Ministry Introduces Significant Amendments To The Banderole Requirement

Recent Development

The Regulation Amending the Regulation on the Procedures and Principles Regarding the Banderole Requirement ("Regulation") prepared by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism entered into force after publication in the Official Gazette on January 14, 2021. The Regulation updated the procedures and principles of mandatory and optional banderole requirements to combat piracy and intellectual property right infringements. A banderole is the holographic security label or digitally produced security strip, that is affixed on the reproduced copies of works and non-periodical publications and that disintegrates and loses the properties of the material to which it is attached, if dismantled. The banderole requirement prevents the unauthorized reproduction and imitation of intellectual and artistic works, ensures the rights of copyright owners and combats intellectual property infringements. The Regulation aims to improve the banderole requirement practice and