Any building with a lift is bound by the rules and regulations stipulated by the ‘Equipment and Machinery Sector’ and the ‘Machinery Inspection and Certification Unit’ of the Department of Labour Inspections. For lifts, the following laws and regulations are in place: Periodic audit and maintenance of lifts On 28.12.2012 the Safety and Health at […]
Cyprus Parliament voted to expand the framework for attracting Companies On 14 July 2022 the Cyprus Parliament has passed amendment bills with the purpose of expanding the framework for enticing companies to Cyprus. The endorsement of these laws, along with the package of tax measures included in the Strategy of Attracting Businesses to active and/or […]
Cyprus Visitors’ Temporary Residency Permit for Non-EU nationals. (Pink Slip) Cyprus Visitors’ temporary residency, known as Pink Slip, is a residency permit for Third Country Nationals who wish to stay in the country for more than 90 days. It gives the right to visitors to extend their stay in Cyprus after the expiration of their […]
On July 15th , the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus has voted for the amendment of the Bicycle Traffic Regulation Law of 2018 (hereinafter referred to as “the Law”). The Law, which previously has been applicable solely to bicycles, now applies to any other Personal Mobility Devices (hereinafter referred to as “the […]
Recent data has shown an increase in epidemiological indicators around the world, as well as an increase in the number of people hospitalised. According to the new data of the Epidemiological Surveillance Unit of the Ministry of Health, from June 25 to July 5, 2022, 19,503 cases of positive cases were confirmed, out of a […]
The protection of personal data in the European Union (EU) is governed by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and requires very strict compliance by the entities exercising control and processing of the personal data. Installation of any kind of CCTV cameras in common areas of the jointly owned buildings by the Management Committee falls […]
Yesterday, on the 20/06/2022, our esteemed partners successfully managed to receive a court order from the Honourable Court of Limassol, in favour of our Clients concerning the below: The court ordered that for any transactions and/or money paid in a Lebanese Bank with a branch in the Republic of Cyprus, and if those amounts and/or […]
Το Τμήμα Εφόρου Εταιρειών και Διανοητικής Ιδιοκτησίας, του Υπουργείου Ενέργειας, Εμπορίου και Βιομηχανίας, ανακοινώνει ότι από την 1 Ιουνίου 2022 το ευρύ κοινό, καθώς και οι υπόχρεες οντότητες, θα μπορούν να λαμβάνουν πληροφόρηση από το Μητρώο Πραγματικών Δικαιούχων των Εταιρειών και άλλων Νομικών Οντοτήτων, κατόπιν γραπτού αιτήματος στο Τμήμα και έναντι τέλους €3.50 ανά εταιρεία […]
Could a property of a deceased person be transferred to the heirs without issuing a probate order? When a person passes away without leaving a will, the family of the deceased will face the issue of transferring, and distributing the estate of the deceased to the heirs. Our office, G. KOUZALIS LLC has been dealing […]
REASONS WHY EVERYONE SHOULD MAKE A WILL One problem we often encounter in our office through the Probate department, which specialises in the Administration of the deceased person’s estate, is the fact that most people in Cyprus do not prepare and draft a will. Although an estate of a deceased person can be distributed regardless […]