Commission staff working document - Accompanying document to the Report from the Commission to the Council annual Report on the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) 866/2004 of 29 april 2004 and the situation resulting from its application {COM(2009) 478 final}
Date: 2009-09-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, accession to the European Union, activity report, application of EU law, border control, customs regulations, free movement of goods, free movement of persons, immigration

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 14.9.2009 
SEC(2009) 1182 final 

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT 
Accompanying document to the 
REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL 

Annual Report on the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) 866/2004 of 29 April 
2004 and the situation resulting from its application 

{COM(2009) 478 final} 

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Annexes 

Annex I: 

Overview table summarising the monthly reports of the Turkish Cypriot 

Chamber of Commerce according to Article 8 of Commission Regulation 1480/2004 
(accompanying documents issued) (EUR) 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sept 

Oct 

Nov 

Dec 

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

Total 

20 300 

60 857 

20 000 

6 095 

20 068 

34 360 

77 810 

23 440 

4 784 

15 926 

0 

0 

283 640 

0 

8 855 

41 672 

27 013 

28 344 

36 979 

21 911 

20 213 

10 883 

5 440 

23 626 

82 257 

307 193 

297 558 

58 299 

80 855 

36 402 

25 701 

85 315 

34 931 

66 784 

59 558 

97 474 

90 555 

105 960 

1 039 392 

4 062 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

4 134 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

8 196 

41 499 

31 182 

34 787 

13 995 

41 268 

31 748 

37 742 

30 998 

37 182 

28 705 

26 128 

43 246 

398 480 

0 
0 

0 

0 
20 000 

0 
20 000 

0 

0 

0 
0 

0 

0 
0 

350 

0 
0 

0 

1 105 
0 

0 

0 
0 

0 

0 
0 

0 

0 
0 

0 

2 977 

14 837 

17 534 

9 087 

15 786 

13 971 

12 656 

19 824 

26 400 

14 586 

3 338 

2 106 

2 500 

12 162 

6 681 

5 587 

1 445 

2 623 

1 435 

1 230 

0 
0 

0 

0 

0 

22 469 
0 

37 635 
0 

17 930 
0 

8 000 
0 

11 930 
0 

2 800 
0 

3 482 
0 

4 650 
0 

1 320 
0 

21 100 
0 

0 
14 842 

0 
1 760 

0 
0 

1 105 
40 000 

2 400 

2 750 

0 

0 

147 658 

39 107 

131 316 
16 602 

0 
10 800 

0 
1 600 

0 
6 340 

0 
4 200 

400 
4 000 

0 
2 000 

0 
6 000 

0 
880 

0 
13 350 

0 
2 400 

0 
7 000 

0 
8 000 

400 
66 570 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

2 397 

6 400 

0 

0 

0 

0 

8 797 

80 542 

73 648 

64 055 

46 120 

68 153 

69 977 

40 685 

50 931 

46 596 

69 748 

65 421 

66 134 

742 010 

0 

0 

1 250 

14 000 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

14 000 

13 360 

2 800 

18 870 

3 865 

38 895 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 250 

16 973 

85 381 

427 846 

44 586 

54 345 

52 465 

25 600 

19 650 

39 783 

88 338 

75 264 

39 113 

969 344 

0 

0 

0 

1 832 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

100 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 040 

0 

0 

0 

1 935 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

500 

0 

0 

0 

0 

3 767 

600 

1 040 

460 861 

266 712 

197 222 

272 188 

491 894 

802 484 

339 070 

152 174 

351 757 

106 421 

142 864 

57 497 

3 641 144 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

2 580 

2 580 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 720 

1 720 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

5 079 

5 557 

19 236 

45 773 

56 637 

96 471 

33 504 

70 071 

42 193 

56 508 

42 774 

38 882 

44 472 

55 656 

67 988 

650 929 

1 008 402 

733581 

1 027 212 

513 352 

841 671 

1 182 459 

666 516 

443 061 

648 945 

498 640 

525 805 

483 777 

8 573 421 

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and 

and 

Product 
categories 
Aluminium/ 
PVC 
Products 
Live 
Animals/Ani
mal  products 
(fresh fish) 
Building/ 
Articles 
Stone 
Ceramic 
products/refra
ctory goods 
Chemical 
Products 
Clothing 
Earth 
stone 
Electronic 
Equipment 
Glass 
glassware 
Handicraft 
products 
Iron/Steel 
Miscallenous/
Manufactured 
articles 
Paintings 
Paper 
Products 
Pastrycooks' 
products 
Plastic 
Products 
Pre-
fabricated 
buildings 
Prepared 
Foodstuffs 
Printed 
Books, 
newspapers 
etc. 
Raw metal 

Saddlery  and 
Harness 
Textile 
articles 
Vegetable 
residues  and 
by-products 
Vegetables 

Water 
Storage/ 
heating 
Wood 

Wooden 
products/ 
furniture 
Total 

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Annex  II:  Value  of  goods  crossing  the  Green  Line  reported  by  the  authorities  of  the 
Republic of Cyprus (May 2008-April 2009) 

May 

June 

July 

August 

September 

October 

November 

December 

January  

February 

March 

April 

Total 

€ 400 530

€ 640 709

€ 629 939

€ 409 333

€ 631 555

€ 832 808

€ 489 769

€ 361 096

€ 525 150

€ 342 871

€ 404 636

€ 442 634

€ 6 111 030

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ANNEX III: Values of goods which crossed the Green Line and value of goods for which 
accompanying documents were issued by the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce 

1400000

1200000

1000000

800000

600000

400000

200000

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May

June

July

August

September

Value of trade of goods which crossed the Green
Line
Value of trade for which accompanying documents
were issued

January

February

March

April

October

November

December

Month

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Annex IV:  Most traded goods 

Other
19%

Plastic products
9%

Raw metal
11%

/Building
articles of stone
12%

 Wooden
/products
furniture
6%

Vegetables 

Wooden products/furniture 

Building/articles of stone 

Raw metal 

Plastic products 

Other: 

Total: 

Vegetables
43%

3 641 144

537 921

1 039 392

969 344

742 008

1 643 604

8 573 413

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ANNEX V: Development of most traded goods 

Development of trade of goods with highest trade value

Vegetables
Wooden products/furniture
Building/articles of stone
Raw metal
Plastic products

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900000

800000

700000

600000

500000

400000

300000

200000

100000

0

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

Month

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ANNEX VI: ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION STATISTICAL DATA 

FOR THE PERIOD 01/05/2008-30/04/2009 

MONTH 

/YEAR 

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS  
from the areas in which the Republic of Cyprus 
DOES NOT exercise effective control 

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS  
from the areas in which the Republic of Cyprus 
exercises effective control 

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS  
from the British Sovereign 
Base Areas 
(6)  

VOLUNTARY 
DEPARTURE 
(3) 

NOT APPLIED FOR 
ASYLUM 
(4) 

APPLIED FOR ASYLUM  
(5) 

NOT APPLIED 
FOR ASYLUM 
(1) 

112 
57 
101 
48 
88 
37 

41 
26 
97 
35 
35 
29 

APPLIED 
FOR 
ASYLUM  
(2) 
239 
166 
194 
135 
215 
270 

272 
202 
127 
131 
137 
138 

94 
135 
159 
258 
135 
100 

180 
189 
168 
335 
486 
176 

706 

2226 

2415 

1 Syria 

1 Republic 
of Moldova 

1 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 

2 

0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
32 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

33 

1 Georgia 

31  West  Bank  and 
Gaza strip, 1 Iraq 

37 
33 
74 
4 
0 
11 

7 
3 
0 
9 
0 
0 

178 

5347 
(total number of 1+2+3) (96.17%) 

35 
(total number of 4+5) (0.63%) 

178 
(total number of 6) (3.2%) 

5560 
(total number of 1+2+3+4+5+6) (100%) 

Μay 2008 

June 2008 

July 2008 

August 2008 

September 2008 

October 2008 

November 2008 

December 2008 

January 2009 

February 2009 

March 2009 

April 2009 

TOTAL  

TOTAL  

GRAND 
TOTAL  

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SOURCE: Republic of Cyprus, Police Headquarters, Police Aliens & Immigration Department, Ref. No. 433/2 , 7/5/2009 

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Annex VII 

Movement of persons and vehicles across the crossing points under the 
authority of the Republic of Cyprus1 (01/05/2008 - 30/4/2009) 

Source of data: Republic of Cyprus, Cyprus Police 

Movement of persons 

Movement of vehicles 

Month 

Greek 
Cypriots 

Turkish 
Cypriots 

Total 

Greek 
Cypriots 

Turkish 
Cypriots 

Total 

05 / 2008 

85334 

114275 

199609 

18750 

40272 

59022 

06 / 2008 

54016 

102200 

156216 

14689 

36699 

51388 

07 / 2008 

57282 

113928 

171210 

16272 

41600 

59872 

08 / 2008 

66822 

93598 

160420 

20037 

35256 

55293 

09 / 2008 

51807 

126116 

177923 

15880 

44444 

60324 

10 / 2008 

57880 

120207 

178087 

15365 

40433 

55798 

11 / 2008 

58878 

99225 

158103 

16949 

33478 

50427 

12 / 2008 

61592 

121281 

182873 

14304 

40094 

54398 

01 / 2009 

57173 

99075 

156248 

16201 

34590 

50791 

02 / 2009 

48296 

98542 

146838 

12976 

34452 

47428 

03 / 2009 

58676 

102686 

161362 

15131 

36085 

51216 

04 / 2009 

72554 

95993 

168547 

17355 

33931 

51286 

TOTAL  730310 

1287126  2017436  193909  451334 

647243 

1 

Additional  persons  and  vehicles  of  unknown  numbers  crossed  the  Pergamos  and  Strovilia  crossing 
points, both under the authority of the SBA Administration. 

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ANNEX VIII: COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN OF APPREHENDED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS  
WHO HAD A VISA OR STAMP IN THEIR PASSPORT  
FROM TURKEY OR THE TURKISH CYPRIOT COMMUNIY 
(Data covers the period May 2008 – April 2009) 

ENTRY/ EXIT STAMPS from 
Turkey 

ENTRY/ EXIT STAMPS from 
the Turkish Cypriot 
community 

VISA issued by Turkey, allowing 
transit to the northern part of 
Cyprus 
(place of issue) 

VISA /RESIDENCE PERMIT  
issued for the northern part of 
Cyprus 

1024 

234 
155 
111 

45 
17 
8 
0 
51 
5 
11 
15 
4 
5 
2 
22 
1 
23 
1 
9 

315 

250 
101 
101 

48 
185 
56 
3 
56 
6 
11 
40 
43 
11 
18 
37 
1 
24 
15 
6 

32 

0 
0 
0 

0 
1 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
16 
0 
3 
0 
0 
0 
3 
0 
0 

1 

0 
0 
0 

0 
1 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
0 
14 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

NATIONALITY 

SYRIA 

IRAN 

GEORGIA 

IRAQ 
UZBEKISTAN 
PAKISTAN 
INDIA 
CAMEROON  
JORDAN 
EGYPT 
RUSSIA 
BANGLADESH 
SRI-LANKA 
NIGERIA 
CHINA 
UKRAINE 
REP. DOMINICAN  
LEBANON 
VIETNAM 
TURKEY 

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ENTRY/ EXIT STAMPS from 
Turkey 

ENTRY/ EXIT STAMPS from 
the Turkish Cypriot 
community 

VISA issued by Turkey, allowing 
transit to the northern part of 
Cyprus 
(place of issue) 

VISA /RESIDENCE PERMIT  
issued for the northern part of 
Cyprus 

3 
3 
14 
1 
16 
22 
106 
0 
4 
2 
2 
1 

5 
3 
17 
1 
25 
37 
110 
4 
4 
3 
1 
1 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
4 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

1907 

1514 

56 

0 
0 
0 
1 
0 
0 
1 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

9 

NATIONALITY 

MOROCCO 
TUNISIA  
ARMENIA 
NEPAL 
MONGOLIA  
MOLDOVA 
PALESTINE  
GANA 
KYRGYZSTAN 
KAZAKHSTAN  
ALGERIA  
ALBANIA 

1. 

GRAND 
TOTAL 

SOURCE: Republic of Cyprus, Police Aliens & Immigration Department, Ref. No. 433/2 

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