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New Instructions in Turkish Retail Business: Law on Regulation
of Retail Trade
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Att. Ozgur Kocabasoglu
Introduction
The Law on Regulation of Retail Trade (“LRRT” or “Law”) num-
bered 6585, which entered into force through its publication in the
Official Gazette dated 29.01.2015, and numbered 29251, aims to sim-
plify the procedure regarding the opening and commencement of activ-
ities in retail businesses, to provide retail trade in compliance with effi-
cient and sustainable competition conditions, to protect consumers, to
procure balanced growth and development for retail businesses, and to
regulate the activities of retail businesses, producers and suppliers. The
new Law introduces certain obligations for these businesses, such as
shopping malls, outlet stores, and other retail businesses that were not
previously regulated or defined under any legislation.
The Law aims to establish legal grounds for the retail trade mar-
ket, and is comprised of regulations that govern both conventional and
organized retailing.
Retail Information System (PERBIS)
The Law envisages an information system that allows retail busi-
nesses to make applications a rend perform other necessary operations
regarding their openings and closings, as well as other activities. This
system transmits these applications to the necessary authorities or
institutions, executes the evaluation and finalization of these applica-
tions, forms a database for the retail businesses, and provides the
exchange of information.
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Article of February 2015