Analysis, jurisdiction guides and product notes for practitioners working across EU and national law — written by the team building OmniLaw.
Directive 2003/49/EC exempts qualifying intra-group interest and royalty payments from source-State tax — but four exclusion categories and a documentary procedure can unwind that relief before payment is made.
Cyprus Competition Commission Decision 24/2025 unanimously cleared a real estate developer's acquisition of KEAN Soft Drinks — and had to define ten product markets to do it.
The Cyprus Court of Appeal overturned a coverage denial in January 2026, holding that clause 9.2.2 exclusions require causal proof, not categorical invocation.
The Cyprus Court of Appeal rejected a January 2026 application to reopen a 2008 appeal without a hearing, enforcing a prior filing prohibition under Rule 41.15(2) of the Civil Procedure Rules 2023.
Decision No 117 of 7 July 1982 created the three-form chain — E 501, E 502, and E 551 — that turned the Article 50(1)(a) registration obligation of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 into an operational system for cross-border pension coordination.
Decision No 115 of 15 December 1982 established a closed list of twelve categories of medical devices and treatments constituting substantial benefits in kind under Article 24(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 — any one of them requires prior authorization from the competent institution before the host-state institution may provide the benefit.
The Paphos Rent Control Court confirmed that Rule K.32.6 of Cyprus's 2023 Civil Procedure Rules preserves the exceptional, discretionary character of cross-examination in interlocutory proceedings; a bare credibility challenge does not suffice.
The Areios Pagos quashed a 70/30 concurrent-fault apportionment in a fatal motorcycle case because the Court of Appeal omitted three factual findings the law requires.
Decision No 116 of 15 December 1982 specifies which benefits in kind trigger the E114 notification duty under Articles 17(7) and 60(6) of Regulation 574/72, sets country-specific monetary thresholds, and defines when urgency or extreme urgency displaces the normal prior-authorisation sequence.
The Areios Pagos confirmed that a closed, elevated motorway with no direct access for adjacent owners cannot trigger Greece's benefit presumption under Law 653/1977 — leaving the State's diminution compensation obligation intact.
How the Commission used delegated authority under Article 11(1) of Directive 80/777/EEC to translate Scientific Committee for Food opinions into binding concentration limits, verbatim mandatory label text, and a pre-notification regime for ozone treatment — the complete regulatory template governing natural mineral water marketing across the EU since 2004.
The Greek Supreme Civil Court quashed an appellate decision that denied Law 3869/2010 debt relief on bad-faith grounds, holding that courts must articulate both limbs of the eventual-intent test — foresight and acceptance — not merely note that a debtor borrowed more than they could repay.
Directive 63/474/EEC (1963) created a distinct EEC legal regime for invisible transaction transfers outside the four freedoms, its verification architecture visible in modern AML frameworks.
The Areios Pagos quashed a debt adjustment grant, confirming that all creditors — including foreign SPVs — form a necessary passive joinder and that contradictory reasoning on fraud and income fatally undermines relief.
Euratom's 1962 Directive stripped Member States of all discretion over nuclear worker authorizations — the grant must be automatic once the skilled employment threshold is met.
A Limassol Rent Control Tribunal dismissed a nuisance-based possession claim in March 2026 after the landlord failed to produce noise meter readings, police complaints, or expert evidence — setting a clear threshold for Article 11(1)(β) cases.
The Limassol Rent Control Court dismissed an own-use possession claim in February 2026 because the landlord produced no evidence from the intended occupant and failed to disclose his financial position — leaving the claim as a 'mere wish'.
Before diplomas could be mutually recognised across the Community, the Council invented a different credential: sustained prior practice, verified by attestation. Council Directive 74/556/EEC is the instrument that made professional experience legally equivalent to a formal qualification for toxic products activities.
Cyprus's Supreme Court split 2-1 on whether a Politis column attacking MEP Eleni Theocharous crossed from protected political satire into defamation — and what Article 17 of Cap. 148 requires.
The New Supreme Court's January 2026 ruling in Washman v Koulouroui confirms that attacking a first-instance credibility finding on appeal requires more than broad disagreement — it requires precise identification of the specific failure, tied directly to the trial transcript.
The Cyprus Supreme Court's January 2024 ruling confirms that Article 23.5's three-year reversion right cannot apply to land whose title crystallised absolutely under colonial statute before independence in 1960.
EEC Regulation 2821/71 delegated to the Commission the power to exempt whole categories of agreements from Art. 85(1) — the mechanism still operating under Art. 101(3) TFEU today.
The Cyprus Supreme Court (Second Instance) acquitted a COVID-19 protester because the April 2021 Decree banned peaceful assembly outright while permitting tattoo parlors, gyms, and churches.
The Cyprus Rent Control Court of Limassol ruled in January 2026 that systematic delay is assessed by conduct pattern, not individual reasons — and that a termination notice under Article 11(4) cannot be withdrawn.
EEC Regulation No 11 (1960) was the first binding instrument to operationalise the Article 79 EEC Treaty prohibition on transport discrimination — with inspection powers, graded penalties, and a prior-hearing requirement that prefigure the modern EU enforcement framework.
Cyprus Competition Commission Decision 19/2025 cleared Brookfield's acquisition of CPI Holdco (Antylia Scientific) under Law 83(I)/2014 — here is the Commission's analysis.
The Cyprus Supreme Court increased the total award in Christodoulou v Attorney General to €90,000, setting a clearer quantum matrix for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus claims.
EEC Regulation No 17 of 1962 built the procedural machinery for Articles 85 and 86 of the EEC Treaty — sole Commission exemption power, dawn raids, notification obligations, and fines.
A January 2026 Supreme Court ruling confirms that a land registration built on a faulty community-council certificate can be annulled — even after the property has been sold to an innocent buyer.
Even where a cross-border acquisition produces a combined Cypriot market share of 0-5%, the EPA applies the full Law 83(I)/2014 analytical framework. EPA 03/2025 shows exactly how.
CySEC Circular C772 required all EU Investment Firm Branches operational in Cyprus as at 31 December 2025 to submit Form RBSF-CBR Version 3 via TRS by May 8, 2026 — with section 37(5) penalties for non-compliance and no reminders from CySEC.
The Cyprus Court of Appeal held that Olympic Insurance was estopped from invoking the Article 15(1)(a) notice requirement of Law 96(I)/2000 after five years of active defence and a written commitment to honour its obligations.
A Cyprus Supreme Court civil appeal decided 21 January 2026 holds that a buyer who paid €250,000 for property that the primary seller never delivered has a separate, enforceable contractual claim against a third-party company whose conditional fall-back obligation was activated once the primary seller failed.
CySEC Circular C771 sets the May 8 deadline for all authorised CASPs to submit Form RBSF-CASP Version 3 via TRS — including non-operational entities.
Winning an annulment of an administrative act in Cyprus does not automatically yield damages. The Court of Appeal's January 2026 ruling sets out precisely what a plaintiff must still prove — and what the civil court may not re-examine.
Cyprus EPA unanimously cleared DP World's acquisition of Herport SAS under Law 83(I)/2014, applying the SIEC test to a cross-border logistics deal with a Limassol nexus.
A CySEC enforcement action for market abuse was annulled not on its merits but because the Chairwoman who signed it had a personal financial relationship with the bank she was sanctioning.
The Cyprus EPA dismissed a complaint against a 6-month food delivery exclusivity clause, finding no appreciable restriction on competition despite an agreement existing.
A Cyprus Court of Appeal ruling from January 2026 confirms that the right of support attaches to land alone — not to buildings erected on it.
CySEC Circular C763 introduced a new Sectoral Risk Assessment Form requiring every authorised regulated entity to self-score 14 AML/CFT control questions on a 1–10 scale and submit via TRS by 17 April 2026. What the Form reveals about CySEC's supervisory priorities.
CySEC Circular C776 adopts ESMA's LMT Guidelines, requiring Cyprus UCITS and AIF managers to select at least two liquidity management tools after a suitability assessment.
An insurance agent's commission claim turns on proving actual intermediation as a question of fact. The Cyprus Supreme Court dismissed the appeal on the evidence.
A summary that drops the instrument numbers, the dates, and the cross-references cannot be acted on or verified. For practitioners, the citation is not a footnote. It is the deliverable.
CySEC Circular C756 confirms that MiCA authorisation may not be enough: EMT services that qualify as payment services pull CASPs into PSD2 and CBC licensing.
A short Friday digest of what changed across EUR-Lex, Cyprus and Austria — plus the posts worth your time. No noise.
