COMMISSION STAFF WORKING PAPER Technical annexes Accompanying the document Annual Report on the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) 866/2004 of 29 April 2004 and the situation resulting from its application
Date: 2012-06-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, border control, free movement of goods, free movement of persons, illegal migration, right of asylum

EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 1.6.2012  
SWD(2012) 140 final 

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING PAPER 

Technical annexes 

Accompanying the document 

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

{COM(2012) 251 final} 

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Annex I:  

Overview  table  summarising  the  monthly  reports  of  the  Turkish  Cypriot  Chamber  of  Commerce  according  to  Article  8  of  Commission 
Regulation in EUR with electricity 

Traded Products 

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sept  

Oct  

Nov  

Dec  

Total 

Aluminium/ PVC Products 

5,849 

6,596 

3,676 

44,948 

15,058 

7,991 

16,822 

4,625 

2,212 

4,008 

4,356 

11,141 

127,282 

Live Animals/Animal products (fresh fish) 

56,088 

66,527 

135,010 

78,087 

103,742 

112,868 

Building/ Articles of Stone 

113,128 

76,274 

24,831 

79,937 

25,845 

68,091 

90,002 

56,336 

Ceramic products/refractory goods 

Chemical Products 

Electricity 

Earth and stone 

Electronic Equipment 

Glass and 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 

53,305 

30,501 

4,428 

4,268 

97,641 

19,818 

8,877 

7,307 

85,822 

56,859 

6,771 

9,459 

81,813 

39,086 

8,519 

4,982 

62,153 

1,023,057 

38,739 

629,445 

1,690 

5,260 

76,580 

124,232 

10,754 

0 

800 

0 

0 

7,318 

27,424 

12,507 

10,478 

22,745 

10,325 

14,434 

17,340 

5,126 

4,462,536 

7,107,885 

6,728,248 

1,680,099 

2,529,425 

1,577,582 

24,085,775 

0 

0 

300 

366 

3,282 

8,088 

0 

1,370 

1,272 

3,563 

75 

0 

1,450 

935 

3,261 

0 

0 

1,776 

7,361 

3,085 

4,000 

0 

4,471 

2,342 

4,449 

0 

0 

535 

2,230 

420 

0 

0 

267 

3,572 

8,563 

0 

0 

0 

0 

7,724 

1,287 

0 

0 

2,878 

0 

740 

0 

142 

1,480 

5,420 

0 

0 

150 

1,018 

380 

0 

0 

598 

0 

1,556 

14,190 

0 

11,060 

23,454 

41,702 

7,024 

7,756 

13,963 

12,587 

22,156 

13,137 

16,460 

15,974 

12,976 

20,707 

11,286 

7,725 

161,751 

0 

0 

0 

0 

200 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

3,600 

1,200 

1,320 

0 

0 

0 

3,000 

1,200 

0 

0 

3,870 

5,400 

2,190 

4,790 

7,459 

7,750 

8,490 

0 

0 

0 

14,000 

0 

0 

0 

200 

49,069 

15,200 

76,826 

81,913 

77,595 

77,943 

94,265 

106,141 

112,501 

90,815 

107,702 

83,383 

76,593 

79,349 

1,065,026 

0 

0 

0 

0 

17 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

300 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

917 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1,234 

0 

156,572 

188,569 

94,262 

228,174 

100,758 

106,717 

19,592 

37,639 

63,403 

44,777 

31,198 

75,228 

1,146,889 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

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Textile articles 

3,000 

12,300 

3,400 

14,580 

1,360 

7,100 

1,560 

1,680 

18,800 

50,500 

19,500 

16,500 

150,280 

Vegetable residues and by-products 

Vegetables 

Water Storage/heating 

Wood 

0 

2,825 

0 

0 

2,290 

5,112 

0 

0 

0 

2,288 

0 

2,460 

3,724 

128 

15,596 

1,500 

254 

4,455 

250 

13,715 

77,987 

66,509 

32,065 

2,500 

19,250 

53,284 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

124 

0 

1,500 

12,748 

26,559 

0 

0 

40,988 

304,510 

0 

1,624 

Wooden products/ furniture 

30,847 

30,358 

26,563 

37,327 

33,717 

25,433 

24,990 

23,137 

22,702 

16,703 

15,787 

20,507 

308,070 

Total in € 

482,968 

503,684 

414,340 

603,167 

440,513 

560,556 

4,921,383 

7,416,362 

7,130,737 

2,095,202 

2,886,880 

1,945,824 

29,402,577 

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Overview  table  summarising  the  monthly  reports  of  the  Turkish  Cypriot  Chamber  of  Commerce  according  to  Article  8  of  Commission 
Regulation in EUR without electricity 

Traded Products 

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sept  

Oct  

Nov  

Dec  

Total 

Aluminium/ PVC Products 

5,849 

6,596 

3,676 

44,948 

15,058 

7,991 

16,822 

4,625 

2,212 

4,008 

4,356 

11,141 

127,282 

Live Animals/Animal products (fresh fish) 

56,088 

66,527 

135,010 

78,087 

103,742 

112,868 

90,002 

53,305 

97,641 

85,822 

81,813 

62,153 

1,023,057 

Building/ Articles of Stone 

113,128 

76,274 

24,831 

79,937 

25,845 

68,091 

56,336 

30,501 

19,818 

56,859 

39,086 

38,739 

629,445 

Ceramic products/refractory goods 

10,754 

0 

800 

0 

0 

7,318 

27,424 

4,428 

8,877 

6,771 

8,519 

1,690 

76,580 

Chemical Products 

12,507 

10,478 

22,745 

10,325 

14,434 

17,340 

5,126 

4,268 

7,307 

9,459 

4,982 

5,260 

124,232 

Earth and stone 

Electronic Equipment 

0 

0 

8,088 

0 

75 

0 

0 

0 

4,000 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Glass and glassware 

300 

1,370 

1,450 

1,776 

4,471 

535 

267 

Handicraft products 

366 

1,272 

935 

7,361 

2,342 

2,230 

3,572 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1,287 

740 

0 

0 

0 

142 

150 

598 

11,060 

2,878 

1,480 

1,018 

0 

23,454 

0 

0 

0 

0 

14,190 

0 

Iron/Steel 

3,282 

3,563 

3,261 

3,085 

4,449 

420 

8,563 

7,724 

0 

5,420 

380 

1,556 

41,702 

Miscallenous/Manufactured articles 

7,024 

7,756 

13,963 

12,587 

22,156 

13,137 

16,460 

15,974 

12,976 

20,707 

11,286 

7,725 

161,751 

Paintings 

Paper Products 

0 

0 

0 

0 

200 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

200 

Pastrycooks' products 

0 

0 

0 

1,200 

3,600 

1,200 

1,320 

3,000 

0 

0 

3,870 

5,400 

2,190 

4,790 

7,459 

7,750 

8,490 

49,069 

0 

0 

0 

14,000 

0 

0 

0 

15,200 

Plastic Products 

76,826 

81,913 

77,595 

77,943 

94,265 

106,141 

112,501 

90,815 

107,702 

83,383 

76,593 

79,349 

1,063,187 

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Pre-fabricated buildings 

Prepared Foodstuffs 

Printed Books, newspapers etc. 

0 

0 

0 

0 

17 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

300 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

917 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1,234 

0 

Raw metal 

156,572 

188,569 

94,262 

228,174 

100,758 

106,717 

19,592 

37,639 

63,403 

44,777 

31,198 

75,228 

1,146,889 

Saddlery and Harness 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Textile articles 

3,000 

12,300 

3,400 

14,580 

1,360 

7,100 

1,560 

1,680 

18,800 

50,500 

19,500 

16,500 

150,280 

Vegetable residues and by-products 

0 

2,290 

0 

2,288 

0 

2,460 

3,724 

128 

15,596 

1,500 

254 

12,748 

40,988 

Vegetables 

2,825 

5,112 

4,455 

250 

13,715 

77,987 

66,509 

32,065 

2,500 

19,250 

53,284 

26,559 

304,510 

Water Storage/heating 

Wood 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

124 

1,500 

0 

0 

0 

1,624 

Wooden products/ furniture 

30,847 

30,358 

26,563 

37,327 

33,717 

25,433 

24,990 

23,137 

22,702 

16,703 

15,787 

20,507 

308,070 

Total in € (without electricity) 

482,968 

503,684 

414,340 

603,167 

440,513 

560,556 

458,847 

308,478 

402,489 

415,103 

357,755 

368,902 

5,316,803 

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Annex II:  

Value of goods crossing the Green Line reported by the authorities of the Republic of Cyprus 
for 2011 

Total  

Total  

(without electricity)

January 

February 

March 

April 

May 

June 

July 

August 

501,114 

374,887 

379,231 

585,290 

467,012 

459,083 

413,550 

312,761 

September 

11,938,475 

October 

8,738,666 

November 

2,851,307 

December 

1,902,123 

501,114

374,887

379,231

585,290

467,012

459,083

413,550

312,761

360,802

327,301

321,882

324,541

TOTAL in € 

28,923,500 

4,827,454

Source: table based on data received from the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry 

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Annex III:  

Value of goods which crossed the Green Line (without electricity) and value of goods for 
which accompanying documents were issued by the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce 

)

R
U
E

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V

800,000

700,000

600,000

500,000

400,000

300,000

200,000

100,000

0

Value of trade which effectively
crossed the Green Line

Value of trade for which
accompanying documents were
issued

January

February

March

April

May

June

July
September
August

November
October

December

Source: goods effectively crossed – table based on data received from the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry 

Value of goods which crossed the Green Line (with electricity) and value of goods for which 
accompanying documents were issued by the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce 

)

R
U
E

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e
d
a
r
t

f
o
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u
a
V

l

14,000,000

12,000,000

10,000,000

8,000,000

6,000,000

4,000,000

2,000,000

0

Value of trade which effectively crossed
the Green Line

Value of trade for which accompanying
documents were issued

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

September
August

October

November

December

Source: goods effectively crossed – table based on data received from the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry 

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Annex IV:  

Most traded products without electricity 

vegetables
4%

others
8%

Marbles, stones, 
bricks
15%

furniture
9%

raw metal scraps
21%

fresh fish
21%

building materials
3%

plastics
19%

Marbles, stones, 
bricks 
fresh fish 
building materials 
plastics 
raw metal scraps 
furniture 
vegetables 
others 
total 

703,043 
1,015,207 
121,031 
920,049 
1,055,064 
448,209 
189,179 
375,672 
4,827,454 

15%
21%
3%
19%
22%
9%
4%
8%
100%

Source: table based on data received from the Cyprus Permanent Representation to the EU 

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Most traded products with electricity 

Marbles, stones, bricks
fresh fish

building materials
plastics

raw metal scraps
furniture
vegetables
others

Marbles, stones, bricks
fresh fish
building materials
plastics
raw metal scraps
furniture
vegetables
others
electricity

electricity

Marbles, stones, 
bricks 
fresh fish 
building materials 
plastics 
raw metal scraps 
furniture 
vegetables 
others 
electricity 
total 

703,043 
1,015,207 
121,031 
920,049 
1,055,064 
448,209 
189,179 
375,672 
24,085,775 
28,923,500 

2.4%
3.5%
0.4%
3.2%
3.6%
1.5%
0.7%
1.3%
83.3%
100% 

Source: table based on data received from the Cyprus Permanent Representation to the EU 

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Annex V:  

Development of most traded goods in 2011 (highest value) without electricity 

Development of most traded goods in 2011 (highest value) without electricity

250,000

200,000

150,000

100,000

50,000

)

R
U
E
n

i
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e
d
a
r
t

f
o
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u
l
a
V

0

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September 

October 

November 

December 

Live Animals/Animal products (fresh fish)

Building/ Articles of Stone

Raw metal

Plastic Products

Vegetables

Wooden products/ furniture

Aluminium/ PVC Products

Source: Graph based on data received from the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce 

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Development of most traded goods in 2011 (highest value) with electricity 

Development of most traded goods in 2011 with electricity

)

R
U
E

(
e
d
a
r
t

f
o
e
u
l
a
V

30,000,000

25,000,000

20,000,000

15,000,000

10,000,000

5,000,000

0

January

February

March

April

May

June

Live Animals/Animal products (fresh fish)
Building/ Articles of Stone
Electricity

Plastic Products
Raw metal
Vegetables

Wooden products/ furniture
Aluminium/ PVC Products

Total %

July

September 
August

November 
October 

December 

Source: Graph based on data received from the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce 

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Annex VI 

REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS 

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION STATISTICAL DATA 

FOR THE PERIOD 01/01/2011-31/12/2011 

MONTH /YEAR 

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS 

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS 

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS 

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

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

from the British Sovereign Base 
Areas 

NOT APPLIED 
FOR ASYLUM 

APPLIED FOR 
ASYLUM 

VOLUNTARY 
DEPARTURE 

NOT APPLIED 
FOR ASYLUM 

APPLIED 
FOR 
ASYLUM (5) 

VOLUNTARY 
DEPARTURE 

January 

February 

March 

April 

Μay 

June 

July 

August 

September 

(1) 

20 

24 

26 

17 

18 

19 

10 

17 

20 

(2) 

56 

29 

36 

36 

39 

39 

14 

27 

36 

(3) 

49 

40 

64 

41 

48 

53 

85 

49 

37 

(4) 

(6) 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

12 

EN 

(7) 

0 

0 

2 

6 

0 

2 

2 

2 

0 

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October 

November 

December 

TOTAL 

TOTAL 

25 

27 

23 

246 

52 

26 

27 

417 

1311 

60 

68 

54 

648 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

4 

0 

0 

18 

18 

(total number of 1+2+3) (98,57%) 

(total number of 4+5+6) (0,08%) 

(total number of 7) (1,35%) 

GRAND TOTAL 

1330 

SOURCE: Police Aliens & Immigration Unit,  26/01/2012 

(total number of 1+2+3+4+5+6+7) (100%) 

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Annex VII: 

Movement of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots and vehicles 
across the crossing points as per Council Regulation 
no.866/04 (01/01/2011 - 31/12/2011)1 

MOVEMENTS OF PERSONS 

MOVEMENTS OF VEHICLES  

MONTH 

GREEK-  
CYPRIOTS 

TURKISH -
CYPRIOTS 

TOTAL 

VEHICLES 
GCs 

VEHICLES 
TCs 

TOTAL 

01 / 2011 

48476 

74718 

123194 

16851 

27084 

43935 

02 / 2011 

46458 

81358 

127816 

16247 

27543 

43790 

03 / 2011 

55195 

87499 

142694 

19117 

31749 

50866 

04 / 2011 

60672 

77257 

137929 

18613 

28529 

47142 

05 / 2011 

52231 

82695 

134926 

17573 

30621 

48194 

06 / 2011 

56111 

80858 

136969 

19989 

29893 

49882 

07 / 2011 

57389 

79806 

137195 

20355 

32834 

53189 

08 / 2011 

62489 

79623 

142112 

21719 

30826 

52545 

09 / 2011 

41701 

73401 

115102 

14014 

28680 

42694 

10 / 2011 

53862 

73126 

126988 

17567 

27990 

45557 

11 / 2011 

39676 

70746 

110422 

13038 

25207 

38245 

12 / 2011 

47146 

76702 

123848 

15794 

27269 

43063 

TOTAL  621406  937789 1559195 210877  348225 

559102 

Source: Police Headquarters, Operations Branch, 06/02/2012  

1 Crossings of persons via the Limnitis crossing point are counted in order to provide the total number. However, the 

crossing point of Limnitis is not regulated by and does not fall under the Green Line Regulation. 

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Annex VIII 

COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN OF APPREHENDED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS 

WITH A VISA OR A STAMP IN THEIR PASSPORT FROM TURKEY OR so-called “TRNC” 

January 2011- December 2011 

L
A
T
O
T

398

180

150

135

113

Country of Citizenship 

Syrian Arab Republic 

Iran (Islamic Republic of)  

Georgia 

Moldova, Republic of 

Iraq 

EN 

ENTRY / EXIT 
STAMPS FROM 
TURKEY 

ENTRY / EXIT 
STAMPS FROM 
"PSEUDO-STATE" 

VISA ISSUED FROM 
TURKEY VALID 
ALSO FOR 
"PSEUDO-STATE"   

VISA/RESIDENCE 
PERMIT ISSUED 
FROM "PSEUDO-
STATE"   

96

93

64

80

39

275

83

81

38

47

15 

27

4

5

17

27

0

0

0

0

0

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Ukraine 

Bangladesh 

Pakistan 

Jordan 

China (including Hong Kong) 

India 

Palestinian Territory, Occupied 

Armenia 

Uzbekistan 

81

72

69

54

42

32

32

29

24

29

17

7

19

7

4

15

14

13

46

42

61

31

29

27

15

13

11

6

13

1

4

6

1

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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Country of Citizenship 

L
A
T
O
T

ENTRY/EXIT 
STAMPS FROM 
TURKEY 

“ENTRY/EXIT 
STAMPS” FROM 

so-called “TRNC” 

VISA ISSUED 
FROM TURKEY 
VALID ALSO 
FOR so-called 
“TRNC” 

“VISA/RESIDENCE 
PERMIT” ISSUED 
FROM so-called 
“TRNC” 

Egypt 

Ghana 

Russian Federation 

Sri Lanka 

Nigeria 

Cameroon 

Lebanon 

Morocco 

Dominican Republic 

Israel 

Turkey 

Kyrgyzstan 

22

18

17

16

15

13

10

8

4

4

4

3

10

1

5

2

2

3

5

4

2

2

2

1

8

16

10

11

9

9

4

4

2

2

2

2

4

1

2

2

4

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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Nepal 

Serbia 

Albania 

Algeria 

Bosnia and Herzegovina 

Viet Nam 

Azerbaijan 

Korea, Republic of 

Sierra Leone 

South Africa 

TOTAL 

3

3

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

2

2

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1563

694

738

130

SOURCE: Police Headquarters, Aliens & Immigration Department, 07/02/2012 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

EN 

18 

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