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Specialist Member
A member of staff who is trained, qualified and certified in a branch of science or a profession, who possesses knowledge and skill in the field, and who works with data obtained by scientific methods. Inspection commissions include as many specialist members as the relevant regulations require. In goods procurements at least one member, and in service and works procurements all members of the…
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Immovable Property
Property that is fixed in place and cannot be moved from one place to another without damage.
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Movable Property
All animate and inanimate goods and materials that can be moved from one place to another, together with other assets of every kind, and the natural forces capable of appropriation that do not form part of the ownership of immovable property.
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Free Zone
A zone that, while under the sovereignty of a State, is left outside its customs boundaries, so that customs duty and customs procedures do not arise.
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Survey Drawing
The recording of an existing structure for the purposes of its renovation.
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Item Number
The code number by which current market prices and unit prices are identified.
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Goods Sample
A sample taken from the goods submitted for inspection, specified in the tender documents and bearing all their characteristics, kept sealed and sent where necessary to a laboratory or to the objections commission for analysis. Goods samples must be taken by the inspection and acceptance commission together with the contractor.
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Minor Defect
Minor deviations from the production standards that do not prevent the product subject to the contract from fulfilling its purpose of manufacture, do not limit its use and do not affect its form, function or compatibility. Where contracting authorities specify such defects in the technical specifications, minor defects found during the inspection and acceptance procedures and exceeding the…
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Critical Defect
Defects that impede the performance of the product subject to the contract, or that are dangerous and unsafe for the user or maintainer and may give rise to danger to life, are treated as critical defects. Where contracting authorities specify such defects in the technical specifications, critical defects found during the inspection and acceptance procedures and exceeding the standard require the…
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Quality Conformity Certificate (TSEK)
A certificate issued in the name of a firm, in fields for which there is no Turkish Standard, stating that the products of firms that have qualified for a manufacturing competence certificate conform to the relevant international standards, the standards of other countries, or technical specifications accepted by the Turkish Standards Institution, granting the right to use the TSEK mark under an…
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Defect
A deviation from the established standards and characteristics.
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Spending Officer
The most senior manager of each spending unit to which an appropriation is allocated by the budget.
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Spending Unit
The administration or unit within the scope of Law No. 4734 to which an appropriation is allocated and which has spending authority.
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Implementing Officer
The persons who, upon a spending instruction, carry out the duties of having the work performed, procuring the goods or services, carrying out and documenting the taking of delivery, and preparing the documents necessary for payment.
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Functional Test
Where so specified in the contract and its annexes, the testing under actual conditions of use of whether the work subject to the procurement delivers the performance and efficiency expected of it. It is carried out as part of the physical inspection by the inspection commission, or by specialist bodies under the commission's supervision.
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Factory Acceptance Inspection
The inspection carried out at the facilities where the materials subject to the contract are produced, before they are dispatched to the contracting authority.
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Label
The descriptive information showing the characteristics of the materials subject to the procurement.
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Sensory Inspection
The physical inspection carried out by the inspection and acceptance commission with the aid of the senses, in respect of the organoleptic characteristics (smell, taste, appearance and the like) specified in the technical specifications for the goods subject to the contract.
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Bill of Lading
A document required where it is stipulated that shipment is to be made by sea.
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Major Defect
Defects capable of altering the form, function, compatibility with other products with which it is used, and reliability of the goods subject to the specifications, or of affecting their service life, shelf life, performance or cost. The contracting authority determines such defects according to the nature of the goods procured and checks for them during inspection and acceptance. Where major…