Law Regarding the Amendment to the Natural Gas Market Law (No. 5367) Country/Territory Türkiye Document type Legislation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Energy Keyword Natural gas Authorization/permit Geographical area Asia, Black Sea, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia Entry into force notes The Law enters into force on 16 June 2005. Abstract Item (5) of Sub-clause (g) of Clause 4 of Article 4 of the Natural Gas Market Law (No 4646) has been amended as follows: 5) The distribution companies are able to hold licenses only for two cities within the country. However, the number of the licenses can be increased by the Board’s decree by taking into consideration the issues such as the development level, consumption capacities and the number of users of the related cities. The scope of the determined distribution zones of the distribution companies may be re-determined by the Board by taking into account the technical and economic requirements, provided that it does not exceed the provincial borders. The Board shall be able to divide the city in more than one distribution zone of which the borders are predetermined and tender out each zone separately. Full text English Website www.erranet.org References - Legislation Amends Natural Gas Market Law (No. 4646). Legislation | Türkiye | 2001 Keyword: Natural gas, Transport/storage, Authorization/permit, Certification Source: FAO, FAOLEX