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Two Communiques of the Board of the Protection of Personal Data have been published 12 March 2018
The Board of the Protection of Personal Data (“the Board”) was given the duties and authorities by the Law on the Protection of Personal Data (“the Law”) to do the necessary regulations for the issues falling within the scope of work of the Board via Article 22/e and to regulate the duties, authorities and responsibilities of data controller and his representative via Article 22/g. Two communiques which the Board issued basing on these authorities have been published in the Official Gazette dated 10.03.2018 and numbered 30356.
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Decision on the Measures to be taken for Procession of Personal Data of Special Nature has been published 7 March 2018
It was stated that the adequate measures to be taken for procession of personal data of special nature within the scope of Law on the Protection of Personal Data (“the Law”) shall be determined by the Board of the Protection of Personal Data (“the Board”). The decision dated 31.01.2018 and numbered 2018/10, in which the adequate measures that data controllers should take for procession of the personal data of special nature are determined by the Board on the basis of mentioned authority and duty, has been published in the Official Gazette dated 07.03.2018 and numbered 30353.
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Administrative Fine has been given to the Data Controller Bank by the Board of Protection of Personal Data 28 February 2018
Upon the complaint made to the Board, the Board decided to implement administrative fine in an amount of 30.000 TL to the data controller Bank since whole credit card extract of 6 months of the data subject has been sent to the Court by the Bank instead of a mere information which has been requested by the Court within the scope of a pending case whether a refund made to the respective person.
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Regulation on Transactions Affecting Foreign Currency Position Has Been Published 21 February 2018
Regulation on the Monitoring of the Central Bank of Turkish Republic over the Transactions Affecting Foreign Currency Position (“the Regulation”) has been published on the Official Gazette dated 17.02.2018 and numbered 30335. With the Regulation, it has been regulated that the companies, whose total foreign currency money loans and foreign exchange loans provided domestically or from abroad are 15 million USD or over by the last work day of the related financial year, are responsible to notify the Central Bank regarding this situation by the following financial year.
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Constitutional Court Cancelled Article Limiting the Jurisdiction of the Courts Related to the Retail Sales Tariff 20 February 2018
Article 10 of the Law Amending the Electric Market Law and Other Laws numbered 6719, which regulates that the jurisdiction of the consumer arbitration panels and courts in cases brought before on fees determined by EMRA is limited to the review whether these fees are in accordance with the regulatory actions of the Board, has been cancelled by the decision numbered 2016/150 E., 2017/179 K. and dated 28.12.2017 of the Turkish Constitutional Court on the ground of being contrary to the Constitution.
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E-Export Strategy and Action Plan has been Published 16 February 2018
E-Export Strategy and Action Plan of Ministry of Economy for 2018-2020 term has been published on the Official Gazette dated 06.02.2018. There are some steps among the action plans determined within this regard such as establishment of abroad logistic centers to provide fast delivery, constitution of international support offices which will provide support to e-exporters on several matters as translation and inventory management. In the globalized World in which the importance of e-commerce keeps growing, we carefully monitor the steps taken within this area.
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“Regulation on Personal Data Protection Experts” has been published 14 February 2018
Regulation on Personal Data Protection Experts (“the Regulation”) has been published in the Official Gazette dated 09.02.2018 and numbered 30327. With this Regulation, the procedure and principles of the appointment of personal data experts and assistant experts and their duties and responsibilities have been regulated.
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Turkish Ready Mixed Concrete Association Will Provide Certification on Environmental Protection and Occupational Health and Safety 9 February 2018
Turkish Ready Mixed Concrete Association (“THBB”), which makes quality inspection and gives certification service for ready mixed concrete and related material since 1995, has started to provide “KGS Environment Certificate” and “KGS Occupational Health and Safety Certificate” for the firms operating within ready mixed concrete sector.
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Confidence Seal Protocol Has Been Signed Between TOBB and Ministry of Customs and Trade 8 February 2018
As is known; safety and service standards which the service providers operating within electronic commerce environment should comply with and the procedures and principles on giving confidence seals to the service providers, who satisfy these standards, for the purpose of providing consumer safety in e-commerce have been regulated under the Communiqué on the Confidence Seal in Electronic Commerce (“the Communiqué”) which was entered into force via being published in the Official Gazette dated 06.06.2017 and numbered 30088.
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"The Communiqué Amending the Public Procurement General Communiqué" Has Been Published on the Official Gazette dated 06.02.2018 6 February 2018
The Communiqué Amending the Public Procurement General Communiqué has been published on the Official Gazette dated 06.02.2018. With this Communique, some amendments have been envisaged regarding the tax debts of the tenderers and service procurements based on staffing.
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