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applications are made with the information, documents and reports specified in Annex-3C, and
a 5-year environmental permit or environmental permit and license document is issued to bu-
sinesses that fulfill their obligations in the relevant legislation.

The work on the implementation of the By-law in electronic environment is known as the “On-
line Environmental Permits Project”. Online Environmental Permits (e-permit) is an application
that carries the stages of online application, evaluation and approval for all permits and licenses
from a single point to an electronic environment.

Thanks to the Environmental Permit and License By-law and the applications it brings, a comp-
rehensive and holistic approach has been brought to environmental permit systems. However,
with the changing and developing technology, there has been a need for an update in the By-
law, and as the outputs of the “Improvement of Environmental Permit and License Application”
Project, which was completed in 2022, an inventory study was conducted for the businesses
within the scope of ÇİLY, and a revision of the By-law was made, including the By-laws regarding
the business processes of the By-law and the documents requested during the application, and
important changes in the Annex-1 and Annex-2 lists, which include the businesses obliged to
obtain environmental permits and licenses.

In addition, sectoral guides containing detailed process information and explanations for each
scope item in the ÇİLY Annex-1 and Annex-2 lists have been prepared and are published at htt-
ps://ced.csb.gov.tr/cevre-izin-ve-lisans-uygulamalarina-iliskin-sektorel-kilavuzlar.

On the other hand, revision studies have been initiated for the e-permit system, where environ-
mental permit and license processes are carried out online, and a part of its infrastructure has
been established by conducting analyses. The revised e-permit system aims to obtain the do-
cuments requested in environmental permit and license applications directly from the relevant
institutions, reduce bureaucracy, prevent paper waste, and establish a fast and effective system
that allows for all kinds of reporting inquiries and changes. In addition, it is aimed to benefit from
the data obtained from waste processing facilities, generated and recycled wastes, in terms of
recording wastes, monitoring and auditing activities, and in the preparation of legislation and
the development of strategies for waste management, which is the primary goal of protecting
the environment throughout the country.

A total of 15,666 Temporary Activity Certificates (GFB), 22,011 Environmental Permits or Environ-
mental Permits and Licenses have been issued by the central and provincial organizations of the
Ministry since 2020. Data on Temporary Activity Certificates (GFB) and Environmental Permits/
FCCs on a yearly basis are provided in Table 99.
Table 100 Number of Certificates issued within the scope of Environmental Permit and Licence By-law by Years (Mo-
EUCC, 2024)
Temporary Activity Environmental Permit / Environmental

Certificate Permit and License Certificate
2020 2,838 4,641
2021 3,131 4,965

2022 5,061 5,788
2023 4,636 6,617

TOTAL 15,666 22,011

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