Newsletter-21

160 NEWSLETTER 2016 required expertise for monitoring state aid; however, no amendment has been adopted 9 . Thus, compatibility of Turkish state aid monitor- ing structure with the European Union law may raise certain concerns. Another issue is that the scope of application of Law No. 6015 does not include aid in agriculture, fisheries, and service sectors. Ex- clusion of the totality of the service sector does not appear to be an appropriate solution. This was also pointed out during the consultation period, and it was suggested to limit the scope to agriculture, fishery and livestock sectors 10 . Conclusion Turkey should adopt a state aid monitoring legislation in accord- ance with its duties arising from the Customs Union and the nego- tiations for full accession to the European Union. Although Law No. 6015 was adopted in 13.10.2010, the regulation for implementation of the monitoring and control process has not yet entered into force. Law No. 6015 is generally in conformity with the European Union state aid legislation, and the Commission’s practice may be taken into account in the implementation phase. However, the 2015 Progress Re- port for Turkey underlines that certain aid granted by Turkey does not comply with the European Union legislation, and Turkey, once again, postponed the entry into force of secondary regulation. For the time being, the regulations implementing the requirement to notify state aid schemes and measures will enter into force on 31 December 2016. 9 “Devlet Yardımlarının İzlenmesi ve Denetlenmesi Hakkında Kanun Tasarısı”na İlişkin TÜSİAD Görüşü (Opinion of The Turkish Industry and Business Associa- tion on the Law No. 6015 on the Monitoring and Control of the State Aid), p. 3-4. See: http://www.tusiad.org.tr/__rsc/shared/file/DYIzlenmesiveDenetlenmesiHk- KanunTasarisinailiskinTusiadGorusu.pdf. 10 Opinion of TÜSİAD, p. 1.