Jet Approval to Railway Law from President Gül

Jet Approval to Railway Law from President Gül
President Abdullah Gul, Turkey Railways Transport Joint Stock Company (TCDD Transport Inc.) providing for the establishment, 'the Law on the Liberalization of Railway Transport Turkey' u confirm.

According to a statement from the Presidential Press Center, Gul sent the Law No. 6461 to the Prime Ministry for publication. TCDD Taşımacılık A.Ş. will be established in accordance with the newly accepted railway law. will be able to make railways in private sector and take the right to operate.

Liberalization of Turkey with the Law on Railway Transport; TCDD is being restructured as a railway infrastructure operator, and there is no change in its current legal status. The units related to the railway company TCDD separated Republic of Turkey State Railways Transport Joint Stock Company (TCDD Transport Inc.) is established.

TCDD will serve as a railway infrastructure operator on the part of the national railway infrastructure network, which is transferred to the state-owned railway infrastructure.

TCDD; For the high-speed and high-speed train transportation, the necessary infrastructure will be envisaged by the Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications for investments in railway infrastructure, the lines becoming double or multiple lines, and investments in the renewal and improvement of the railway infrastructure.

In case of requesting the construction of junction line; The immovables required by the junction line to be constructed will be collected by the TCDD by collecting the expropriation fee from the requester and an easement right will be established free of charge in favor of the claimant for not exceeding 49 years. At the end of the period of use, all assets built on the aforementioned immovables will be deemed to be the property of TCDD without any further processing. No fee or compensation will be paid by TCDD for these assets.

Public legal entities and companies; to build their own railway infrastructure, to be a railway infrastructure operator on this infrastructure, to be a railroad railway operator on the national railway infrastructure network.

IMMEDIATELY IMPROVED

If companies want to build a railway infrastructure; The immovables required by the railway infrastructure to be constructed will be collected from the relevant company and expropriated by the Ministry, and a right of easement will be established free of charge for the specified purpose in favor of the related company for not more than 49 years. At the end of the period of use, all assets built on the real estate in question will be deemed to be the property of the Treasury without any further processing. No compensation or compensation will be paid by the Treasury for these assets.

Among the immovable properties owned by the Treasury and allocated or left to TCDD, those deemed appropriate by the Ministry of Finance will be transferred to TCDD for use in the duties and activities of TCDD, together with the structures and facilities on it. Except for forests; Among the immovables, which are under the government's authority and disposition, those that are used in the duties and activities of TCDD and approved by the Ministry of Finance will be transferred to TCDD together with the structures and facilities on it after they are registered by the Ministry of Finance on behalf of the Treasury. Among the immovables within the scope of this regulation, those allocated to the Ministry of National Defense and the Turkish Armed Forces inventory that are in common with TCDD will be out of scope.

Due to the use of the immovables to be registered and allocated in the name of TCDD in the name of TCDD until the date of entry into force of this regulation, those who have not yet been charged on the name of TCDD will be abandoned at any stage. Charged fees will not be refunded. Those who have been leased from the immovable property to third parties by TCDD, and who have not yet been charged for the tenants due to their use until the date of entry into force of this article, will be abandoned at any stage, provided that they have been collected by TCDD.

In the parcels adjacent to the railway infrastructure, the construction approach distance determined by the Ministry will be complied with to ensure the safety of the railway. The buildings which are not suitable for the specified distance will be demolished or demolished upon the request of the Ministry.

RAILWAY MAIN ROAD TO BE DONE

The railway; railway, village road and similar road intersection will be considered as the main road rail will be the superiority of the passageway.

At these intersections, the institution or organization to which the new road is connected will be obliged to make an overpass or overpass and take other safety measures. In case of the necessity of railway traffic system, the facilities that prevent the sight of level crossings will be removed.

TCDD Taşımacılık A.Ş. Within a year after gaining legal personality; TCDD Board of Directors will determine the personnel to be transferred to TCDD Taşımacılık A.Ş., one of the relevant service units of TCDD, and vehicles that attract and withdrawal used in their services related to cargo and passenger transportation, and any other vehicles, equipment and devices related to them.

With its staff and positions; Tools, equipment and devices, on the other hand, will be deemed to have been transferred to TCDD Taşımacılık A.Ş. without any other operations, along with their rights, receivables, debts and liabilities.

IDENTIFICATION OF PENSION

According to the law, employees of TCDD will be paid extra pension if they retire.

The retirement bonuses of those who are employed in TCDD, who are entitled to pension, are applied within one month; 25 percent more for those staying for a maximum of three years from age to retirement, 30 percent for those staying less than five years from age to retirement, and 40 percent for those who stay more than five years and older than age. Retirees will be paid with 2013 percent more if they apply within one month from the date of gaining this right, for those who will have the pension pension requirements until the end of 40.

Retired personnel will not be able to be employed in TCDD and TCDD Taşımacılık A.Ş. within 5 years from the date of retirement. 15 staff will be assigned to the central organization of TCDD Taşımacılık A.Ş.