Sale of Refurbished Products

Dear Member,

In the letter sent to our Chamber by the Provincial Directorate of Trade, with reference to the letter of the Ministry of Trade dated 01/03/2022 and numbered E-39618779-401.99-00072370720, certain decisions have been taken with the Regulation on the Sale of Refurbished Products, and the letter of our Ministry's General Directorate of Consumer Protection and Market Surveillance dated 01.03.2022 and numbered 72370720 on the matter is presented below. Your members with NACE codes 47.42.01 and 95.12.01 are to be informed of the said legal obligations, and administrative sanctions may be applied if violations of the relevant legislation are detected during inspections.

"As is known, the "Regulation on the Sale of Refurbished Products" prepared by our Ministry entered into force upon its publication in the Official Gazette No. 31221 dated 22/8/2020. The said Regulation sets out the procedures and principles for the refurbishment and resale of used mobile phones and tablets.

In this context, in order to develop the sector and to enable consumers to own safe and guaranteed mobile phones at more economical prices;

1. The said Regulation prohibits advertising and commercial practices that create the perception of a refurbished product in the retail trade of used second-hand mobile phones by those who do not hold a refurbishment authorisation certificate or who do not have the status of authorised buyer and authorised seller affiliated with companies holding this certificate,

2. Again, the said Regulation introduces the obligation that used mobile phones and tablets that are subject to second-hand trade without having undergone refurbishment be sold with an information label, which the consumer can easily see and read, showing the current condition of the goods and any procedures performed,

3. With Presidential Decision No. 4517 dated 30/9/2021, the Value Added Tax rate to be applied to the retail sale of refurbished mobile phones offered for sale by refurbishment centres and the authorised sellers affiliated with them has been reduced to 1%, ensuring the wider adoption of the practice,

4. With Banking Regulation and Supervision Board Decision No. 9993 dated 21/12/2021, the instalment amount and period for purchasing refurbished mobile phones by credit card have been set at twelve months for mobile phones priced at five thousand Turkish Lira and below, and six months for mobile phones priced above five thousand Turkish Lira; it has been decided that the amount of three thousand five hundred Turkish Lira taken into account in determining the maturity limit for consumer loans extended for the purchase of mobile phones be increased to five thousand Turkish Lira, and that the maturity limit be set at twelve months for mobile phones priced at five thousand Turkish Lira and below and three months for mobile phones priced above five thousand Turkish Lira.

Pursuant to the provisions of the legislation mentioned above, your confederation and union members with NACE codes 47.42.01 and 95.12.01 must be informed of the said legal obligations and notified that administrative sanctions may be applied if violations of the relevant legislation are detected during inspections."

 

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Date Added :2022-03-15 11:50:00