Cyprus Ministry of Health

The Ministry of Health's mission is the continuous improvement of the population's health, through the prevention of disease, and the provision to every citizen of high level health care, respecting the rights of every patient to high quality medical care delivered with dignity.

The main features of this strategy are:

• • Emphasis on the prevalence and incidence of diseases and mortality data
• • Provision of equal opportunities for health care to all citizens, irrespective of their socio-economic status and place of residence.
• • Promotion to the greatest possible degree of co-operation between the public health services and the private health sector.
• • Improvement of effectiveness and efficiency of the public health services.

Official Website: www.moh.gov.cy/moh/moh.nsf/index_gr/index_gr

Green Dot Cyprus

The Packaging and Packaging Waste Law (L.32(I)/2002) with the amendments and regulations that go along, define the framework of responsibilities of the enterprises that are considered as packaging managers and that must secure the recovery and recycling of their packaging.

Following the practice which stands in the other countries of the European Union (EU) as well, a significant number of enterprises in Cyprus have established the non-profit organization Green Dot (Cyprus) Public Co Ltd with the aim to organize the first collective compliance System in Cyprus. The Company has been set up under the Laws of the Republic of Cyprus and it is a Public unlisted company. The company is registered as Public because it has over 50 shareholders.

Green Dot Cyprus is the first Packaging and Packaging Waste Management System in Cyprus.

The Organization was established on the initiative of the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), as an umbrella organization, and today its shareholders include enterprises-responsible packaging managers, distributors, raw material responsible parties and packaging manufacturers, as well as the CCCI.

Within the framework of the organization and development of the System with its main target being to develop a System that utilizes the experience and best practice in other countries of the European Union, the Management of the System chose to cooperate with the respective organization in Belgium, FOST Plus company. The criterion of choosing FOST Plus was the effectiveness of the System (high recovery and recycling percentages) and the reasonable compliance cost (fees) to the enterprises. The collaboration with FOST Plus continues successfully, and Green Dot has a very credible partner ready to help and guide Green Dot Cyprus.
At the same time, the organization is a member of the biggest world packaging collective management organization network, i.e. Packaging Recovery Organization Europe, its seat being in Brussels, and it includes 32 other similar systems in the world (more information on the organization at www.pro-e.org). With the above participation, the System became the exclusive manager of the Green Dot Mark in Cyprus.

Official Website: www.greendot.com.cy/gr/greendot-home

IQNet - The International Certification Network

IQNet - The International Certification Network has been active since 1990, and has almost 40 Partner certification bodies with more than 200 subsidiaries worldwide. Each of these IQNet Partners is a leader in their region; and collectively through IQNet, this represents the most extensive and reputable network of certification bodies worldwide.

IQNet headquarters are based in Bern, Switzerland. IQNet supports the work of international organisations by its membership and involvement in:

• • IAF International Accreditation Forum
• • EA European cooperation for Accreditation
• • ISO/CASCO - Conformity Assessment
• • ISO/TC 176 - ISO 9001
• • ISO/TC 207 - ISO 14001
• • The Consumer Goods Forum
• • GFSI Global Food Safety Initiative

Official Website: www.iqnet-certification.com

IAF - International Accreditation Forum

The IAF is the world association of Conformity Assessment Accreditation Bodies and other bodies interested in conformity assessment in the fields of management systems, products, services, personnel and other similar programmes of conformity assessment - recognised standards to ensure their impartiality and competence.

Its primary function is to develop a single worldwide program of conformity assessment which reduces risk for business and its customers by assuring them that accredited certificates may be relied upon.

Accreditation assures users of the competence and impartiality of the body accredited.

Accreditation bodies, which have been evaluated by peers as competent, sign arrangements that enhance the acceptance of products and services across national borders, thereby creating a framework to support international trade through the removal of technical barriers.

These arrangements are managed by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF), in the fields of management systems, products, services, personnel and other similar programmes of conformity assessment, and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), in the field of laboratory and inspection accreditation.

Official Website: www.iaf.nu

Gotmar Ltd

Gotmar Ltd is a private Bulgarian company,established in 1992 in Saedinenie, Plovdiv district,specialized in thermoplastics processing.

Today, they are a complete packaging solutions and plastic parts supplier - from the design phase, through tool production, up to the finished product manufacturing. Since the foundation of the company we have been following one challenge - to get better and better in fulfilling the needs of our customers.

The constant development is possible thanks to their highly qualified and motivated specialists who are always ready to accomplish new ideas and excel in service.

Official Website: www.gotmar.com