The Parliamentary Committee on Energy, Trade, Industry and Tourism met today, Tuesday, 15 March 2022, and discussed the following issues:
1. The Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Fund Operation Act, 2022
(File No. 23.01.063.048-2022)
2. The Law on the Promotion and Encouragement of the Use of Renewable Energy Sources of 2022.
(No. Fak. 23.01.063.049-2022)
The Committee continued its consideration of the bills, without the presence of invited guests, during which it reviewed certain issues that remained pending from its previous meeting, mainly relating to the approval, certification and licensing procedures for the production of electricity from renewable sources, the production of energy for heating or cooling from renewable sources and the process of processing biomass into biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels or other energy products and into renewable liquid and gaseous fuels and transport fuels of non-biological origin.
The Committee decided to continue the examination of the above bills in the presence of representatives of the Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry, the Legal Service of the Republic and the Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority.
3. The Regulation of the Establishment and Operation of Hotels and Tourist Accommodation (Amendment) (No. 2) Law of 2022
(File No. 23.01.063.055-2022)
4. The Regulation of the Establishment and Operation of Hotels and Tourist Accommodation (General) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022.
(File No. 23.03.059.019-2022)
The Committee began discussion of the Bill and Regulations in the presence of government officials and stakeholder representatives. The purpose of the bill is to amend the Law on the Regulation of the Establishment and Operation of Hotels and Tourist Accommodations to modernize its provisions regulating the establishment and operation of tourist camps in order to classify them into classes, namely luxury, first class, second class and no class, in the same manner as other categories of tourist accommodations, and to regulate the development of luxury "glamping" type camps. The purpose of the Regulations is to amend the Regulation of the Establishment and Operation of Hotels and Tourist Accommodation (General) Regulations in order to regulate the development of "glamping" type luxury camps.
The Committee decided to proceed to an article-by-article discussion of the above legislation at its next meeting.
5. The problems and prospects of Cypriot tourism.
(Ex officio examination on the recommendation of the Parliamentary Committee on Energy, Trade, Industry and Tourism)
(File No. 23.04.038.501-2021)
The Committee was informed by the Deputy Minister of Tourism of the measures taken by the State Department to deal with the problems arising from international developments and especially the war between Russia and Ukraine with regard to this year's tourist season. The Deputy Minister of Tourism referred, inter alia, to the efforts being made to attract tourists from countries other than Russia and Ukraine, to increase the number of flights to Cyprus, as well as to boost domestic tourism. The representatives of the stakeholders welcomed the efforts made by the Ministry of Tourism.
The Commission decided that the issue should remain open for follow-up.
6. The course of increase in the prices of raw materials and services and its impact on inflation.
(Ex-officio examination on the recommendation of the Parliamentary Committee on Energy, Trade, Industry and Tourism)
(Doc. No. 23.04.038.649-2021)
In discussing this matter, the Committee considered the effects of the war between Russia and Ukraine on fuel and commodity prices, as well as on inflation, the obscenity of certain businesses and the measures that could be taken to deal with them, with a view to protecting consumers and businesses.
7. The Consumer Protection (Amendment) Act, 2022
(File No. 23.01.063.052-2022)
The Committee, having taken a position on the provisions of the above Bill, decided to refer it to the plenary.
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