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REGULATION REGARDING PREVENTION OF MAJOR INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS AND REDUCTION OF THEIR EFFECTS
In the Official Gazette dated March 2nd, 2019, The Regulation Regarding Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents and Mitigation of Their Effects was published based on the Occupational Health and Safety Law No. 6331 and the Environmental Law No. 2872. As stated in Article 1, titled ”Purview” of the relevant Regulation; measures to be taken in order to prevent accidents that may occur in organizations containing hazardous substances and to minimize the harm of possible accidents on people and environment.
THE BOARD OF PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA HAS PUBLISHED NEW DECISION SUMMARIES
Pursuant to the articles 15 and 22 of the Law on Protection of Personal Data no. 6698 (“Law”), the Board of Protection of Personal Data (“Board”) is entitled to conduct necessary inspection within the scope of its remit either ex officio in case it learns the allegation of a violation or upon complaint, and to impose administrative fines in case of breach. The Board publishes decision summaries of its investigations which are considered to be important and to establish precedent on its website.
