The Ministry of Industry and Trade recently announced the 2023 Market Surveillance and Inspection results.
According to the report, 32,101 products were inspected last year, and a total of TRY81.28 million in fines were imposed on those found inconvenient. At 22.71%, lifts were the product group with the highest inconvenience rate. This group was followed by cable cars (17.46%) and energy efficiency (15.45%). In 2023, a total of 9,683 inspections were conducted on the companies that conduct product inspections and lift maintenance activities; A-type inspection bodies performing periodical controls; and the service inspection activities regarding building managers. Among these, 2,199 were found inconvenient. Twohundred-fifty-two of these were tested, and an improvement time was provided for 153 of them. A total of 45.33-million TRY penalty fine was imposed on the lifts found inconvenient in 2023.
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