Law on Protection of Personal Data Explained in 20 Questions
Personal data which are defined as any type of information that can identify persons, cover information related to them such as identity, communication information including areas such as finance and health. In today’s world, personal data are collected, shared, and stored via IT systems by private sector and public for different purposes. Therefore, the protection of personal data became crucial due to the risk of unauthorised access and sharing of confidential information. Personal data started to be used in international documents in the 1980’s and it was taken under protection by the members of the European Council via the Convention for
Anti-Dumping Duty Will Be Imposed to Solar Panels from China
As a result of the damping investigation about the solar modules and panels that are imported from the People’s Republic of China which was carried out by the Ministry of Economy General Directorate of Imports, it is determined that the products are dumping and caused injury to the domestic production. Therefore it was decided that anti-dumping duty of USD per m2 shall be applied to the products shown below with the application of absolute measures against dumping and within the scope of the Communique on Prevention of Unfair Competition in Imports numbered 2017/6. The Communique was published in the Official
Protection of Trademarks Within International Contracts
One of the most important matters with regards to international contracts signed by companies such as distribution, dealership, corner, etc., is the protection provisions concerning the products and trademarks. As within these contracts the companies usually are required to provide rights partially or fully to the persons or companies authorised by them with regards to use of the trademark due to commercial reasons such as granting distributorship, product supply, opening a store, product marketing, etc. The matters that should be taken into consideration within this scope are set out below. The rights regarding the use of the trademark should be defined
New Law on Movable Pledges Will Enter into Force on 1 January 2017
The Law on Movable Pledge for Commercial Transactions (“Law”) was published in the Official Gazette on 28.11.2016 which will repeal the current Commercial Enterprise Pledge Law numbered 1447 and be in effect as of 1 January 2017. The Law aims to extend the use of moveable pledge without delivery as a security, to widen the scope of the movables that are subject of this pledge, to ensure publicity of movable pledge and to facilitate access to financing by providing alternative methods for foreclosure of movable pledges. The Regulation which will determine the procedures and principles for various matters within the scope of
Kentsel Dönüşüm Yönetmeliği Değişiklikleri
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