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Γνωστοποίηση λειτουργίας φροντιστηρίου ή/και κέντρου ξένων γλωσσών σε Νομικό Πρόσωπο
At a glance
Points of service
Available only digitally
Number of required documents
Estimated Time (digitally)
Description
The procedure concerns the notification of operation of a private language school and/or a language centre to a legal person.
Basic information
Competent body
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SPORTS AND RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS
Authority/Public body’s Unit responsible for the institutional framework of the procedure
Authority responsible for the provision of the procedure
NATIONAL ORGANISATION FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF QUALIFICATIONS AND VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE (EOPPEP)
Service / organizational unit of a authority entity
Department for the Authorisation of Structures of the Directorate for the Authorisation of Lifelong Learning Providers
Application
Application Type
Notification/Announcement
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Submitted by:
Legal entities
Title
Notification of the operation of a private language school and/or a language centre
Notes:
The notification shall be submitted electronically via the OPS-ADE information system or via openbusiness.mindev.gov.gr; the notification will be assigned a unique number and a time stamp. The file bearing the unique number serves as proof of submission of the notification.
Prior to the submission of the notification, the operator of the activity is obliged to have collected and keep at the place of its activity, in accordance with the institutional framework, the administrative and building documentation, which must be available for any audit.
Application means the form for completing the above.
What you will need
Means of authentication, identification and signature
Identification with TAXISnet codes
Related
The entire procedure concerns electronic submission of the notification.
Once the notification has been submitted, the operator may start operating its activity. Upon the submission of the notification of the operation of the activity, the audit procedures carried out by the National Organisation for the Certification of Qualifications and Vocational Guidance, as the competent authority overseeing compliance with the requirements set out herein, shall commence; if the requirements are not complied with, the set penalties will be imposed.
NACE
- 85.59 Other education n.e.c.
Output & Results
Output
Digital document production
Other information
Alternative titles
Licence of a private language school and/or a language centre to a legal person
Official title
Notification of the operation of a private language school and/or a language centre with a capacity of less than seventy-five (75) students per hour to a legal person
Languages supported
Greek, English
Ways of provision
Establishment
Categories
Trigger (submission method)
Application (digital)
N1
ΔΔ
0
0
3
0
3
0
40151
No
1
1
Indefinite
Identification with TAXISnet codes
256964
13007
85.59
EU-GO
Supporting document
The procedure concerns the notification of operation of a private language school and/or a language centre to a legal person.
500.00
0.00
14
1
0
30 minutes
1 hour
22 minutes
33 minutes
,,
1
Company law
Setting up a business (sole proprietorship, partnership)
- To set up a company, see the link below.
No
No
2
Possession of passwords to enter software
The applicant must be a holder of TAXISnet login credentials.
No
No
3
Establishment
The registered office of the legal person must be located in an EU Member State.
No
No
4
Company law
Its purpose, in accordance with its articles of association, must also relate to the provision of education and training services.
No
No
5
Tax
It must comply with the tax requirements.
No
No
6
Administrative
For legal persons, other than legal persons governed by public law, legal persons in the wider public sector, and legal persons whose members or part of the members of the board of directors or the management are determined ex officio: their shareholders or partners or members of their management must not have the status of civil servant, employee of a legal person governed by public law or a local authority. The legal representative of the legal person must not have the status of civil servant, employee of a legal person governed by public law, local authority or clergyman.
No
No
7
Bankruptcy law
Τhe legal person must not have been declared bankrupt and must not have filed for bankruptcy.
No
No
8
Administrative
It must not have been subject to administrative sanctions
revoking approvals/licences or suspension of operations with regard
to the same or another private education and vocational training institute within the last 2 years.
No
No
9
Insurance
It must comply with the social security requirements.
No
No
10
Bankruptcy law
Τhe legal representative of the legal person must not have been declared bankrupt and must not have filed for bankruptcy.
No
No
11
Conditions for non-commission of criminal offenses
The legal representatives of the legal person pursuing economic activity must not have been imposed with any criminal law sanction and must not have been convicted or sentenced by final judgment.
No
No
12
Conditions for non-commission of criminal offenses
The legal representative of the legal person must not have been dismissed from the post of civil servant or private teacher for disciplinary reasons.
No
No
13
Administrative
The legal representative of the legal person must not have been subject to administrative sanctions revoking approvals or licences or suspension of operations with regard to the same or another private education and vocational training institute within the last 2 years.
No
No
14
Urban planning
A building permit with approval for connection to public utility networks or as specified in Section 107(6), (7) and (8) of Law 4495/2017 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 167).
No
No
15
Technical
For the convenience of the interested parties, information on building infrastructure are to be found on the website of the National Organisation for the Certification of Qualifications and Vocational Guidance (ΕΟΠΠΕΠ). Building structures manual.
No
No
16
Administrative
All the necessary supporting documents must be kept in the file.
No
No
1
Fee in favour of the National Organisation for the Certification of Qualifications and Vocational Guidance: EUR 400 per activity and per establishment
fee in favour of the Ministry of Development: EUR 100 per activity and per establishment.
500 € - €
Cost Calculation
One-off, Quantitative
Method of Payment
Digital (debit / credit card), Tax Office cashier
Type of Cost
Administrative Fee (not provided by e-paravolo webpage)
Fee Link
https://eparavolo.eoppep.gr/welcome
No
1
Supporting documents of incorporation and representation.
Legal documents from legal entities
Supporting documents of incorporation and representation.
Submission by:
Keep within business establishment
Submitted by:
Legal entities
Notes:
The articles of association must show that the legal person has a permanent establishment in an EU Member State and that its purpose also relates to the provision of education and training services.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
9338
2
A valid certificate from the Greek General Commercial Register (GEMI) regarding changes in the legal person.
Certification
A valid certificate from the Greek General Commercial Register (GEMI) regarding changes in the legal person.
Submission by:
Keep within business establishment
Submitted by:
Legal entities
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
8619
3
Social security clearance of the legal person.
Social Security Clearance Certificate (eEFKA)
No
9447
4
Tax clearance of the legal person.
Tax clearance certificate
No
3461
5
A self-declaration of the person concerned pursuant to Law 1599/1986, in which each shareholder or partner of the legal person must declare that they do not have the status of civil servant, employee of a legal entity governed by public law or a local authority.
Solemn Declaration
No
7320
6
A certificate confirming that the legal person has not been declared bankrupt and has not filed for bankruptcy, or a Single Certificate of Judicial Solvency.
Certificate from a court
A certificate confirming that the legal person has not been declared bankrupt and has not filed for bankruptcy, or a Single Certificate of Judicial Solvency.
Submission by:
Keep within business establishment
Submitted by:
Legal entities
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
8289
7
A self-declaration by the legal representative that they do not have the status of civil servant, employee of a local authority or any other legal person governed by public law or the status of clergyman, and that they have not been subject to administrative sanctions revoking approvals/licences or suspension of operations with regard to the same or another private education and vocational training institute within the last 2 years.
Solemn Declaration
A self-declaration by the legal representative that they do not have the status of civil servant, employee of a local authority or any other legal person governed by public law or the status of clergyman, and that they have not been subject to administrative sanctions revoking approvals/licences or suspension of operations with regard to the same or another private education and vocational training institute within the last 2 years.
Relevant link:
https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/polites-kai-kathemerinoteta/psephiaka-eggrapha-gov-gr/ekdose-upeuthunes-deloses
Submission by:
Keep within business establishment
Submitted by:
Legal entities
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
7320
8
A certificate confirming that the legal representative has not been declared bankrupt and that they have not filed for bankruptcy.
Certificate from a court
No
8289
9
A building permit with approval for connection to public utility networks or as specified in Section 107(6), (7) and (8) of Law 4495/2017 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 167).
Βuilding permit
A building permit with approval for connection to public utility networks or as specified in Section 107(6), (7) and (8) of Law 4495/2017 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 167).
Submission by:
Keep within business establishment
Submitted by:
Legal entities
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
2243
10
A certificate of (active) fire protection for the use of a building for ‘Educational’ purposes issued by the relevant Fire Service.
Fire safety certificate
A certificate of (active) fire protection for the use of a building for ‘Educational’ purposes issued by the relevant Fire Service.
Submission by:
Keep within business establishment
Submitted by:
Legal entities
Notes:
(a) for language schools and language centres where the total number of students exceeds thirty (30) students per hour, a certificate of (active) fire protection for the use of a building for ‘Educational’ purposes issued by the relevant Fire Service, in accordance with the provisions of Fire Service Regulation No 13/2021 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 5519), as in force at any given time, which is issued in the name of the natural or legal person.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
8050
11
A certificate issued by two (2) engineers confirming the structural adequacy of the building in relation to the maximum expected occupancy.
Certificate
A certificate issued by two (2) engineers confirming the structural adequacy of the building in relation to the maximum expected occupancy.
Submission by:
Keep within business establishment
Submitted by:
Legal entities
Document submitted under requirements:
Yes
Document’s requirement:
Building
No
9703
12
A certificate of the main use area issued by a private engineer, with attached plans of the current state.
Certificate
A certificate of the main use area issued by a private engineer, with attached plans of the current state.
Submission by:
Keep within business establishment
Submitted by:
Legal entities
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
9703
13
A self-declaration by the legal representative that the legal person has not been subject to any administrative sanction revoking approvals/licences or suspension of operations with regard to the same or another private education and vocational training institution within the last 2 years.
Solemn Declaration
No
7320
14
A copy of the criminal record of the legal representatives of the legal person pursuing commercial activity.
Criminal record copy for judicial use
A copy of the criminal record of the legal representatives of the legal person pursuing commercial activity.
Submission by:
Keep within business establishment
Submitted by:
Legal entities
Notes:
The criminal record must show that they have not been irrevocably convicted of any felony or misdemeanour, committed or attempted, including theft, embezzlement, fraud, extortion, forgery, counterfeiting, bribery, bodily harm, violation of provisions relating to drug offences or crimes of sexual assault or sexual exploitation for financial benefit, and, furthermore, that they have not been convicted or sentenced by final judgment, in accordance with Sections 8 and 9 of the Civil Servants’ Code (Law 3528/2007, Government Gazette, Series I, No 26).
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
2663
15
Fee in favour of the National Organisation for the Certification of Qualifications and Vocational Guidance (ΕΟΠΠΕΠ): EUR 400 per activity and per establishment
Fee in favour of the Ministry of Development: EUR 100 per activity and per establishment.
Proof of payment / Receipt
Fee in favour of the National Organisation for the Certification of Qualifications and Vocational Guidance (ΕΟΠΠΕΠ): EUR 400 per activity and per establishment
Fee in favour of the Ministry of Development: EUR 100 per activity and per establishment.
Relevant link:
https://eparavolo.eoppep.gr/welcome
Submission by:
Keep within business establishment
Submitted by:
Legal entities
Notes:
For the submission of the initial notification of operation per activity (language school, language centre), a fee must be paid beforehand, per establishment, in accordance with Section 11 and Section 281(6) of Law 4442/2016 and Section 9 of Joint Ministerial Decision No 14715/GG4/2022 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 609), which is set at five hundred (500) euro.
IMPORTANT! Of the fee, 80%, i.e. EUR 400, must be paid electronically via the ‘e payments’ application via the website of the National Organisation for the Certification of Qualifications and Vocational Guidance (ΕΟΠΠΕΠ), and the remaining 20%, i.e. EUR 100, in favour of the State budget, must be deposited in the Detailed Revenue Account (ALE) 1450113002 ‘20% of the fees for the pursuit of an economic activity subject to notification and/or approval’. Since the possibility for electronic procurement of the fee from the State budget has not been activated, the procurement of this fee will be carried out by the local tax offices (DOY), stating the code ALE 1450113002.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
7053
16
Archived fire protection studies.
Fire safety certificate
Archived fire protection studies.
Submission by:
Keep within business establishment
Notes:
For private language schools and language centres where the total number of students does not exceed thirty (30) students per hour, archived fire protection studies (active and passive, if required), in accordance with the provisions of Fire Service Regulation No 13/2021 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 5519), as in force at any given time, which should be copies of those officially deposited in the e-Licences information system for the issuance of approvals; and
certificates issued by the Fire Service. If a study has not been submitted via the information system, it must be obtained from the physical dossier kept by the Fire Service, or it must be an approved study kept by the operator of the activity.
The operator of the activity must be provided with the records of inspection, maintenance and proper functioning of active fire protection equipment, in accordance with Fire Service Regulation No 12/2012 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 1794).
Document submitted under requirements:
Yes
Document’s requirement:
Building
Alternative document of:
10
Yes
8050
Law
Paragraph Th3
4093
2012
222
Α
Law
4849
2021
207
Α
Description
Reform and modernisation of the regulatory framework for the organisation and operation of open-air commercial trade, arrangements for recreational activities and the simplification of the framework for activities in education, improvements in chamber of commerce legislation, other provisions of the Ministry of Development and Investment and other urgent provisions.
Legal references
https://api.et.gr/apiLAW/1/2021/4849/pdf
Joint Ministerial Decision
14715/ΓΓ4
2022
609
Β
Description
Determination of the procedure, content and supporting documents, fees, monetary amount, and penalties for the approval of the establishment and operation, and notification of the operation of activities in the field of education.
Legal references
https://api.et.gr/apiFEK/2/2022/609/pdf
1
Interested party’s login to the NotifyBusiness platform
Responsible for Implementation
Institutional software
Link
openbusiness.mindev.gov.gr
Description
The interested party enters the NotifyBusiness platform with their personal TAXISnet credentials
No
No
2
Filling in the necessary information
Responsible for Implementation
Institutional software
Description
The interested party must fill in the information requested. No documents need to be submitted.
No
No
3
Completion of filling in the information – Electronic submission of the Notification
Responsible for Implementation
Third entity software
Μethod of Implementation
Data input in software
Link
https://openbusiness.mindev.gov.gr/
Description
The notification shall be submitted electronically via the OPS-ADE information system or via openbusiness.mindev.gov.gr; the notification will be assigned a unique number and a time stamp generated by the system. The file bearing a unique number serves as proof of submission of the notification, and no registration is required.
Notes
Prior to the submission of the notification, the operator of the activity is obliged to have collected and keep at the place of its activity, in accordance with the following paragraphs, the administrative and building documentation, which must be available for any audit.
No
Yes
National Organisation for the Certification of Qualifications and Vocational Guidance (EOPPEP) – Contact details
Building structures manual of the National Organisation for the Certification of Qualifications and Vocational Guidance (EOPPEP)
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