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Turkey's New Law on Renewable Energy Sources within the Context of the Accession Negotiations with the EU
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 March 2019
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This article introduces Turkey's Law on Utilization of Renewable Energy Sources for the Purpose of Generating Electrical Energy (hereinafter “Law”) which, almost unnoticed abroad, was adopted on 18 May 2005. It provides an overview of the general provisions of the Law, as well as other supporting legislation regarding renewable energy sources (“RES”). However, the legislation on bio-fuel will not be taken into account.
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1 Law No. 5346, Official Gazette 18 May 2005, 25819.Google Scholar
2 See Petroleum Market Law No. 5015, Official Gazette 20 December 2003, 25322; Petroleum Market License Regulation, Official Gazette 17 June 2004, 25495; Regulation on Technical Criteria for Petroleum Market, Official Gazette 10 September 2004, 25579.Google Scholar
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