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We would like to inform you that any businesses that wish to apply to the Export Helpdesk Service (EHD) for the promotion of their products and services abroad, will have to declare their interest again by 31/01/2023.

 The Export Helpdesk Service operates at the Ministry of Energy, Commerce, and Industry as part of the overall effort for further penetration of Cypriot products and services into foreign markets. This service aims at a more targeted promotion of domestic exports through the contacts that the Ministry’s 16 Trade Centers, which currently cover 44 countries, make with importers.

In particular, the Export Helpdesk covers the following countries:

1. Athens (covers Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Italy)
2. Warsaw (covers Poland, Latvia, Lithuania)
3. Berlin (covers Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland)
4. Beirut (covers Lebanon, Syria)
5. Vienna (covers Austria, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Hungary, Croatia)
6. Cairo (covers Egypt, Jordan)
7. London (covers United Kingdom, Ireland)
8. New Delhi (covers India)
9. Moscow (covers Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan)
10. Dubai (covers United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar)
11. New York (covers USA, Canada)
12. Paris (covers France, Spain, Belgium, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia)
13. Beijing (covers China)
14. Tel Aviv (covers Israel, Palestine)
15. Tehran (covers Iran, Pakistan)
16. Tokyo (covers Japan)

Before applying to the Export Helpdesk, interested businesses are advised to conduct a preliminary study of the export prospects of their products and services concerning their readiness to export.

For countries not covered by the Trade Centers (TC), EHD officials send data on potential importers for certain products and services for certain countries covered by their databases.

It is also noted that our Commercial Advisor in China asks companies interested in promoting their products/services in this country to have the profile of their company and products in Chinese and to send samples to the TC to promote them to potential importers.

For further information and applications, interested Cypriot companies can contact the Export Helpdesk at 22867118/209/155, fill in the following forms, and send them online to the following addresses: epitsillidou@meci.gov.cy, lkarkoti@meci.gov.cy, andakaramanis@meci.gov.cy

In addition, a series of webinars are planned to provide participants with comprehensive information about their activity in foreign markets.

For this purpose, you can select the countries you are interested in and inform the responsible officials at the above addresses.

• United States
• United Kingdom
• Germany
• Israel
• Japan
• China

The Application Form can be found HERE and the Responsibility Declaration HERE.

Business Opportunities:

You can express your interest to the following profiles:

• A Cypriot company that produces high quality olive products is looking for potential companies under commercial and supplier agreement: HERE
• A Cypriot company which operates slaughterhouses is looking for potential companies under supplier agreement: HERE
• Cypriot manufacturer and distributor company of quality packing products for the pharmaceutical, veterinary, cosmetic and food industries is looking for potential partners under commercial, supplier and outsourcing agreement: HERE
• A Cypriot company, dealing with organic beekeeping and producing natural beehive cosmetic products, is looking for agents and distributors: HERE
• Cypriot manufacturer of quality PVC gaskets, rigid plastics accessories and rigid PVC extrusion profiles for the wood and construction market is looking for potential partners under supplier agreement: HERE

Establishing collaborations with Cypriot Companies

The purpose of this newsletter is to inform you about the business opportunities in the Cyprus Market.

A brief look at the Cyprus economy and the sectors with the greatest growth will help you obtain a more complete picture of the local market.

For any question don’t hesitate to get in touch with us by e-mail: eency@ccci.org.cy or tel.: +357 22 88 97 49/52/69.

Cyprus economy
Cyprus is located in the northeast corner of the Mediterranean Sea, at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and Africa. Cyprus has been a member of the EU since 2004. The Cyprus economy is free-market economy, mainly based on services. The IMF expects growth of 3.5 per cent for 2022 and 2.5 per cent for 2023, while the European Commission’s forecasts refer to economic growth of 3.2 per cent and 2.1 per cent respectively.

Growth Sectors
All sectors of the economy are important however priority is foreseen to the following sectors in order to address the global and local challenges of the future—including digitalization, automation and climate change:

• Tertiary Education
• Renewable Energy
• Agriculture & Agritech
• Tourism
• Light Manufacturing
• Maritime & Shipping
• ICT

Following the Information Event organized by CCCI and the Department of Labor Inspection last week on the above topic, we would like to draw your attention to the following:

On 1.9.2022, the new legislation “The Safety and Health at Work (Operation, Maintenance, and Audit of Lifting Equipment) Regulations of 2021” was put into force aiming to protect workers from accidents and to provide access to employers and owners to a modernized audit and maintenance system.

The new legislation specifies, inter alia, the obligations of owners and authorized persons who are involved in the maintenance and audit of lifting equipment, the frequency of lifting equipment and lifting gear’s audit, the main points for audit of lifting equipment, and the criteria for approval of any persons as authorized auditors of lifting equipment.

Each owner of Lifting Equipment must:
• ensure that the lifting equipment is audited in the presence of the maintenance person and with a trained operator
• attach “LIFT AUDIT: SUCCESSFUL”
• keep Audit Report
• ensure that repairs are made
• assign maintenance to Lifting Equipment Maintenance Persons
• keep a Special Maintenance Book
• not operate very high-risk lifting equipment that does not have an Audit Report in force.
• maintain a Register of Lifting Gear
• have a manual for the use of the lifting equipment
• make sure there are protection and warning systems for the operator and a proper rapid connection system.

The audits of the Lifting Equipment will now be carried out by private Authorized Auditors from the Department of Labor Inspection.

Lifts are divided into four categories based on their risk:

A. Very High-Risk Lifting Equipment:

• cranes near the sea
• cranes in premises with dangerous substances with a lifting capacity of more than 2,000 kg,
• gantry cranes with a lifting capacity of more than 5,000 kg,
• tower cranes,
• mobile cranes,
• wall-mounted cranes of more than 2,000 kg,
• lifting equipment for handling containers and/or vessels.

B. High-Risk Lifting Equipment:

• lifts for lifting persons,
• lifting equipment for projects,
• cranes on premises with dangerous substances with a lifting capacity of less than 2,000 kg,
• gantry cranes of less than 5,000 kg,
• wall-mounted cranes or mast-mounted cranes of less than 2,000 kg,
• mobile cranes (parrots) over 5,000 kg.

C. Medium-Risk Lifting Equipment:

• mobile cranes (parrots) of less than 5,000 kg,
• lifts (for materials, for people with disabilities, etc.),
• concrete pumps,
• forklifts,
• vehicle lifting platforms,
• specialized lifts.

D. Low-Risk Lifting Equipment:

• vehicle towing cranes,
• manual machines with a lifting capacity of 100 kg,
• self-propelled elevators and hydraulic mechanisms with scissor platforms with a lifting capacity of more than 200 kg.

You can find the Authorized Lift Equipment Auditors in the Registry maintained by the Department of Labor Inspection at the following webpage:
https://www.mlsi.gov.cy/mlsi/dli/dliup.nsf/All/F3B1ECD10FD081F9C225889C003C850C?OpenDocument