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Law No. 657 of July 14, 1965 on Civil Servants, Türkiye

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Year of Version 2011 Dates Entry into force: July 23, 1965 Adopted: July 14, 1965 Type of Text IP-related Laws Subject Matter Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets) Notes The notification by Turkey to the WTO under article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'The law deals with service, appointment, promotion requirements and features of civil servants in addition to their rights and responsibilities while acting as a civil servant.
Civil servants employed in the Ministries (such as Ministry of Health, Agriculture, Cultural Affairs), directly related to intellectual and industrial property, and in the institutes (such as Turkish Patent Institute) are all in the scope of the Law No. 657 on Civil Servants.
Article 31 prohibits to divulge secret business information related to their service.'

Dünya Ticaret Orgütü aşağıdakileri bildirdi:
anun, devlet memurlarının hizmet, tayin, terfi şartları ve devlet memurluğunun hizmet şartlarını, memurların bu sıfatla hareket ederken hak ve sorumlulukları ile ilgilidir.
Doğrudan fikri ve sınai mülkiyet ile ilgili Bakanlıklar (Sağlık Bakanlığı, Tarım Bakanlığı, Kültür Bakanlığı gibi), ve enstitülerde (örneğin Türk Patent Enstitüsü gibi) çalışan devlet memurları 657 sayılı Devlet Memurları Kanun kapsamındadır.
Madde 31, hizmetleri ile ilgili ticari sır bilgilerini ifşa etmelerini yasaklar.'

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Turkish 14/7/1965 tarihli ve 657 sayılı Devlet Memurları Kanunu PDF HTML
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Regulation on Employees of Public Institutions and Agencies Benefiting from the Breeders' Rights (TR078)
Decree-Law No. 544 of June 24, 1994 on the Establishment and Functions of the Turkish Patent Institute (TR010)
 Supersedes (1 text(s)) Supersedes (1 text(s))
Law No. 657 of July 14, 1965 on Civil Servants(TR024)
WTO Document Reference
IP/N/TUR/2 page 22
WIPO Lex No. TR107