11 May 2021
On 27 April 2021, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (“EUIPO“) announced the launch of Europe’s first ever blockchain platform for secure delivery in real time of IP rights documentation (“Platform”). The Platform makes available in real time, up-to-date […]
11 May 2021
On 16 April 2021, Turkey’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry published in Official Gazette numbered 31456, and of even effective date, the Regulation on Imitation and Adulteration of Food and Feed and Calculation of Administrative Fines (the “Regulation”). Under […]
11 May 2021
General Communiqué of Financial Crimes Investigation Board numbered 19, effective as of 1 May 2021, on remote identity verification (the “Communiqué”), was published in Official Gazette numbered 31470 of 30 April 2021. The important provisions included in the Communiqué […]
11 May 2021
The Regulation Amending the Regulation on Presentation of Radio, Television, and On-Demand Internet Broadcasts (“Amendment Regulation”) was published in Official Gazette dated 10 April 2021 and numbered 31450. Amendment Regulation introduced certain amendments to the Regulation on the Presentation […]
11 May 2021
The Personal Data Protection Board published three recent decisions concerning processing of personal data. Each is summarized below. Decision No.2020/746: Data subject’s request to receive, by Registered Electronic Mail (KEP), audio recording of interview with data controller is within […]
11 May 2021
To clarify the current state of the law on social media advertising governed by Consumer Protection Law numbered 6502 (“Law”) and the Regulation on Commercial Advertisement and Unfair Commercial Practices (“Advert Regulation”), Turkey’s Advertisement Board (“Board”) published its Guideline […]
11 May 2021
On 16 April 2021, the Central Bank of Turkey published the country’s first crypto-asset regulation, styled Regulation on the Use of Crypto-Assets in Payments (“Regulation”), effective 30 April 2021, in Official Gazette numbered 314561. Notable provisions include: Crypto-assets cannot be […]
11 May 2021
The Regulation on Amendment of Regulation on the Measures for Prevention of Laundering Proceeds of Crime and Terrorist Financing, effective as of 1 May 2021 (the “Amendment Regulation”), was published in Official Gazette numbered 31471 of even date. The […]
