Work to repair damage caused by the October 9, 2026 earthquake is covered by a Cabinet Council instruction to process exemptions from fees and other contributions. Cabinet Resolution No. 109, dated October 13 and published on October 19 in Official Gazette No. 30637 F, supplements the emergency declaration. Article 2 provides that it takes effect upon promulgation, but the measure does not amount to an automatic exemption for every property owner.

Article 1 directs the Fire Department, the National Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers, the ministries of Environment and Health, and other competent public agencies to carry out the relevant procedures. The instruction covers payments relating to the repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, reinforcement and restoration of buildings, public and private infrastructure, transport routes and other works directly affected by the earthquake.

That scope includes private properties, not only government facilities. The recitals mention homes, commercial premises, hotels, restaurants, warehouses, industrial facilities and offices among the buildings where damage may compromise safety or the continuity of economic activities. For owners, construction companies and suppliers, the measure could ease certain administrative costs associated with restoring those assets, provided that agencies complete the procedures and the work falls within the circumstances covered.

The direct connection between the damage and the earthquake is central. The resolution does not establish a general exemption for any new construction or renovation, nor does it identify a uniform saving per property. It also contains no list of fees, forms, service points or deadlines for applying for the benefit. Its publication therefore does not make it possible to calculate how much each project will avoid paying or to regard implementation across all the agencies involved as settled.

The document places recovery within a process requiring inspections and technical assessments to determine the damage and the necessary interventions. That reference should not be confused with a waiver of safety requirements: the financial instruction focuses on processing exemptions. The possibility of reducing payments likewise does not establish that a building is authorized to resume operations.

Practical implementation will depend on the provisions and procedures adopted by the competent agencies. The actual effect of the exemptions will be linked to that implementation and to identifying the works directly affected, rather than solely to the resolution taking effect.

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