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Additional Measures for the GMP Inspections and Certification Process by Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency

Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (“TITCK”) has announced additional measures to be applied regarding GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) inspections that take place abroad and certification processes. Additional measures have been taken due to COVID-19 under the TITCK’s decision numbered E.1466 dated June 10, 2020 to prevent setbacks regarding production and provision processes of medicinal products for human use and continuance of market supply.

National Security Threat: TikTok

With more than one billion downloads, TikTok (formerly known as Musical.ly) became one of the most attractive social media platforms in popular culture. As the popularity is expanding globally, it is inevitable for the governments to review on the app. Like many of those, TikTok has also being investigated as the major data security and foreign investment concerns have been emerged in different jurisdictions since those two falls into national security laws and policies.

First Electric Aircraft is Certified by EASA: What to Derive From this Breakthrough?

On June 10, 2020, European Union Aviation Safety Agency (“EASA”) announced the first type certification worldwide, a fully electric aircraft called “Velis Electro” designed by a Slovenian company, Pipistrel d.o.o. The certification of Velis Electro as an emission-free aircraft is regarded as the first concrete response to the query that aviation would ever be less polluting.

Turkey Set Certification Standards for COVID-19 Safe Production Quality

As per several announcements made by the Ministry of Industry and Technology (“the Ministry”) and Turkish Standards Institute (“TSE”),  COVID-19 Safe Production Quality Certificate (“Certificate”)  to be issued for the companies that fulfill the measures in the Hygiene, Infection Prevention and Control Guide for Industrial Organizations (“Guide”) prepared regarding the measures for the continuation of the production of industrial enterprises in a controlled social life period.

Turkey’s TÜBİTAK Calls for Bilateral Cooperation Program with Germany, United States, Belarus, Bulgaria and Mongolia

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (“TÜBİTAK”) has announced on its official website on June 10, 2020, that the second application collection period of the bilateral cooperation programs with Germany, the United States ("USA"), Belarus, Bulgaria and Mongolia will end on September 30, 2020. Regarding the programs listed below, applications for i) Academic projects can be made by higher education institutions, education and research hospitals, public institutions and organizations, private institutions regardless of their sector and size, and consortiums to be established by these listed institutions and organizations and ii) Research and Development (“R&D”) projects can be made by private institutions regardless of their sector and size, and higher education institutions, education and research hospitals, public institutions and organizations that will apply with these private institutions.

Restricting Data Subject Rights Under GDPR for the Period of State of Danger for COVID-19: EDPB’s Recent Statement

European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) has recently adopted a statement regarding restrictions on data subject rights put in place in Hungary for the period of state of danger in context of COVID-19 (“Statement”). The Statement includes that explanatory points to be noted in regard to the regime of restricting data subject rights.

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