Cyprus

Establishes the Independent Authority Against Corruption, made up of the Commissioner for Transparency and four members, and sets its mission, functions, investigative powers and use of inspection officers. Published in the Official Gazette on 4 March 2022; amended by 196(I)/2025 and 65(I)/2026.

Protects persons who report breaches of EU law (Part II) and of national law (Part III). It sets rules on internal and external reporting channels, public disclosure and protection measures, and creates criminal offences (Part IV). Latest amendment shown on CyLaw is 216(I)/2025.

Establishes the Labour Inspection Service and sets its functions, the powers of the Director General and inspectors, inspections register, administrative sanctions (s. 10), right to object (s. 11), offences and penalties (s. 15) and recovery of administrative fines. Latest amendment shown on CyLaw is 41(I)/2025.

Cyprus's NIS law, whose preamble states it harmonises national law with Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (NIS 2). It covers medium-sized and larger entities in Annexes I and II (Art. 2A), names the Commissioner of Communications and the Digital Security Authority as competent authority (Art. 6), and has articles on risk management measures (Art. 35) and significant incident reporting (Art. 35B). Consolidated with Law 60(I)/2025.

National data protection law covering lawfulness of specific processing (ss. 5-10), restrictions of rights and obligations (ss. 11-12), data protection officers (ss. 14-15), certification bodies, the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection (ss. 19-28), administrative fines (s. 32) and offences (s. 33). Amended by 26(I)/2022. English title is a translation, not the authority's own.

Governs payment institutions and payment services: authorisation by the Central Bank (Art. 5), transparency and information requirements, rights and obligations of users and providers, data protection, operational and security risks and alternative dispute resolution. Latest amendment on CyLaw is 100(I)/2025.

Sets the conditions for licensing and operating Cyprus investment firms, the regulated markets of the Republic, position limits for commodity derivatives, data reporting services, competent authorities and criminal and civil liability. Latest amendment shown on CyLaw is 183(I)/2025.

Regulates the taking up and pursuit of direct insurance and reinsurance, including authorisation, the supervisory authority, conditions for carrying on business, technical provisions, own funds and capital requirements, firms in financial difficulty, cross-border business and third-country undertakings. Latest amendment shown on CyLaw is 17(I)/2025.

Criminalises illegal access to information systems, illegal system and data interference, illegal interception and the tools used to commit these offences, with provisions on liability of legal persons, jurisdiction and exchange of information (Articles 3-15).

Constitutes the Commission and sets out its organs, functions, cooperation with other authorities, powers to collect information, inspect and investigate and impose administrative sanctions, offences, finances and disciplinary rules. Latest amendment shown on CyLaw is 45(I)/2022.

The national AML/CFT statute. It covers confiscation, international cooperation, information disclosure orders, the Unit (MOKAS) and Advisory Authority, and obliged-entity duties on policies, due diligence, record keeping and reporting (Part VIII, ss. 58-71A). It names the supervisory authorities, keeps registers of beneficial owners, trusts, bank accounts and crypto-asset service providers, and sets a €10,000 cash payment limit (s. 2B). Latest amendment on CyLaw is 25(I)/2026.

Sets the objectives, organisation and operations of the Central Bank, including macroprudential supervision of the financial system, payment systems, clearing and settlement, and the Bank's relations with the Government. Latest amendment shown on CyLaw is 114(I)/2024.

The main banking statute. It covers access to the business of credit institutions, ownership and management, governance procedures, capital and buffers, liquidity, recovery and resolution, supervision and inspection, banking secrecy and the Central Bank's powers, sanctions and appeals. Amendment history on CyLaw runs to Law 84(I)/2026.

Cyprus's main statute on dismissal and redundancy: termination of employment (ss. 3-8), notice (ss. 9-15A), redundancy (ss. 16-26B) and offences (ss. 27-29A). Amendment history on CyLaw runs to 218(I)/2022. Cyprus has no single labour code, so this is listed as the core employment-termination statute.