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Online Seminars on the Information System EUDR – December 2025

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry, as the coordinator of the Enterprise Europe Network Cyprus, informs you that the European Commission (ENV DEFORESTATION Team) has announced the dates of the online training seminars related to the Information System of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), for the month of December. The dates are available on the European Commission’s website HERE.

These webinars are primarily aimed at businesses that, under the EUDR, are required to submit due diligence statements via the Information System. Specifically, they are intended for:

• Operators
• Traders
• Their authorised representatives
• Relevant professional bodies or associations that represent them

The European Commission’s website also provides detailed information about the Information System, including:

• A User Guide
• Instructional videos on how the system works
• Additional documentation, such as guidance on using “Units of Measurement” available in the dedicated CIRCABC folder

PDF – Deforestation Online Seminars_December 2025

Announcements by the Customs Department

Humanitarian Mission of the Amalthea Plan (December 2025)

Σας ενημερώνουμε ότι προγραμματίζεται η αποστολή ενός ακόμη φορτίου ανθρωπιστικής βοήθειας μέσω του Σχεδίου «Αμάλθεια» στα μέσα Δεκεμβρίου 2025. Στο πλαίσιο αυτό, θα θέλαμε να μας πληροφορήσετε εάν διαθέτετε ποσότητες συσκευασμένου ρυζιού και φακών, καθώς και:

• Τιμή ανά μονάδα (π.χ. ανά κιλό ή ανά συσκευασία)
• Είδος ρυζιού
• Διαθεσιμότητα ποσοτήτων που μπορείτε να προσφέρετε άμεσα

Παρακαλώ σημειώστε ότι η διάρκεια ελάχιστης διατηρησιμότητας των τροφίμων, πρέπει να είναι τουλάχιστον 8 μήνες από σήμερα. Η ανθρωπιστική βοήθεια θα πρέπει να είναι έτοιμη για παράδοση στο Λιμάνι Λεμεσού εντός της επόμενης εβδομάδας το αργότερο, ώστε να τηρηθούν οι προθεσμίες του δρομολογίου.

Παρακαλώ όπως οι προσφορές σας αποσταλούν άμεσα και το αργότερο μέχρι την Τετάρτη, 3 Δεκεμβρίου 2025, στο email: andand@ccci.org.cy Αναπληρωτής Γενικός Γραμματέας ΚΕΒΕ: κ. Ανδρέας Ανδρέου, τηλέφωνο επικοινωνίας: 22889860.

Ευχαριστώ πολύ για τη συνεργασία, παραμένω στη διάθεση σας για οποιαδήποτε επιπρόσθετη πληροφορία ή διευκρίνηση.

PDF – Humanitarian Mission of the Amalthea Plan (December 2025)

Funding Scheme for Participation in Exhibitions with a State Pavilion

The Ministry of Energy, Commerce, and Industry announces the launch of the De Minimis Funding Scheme for Cypriot enterprises to participate in commercial exhibitions abroad where the Ministry is participating with a state pavilion.
Enterprises, as well as Producer Groups and Organisations recognised by the competent Authority, are eligible to apply to the Scheme. These entities must be active in the manufacturing and/or trade sectors of industrial and agricultural products, as well as in related service provision sectors.
Please note that the call for applications concerns the following exhibitions:

The Ministry assumes no commitment in case of non-participation, due to an insufficient number of applicants and/or non-approval of the budget.

For the Information Guide and the Application Form please click here.

Applications for Participation can be submitted by hand, by registered post, or by private courier until Friday, 19 December 2025 to the following address:

Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry
Trade Service
Promotion of Trade in Goods
6 Andrea Araouzou, 1421
Nicosia, Cyprus

For more information, please contact the Competent Officers of the Ministry at the following telephone numbers: 22867268, 22867192, 22867209, and 22867289.
Applications for Participation submitted after Friday, 19 December 2025 will be considered late and will not be taken into account.

PDF – Funding Scheme for participation in exhibitions with a state pavilion