Amendments To Regulation On Procedures And Principles Regarding Banderoles

A security sticker called banderole affixed to a work denotes its authenticity and serves as a deterrent to counterfeiters and required for commercial exploitation of some works. The Regulation Amending the Regulation on Procedures and Principles Regarding Banderol Implementation ("Amendment Regulation") published in Official Gazette numbered 31364 on 14 January 2021, and effective as of that date increases efficacy and efficiency in the fight against counterfeiting by simplifying and clarifying banderole procedures.

The Amendment Regulation provides, in relevant part, as follows:

• Within thirty days after passing through customs, banderoles must be affixed to all publications and copies of publications imported for sale in Turkey.