TEKNOLOJİ TRANSFERİ ANLAŞMALARINA İLİŞKİN AB GRUP MUAFİYET REJİMİNDE BAŞLICA DEĞİŞİKLİKLER VE TÜRKİYE UYGULAMASI

Avrupa Birliği Komisyonu tarafından, teknoloji transferi anlaşmaları blok muafiyet rejimine ilişkin 772/2004 sayılı Tüzük gözden geçirilerek, 316/2014 sayılı yeni blok muafiyet tüzüğü ve beraberinde ilgili rehber 1 Mayıs 2014'te uygulamaya konulmuştur. 772/2004 sayılı Tüzük ile uyumlu mevcut anlaşmalar için bir yıl (1 Mayıs 2015'e kadar) geçiş süresi öngörülmüştür. Bu çalışmada, teknoloji transferi anlaşmaları hakkında Türkiye uygulamasına ilişkin 2008/2 sayılı Tebliğ'de revize edilebilecek başlıca alanları belirlemeye yönelik olarak, 316/2014 sayılı Avrupa Birliği yeni Tüzüğü ile yapılan temel değişiklikler, önceki Tüzük ve kılavuzlar ile karşılaştırmalara yer verilmek suretiyle incelenmiştir

THE MAJOR CHANGES IN THE EU BLOCK EXEMPTION REGIME FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AGREEMENTS AND TURKEY'S APPLICATION

Regulation No 772/2004 related to the block exemption regime for technology transfer agreements was revised by European Union Commission. New block exemption regulation No 316/2014 and its accompanying guidelines replaced the 2004 version as of 1 May 2014. Transitional period for existing agreements that comply with the 2004 regulation was accepted as one year (until 1 May 2015). In this article, in order to highlight the main fields to be held in Block Exemption Communiqué No 2008/2 related to Turkish appliance on technology transfer agreements, the major changes in new European Union Regulation No 316/2014 are analyzed in comparison with former regulation and guidelines

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