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Points of service
Digital provision points
- The service is not provided digitally
Number of required documents
Fees
Estimated Time
1 month
Description
Basic information
Competent body
Service / organizational unit of a authority entity
Provided to
Validity duration
1 year
Notes
- A) Imposition of an annual fee per square metre, regardless of the time of use and depending on the area of the city in which the used space is located. The mayor shall issue the annual use permit, which shall specify the location and area of the space to be used, the type and duration of the use and the corresponding fee. The granted licence may be renewed by the mayor at the request of the person concerned.
- B) Imposition of a monthly fee, per zone and per square metre, in cases of occupation of a pavement or road by those carrying out any kind of technical and construction works. The mayor shall issue a permit for this use.
- C)Imposition of a fee for the temporary use of public spaces for up to ten (10) days for the conduct of social solidarity events or actions of tourism, cultural, artistic or public commercial promotion, which depends on the public benefit or not of the event. The mayor shall grant the relevant licence for use by the mayor.
-For the collection of the fee a note is drawn up by the beneficiary municipality and the fee is paid to the municipal treasury before the delivery of the license, as follows:
- Ιn cash, by writing the number of the collection slip on the licence.
- By means of a letter of guarantee in the same amount, with the number of the letter of guarantee and the instalments by which it is to be paid being indicated on the licence. In the event of late payment of the instalments, the letter of guarantee shall be forfeited.
- In equal installments within the year, provided that the obligor pays a percentage of the annual fee of not less than thirty percent (30%) and the number of installments to pay the remaining amount.
Last update
14/04/2025
Application
Application Type
Submission by:
Submitted by:
Title
Notes:
What you will need
Means of authentication, identification and signature
Identification document
Fees
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1
User fee of article 13 of r.d. 20/10/1958 (A 171), as replaced by article 3 of Law 1080/1980 and as case c) was amended by par. Article 16(3) of Law 3254/2004.
The fee is set by decision of the Municipal Council and depends on the area, location etc. of the occupied area and the duration of the occupation.
The appropriate fee shall be paid either in cash or by a letter of guarantee of equal value, the type of which shall be determined by a decision of the Municipal Council in the relevant municipal or community fund before the delivery of the license, with the number of the collection letter or letter of guarantee indicated thereon. Where a letter of guarantee is deposited, the fee shall be collected in instalments, to be determined by a decision of the municipal council concerned by 31 December of the previous year. If it is established that the payment of the above instalments is overdue, the municipality shall immediately proceed to forfeit the letter of guarantee.
€
Cost Calculation Durational (annually or other), Quantitative, Based on treaty
Method of Payment Bank cashier, Checkout of a competent authority
Type of Cost Annual fee
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2
If there has been a similar previous decision of the Municipal Council, a letter of guarantee of good performance of the terms of the license equal to two hundred percent of the fee, which may be forfeited after the competent control bodies have established at least twice the violation of the terms provided. A letter of guarantee need not be provided if the fee for the space allocated is less than €1,000 or €2,200.
The amount and type of the letter of guarantee shall be determined by the aforementioned decision of the City Council and may not be greater than two hundred percent of the fee due (see par. 6 of Article 13 r.d., as replaced by par. 4 of Article 16 of Law 3254/2004).
€
Cost Calculation Percentage
Method of Payment Bank cashier
Type of Cost Letter of guarantee
Related
Means of redress or appeal:
Hierarchical appeal/recourse
Rules concerning a lack of reply from the competent authority and the legal consequences for the use:
Other
Output & Results
Output
Steps
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1
Receipt of application and protocol
Responsible for Implementation Competent Directorate
Μethod of Implementation Manual Action
Description Application to the municipality of the intention to use the public spaces or their territory by submitting a guarantee letter (equivalent to 200% of the corresponding fee) if the corresponding fee is more than EUR 1,200.
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2
Opinion of the Police Authority
Responsible for Implementation Competent Department
Μethod of Implementation Inspection
Description The municipality's question to the police is whether there are grounds for ensuring the safety of pedestrians or wheeled persons who require that the requested authorisation be refused.
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3
Calculation of the relevant fee by the Municipality's Treasury Service.
Μethod of Implementation Manual Action
Description Calculation of the relevant fee by the Municipality's Treasury Service.
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4
Note drawn up by the Treasury Office of the Municipality
Responsible for Implementation Competent Department
Μethod of Implementation Manual Action
Description Note from the Municipality's Treasury Office to the applicant for payment of the fee for the use of public spaces in the municipal fund.
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5
Payment of the fee for the use of shared space
Responsible for Implementation Competent Department
Μethod of Implementation Manual Action
Description Payment of the public space fee by the applicant to the municipality.
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6
Public space licensing
Responsible for Implementation Mayor
Μethod of Implementation Manual Action
Description Public space license issued by a mayor's decision.
Other information
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Official title
Languages supported
Legislation
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Law 4483/2017 (Government Gazette 107/Α) Articles 66
Description Article 66 of Law 4483/2017 : Concession of use of squares and other public spaces for the fee, without auction.
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Law 4442/2016 (Government Gazette 230/Α) Articles 30
Description Article 30(4) of Law 4442/2016: Simplification of arrangements for the authorisation of public space.
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Law 4257/2014 (Government Gazette 93/Α) Articles 50
Description On the payment of a fee for the use of public spaces.
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Law 3254/2004 (Government Gazette 137/Α) Articles 16
Description Article 16(2), (3), (4) of Law 3254/2004: Arrangements on illegal occupation of public spaces.
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Law 1828/1989 (Government Gazette 2/Α) Articles 26
Description Article 26(4): Amendments to legislation on the revenues of municipalities and communities.
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Law 1080/1980 (Government Gazette 246/Α) Articles 3
Description On the amendment and supplementation of the provisions of the Law on the revenues of Local Government Organizations and other related provisions.4).
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Royal decree 24 Sept/20 Oct./1958 (Government Gazette 171/Α) Articles 13
Description "On the codification in a single version of the Law of the applicable provisions on the revenues of the municipalities and communities". Amendments to the provisions of the above (r.d.) by: - Article 26(4) of Law 1828/1989 (FEK A 2) - Article 16(2), 3, 4 of Law 3254/2004 (FEK A 137). - Article 50(1) of Law 4257/2014 (FEK A 93). - Article 30(4) of Law 4442/2016 (FEK A 230). - Arts 55 and 66 of Law 4483/2017 (FEK A 107).
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Categories
Τype of procedure
Trigger
Trigger (submission method)
Life events
Type
End of Process
Ιndefinite
