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CIBA promotes good health practices within the workplace through its mindfulness events

CIBA promotes good health practices within the workplace through its mindfulness events  Holistic programmes such as mindfulness have been introduced into the workplace and have been proven most useful in teaching a healthy way to cope with stress and providing methods for stress management. These types of programmes have been very successful and have been helpful […]

Council of Ministers decides on relaxing COVID-19 measures as per Minister of Health. Vigilance is still a prerequisite.

As announced today by the Minister here in Greek, the Ministry of Health is proceeding with important relaxations of the prevailing measures to combat  COVID-19 due to the improved epidemiological statistics. However, encouraging developments should not lead to complacency and non-observance of personal protection measures. Taking into account the above, the Council of Ministers decided: The Council […]

Application for Beneficial Ownership report of a Legal Entity

The Department of Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Energy, Industry and Commerce announces that as from today, an application for the issuance of a “Beneficial Ownership Report” is available on the Companies’ Section website. Interested parties are requested to submit the relevant application (click here) to the Department’s cashier office.

Extension of submission of Personal Income Statement for the tax year 2021 until August 31, 2022

As per announcement here, the Department of Taxation informs that, in accordance with a decision of the Council of Ministers, a decree will be issued where the date of submission of the tax return of an Individual (Employed, Retired and Self-Employed without accounts), as well as the deadline for the payment of the tax due in accordance […]

Amendments to the Cyprus Income Tax Law affecting Persons arriving for first employment in Cyprus effective as of July 26th, 2022

On 26th July 2022, an amendment to the Cyprus Income Tax Law L.118(I)/2002 was published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Cyprus. The amended legislation can be accessed here in CYLAW in Greek in section 8. However, we have tried to offer a simplified summary of what the new amendments entail. Existing Tax Exemptions The existing tax […]

Operation of the Interim solution of the Ultimate Beneficiary Owner Register after 31st July 2022 and Extension of the hours of receipt of applications

A number of key announcements on the UBO Register were issued which we have summarized below: Operation of the Interim solution of the Ultimate Beneficiary Owner Registry after 31st July 2022 The Department of Registrar of Companies has issued an announcement on the operation of the interim solution of the UBO register in Greek here […]

Updated EU Sanctions Package on the Ukrainian crisis approved and issued on Thursday, July 21st

On July 21st, the EU issued its awaited 7th package of sanctions adopting the proposal for  “maintenance and alignment” package which was announced on July 15th here. The full text can be accessed within the Official Journal of the European Union which can be found here

The Bill of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works for a Law on the Regulation of the Traffic of Bicycles and other Personal Mobility Devices (“e-scooters”) passes

As per Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works announcement here, the Bill for the regulation of the circulation of bicycles and other personal mobility devices by the House of Representatives which affects the use of Personal Mobility Devices (“e-scooters”) was passed. The proposal to amend the law was approved by the Council of Ministers on […]