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related to the execution of writ. The parties can file an appeal to object
to the decisions of the arbitral commission for consumers before the
consumer court located at the arbitral commission for consumers within
fifteen days from the date of notification. The appeal does not stop the
enforcement of the decision of the arbitral commission for consumers.
However, if requested, the judge may stop the enforcement of the decision
of the arbitral commission for consumers with a decision of temporary
injunction. The decision rendered by the consumer court upon the appeal
against a decision of the arbitral commission for consumers is decisive,
and does not permit any legal remedy.
Conclusion
The Law on the Protection of Consumer numbered 6052 has been
published in the Official Gazette dated 28.11.2013. The Law will enter
into force six months after its publication. Compared to the former Law,
The new Law provides more detailed regulations and sanctions for many
cases.
The Law on Consumer Protection, dated 23.02.1995 and numbered
4077, which was the first law to include provisions aimed at the protection
of consumer rights in Turkish Law, will be abolished by the entering into
force of the Law No. 6052.
The Law No. 6052 includes provisions harmonized with European
Union legislation and parallel stipulations with the Turkish Code of
Obligations and the Turkish Commercial Code, which entered into force
in 2012.