarian law, with the exception of those specified in Article 14 (2) herein;
7. enforcement of the sentence imposed by the judgment is statute-barred according to Bulgarian law and the act falls within the competence of a Bulgarian court;
8. the sentenced person enjoys immunity under Bulgarian law, which makes it impossible to supervise probation measures or alternative sanctions;
9. under Bulgarian law, the sentenced person cannot, owing to his or her age, be held criminally liable for the acts in respect of which the judgment was issued;
10. according to the certificate, the sentenced person did not appear in person at the trial which resulted in the judgment or decision, unless the certificate expressly contains information on compliance with one of the following conditions conforming to the law of the issuing State:
(a) the person was summoned personally and was thereby notified in due time of the scheduled date and place of the trial or received, by other means, official information of the scheduled date and place of the trial in such a manner that it was unequivocally established that he or she was aware of the scheduled trial, as well as that the person was informed that a judgment or decision may be handed down if he or she does not appear for the trial;
(b) having been notified in due time of the scheduled trial, the person had given a mandate to a defense counsel or such counsel has been assigned thereto by the court and the person was indeed provided with such defense;
(c) after being personally served with the judgment or decision and being expressly informed about the right thereto to an appeal or to a retrial in which the person has the right to participate personally, whereupon the merits of the case may be re-examined, including fresh evidence, and which may lead to the original act being reversed, the person expressly stated that he or she does not contest the judgment or decision or did not request a retrial or appeal within the applicable time frame;
11. the judgment or decision provides for medical or therapeutic treatment which the Republic of Bulgaria is unable to supervise in view of the effective Bulgarian legal system;
12. the probation measure or alternative sanction is of less than six months' duration;
13. the judgment relates to a criminal offense that under Bulgarian law is regarded as having been committed wholly or for a major part within the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria.