Disposal Processes
Customs Regulation
The Customs Regulation was prepared on the basis of Customs Law No. 4458 and published in Official Gazette No. 27369 (Repeated) of 7 October 2009. Its purpose is to regulate the matters that the Customs Law provides are to be regulated by regulation and to clarify points that guide implementation; it covers the procedures and […]
Liquidation Regulation
The Liquidation Regulation was prepared under the responsibility of the Ministry of Trade and published in Official Gazette No. 28688 of 25 June 2013; it entered into force on 1 September 2013 (Article 71). Its purpose is to set the procedures and principles for taking goods into, keeping and delivering goods from temporary storage places, […]
Regulation on the Wholesale and Retail Sale and Storage of Plant Protection Products
The Regulation on the Wholesale and Retail Sale and Storage of Plant Protection Products was prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and published in Official Gazette No. 33106 of 13 December 2025. It sets out the rules for the wholesale or retail sale, storage and prescribing of plant protection products approved by the […]
Regulation on the Licensing and Placing on the Market of Plant Protection Products
The Regulation on the Licensing and Placing on the Market of Plant Protection Products was prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and published in Official Gazette No. 32489 of 14 March 2024. It governs the studies on which a licence is based, the licensing, classification, packaging, labelling and placing on the market of […]
Customs Law No. 4458
Customs Law No. 4458 was adopted on 27 October 1999 and published in Official Gazette No. 23866 of 4 November 1999. Its purpose is to determine the customs rules that apply to goods and means of transport entering and leaving the Customs Territory of the Republic of Türkiye (Article 1). The Law has been amended […]
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Food Recall: Where Does the Collected Product Go?
After a food recall, does the collected product pass to the state or get destroyed? Law No. 5996, imported consignments, waste rules, and disposal steps.
Regulation on Official Controls of Food and Feed
The Regulation on Official Controls of Food and Feed, published in Official Gazette No. 28145 of 17 December 2011, sets the procedures for official controls aimed at preventing, eliminating or reducing to acceptable levels the risks to humans and animals, whether directly or through the environment, and at protecting consumer interests and preventing unfair competition […]
Law No. 5996 on Veterinary Services, Plant Health, Food and Feed
Law No. 5996 on Veterinary Services, Plant Health, Food and Feed, published in Official Gazette No. 27610 of 13 June 2010, aims to protect and ensure food and feed safety, public health, plant and animal health, and animal breeding and welfare, with due regard to consumer interests and the environment (Article 1). The Law was […]
Law No. 7223 on Product Safety and Technical Regulations
Law No. 7223 on Product Safety and Technical Regulations, published in Official Gazette No. 31066 of 12 March 2020, aims to ensure that products are safe and comply with the relevant technical regulations, to set the principles of market surveillance and inspection, and to define the obligations of economic operators (Article 1). It entered into […]
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Expired Food Disposal: Procedure, Minutes, and Records
Food past its use-by date counts as unsafe food. A six-step procedure for expired food disposal, the record, waste rules, the files to keep, and the tax side.
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VAT on Destroyed Goods: Why Do the Tax Office and the Council of State Disagree?
The tax administration treats expired, destroyed goods as lost goods; the Council of State's 9th Chamber does not. Both views, the numerical difference, and the documents required for each path.
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Lithium Battery Disposal: Storage, Transport, and Recovery Rules
You cannot throw a waste lithium battery in the trash, store it with other waste, or burn it. Fire risk, the battery regulation, storage, ADR transport, and recovery.