Describes the country's standards landscape, identifies the national standards and accreditation bodies, and lists the main national testing organization(s) and conformity assessment bodies.
Last Published: 7/30/2019

Overview

Republic of Cyprus:
Cyprus has adopted all European directives and standards.  Cyprus has also adopted many EU directives into national law, such as the banking or patent legislation.  Additionally, several semi-government organizations, such as the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority and the Electricity Authority of Cyprus, generally require companies bidding on tenders to meet applicable International Standards Organization (ISO) standards.

Area Administered by Turkish Cypriots:
The area administered by Turkish Cypriots lags behind in terms of harmonization with EU standards and directives.  The EU Program Support Office, operated by the EU Task Force for the Turkish Cypriot community, and the "EU Coordination Center," which operates under the “Prime Ministry,” coordinate closely to achieve this objective.  Since 2004, 37 pieces of EU harmonized primary legislation and over 100 pieces of EU harmonized secondary legislation have been adopted in the area administrated by Turkish Cypriots.
 

Standards

Republic of Cyprus:
In 2002, the Republic of Cyprus introduced the Standardization, Accreditation and Technical Information Law (N.156 (I)/2002), assigning standardization activities to the Cyprus Organization for Standardization (CYS).  This law was aimed at ensuring the impartiality and integrity of the local system, while at the same time harmonizing Cyprus with EU directives.  The CYS is an autonomous organization, registered under private law, with the state as the only shareholder.  A seven-member board governs it with participation from the government and the private sector.  The CYS is a full member of the ISO and the three main European standards organizations. 

Area Administered by Turkish Cypriots:
The Turkish Standards Institute representative for the area administered by Turkish Cypriots is responsible for standards.  No website is available for the representation office.  This is the Institute's main web site.  Director Mr. Ahmet Kemal Kiziltan is the representative for the area administered by Turkish Cypriots and can provide additional information on Tel.: +90-392 - 2279639/40.
 

Testing, inspection and certification

Publication of technical regulations

The official publication of the Republic of Cyprus is the Cyprus Government Gazette.

“Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) are required under the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement) to notify to the WTO proposed technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures that could affect trade.

Notify U.S. (www.nist.gov/notifyus) is a free, web-based e-mail registration service that captures and makes available for review and comment key information on draft regulations and conformity assessment procedures.  Users receive customized e-mail alerts when new notifications are added by selected country(ies) and industry sector(s) of interest, and can also request full texts of regulations.
 This service and its associated web site are managed and operated by the USA WTO TBT Inquiry Point housed within the National Institute of Standards and Technology, part of the U.S. Department of Commerce.” 
 

Contact Information

Republic of Cyprus:
For additional information on standards and labeling, please contact:
Mr. Antonis Ioannou
Acting Director
Consumer Protection Service
Ministry of Energy, Commerce, and Industry
2 Agapinoros Str.
CY-1421 Nicosia
CYPRUS
Tel.: +357-22-200900
Email:  ccps@mcit.gov.cy

Area Administered by Turkish Cypriots:
Mr. Ahmet Kemal Kiziltan Director, north Cyprus representative
Turkish Standards Institute  
Tel.: +90-392-2279639/40

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