Member State report: Cyprus / Art7

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 7 Competent authorities
Member State Cyprus
Report date 2013-01-21
Report access MSFDCompAuth_20130121_151729.xml
CA code (EU, national)
CYMSCA1
Acronym, Name (national)
MANRE: Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment ()
Address
Loukis Akritas Avenue, Nicosia/, CYPRUS, 1411
URL
http://www.moa.gov.cy/moa/agriculture.nsf/index_en/index_en
Legal status
The Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, who from now on will be referred to as Minister, is the Competent Authority for the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), in accordance with the National Law, The Marine Strategy Law of 2011, N. 18(I)/2011. Τhe Marine Strategy Law of 2011, N.18(I)/2011, was published in the official Government Gazette on the 25th of February 2011 and prescribes the duties and responsibilities of the Competent Authority.
Responsibilities
The Minister is responsible for the implementation of the MSFD and for the coordination and cooperation with other governmental Departments. The Minister is responsible for the preparation of a Marine Strategy for the marine waters of the Republic of Cyprus, by completion of Initial Assessment, determination of Good Environmental Status (GES), establishment of environmental targets and indicators and establishment and implementation of a Monitoring Program. The establishment of a Programme of Measures to achieve or maintain GES in the marine waters of the Republic of Cyprus is subject to the approval of the Council of Ministers. The Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment coordinates the necessary steps to implement the Program of Measures.
Reference
Marine Strategy Law of 2011 N.18(I)/2011 , http://www.moa.gov.cy/moa/dfmr/dfmr.nsf/All/BF8FE675CBF73A5542257A80003C7EDC
Membership
A transposition and implementation Committee has been established with representatives of the following Governmental authorities; Department of Fisheries and Marine Research , Department of Environmet, Water Development Departm, Department of Merchant Shipping of the Ministry of Communications and Work, Energy Service of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism . The Department of Fisheries and Marine Research is acting as the coordination body on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment for the above Committee.
Regional coordination
Regional or subregional coordination is being achieved through the Regional Sea Convention for the Mediterranean Sea, namely the Barcelona Convention. The Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment is the competent authority for the Barcelona Convention and its Protocols and its representatives are participating in the various meetings such as MAP, MED POL, RAC/SPA and ECAP accordingly. Moreover, the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment in order to ensure coordination between Member States, Cyprus and Greece, sharing marine waters within the Aegean-Levantine Sea subregion, has signed on September 29, 2010 with the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change of Greece, a Memorandum of Understanding on Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development. Within this Memorandum of Understanding, a provision on the implementation of the MSFD is included.

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 7 Competent authorities
Member State Cyprus
Reported by Cyprus
Report date 2011-04-19
Report access CYP_MSCA_20110419.xml
CA code (EU, national)
CYMSCA1
Acronym, Name (national)
MANRE: Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment ()
Address
Loukis Akritas Avenue, Nicosia/, CYPRUS, 1411
URL
http://www.moa.gov.cy/moa/agriculture.nsf/index_en/index_en
Legal status
The legislation establishing the competent authority and the duties of the competent authority in relation to the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) is the “Marine Strategy Law of 2011” N.18(I)/2011 which has been published in the official Government Gazette on the 25th of February 2011. The relevant article of the legislation establishing the competent authority is article 2.
Responsibilities
According to the Marine Strategy Law of 2011, the competent authority is responsible for the preparation of the Marine Strategy at national level and the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. It should be noted however, that the “Programme of Measures” (MSFD Art. 13) is subject to the final approval of the Council of Ministers. Moreover, according to Article 18(1) of the legislation, the Council of Ministers may issue Regulations in order to effectively enforce the “Marine Strategy Law of 2010”.
Reference
Marine Strategy Law of 2011 N.18(I)/2011
Membership
A transposition and implementation Committee has been established with representatives of the following Governmental authorities: • Department of Fisheries and Marine Research (MANRE) • Department of Environment (MANRE) • Water Development Department (MANRE) • Department of Merchant Shipping of the Ministry of Communications and Works • Energy Service of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism The Department of Fisheries and Marine Research (MANRE) is acting as the coordination body of the above Committee.
Regional coordination
A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the MANRE of the Republic of Cyprus and the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change of the Hellenic Republic in the field of environment protection and sustainable development which, inter alia, includes the implementation of the MSFD.