Shareholders’ Agreements
A. Introduction: Under the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap 113 (hereinafter the ''Law''), all private limited Companies are required to adopt articles of...
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Cyprus Visas and Permits
A. Introduction All non-EU citizens who wish to enter the territory of the Republic of Cyprus have various options of visas, including the short-stay visa,...
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Benefits of doing business in Cyprus in 2021
A. Introduction Cyprus has a modern, free-market, service-based economy giving international investors and domestic businesses confidence to invest, grow...
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Employment and Labour Law in Cyprus
A. Introduction Cyprus Employment Law is a combination of common laws and statutes that govern the relationship between an employer and employee. Since...
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Trade Name Registration
A. What is a Trade Name: A Trade name or a Business name is the name under which the individual or the company ‘run the business’, and it is different from...
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Trademark Registration
A. Legal Framework Trademarks and Service Marks in Cyprus are regulated by the Law Cap. 268 (as amended by the Laws 63/1962, 69/1971, 206/1990, and...
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Cyprus Company Formation
A. Cyprus main Company Types 1. Limited Company (LTD) no minimum share capital requirement number of shareholders can be between one to fifty...
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Real Estate in Cyprus
A. Introduction to Cyprus Property Law The Cyprus legal system is based on the British requirements as Cyprus was a British colony until 1960. Further,...
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CySEC New Directive for the Registration of Crypto Providers
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) issued on Friday a directive about the registration and operating conditions of providers of services...
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The Use of Electronic Signature
Undoubtedly and unsurprisingly, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected businesses and individuals in a variety of ways. One aspect, which has been discussed to...
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ESMA Guidelines (ESMA35-36-1952) on certain aspects of the MiFID II compliance function requirements
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published the Guidelines on certain aspects of the MiFID II compliance function requirements (‘the...
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EU List of third country non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes and possible implications
In last February the ECOFIN Council updated the EU list of third country non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes (the so-called EU ‘blacklist’) and...
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