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Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (“RTSC”) and Information and Communication Technologies Authority (“ICTA”) have jointly published proposed rules for online broadcasting, providing detail of the regime outlined in the Law on Establishment and Broadcast Services of Radio and […]

The US Food and Drug Administration issued a new Biosimilars Action Plan in July 2018 (“Plan”). The Plan’s main goals are to promote innovation, access to medicine, competition, introduce key actions (including establishing a new Office of Therapeutic Biologics […]

Turkey has amended the application processes for pre-licenses and licenses within the electricity licensing regime. Accordingly, joint-stock companies which apply for such licenses can no longer issue bearer shares (except stock exchange bearer shares). The restriction must now be […]

Turkey’s Ministry of Customs and Trade (“Ministry”) has continued to organize training courses and seminars in 2018, addressing intellectual property rights at customs points. The first was held in Mersin on 24 and 25 October 2018, attended by right […]

The Civil Procedures Law number 6100 (“CPL”) entered into effect on 1 October 2011. Turkey’s Court of Appeals recently ruled that arbitral awards which are made based on arbitration agreements that the parties entered before the CPL came into […]

Turkey’s Ministry of Finance and Treasury has increased the deferment interest rate which is applied to deferred public receivables from 12% to 22%. The new interest rate will apply to applications made after 6 September 2018. For previously deferred […]

The following article gives a summary of communiqués by the Ministry of Trade regarding prevention of unfair competition in imports, made between 1 October 2018 and 31 October 2018. Additional Liability Introduced for Polyethylene Terephthalate Imports Originating from the […]

Turkey has revised accounting principles for mergers of establishments which are subject to joint control, eliminating uncertainty about this issue and ensuring consistency in practice. The revised accounting principles apply to mergers which are performed during accounting periods beginning […]

Turkey has introduced new rules for tags, tariffs and price lists for retail goods and services. From 3 October 2018 these must also include the effective date for sales and unit prices. The Ministry of Trade has also announced […]

Turkey’s Ministry of Industry and Technology has announced a support package for industrialists, intended to reduce industrial property application and registration fees for SMEs, industrialists and citizens, Accordingly, the official fees for assignment, opposition, appeal, application and registration processes […]