The European Court of Human Rights issued on 3.12.2020 its first judgment on the coronavirus (Le Mailloux v. France, application no. 18108/20). The Court declared inadmissible the action of a French citizen against France who complained about the handling of the Covid-19 health crisis by the French state. In particular, the applicant alleged that the...Read More

Additional restrictive measures against the pandemic COVID-19 Extraordinary Measures on an island-wide scale with effect from 31/12/2020 (06:00 am) to 31/12/2020 (11.59 pm) The Council of Ministers has decided the extension of the validity of the current measures and their reinforcement with the following additional measures, which will take effect on Friday 11 December, at 6:00 in...Read More

Additional restrictive measures against the pandemic COVID-19 Extraordinary Measures on an island-wide scale with effect from 30/11/2020 (00.01 am) to 13/12/2020 (11.59 pm) The movement of persons is prohibited from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. with the following exceptions: (i) Movement to/from work, as well as for work reasons by presenting the employee movement confirmation...Read More

Extension of Deadline for the Submission of Personal Income Tax Statements We would like to inform you that in accordance with the Decree issued on the 27 November 2020 under Κ.Δ.Π. 562/2020, the following deadlines have been extended to the 15 December 2020: Electronic submission of the 2019 personal income tax return by employees and...Read More

Personal Data Protection and COVID-19 Test Results According to the Personal Data Protection Act, information connected to the health of an individual constitutes sensitive personal data. The concept of sensitive personal health data includes supplementary categories which are as follows: Any information that relates to both the biological and the mental state of human health;...Read More

GDPR vs AML – When the Titans Clash The key and most far reaching changes in recent years has undoubtedly been the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as well as the introduction, strengthening and expansion of rules and regulations relating to the prevention and suppression of money laundering and terrorist financing –...Read More

Update on Ban on Travel Relating to the Paphos and Limassol Districts for COVID Measure In the follow up to the emergency measures announced yesterday for controlling the coronavirus pandemic and in respect with the Districts of Lemesos and Pafos, it is specifically clarified that the movement of persons to and from the two Districts...Read More

Update on COVID-19 Restriction Measures In light of the worsening COVID-19 spread in the community, the Ministry of Health has announced that the following restriction measures as be enforced as of 20:00 on the 12th November 2020 and remain in force until the 30th November 2020: CATEGORY A MEASURES – Pancyprian Application Gatherings of persons...Read More

Establishment of a Medical Company in Cyprus With a publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Cyprus, on 19.07.2013, the Law on Registration of Doctors (Amended) of 2013 (Law 73 (I) / 2013) (hereinafter ”the Law”) was issued. The Law provides for the establishment of Medical Companies and establishes the legal framework for...Read More

Cyprus – Update on COVID-19 Restriction Measures The spread in the community was assessed and taken into account, as well as the risk of specific activities, where there is an increased risk of high spread of the virus. Specifically and analytically, the measures are categorized into three groups as follows: Category A. Medium-term measures in...Read More