Corporate and M&A

By: Att. Naciye Yılmaz; Erdem&Erdem Law Office (Turkey)

Law No. 4250, on the Monopoly of Alcohol and Alcoholic Beverages (“Law”), has been amended by Law No. 6487 Amending Certain Laws and Decree Law No. 375 (“Amending Law”). The amendments and their effects shall be the subject of this article.

Amended Provisions

The Amending Law modifies the 6th, 7th and 9th Articles of the Law, while Articles 19 and 28 have been abrogated and a temporary article has been added to the Law. Within this framework, Article 6 stipulates general regulations/limitations on the sale and promotion of alcoholic beverages. Administrative fees arising from non-compliance with Article 6 are set forth in Article 7 and Article 28 of the Law has been abrogated accordingly. Article 9 covers the license for selling alcoholic beverages and the temporary article stipulates certain regulations on the enterprises where alcoholic beverages are sold or served. Article 19 has been abrogated accordingly.

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