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As reported in our Global Regulatory Update for August 2017, on June 23, 2017, Turkey’s Ministry of Environment and Urbanization (MoEU) published its REACH-like KKDIK Regulation. As reported in The Acta Group’s memorandum entitled “Turkey Catching Up with the [EU’s REACH] Regulation,” the name “KKDIK” is derived from the first letters of “Registration,” “Evaluation,” “Authorization,” and “Restriction” in Turkish. Similar to EU REACH, KKDIK requires companies to register substances manufactured in Turkey or imported into Turkey in quantities of greater than one metric ton per annum within prescribed deadlines. Turkey recently posted English translations of several Turkey REACH documents on its website:
- KKDİK Yönetmeliği — İngilizce (Draft By-Law on Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals);
- KKDİK – Ek 18 — İngilizce (Annex 18: Conditions for Receiving Certificate of Competency of Chemical Assessment Expert); and
- KKDİK – Ek 17 — İngilizce (Annex 17: Restrictions on the Manufacture, Placing on the Market and Use of Certain Dangerous Substances, Mixtures and Articles).