Amendment To The Regulation On The Environmental Management Of Dredged Material Has Been Published

The Regulation Amending the Regulation on the Environmental Management of Dredged Material (the "Amending Regulation") was published in the Official Gazette dated 04/02/2026 and numbered 33158, amending the Regulation on the Environmental Management of Dredged Material (the "Regulation").

This information note has been prepared to summarize the practical implications of the amendments introduced by the Amending Regulation, as well as the key compliance steps, for administrations conducting or planning dredging activities, contractors, port operators, and stakeholders developing beneficial use projects. The Amending Regulation significantly strengthens, in particular, the obligation to determine hazardous characteristics, the framework for environmental management plans and academic reports in beneficial use projects and the documentation and annex requirements within the plan format.