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Overview of Chemical Regulations in Turkey

Little Pro on 2016-01-05

As a candidate member of the European Union, Turkey tries to keep itself up-to-date with technical advancements and chemical regulatory policies in EU. The following chemical regulations have been issued or revised recently to align Turkey's chemical management polices with that of EU.

  • Regulation on the Inventory and Control of Chemicals (CICR) - Turkish REACH-like Regulation;
  • Regulation on the Classification, Packaging and Labeling of Hazardous Materials and Products - Turkish CLP Regulation;
  • Regulation on the Preparation and Distribution of Safety Datasheet for Hazardous Materials and Products - Turkish SDS Regulation; and
  • Regulation on the Restrictions Relating to the Production, Supply to the Market and Use of Certain Hazardous Materials, Products and Goods - Restrictions.

 Note: Many of regulations above has been replaced by KKDIK regulation issued in June 2017.

The Regulation on the Inventory and Control of Chemicals - Turkish REACH-like Regulation CICR

The Regulation on the Inventory and Control of Chemicals, known as "Turkish REACH", entered into force on 26 December 2008 in Turkey. The main purpose of this regulation is to form a national chemical inventory in Turkey and gather hazard info on high volume substances placed on Turkish market.

This regulation requires that manufacturers and importers notify certain information to the chemical inventory of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization on all existing and new substances, either on their own or in preparation(s), imported or manufactured in Turkey in quantities above 1 tonne per year. The deadline for notification is 31 March 2011.

Read more about Turkish REACH regulation.

Turkish CLP Regulation - Regulation on Classification, labelling and Packaging of Dangerous Substances and Preparations

The Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urbanization has issued revised Regulation on Classification, labelling and Packaging (CLP) of Dangerous Substances and Preparations in their Official Gazette with number 28848 on 11 December 2013. This regulation, also known as SEA regulation in Turkish, is aligned with EU CLP Regulation (1272/2008 EC) and fully enters into force on 1 June 2016.

The regulation sets detailed rules and principles for chemical classification, labelling and packaging in Turkey and brings GHS concepts to Turkey. Similar EU CLP regulation, it also requires manufacturers and importers to notify the classification and labeling of hazardous substances and mixtures to Turkish C&L Inventory ("C&L Notification").

Read more about Turkish CLP regulation

Turkish SDS Regulation - Regulation on Preparation and Distribution of Safety Data Sheets regarding Dangerous Substances and Preparations

The latest Turkish SDS Regulation - Regulation on Preparation and Distribution of Safety Data Sheets regarding Dangerous Substances and Preparations is published in Official Gazette with number 29204 on 15 Dec 2014 and fully comes into force on 1 June 2016. It aligns the Turkish SDS format with EU SDS regulation 453/2010/EC and sets detailed requirements on the content and order of sections in Turkish SDSs.

Read more about Turkish SDS Regulation.

Regulation on the Restrictions Relating to the Production, Supply to the Market and Use of Certain Hazardous Materials, Products and Goods

This regulation was enforced on 26 Dec 2008. It is similar to EU REACH restriction list but with a much narrower scope. Currently only a small number of chemicals are banned or restricted by this regulation(please refer to the table shown as below). Currently this regulation is being revised to include more restricted chemicals.

Banned
  • Asbestos
  • Polychlorinated terphenyls (PCT)
  • Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB)
  • Polybromobiphenyls (PBBs)
Restricted
  • Azo colourants & Azo dyes
  • Some Phytalates(DEHP/DBP/BBP/DINP/DIDP/DNOP)
  • Tris (2,3 dibromopropyl) phosphate
  • Tris (aziridinyl) phosphine oxide

Reference & Resources

Click here to access all references and resources for Turkey including the English translation of regulations, regulatory lists and useful links to the websites of competent authorities.

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