ΔΔ:Issuance of a Licence for the Establishment of an Elderly Care Unit (ECU) by a natural or legal person

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• At a Glance
• Basic information
• Application
• What you will need
• Requirements
• Fees
• Related
• Output
• Steps
• Digital steps
• Other information
• Feedback
• Legislation
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At a glance

Points of service

Points of Single Contact (ΚΕΠ – EKE), Regional units, Directorate of Public Health and Social Welfare of the competent Regional Unit

Digital provision points

• EUGO portal (information only)

Remote Points of service

myKEPlive (information only)

Number of required documents

5 + (

1

)

Fees

From 0 to 88.04 €

Deadline of completion

2 months

Description

The procedure concerns the licensing of the establishment of Elderly Care Units of a profit-making nature. It is addressed to companies and legal persons.

Basic information

Competent body

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

ΓΕΝΙΚΗ ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΣΗ ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΚΗΣ ΑΛΛΗΛΕΓΓΥΗΣ; ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΣΗ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΩΝ ΑΤΟΜΩΝ ΜΕ ΑΝΑΠΗΡΙΑ (ΑΜΕΑ)

Authority responsible for the provision of the procedure

Service / organizational unit of a authority entity

Regional General Directorates of Public Health and Social Care, Regional Directorates of Public Health and Social Welfare, Regional Departments of Social Solidarity

Provided to

Businesses, Citizens, Legal Entities

Related links

Last update

08/11/2025

Application

Application Type

Application

Submission by:

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

Submitted by:

Legal entities, Persons

Title

Submission of Application – Solemn declaration in which the natural or legal person lists its details (or those of the legally responsible representative person), the name, the location, the number of beds and the specific purpose of the operation.

Relevant link

https://www.e-pronoia.gr/content/diadikasies-dikaiologitika

What you will need

Means of authentication, identification and signature

Identification with TAXISnet codes, Identification document

Print

Requirements

Fees

Related

See also

Commencement of Operation and Attribution of Tax Registration Number to Service Providers, Legal Entities (without Establishment)

Means of redress or appeal:

Other Administrative redress

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

Tacit approval

In case no response has been provided before the above deadline, it is considered that the application of the interested party has been implicitly accepted (tacit approval) and the license has been issued, according to par. 4 of article 14 of Law 3844/2010 (GG 63/A/2010). The applicant, in the aforementioned case of tacit approval, may request a relevant certificate from the administrative authority responsible for issuing the act, in accordance with paragraph 4 of article 10 of 3230/2004 (Government Gazette 44/A/2004).

NACE

• 88.1 Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

Output & Results

Output

Document Production

Steps

Digital steps

Other information

Official title

Issuance of a Licence for the Establishment of an Elderly Care Unit (ECU) by a natural or legal person

Languages supported

Greek, English

Ways of provision

Establishment

Legislation

Categories

Τype of procedure

Permits

Trigger

Applied for

Trigger (submission method)

Application (handwritten), Application (digital)

Type

Outgoing

End of Process

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   Supporting document

The procedure concerns the issue of a licence to establish for profit Elderly Care Units (ECUs) by natural and legal persons. 0 0 5 0 1

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Law 2345 1995 213 Α

Description About ECU: Amended as follows: - ν. 4756/2020 (A 235) par. 1 of Article 3 - Amendment of paragraph 1 and 2 of Article 2 of Law No. 2345/1995 (Right to submit an application) - ν. 4052/2012 (A 41) par. 23 Article 37 - Amendment of para. 7 Article 1 of Law No. 2345/1995 (Amendments to permits) - ν. 3852/2010 (A 87) subpara. 22 par. 3 Article 94 - Amendment of para. 1 to 3 of Art. 1 f Law No. 2345/1995 (Right to submit an application) - M.D. P.4b/oik.6022/1995 (B΄ 1052) - Amendment of par. 4 Article 1 of Law No. 2345/1995 (Supervision of ECU).

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Joint Ministerial Decision Π1γ/ΓΠοικ.123831 2011 2661 Β

Description Prerequisites, Supporting documents, Membership in KEP - EKE

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Ministerial Decision Π1γ/οικ.81551 2007 1136 Β

Description Prerequisites, Evidence to be submitted, Checks, Operation

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Ministerial Decision Π4Β/οικ.4690 1996 833 Β

Description Prerequisites, Evidence to be submitted, Checks, Operation

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Ministerial Decision Π4Β/οικ.3176 1996 455 Β

Description Prerequisites, Evidence to be submitted, Checks, Operation

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Other 25/VII 2012 2618 Β

Description Decision of the E-Competition Committee

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1 Company law Business formation (individual, corporate)

• For company establishment see the link below

Link https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/epikheirematike-drasterioteta/enarxe-kai-luse-epikheireses/sustase-epikheireses

No No

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

Link https://www.gov.gr/arxes/anexartete-arkhe-demosion-esodon-aade/anexartete-arkhe-demosion-esodon-aade/elektronike-eggraphe-diakheirise-kodikon-taxisnet

No No

3 Conditions for non-commission of criminal offenses The interested party shall not have been irrevocably sentenced to any sentence, for a felony or for any of the misdemeanours of theft, embezzlement, fraud, extortion, forgery, defamation, falsification or violation of drug law, or for any crime relating to the mores, nor have been deprived of his/her civil rights due to any punishable act and for as long as this deprivation lasts.

No No

4 Urban planning Issue of building licence in accordance with circular 98 of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transports with document reference number (“protocol number”) oik 82070/22-12-1989 on the preparation of studies, as it is in force each time.

No No

5 Urban planning Observance of the provisions of article 5 of the General Building Regulation Law 1577/1985, as amended and in force, regarding the building licence for new use. In the case of an arrangement or expansion to an existing building, the legality of the building shall be documented, according to article 23, par.1 of the General Building Regulation (Law 1577/1985) as in force.

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6 Technical The ECUs are subject to the provisions: 1. Of the Building Regulation in Usage class “Health and Social Welfare”. 2. Of the New Building Fire Protection Regulation in usage class “Use H” 3. The design and configuration of the ECU spaces shall take into account the “Regulation on the elimination of architectural obstacles from Health and Welfare buildings, to facilitate their usage by disabled persons and persons of reduced mobility”.

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7 Urban planning The plot of the ECU shall meet the conditions on land usage of the urban planning legislation in force; it shall be at least 300m away from the perimeter of an approved industrial zone, noisy workshops and generally unsanitary and annoying facilities, as these are characterized by the competent Committee established by law, in accordance with sanitary provisions in force and it shall be served by the drinking water, electricity, and telephone networks.

No No

1 Extract from general purpose criminal record, of the person in whose name the license will be issued, of a validity of three months, or an equivalent document when the applicant is a national of another member-state of the EU. Criminal Record Copy for General Use

Extract from general purpose criminal record, of the person in whose name the license will be issued, of a validity of three months, or an equivalent document when the applicant is a national of another member-state of the EU.

Relevant link: https://www.e-pronoia.gr/content/diadikasies-dikaiologitika

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

Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

Notes: When issued by domestic authorities, this is sought by the ex officio procedure.

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 4750

2 Complete land surveying drawing Drawings / studies by an engineer / architect

Complete land surveying drawing

Relevant link: https://www.e-pronoia.gr/content/diadikasies-dikaiologitika

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

Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

Notes: When issued by domestic authorities, this is sought by the ex officio procedure.

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 5768

3 A Series of architectural drawings. Drawings / studies by an engineer / architect

A Series of architectural drawings.

Relevant link: https://www.e-pronoia.gr/content/diadikasies-dikaiologitika

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

Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 5768

4 Building licence Official document

Building licence

Relevant link: https://www.e-pronoia.gr/content/diadikasies-dikaiologitika

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

Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 6440

5 Two copies of a Technical Report by an engineer. Drawings / studies by an engineer / architect

Two copies of a Technical Report by an engineer.

Relevant link: https://www.e-pronoia.gr/content/diadikasies-dikaiologitika

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

Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

Notes: The technical report shall include: 1. The description of the plot accessibility 2. The state of the access roads and the stage of progress of the application of the urban plan. 3. The possibility and adequacy of water and electricity supply, telephone connection and drainage. 4. The table of finishings of the spaces and, more generally, the construction mode of the building and the number of persons being served by the ECU, as well as a complete functional description.

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 5768

6 Solemn declaration of Law 1599/1986 of the person in whose name the licence shall be issued, in which compliance with Article 2, par. A, sub-paragraph 2, shall be explicitly stated.

Solemn declaration of Law 1599/1986 of the person in whose name the licence shall be issued, in which compliance with Article 2, par. A, sub-paragraph 2, shall be explicitly stated.

Relevant link: https://www.e-pronoia.gr/content/diadikasies-dikaiologitika

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

Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

Relevant Procedure: ΔΔ:ΔΔ:Solemn declaration and electronic solemn declaration

Notes: The technical report shall include: 1. The description of the plot accessibility 2. The state of the access roads and the stage of progress of the application of the urban plan. 3. The possibility and adequacy of water and electricity supply, telephone connection and drainage. 4. The table of finishings of the spaces and, more generally, the construction mode of the building and the number of persons being served by the ECU, as well as a complete functional description.

Document submitted under requirements: No

No Solemn Declaration"Solemn Declaration" is not a number.

7 Solemn declaration of Law 1599/1986 of the person in whose name the licence shall be issued, in which compliance with Article 2, par. A, sub-paragraph 2, shall be explicitly stated.

Solemn declaration of Law 1599/1986 of the person in whose name the licence shall be issued, in which compliance with Article 2, par. A, sub-paragraph 2, shall be explicitly stated.

Relevant link: https://www.e-pronoia.gr/content/diadikasies-dikaiologitika

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

Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

Relevant Procedure: ΔΔ:ΔΔ:Solemn declaration and electronic solemn declaration

Document submitted under requirements: No

No Solemn Declaration"Solemn Declaration" is not a number.

https://eugo.gov.gr/en/services/0da8a3ea-6ba8-4796-b617-dd105a52b3e5/ EUGO portal (information only)

1 Submission of architectural plans

Responsible for Implementation Other

Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

Description The interested party submits the architectural plans to the Protocol Office of the Directorate of Public Health and Social Welfare in order to be checked and validated for their functionality.

Notes Phase A

No No

1 1

2 Submission of supporting documents

Responsible for Implementation Other

Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

Description After the receipt of the certified architectural plans, the interested party submits the required supporting documents to the Protocol Office of the Directorate of Public Health and Social Welfare.

Notes Phase B

No No

1 1

3 Notification to the interested party about the receipt of the licence

Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

Description The employee of the Department notifies the interested party to collect the Licence of Establishment.

Notes Phase B

No Yes

1 1