COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Accompanying the document REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL Fourteenth report on the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 866/2004 of 29 April 2004 and the situation resulting from its application covering the period 1 January until 31 December 2017
Date: 2018-06-22
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, 22.6.2018 SWD(2018) 352 final  COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Accompanying the document REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL  Fourteenth report on the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 866/2004 of 29 April 2004 and the situation resulting from its application covering the period 1 January until 31 December 2017 {COM(2018) 488 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 
Animal/vegetable 
fats and oils and 
their cleavage 
products; prepared 
edible fats; animal 
or vegetable 
waxes 
Building / 
construction 
materials (articles 
of stone, plaster, 
cement, asbestos, 
mica or similar 
materials; ceramic 
products; glass and 
glassware) 
Waste/scrap 
products (base 
metals and articles 
of base metal) 

Fresh Fish 
Miscellaneous 
manufactured 
articles including 
furniture 

January 

February  March 

April 

May 

June 

July 

August 

September   October   November   December  

Total 

16,600.00 

  -                  

9,130.00              

8,300.00                

9,240.00             

9,240.00               

    8,400.00                

8,400.00 

8,400.00               

8,400.00              

20,800.00              

32,760.00              

139,670.00 

67,826.81 

64,437.64 

76,881.83 

77,105.75 

67,948.39 

118,923.42 

81,527.44 

71,127.39 

53,044.00 

76,254.31 

44,122.20 

116,498.64 

915,697.82 

28,650.00 

46,600.00 

38,225.00 

34,150.00 

35,887.00 

22,150.00 

28,550.00 

22,255.00 

22,550.00 

57,122.71 

72,650.00 

19,250.00 

428,039.71 

57,271.00 

68,348.00 

70,877.00 

51,629.00 

71,860.00 

90,443.00 

90,988.00 

90,105.00 

78,512.50 

62,473.00 

32,940.00 

48,907.00 

814,353.50 

25,322.70 

35,015.13 

26,863.00 

50,007.00 

40,017.10 

31,517.00 

31,360.64 

25,542.00 

29,267.00 

28,203.20 

32,805.50 

49,412.41 

405,332.68  

Plastic products 

101,953.73 

112,349.41 

143,451.78 

127,018.67 

147,267.37 

130,700.77 

173,521.64 

162,491.57 

108,344.84 

158,381.77 

172,485.71 

111,254.01 

1,649,221.27 

Residues and 
waste from food 
industries 

400.00 

Chemical Products 

-    

-    

- 

-    

-    

            -  

200.00  

         -  

413.00 

            -  

413.00 

-    

413.00 

-    

1,839.00   

-    

-    

700.00 

-    

-    

-    

438.00 

4,608.00 

1,791.00  

7,537.00  

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20,300.00 

22,500.00 

23,380.00 

26,330.00 

24,031.00 

24,180.00 

22,500.00 

19,560.00 

54,000.00 

20,580.00 

27,390.00 

15,000.00 

299,751.00 

Textile articles 
Fruits and 
vegetables other 
than potatoes 

Potatoes 
Wood and articles 
of wood 

            -  

-  

872.00  

     -                792.00 

-               

336.00 

870.00 

856.00  

-    

-    

-    

3,726.00   

37,200.00  

56,985.00 

27,965.00 

5,090.00 

34,950 

48,650.00 

5,100.00 

70,200.00 

9,000.00 

84,500.00 

17,760.00 

21,200.00 

418,600.00 

139,550.00  273,950.00  131,400.00 

 - 

22,500.00 

- 

       - 

       -  

     -  

-    

-    

-    

567,400.00 

2,274.00 

2,606.00 

19,065.00 

1,776.00 

1,371.00 

1,787.00 

3,134.00 

2,181.00 

2,681.00 

4,339.00 

3,689.00 

1,624.00 

46,527.00 

Total 

497,348.24 

682,791.18 

568,110.61 

381,406.42 

456,063.86 

478,291.19 

445,830.72 

472,731.96 

367,068.34 

500,691.99 

429,663.41 

417,697.06 

5,697,694.98 

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 2017 in EUR 

January 

February 

March 

April 

May 

June 

July 

August 

September 

October 

November 

December 

TOTAL 

Total  

328,328 

550,925 

480,981 

379,705 

400,614 

395,236 

386,967 

409,950 

360,284 

406,085 

371,612 

320,277 

4,790,963.85 

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 
for 2017 

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

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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 in 2017 in EUR 

Fruits and vegetables 
other than potatoes 
3% 

Mattresses  
2% 

Other 
3% 

Furniture 
6% 

Potatoes 
8% 

Scrap/waste 
11% 

Plastic products 
32% 

Building 
materials/articles of 
stone/ceramic products 
18% 

Fresh fish 
17% 

Plastic products 

1,537,217.76 

Building materials/articles of stone/ceramic products 

844,284.96 

Fresh fish 

Scrap/waste 

Potatoes 

Furniture 

798,256.50 

556,719.90 

371,339.90 

278,150.37 

Fruits and vegetables other than potatoes 

128,725.00 

Mattresses  

Other 

Total 

110,496.61 

165,772.85 

4,790,963.85  

100.0% 

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

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32% 

18% 

17% 

12% 

8% 

6% 

3% 

2% 

3% 

 
 
 
 
 
TABLE V:  

Development of accompanying documents issued for the most traded goods in 2017 (highest value) 

300000

250000

200000

150000

100000

50000

0

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

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Building / construction materials

Waste/scrap

Fresh Fish

Miscellaneous manufactured articles including
furniture

Plastic products

Fruits and vegetables other than potatoes

Potatoes

 
 
TABLE VI 

Movement of Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot persons and vehicles across the crossing points 
as per Council Regulation no.866/04  
(01/01/2017 – 31/12/2017) 

MOVEMENTS OF PERSONS 

MOVEMENTS OF VEHICLES  

GREEK -
CYPRIOTS 

TURKISH-
CYPRIOTS 

TOTAL 

VEHICLES 
GCs 

VEHICLES 
TCs 

TOTAL 

47318 

85256 

132575 

19271 

32113 

51384 

45827 

89653 

135480 

17943 

31869 

49812 

51319 

89562 

140881 

21079 

34698 

55777 

52261 

88354 

140615 

21373 

32670 

54043 

52989 

97169 

150158 

21240 

36769 

58009 

56469 

101469 

157938 

23493 

38428 

61921 

57110 

92702 

149812 

22613 

36953 

59566 

64415 

100880 

165295 

27142 

39394 

66536 

57168 

108320 

165488 

25043 

41082 

66125 

51166 

95956 

147122 

21131 

38006 

59137 

52519 

89984 

142503 

21306 

35663 

56969 

58007 

101377 

159384 

25833 

38237 

64070 

MONTH 

01 / 2016 

02 / 2016 

03 / 2016 

04 / 2016 

05 / 2016 

06 / 2016 

07 / 2016 

08 / 2016 

09 / 2016 

10 / 2016 

11 / 2016 

12 / 2016 

646569 

1140682 

1787251 

267467 

435882 

703349 

TOTAL 

Source: CYPOL 

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TABLE VII 

Nationality 

Syria 
Pakistan 
Somalia 
Cameroon 
Turkey 
Bangladesh 
Iran 
India 
Iraq 
Nigeria 
Georgia 
Congo 
Palestine2 
Gambia 
Egypt 
Jordan 
Vietnam 
Ukraine 
Lebanon 
Côte d'Ivoire 
Congo 
Sri Lanka 
Yemen 
Russia 
China 
Nepal 
Serbia 
Albania 
Guinea 

Number of irregular migrants apprehended 
after crossing the Green Line1  
(01/01/2017 – 31/12/2017) 

754 
119 
111 
98 
75 
72 
70 
44 
43 
42 
36 
29 
28 
24 
23 
20 
15 
9 
9 
8 
7 
5 
5 
5 
3 
3 
3 
2 
2 

1 These figures include both the 1686 irregular migrants apprehended in the government-controlled areas and the 
2 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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Morocco 
Ethiopia 
Armenia 
Algeria 
South Korea 
Moldova 
Afghanistan 
Venezuela 
Eritrea 
Israel 

Libya 
Senegal 
Malaysia 
Ghana 
Mali 
Tunisia 
Kuwait 
Total 

Source: CYPOL 

2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
1 
1 

1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1688 

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