Amendment to the Regulation on Issuance of Green Port Certificate to Coastal Facilities

This regulation amends the November 2023 Green Port Certificate framework for Turkish coastal facilities. It expands the scope to include facilities that voluntarily seek the certificate as well as those legally required to obtain it, and clarifies the legal definition of 'coastal facility' under the Coastal Law No. 3621. Mandatory Green Port Certificate requirements are introduced for two categories: cruise terminals receiving 100 or more cruise ships per calendar year must comply by 31 December 2028, and container terminals handling 100,000 TEU or more annually must comply by 31 December 2030. Newly constructed or significantly expanded (over 25% of total area) coastal facilities falling under the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS) must also obtain the certificate before receiving operating permits. Administrative fines are established for non-compliant mandatory facilities: 5,000 TL per hour per vessel docked, with a floor of 15,259 TL and a ceiling of 605,279 TL, indexed annually to the tax revaluation rate. Technical requirements are also tightened, including mandatory shore power connections to TS IEC/IEEE 80005 standard (excluding marinas), a minimum reforestation obligation of 5,000 trees, and structured marine surface cleaning protocols with documented equipment inventories and annual reporting.

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