THE HOTELS AND TOURISΤ ESTABLISHMENTS (ORGANISED APARTMENTS AND TOURIST VILLAGES) REGULATIONS, 1993 AND 2000

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1 2.2 REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS P.I. 206/93 P.I. 175/2000. THE HOTELS AND TOURISΤ ESTABLISHMENTS (ORGANISED APARTMENTS AND TOURIST VILLAGES) REGULATIONS, 1993 AND 2000 (English translation and consolidation) Office of the Law Commissioner Nicosia, December, 2005 Provisionally released by the Office of the Law Commissioner ΓΕΝ (Α) P.I.... NICOSIA

2 2 THE HOTELS AND TOURIST ESTABLISHMENTS (ORGANISED APARTMENTS AND TOURIST VILLAGES) REGULATIONS 1993 AND ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Short title PART I.- INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS 2. Interpretation PART II.- CLASSIFICATION, LICENCE, BUSINESS PRICES AND PARTICULARS OF GUESTS 3. Classification of Business 4. Renewal of classification of business and re-classifications 5. Licence to operate 6. Name of business 7. Prices 8. Fixed prices 9. Accounts 10. Payment of percentages 11. Particulars and Statistics of guests 12. Offences and penalties PART III.- BUILDINGS AND INSTALLATIONS 13. Location and site 14. Athletic and ancillary spaces 15. Building and Plans

3 3 16. Drawing of Plans 17. General building conditions 18. Water Supply 19. Sewage, drainage and garbage 20. External Shops 21. Distinction of spaces 22. Public spaces 23. Entrance Lobby 24. Lounge and other halls 25. Common sanitary parts 26. Entrance, corridors, staircases 27. Car Parking place 28. Apartments 29. Bedrooms 30. Sitting and dining space 31. Kitchen 32. Private bathroom or shower and sanitary installations of an apartment. 33. Furniture and other services 34. Auxiliary rooms 35. Service rooms of the storeys 36. Staff rooms, sanitary parts and other spaces for the staff 37. Offices 38. Storerooms 39. Telephone installations 40. Plumbing installations for the supply of water 41. Gas installations

4 4 42. Electrical installations 43. Solar energy 44. Air conditioning 45. Lifts 46. Amenities for the disabled 47. Air pollution 48. Forms, etc 49. Classification of non-licensed establishments. Relaxations PART IV-GENERAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS 50. Application of certain provisions of the Hotels and Tourist Establishments (General) Regulations to Organized Apartments 51. Relations between travel offices and hotels 52. Offences and penalties 53. Relaxations 54. Provisions of Regulations in addition to other provisions 55. Transitional provisions 56. Repeal of the Hotels and Tourist Establishments (Organized Apartments and Tourist Villas) Regulations PART V-TOURIST VILLAGES 57. Application of Regulations to tourist villages 58. Location and site 59. Spaces and set up 60. Apartments 61. Entry into force of these Regulations

5 5 FIRST TABLE FORM OF LICENCE SECOND TABLE LICENCE FEES THIRD TABLE FEES FOR THE APPROVAL OF PLANS

6 6 THE HOTELS AND TOURIST ESTABLISHMENTS LAWS, 1969 TO 2000 Regulations made under section of of of of of (I) of (I) of (I) of (I) of (I) of (I) of Short title. Official Gazette of the Republic, Supplement III (I): Supplement III (I): Interpretation. In exercise of the powers vested in it by section 22 of the Hotels and Tourist Establishments Laws, 1969 to 2000, the Council of Ministers makes the following Regulations. 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Hotels and Tourist Establishments (Organised Apartments and Tourist Villages) Regulations, 1993 and PART I INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS 2. -(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires- «apartment» means a self-contained area of the business consisting of a group of interconnected spaces and rooms and having as of construction and provision with networks, installations, furniture, equipment and various other items the characteristics of a fully furnished and equipped apartment; «auxiliary bed» means the furniture situated in the sitting and dining space, which may be used as a bed; «bed» means the furniture situated permanently in the apartment and which is of a common hotel type; «bedroom» means the room of the apartment intended, as of the furniture permanently placed therein for the sleeping accommodation of the residents of the apartment; «Board» means the Board of Directors of the Organisation; «business» means the business of Organised Apartments or Tourist Villages; «capacity in apartments» means the total number of existing apartments in each business; «capacity in beds» means, in the case of an apartment, the total number of beds (including common hotel size beds) permanently situated in the bedrooms, and in the case of the business, means the total of the capacity in beds of all apartments; «fixed prices» mean the prices referred to in section 10 of the Law; «guest» means the lessee of an apartment and the persons accompanying him;

7 7 «the Hotels and Tourist Establishments (General) Regulations» means the Hotel and Tourist Establishments (General) Regulations, 1985 and includes any Regulations amending or substituted for the same; «kitchen» means an independent space in the apartment or, as the case may be, a part of the sitting and dining space, intended as of construction and networks, installations, furniture and equipment, placed therein as well as the suitable arrangement thereof, for keeping or cooking or, in any case, preparation for offering meals; 40 of «the Law» means the Hotels and Tourist Establishments Law, 1969 and includes any law amending or substituted for the same; «low season» or «high season» means such periods of time, respectively, as the Board may prescribe; «manager» means the manager of the business or owner of the business managing the same and includes every employee authorised by him; «organised apartments» means the apartments which constitute a business in accordance with the provisions of subsection (3) of section 18 of the Law, and fulfil the terms and conditions referred to in these Regulations; «price for accommodation» means the price fixed for accommodation of a guest in the apartment; «resident» means the guest staying in the apartment; «sitting and dining space» means the room of the apartment intended for the accommodation and dining therein of the residents of the apartment; «tourist village» means the business falling within the provisions of subsection (5) of section 18 of the Law and satisfies the terms and conditions referred to in these Regulations. (2) The remaining terms and expressions shall have the meaning assigned to them by the Law. PART II CLASSIFICATION, LICENCE, BUSINESS PRICES AND PARTICULARS OF GUESTS Classification of business. 3.-(1) The business owner shall, at least three months prior to the commencement of the operation of the business, submit to the Board of Directors, an application for classification and issue of a licence to operate thereof. (2) The operation of a business prior to its classification and issue of a licence shall be prohibited. (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (2), a business may commence its operation prior to its classification and issue of a licence to operate, if it obtains the prior written approval of the Organisation, which should be given within a reasonable time.

8 8 (4) Notwithstanding whether the owner of the business has complied with paragraph (1) or not, the Board of Directors shall classify the business, following an examination as to the concurrence of the conditions and requirements provided by these Regulations for the proposed classification. (5) The examination shall be carried out by the Committee through its members or by officers of the Organisation authorised in that behalf or by other persons authorised by the Board of Directors, in the presence of the owner of the business or a representative thereof. (6) The decision of the Committee regarding the examination shall be submitted duly reasoned to the Board of Directors and the Board shall proceed with the classification. (7) The original classification in the class contemplated by the study (specifications) and plans shall be compulsory, provided that the conditions prescribed for that class are fulfilled, in accordance with the Law and these Regulations. (8) The decision of the Board of Directors relevant to the classification, shall, where a lower class has been fixed to the one contemplated by the approved plans, be specifically reasoned. Renewal of classification of business and reclassifications. 4.-(1) Subject to the provisions of section 7 of the Law, the renewal of classification of every business, as well as its re-classification, shall be carried out with the same procedure of classification provided by Regulation 3. (2) In case of re-classification under subsection (5) of section 7 of the Law, before any re-classification, a written notice of the Director s General recommendation shall be given to the owner of the business. (3) The ascertainment for the existence of the requirements laid down in subsections (3) and (4) of section 7 of the Law shall be proved by a report submitted to the Committee by its members authorised in that behalf or by officers of the Organisation. (4) Every decision of the Board of Directors regarding a re-classification shall be published in the local press. Licence to operate. First Table. 5.-(1) The licence to operate shall be issued, upon its classification, in the name of the owner of the business, it shall relate to a particular business and shall be transferable to his beneficiaries or heirs. (2) The licence to operate shall be issued in the form set out in the First Table. (3) The licence shall be valid for two years and shall expire on the 31 st day of December next following the date of issue, and shall be renewed upon renewal of the classification or upon reclassification, as provided in Regulation 4. (4) Failure to renew a licence to operate in time shall be deemed as a tacit prolongation of the intervening period, except in cases where no re-classification is granted, in accordance with subsection (3) of section 7 of the Law, when the validity of the licence shall be suspended.

9 9 Second Table. Name of business. Prices. (5) The fees payable by the owner of the business for the issue or renewal of a licence or the supply of a copy thereof shall be those referred to in the Second Table. 6. The name of the business may be declared with the submission of the application to the Organisation for the approval of the architectural plans. 7.-(1) The main criteria for the right conferred by subsection (2) of section 10 of the Law, to vary the prices according to room, suite or group thereof, shall be the orientation, the open parts, the position in relation to the building and the amenities provided therein. (2) The price lists for the meals and drinks offered by the business shall be submitted for approval to the Organisation. Fixed prices. 8.-(1) Fixed prices shall be those referred to in section 10 of the Law. (2) Fixed prices shall be made of: 29 of of (I) of (I) of (a) the price for accommodation; (b) the prices for breakfast and main meals, where such are offered by the business; (c) the service charges; (d) the extra charge on the price for accommodation due to the operation of an airconditioning cooling system; (e) the percentage payable to the Organisation, in accordance with subsection (7) of section 10 of the Law and section 14 of the Catering and Entertainment Establishments Law, 1985; (f) the accommodation fees payable to authorities of local administration as provided by the legislation. (3) It shall be prohibited for a Manager to lease an apartment on condition that the guest must receive meals offered by the business. The receiving of such main meals shall be optional. Accounts. 9.-(1) A numbered account shall be issued by the owner of the business for every service rendered to guests. (2) Copies of the numbered accounts shall be kept by the business owner for a period of eighteen months from the date of issue thereof. (3) The owner of the business shall keep records, showing the amounts collected by the business and shall furnish the same according to circular directions of the Organisation. Payment of percentages. Official Gazette, Supplement III(I): * 29 of (1) The Manager or owner of the business shall be bound to submit to the Organisation every three months the percentages collected or charged in accordance with the provisions of subsection (7) of section 10 of the Law, as well as the percentages in pursuance of section 14 of the Catering and Entertainment Establishments Law. *These Regulations shall come into force as from 1 st July 2000.

10 10 Official Gazette, Supplement III(I): *. (2) These percentages must be submitted to the Organisation by the twenty-fifth day of the immediate following month, which follows the immediately preceding three month period together with the relevant particulars referred to in paragraph (3) of Regulation 9. (3) For the application of the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Regulation, the Manager or business owner must comply with the circular directions of the Organisation issued from time to time for the purpose and submit thereto any particulars or forms, which may be required of him. (4) Every organ authorised by the Organisation may, at any reasonable time and after notice, enter the business to inspect and examine any relevant books and obtain from the manager or business owner or his authorised representative copies or extracts therefrom, as well as any other information which he may reasonably consider necessary for ascertaining whether the provisions of this Regulation have been complied with. Particulars and Statistics of guests. 11.-(1) The Manager or business owner shall be obliged to keep a special printed document or register in the form prescribed by the Minister under paragraph (2), and shall enter therein particulars regarding the name, address, nationality, occupation, date of arrival and departure, as well as any other particular, which may be prescribed by the Minister under paragraph (2), in respect of every guest staying at the business and shall present the same for inspection to any appropriate authority. (2) The Minister may, by notification, published in the Official Gazette of the Republic, prescribe the shape, the parts, the numbering, the context, the authentication and all the details of the said special printed document or register, as well as the binding thereof. (3) The manager or business owner shall be bound, in compliance with circular guidelines of the Organisation, to submit thereto every statistical data concerning the number of guests who have stayed at the business thereof. He shall also be obliged to display at a conspicuous place of the business any circular and shall bring to the attention of the guests the context of any guidelines of the Organisation, if the Organisation so requires. Offences and penalties. 12. Every person who contravenes any of the provisions of Regulations 9,10 and 11 or omits to comply therewith shall be guilty of an offence and upon conviction, shall be liable to imprisonment, not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding three hundred pounds or to both such penalties. PART III BUILDINGS AND INSTALLATIONS Location and site. 13.-(1) The location of the building site of the business should be such, so that due to the morphology of the ground, the climatic conditions, the environment and the factors of access, water supply, electricity and telecommunications, it offers a hygienic, comfortable and pleasant accommodation therein. *These Regulations shall come into force as from 1 st July 2000.

11 11 Cap of of (I) of (I) of (2) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (3), the site of the business, whether it is situated in a town or a built-up area or outside, shall be independent, be exclusively available for the business and be registered with an independent title of ownership in the name of the applicant or the applicant must have deposited the agreement for the purchase of the building site at the local District Land Registry Office, in accordance with the provisions of the Sales of Land (Specific Performance) Law, and shall have if possible symmetrical dimensions and shape, have adequate area for the easy development of the construction and the creation of garden and green area, as well as installations for recreational activities analogous to its class and size of the hotel. (3) The area of the building site, irrespective of class and size of the business, must be at least 2000 sq.m when such is situated in a built-up area, and 3000 sq.m when such is situated outside a built-up area. (4) (a) Luxury business buildings and businesses of first and second class and where no stricter percentage is provided under the town planning zones in force must not cover a percentage beyond 25,30 and 35 per cent, respectively, of the area of the building site in which the same shall be built. (b) The dimension analogies of the sides of the building sites shall not be less than 1:2 for luxury businesses, 1:3 for first class businesses and 1:3,5 for second class businesses. (5) Where the building site covers a large area but certainly not smaller than 5000 sm and where buildings and other installations of the business may be developed therein in a satisfactory manner, a relaxation may be granted in the implementation of the analogies referred to in sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (4). (6) In case of businesses situated in a densely populated area or a mountainous area a relaxation may be granted with regard to the provisions of paragraphs (2),(3) and (4) and as far as the area and extent of built-up area of the building sites are concerned. Cap of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of (I) of (I) of (I) of (I) of (I) of (I) of 1997 (7) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Streets and Buildings Regulation Law, the buildings of the business must be situated within a distance of at least six metres from the boundaries of the building site of the business.

12 71(I) of (I) of (I) of (I) of (I) of (I) of (I) of (I) of (I) of (I) of (I) of (I) of Athletic and ancillary spaces (1) (a) It shall be compulsory for luxury businesses and first class businesses to have at least one tennis court and another athletic hall (indoor or outdoor). (b) The provision of a tennis court for second class businesses with a capacity of over thirty apartments shall be compulsory. (c) The provision of a tennis court for businesses situated in built-up areas, irrespective of class, shall be optional. (2) (a) The availability of a swimming pool shall be compulsory for luxury businesses and businesses of first and second class, with capacity of over thirty apartments. This must be at least 120,100 and 80 square metres, respectively, and have the necessary ancillary rooms, such as changing rooms, toilets, a storage room and an engine-room. The swimming pool in cases of luxury businesses and businesses of first class must be heated and the temperature during winter months must be at least 20 degrees Celsius. For heating purposes the use of solar energy system is recommended. The above dimensions shall apply to units with a capacity of 200 beds. The dimension of the swimming pools must be increased depending on the capacity of the business by an analogy of 10sqm for every additional 100 beds. (b) The free uncovered area offered for use by bathers must be sufficient for the needs of the business and the dimension of this area must be by analogy 3sqm per bed. (3) The creation of gardens and areas of green shall be compulsory for every business and the works carried out for the shaping of these areas must be completed before the commencement of the operation of the business. Building and Plans. 15.-(1) In addition to any provisions relating to buildings of organised apartments in force for the time being, the building of the business shall be self-contained and all the spaces thereof shall be used for the business. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), the co-existence of a hotel business with the business of organised apartments or tourist villas within a centralised space shall be allowed, if the two businesses- (a) operate under a single management; (b) are, from the point of view of public spaces for the guests and bedrooms contractually and operationally independent; The reception staff may serve both businesses, and such must be situated in the building of the hotel.

13 13 (c) comprise of four or three star hotel, organised apartments or tourist villas of first class or two star hotel and hotel apartments or tourist villas of second class. Drawing up of plans. 41 of of of of of of of of of of of (1) of (1) The drawing up of plans must be prepared by an architect or a civil engineer registered in the register of Architects and Civil Engineers kept in accordance with the provisions of the Architects and Civil Engineers Law in force for the time being. (2) In drawing up the plans provision shall be made, so that the buildings shall be properly located within the surrounding grounds and aesthetically suited to the landscape. The use of architectural shapes and elements of local colour shall be recommended. It is imperative that in at least one of the communal halls of the business, elements of Cyprus folk architecture are used. In general the architectural style of the buildings of the business should be simple and aesthetically perfect and the uncovered area of the building site must be used for the creation of gardens and green. (3) The examination for the existence of the particulars prescribed in paragraph (2) shall be at the absolute discretion of the Committee. (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law in force, the Committee may reject plans, which, in its opinion, do not conform with the landscape and are not harmonised with the environment and the character of the area. The Committee may also, in connection with the class for which each business is intended, impose, amendments to the plans according to its discretion concerning the appearance and the exterior of the building as far as its size is concerned, provided the amendments shall comply with the provisions of the town planning legislation and the Regulation of Streets and Buildings legislation in force for the time being. (5) The plans shall specify the height of the ground, the proposed height of the ground and floors of the building as well as the dimensions, whilst in the ground plans the purpose of each area must be stated and noted, in the case of apartments, the position of furniture (beds, wardrobes, tables, armchairs etc.) sanitary articles (wash-basins, bath-tubs, basins, toilets etc.) and the direction of openings of the doors and the location of the columns of the construction shall be marked. The plans shall be submitted on a scale of 1:100 whilst a ground plan of a typical apartment shall be submitted on a scale of 1:50. (6) In the technical description there shall be mentioned the class for which every business is intended, the number of apartments and beds, the remaining spaces, installations, the materials to be used for the construction of the various parts thereof, as well as details of the sewage system to be applied. (7) Upon the submission of the plans, there shall be submitted- (a) A certificate of ownership of the building site or a copy thereof; (b) A copy of the certificate of suitability of the building site issued by the Organisation; (c) A certificate from the appropriate authority indicating the suitability of the water available as regards quality and quantity;

14 14 (d) A government land survey plan upon which the registration of the building site is based and over which the official division of the building site by the Land Registry and Land Survey Department of the proposed business appears and the public access road, which must be of at least 8m width: Provided that the Board of Directors may approve relaxation regarding the width of the road in cases where building sites are situated in mountainous or isolated areas. (e) Any additional information which may be considered necessary. (8) No application shall be accepted unless accompanied by the particulars and information referred to in the present Regulation. (9) The fees payable by the owner of the business upon the submission of the plans for approval, in accordance with section 5 of the Law, shall be set out in the Third Table. General building conditions. Cap (1) The apartment windows shall have an opening allowing their free lighting and shall be situated preferably on the sides of the buildings securing a good view. The building of inner bedrooms lighted by skylights shall be prohibited. (2) Protection against fire shall be secured in accordance with the Building Regulations for Fire-protection, the Streets and Buildings Regulation Law, and the directions of the Fire Service in force for the time being. (3) It shall be compulsory to take protective measures against heat, noise and insects, where the latter exist to an annoying degree. For each of the above cases the necessary standards and technical methods must be implemented. In addition- (a) Measures against heat and generally for meeting variations in temperature shall be taken not only by covering floors with suitably heat-proof material, but also by protecting outside openings from outside radiation by providing suitable shades or sheltered balconies or arches and screens. In the case of openings for bedrooms and sitting and dining spaces in which there is no provision for the installation of shutters, the screens shall invariably cover the whole of the width and height of the opening and the building material therefore shall be such as to prevent the sun rays from entering into the bedroom. (b) Insulation against noise, sound and vibrations shall be effected according to acceptable standards of sound protection for buildings, by means of suitable coating of the dividing walls, of at least 0.20m width and roofs with insulating material and by placing the machinery and constructions causing vibrations or noise on electric foundations or supports. For the cleaning of the lavatory basins with water there shall be preferred apparatus not causing noise to an annoying degree while in operation. (c) For ensuring protection from any insects, which may exist at an annoying level, where this is not ensured by carrying out sanitary measures for the area, it shall be necessary to use appropriate means of protection. (4) The plans of the installations shall be drawn up in accordance with the existing town and country planning provisions and the Streets and Buildings Regulation Law, which govern the granting of the necessary building permit, as well as in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations.

15 15 Water Supply. Sewage, drainage and garbage. 18. Every business shall have an adequate water supply coming from the main public water supply network. It is imperative that the business shall maintain its own water reservoirs, to provide, in case of interruption of the water supply, for the requirements of the installation for at least twenty-four hours. For the purposes of estimating the requirements, the measure to be applied shall be a quantity of 0.25 cubic metres per bed. 19.-(1) Dirty water and sewage in general of the business shall be conducted by means of an adequate number of sewage pipes provided with the required tanks for their cleaning either in common sewage works, if available, or in a private one consisting of a series of septic and absorption pits. Where it is practically impossible for absorption pits to function due to the composition of the ground or the location of the site, the business shall be provided with a biological system for the cleaning of sewage according to specified standards or by the creation of septic tanks. In businesses, which have a capacity of more than 30 apartments, which are constructed in seaside areas where no public control sewage system exists, irrespective of the composition of the ground, it is imperative that the business should be equipped with a system for sewage treatment, which shall be constructed in accordance with specified standards. (2) Where it is not possible for the garbage of the business to be disposed of by a public service for the removal of garbage, it is imperative that there should be a special cremating furnace and there shall invariably exist a suitable and isolated place for their temporary storing until the time of their removal or cremation. This place as well as the position for installing the cremating furnace shall be selected so that the garbage may not be visible by the guests, their smell not annoy them or the business staff, also avoiding, as far as possible, the attraction of small animals as well as flies and other harmful or annoying insects. External Shops. 20.-(1) External shops intended for the general public may be run on the ground floor or basement of the premises of Organised Apartments, irrespective of the class thereof, provided that the main entrances to such shops shall invariably be situated on the street or a common arcade, shall be independent of the main entrance of the business and additional parking place shall be secured in accordance with the provisions of the Streets and Buildings Regulations in force for the time being. Such shops and auxiliary rooms thereof shall invariably be intended for use not causing excessive noise, or bad smell or otherwise prejudicing the operation of the business. (2) External shops may include: (a) Shops for the sale of food and beverages. Such shops shall maintain a high standard. (b) Restaurants, bars, confectionaries. (c) Shops for the sale of articles of folk art, as well as cosmetics, tobacconist s ware, photographic material, etc. (3) In addition to the external shops referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Regulation, internal shops intended to serve the guests may be installed and run within the premises of the business. Such shops shall preferably be situated near the entrance lobby or in direct communication therewith and shall operate either under the direct control of the business or may be assigned to third persons.

16 16 (4) Internal shops may include- (a) A barber shop and Hair Dressing Salon. (b) A shop for the sale of books and other printed material, tobacconist s ware, photographic material, cosmetics, etc. (c) A shop for the sale of articles of folk art. (d) A branch of a Tourism and Travel Agency. (e) A sub-office of a Bank. (f) A shop for the sale of food and beverages. Distinction of spaces. Public spaces. 21. The spaces of the organised apartments shall be distinguished into: (a) Public spaces, (b) apartments, (c) auxiliary rooms. 22.-(1) Public spaces of the business shall be those spaces intended to serve guests and visitors thereof. (2) The public spaces of the business shall be the following: (a) Entrance lobby, reception hall. (b) public lounge, (c) reading and television room (d) any other public hall intended to offer more amenities to the guests and the visitors thereof, (e) common sanitary parts. (3) Luxury businesses shall have at least the public spaces referred to under (a),(b),(c) and (e) in paragraph (2) of this Regulation. First class businesses shall have at least the spaces referred to under (a), (b) and (e) and businesses of second class shall have the spaces referred to under (a) and (e). (4) Businesses, irrespective of class, with a capacity of more than fifty apartments shall offer a room of multiple use of a size of at least 50sqm. (5) The walls of the common lavatories must be tiled to a height of one metre and eighty centimetres and the remaining part being painted accordingly. Entrance Lobby. 23.-(1) The lobby must be situated in such a place, so that it is in direct communication with the main entrance of the business. (2) The area of the lobby, irrespective of the class of the business, shall correspond to at least 1,50sm per apartment and, in any case, not less than 40sm. (3) The reception and registration hall shall be situated in the same lobby.

17 17 Lounge and other halls. Common sanitary parts. 24. The public lounge as well as any other public hall shall be preferably situated on the same floor as the entrance lobby and, if possible, in continuation with it. The public lounge shall have a symmetrical shape and the dimensions prescribed under paragraph (2) of Regulation 23 shall apply in order to prescribe the area thereof. Where the lounge is situated in continuation with the entrance lobby, without having a partitioning wall, and operates in conjunction with it, the total area of both spaces, may be less than the aggregate area according to the aforesaid dimensions by twenty-five per cent. 25.-(1) Near the entrance lobby there shall be at least one complex of common lavatories, separately for men and women with own anterooms. (2) It is imperative that there shall be in common lavatories either direct ventilation with windows easily accessible and operational or adequate technical ventilation with suitable mechanical system. (3) The lavatories, for the use of the entrance lobbies and the halls on the ground floor may be situated on the basement or mezzanine, on condition that the main staircase and the guests' lift, where such exists, shall reach to the basement or mezzanine and that access by the guests thereto shall be easy. (4) The lavatories intended for use by the guests must be kept apart from the auxiliary rooms. (5) The walls of the common lavatories shall be tiled to a height of at least one metre and eighty centimetres and the remaining part being suitably oil-painted. Entrance, corridors, staircases (1) The door of the main entrance of luxury businesses and first class businesses shall be double, of four leaves, arranged in pairs, so that to create a windbreak, and operate either in swinging direction or automatically. (2) Apart from the main entrance, there shall also be a service entrance. (3) The corridors and staircases shall have a width corresponding to the class of every business and to the dimensions of the storeys. The longer corridors, as well as corridors leading to public spaces, and the area before the lifts, shall be wider. All corridors and the main staircase must not have a width less than 1,50m, but in cases of buildings with twostoreys, ground floor and first floor, the minimum width of the staircase may be limited to 1,20m. (4) In cases of conversion of old buildings with significant architectural elements, the Committee may, depending on each case, approve a smaller width of the corridors and staircases from those referred to in paragraph (3). (5) Interior corridors in luxury and first class businesses shall be laid with carpets or other suitable materials to minimize the noise caused by walking and the communication with the staircase or staircases shall not be direct but through a wide landing or through a landing isolated by a door, opening in the direction of the exit. (6) The staircases and the corridors shall be adequately lighted and naturally ventilated. Car parking place. 27.-(1) The garage or parking area shall be compulsory for every business.

18 18 (2) The parking area may be covered or open in the building site of the business and there must be an adequate area for the parking of cars, in proportion to one car for every two apartments. (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Regulation, the Committee may, in exceptional cases and in cases of businesses situated in mountain resorts, where the morphology of the ground does not permit the creation of the required parking space, grant relaxations or limitation of the requirements or of the required parking spaces which are imposed in accordance with paragraph (2), if such relaxation or limitation is, according to its discretion, for the public interest. Apartments. 28.-(1) Every luxury business and every business of first and second class shall have at least 40,30 and 20 apartments available respectively. (2) The number of apartments in cases of businesses in mountain areas may be limited to 10. (3) Every apartment shall have a private entrance on one of the main corridors of the premises and the internal spaces thereof shall be offered for the comfortable and unobstructed stay, sleeping accommodation, and preparation of meals and consumption thereof by the guests. (4) Every apartment shall, irrespective of the class of the business, have at least the following spaces: (a) One or at the maximum three bedrooms, (b) a sitting and dining space, (c) a kitchen, (d) a private bathroom or shower with sanitary installations. (5) A percentage up to 50% of the apartments of every business, irrespective of class, may be converted into «STUDIO FLATS» that is by converting the spaces under items (a) and (b) in paragraph (4) into one single space. (6) Every apartment shall, according to the bedrooms thereof, be described as a onebedroom, two-bedroom or three-bedroom apartment. (7) The bedrooms must be separated from the public spaces and auxiliary rooms. Bedrooms. 29.-(1) The bedrooms shall be situated above the ground level as to their entire height. (2) The height of the bedrooms shall be in conformity with the provisions of the Streets and Buildings Regulations in force for the time being and, in any case, it shall not be less than two metres and sixty centimetres. (3) The windows of bedrooms on the ground floor which open into the street shall be at a height of at least two metres from the ground. The windows which open into a yard or garden may be situated at a height of one meter. (4) The bedrooms shall be distinguished into single-bed and twin-bed rooms. The existence of single-bedrooms is allowed only in cases of twin- bedroom apartments and over.

19 19 (5) The minimum floor area of the bedrooms shall be fixed as follows, in square metres: (a) In luxury businesses, single-bedrooms: 11, twin-bedrooms: 14 (b) In first class businesses, single-bedrooms: 10, twin-bedrooms: 13 (c) In second class businesses, single-bedrooms: 9, twin-bedrooms: 12 (6) Where studio flats are available the minimum floor area, shall be fixed to 25,22 and 20 square metres for luxury businesses and for first and second class businesses, respectively and the minimum side thereof, irrespective of class, shall be fixed to, at least 3,50m. (7) The minimum dimension of a side of a bedroom shall not be less than three metres as regards luxury businesses and first class businesses, and two metres and eighty centimetres, as regards businesses of second class. (8) (a) Floor area shall be the net floor area not taking into consideration the space occupied by any internal ante-room or corridor, the bathroom or shower and any built-in wardrobe. (b) The length of a wardrobe of a bedroom shall be at least 1,50m. for luxury businesses,1,20m for first class businesses and 1,00m for second class businesses. The depth of the wardrobe for all classes must be at least 0,60m. (c) Deviation from the minimum dimension of the side of the bedrooms, as prescribed in paragraph (7), shall be allowed in exceptional cases, provided the Committee considers such deviation advisable because of the shape of the bedroom. Sitting and dining space. 30.-(1) The sitting and dining space shall be suitably arranged, in a manner so as to be offered for the comfortable accommodation and dining of a number of persons according to the beds provided in the apartment, and in any case, the floor area thereof shall not be less than 18,16 and 14 square metres as regards a luxury business apartment and business of first and second class respectively, and the minimum side thereof, irrespective of class, shall not be less than 3,00m. (2) It shall be prohibited to place in the sitting and dining space beds of the usual hotel type. Only the placing of auxiliary beds shall be permitted. (3) The apartments of luxury businesses and first class businesses must have a balcony with a minimum clear width 1,50m or outside yards. (4) The sitting and dining space may be joined and form a single space with the kitchen subject to the provisions of paragraph (1) of Regulation 31. Kitchen. 31.-(1) The kitchen, irrespective of the class of the business, shall be situated in a space independent of the other spaces and cover an area of at least 6 square metres. The kitchen may exceptionally be situated in the sitting and dining space, and the placing of the various cupboards, installations and other items of the kitchen shall be in conformity with acceptable standards of modern technology for similar cases and there shall be provided above the cooking stove with a suitable apparatus absorbing smells and steam. In such case the minimum floor area of the sitting and dining space shall be increased over that prescribed under paragraph (6) of Regulation 29 and of paragraph (1) of Regulation 30, by four square metres.

20 20 (2) The kitchen in any of the cases mentioned in paragraph (1) shall be adequately lighted and ventilated either naturally or artificially, shall be equipped with installations of hot and cold water with a sewage and shall be provided with, inter alia, a sink, a cookingstove of at least two hotplates, a refrigerator and suitable cupboards for storing foodstuffs and utensils for preparing and consuming the same. Private bathroom or shower and sanitary installations of an apartment. 32.-(1) Every apartment shall be provided with at least one private bathroom or shower, and sanitary installations, as prescribed in paragraphs (2) to (7) of this Regulation. (2) Every private bathroom or shower shall include: (a) a bath-tub or shower basin, as the case may be, equipped with a cold and hot water mixer and a movable appliance for a shower-bath; (b) a lavatory basin of a european style equipped with an automatic flashing apparatus; (c) soap boxes, towel-racks and a cupboard for placing various items connected with the usual use of the space; (d) a wash-basin with mixers of cold and hot water, a shelf, a mirror, a lamp and an electric socket for a shaving appliance. (3) In a luxury business and first class business all apartments shall be provided with private bathrooms. In a second class business all apartments may be provided with private showers. (4) In the private bathrooms of apartments of luxury businesses a bidet or other sanitary unit shall also be installed. (5) In apartments of luxury business and first class business having more than two bedrooms there shall exist an additional lavatory, other than the one in the private bathroom, in an independent private space, provided with a wash-basin, a mirror, a lamp and an electric socket for a shaving appliance. (6) The walls of the spaces referred to in this Regulation shall be dressed up with tiles or other suitable materials up to a height of at least one metre and eighty centimetres and as to the remaining part thereof shall be suitably oil-painted. (7) The area of the private bathrooms or showers of luxury businesses and of first and second class businesses must be at least 4, 3,50 and 3 square metres, respectively. (8) The spaces referred to in this Regulation shall, invariably, be ventilated either naturally or artificially. Furniture and other services. 33.-(1) In addition to the provisions of these Regulations, the classification of every business depends on the value and quality of construction of the building, technical finish, furniture, equipment, staff, perfect functional organization, rendering of services, level of guests service, maintenance, decoration and the whole appearance of the building and the spaces of the business.

21 21 (2) Every apartment shall be provided by the business, irrespective of class, in a number corresponding to the capacity in beds of the apartment, at least with the commonly accepted as necessary furniture and utensils. (3) The business shall- (a) secure for every apartment the continuous and unimpeded operation of the equipments and installations placed therein; (b) replace with clean ones the linen of every apartment every two days, as regards luxury businesses and first class businesses, every three days, as regards a second class business, and once a week, as regards a third class business, or exceptionally whenever the necessity may arise; (c) secure the cleaning and tyding of the apartment, the collection and removal of the garbage and litter therefrom and the supply of sanitary paper and soap, daily. (4) All services referred to above shall be provided without any extra charge on the guests and shall be included in the price referred to in Regulation 8. (5) The minimum items of furniture required for every apartment with a capacity of two beds shall be the following: (a) two beds; (b) one small bedside table near each bed or two by each double bed; (c) one portable lamp or walled lamp next to each bed; (d) decorative paintings; (e) one dressing table with a mirror and the relevant table or walled lighting; (f) two armchairs; (g) two chairs; (h) two ash-trays; (i) a small luggage table; (j) one small carpet by each bed or two by each double bed; (k) non transparent window curtains; (l) one waste paper basket; (m) furniture for the balcony; (n) utensils for the preparation, serving and consumption of food and beverages, as well as materials and cleaning utensils thereof; (o) one dustbin; (p) one sink; (q) one cooking-stove of at least two hotplates; (r) one refrigerator; (s) cupboards for storing food and utensils for the preparation and consumption thereof; (t) one table or a serving top. Auxiliary rooms. 34. Auxiliary rooms, indispensable for every business, irrespective of class, shall be the following: (a) the rooms or service spaces of the storeys; (b) the linen cupboards and cupboards for keeping materials and means for cleaning the storeys or spaces for that purpose;

22 22 (c) the sanitary areas, the dinning room, the changing rooms and the wardrobes of the staff; (d) the offices; (e) the engine room-boiler room; (f) the store-rooms. Service rooms of the storeys. 35.-(1) In each storey or wing of storey of an apartment there shall be provided a small service room or suitable space where there shall be running water with a sewage. (2) Where on a pair of storeys or wings of storeys of apartments there shall be ten or less than ten apartments, both such storeys may be served by a common service room or suitable space, which shall be situated on either of the two storeys. (3) In the service room or space there shall be placed the linen cupboard and the cupboards for keeping the materials and means for cleaning. Staff rooms, sanitary parts and other spaces for the staff. 36.-(1) The staff bedrooms, where such are available, shall be spacious, well lighted and in general shall fulfil all sanitary conditions. The free floor area to each bed shall not be less than four square metres. (2) The sanitary parts for the staff shall, invariably, be different from those used by the guests and shall be in the ratio of one shower and one lavatory to twenty persons in service of the same sex and definitely not less than one shower and one lavatory for each sex. (3) For the meals of the staff, as well as for the changing rooms in which the wardrobes thereof shall be placed, there shall be offered separate spaces sufficient for all the business staff. The wardrobes shall be personal. (4) The staff rooms shall be kept separate from the public spaces where the staff have their meals, shall be separate for men and women. Offices. 37.-(1) The office or offices of the business shall as regards their number, area and appearance correspond to their destination and to the number of persons employed therein as well as the class and the general appearance of the business. (2) The office or offices the employees of which come into direct contact with the guests, shall be situated adjacent to or near the entrance lobby. Stores. 38. The stores shall have an area corresponding to the capacity of the business in apartments and in beds. The stores shall be distinguished at least into the following: (a) stores for clothes; (b) stores for furniture, utensils and materials of any other kind; (c) stores for fuel; (d) stores for guests luggage; (e) stores for garbage. Telephone installations. 39.-(1) Every business, irrespective of class, shall be provided with a telephone exchange and sufficient number of lines connecting same with the central network.

23 23 (2) The telephone exchange of the business may operate at the reception desk or the porter s hall, but as regards business of a capacity of more than fifty apartments it shall be installed and operate in a private space or apartment. (3) Every luxury business or first class business shall be provided with at least one public telephone booth placed in the entrance lobby or at a suitable place nearby. (4) The lines of the telephone exchange of the business shall be extended and there shall be a telephone appliance in all apartments, irrespective of the class of the business. (5) The communication of the appliances of the apartment with the central external network, through the telephone exchange of the business, must be available on all days and during the whole twenty-four hour period. Plumbing installations for the supply of water. 40.-(1) The plumbing installations shall include: (a) the water supply network at its natural temperature; (b) the network for the supply of hot water; (c) the sewage system. (2) All plumbing installations shall be accessible and susceptible of being checked for their proper functioning. (3) In order to secure daily supply of water at its natural temperature to all apartments and public spaces of the business, the central network shall be equipped with suitable water tanks. For the purposes of this paragraph and subparagraph (c) of paragraph (4), the daily requirements in water shall be prescribed to 0,50 cubic metre per bed. (4) The installation for producing hot water shall satisfy the following requirements: (a) quantity equal to 0.05 cubic metre per bed; (b) temperature equal to fifty up to sixty degrees Celsius; (c) maximum consumption per hour equal to one seventh of the daily consumption and a four-hour duration of the maximum consumption. Gas installations. Electrical Installations. 41. The installations of gas apparatus shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Petroleum Law in force for the time being and the Regulations made thereunder. 42.-(1) The electrical installations, which are indispensable for every business shall include the service lines of the electric current from the central network and in default thereof the installations for the production of the same current, the transforming equipment of electric current where such are necessary, and the distribution network within the main space and the buildings to the points of supply, the lighting installation and the special installation of socket outlets for electrical machinery and appliances of the business. The regulations for the time being in force relating to Electricity shall apply to electrical installations. (2) The electric light installations shall be complete and extend to all suites and parts of every business including auxiliary parts, sanitary parts and outdoor spaces. The fixing of the lighting fittings shall be made in accordance with accepted technical and aesthetic rules and the electric intensity thereof shall be adequate. Auxiliary socket outlets shall be placed in suitable positions to serve special needs.