The Regulation Amending to the Regulation on the Workplace Opening and Operating Licenses

The Regulation Amending to the Regulation on the Workplace Opening and Operating Licenses (the “Amending Regulation”), has been published in the Official Gazette numbered 32263 and dated 29 July 2023 and has introduced some amendments to the Regulation on the Workplace Opening and Operating Licenses (the “Regulation”) regarding electric vehicle charging stations (the “EVCS”).

As per the Amending Regulation, the sub-articles of Annex-2 of the Regulation have been amended. As understood from the amendments, it is seen that EVCS are divided into two categories as: (i) independent electric vehicle charging stations (the “Independent EVCS”), which will be established in areas designated as electric vehicle charging station zones and approved by the competent authority in the zoning plan, and (ii) electric vehicle charging stations established and operated within other workplaces and public buildings (the “Other EVCS”).

In particular, while it is regulated that Independent EVCS will be subject to the “Workplace Opening And Operating Licenses”, Other EVCS will be subject to the “Location Selection and Activity Permit Certificate” within the scope of the Regulation. In this context, the procedure by which the applications for the Location Selection and Activity Permit Certificate for Other EVCS will be made and which documents will be submitted to the competent authorities have been added to the Regulation.

Accordingly, once the appropriate applications, completed using the form provided in Annex-9 of the Regulation (Electric Vehicle Charging Station Location Selection and Activity Permit Certificate Application/Declaration Form), are submitted, the competent authorities will issue the Location Selection and Activity Permit Certificate in compliance with the information specified in Annex-10 of the Regulation.

Furthermore, it has been stipulated that no Workplace Opening And Operating License will be issued for the EVCS which hold a Location Selection and Activity Permit Certificate under the Amending Regulation.

As per the Amending Regulation, in metropolitan cities, both the Workplace Opening and Operating Licenses and Location Selection and Activity Permit Certificate for EVCS will be issued by the metropolitan municipality. However, in non-metropolitan cities, the provisions specified in the Regulation will be followed.

The deadline for the correction of the situations in which the EVCS’s operate in violation of the provisions of the Regulation and for bringing the EVCS in question into compliance with the Regulation has been extended from 31 July 2023 to 31 July 2024.

The provisions regarding the Workplace Opening and Operating Licenses as stipulated in the Regulation will continue to be applied for matters not covered by the amendments introduced.

You may find the detailed provisions of the Amending Regulation in the Official Gazette