Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Cyprus
May be enforced under European Union Regulations, Statute and Common Law.
Requirements:
Procedure:
Law No. 121(1)/2000
Enforcement of EU Judgments
EC Regulation No. 805/2004 – EC Regulation No. 44/2001.
Law No. 121(1)/2000
Enforcement of non-EU Judgments
Cyprus is signatory to a number of multilateral conventions relating to the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments including:
Article 5 of Hague Convention 1965.
• Subject to sub-paragraph (b) of the first paragraph of Article 5, the document may always be served by delivery to an addressee who accepts it voluntarily.
• Cyprus is party to a number of bilateral treaties in relation to the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. Ukraine (Rat. Law 172/86 and 8/2005), Russia (Rat. Law 172/86), Belarus (Rat. Law172/86), Georgia (Rat. Law 172/86).
Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
Foreign arbitral awards can be enforced in Cyprus
Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards under the 1958 New York Convention
Refusal for recognition and enforcement
Reasons for refusal of recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral award under the New York Convention:
Enforcement procedure of arbitral award
Foreign Claims Registration in Cyprus
Claim Registration Procedure
Application of Hague Convention on the service abroad of Judicial an Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial
Matters 1965.
Article 5 of Hague Convention 1965.