Translation of "Loi sur la validation de titres de propriété " (French → English) :

As a result, changes should be made in the areas of financial sector reform, fiscal policy and structural reforms, in particular with regard to: (i) providing an updated plan for the gradual relaxation of external restrictions, which the authorities commit to starting only after the successful completion of the comprehensive assessment and a smooth transition to the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM); (ii) further measures to strengthen the banks' management of non-performing loans; (iii) a requirement to conclude the follow-up on the 2013 audit regarding individual financial institutions, impose sanctions if applicable, and make the final decision public; (iv) the provision of further measures to improve the Cooperative Group's operatio ...[+++]nal capacity; (v) the adoption by the Council of Ministers of the new comprehensive framework establishing appropriate corporate and personal insolvency procedures, as well as the adoption by the House of Representatives of the amendments to the legal framework in relation to foreclosures of mortgaged properties (those are two prior actions), with details on the required elements of those two new frameworks; (vi) a revision of the 2014 primary fiscal deficit target of no more than EUR 210 million (1,3 % of GDP) to reflect the fiscal performance in the first half of 2014, the submission of a proposal ensuring the fiscal neutrality of the welfare system reform and the achievement of the 2015 fiscal deficit target, while the primary surplus target for 2017 was revised down to 2,5 % of the GDP in order to smooth the fiscal adjustment over 2017-2018; (vii) the setting of further steps to operationalise the privatisation process in the Cyprus Ports Authority and the Electricity Authority of Cyprus; (viii) the appointment of the new Commissioners and the two Assistant Commissioners of the new tax department, the establishment of a common taxpayer database, and the adoption of necessary regulations to make the enhanced collection powe ...

These include a possible framework for an EU personal pension product, further analysis on legislative changes which may be needed to support the development of covered bond markets, barriers to cross-border distribution of investment funds, a legislative proposal on the laws governing securities ownership, or legislation to review the macro-prudential framework.

In view of the increasing cross-border holdings and transfers of securities enhanced by this Regulation, it is of the utmost urgency and importance to establish clear rules on the law applicable to proprietary aspects in relation to the securities held in the accounts maintained by CSDs.

Therefore, the reference to an investment in tradable securities or other financial instruments based on repackaged loans should not be interpreted strictly as a legally valid and binding transfer of title with respect to such instruments, but as an investment made in a material economic sense so that any other forms of synthetic investments should be covered and subject to the specific requirements.

In addition, the registration of transfer of title in the Real Estate Registry is subject to a registration fee (‘tinglysingsgebyr’) pursuant to the Court Fee Act 1982 No 86 (‘Rettsgebyrloven’).

Pursuant to Section 7(1) of the Act on Document Duty 1975 No 59 (‘Lov om dokumentavgift’), the registration of transfer of ownership title (‘hjemmelsoverføring’) to real estate property releases an obligation to pay document duties (‘dokumentavgift’).