COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Technical annexes Accompanying the document REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL Ninth report on the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) 866/2004 of 29 April 2004 and the situation resulting from its application covering the period 1 January until 31 December 2012
Date: 2013-05-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, border control, customs regulations, free movement of goods, free movement of persons, illegal migration, right of asylum

EUROPEAN 
COMMISSION 

Brussels, 24.5.2013  
SWD(2013) 186 final 

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT 

Technical annexes 

Accompanying the document 

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL 

Ninth report on the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) 866/2004 of 29 April 
2004 and the situation resulting from its application covering the period 1 January until 
31 December 2012 

{COM(2013) 299 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 

March 

April 

May 

June 

July 

Aug 

Sept 

Oct 

Nov 

Dec 

Total 

Aluminium/ PVC Products 

3,285 

3,628 

13,357 

3,638 

4,600 

20,901 

15,155 

3,966 

5,600 

9,396 

28,726 

14,222 

126,475 

Live 
products (fresh fish) 

Animals/Animal 

66,817 

54,860 

88,987 

65,594 

46,475 

90,875 

57,159 

47,575 

62,763 

49,060 

77,359 

43,533 

751,057 

Building/ Articles of Stone 

47,288 

48,605 

43,041 

30,516 

82,367 

45,737 

47,968 

51,766 

35,526 

50,030 

45,289 

29,773 

557,907 

Ceramic 
products/refractory goods 

7,378 

7,007 

9,270 

9,523 

2,239 

11,266 

17,311 

2,478 

9,682 

3,672 

8,886 

6,680 

95,393 

Chemical Products 

1,275 

1,370 

3,580 

1,260 

2,350 

2,345 

4,086 

650 

Electricity 

1,429,335  1,139,759  2,179,787  0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Earth and stone 

Electronic Equipment 

Glass and glassware 

0 

0 

0 

1,109 

450 

7,273 

3,249 

932 

932 

933 

0 

3,000 

0 

620 

854 

0 

0 

8,964 

0 

1,400 

5,681 

0 

542 

0 

0 

0 

Handicraft products 

1,892 

0 

507 

1,676 

3,524 

1,387 

0 

0 

0 

0 

585 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1,705 

1,440 

366 

2,581 

0 

0 

0 

16,916 

4,748,882 

14,878 

11,267 

27,312 

0 

0 

6,452 

14,227 

Iron/Steel 

1,650 

2,390 

46,253 

36,220 

3,178 

3,030 

694 

1,315 

1,179 

0 

665 

1,767 

98,340 

Miscallenous/Manufactured 
articles 

8,200 

8,495 

8,066 

20,042 

13,507 

10,804 

9,732 

6,769 

6,692 

6,214 

6,287 

4,942 

109,750 

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Paintings 

Paper Products 

0 

135 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

12,940 

11,960 

4,180 

8,940 

8,500 

8,950 

3,625 

5,895 

7,050 

3,600 

8,100 

83,875 

Pastrycooks' products 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Plastic Products 

82,498 

108,562 

87,544 

72,121 

97,303 

99,469 

97,755 

82,938 

93,614 

107,146  106,743  55,620 

1,091,312 

Pre-fabricated buildings 

Prepared Foodstuffs 

Printed  Books,  newspapers 
etc. 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Raw metal 

48,253 

65,359 

52,215 

40,917 

60,161 

33,106 

36,475 

26,837 

25,289 

39,117 

44,143 

13,470 

485,343 

Saddlery and Harness 

Textile articles 

Vegetable  residues  and  by-
products 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

21,000 

15,100 

4,000 

6,300 

0 

2,247 

0 

3,994 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

22,500 

2,250 

0 

0 

2,234 

0 

2,061 

1,962 

0 

0 

0 

0 

71,150 

12,498 

Vegetables 

20,594 

22,946 

31,680 

9,700 

480 

Water Storage/heating 

Wood 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

21,378 

168,900  58,175 

13,309 

22,190 

13,620 

382,971 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Wooden products/ furniture  8,823 

7,408 

15,876 

41,477 

39,174 

33,266 

25,342 

11,006 

17,249 

16,413 

14,854 

19,064 

249,951 

Total 

1,727,422  1,487,439  2,614,539  360,314  378,664  374,591  345,724  416,673  346,189  306,083  364,990  222,719  8,945,347 

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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 

March 

April 

May 

June 

July 

August 

Sep  

Oct  

Nov  

Dec  

Total 

Aluminium/ PVC Products 

3,285 

3,628 

13,357 

3,638 

4,600 

20,901 

15,155 

3,966 

5,600 

9,396 

28,726 

14,222 

126,475 

Live 
products (fresh fish) 

Animals/Animal 

66,817 

54,860 

88,987 

65,594 

46,475 

90,875 

57,159 

47,575 

62,763 

49,060 

77,359 

43,533 

751,057 

Building/ Articles of Stone 

47,288 

48,605 

43,041 

30,516 

82,367 

45,737 

47,968 

51,766 

35,526 

50,030 

45,289 

29,773 

557,907 

Ceramic 
products/refractory goods 

7,378 

7,007 

9,270 

9,523 

2,239 

11,266 

17,311 

2,478 

9,682 

3,672 

8,886 

6,680 

95,393 

Chemical Products 

1,275 

1,370 

3,580 

1,260 

2,350 

2,345 

4,086 

650 

Earth and stone 

Electronic Equipment 

Glass and glassware 

0 

0 

0 

1,109 

450 

7,273 

3,249 

932 

932 

933 

0 

0 

3,000 

620 

0 

0 

8,964 

0 

1,400 

5,681 

0 

542 

0 

Handicraft products 

1,892 

0 

854 

507 

1,676 

3,524 

1,387 

0 

0 

0 

585 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1,705 

1,440 

366 

2,581 

0 

0 

16,916 

14,878 

11,267 

27,312 

0 

0 

6,452 

14,227 

0 

0 

Iron/Steel 

1,650 

2,390 

46,253 

36,220 

3,178 

3,030 

694 

1,315 

1,179 

0 

665 

1,767 

98,340 

Miscallenous/Manufactured 
articles 

8,200 

8,495 

8,066 

20,042 

13,507 

10,804 

9,732 

6,769 

6,692 

6,214 

6,287 

4,942 

109,750 

Paintings 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

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Paper Products 

135 

12,940 

11,960 

4,180 

8,940 

8,500 

8,950 

3,625 

5,895 

7,050 

3,600 

8,100 

83,875 

Pastrycooks' products 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Plastic Products 

82,498 

108,562  87,544 

72,121 

97,303 

99,469 

97,755 

82,938 

93,614 

107,146  106,743  55,620 

1,091,312 

Pre-fabricated buildings 

Prepared Foodstuffs 

Printed  Books,  newspapers 
etc. 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Raw metal 

48,253 

65,359 

52,215 

40,917 

60,161 

33,106 

36,475 

26,837 

25,289 

39,117 

44,143 

13,470 

485,343 

Saddlery and Harness 

Textile articles 

Vegetable  residues  and  by-
products 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

21,000 

15,100 

4,000 

6,300 

0 

2,247 

0 

3,994 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

22,500 

2,250 

0 

0 

2,234 

0 

2,061 

1,962 

0 

0 

0 

0 

71,150 

12,498 

Vegetables 

20,594 

22,946 

31,680 

9,700 

480 

Water Storage/heating 

Wood 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

21,378 

168,900  58,175 

13,309 

22,190 

13,620 

382,971 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Wooden products/ furniture  8,823 

7,408 

15,876 

41,477 

39,174 

33,266 

25,342 

11,006 

17,249 

16,413 

14,854 

19,064 

249,951 

Total (without electricity) 

298,087  347,679  434,752  360,314  378,664  374,591  345,724  416,673  346,189 

306,083  364,990  222,719  4,196,465 

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ANNEX II: 

Value of goods crossing the Green Line reported by the authorities of the Republic of 
Cyprus for 2012 

Total 

Total  
(without electricity) 

January 

1,706,003.92 

276,668.57 

February 

1,457,350.11 

317,590.71 

March 

April 

May 

June 

July 

2,561,982.24 

382,195.40 

332,840.63 

332,840.63 

372,193.42 

372,193.42 

413,222.93 

413,222.93 

318,592.71 

318,592.71 

August 

367,132.43 

367,132.43 

September 

392,304.20 

392,304.20 

October 

276,288.03 

276,288.03 

November 

332,373.94 

332,373.94 

December 

258,615.09 

258,615.09 

TOTAL 

8,788,899.65 

4,040,018.06 

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

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

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 with electricity 

Other
2%

Plastic 
products
11%

Building 
materials/article of 
stone
10%

Aluminium/PVC 
products
1%

wooden 
products/furniture
4%

Electricity
54%

Fresh fish
9%

Vegetables
4%

Raw metal scrap
5%

Fresh fish 

Vegetables 

Raw metal scrap 

752,638 

322,729 

479,676 

9% 

4% 

5% 

Electricity 

4,748,882 

54% 

wooden products/furniture 

320,577 

Aluminium/PVC products 

133,297 

4% 

1% 

Building  materials/article  of 
stone 

858,688 

10% 

Plastic products 

960,580 

11% 

Other 

Total 

211,834 

2% 

8,788,900 

100% 

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

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Most traded products without electricity 

Fresh fish 

Vegetables 

752,638 

19% 

322,728 

8% 

Raw metal scrap 

479,676 

12% 

wooden products/furniture 

320,577 

8% 

Building  materials/article  of 
stone 

858,688 

21% 

Plastic products 

960,580 

24% 

Aluminium/PVC products 

133,297 

Other 

Total 

3% 

5% 

211,834 

4,040,018 

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 2012 (highest value) with electricity  

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

10 

 
 
 
Development of most traded goods in 2012 (highest value) without electricity  

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 01/01/2012-31/12/2012   

MONTH /YEAR

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 

NOT 
APPLIED 
FOR 
ASYLUM 

(1) 

24 

18 

20 

24 

APPLIED 
FOR 
ASYLUM  

(2) 

34 

31 

33 

49 

VOLUNTARY 
DEPARTURE 

(3) 

63 

36 

56 

43 

January 

February 

March 

April 

NOT 
APPLIED 
FOR 
ASYLUM 

APPLIED 
FOR 
ASYLUM 
(5)  

VOLUNTARY 
DEPARTURE 

 (6) 

 (4) 

0 

0 

0 

0 

12 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

ILLEGAL 
IMMIGRANTS  

from the British Sovereign 
Base Areas 

(7)  

1 

1 

0 

2 

 
 
 
 
Μay 

June 

July 

August 

September 

October 

November 

December 

TOTAL  

13 

15 

12 

28 

16 

31 

15 

17 

57 

36 

59 

41 

64 

47 

51 

40 

24 

25 

53 

56 

56 

21 

29 

28 

233 

542 

490 

0 

0 

0 

7 

0 

0 

0 

0 

7 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

10 

0 

0 

12 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

TOTAL  

1265 

19 

1 

2 

0 

5 

0 

0 

0 

1 

13 

13 

(total number of 1+2+3) (97,53%) 

(total number of 4+5+6) (1,46%) 

(total number of 7) 
(1,00%) 

GRAND 
TOTAL  

1297 

     Source: Police Headquarters 

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

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ANNEX VII 

Movement of G/C and T/C persons and vehicles across the crossing points as per Council 
Regulation no.866/04  

(01/01/2012 – 31/12/2012) 

MOVEMENTS OF PERSONS 

MOVEMENTS OF VEHICLES  

MONTH 

GREEK -
CYPRIOTS 

TURKISH-
CYPRIOTS

TOTAL 

VEHICLES 

GCs 

VEHICLES 
TCs 

TOTAL 

01 / 2012 

37559 

61249 

98808 

13610 

22872 

36482 

02 / 2012 

35257 

70871 

106128 

11916 

29844 

41760 

03 / 2012 

41736 

76555 

118291 

14595 

27293 

41888 

04 / 2012 

41496 

62446 

103942 

14815 

23594 

38409 

05 / 2012 

43392 

70812 

114204 

14830 

26646 

41476 

06 / 2012 

35853 

60884 

96737 

13432 

21758 

35190 

07 / 2012 

46272 

70354 

116626 

15368 

26612 

41980 

08 / 2012 

40917 

69508 

110425 

15039 

24046 

39085 

09 / 2012 

38656 

76595 

115251 

14241 

27810 

42051 

10 / 2012 

36218 

69104 

105322 

12789 

23359 

36148 

11 / 2012 

40342 

71887 

112229 

13819 

25843 

39662 

12 / 2012 

44034 

90097 

134131 

324 

681 

1005 

TOTAL 

481732 

850362 

1332094 

154778 

280358 

435136 

Source: Police Headquarters, Operations Branch, 15/01/2013 

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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 2012- December 2012 

Country of Citizenship 

Syrian Arab Republic 

Iran (Islamic Republic of)  

Georgia 

Moldova, Republic of 

Iraq 

Ukraine 

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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"   

432

282

316

90

76

45

28

13

22

83

41

38

19

13

14

15 

27

69

29

28

4

21

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Country of Citizenship 

Bangladesh 

Pakistan 

Jordan 

China (including Hong Kong) 

India 

Palestinian Territory, Occupied 

Armenia 

Uzbekistan 

Egypt 

Ghana 

Russian Federation 

TOTAL No of 
Apprehended 
Illegal 
Immigrants

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” 

12

30

20

7

13

5

9

6

8

1

4

9

2

13

5

0

5

4

4

7

0

3

16 

11

29

18

6

13

0

8

3

8

1

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

 
 
 
Sri Lanka 

Nigeria 

10

6

3

4

9

6

0

0

0 

0 

TOTAL No of 
Apprehended 
Illegal 
Immigrants

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” 

Country of Citizenship 

Lebanon 

Morocco 

Israel 

Turkey 

Nepal 

Serbia 

Mongolia  

Tunisia  

Kenya  

8

2

8

1

2

1

1

1

3

Source: Police Headquarters, Aliens & Immigration Department, 14/01/2013 

6

2

0

0

2

0

1

1

3

17 

7

0

8

1

2

1

0

1

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0