REQUIRED PROFILE OF THE EXPERT 

 Technical Note on Updating the Regulatory Framework

Key Expert (KE) – Senior Regulatory Lawyer

Qualifications and competencies expected: Advanced expertise in legislative and regulatory drafting for defence; deep knowledge of EU defence law (directives, regulations); mastery of export control regimes (EU dual-use, Wassenaar, MTCR); proficiency in defence procurement law (Directive 2009/81/EC); expertise in NATO standards and EU security directives; knowledge of classified information protection and cybersecurity regulation; understanding of public financing tools for the defence industry; capacity to draft Reform Laws and comprehensive regulatory frameworks; expertise establishing national defence company registers; skills in designing international cooperation legal frameworks; mastery of local production oversight mechanisms; familiarity with foreign investment regulations and DTIB protection.

The scope of the key expert’s activities may, when appropriate, be shared with a non-key expert at various stages of the project.

Non-Key Expert (NKE) – Cyprus Legislative Specialist

Qualifications and competencies expected: In-depth understanding of Cyprus’s legislative system; expertise in parliamentary procedures and law adoption; mastery of Cypriot constitutional law; capacity to adapt EU proposals to national context; skills ensuring compliance with local legal constraints; established relations with Cyprus legislative authorities.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EXPERT

The expert, acting as the person responsible for the technical monitoring and oversight of activities, will carry out the following tasks:

Activity 1: AS-IS/TO-BE Report, including EU good practices

It is expected from the legal expert to:

• Map the legal framework of the Cypriot Defence Industry: description of the national and European legal framework included protection measures;
• Conduct case study and if necessary filed missions to analyse the relevant legal framework (example: special national regulations) (e.g., defence procurement laws, export control rules, classified information security regulations, and national adaptations of EU directives);
• Prepare analysis report on the existing situation of the defence industry in the Republic of Cyprus, underlining strengths and weaknesses of the legal framework, institutional organisation and ecosystem, identifying their characteristics and needs, the blocking points and challenges. To prepare this report the expert will gather qualitative and quantitative information:

o   Mixed method (qualitative interviews + quantitative questionnaire): enhanced overage, cross-validation and richness of AS-IS/TO-BE analysis;

o   Semi-structured interviews to understand dynamics, obstacles, motivations and detailed practices;

o   Questionnaire to obtain comparable data, prioritise needs and quantify perceptions. 

Activity 2: Draft a technical note on the update of the regulatory framework

The activity 2 is a dedicated activity from the project, to produce strong recommendation to the CYMOD for a regulatory framework update. This phase will benefit from previous work made by the legal expert during the phase 2 of the project (activity 1), but also from the contribution of the other experts during the previous phase of work. 

It is expected from the expert to include in the technical note the following elements:

• Draft proposal for defence industry regulatory framework: either revised or new Reform Law;
• Draft proposal for legal provisions and procedures for the national register of defence industry companies;
• Draft proposal for local production oversight mechanisms including EU good practices;
• Draft proposal for export control frameworks and oversight mechanisms;
• Draft proposal for international cooperation framework for defence industry development;
• Draft proposal for financing mechanisms for local defence industry including direct investment and subsidies.