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The Law on the Facilitation of Strategic Development Projects was passed today by the House of Representatives, on the basis of the draft bill submitted by the Ministry of Interior and prepared by the Department of Urban Planning and Zoning, as the competent coordinating authority, in cooperation with the Ministry of Finance, the Department of Environment, the Legal Service and other stakeholders.
The Law is a reform included in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan and meets the country-specific Recommendations of the European Semester and aims to facilitate licensing, depending on their importance and scale.
The new Law establishes a mechanism to facilitate and simplify the licensing process for strategic development projects. The aim is to support, attract and promptly promote mature projects that will contribute positively to the sustainable development of the productive sectors of Cyprus' economy, the creation of permanent jobs and the improvement of the quality of life of its citizens.
The Law outlines the mechanism through which a development may qualify as a strategic development project and be included in the expedited licensing process. The development must be a productive economic activity and contribute to the sustainable development of the economy by satisfying objective criteria, a certain amount of investment and a certain number of permanent jobs.
It also provides for the establishment of a new Section within the Department of Planning and Zoning to manage the permitting process and the appointment of a Project Manager for each development designated as a strategic development project. The Project Manager shall contribute to the coordination of the competent authorities and the timely issuance of the required permits. In this way, the granting of permits is carried out at a central level, within a timeframe not exceeding 12 months.
In addition, binding timetables are established for the processing of development applications and the submission of views and opinions of administrative authorities. In addition, the creation of an electronic platform is envisaged, which will allow the submission of an application, study and issuance of Planning Permit and Building Permit electronically.
The Ministry of Interior thanks the members of the Parliamentary Committee on Interior for their constructive and active involvement in the formulation of the final content of the Law, which will be an important tool in the effort to promote the strategic objectives of the State.
(MKY)
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