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ARTICLE · 20 FEBRUARY 2014

Consumer Rights Under The New Consumer Protection Law

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Governments are responsible for ensuring consumer rights in accordance with the safety, economic and social needs of the community.

TurkeyConsumer Protection
Maral A. Minasyan
Maral A. Minasyan
Fehmi Can İnan
Fehmi Can İnan
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Governments are responsible for ensuring consumer rights in accordance with the safety, economic and social needs of the community. The necessity to establish coherence between Turkish and European Union legislation and to harmonize the Turkish Code of Obligations and the Turkish Commercial Code, as well as Turkey's growing economy and increased consumption habits, created the need to incorporate stronger consumer protection policies in Turkey. As a result, a new Consumer Protection Law (the "New CPL")1 is recently enacted. The New CPL will enter into force on 28 May 2013. Until then, the current Law on Consumer Protection Law (the "Former CPL")2 will remain in force.

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