Car Dealer Compliance in Cyprus: Regulatory Administrative Act 622/2003

The rules for car adverts in Cyprus

6 rules decide what a dealer in Cyprus has to show on the car, in adverts and in financing examples. Each one, and what it asks of you:

RAA 622/2003
Trade Descriptions (Energy Guide - Passenger Cars) Order of 2003 (label)
Authority Consumer Protection Service; order issued by the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
The supplier of new passenger cars puts the label of Annex I, clearly visible, on or near every new model offered for sale or financial leasing, at the showroom and at trade fairs. A car is new until it is sold to someone who does not buy it for resale. The label follows the model in form, colours and dimensions and contains all its information, including engine size and power.
RAA 701/2004
Trade Descriptions (Energy Guide - Passenger Cars) (Amending) Order of 2004, new Annex III (poster or screen)
Authority Consumer Protection Service
For each brand, show a poster of at least 70 x 50 cm or a screen of at least 25 x 32 cm, which may replace the poster permanently. Models are grouped by fuel, such as petrol and diesel, sorted by ascending CO2 with the lowest official consumption at the top, in l/100 km or km/l. The two statutory sentences stay visible, and the list is renewed every six months, or every three on a screen.
RAA 622/2003
Regulatory Administrative Act 622/2003, promotional printed matter
Authority Consumer Protection Service
All printed promotional material for a model states its official fuel consumption, in l/100 km or km/l or both, and its official CO2 emissions. Material that only names the brand is exempt. The order covers printed matter; Vehicle Hub shows them on your car pages as well and flags any car where they are missing.
Law 5/1987
Trade Descriptions Law of 1987
Authority Courts of the Republic; Consumer Protection Service officers (art. 24)
The energy guide order is issued under article 14 of this law, and article 16 sets the penalties for breaking it: a fine or imprisonment of up to 12 months, and more for repeat offences, with confiscation possible. The amounts are still written in Cyprus pounds in the law.
Law 106(I)/2010
Consumer Credit Agreements Law of 2010
Authority Republic of Cyprus; the usury reference rate under Cap. 154 art. 314A is published by the Central Bank of Cyprus
An advert with a specific interest rate or any cost figure gives the representative example clearly and in this order: borrowing rate fixed or variable with charges, total amount of credit, APR, term, cash price and down payment, total amount payable and the instalment. A dealer who arranges credit states whether he works exclusively with one or several lenders or independently. Cyprus has not yet transposed the 2023 Consumer Credit Directive, so no warning sentence is required today.
Regulation (EU) 2023/988
General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), information in online offers
Authority European Union regulation, directly applicable in Cyprus
Cars you sell online to consumers in Cyprus, including used imports, name the manufacturer with postal and e-mail address, the EU responsible person for makes from outside the EU, the product identification and the safety information. Vehicle Hub prints the block in Greek on the car page and in the exposé, from a catalogue of makes you can override.

Car dealer compliance in Cyprus is set by the Trade Descriptions (Energy Guide - Passenger Cars) Order, Regulatory Administrative Act 622/2003: every new passenger car offered for sale or financial leasing carries a yellow label with green frames, giving its official fuel consumption, CO2 emissions, engine size and power, and each brand is shown on a poster or screen at the point of sale. Printed adverts repeat the official values, in l/100 km or km/l. The order rests on the Trade Descriptions Law 5/1987, whose penalties apply to breaches, and the Consumer Protection Service checks compliance. Vehicle Hub keeps the official values on each car and prints the label, the price sign, the exposé and the brand poster from them, every text in Greek.

Cyprus transposed the EU directive in its own act, not by copying the Greek one, and the details differ: the yellow sheet, the engine size in litres, the power in bhp and a box on measuring units. Vehicle Hub therefore runs a Cypriot rule set of its own. For finance adverts, the Loan Calculator follows law 106(I)/2010, with the representative example in its fixed order and your role as credit intermediary; Cyprus has not yet passed its new consumer credit law, so no warning sentence applies today. The car pages come from the Vehicle Hub widgets, used imports and new stock arrive through the dealer stock import, and the rules of all 33 countries are summarised on the car labelling directive by country overview. Vehicle Hub applies the rules; it is not legal advice.

What the Regulatory Administrative Act 622/2003 label looks like

The Cypriot label is an A4 sheet in yellow with green frame lines, as the model in Annex I shows. Under the title 'Energy Guide - Passenger Cars' (printed in Greek) come the model, a framed box on measuring units that quotes Directive 80/181/EEC as the gazette prints it, the combined fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, the engine size in litres, the power in bhp and the fuel type, closed by three sentences in a framed footer. WLTP has no urban or extra-urban cycle, so only the combined line is printed. Plug-in hybrids show weighted values, electric cars 0,0 l/100 km and 0 g/km. There is no efficiency class.

Regulatory Administrative Act 622/2003 label printed by Vehicle Hub for a new Toyota Yaris Cross, petrol, 1,5 l, 123 bhp, 5,6 l/100 km combined, 127 g/km CO2; the real label is printed in Greek

Mandatory details in Cyprus

Model and fuel type in Greek (petrol, diesel, LPG, electricity)
Official combined fuel consumption, l/100 km on the label, l/100 km and km/l in adverts, one decimal
Official CO2 emissions in whole g/km
Engine size in litres and power in bhp
Yellow sheet, green frames, units box and the three label sentences
Captioned values: Official fuel consumption and Official specific CO2 emissions (captions printed in Greek)
Models per brand by fuel, ascending CO2, lowest consumption at the top
Values on the website even though the order names printed matter
Representative example in the fixed order (a) to (f) of the law
Your role as credit intermediary
Manufacturer, EU responsible person and safety information
A label only when engine size and power are known

What you get

The yellow Cypriot label, ready to print
Vehicle Hub draws the Annex I label in its yellow and green, with model, units box, combined values, engine size in litres, power in bhp, fuel type and the three sentences. Petrol, diesel, LPG, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, electric and gas cars are covered.
Engine size and power converted for you
Enter cubic capacity in cm3 and power in kW as on the certificate of conformity. Vehicle Hub prints litres with one decimal and bhp as a whole number, the units the Cypriot model asks for.
A poster or screen list per brand
Vehicle Hub builds the 70 x 50 cm poster per brand from your stock, grouped by fuel and sorted by CO2, with consumption in l/100 km and km/l.
Online values in both units
The order speaks of printed matter, yet your car pages show consumption in l/100 km and km/l and the CO2 value too. A car without them is flagged, so a gap never hides until a buyer asks.
Finance examples in the order the law sets
The Loan Calculator prints the representative example in the order of law 106(I)/2010, with your role as intermediary. If your lender is not a bank, you confirm the legal maximum rate each quarter.
Safety lines for Japanese and British imports
A used import from Japan or the UK still needs its manufacturer and the EU responsible person online. Vehicle Hub adds them from its catalogue, the same way it does for a new car from the local importer.

Print your first yellow label

Set Cyprus as your branch's main market, add a new car with its cubic capacity and power, and print the Regulatory Administrative Act 622/2003 label. Then open the brand poster. Both come from the same values.

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How to get started

Set Cyprus as your branch's main market
Create a KIMISUITE workspace for the showroom, add Vehicle Hub and choose Cyprus as the main market of your branch. The Cypriot rule set decides which cars need the yellow label.
Bring in your stock
Import from mobile.de, your dealer software or a CSV or XML feed, or add single cars with the creation assistant. Used imports that were sold to an end customer abroad need no label; new cars do.
Check the values Cyprus asks for
Look over the combined consumption, CO2, cubic capacity and power of each new car. Without engine size and power the label is refused, so fill them in first.
Make car dealer compliance in Cyprus part of publishing
Print the yellow labels and a poster per brand, then publish the cars on your website. The exposé and the price sign repeat the values, in l/100 km and km/l.

Pricing

The Cypriot rule set, the yellow label, the brand poster, the price sign, the exposé and the Loan Calculator are part of Vehicle Hub, which starts at a fixed monthly price (see pricing) per dealership workspace. Showroom staff in every town where you sell share that one price.

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Is it the right fit?

A good fit if

Franchised showrooms and importers in Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca and Paphos with new cars on display
Dealers who mix used Japanese and British imports with new cars and want one website for both
Dealers who exhibit at motor shows, where the label duty also applies
Dealers who arrange finance and want the representative example in the legal order

Not the right fit if

Dealers who want Vehicle Hub to publish their stock to Bazaraki or Autotrader Cyprus; Vehicle Hub only imports
Dealers looking for import duty or registration tax calculations
Anyone who needs legal advice on a particular sale

Frequently asked questions

What is involved in car dealer compliance in Cyprus?

The yellow Regulatory Administrative Act 622/2003 label at every new car, a poster or screen per brand, and official consumption and CO2 values in printed adverts. Finance adverts follow law 106(I)/2010.

Why is the Cypriot label yellow?

Because the model in Annex I prescribes the form, the colours and the dimensions: a yellow sheet with green frame lines. Vehicle Hub draws exactly that, so the label in your car matches the gazette.

Can I use the Greek label in Cyprus?

No. Cyprus has its own order with its own model, sentences and units, including engine size and power. Vehicle Hub keeps a separate Cypriot rule set, and a dealer selling in both countries gets the right label for each.

Do used imports need the label?

No, the duty covers new cars, meaning cars not yet sold to someone who bought them for a purpose other than resale. A used import that had an owner abroad needs no label, while a new car you import for sale does.

What must a car finance advert in Cyprus show?

Once a rate or cost figure appears, the representative example in the order of article 4: borrowing rate, total amount of credit, APR, term, cash price and down payment, total amount payable and instalment, plus your role as intermediary. The example appears once KIMISUITE has released Cyprus and you have entered your lender.

Who supervises personal data from my enquiries in Cyprus?

The Commissioner for Personal Data Protection, under the GDPR and law 125(I)/2018. When a buyer in Limassol or Larnaca leaves a phone number on your car page, that record is yours to protect, in your inbox and in CRM Business Hub.

Can I advertise consumption in km/l?

Yes, in adverts and on the poster: Cyprus allows l/100 km, km/l or both. The label itself uses l/100 km. Vehicle Hub prints both units in the exposé and on the price sign.