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

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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

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Total

Animal/vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

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

Building / construction materials (articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; ceramic products; glass and glassware)

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

Waste/scrap products (base metals and articles of base metal)    

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

Fresh Fish

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

Miscellaneous manufactured articles including furniture

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

-

-

-

200.00

-

413.00

-

413.00

-

413.00

-

1,839.00    

Chemical Products

-

-

-

-

-

700.00

-

-

-

438.00

4,608.00

1,791.00

7,537.00    

Paper products

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

-

-

872.00

-

792.00

-

336.00

870.00

856.00

-

-

-

3,726.00    

Fruits and vegetables other than potatoes

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

Potatoes

139,550.00

273,950.00

131,400.00

-

22,500.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

567,400.00

Wood and articles of wood

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

TABLE II:

Value of goods crossing the Green Line reported by the authorities of the Republic of Cyprus for 2017 in EUR

Total

January

328,328

February

550,925

March

480,981

April

379,705

May

400,614

June

395,236

July

386,967

August

409,950

September

360,284

October

406,085

November

371,612

December

320,277

TOTAL

4,790,963.85

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

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

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

TABLE IV:

Most traded products in 2017 in EUR

Plastic products

1,537,217.76

32%

Building materials/articles of stone/ceramic products

844,284.96

18%

Fresh fish

798,256.50

17%

Scrap/waste

556,719.90

12%

Potatoes

371,339.90

8%

Furniture

278,150.37

6%

Fruits and vegetables other than potatoes

128,725.00

3%

Mattresses

110,496.61

2%

Other

165,772.85

3%

Total

4,790,963.85

100.0%

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

TABLE V:

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

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

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)

MONTH

MOVEMENTS OF PERSONS

MOVEMENTS OF VEHICLES

GREEK -CYPRIOTS

TURKISH-CYPRIOTS

TOTAL

VEHICLES

GCs

VEHICLES TCs

TOTAL

01 / 2016

47318

85256

132575

19271

32113

51384

02 / 2016

45827

89653

135480

17943

31869

49812

03 / 2016

51319

89562

140881

21079

34698

55777

04 / 2016

52261

88354

140615

21373

32670

54043

05 / 2016

52989

97169

150158

21240

36769

58009

06 / 2016

56469

101469

157938

23493

38428

61921

07 / 2016

57110

92702

149812

22613

36953

59566

08 / 2016

64415

100880

165295

27142

39394

66536

09 / 2016

57168

108320

165488

25043

41082

66125

10 / 2016

51166

95956

147122

21131

38006

59137

11 / 2016

52519

89984

142503

21306

35663

56969

12 / 2016

58007

101377

159384

25833

38237

64070

TOTAL

646569

1140682

1787251

267467

435882

703349

Source: CYPOL

TABLE VII

Nationality

Number of irregular migrants apprehended after crossing the Green Line 1  

(01/01/2017 – 31/12/2017)

Syria

754

Pakistan

119

Somalia

111

Cameroon

98

Turkey

75

Bangladesh

72

Iran

70

India

44

Iraq

43

Nigeria

42

Georgia

36

Congo

29

Palestine 2

28

Gambia

24

Egypt

23

Jordan

20

Vietnam

15

Ukraine

9

Lebanon

9

Côte d'Ivoire

8

Congo

7

Sri Lanka

5

Yemen

5

Russia

5

China

3

Nepal

3

Serbia

3

Albania

2

Guinea

2

Morocco

2

Ethiopia

2

Armenia

2

Algeria

2

South Korea

2

Moldova

2

Afghanistan

2

Venezuela

1

Eritrea

1

Israel

1

Libya

1

Senegal

1

Malaysia

1

Ghana

1

Mali

1

Tunisia

1

Kuwait

1

Total

1688

Source: CYPOL

(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.