From the Tobacco and Alcohol Regulatory Authority:  
 
REGULATION AMENDING THE REGULATION ON PROCEDURES AND PRINCIPLES 
CONCERNING DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN TRADING OF ALCOHOL AND ALCOHOLIC 
BEVERAGES  
 
ARTICLE  1 – The following paragraph shall be inserted to come af ter the first paragraph of 
Article 8 of the Regulation on Procedures and Principles Concerning Domestic and Foreign Trading of 
Alcohol and Alcoholic Beverages published in the Official Gazette of 06/06/2003 issue 25130.  
“The provisions of the seventh parag raph of Article 13 and the first paragraph of Article 19 of this 
Regulation shall not be required of alcoholic beverages to be exported. ” 
ARTICLE  2 – The following paragraphs shall be inserted to come after the sixth paragraph of 
Article 13 of the same Reg ulation.  
“For non -alcoholic beverages that are obtained through the processing of products that are in the 
category of alcoholic beverages, the quantity of residual alcohol if any or the fact that alcohol has been 
fully removed if no residual alcohol is le ft shall be indicated on the inner packaging in direct contact with 
the product or on the labels affixed on the outer packaging. The form and dimensions of the text for the 
indication of the quantity of residual alcohol if any or the phrase “Alcohol has fu lly been removed.” if no 
residual alcohol is left shall be based on the indication method of mandatory label information as 
provided for in the Turkish Food Codex Labelling Regulation.”  
ARTICLE  3 – The following paragraph shall be inserted to come after th e eleventh paragraph of 
Article 13 of the same Regulation.  
“Persons who are not eighteen years of age may not be employed in the production, marketing, 
sales and open serving of alcoholic beverages . Working for training purposes under regulations shall be 
excluded.”  
ARTICLE  4 – Article 19 of the same Regulation shall be recast as follows.  
“No brand, identification or distinguishing sign for alcoholic beverages may be used for non -
alcoholic beverages and other products, and no brand, identification or distin guishing sign for non -
alcoholic beverages may be used for alcoholic beverages either. The Authority shall, in the application of 
this paragraph, consider any of the following circumstances sufficient for contravention:  
a) Whether the two items to be compar ed have the same form and design in respect of packaging 
or content or the two items have clear and direct identicality, similarity or connotation in respect of 
elements included in brands, identifications or distinguishing signs ; 
b) Whether the two items to be compared aim to promote an alcoholic beverage directly or 
indirectly or promote alcoholic beverages indirectly through elements of a product or a firm  or encourage 
drinking alcoholic beverages directly or indirectly or have encouraging effect;  
c) Whether the two items to be compared have a legal or actual link or association of interest.  
Firms engaged in production, import, distribution and retail sales shall have equivalent 
responsibility on products falling in their area of activity.  
The Authority shall establish , and pass resolutions to implement, regulations to prevent all forms 
of public, social and medical harmful effects arising from the consumption of alcoholic beverages .” 
ARTICLE  5 – The following Articles shall be inserted to come after Artic le 7 of the same 
Regulation.  
“TRANSITIONAL  ARTICLE  8- Existing products that do not meet the requirements in the 
seventh paragraph of Article 13 and the first paragraph of Article 19 of this Regulation shall be made 
compliant with the said paragraphs withi n ten months from the publication of the Regulation in the 
Official Gazette. Non-compliant products may not be placed on the market from the said date.  
TRANSITIONAL  ARTICLE  9- Those who employ  persons who are not eighteen years of age in 
the production, ma rketing, sales and open serving of alcoholic beverages  on the date of publication of 
Transitional Article 1 of the Law No. 4250 as amended by the Law No. 6487  may continue to employ 
such persons for one year from 11/06/2013 which is the date of publication  of the Law. ” 
Entry into force  
ARTICLE  6 — This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of publication.  
Execution  
ARTICLE  7 — The President of the Tobacco and Alcohol Regulatory Authority shall execute 
this Regulation.