Introduction:
On 17 November 2020, Turkey enacted the Law on Restructuring of Certain Receivables and Amendment of Certain Laws No 7256, which allows the restructuring of certain public receivables and introduces several amendments to the tax legislation.
Bazı Alacakların Yeniden Yapılandırılması ile Bazı Kanunlarda Değişiklik Yapılması Hakkında Kanun (“Kanun”) 17 Kasım 2020 tarih ve 31307 sayılı Resmî Gazete’de yayımlandı.
Kanun’un 1. maddesinin 1. fıkrasında kanun hükümlerinin uygulanacağı çeşitli alacaklar, idari para cezaları ve vergi cezaları düzenlenmiştir. 2. fıkrada Kanun kapsamında vergi, gümrük vergileri, beyanname ve Yİ-ÜFE aylık değişim oranlarının tanımları verilmiştir.
The Law on Restructuring of Certain Receivables and Amendment of Certain Laws (“Law”) was published in the Official Gazette dated 17 November 2020 and numbered 31307.
Various receivables, administrative fines, and tax penalties which are subject to the provision of the Law are regulated in the 1st paragraph of article 1 of the Law. While in the 2nd paragraph, the definitions of taxes, customs duties, declaration, and D-PPI (Domestic-Producer Price Index) monthly rate of change are given within the scope of the Law.
I. GİRİŞ
The Turkish bankruptcy regime went through a fundamental change on 15 March 2018 when a legislative change abolished the postponement of bankruptcy concept and reinstated an updated version of “concordato” in its place. Most of the new provisions introduced with this amendment law were directly acquired in a rush from the insolvency laws of Switzerland; hence, these laws have not been adequately adapted to suit the needs of the Turkish business environment.
As more Turkish companies begin to report liquidity issues and economic pressures begin to bite, successful financial restructurings are likely to become increasingly critical to the prosperity of the Turkish economy
Only time will tell whether local processes will provide a suitable toolkit for large-scale corporate restructurings, or whether other international restructurings processes may also have a role to play.
Introduction
Regarding M&A deal activity in emerging Europe, 2019 seems to have been a year of mixed sentiments. While both the overall value and volume of M&A deals in the region were down year-on-year, many M&A professionals claim anecdotally that it was a more buoyant year than the previous one. There are also predictions that investment activity in emerging Europe will increase even further in the next 12 months.
This Update is produced on a monthly basis. It provides an update on new legislation in certain Middle East countries (Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, the Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab Emirates) where SNR Denton has offices. We also include Turkey and Lebanon updates from our affiliate and associate firms in Istanbul and Beirut respectively.
The 2nd Judicial Reform Package ("Reform Package") amends the Code on Civil Procedure, the Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law, the Procedure of Administrative Justice Act, the Law on the Establishment of Duties and Jurisdiction of Courts of First Instance and Regional Courts of Appeal ("Code No. 5235"), the Turkish Commercial Code, the Insurance Law, the Law On Consumer Protection, and the Industrial Property Law with respect to issues concerning general procedural law.