Regulation on Refurbished Products
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The regulation sets the rules for selling certain used goods as refurbished products in Türkiye. It applies to businesses that refurbish, import, produce, or resell second-hand goods covered by the Ministry’s list, especially products that may need technical checks, software or hardware improvements, and proper registration before resale. Companies that want to operate as refurbishment centers must be authorized by the Ministry. For compliance teams, the key point is that refurbished products cannot be treated like ordinary second-hand sales: sellers need to follow the Ministry’s authorization, labeling, registration, and consumer protection framework.
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Key Changes
- Creates a formal framework for reselling selected used goods as refurbished products
- Requires refurbishment centers to operate with a Ministry authorization certificate
- Links refurbished product sales to consumer protection, product registration, and clear information duties
Obligations
What this law requires
Businesses may offer used goods within the Ministry-designated product list for resale as refurbished products only in accordance with the procedures and principles set by the Ministry for refurbishment and resale.
Entities seeking to operate as refurbishment centers must obtain authorization from the Ministry before carrying out refurbishment-center activities.
Sellers must not treat refurbished products as ordinary second-hand goods; they must comply with the applicable authorization, labeling, registration, and consumer-protection framework for refurbished products.
Businesses dealing with used electronic devices that have electronic identity information must ensure required registration is handled consistently with the applicable device registration framework, including the white-list system referenced in the regulation.