Agriculturist

Any physical person is eligible to register and practice the agriculturist profession, provided that the Council of Agriculturists is satisfied that he/she:

1. is a citizen of Cyprus or spouse or a child of a citizen of Cyprus or a citizen of an EU member state and permanently lives in the Republic of Cyprus;
2. has the necessary language knowledge for the practicing of the Agriculture profession in Cyprus;
3. is of good character;
4. possesses a university degree/diploma in Agriculture or in any field of agriculture obtained from a recognized by the Council university or by any other university equivalent institution; or
5. possesses a university degree/diploma in a relevant to Agriculture science obtained from a university or higher educational institution and additionally is holder of a Masters degree in one of the fields of Agriculture, such as Agronomy, Agronomy Economics, Plant Protection, Animal Production, Crop Production, etc.;
6. legal persons who have their headquarters in the Republic of Cyprus or in another Member State have also the right to be registered and exercise the profession of Agronomist, provided they employ at least one registered agronomist licensed to exercise the profession of Agronomist.

In case of any doubt about the university qualifications referred in 4 and 5 above the Council may consult KYSATS.

The Council may, in certain cases, grant a special license to Agriculturists who are third country citizens in order to conduct or supervise a project, provided they will be working in cooperation with a registered agriculturist.

The application for registration to the Council of Agriculturists can be submitted either through the PSC Cyprus or you can contact directly the competent authority:

Council of Agriculturists
Ezekias Papaioannou 21, Flat 9
1703 Nicosia – Cyprus
P.O Box: 24331
Τel: +357 22759868
Fax:+ 357 22374575
E-mail: agronom_registration@cytanet.com.cy
Website: http://www.agronom.org.cy/

1. The application should be accompanied by the following documents:

   • certificate of Academic Qualifications by a recognized University;
   • two (2) Passport Photos;
   • copy of professional qualification’s transcript;
   • registration fee of €35;
   • license issuance fee of €50.

The fees below are payable at the time of submitting the application (payable by cash, cheque or debit/credit card).

The registration fee is €85 and if the application is approved it covers the cost for the annual licence fee for the current year (50% is refundable in case the application is not approved). For more information please visit: https://agronom.org.cy.

The annual license fee is €50 and is payable at the beginning of each year.

Administrative Action Against a Competent Authority’s Decision

Any person may file an Administrative Action at the Administrative court against a decision, act or omission of any competent authority or body.

Pursuant to Article 146 of the Constitution, an Administrative Action may be lodged within 75 days from the date of the decision or act or omission or from the day when such decision or act or omission was notified to the applicant.

The Administrative Court acts as a cassation Court and not as a substantive Court. In other words, the Administrative Court may:
I. Dismiss the Administrative Action
II. Annul wholly or partially the contested decision or act
III. Compel the relevant authority or body to take a certain action

After a decision is annulled, the authority and/or public body must reverse things back to the state prior to when the concerned decision and/or act was executed and reexamine.

Appeal Information

An Appeal may be filed against the Administrative Court’s first-instance decision within a period of 42 days from the date such decision was given.

At the Supreme Court (Court of Appeal Section) hearing, the contested issue of the appeal remains the legality of the decision or act already adjudicated for. However, such revision of the legality of the decision or act is solely examined on the matters and the extent that the two parties have limited the reasons in the relevant notice of appeal.

The decision adopted by the Supreme Court is considered final in relation to the matter that has been judged.

• The Agriculturists Registration Law of 1987 (32/1987)
• The Agriculturists Registration Regulations

Registered Agriculturists are obliged to comply with The Agriculturists Registration Law and Regulations, as periodically ammended.