Announcement of the Operation of Receiving Oil Residues by Tankers and Floating Crafts

From National Registry of Administrative Public Services



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At a glance

Points of service

Port Authorities, Points of Single Contact (ΚΕΠ – EKE)

Digital provision points

Number of required documents

11

Fees

500 €

Deadline of completion

50 days

Description

This procedure concerns the announcement of the operation of receiving oil residues by tankers and floating craft.

Basic information

Competent body

MINISTRY OF MARITIME AFFAIRS AND INSULAR POLICY

Authority responsible for the provision of the procedure

HELLENIC COAST GUARD

Related links


Last update

16/10/2026

Application

Application Type

Application / Solemn Declaration

Submission by:

Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

Submitted by:

Legal entities, Persons

Title

Application - Solemn Declaration with the following subject: "Announcement of the Operation of Receiving Oil Residues by Tankers and Floating Crafts".


What you will need

Means of authentication, identification and signature

Identification document, Identification with TAXISnet codes

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    Requirements

      Fees

        Related

        Rules concerning a lack of reply from the competent authority and the legal consequences for the use:

        Tacit approval

        After the expiration of of the fifty (50) day deadline, it is presumed that the profession is practiced freely (article 3 of Law 3919/2011 (Government Gazette 32 / AD / 02-3-2011). The applicant may request by the competent administrative authority (competent Port Authority) an attestation according to par. 4 ed. c of article 10 of 3230/2004 (Government Gazette 44 / AD / 11-2-2004).

        NACE

          Output & Results

          Output

          Administrative Act

          Steps

            Digital steps

              Other information

              Official title

              Announcement of the Operation of Receiving Oil Residues by Tankers and Floating Crafts

              Languages supported

              Greek, English

              Ways of provision

              Establishment

              Legislation

                Categories

                Τype of procedure

                Trigger

                Applied for

                Trigger (submission method)

                Application (digital), Application (handwritten)

                Type

                Outgoing

                End of Process

                Ιndefinite

                N1

                ,


              • 1 Company law Business establishment (individual, corporate).
                • For company establishment see the link below

                No No

              • 2 Possession of passwords to enter software The applicant shall have a TAXISnet username and password.

                No No

              • 3 Administrative The tankers shall have a valid Certificate of General Inspection or Certificate of Safety, depending on their class, stating a special instruction about the kind of oil residues they are allowed to collect (cargo residues or functional residues)

                No No

              • 4 Administrative The tankers shall be equipped with the valid certificates required by their type and class.

                No No

              • 5 Administrative There shall be a valid written contract or agreement between the ship owner or operator of the tanker and the land reception facility or the floating separator, for the subsequent delivery of the oil residues to these facilities.

                No No

              • 6 Environmental The tankers shall be equipped according to the provisions of this Regulation concerning the protection of the marine environment and the addressing of incidents of sea pollution by oil, as defined by a decision of the Port Authority.

                No No

              • 7 Technical There shall be an approved Instruction Manual of the floating facility by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy / Directorate of Inspections of Commercial Ships (DEEP).

                No No

              • 8 Tax The tankers shall observe the customs legislation.

                No No

              • 1 Announcement of the Operation of Receiving Oil Residues by Tankers and Floating Crafts 500 €

                e-Administrative Fee code 3073

                Cost Calculation One-off

                Method of Payment Digital (web banking)

                Type of Cost e-Administrative Fee

                Fee Link https://www1.gsis.gr/sgsisapps/eparavolo/public/create.htm?langId=2

                No

              • 1 General Inspection Protocol or Certificate of Safety depending on its class, stating a special instruction about the kind of oil residues it is allowed to collect. Certificate

                General Inspection Protocol or Certificate of Safety depending on its class, stating a special instruction about the kind of oil residues it is allowed to collect.

                Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

                Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons


                Document submitted under requirements: No


                No 9703

              • 2 Photocopy of Nationality document Proof of Citizenship

                Photocopy of Nationality document

                Relevant link: https://www.gov.gr/en/ipiresies/oikogeneia/oikogeneiake-katastase/pistopoietiko-ithageneias

                Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

                Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons


                Document submitted under requirements: No


                No 2712

              • 3 Photocopy of Tonnage Certificate Certificate

                Photocopy of Tonnage Certificate

                Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

                Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons


                Document submitted under requirements: No


                No 9703

              • 4 Photocopy of Load Line Certificate. Certificate

                Photocopy of Load Line Certificate.

                Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

                Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons


                Document submitted under requirements: No


                No 9703

              • 5 Photocopy of International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate (IOPPC). Certificate

                Photocopy of International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate (IOPPC).

                Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

                Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons


                Document submitted under requirements: No


                No 9703

              • 6 Written contract or agreement with a recognised land reception facility or floating separator, for the final disposal of the residues. Notarary document

                Written contract or agreement with a recognised land reception facility or floating separator, for the final disposal of the residues.

                Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

                Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons


                Document submitted under requirements: No


                No 3139

              • 7 Photocopy of Civil Liability Certificate (CLC). Certification

                Photocopy of Civil Liability Certificate (CLC).

                Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

                Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons


                Document submitted under requirements: No


                No 8619

              • 8 Photocopy of Certificate of Sewage Pollution Prevention. Environmental Compliance Receipt

                Photocopy of Certificate of Sewage Pollution Prevention.

                Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

                Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons


                Document submitted under requirements: No


                No 9681

              • 9 Attestation of suitability of flexible hoses, certified by: 1. Attestation by the manufacturer or a competent authority of the country of manufacture 2. Indelible stamp of the manufacturer on the hose. Certificate

                Attestation of suitability of flexible hoses, certified by: 1. Attestation by the manufacturer or a competent authority of the country of manufacture 2. Indelible stamp of the manufacturer on the hose.

                Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

                Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons


                Document submitted under requirements: No


                No 9703

              • 10 Instruction Manual of oil residues reception tanks. Regulation

                Instruction Manual of oil residues reception tanks.

                Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

                Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons


                Document submitted under requirements: No


                No 5658

              • 11 Solemn Declaration of Law 1599/86 by the master, attesting that the above submitted photocopies are exact photocopies of the originals. Solemn Declaration

                Solemn Declaration of Law 1599/86 by the master, attesting that the above submitted photocopies are exact photocopies of the originals.

                Relevant link: https://www.gov.gr/en/ipiresies/polites-kai-kathemerinoteta/psephiaka-eggrapha-gov-gr/ekdose-upeuthunes-deloses

                Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

                Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

                Relevant Procedure: Solemn declaration and electronic solemn declaration

                Document submitted under requirements: No


                No 7320

              • Law 4042 2012 24 Α

                Description Criminal-law protection of the environment — Alignment with Directive 2008/99/EC — Framework for waste production and management — Alignment with Directive 2008/98/EC — Regulation of matters concerning the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change.

                Legal references https://api.et.gr/apiLAW/1/2012/4042/pdf

              • Law 743 1977 319 Α

                Description On the protection of the marine environment and the regulation of related issues.

                Legal references https://api.et.gr/apiLAW/1/1977/743/pdf

              • Presidential Decree 55 1998 58 Α

                Description Protection of the marine environment.

                Legal references https://api.et.gr/apiFEK/1/1998/58/pdf

              • Joint Ministerial Decision 513.12/13/118β 2013 35 Β

                Description Simplification and inclusion, in Citizens' Service Centres operating as Points of Single Contact, of eleven (11) administrative procedures within the remit of the Ministry of Shipping and the Aegean / Hellenic Coast Guard Headquarters, pursuant to Law 3844/2010 (Series I, 63), in implementation of Directive 2006/123/EC, and replacement of Decision DIADP/F.A.2.1/21866, "Simplification and inclusion, in Citizens' Service Centres operating as Points of Single Contact, of five (5) administrative procedures within the remit of the Ministry of Citizen Protection, pursuant to Law 3844/2010 (ΦΕΚ 63/I/3 − 5 − 2010)".

                Legal references https://api.et.gr/apiFEK/2/2013/35/pdf

              • Joint Ministerial Decision 8111.1/41/2009 2009 412 Β

                Description Measures and conditions for port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues in compliance with Directive 2007/71/EC. Replacement of Joint Ministerial Decision no. 3418/07/02 (ΦΕΚ 712, Series II), “Measures and conditions for port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues”.

                Legal references https://api.et.gr/apiFEK/2/2009/412/pdf

              • Joint Ministerial Decision Η.Π. 50910/2727 2003 1909 Β

                Description Measures and conditions for solid-waste management.

                Legal references https://api.et.gr/apiFEK/2/2003/1909/pdf

              • Ministerial Decision 040/2014 2014 3212 Β

                Description Ratification of the Operating Regulations of Port Authorities.

                Legal references https://api.et.gr/apiFEK/2/2014/3212/pdf

              • Ministerial Decision 3221.2/2/89 1989 435 Β

                Description Terms and conditions for granting a licence to ships and floating structures used as floating sewage-reception facilities.

                Legal references https://api.et.gr/apiFEK/2/1989/435/pdf

              • 1 Start of procedure



                No No



              • 2 Submission of application and supporting documents

                Responsible for Implementation Competent body

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description The applicant submits the Application-Solemn Declaration and the required supporting documents to the Protocol Office of the Secretariat of the Marine Environment Protection Office of the Port Authority of the area in which they wish to operate, or to a KEP operating as a Single Service Centre.

                Yes No



              • 3 Electronic submission of application and supporting documents

                Responsible for Implementation Software

                Μethod of Implementation Software action

                Description The applicant submits the Application-Solemn Declaration and the required supporting documents electronically through the eugo portal.

                Yes No



              • 4 Registration of application

                Responsible for Implementation Competent body

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description The application is registered and forwarded to the Marine Environment Protection Office.

                No No



              • 5 Forwarding of file

                Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description If the application is submitted to a KEP-EKE, the reception officer checks the completeness of the supporting documents and, if they are complete, forwards the file to the PTAP Office.

                No No



              • 6 Checking of supporting documents

                Responsible for Implementation Competent Office

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description An employee of the Marine Environment Protection Office responsible for issuing the certificate receives the application, examines the supporting documents and checks whether the legal requirements for practising this activity are met. If it is found that not all supporting documents have been submitted or that the submitted supporting documents are not correct, the interested party is informed so that they may provide the missing supporting documents or the correct supporting documents (notification is usually by telephone).

                No No



              • 7 On-site inspection

                Responsible for Implementation Collective body

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description A team of inspectors from the PTAP Office conducts an on-site inspection on the vessel to verify compliance with the safety measures and anti-pollution equipment it must have.

                No No



              • 8 Issuance of Recommendation

                Responsible for Implementation Competent Office

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description If the legal requirements are met, the officer of the PTAP Office issues a positive recommendation. Otherwise, the interested party is informed and processing of the application is terminated.

                No No



              • 9 Signing of Recommendation

                Responsible for Implementation Responsible Head of Department

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description The Head of the Marine Environment Protection Office signs the recommendation and forwards it, together with the application file, to the Head of the Port Police Sector for signature.

                No No



              • 10 Countersigning of recommendation

                Responsible for Implementation Competent Director

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description The Head of the Port Police Sector reviews the application and supporting documents and, provided that the legal requirements are met, countersigns the recommendation and forwards it, together with the application file, to the Deputy Port Authority Commander for signature.

                No No



              • 11 Check of application and supporting documents

                Responsible for Implementation Competent Director

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description The Deputy Port Authority Commander reviews the application and supporting documents and, provided that the legal requirements are met, countersigns the recommendation and forwards it, together with the application file, to the Port Authority Commander for signature.

                No No



              • 12 Check of application and supporting documents

                Responsible for Implementation Competent Director

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description The Port Authority Commander reviews the application and supporting documents and, provided that the legal requirements are met, signs the certificate of lawful requirements.

                No No



              • 13 Notification of the interested party

                Responsible for Implementation Competent Office

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description An officer of the PTAP Office informs the interested party to collect the Certificate from the relevant Port Authority, at the PTAP Office, in the manner selected in the application.

                No No



              • 14 Collection of Certificate

                Responsible for Implementation Competent Office

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description The applicant collects the certificate.

                No Yes



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