Declaration of Temporary and Occasional Provision of Services of Optician

From National Registry of Administrative Public Services



1374fbe8-26e8-43ea-86ab-40b1e97c9412 310036 Διασυνοριακή Παροχή Υπηρεσιών Οπτικού

At a glance

Points of service

Regional units, Points of Single Contact (ΚΕΠ – EKE), Directorate of Health and Social Care of the relevant Region

Digital provision points

Remote Points of service

Number of required documents

2 + (
1
)

Fees

Provided without cost

Deadline of completion

2 months

Description

The procedure pertains to the declaration of temporary and occasional provision of of optician services and it is addressed to providers who have been licensed for and practice permanently that profession/activity in other E.U. member states and wish to do business in Greece for a limited time period.

Basic information

Competent body

MINISTRY OF HEALTH

Authority/Public body’s Unit responsible for the institutional framework of the procedure

Service / organizational unit of a authority entity

Directorate of Health and Social Care of the relevant Region


Last update

01/07/2026

Application

Application Type

Declaration

Submission by:

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

Submitted by:

Persons

Title

Declaration of temporary and occasional provision of services of optician.


What you will need

Means of authentication, identification and signature

Identification document

    Print

    Requirements

      Fees

        Related



        NACE

        • 86.22 Specialist medical practice activities

        Output & Results

        Output

        Administrative Act

        Steps

          Digital steps

            Other information

            Official title

            Declaration of Temporary and Occasional Provision of Optician Services

            Languages supported

            Greek, English

            Ways of provision

            Cross-border

            Legislation

              Categories

              Τype of procedure

              Trigger

              Applied for

              Trigger (submission method)

              Application (digital), Application (handwritten)

              Type

              Outgoing

              End of Process

              Ιndefinite

              N2

              ,


            • 1 Labour The person concerned must legally practice the profession in question in the Member State of origin

              No No

            • 2 Prior Service In the event that neither the profession nor the corresponding education is regulated by law in the Member State of legal establishment: the person concerned must have acquired professional experience of at least one year in the last ten years preceding the provision of services in Greece

              No No

            • 1 Copy of passport / identity card Identification document

              Copy of passport / identity card

              Submission by: Ex officio (digital)

              Submitted by: Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 2244

            • 2 Certificate from the competent authority that he is lawfully established in the Member State of origin for the exercise of that profession and that he has not been temporarily prohibited from practicing it Certificate

              Certificate from the competent authority that he is lawfully established in the Member State of origin for the exercise of that profession and that he has not been temporarily prohibited from practicing it

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

              Submitted by: Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 9703

            • 3 Proof of professional qualifications Proof of Work

              Proof of professional qualifications

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

              Submitted by: Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 8181

            • 4 Proof of professional experience of at least one year in the last ten years preceding the provision of services in Greece Proof of Previous Service

              Proof of professional experience of at least one year in the last ten years preceding the provision of services in Greece

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

              Submitted by: Persons

              Notes: In the event that neither the profession nor the corresponding education is regulated by law in the Member State of legal establishment

              Document submitted under requirements: No

              Alternative document of: 3

              Yes 4441

            • Joint Ministerial Decision 78477/ΙΑ 2011 2271 Β

              Description Freedom to provide services in Greece by professional nationals of Member States of the European Union, in accordance with the provisions of articles 5 to 9 of P.D. 38/2010, as amended and still in force

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20110202271

            • 1 Initiation of procedure



              No No



            • 2 Submission of declaration and supporting documents

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The interested party submits the Declaration, providing the necessary supporting documents to the competent Department of the Directorate of Health and Social Welfare (Department of Public Health / Department of Health Services and Professions) of the relevant Region or to the KEP-EKE of their place of residence.

              Yes No



            • 3 Electronic submission of declaration and supporting documents

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Software action

              Description The interested party submits the declaration and all supporting documents electronically through the eugo portal.

              Yes No



            • 4 Checking of supporting documents

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The employee of the Department of Public Health / Health Services and Professions or the KEP-EKE employee receives and checks the supporting documents submitted by the interested party as to their completeness.

              Notes If, during the completeness check, it is found that the supporting documents are not complete, the employee of the Department or the KEP-EKE employee informs the interested party that they must complete them.

              No No



            • 5 Issuance of certificate of submission of request

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The staff member of the Protocol Department of the Directorate of Health or of KEP-EKE issues to the interested party the certificate of submission of request, which states the file number of the request.

              No No



            • 6 Forwarding of file

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The staff member of the Protocol Department or of KEP-EKE forwards the file, which contains the declaration and supporting documents, to the Head of the Directorate of Health.

              No No



            • 7 Assignment of file

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Director

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The Head of the Directorate assigns the file to the Department of Public Health / Health Services and Professions.

              No No



            • 8 Checking of supporting documents

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Inspection

              Description The employee of the Department of Health / Health Services and Professions checks the file as to the correctness of the supporting documents.

              Notes The employee of the Department informs the interested party if any of the supporting documents is not correct.

              No No



            • 9 Search for the interested party's criminal record

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Software action

              Description The employee of the Department of Health / Health Services and Professions searches ex officio for the interested party's criminal record.

              No No



            • 10 Verification of the interested party's degree

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Software action

              Description The employee of the Department of Health / Health Services and Professions seeks, as applicable, verification from higher or higher-level educational institutions of the interested party's degree.

              No No



            • 11 Forwarding of recommendation

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The employee of the Department drafts and forwards their recommendation that the legal conditions for practising the profession are met, together with the file of supporting documents, to the Head of the Department.

              No No



            • 12 Signing of recommendation by the Head of Department

              Responsible for Implementation Responsible Head of Department

              Μethod of Implementation Signature

              Description The Head of Department checks the recommendation and the file of supporting documents, signs the recommendation and forwards it together with the file of supporting documents to the Head of the Directorate.

              No No



            • 13 Signing of recommendation by the Head of the Directorate

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Director

              Μethod of Implementation Signature

              Description The Head of the Directorate checks the recommendation and the file of supporting documents, signs the recommendation and forwards it together with the file of supporting documents to the Head of the General Directorate.

              No No



            • 14 Signing of recommendation by the Head of the General Directorate

              Responsible for Implementation Competent General Director

              Μethod of Implementation Signature

              Description The Head of the General Directorate checks the recommendation and the file of supporting documents, signs the recommendation and forwards it together with the file of supporting documents to the Deputy Regional Governor.

              No No



            • 15 Signing of certificate by the Deputy Regional Governor

              Responsible for Implementation Responsible Head of Department

              Μethod of Implementation Signature

              Description The Deputy Regional Governor checks the recommendation and the file of supporting documents, signs the certificate and forwards it together with the file of supporting documents to the Department of Health / Health Services and Professions.

              No No



            • 16 Issuance of certificate

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The employee of the Department of Health / Health Services and Professions or of KEP-EKE informs the interested party to collect the Certificate of Lawful Provision of Services.

              No No



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