NEWSLETTER-2017

405 LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS Taxes on Income and Anti-Evasion Agreement between the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of South Africa execu- ted in Pretoria, entered into force through publication in the Official Gazette dated 09.03.2017 and numbered 30002. • Law No. 6836 on the Approval of the Ratification of the Ag- reement of the Economic Cooperation Organization Reinsu- rance Company, entered into force through publication in the Official Gazette dated 16.03.2017 and numbered 30009. • Law No. 6839 on the Approval of the Ratification of the Memorandum of Understanding for Free Trade Zone Co- operation between the Republic of Turkey Prime Ministry Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade and the Iraqi Republic Ministry of Commerce, entered into force through publi- cation in Official Gazette dated 16.03.2017 and numbered 30009. • The Resolution of the Council of Ministers dated 27.02.2017 and numbered 2017/9994 on the Ratification of the Recip- rocal Trade Encouragement System Agreement Between Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Belarus was publis- hed in the Official Gazette dated 11.05.2017 and numbered 30063. • The Resolution of the Council of Ministers numbered 2017/10196 on the Ratification of the Memorandum Related to the Grant of Dialogue Partner Status in Shanghai Coopera- tion Organization to the Republic of Turkey was published in the Official Gazette dated 24.05.2017 and numbered 30075. • The Resolution of the Council of Ministers numbered 2017/10107 on the Ratification of the ‘Regional Compe- titiveness’ Multi-Annual Operational Programme for the Community Assistance Provided by the Instrument for Pre- Accession Assistance Under Regional Development Com- ponent and the Notes Annexed to the Financing Agreement Amending the Relevant Financing Agreement between the Turkish Republic and European Commission on behalf of