Recent developments I The Regulation on the Collection, Maintenance and Disclosure of Insurance Data (the “Regulation“) was published in Official Gazette No. 31987 dated 18 October 2022 and entered into force through its publication.

Recent Developments The Draft Omnibus Law on Changes to Various Laws has been under discussion before the Turkish Grand General Assembly (TGGA) for a while. On Thursday, 13 October 2022, the TGGA adopted the Amendment Law.

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The Decree on Electronic Export Incentives was published in the Official Gazette dated 25 August 2022. The Decree sets out the procedures and principles on incentives to be provided to companies, marketplaces and retail e-commerce sites in their export processes from the Support and Price Stabilization Fund. 

The Regulation on the Amendment of the Distance Sales Regulation was published in the Official Gazette on 23 August 2022.

Save for provision regarding the obligation of the card issuer on refunds of the amount transferred by the seller, service provider or intermediary service provider, which will enter into force on 1 January 2023, the amendments will enter into force on 1 October 2022.

The Turkish Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Authority recently published the Guidance on Good Distribution Practice for Medicinal Products for Human Use and the Guidance on Risk-Based Good Clinical Practice Audits. In addition, it has amended the Medical Device Regulation and the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Device Regulation. Moreover, the Ministry of Health recently amended the Regulation on the Cascading of Health Service Providers.

Recent Developments | Article 73 of Banking Law No. 5411 authorizes the Banking Regulatory and Supervisory Authority to determine the scope, form, procedures and principles regarding the sharing and transferring of client information. 

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On 5 August 2022, the Turkish Personal Data Protection Authority (DPA) published the Guidelines on Protection of Personal Data in the Banking Sector. The Guidelines provide detailed explanations on data processing activities and give examples of good practices in the banking sector. 

The Law on the Amendment to the Consumer Protection Law and Property Ownership Law, introducing significant changes to Consumer Protection Law No. 6502, was published in the Official Gazette on 1 April 2022.

Save for the amendments regarding time-share vacation, which entered into effect on 1 April 2022, the other provisions will enter into effect in less than two months, on 1 October 2022.

The Turkish Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Authority recently published the results of its cosmetics sector market surveillance and inspection in Q2 of 2022 and the Medical Device Clinical Trials Regulation, and it has amended the Regulation on Clinical Trials of Drugs and Biological Products and the Regulation on the Safety of Medicines

In recent weeks, minimum salary has been increased pursuant to the decision of the Minimum Salary Determination Commission dated 1 July 2022, which was published in the (secondary) Official Gazette dated 1 July 2022. Along with the increase in the minimum salary, the monetary limits set forth for the promotional activities of companies operating in the healthcare sector have also changed.