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Important Changes and Developments in the European Union
• Resolution of the Council of Ministers dated 28.11.2011 per-
taining to the Ratification of Law dated 23.02.2011 and num-
bered 6135 on the ratification of the “Council of Europe
Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism” that was signed in
Strasbourg on 19.01.2006 was published in the Official Gazette
dated 13.01.2012 and numbered 28172.
• Regulation pertaining to Amending Regulation on Type
Approval of Motor Vehicles with respect to Emissions from
Light Passenger and Commercial Vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6)
and on Access to Vehicle Repair and Maintenance Information
((EC) 715/2007) entered into force through publication in the
Official Gazette dated 05.01.2012 and numbered 28164.
• Resolution of the Council of Ministers dated 06.02.2012 on the
Ratification of the Agreement Amending the Financing
Agreement Pertaining to Operational Program of Development
of Human Resources Aiming at Multiannual Collective Aid
Provided from the Support Device under the Component of
“Development of Human Resources” signed between the
Government of the Republic of Turkey and European
Commission was published in the Official Gazette dated
27.03.2012 and numbered 28246.
• Law pertaining to the Approval of the Governor’s Board
Decisions numbered 137 and 138 amending the European Bank
for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Founding
Agreement was published in the Official Gazette dated
31.05.2012 and numbered 28309.
• Resolution of the Council of Ministers dated 05.07.2012 per-
taining to the ratification of the “Financing Agreement Annex
number 3 between the Government of the Turkish Republic and
the Commission of the European Communities oriented to the
2008 Turkish National Program in the context of the
Transitional Period Assistance of Instrument for the Pre-acces-
sion Assistance and Institutional Structuring Component - Part
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