COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT 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: 2017-07-07
Institutions: European Commission, Secretariat-General
Subjects: Cyprus, Türkiye, United Kingdom, accession to the European Union, border control, economic consequence, foreign national, illegal migration

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 7.7.2017  SWD(2017) 261 final   COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT 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(2017) 371 final}  
 
 
TABLE I: 

Overview table summarising the monthly reports of the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce according to Article 8 of Commission 
Regulation (EC) No 1480/2004 in EUR 

Traded 
products 
Fixed vegetable 
oils, fluid, 
mixed, for 
technical or 
industrial uses 
Building 
materials/articles 
of stone/ceramic 
products 

January 

February  March 

April 

May 

June 

July 

August 

September   October   November   December  

Total 

-    

-    

-    

-    

-    

-    

-    

9,130.00  

-    

-    

-    

-    

9,130.00  

38,182.80  

55,185.38  

45,046.75  

54,767.19  

55,074.52  

58,329.20  

39,320.79  

44,206.74  

29,634.74  

64,058.79  

52,065.62  

37,202.87  

573,075.39  

Raw metal 

7,650.00  

43,250.00  

40,150.00  

47,210.00  

82,750.00  

35,902.90  

38,100.00  

45,800.00  

44,943.75  

23,750.00  

31,599.50  

125,150.00  

566,256.15  

Fresh Fish 
Electrical 
machinery and 
equipment and 
parts thereof 
Miscallenous 
Manufactured 
articles 
including 
furniture 

35,258.50  

69,131.50  

66,043.50  

63,438.00  

56,615.00  

77,015.00  

65,936.00  

54,038.00  

57,884.00  

85,396.00  

72,394.60  

55,709.00  

758,859.10  

-    

-    

-    

-    

1,629.00  

-    

-    

-    

-    

-    

-    

-    

1,629.00  

24,963.86  

27,406.55  

35,932.98  

46,002.25  

20,566.30  

43,697.84  

59,613.98  

54,618.18  

26,946.40  

23,137.15  

27,877.13  

25,742.37  

416,504.98  

Plastic products 

108,208.41  

96,311.20  

147,721.94  

157,883.07  

149,198.43  

158,325.33  

144,992.51  

127,447.50  

140,290.89  

127,133.61  

123,234.10  

133,544.18  

1,614,291.17  

Prepared 
foodstuffs; 
beverages, 
spirits and 
vinegar; tobacco 

1,600.00  

-    

-    

800.00  

-    

1,200.00  

-    

400.00  

-    

-    

396.00  

-    

4,396.00  

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Chemical 
Products 

-    

37.35  

-    

-    

-    

-    

-    

-    

-    

-    

-    

-    

37.35  

Paper products 

8,200.00  

9,080.00  

9,000.00  

2,640.00  

13,920.00  

13,880.00  

13,880.00  

20,380.00  

20,380.00  

19,500.00  

20,380.00  

5,105.00  

156,345.00  

Textile articles 
Fruits and 
vegetables other 
than potatoes 

Potatoes 
Wood and 
articles of wood 

240.00  

-    

3,020.00  

-    

750.00  

-    

-    

-    

-    

-    

-    

-    

4,010.00  

26,400.00  

2,088.00  

-    

-    

4,800.00  

76,600.00  

15,200.00  

3,000.00  

3,250.00  

6,000.00  

3,450.00  

57,100.00  

197,888.00  

-    

204,500.00  

181,188.00  

30,000.00  

-    

-    

23,106.00  

80,202.40  

164,500.00  

-    

-    

-    

683,496.40  

1,450.00  

2,625.00  

2,285.00  

2,728.00  

3,342.00  

2,375.00  

3,580.00  

1,612.48  

4,213.00  

2,121.00  

2,605.00  

2,859.00  

31,795.48  

Total 

252,153.57  

509,614.98  

530,388.17  

405,468.51  

388,645.25  

467,325.27  

403,729.28  

440,835.30  

492,042.78  

351,096.55  

334,001.95  

442,412.42  

5,017,714.02  

Source: Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce 

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TABLE II: 

Value of goods crossing the Green Line reported by the authorities of the Republic of 
Cyprus for 2016 

January 

February 

March 

April 

May 

June 

July 

August 

September 

October 

November 

December 

TOTAL 

Total  

241,297 

357,132 

443,952 

354,776 

329,540 

348,540 

415,186 

417,021 

464,979 

326,271 

319,898 

356,376 

4,374,968.06 

Source: table based on data received from Cyprus Customs and Excise Department 

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TABLE III: 

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

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R
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f
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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

Source 
- For the value of goods for which accompanying documents were issued: Turkish Cypriot Chamber of 
Commerce 
- For the value of goods which crossed the Green Line: Cyprus Customs and Excise Department

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TABLE IV:  

Most traded products  

Other; 4,4% 

Fruits and vegetables 
other than potatoes; 
1,7% 

Potatoes; 
10,8% 

Wooden 
products/furniture; 
10,3% 

Raw 
metal; 
8,1% 

Plastic products; 
35,2% 

Fresh fish; 17,3% 

Building 
materials/articles of 
stone/ceramic products; 
12,3% 

Plastic products 

Fresh fish 

1,540,794.14 

754,896.10 

Building materials/articles of stone/ceramic products 

538,883.15 

Potatoes 

Wooden products/furniture 

Raw metal 

471,244.40 

448,651.38 

354,913.10 

Fruits and vegetables other than potatoes 

73,293.20 

Fruits and vegetables other than
potatoes

Potatoes

Plastic products

Fresh fish

Building materials/articles of
stone/ceramic products

Raw metal

Wooden products/furniture

Other

35.2% 

17.3% 

12.3% 

10.8% 

10.3% 

8.1% 

1.7% 

4.4% 

Other 

Total 

192,292.59 

4,374,968.06 

100.0% 

Source: table based on data received from Cyprus Customs and Excise Department

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TABLE V:  

Development of issued accompanying documents for the most traded goods in 2016 (highest value) 

250000

200000

150000

100000

50000

)

R
U
E
n
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e
d
a
r
t

f
o
e
u
l
a
V

0

Plastic products

Fresh Fish

Potatoes

Building materials/articles of stone/ceramic
products
Raw metal

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

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TABLE VI 

Movement of G/C and T/C persons and vehicles across the crossing points as per Council 
Regulation no.866/04  
(01/01/2016 – 31/12/2016) 

MOVEMENTS OF PERSONS 

MOVEMENTS OF VEHICLES  

MONTH 

GREEK -
CYPRIOTS 

TURKISH-
CYPRIOTS 

TOTAL 

VEHICLES 
GCs 

VEHICLES 
TCs 

TOTAL 

01 / 2016 

43756 

86881 

130637 

16596 

31047 

47643 

02 / 2016 

41272 

92733 

134005 

16326 

31501 

47827 

03 / 2016 

48681 

93902 

142583 

17920 

33976 

51896 

04 / 2016 

51899 

90142 

142041 

20153 

32634 

52787 

05 / 2016 

49205 

92569 

141774 

20529 

34530 

55059 

06 / 2016 

52909 

90725 

143634 

21557 

33764 

55321 

07 / 2016 

51658 

90282 

141940 

21386 

32752 

54138 

08 / 2016 

61541 

93784 

155325 

25068 

34405 

59473 

09 / 2016 

55668 

116744 

172412 

22210 

42012 

64222 

10 / 2016 

57458 

106907 

164365 

22918 

38478 

61396 

11 / 2016 

51719 

92305 

144024 

20501 

33755 

54256 

12 / 2016 

47345 

91696 

139041 

19765 

34354 

54119 

TOTAL 

613111 

1138670 

1751781 

244929 

413208 

658137 

Source: CYPOL 

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TABLE VII 

Nationality 

Syria 
Somalia 
Pakistan 
Cameroon 
Iran 
Turkey 
Georgia 
Palestine2  
Vietnam 
India 
Iraq 
Serbia 
Gambia 
Nigeria 
Bangladesh 
Egypt 
Congo 
Armenia 
Russia 
Ukraine 
China 
Ivory Coast 
Jordan 
Moldova 
Senegal 
Sierra Leone  

Nepal 
Azerbaijan  

Number of irregular migrants apprehended 
after crossing the Green Line1  
(01/01/2016 – 31/12/2016) 

704 
219 
141 
60 
46 
33 
28 
28 
26 
24 
22 
20 
20 
17 
16 
16 
12 
9 
8 
8 
7 
6 
6 
4 
2 
2 

2 
2 

1 These figures include both the 1499 irregular migrants apprehended in the government-controlled areas and the 
4 irregular migrants apprehended in the SBA. 

2 This designation shall not be construed as recognition of a State of Palestine and is without prejudice to the 
individual positions of the Member States on this issue. 

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Tunisia 
Mali  
Israel 
Liberia 
Lebanon 
Morocco 
Mexico 
Sri Lanka 
Dominican Republic 
Central African Republic 
Burkina Faso 
Kenya 
Afghanistan 
Kyrgyzstan 

Total 

Source: CYPOL 

2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 

1503 

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