NEWSLETTER-2019-metin

247 CIVIL PROCEDURE LAWAND EXECUTION AND BANKRUPTCY LAW Regulations Regarding the Educational Requirements of the Concordat Commissar The Regulation on Concordat Commissar regulates the subject of educational requirements of the concordat commissar. Accordingly, the commissar is obliged to receive fundamental education that con- sists of thirty-six course hours. Moreover, the commissars are required to obtain renewal education of no less than twelve hours, once in every three years. Education requirements for concordat commissariat given prior to entry into force of the Regulation on Concordat Commissar shall not be taken into consideration in the application for registration to the list of commissars. The education of commissariat shall be given by universities that include a law faculty, Turkish Bar Association, and Union of Cham- bers of Certified Public Accountants and Sworn-In Certified Public Accountants of Turkey. Fundamental education shall be given by aca- demicians who hold the title of professor, associate professor, or doc- tor, in the fields of civil procedure law, enforcement and bankruptcy law, civil law, commercial law, administration, economy, finance or accounting. These persons are also exempt from the mandatory com- missariat educational requirements. Regulations Regarding the Obligations of the Commissar The obligations of the concordat commissar are regulated under the Regulation on Concordat Commissar. Accordingly, the commis- sar shall be impartial and objective in his duty and must personally perform his duty. Additionally, during the course of his duty, and after the termination of his duty, the commissar shall keep secret all the information that he became privy to due to his profession, shall not use the information he garnered due to his profession, or title, or authority, to gain benefit for himself or for a third party, nor shall he accept any gifts or act as intermediary. Moreover, the advertising ban for com- missars is stipulated under the Regulation on Concordat Commissar. The commissar who violates these obligations under the Regula- tion on Concordat Commissar shall be dismissed from duty by the court. This situation shall be notified to the regional board, and in the