The 5871 Numbered Law of April 2nd 2009 on Ratification of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants entered into force upon publication in the Official Gazette of April 14th 2009, No: 27200.
The Stockholm Convention approved by this Law was formally introduced for enforcement following publication of the Cabinet Decree No: 2009/15272 in the Official Gazette of July 30th 2009, No: 27304.
The 3957 Numbered Law of December 28th 1993 on Ratification of the Basel Convention on the Control of Trans-boundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal was promulgated following its publication in the Official Gazette of December 30th 1993, No: 21804.
National legislations on chemicals management
| Environmental Law | |
|---|---|
| Date and Number | 11.08.1983/2872 |
| Implementing Institution | Council of Ministers (Ministry of Environment and Urbanization) |
| Relevance with the POPs management | Article 2 of the law provides the definition hazardous waste. Article 13 of the law sets principles for the manufacturing, use, storage, transportation, import and export of hazardous chemicals and management of hazardous wastes by referring to the related regulations. Moreover, it is stated that Ministry of Economy can prohibit or restrict the import of certain chemicals, products and wastes by consulting the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization. The law appoints administrative fines for the case of violation of the provisions. |
| Relevant EU Regulation or International Agreement | – |
| By-law on Control of PCB and PCTs | |
| Date and Number | 27.12.2007 /26739 |
| Implementing Institution | Ministry of Environment and Urbanization/ Directorate General of Environmental Management/Department of Waste Management |
| Relevance with the POPs management | Setting methods and principles of disposal of PCB containing equipments and prohibits the production and import of PCBs |
| Relevant EU Regulation or International Agreement | 96/59/EC (Directive on Disposal of PCBs and PCTs) |
| By-law on Inventory and Control of Chemicals | |
| Date and Number | 26.12.2008/27092 |
| Implementing Institution | Ministry of Environment and Urbanization/ Directorate General of Environmental Management/Department of Chemicals Management |
| Relevance with the POPs management | Gathering and presentation of data on production and import of chemicals and control of the associated risk caused by chemicals |
| Relevant EU Regulation or International Agreement | 1907/2006 (REACH) |
| By-law on Classification, Packaging and Labeling of Dangerous Substances and Preparations | |
| Date and Number | 26.12.2008/27092 |
| Implementing Institution | Ministry of Environment and Urbanization/ Directorate General of Environmental Management/Department of Chemicals Management |
| Relevance with the POPs management | Management and control of classification, packaging and labeling of hazardous substances on the market with the aim of ensuring the protection of environment and human health and establishment of “Chemicals Advisory Board” to follow up the implementation of the by-law |
| Relevant EU Regulation or International Agreement | 67/548/EEC (CLP), 2006/121, 1907/2006 (REACH) |
| By-law on Compilation and Distribution of Safety Data Sheets for Hazardous Substances and Preparations | |
| Date and Number | 26.12.2008/27092 |
| Implementing Institution | Ministry of Environment and Urbanization/ Directorate General of Environmental Management/Department of Chemicals Management |
| Relevance with the POPs management | Principles of compilation and distribution of material safety data sheets to protect the environment and human health |
| Relevant EU Regulation or International Agreement | 1907/2006 (REACH) |
| By-law on Restriction of Manufacturing, Placing on the Market and Use of Certain Hazardous Substances, Preparations and Articles | |
| Date and Number | 26.12.2008/27092 |
| Implementing Institution | Ministry of Environment and Urbanization/ Directorate General of Environmental Management/Department of Chemicals Management |
| Relevance with the POPs management | Restricts and prohibits the production, use and placing on the market of PCBs and PBBs |
| Relevant EU Regulation or International Agreement | 1907/2006 (REACH) |
| By-law on Cosmetics | |
| Date and Number | 23.05.2005/25823 |
| Implementing Institution | Ministry of Health/ Medicine and Medical Devices Institution |
| Relevance with the POPs management | The article 7 of the regulation prohibits the use of α-HCH in cosmetic products. |
| Relevant EU Regulation or International Agreement | 76/768/EEC (Directive on Cosmetic Products), 96/335/EC (Commission Decision of establishing an inventory and a common nomenclature of ingredients employed in cosmetic products) |
| Biocidal Products Regulation | |
| Date & Number | 31.12.2009/27449 and 12.03.2014/28939 |
| Implementing Authority | Ministry of Health |
| Relevance to management of chemicals | |
| Notification on Auditing of Import of Chemicals that are Controlled for Environmental Protection | |
| Date and Number | 31.12.2013/28868 |
| Implementing Institution | Ministry of Economy/ Directorate General of Product Safety and Inspection |
| Relevance with the POPs management | The import of chemicals listed in Annex II of the notification including PCBs and PBBs is banned. |
| Relevant EU Regulation or International Agreement | – |
| By-law on the Prevention and Reduction of the Effects of Major Industrial Accidents | |
| Date and Number | 30.12.2013/28867 |
| Implementing Institution | Ministry of Labor and Social Security/ Directorate General of Occupational Health and Safety Ministry of Environment and Urbanization/ Directorate General of Environmental Impact Assessment, License and Inspection |
| Relevance with the POPs management | Methods and principles concerning the necessary measures to ensure the efficient and continual prevention of the major industrial accidents in the facilities in which PCDD/Fs can be formed as by-products of processes |
| Relevant EU Regulation or International Agreement | 96/82/EC (Seveso II Directive) |
| Regulations on Health and Safety Measures When Working with Chemicals | |
| Date & Number | 12.08.2013/28733 |
| Implementing Authority | The Ministry of Labour and Social Security / General Directorate of Occupational Health and Safety |
| Relevance to management of chemicals | Introduces a set of standards concerning health and safety precautions for chemicals used at the workplace. |
National legislations on management of pesticides
| Law on Veterinary Services, Plant Health, Food and Feed | |
|---|---|
| Date and Number | 11.06.2012/5996 |
| Implementing Institution | Council of Ministers (Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock) |
| Relevance with the POPs management | Sets forth the principles of production, import, use, packaging, labeling, transport, storage, certified or non-certified sale, certification, control and supply of pesticides and provides the legal basis for the relevant by-laws |
| Relevant EU Regulation or International Agreement | – |
| By-law on Control of Pesticides | |
| Date and Number | 20.05.2011/27939 |
| Implementing Institution | Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock/ Directorate General of Food and Control/ Department of Pesticides |
| Relevance with the POPs management | Article 36 of the by-law states that the production, import and sale of the pesticides whose certificates are invalidated is ceased out. The prohibition and phasing out of the pesticides which have been listed or will be listed by the Stockholm Convention as POP is fulfilled in the scope of this by-law. |
| Relevant EU Regulation or International Agreement | – |
| By-law on the Certification of Pesticides | |
| Date and Number | 25.03.2011/27885 |
| Implementing Institution | Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock/ Directorate General of Food and Control/ Department of Pesticides |
| Relevance with the POPs management | Article 22 of the regulation states that the certificates of the pesticides which have been prohibited by the international organizations/institutions are cancelled out by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock and this is the first step in the prohibition process of the pesticides listed by the Convention as POP. |
| Relevant EU Regulation or International Agreement | – |
| By-law on Sale and Storage of Pesticides | |
| Date and Number | 10.03.2011/27870 |
| Implementing Institution | Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock/ Directorate General of Food and Control/ Department of Pesticides |
| Relevance with the POPs management | Prohibiting the sale of POP pesticides due to the provisions of Article 15 |
| Relevant EU Regulation or International Agreement | – |
National legislation on management of POPs wastes
| By-law on Control of Hazardous Wastes | |
|---|---|
| Date and Number | 14.03.2005/25755 |
| Implementing Institution | Ministry of Environment and Urbanization/ Directorate General of Environmental Management/Department of Waste Management |
| Relevance with the POPs management | Ensuring the environmentally soundly management of hazardous wastes (including wastes contaminated with PCB, PCDD/Fs) by minimizing at source and preventing the adverse effects on human health and environment of wastes |
| Relevant EU Regulation or International Agreement | Basel Convention 91/689/EEC (Council Directive on Hazardous Wastes) |
| By-law on Control of Waste Oils | |
| Date and Number | 30.07.2008/26952 |
| Implementing Institution | Ministry of Environment and Urbanization/ Directorate General of Environmental Management/Department of Waste Management |
| Relevance with the POPs management | Limiting the PCB content of the waste oils, prevention of the incineration of PCB containing oils and ensuring the environmentally soundly disposal of PCB containing waste oils |
| Relevant EU Regulation or International Agreement | 2008/98/EC (Waste Framework Directive), 75/439/EC (Directive on Disposal of Waste Oils) |
| By-Law on Control of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipments | |
| Date and Number | 22.05.2012/28300 |
| Implementing Institution | Ministry of Environment and Urbanization/ Directorate General of Environmental Management/Department of Waste Management |
| Relevance with the POPs management | Determines the principles of disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipments containing PCBs, PBBs and PBDEs and prohibits the production and import of electrical and electronic equipments containing PBBs and PBDEs |
| Relevant EU Regulation or International Agreement | 2002/95/EC (Directive on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipments), 2002/96/EC (Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipments) |
| By-law on Sale and Storage of Pesticides | |
| Date and Number | 05.07.2008/26927 |
| Implementing Institution | Ministry of Environment and Urbanization/ Directorate General of Environmental Management/Department of Waste Management |
| Relevance with the POPs management | Determines the general principles of management of wastes from cradle to grave |
| Relevant EU Regulation or International Agreement | 2008/98/EC (Waste Framework Directive) |
| By-law on Landfill of Wastes | |
| Date and Number | 26.03.2010/27533 |
| Implementing Institution | Ministry of Environment and Urbanization/ Directorate General of Environmental Management/Department of Waste Management |
| Relevance with the POPs management | Sets down the rules for the storage of wastes contaminated with PCBs |
| Relevant EU Regulation or International Agreement | 1999/31/EC (Landfill of Waste) |
| By-law on the Incineration of Wastes | |
| Date and Number | 06.10.2010/27721 |
| Implementing Institution | Ministry of Environment and Urbanization/ Directorate General of Environmental Management/Department of Waste Management |
| Relevance with the POPs management | Sets out the principles of incineration of some wastes like PCBs and hazardous wastes |
| Relevant EU Regulation or International Agreement | 2000/76/EC (Incineration of Waste) |
National legislations setting the discharge and ambient quality standards for POPs
| Turkish Food Codex By-law on Contaminants | |
|---|---|
| Date and Number | 29.12.2011/28157 |
| Implementing Institution | Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock/ Directorate General of Food and Control |
| Relevance with the POPs management | Determining the allowable limit values for PCDD/Fs and dioxin like PCBs in foodstuffs |
| Relevant EU Regulation or International Agreement | 1881/2006/EC (Directive on Setting Maximum Levels for Certain Contaminants in Foodstuffs) |
| By-law on Control of Pollution Caused by Dangerous Substances in Aquatic Environment | |
| Date and Number | 26.11.2005/26005 |
| Implementing Institution | Ministry of Environment and Urbanization/ Directorate General of Environmental Management/Department of Water and Soil Management |
| Relevance with the POPs management | Determination of discharge and water quality standards for certain POPs (DDT, hexachlorocyclohexane, aldrin, dieldrin, endrin, hexachlorobenzene, endosulfan) and aiming the control the discharges of these pollutants |
| Relevant EU Regulation or International Agreement | 76/464/EEC (Directive on Water Pollution by Discharges of Certain Dangerous Substances) |
| By-law on Control of Soil Pollution and Sites Contaminated by Point Sources | |
| Date and Number | 30.11.2012/28483 |
| Implementing Institution | Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs/ Directorate General of Water Management/ Department of Water Quality Management |
| Relevance with the POPs management | Determining the limit values in water (environmental quality standards) for POPs by 2015 and reveals the vitality of monitoring of POPs in water and sediment |
| Relevant EU Regulation or International Agreement | 2000/60/EC (Water Framework Directive), 2008/105/EC (Environmental Quality Standards Directive) |
| By-law on Control of Air Pollution Arising from Industrial Facilities | |
| Date and Number | 03.07.2009/27277 |
| Implementing Institution | Ministry of Environment and Urbanization/ Directorate General of Environmental Management/Department of Air Management and Climate Change |
| Relevance with the POPs management | Control the emissions of POPs from industrial facilities, sets down restrictions and limit values for emissions of PCDD/Fs and PCBs |
| Relevant EU Regulation or International Agreement | 2010/75/EU (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive) |
By-law on the Management of Surface Water Quality
| Date and Number | 30.11.2012/28483 |
| Implementing Agency | Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs / General Directorate of Water Management / Department of Water Quality Management |
| Relevance to the management of chemicals | Sets limit values (environmental quality standards) for hazardous chemicals in water and emphasizes the importance of monitoring chemicals in water and sediment. |
By-law on Monitoring the Surface Water and Groundwater
| Date and Number | 11.02.2014, 28910 |
| Implementing Agency | Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs / General Directorate of Water Management / Department of Water Quality Management |
| Relevance to the management of chemicals | All surface water and groundwater sources will be monitored in terms of quality and quantity within the framework of the Monitoring Programs to be developed in line with the Regulation. |