Temporary Measures Taken in Road Transport Activities After the Disaster

Dear Member,   With reference to the letter sent to our Chamber by TOBB, an announcement has been made by the General Directorate of Regulation of Transport Services of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure on the subject of the title.   Text of the announcement: "Following the earthquakes that occurred in the Pazar and Elbistan districts of Kahramanmaraş province in our country on 06.02.2023, in order to ensure that companies operating under the Road Transport Regulation in the provinces affected by the earthquake and where a state of emergency has been declared, and our citizens receiving transport services, do not suffer any grievance, the arrangements specified below have been made with the Ministerial Approval dated 09.02.2023.   • Extension free of charge of the validity periods of authorisation certificates and vehicle cards until 08.05.2023, • Waiver of the minimum capacity requirement for authorisation certificates, • Postponement of the professional reputation requirement, • Application of the warning sanction at 10 times to passenger carriers issuing bus tickets at exorbitant prices (above the tariff), have been deemed appropriate."   Annex: Temporary Measures Taken in Road Transport Activities After the Disaster   Kind regards, Elazığ Chamber of Commerce and Industry