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CYPRUS: REDUCTION OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY TAX

On Wednesday 1st of June 2016, the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Cyprus approved the following: the...

CYPRUS COMPANIES: ANNUAL LEVY FOR 2016

In 2012 the Cyprus Parliament passed a Law regarding the annual levy on Cyprus Companies. Following the provisions...

REPORTING FORMALITIES FOR SHIPS ARRIVING AND DEPARTING FROM THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS

The Department of Merchant Shipping has updated its guidelines to operators of ships calling at ports in the...

ANTI-PIRACY LAW IN CYPRUS

Cyprus is one of the most important maritime locations in the world. Precisely, Cyprus is the third largest...

LIMASSOL: AN IDEAL LOCATION TO GET MARRIED

Civil marriage in Cyprus is governed by the provisions of Marriage Law (104(I)/2003) and it is under the...

CIVIL PARTNERSHIP IN CYPRUS

The civil partnership (Law 184(I)/2015) legitimises the union between two individuals, regardless of gender. In...

CYPRUS: MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

The major legislation that regulates mergers and acquisitions in Cyprus is the Companies Law (Cap. 113). In...

COMPETITION LAW IN CYPRUS

The Association Agreement between Cyprus and the European Economic Community entered into force in the late...

SHIPPING: RESTRICTIVE MEASURES IN VIEW OF THE SITUATION IN LIBYA

On the 31st of July 2015 and 18th of January 2016 the EU adopted the following legislative instruments concerning...

BANK SECRECY IN CYPRUS

Banking is one of the most important sectors of the economy since it influences investment and consumption....

PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION IN CYPRUS

Personal data defines any information relating to a natural living person. Some illuminating examples are the...

PANAMA PAPERS AND PROFESSIONAL SECRECY

The leak of 11.5 million confidential documents of the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca revealed how rich and...