CY (Cyprus)
DataModel:CDQ/Business Partner/Address/Country/CY
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| A standardized code according to an ISO standard, e.g. ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 for regions. ISO code | CY
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| Language-specific name. Monolingual name | Republik Zypern (de), 賽普勒斯 (zh), Kıbrıs (tr), Chypre (fr), Cyprus (en), Kýpros (el) |
| Language-specific short name. Monolingual short name | Kıbrıs (tr), 塞浦路斯 (zh), Chypre (fr), Zypern (de), Κύπρος (el), Cyprus (en) |
| The offical langauge of a country. Official language | tr, el
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| Language used in a country, beside the administrative languages. other language | tr, el
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| Continent a country belongs to. Part of | Asia |
Regions
| Region (controlled vocabulary) | A standardized code according to an ISO standard, e.g. ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 for regions. ISO code | Language-specific name. Monolingual name | Language-specific alternative, i.e. non-official, name. Alternative name |
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| CY-01 (Nicosia District) | CY-01
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Bezirk Nikosia (de), Lefkoşa ili (tr), Nicosia District (en), district de Nicosie (fr), Επαρχία Λευκωσίας (el), 尼科西亚区 (zh) | Nicosia (en) |
| CY-02 (Limassol District) | CY-02
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Bezirk Limassol (de), Limasol Bölgesi (tr), Limassol District (en), district de Limassol (fr), Επαρχία Λεμεσού (el), 利马索尔区 (zh) | Limassol (en) |
| CY-03 (Larnaca District) | CY-03
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Bezirk Larnaka (de), Larnaca District (en), Larnaka kazası (tr), district de Larnaca (fr), Επαρχία Λάρνακας (el), 拉纳卡区 (zh) | Larnaca (en) |
| CY-04 (Famagusta District) | CY-04
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Bezirk Famagusta (de), Famagusta District (en), Mağusa kazası (tr), district de Famagouste (fr), Επαρχία Αμμοχώστου (el), 法马古斯塔区 (zh) | Famagusta (en) |
| CY-05 (Paphos District) | CY-05
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Baf kazası (tr), Bezirk Paphos (de), Paphos District (en), district de Paphos (fr), Επαρχία Πάφου (el), 帕福斯区 (zh) | Pafos (pl), Paphos (en) |
| CY-06 (Kyrenia District) | CY-06
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Bezirk Kyrenia (de), Girne kazası (tr), Kyrenia District (en), district de Kyrenia (fr), Επαρχία Κερύνειας (el), 凯里尼亚区 (zh) |
Legal forms
| Legal form | Name | Main abbreviation | description | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CY_0042 (CDQ) | Αυτοτελώς εργαζόμενος (el) | SP (el) | A self-employed person conducts business individually with full personal liability for all commercial obligations without formal incorporation. In Cyprus it is the simplest legal form for freelancers, sole traders and individual professionals seeking minimal registration formalities and direct taxation through personal income. | Civil Company |
| CY_0329 (CDQ) | Άλλη νομική μορφή (el) | OTH (el) | Another legal form captures entities not classified under standard Cypriot legal form categories, including special-purpose structures and statutory bodies. In Cyprus it encompasses miscellaneous organizational types established under specific legislation or unique regulatory frameworks operating outside conventional corporate classifications. | Public Limited Company |
| CY_1856 (CDQ) | Συνεταιρισμός (el) | P (el) | A partnership joins individuals or entities in business collaboration with shared liability, management responsibility and profit distribution. In Cyprus it serves professional practices, family businesses and small collaborative ventures operating under Cypriot partnership law with unlimited partner liability unless specifically limited. | Proprietorship |
| CY_2234 (CDQ) | Σωματεία και Ιδρυμάτα (el) | SF (el) | Associations and foundations are non-profit organizations established for charitable, cultural, educational or public benefit purposes without profit distribution. In CY they provide legal frameworks for civic groups, charities and endowments operating under Cypriot non-profit legislation with governance and tax provisions tailored to mission-driven entities. | Public Limited Company |
| CY_3366 (CDQ) | Δημόσια Εταιρεία (el) | PLC (el) | A public company can offer shares to the general public with potential stock exchange listing and enhanced disclosure obligations. In Cyprus it serves larger enterprises seeking broad capital access, investor liquidity and transparency under Cypriot Companies Law governing public limited companies. | Civil Company |
| CY_3574 (CDQ) | Οντότητες που διέπονται από το δημόσιο δίκαιο (el) | PUBLaw (el) | Entities governed by public law are organizations established under public legislation to deliver governmental functions or statutory services. In CY they include public authorities, regulatory bodies and government agencies operating under specific statutory mandates outside conventional commercial corporate structures. | Public Limited Company |
| CY_4034 (CDQ) | European Economic Interest Grouping (el) | EEIG (el) | A European Economic Interest Grouping facilitates cross-border cooperation among EU member state businesses without full merger. In Cyprus it is used for collaborative ventures, joint projects and shared services where Cypriot and foreign partners coordinate activities while maintaining autonomy under EU regulation. | Economic Interest Group |
| CY_4714 (CDQ) | Eμπορική Επωνυμία (el) | B (el) | A business name is a trading designation under which an individual or entity conducts commercial activities without separate legal personality. In Cyprus it allows traders to operate under a commercial name while legal liability remains with the underlying person or entity registered as the business name owner. | Estate |
| CY_6240 (CDQ) | Συνεργατικά Πιστωτικά Ιδρύματα (el) | COOP (el) | Cooperative credit institutions are member-owned financial organizations providing banking and credit services to members on cooperative principles. In CY they operate in the credit union and cooperative banking sector, emphasizing member service, democratic governance and community financial inclusion under specialized financial cooperative regulations. | Civil Company |
| CY_6855 (CDQ) | Societas Cooperativa Europaea (el) | SCE (el) | A European Cooperative Society enables cooperatives to operate across EU borders under unified European legislation with member-based democratic governance. In Cyprus it is used by cooperatives seeking cross-border expansion within the European Union while maintaining cooperative values and regulatory harmonization. | Societas Europaea |
| CY_8733 (CDQ) | Ιδιωτική Εταιρεία (el) | LTD (el) | A private company restricts share transfers and limits shareholders with simplified governance compared to public companies. In Cyprus it is the most common corporate form for SMEs seeking limited liability, asset protection and operational flexibility under Cypriot Companies Law private limited company provisions. | Civil Company |
| CY_9436 (CDQ) | Societas Europaea (el) | SE (el) | A European Company is a public limited corporation registered under EU regulation enabling unified cross-border operations. In Cyprus it is used by multinational enterprises seeking streamlined EU-wide governance, simplified cross-border restructuring and international investor recognition under European company law. | Societas Europaea |
Identifiers
| Identifier | Name | Registration authority |
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| CY_BRN (CY - Business Reg. Number) | Business Registration Number (el) Business Registration Number (tr) Business Registration Number (en) | |
| CY_CCN (CY - Chamber of Commerce Num.) | Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (el) Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (tr) Chamber of Commerce Number (en) | Cyprus Chamber of Commerce |
| CY_GGN (CY - Government Gazette Number) | Government Gazette Number (el) Government Gazette Number (tr) Government Gazette Number (en) | |
| CY_TRN (CY - Tax Registration Number) | Tax Registration Number (el) Tax Registration Number (tr) Tax Registration Number (en) | Ministry of Finance (Cyprus) |
| EU_VAT_ID_CY (CY - VAT identification number) | Value added tax identification number (tr) Value added tax identification number (el) Value added tax identification number (en) | Ministry of Finance (Cyprus) |
Data quality rules
| Data quality rule | Description | Criticality |
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| Dummy post code detected (CY) | Regular expression/Not available post code Regular expression/One digit multiplied several times post code Regular expression/Ordinal sequence of numbers Regular expression/Single digit post code Regular expression/Very long digits post code. This data quality rule checks whether the post code comprises dubious patterns that may render the record incorrect. The patterns, selected specifically for CY (Cyprus) are the following: Regular expression/Mononumerical post code with delimeter | ERROR |
| Identifier Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Cyprus), Data source:AT.FON) | This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given identifier against the identifier maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Cyprus) | INFO |
| Identifier Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Cyprus), Data source:BZST) | This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given identifier against the identifier maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Cyprus) | INFO |
| Identifier Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Cyprus), Data source:VIES) | This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given identifier against the identifier maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Cyprus) | INFO |
| Identifier format inaccurate (European value added tax identifier (Cyprus)) | This rule checks the syntax, i.e. format of the European value added tax identifier in Cyprus with respect to the reference format. Any deviation (i.e. white spaces where they are not specified) result in a violation. The European value added tax identifier in Cyprus consists of 9 characters (8 numerical digits + 1 letter) prefixed by "CY". This rule checks possible whitespaces, hyphens or dots that might be comprised in the identifier value. If there are any whitespaces, hyphens or dots then the rule is violated. | INFO |
| Identifier format invalid (European value added tax identifier (Cyprus)) | The European value added tax identifier in Cyprus consists of 9 characters (8 numerical digits + 1 letter) prefixed by "CY". This rule checks the existence of 8 numerical digits followed by a character without considering possible whitespaces, hyphens or dots that might be comprised in the identifier value. If there are less/more or wrong placed digits or the last cipher is not a letter but a numerical digit then the rule is violated. | ERROR |
| Identifier missing (European value added tax identifier (Cyprus)) | Each legal entity in Cyprus should have a European value added tax identifier. | WARNING |
| Identifier unknown (European value added tax identifier (Cyprus)) | European value added tax identifier (Cyprus) | ERROR |
| Legal form invalid (Cyprus) | Each record should have legal form appropriate for the country. | INFO |
| Length of domestic bank account Id invalid (Cyprus) | This rule checks whether the domestic bank account id exceeds the maximum possible length in Cyprus | ERROR |
| Length of national bank Id invalid (Cyprus) | This rule checks whether the domestic bank id exceeds the maximum possible length in Cyprus | ERROR |
| Mandatory administrative area missing (Cyprus) | The administrative area (a top-level geographical or political area division in a country) is required (i.e. mandatory) for a complete physical touchpoint in Cyprus | INFO |
| Mandatory locality missing (Cyprus) | The locality is mandatory for street addresses in Cyprus. | ERROR |
| Mandatory post code missing (Cyprus) | The post code is mandatory for street addresses in Cyprus. | ERROR |
| Mandatory thoroughfare missing (Cyprus) | The thoroughfare is mandatory for street addresses in Cyprus. | ERROR |
| Post code format invalid (Cyprus) | This rule checks the postcode format of Cyprus. The postal code system covers the whole island but is not used on mail to Northern Cyprus. Northern Cyprus uses a 5-digit code commencing 99, introduced in 2013. For mail sent there from abroad, the line "Mersin 10" is written on the line above that containing the postal code, and the country name used is "Turkey". A postal code system was implemented in 1994.
Postal codes (for both areas) are formed by a block of 4 digits starting with a number between 1 and 9. The first digit of the code indicates the district as follows:
Lefkosia (Nicosia) 1 | ERROR |
| Unallowed pattern in name detected (CY) | This data quality rule checks whether the name comprises dubious patterns that may render the record incorrect. The patterns, selected specifically for CY (Cyprus) are the following:
Regular expression/One time vendor Regular expression/Aggregated payments Regular expression/No new orders Regular expression/Do not use duplicates note Regular expression/Reference to other record Regular expression/No use note Regular expression/Reference to new record Regular expression/Reference the former name Regular expression/Long number in name Regular expression/Duplicate record note Regular expression/Deletion note Regular expression/Dummy record note Regular expression/Sequence of digits Regular expression/Unsorted keywords Regular expression/Length of name . | WARNING |
Data sources
| Data source | An informal and short human-readable definition of a concept, in terms of a 'one-liner'. Short description | nonetheless, we continue to offer the most recent available data., The release status in terms of development progress or maturity.<br/><code>EMPTY</code> (0): No feature considered yet, just a rough idea.<br/><code>IDEA</code> (1): Just an idea, not yet designed in detail.<br/><code>DESIGN</code> (2): Software design ready, development not yet started.<br/><code>DEVELOPMENT</code> (3): Software development in progress.<br/><code>ALPHA</code> (4): First functional release, in terms of a Minimal Viable Product (MVP).<br/><code>BETA</code> (5): Tested by selected users.<br/><code>RC</code> (6): Release candidate, fully tested, not yet used in production by many customers.<br/><code>LIVE</code> (7): Used in production by customers, fully monitored and supported.<br/><code>DEPRECATED</code> (-1): End of life planned, but still available.<br/><code>EOL</code> (-2): End of life, historic service, no longer available.<br/><code>BROKEN</code> (-3): Service was used in production but is currently not available. However, CDQ tries to repair or reactivate it.<br/><code>DISCONTINUED</code> (-4): The data source has ceased providing updates Release status |
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| AT.FON (data source) FinanzOnline Data source category<br/>Specifies the category of a data source in terms of the content.<br/><code>ADDRESS</code>: The data source provides address reference data.<br/><code>BANK_ACCOUNT</code>: The data source provides bank and bank account reference data.<br/><code>BENEFICIAL_OWNER</code>: The data source provides information about beneficial owners of companies.<br/><code>BUSINESS_PARTNER</code>: The data source provides master data about companies.<br/><code>CERTIFICATE</code>: The data source provides information about business partner certifications.<br/><code>HEALTHCARE_ORGANIZATION</code>: The data source provides information about HCOs.<br/><code>HEALTHCARE_PROFESSIONAL</code>: The data source provides information about HCPs.<br/><code>INSOLVENCY</code>: The data source provides information about insolvencies.<br/><code>SANCTION_AND_WATCHLIST</code>: A data source that provides sanctioned or watched companies or persons. BUSINESS_PARTNER (Data source category)
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FinanzOnline Austria is a data source that helps CDQ customers validate and enrich business partner master data for compliance and data quality. | LIVE
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| BZST (data source) Bundeszentralamt für Steuern (Germany) Data source category<br/>Specifies the category of a data source in terms of the content.<br/><code>ADDRESS</code>: The data source provides address reference data.<br/><code>BANK_ACCOUNT</code>: The data source provides bank and bank account reference data.<br/><code>BENEFICIAL_OWNER</code>: The data source provides information about beneficial owners of companies.<br/><code>BUSINESS_PARTNER</code>: The data source provides master data about companies.<br/><code>CERTIFICATE</code>: The data source provides information about business partner certifications.<br/><code>HEALTHCARE_ORGANIZATION</code>: The data source provides information about HCOs.<br/><code>HEALTHCARE_PROFESSIONAL</code>: The data source provides information about HCPs.<br/><code>INSOLVENCY</code>: The data source provides information about insolvencies.<br/><code>SANCTION_AND_WATCHLIST</code>: A data source that provides sanctioned or watched companies or persons. BUSINESS_PARTNER (Data source category)
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Federal Central Tax Office (Germany) is a data source that helps CDQ customers validate and enrich business partner master data for compliance and data quality. | LIVE
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| EU.EORI (data source) EORI Data source category<br/>Specifies the category of a data source in terms of the content.<br/><code>ADDRESS</code>: The data source provides address reference data.<br/><code>BANK_ACCOUNT</code>: The data source provides bank and bank account reference data.<br/><code>BENEFICIAL_OWNER</code>: The data source provides information about beneficial owners of companies.<br/><code>BUSINESS_PARTNER</code>: The data source provides master data about companies.<br/><code>CERTIFICATE</code>: The data source provides information about business partner certifications.<br/><code>HEALTHCARE_ORGANIZATION</code>: The data source provides information about HCOs.<br/><code>HEALTHCARE_PROFESSIONAL</code>: The data source provides information about HCPs.<br/><code>INSOLVENCY</code>: The data source provides information about insolvencies.<br/><code>SANCTION_AND_WATCHLIST</code>: A data source that provides sanctioned or watched companies or persons. BUSINESS_PARTNER (Data source category)
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Economic Operator Identification and Registration Database is a data source that helps CDQ customers validate and enrich business partner master data for compliance and data quality. | LIVE943 records |
| VIES (data source) VIES Data source category<br/>Specifies the category of a data source in terms of the content.<br/><code>ADDRESS</code>: The data source provides address reference data.<br/><code>BANK_ACCOUNT</code>: The data source provides bank and bank account reference data.<br/><code>BENEFICIAL_OWNER</code>: The data source provides information about beneficial owners of companies.<br/><code>BUSINESS_PARTNER</code>: The data source provides master data about companies.<br/><code>CERTIFICATE</code>: The data source provides information about business partner certifications.<br/><code>HEALTHCARE_ORGANIZATION</code>: The data source provides information about HCOs.<br/><code>HEALTHCARE_PROFESSIONAL</code>: The data source provides information about HCPs.<br/><code>INSOLVENCY</code>: The data source provides information about insolvencies.<br/><code>SANCTION_AND_WATCHLIST</code>: A data source that provides sanctioned or watched companies or persons. BUSINESS_PARTNER (Data source category)
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VAT Information Exchange System is a data source that helps CDQ customers validate and enrich business partner master data for compliance and data quality. | LIVE50,000,000 records |
| CY.GCB (data source) CY Bank Data Data source category<br/>Specifies the category of a data source in terms of the content.<br/><code>ADDRESS</code>: The data source provides address reference data.<br/><code>BANK_ACCOUNT</code>: The data source provides bank and bank account reference data.<br/><code>BENEFICIAL_OWNER</code>: The data source provides information about beneficial owners of companies.<br/><code>BUSINESS_PARTNER</code>: The data source provides master data about companies.<br/><code>CERTIFICATE</code>: The data source provides information about business partner certifications.<br/><code>HEALTHCARE_ORGANIZATION</code>: The data source provides information about HCOs.<br/><code>HEALTHCARE_PROFESSIONAL</code>: The data source provides information about HCPs.<br/><code>INSOLVENCY</code>: The data source provides information about insolvencies.<br/><code>SANCTION_AND_WATCHLIST</code>: A data source that provides sanctioned or watched companies or persons. BANK_ACCOUNT (Data source category)
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Bank Data details provided by the Central Bank of Cyprus is a data source that helps CDQ customers validate and enrich business partner master data for compliance and data quality. | BETA0 records |
| CDQ.VAT (data source) CDQ VAT Numbers Data source category<br/>Specifies the category of a data source in terms of the content.<br/><code>ADDRESS</code>: The data source provides address reference data.<br/><code>BANK_ACCOUNT</code>: The data source provides bank and bank account reference data.<br/><code>BENEFICIAL_OWNER</code>: The data source provides information about beneficial owners of companies.<br/><code>BUSINESS_PARTNER</code>: The data source provides master data about companies.<br/><code>CERTIFICATE</code>: The data source provides information about business partner certifications.<br/><code>HEALTHCARE_ORGANIZATION</code>: The data source provides information about HCOs.<br/><code>HEALTHCARE_PROFESSIONAL</code>: The data source provides information about HCPs.<br/><code>INSOLVENCY</code>: The data source provides information about insolvencies.<br/><code>SANCTION_AND_WATCHLIST</code>: A data source that provides sanctioned or watched companies or persons. BUSINESS_PARTNER (Data source category)
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CDQ European VAT Registration Database is a data source that helps CDQ customers validate and enrich business partner master data for compliance and data quality. | IDEA
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| EU.PC (data source) EuroStat Post Code Files (European Union) Data source category<br/>Specifies the category of a data source in terms of the content.<br/><code>ADDRESS</code>: The data source provides address reference data.<br/><code>BANK_ACCOUNT</code>: The data source provides bank and bank account reference data.<br/><code>BENEFICIAL_OWNER</code>: The data source provides information about beneficial owners of companies.<br/><code>BUSINESS_PARTNER</code>: The data source provides master data about companies.<br/><code>CERTIFICATE</code>: The data source provides information about business partner certifications.<br/><code>HEALTHCARE_ORGANIZATION</code>: The data source provides information about HCOs.<br/><code>HEALTHCARE_PROFESSIONAL</code>: The data source provides information about HCPs.<br/><code>INSOLVENCY</code>: The data source provides information about insolvencies.<br/><code>SANCTION_AND_WATCHLIST</code>: A data source that provides sanctioned or watched companies or persons. ADDRESS (Data source category)
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EuroStat Post Code Files (European Union) is a data source that helps CDQ customers validate and enrich business partner master data for compliance and data quality. | IDEA
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Banking metadata
| Property | Value |
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| Full metadata | Bank accounts in Cyprus |
| Local name of the national bank ID. Bank ID name | Cyprus Bank Identification Code (CYRN) -Kodikos Trapezas and Kodikos Katastimatos |
| The provider (national authorities in most cases) of the national bank ID. Bank ID provider | Central Bank of Cyprus |
| Currency code for accounting in the given country. Currency code | EUR
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| Maximum length of the national bank ID. Maximum bank ID length | 8 |
| Maximum length of the national bank account ID. Maximum bank account ID length | 16 |