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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New consequences for late filings to the Registrar of Companies
With reference to the announcement of the Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver on the 16th of April 2020 and the publication of the...
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Cyprus enacts the 5th Anti Money Laundering Directive Introducing Crypto Assets
The enactment of the 5th Anti Money Laundering Directive via amendment of Law 188(I)/2007 constitutes the introduction of mandatory crypto assets regulation...
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