A .IMPORTANT NOTICES B. CAUTION FOR FOREIGN CITIZENS C. RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS ON VESSELS CALLING ILLEGALLY AT PORTS IN THE OCCUPIED AREAS OF CYPRUS Restrictions imposed by the Republic of Cyprus on vessels calling illegally at ports in the occupied areas of Cyprus The relevant restrictions have been imposed by an Order of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Cyprus issued on 3.10.1974 (P.I. 265/74) which declares the ports of Famagusta, Karavostasi and Kyrenia as closed for all vessels. The relevant Order P.I. 265/74 has been adopted on the basis of section 25 of the Port Regulation Law, Cap. 294 as amended (now section 15(1) of the Cyprus Ports Authority Law 38 of 1973, as amended by Law 28 of 1979). Section 15(2) of Law 38/73 provides for the relevant sanctions as follows: “The master and / or the owner of a ship which arrives and departs from a port closed for such ship or enters or stays therein in contravention of an Order under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and be liable to imprisonment not exceeding two years or to a fine not exceeding seventeen thousand eighty six euro (€ 17.086 ) or to both such imprisonment and fine, and in the case of a ship registered in the Register of Cyprus Ships, the Court dealing with the case has the power to order her deletion from the Register of Cyprus Ships”. The above restrictions were taken in order to uphold and maintain the sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus over its ports and harbors and due to the fact that safety of navigation could no longer be guaranteed in the areas illegally occupied by the Turkish Army since 1974. See also : http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/mfa13_en/mfa13_en?OpenDocument SEE IN ADDITION: D. RELEVANT REFERENCES ON CROSSING POINTS – «GREEN LINE» REGULATIONS E. THE ILLEGALLY OPERATING “UNIVERSITIES” IN THE OCCUPIED AREAS OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS

F. TRAVELLERS – CAUTION ON REAL ESTATE PURCHASE
G. ON ACQUISITION OF REAL ESTATE IN THE OCCUPIED PART OF CYPRUS WHICH IS NOT EFFECTIVELY CONTROLLED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS.
On Acquisition of Real Estate in the occupied part of Cyprus which is not effectively controlled by the Government of the Republic of Cyprus.
Individuals citizens interested in purchasing, rental, advertisement or promotion of property in the illegally occupied by Turkey areas which not under the effective control of the Government of Cyprus are strongly advised to seek legal advice and thoroughly examine the legal ownership status of the property concerned, through the Lands and Surveys Department of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Cyprus. This is in order to ascertain that no violation of the property rights of the legal owners will be effected through the transaction. There is a high probability that purchasers will become the target of private civil lawsuits, and ownership and involvement with that property may be challenged by Greek Cypriots displaced with the Turkish invasion of 1974 and the subsequent illegal occupation of 37% of the island, in its northern part. Kindly be aware that legal cases have been brought before the European Court of Justice other international bodies.
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled in a number of cases that owners of property before 1974 in the Turkish occupied part of Cyprus continue to be regarded as the legal owners of the property. Greek Cypriots owned some 78% of the private land in the Turkish occupied part of Cyprus.
Purchasers could face legal proceedings in the courts of the Republic of Cyprus, as well as attempts to enforce judgments from these courts in all other EU member states, under the provisions of EC Regulation No. 44/2001.
Under Article 281 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Cyprus (as amended on 20 October 2006), buying, selling, renting, promoting or mortgaging a property without the permission of the owner (the person whose ownership is registered with the Republic of Cyprus Land Registry, including Greek Cypriots displaced from the occupied area in 1974) constitute a criminal offence. It may result in a European arrest warrant, executable in any of the EU member-states, and also an International arrest warrant. The law also states that any attempt to undertake such a transaction is a criminal offence.
Documents relating to the purchase of property in the Turkish occupied part of Cyprus will be presumed by the Cypriot authorities to relate to the illegal transfer of Greek Cypriot property. Anyone found in possession of these documents could face criminal proceedings under the Criminal Code of the Republic of Cyprus.
The following website of the Republic of Cyprus provides additional information on the risks of investing in the Turkish occupied part of Cyprus:
http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/properties/occupiedarea_properties.nsf/index_en/index_en?OpenDocument