Today’s issue of the Official Gazette included a new decision regarding citizens who are considering going to consumer courts. The decision raises the monetary upper limit of consumer courts.
In today’s issue of the Official Gazette, concerns all consumers A decision was published. The decision redefines the monetary limits in consumer arbitration committees and consumer courts.
We have readers who remember; In a content we shared with you a few months ago, it will be implemented in 2024. revaluation rate We mentioned that it was determined as 58.46 percent. This regulation will also be valid in consumer disputes.
Monetary limits increased by 58.46 percent
With the “Communiqué on Increasing the Monetary Limits in Article 68 of the Law on Consumer Protection No. 6502 and Article 6 of the Regulation on Consumer Arbitration Committees” published in today’s issue of the Official Gazette, a new rule has come for citizens who want to go to the consumer court. According to the rule, the citizen pays over 104 thousand TL Disputes will go to court. If the amount is below this, an application will be made to the consumer arbitration committee.
The decision published in the Official Gazette is as follows:
ARTICLE 1- (1) The purpose of this Communiqué is as stated in the first paragraph of Article 68 of the Law on Consumer Protection No. 6502 dated 7/11/2013 and the second paragraph of Article 6 of the Consumer Arbitration Committees Regulation published in the Official Gazette No. 31960 dated 21/9/2022. The monetary limits will be set at 58.46% (fifty-eight point forty-six percent), which is determined as the revaluation rate for 2023 in the Tax Procedure Law General Communiqué (Sequence No: 554) published in the Official Gazette dated 25/11/2023 and numbered 32380. is increased and redetermined.
Rest
ARTICLE 2- (1) This Communiqué has been prepared based on the first and fourth paragraphs of Article 68 and the first paragraph of Article 84 of Law No. 6502 and the second and fifth paragraphs of Article 6 of the Consumer Arbitration Committees Regulation.
Monetary limits
ARTICLE 3- (1) In applications to be made for 2024, Provincial or District Consumer Arbitration Committees are responsible for disputes with a value below 104,000 (one hundred four thousand) Turkish Liras.
Authority
ARTICLE 4- (1) The jurisdiction of the Consumer Arbitration Committees and the division of labor are determined by the Ministry. Provincial Consumer Arbitration Committees are authorized within the provincial borders, and District Consumer Arbitration Committees are authorized within the district borders. In districts where a Consumer Arbitration Committee has not been established, the Consumer Arbitration Committee determined by the Ministry for that district is authorized.
(2) Applications can be made to the Consumer Arbitration Committee in the place where the consumer resides or where the consumer transaction is made.
(3) If the Consumer Arbitration Committee has not been established in the district where the application can be made in accordance with the second paragraph, applications can be made to the district governorship of that district. Applications are recorded in the Consumer Information System without delay for necessary action by district governorships and forwarded to the authorized Consumer Arbitration Committee determined by the Ministry.
Force
ARTICLE 5- (1) This Communiqué shall enter into force on 1/1/2024.
Executive
ARTICLE 6- (1) The provisions of this Communiqué shall be enforced by the Minister of Trade.