19 Aug 2015
First published by Mondaq. The World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (“ICSID”) has released its latest caseload statistics (Issue 2015-2). The statistics offer insight into the ICSID’s caseload profile, based on cases registered or administered by […]
19 Aug 2015
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued a Consent Arbitral Award in the arbitration procedure between the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the Turkish Athletic Federation (TAF) and Turkish middle-distance runner, Asli Cakir-Alptekin (the Athlete). The […]
17 Aug 2015
The Public Procurement Authority has issued a communiqué and regulation outlining principles for determining the most economically advantageous tender where the lowest price is offered by more than one bidder. The communiqué amends Article 70 of the General Communiqué […]
12 Aug 2015
Another United States trade case involving the Turkish steel industry was filed on 11 August 2015. This time, the product is hot rolled steel flat products. A Petition was filed requesting imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on certain […]
12 Aug 2015
Another United States trade case involving the Turkish steel industry was filed on 11 August 2015. This time, the product is hot rolled steel flat products. A Petition was filed requesting imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on certain […]
10 Aug 2015
In 2014, the Turkish Constitutional Court hit the headlines after cancelling several articles of the Decree Law No. 556 on the Protection of Trademarks. In May, the court struck out two more articles of the law, 16(5) and 7(1)(i), […]
7 Aug 2015
In Turkey, a process called an “abbreviated application” allows generic drug producers to apply for marketing authorization without submitting information about tests and clinical trials, if a data exclusivity period does not exist, in certain circumstances. Data exclusivity enables […]
3 Aug 2015
On 21 July 2015, a group of petitioners (“Petitioners”) asked the United States Department of Commerce (“DoC”) to initiate an anti-dumping investigation into import of “heavy-walled rectangular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes”, which originate from Turkey, South Korea […]
31 Jul 2015
The following article gives a summary of decrees by the Council of Ministers and communiqués by the Ministry of Economy regarding prevention of unfair competition in imports, made between 27 June 2015 and 3 August 2015. Anti-dumping duty imposed […]
1 Jul 2015
Undertakings in Turkey that are dominant in their market must be careful not to abuse this position, or their conduct may become scrutinised by local regulatory authorities. Undertakings can abuse their dominance in a range of ways under Turkish […]
