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The Central Laboratory Determination System (MELBES) has been established, which will distri-
bute the measurement and analysis works of industrial facilities to authorized laboratories in a
transparent, objective and fair way, away from human intervention, and will select the authori-
zed laboratory suitable for the needs of the enterprises, and the system in question has started
to be used as of 16.02.2019 with the Ministry Approval on the Implementation of the Central
Laboratory Determination System (MELBES) dated 13 February 2019.

With the MELBES System, which has been carried out since 16.02.2019, the measurement and
analysis needs of the facilities operating in Türkiye continue to be met by the measurement and
analysis facilities of the laboratories authorized by MoEUCC for many By-laws.

Table 113 Distribution of the requests made through the MELBES System between 2020-2023 by the scopes (Mo-
EUCC, 2024)

Scope Requests
Emission / Immission 50,264
Wastewater / Water 35,594

Waste / Sewage Sludge / Soil / Sediment 2,544
Noise / Vibration 1,823

CEMS 1,945
Odor 840
TOTAL 93,010

Map 33 Distribution of Environmental Measurement and Analysis Laboratories (MoEUCC, 2023)

H.7.3.1. Environmental Reference Laboratory

The Environmental Reference Laboratory is a public laboratory operating under the Laboratory
Measurement and Monitoring Department of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and
Climate Change, established to carry out plans and projects regarding the protection, develop-
ment and cleaning of the environment, and to conduct and have conducted research, examina-
tion and laboratory studies related to the environment (Image 10).
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