Following a previous approval of the Deposit Guarantee Schemes Law, the Cyprus Parliament enacted a new legislative package for purposes of harmonisation with the EU Directive 2014/59 (Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive – BBRD). The package comprises amendments to the Financial Collateral Arrangements Law, a new law on the Recovery of Cyprus Investment Firms, a new law on the Resolution of Credit Institutions and Investment Firms and an amendment of the Operations of Credit Institutions Law.

The Law on the Prevention and Suppression of Money Laundering, 188 of 2007, was amended for the purpose of harmonisation with “EU Directive 2014/42, on the freezing and confiscation of instrumentalities and proceeds of crime”. The amendment is also in line with the obligations deriving from the Financial Action Task Force recommendations, as well as the recommendations of the “Egmont Group” international organisation related to the competences of the Unit for Combating Money Laundering (MOKAS). 

The Cyprus Parliament has approved a bill amending Section 58 of the Business of Credit Institutions Law, thus extending the prohibition of the sale, assignment or disposal of total or part of any loan and/or rights deriving from any loan facility contract until October 30, 2015.