Explanatory Memorandum to COM(2013)274 - Amendment of a regulation with regards to goods taken in and out of the areas that are and those that are not under the effective control of the Government of Cyprus - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2013)274 - Amendment of a regulation with regards to goods taken in and out of the areas that are and those that are not under the ... |
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| source | COM(2013)274  |
| date | 13-05-2013 |
By Regulation No 866/2004 (hereinafter 'the Green line regulation'), the Council established a regime under Article 2 of Protocol 10 to the Act of Accession 2003 which provides for special rules concerning goods, services and persons crossing the line between those areas of the Republic of Cyprus in which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control and those areas in which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus exercises effective control.
Annex I to the Green Line Regulation provides a list of approved crossing points. Over the years, the increasing number of approved crossing points has resulted in a rising number of crossings.
The present amendment purports to regulate the movement of goods which are taken out of the areas under the effective control of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus and taken back into them through the crossing points mentioned in Annex I after having passed through the areas not under the effective control of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus. The amendment aims in particular to enable farmers from the remote Kato Pyrgos area to bring their products to the market in Nicosia in much less time than before the opening of the Kato Pyrgos-Karavostasi crossing point.
The present amendment lays down provisions applying to goods taken out of the areas under the effective control of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus and taken back into them after passing through the areas not under the effective control of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus.
The responsibility for checks at the crossing points rests with the authorities of the Republic of Cyprus. This amendment regulates the way in which these checks are to be carried out, which documents are to be presented and the time span allowed between the moment the goods are taken out of the areas in which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus exercises effective control and the moment where they are taken back into them
The provisions of this Regulation ensure a high level of protection of human and animal health by prohibiting the movement of live animals and by laying down requirements for the allowed movement of animal products. They also define the measures that the competent authorities of the Republic of Cyprus should take when, on the basis of the relevant information at their disposal and taking account of the need to ensure a high level of protection of human and animal health, they consider that the time span mentioned in the previous recital has been considerably exceeded.