ΔΔ:Licence to establish and/or operate a pure or mixed service station for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to vehicles

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Points of service

Regional units, Directorate for Transport and Communications of the relevant Regional Unit

Digital provision points

• EUGO portal (information only)

Number of required documents

24 to 27

Fees

Variable

Deadline of completion

2 months

Description

This procedure concerns the authorisation of the establishment and/or operation of a mixed or pure service station for the supply of LNG to vehicles or modification of the licence and is addressed to natural and legal persons.

Basic information

Competent body

MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORTATION

Service / organizational unit of a authority entity

Directorate for Transport and Communications of the relevant Regional Unit

Provided to

Businesses, Citizens, Businessmen, Legal Entities, Associations of persons, Cooperatives (to whom it is provided), Public Bodies, Self-employed

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Notes

The same procedure shall be used to grant authorisations for the establishment of private LNG and/or L-CNG service stations. The installation of private LNG and/or L-CNG service stations must comply with the terms and conditions relating to safety issues, and the relevant authorisations shall be granted following the submission of the required documentation in accordance with the relevant provisions (Joint Ministerial Decision 188543 (Government Gazette 3368 B 2022), Articles 9 (paragraph 8), 12, 13 and 14). A pure LNG and/or L-CNG service station or a mixed LNG and/or L-CNG and liquid fuels and/or CNG service station for private use is defined as an LNG service station, which the natural or legal person having the right to operate it uses to refuel a specific use and number of wheeled vehicles, as defined in the relevant provisions (Article 9 of Joint Ministerial Decision 188543 (Government Gazette 3368 B 2022)).

Last update

07/11/2024

Application

Application Type

Application / Solemn Declaration

Submission by:

Presented by the applicant (email), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

Submitted by:

Legal entities, Persons

Title

Authorisation to establish and/or operate pure or mixed LNG and/or L-CNG service station.

Notes:

1. An application for the establishment of an authorisation: For the authorisation of a pure or mixed service of LNG and/or L-CNG,shall be submitted to the relevant regional Directorate for Transport and Communications (authorising Authority), an application of the natural or legal person before the expiry of the authorisation or extension. 2. Application for an operating licence: For the granting of an operating licence for a pure or mixed LNG and/or L-CNG service station, the natural or legal person shall submit an application to the relevant regional Transport and Communications Authority (licensing authority) before the expiry of the establishment or extension of the licence. 3. The application by the natural or legal person shall be submitted together with the supporting documents required in accordance with the relevant provisions. In the case of a legal person, the application shall be submitted by the legal representative as appropriate. 4. For the operating licence: The application can be submitted electronically (by email), accompanied by the required documents.

What you will need

Means of authentication, identification and signature

Identification document

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Requirements

Fees

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:

Tacit approval

Licence of establishment: in the event that the Licensing Authority has not approved or rejected the request, thirty (30) working days after the application for a licence of establishment, the interested party is deemed to have legally established the service station business (implied approval) and may request a relevant certificate from the Licensing Authority, in accordance with par. 4 of Article 10 of Law 10. 3230/2004 (Α΄ 44).

NACE

• 47.3 Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores

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Output

Administrative Act, Decision, Document Production, Payment Document Production

Steps

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Alternative titles

Granting / Issue of a Licence for the Establishment and/or Operation of a Service Station for the supply of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to vehicles. Modification of an Authorisation to operate an LNG service station for vehicles.

Official title

Licence for the establishment and/or operation of a pure or mixed service station for the supply of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to vehicles

Languages supported

Greek, English

Ways of provision

Establishment

Legislation

Categories

Trigger

Applied for

Trigger (submission method)

Application (handwritten)

Life events

Business activity, Licences and compliance, Operation of gas and energy stations, Vehicles, Commercial vehicles

Type

Outgoing

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   Identification document
   
   
   
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   EU-GO
   Supporting document

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1 Company law Business recommendation (individual, corporate). For company recommendation see link below:

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

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2 Age The beneficiaries of a licence to establish and operate a service station (LNG) are those natural persons or members of companies entitled to a licence to establish or operate "Fuel and Energy Service Stations", in accordance with the applicable provisions. Natural persons must have reached the age of majority.

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3 Professional Responsible for the operation of each fuel and energy service station (as well as LNG stations) is the operator of the station or the natural person designated by him/her, in accordance with article 24 of Law 4439/2016 and article 7 of Ministerial Decision No. 188543 (Government Gazette 3368 B 2022).

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4 Conditions for non-commission of criminal offenses The condition for natural and legal persons applying for a licence to establish and operate an LPG service station is: (i) The non conviction for violation of fuel adulteration and smuggling, subject to the provisions of Law 4177/2013 (A’183). (ii) The possession of a legal right to use and operate the land for the establishment of a pure or mixed LNG and/or L-CNG service station.

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5 Administrative In order to obtain a licence to operate a pure or mixed service station for the supply of LNG to vehicles, it is necessary to have been issued or authorised to be established.

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6 Technical For the license to establish a service station it is required to meet the technical requirements of the Ministerial Decision no. 188543 (Government Gazette 3368 B 022) concerning: 1) the territorial position of and traffic connection of LNG and L-CNG service stations (art. 4) 2) the European Directives, regulations and decisions applied for LPG service stations and premises (art. 3) 3) the safety distances between the typical features of LPG service stations and /or other parts and/or buildings and/or building frames (art. 5) 4. the buildings permitted within pure or mixed LNG and/or L-CNG terminals (Article 6), 5. fire protection measures and means of fire protection for LNG and/or L-CNG terminals (Article 8).

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7 Technical In case the establishment of the agency falls within the scope of Joint Ministerial Decision No 172058/2016 (B 354), the declaration referred to in Article 5 of that Decision and the notification file, the prevention policy of major accidents (TBOs) and other supporting documents is required. In particular, for installations falling under JMD No 172058/2016 (B 354), etc., in Annex I, Part 2, point 18, it is stated that the threshold for the application of the lower tier requirements for a pure LNG filling station is 50 tonnes and the threshold for the application of the upper tier requirements is 200 tonnes. In the case of a mixed LNG service station, the requirements are also changed and are specified by the same Decision. In this case, the authorisation for the application of the lower tier for LNG-substances are issued after the endorsement of the Notification file, while the intervals of par. 2, of Art. 12, of Joint Ministerial Decision 188543 (FΕΚ 3368 Β 022) shall be increased in accordance with the provisions set out in par. 3, of Article 6, of the Joint Ministerial Decision No. 172058/2016 (B 354).

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8 Financial Payment of the fees, as laid down in Law 3054/2002 for retail-traded agencies (Article 7(3)), specified in Article 2 par. 5.a and b of YPEN/DRP/74603/1815 (LNG and/or L-CNG). It applies to mixed stations with LNG and/or L-CNG and liquid fuels. Note: (a) Not applicable to LNG and/or L-CNG stations and (b) to private-use stations.

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9 Citizenship Article 23 of the Law No 595/1984 (Government Gazette 218 A), states that natural persons or members of companies, in order to obtain authorisation for the establishment and operation of wet fuel or mixed fuel or liquid gas (LNG etc.) or purely liquid gas for public use are required to be either Greek nationals, either citizens of Member States of the European Union or the European Economic Area (EEA). Exceptionally, the granting of authorisations for the establishment and operation of a liquid fuel or mixed or purely liquefied gas service to relatives from Russia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Turkey and Egypt, as well as the children, born by such persons.

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1 Licence to operate a liquid fuel station or a mixed station (LPG and liquid fuel). 200 €

e-Administrative Fee code 8455

Cost Calculation One-off

Method of Payment Bank cashier, Digital (debit / credit card), Digital (web banking), Hellenic Post, Tax Office cashier

Type of Cost Impost

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

No

2 Licence to operate an LPG station or a mixed station (LPG and liquid fuels). 40 €

e-Administrative Fee code 8461

Cost Calculation One-off

Method of Payment Bank cashier, Digital (debit / credit card), Digital (web banking), Hellenic Post, Tax Office cashier

Type of Cost Annual fee

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

No

3 Issue of permit cost is 30€. In addition for each pump or distributor beyond the first (1st), 30 €. €

e-Administrative Fee code 8240

Cost Calculation Quantitative

Method of Payment Bank cashier, Digital (debit / credit card), Digital (web banking), Hellenic Post, Tax Office cashier

Type of Cost e-Administrative Fee (variable)

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

No

1 Licence of establishment: a topographic chart of the area, signed by the competent engineer. Drawings / studies by an engineer / architect

Licence of establishment: a topographic chart of the area, signed by the competent engineer.

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

Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

Notes: The topographic chart must be on a scale of one to two hundred (1:200) or one to five hundred (1:500) and within a radius of fifty (50) metres from the ground or floor of the LNG station, coordinated by the State Network (ESA 87). The drawing shall indicate the plot or field of the station under establishment, the dimensions of its sides, its location with the backs of the roads, the location of the building, tanks or cylinders and pumps and distributors, the filling point of the tank or cylinder, as well as the types of the neighboring buildings. In particular, the locations of the characteristics of the station under consideration, as well as all safety distances (Article 5 of the building No 188543/2022 (B 3368) etc. are marked with the location of the service.

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 5768

2 Licence of establishment: Solemn Declaration by the applicant pursuant to Article 8 of Law 1599/1986. Solemn Declaration

Licence of establishment: Solemn Declaration by the applicant pursuant to Article 8 of Law 1599/1986.

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

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

Submitted by: Legal entities, Public bodies

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

Notes: In the applicant’s solemn declaration pursuant to Article 8 of Law 1599/1986, it is declared that: (a) In the case of a natural person: (i) In the last eight years, it has not been convicted of fuel fraud and smuggling, without prejudice to the provisions of Law 4177/2013 (A’ 183). (ii) It has the legal right to use and exploit the land or land for the establishment of a pure or mixed service LNG and/or L-CNG. b) In the case of a Legal person: (i) During the last eight years, he/she has not been convicted and the legal person he/she represents has not been declared civilly liable for fuel adulteration, he/she has not been convicted and the legal person he/she represents has not been declared civilly liable for fuel smuggling, subject to the provisions of Law 4177/2013 (Α 183). (ii) The legal person has the legal right to use and exploit the land or plot of land for the establishment of a pure or mixed LNG and/or L-CNG filling station. A solemn declaration can also be issued electronically without the need to visit an administrative authority or a KEP.

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 7320

3 Establishment permit: Solemn Declaration of the designer of the installation, engineer, under Article 8 of Law 1599/1986. Solemn Declaration

Establishment permit: Solemn Declaration of the designer of the installation, engineer, under Article 8 of Law 1599/1986.

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

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

Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

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

Notes: In the solemn declaration, under Article 8 of Law 1599/1986, of the engineer designer of the installation, it is declared that: (i) The position, where the LNG service is to be installed, is not prohibited, such use, by the applicable provisions for land use. (ii) The terms and conditions of this service are met in the case of a LNG and/or a L-CNG and in the case of a mixed service, that the conditions and conditions of point 1224/1981 or 465/1970 are met, and/or point 595/1984 and/or point 93/067/1083/2018 (B) and, where applicable, a fuel. (iii) For the study of installations and equipment installed in the LNG plant and/or L-CNG facility, taken into account the requirements of the ISO 5661 standard, etc.; and (iii) For the purposes of design of the installation and the authorisation of the LNG plant and/or of the LNG plant, which is subject to the authorisation, to the authorisation of the authorisation of the authorisation of the LNG or the LNG plant concerned, as well as well as well as referred to the LNG or the LNG authorisation, shall be granted or of the LIC.

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 7320

4 Establishment permit: Layout plan of the service station facilities. Drawings / studies by an engineer / architect

Establishment permit: Layout plan of the service station facilities.

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

Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

Notes: The plan shall be on a scale of 1:20, and shall indicate the location of the building and other auxiliary buildings, the location of the LNG and/or L-CNG distribution devices to be installed, the auxiliary equipment, any portable means of storage of CNG and/or CNG cylinders, the LNG tanks, any ‘single unit’, the LNG tanker parking space, the distribution company's measuring device in case of any provision, the configuration of the traffic connection or decoupling - the decoupling of a pedestrian level with the road(s) and the marking of the above.

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 5768

5 Establishment permit: electromechanical installation drawing. Drawings / studies by an engineer / architect

Establishment permit: electromechanical installation drawing.

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

Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

Notes: The electromechanical installation drawing must be on an appropriate scale, depending on the size of the installation, together with a file of the Technical Specifications relating to the following facilities: Water supply, sewerage, compressed air, any pipes of other fuel (for a mixed service), LNG pipes, filling of means of storage, liquid fuel tanks, CNG, LNG (for a mixed service station), electrical installations of the plant (strong currents, weak currents, lighting and grounding), as well as a plan for the distribution of anti-explosive zones of the plant.

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 5768

6 Establishment permit: Details plan and technical standards. Drawings / studies by an engineer / architect

Establishment permit: Details plan and technical standards.

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

Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

Notes: The plan shall illustrate details and technical standards at a scale of one to fifty (1:50) or one to twenty (1:20), of the installations and equipment: a) Cutting-out, showing all the service or mixed service buildings, their precise dimensions, and the type of construction of the roof walls and any existing partitions; bb) LNG tanks and/or CNG storage means, in accordance with the provisions of this Decision and/or Decision No 93/067/1083/2018 of the Joint Ministerial Decision (B’5661) (for L-CNG or mixed plant with CNG installations, and/or tanks of liquid fuels, in accordance with the provisions of Article 17 of the present Decision and/or Decision No 93/067/1083/2018 of the Joint Ministerial Decision (B’60) (for mixed plant of the CNG), and/or LNG tanks of the LNG/CNG tanks in accordance with the provisions of Article 17 of Decision No 11224/1981 (A) or LPG in accordance with Article 2515(3) of Decision No 465/A.

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 5768

7 Licence of establishment: Technical report signed by the competent engineer. Study

Licence of establishment: Technical report signed by the competent engineer.

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

Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

Notes: The technical report on electromechanical installations shall contain information on the entire structure of the plant, the individual installations, equipment and machinery installed, their technical specifications and how they are connected and how they operate, the national and European standards and regulations on the basis of which they have been studied and installed and the distribution study of anti-exploitation zones; it must be signed by the competent engineer.

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 8412

8 Licence of establishment: Form for inclusion in the Standard Environmental Commitments Environmental Compliance Receipt

Licence of establishment: Form for inclusion in the Standard Environmental Commitments

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

Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

Notes: This form is requested for authorisation to enter environmental commitments in accordance with the applicable legislation.

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 9681

9 Licence of Establishment: Issue of a fee of EUR thirty (30) euros irrespective of the number of pumps or distributors and a fee of thirty (30) euros for each pump or distributor other than the first, irrespective of the letters. Electronic Fee

Licence of Establishment: Issue of a fee of EUR thirty (30) euros irrespective of the number of pumps or distributors and a fee of thirty (30) euros for each pump or distributor other than the first, irrespective of the letters.

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

Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

Notes: It concerns authorisation to set up all stations, including private-use stations.

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 3385

10 Licence of establishment: Solemn declaration under Article 5 of Joint Ministerial Decision No 172058/2016 (B’ 354). Solemn Declaration

Licence of establishment: Solemn declaration under Article 5 of Joint Ministerial Decision No 172058/2016 (B’ 354).

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

Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person)

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

Notes: The solemn declaration referred to in Article 5 of Joint Ministerial Decision No 172058/2016 (B’ 354) shall be submitted, together with the Notification file, the Policies for the Prevention of major accidents (TBIs) and the other supporting documents, in case the establishment falls within the scope of that Joint Ministerial Decision; in such a case, the authorisation shall be issued after the endorsement of the Notification file, while the intervals, in paragraph 2 of Article 12 of Ministerial Decision 188543/2022 (B3368), shall be increased in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 3 of Article 6 of Joint Ministerial Decision No 172058/2016 (B354).

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 7320

11 Operating licence: Approval of a traffic link or approval of an entrance/exit or approval of a cut-off/downgrade of the pavement level. Approval

Operating licence: Approval of a traffic link or approval of an entrance/exit or approval of a cut-off/downgrade of the pavement level.

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

Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

Notes: Approval of a traffic connection or approval of an entrance - exit or approval of a cut-off - lowering of the pavement level, if applicable, by the authority responsible for the maintenance of the road or roads in front of the service station or mixed service station, accompanied by an attestation that the approved traffic connection or entrance/exit or curb cut for the entrance/exit of vehicles to/from the road and to/from the LNG and/or L-CNG single or mixed service station in question has been properly executed.

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 8880

12 Licence: Fire Protection Certificate Certification

Licence: Fire Protection Certificate

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

Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

Notes: A fire protection certificate issued by the relevant fire department.

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 8619

13 Operating licence: Building permit Βuilding permit

Operating licence: Building permit

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

Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

Notes: Building permit of the service station.

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 2243

14 Licence: Volumetric table from an accredited volumetric operator for each tank. Certification

Licence: Volumetric table from an accredited volumetric operator for each tank.

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

Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

Notes: Volumetric table from an accredited volumetric body for each tank, in accordance with the provisions of Joint Ministerial Decision No. Φ2-1617/2010 (B 1980), for the fuels listed in it, which will also indicate the registration numbers of each tank.

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 8619

15 Licence of operation: Compliance Certificates Certification

Licence of operation: Compliance Certificates

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

Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

Notes: Certificates of Conformity for tanks, fuel lines, air shelter, lifting equipment and electrical installations must be issued by an appropriately Accredited Body, in accordance with the design, applicable provisions and national and European standards and regulations.

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 8619

16 Licence of operation: Water - Sewerage company certificate Certificate

Licence of operation: Water - Sewerage company certificate

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

Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

Notes: The Water Supply - Sewerage Company Certificate is required if the single or mixed LNG station is within the network of the Water Supply - Sewerage Company and there is a laundry on the site of the station.

Document submitted under requirements: Yes

Document’s requirement: Professional

No 9703

17 Licence of operation: Solemn Declarations under Law No 1599/1986 of the engineers responsible for supervising the performance of the services engineering, electrical and building facilities. Solemn Declaration

Licence of operation: Solemn Declarations under Law No 1599/1986 of the engineers responsible for supervising the performance of the services engineering, electrical and building facilities.

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

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

Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

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

Notes: Solemn declarations of law 1599/1986, of the legally responsible engineers who supervised the execution of the mechanical, electrical and building installations of the service station, stating the following: (i) In the case of a single agent, LNG: All conditions of establishment have been complied with, and all requirements of this service have been fulfilled. In the case of a mixed agent, LNG: all conditions and conditions of this service have been complied with, as well as in the case of a fuel category, of Joint Ministerial Decision No 93/067/1083/2018 (B’5661), of PD 1595/1984 and the technical elements and specifications of PD 11224/1981 or of RD 465/1970. (ii) All certificates of conformity of the accredited entity have been verified by the accredited entity, attestations and other documents, substantiated by the conformity of the equipment and plant with the relevant European standards, copies of which are kept in the file of the service station, and an aggregated list of which shall be submitted. (iii) The implementation of the construction works of the pure or mixed LNG filling station was carried out in accordance with the approved plans, the study of the distribution of explosion-proof zones, the technical reports and the plans of the foundation permit and the building permit, as well as the national and European Standards, Regulations and Directives. (iv) All the craftsmen, foremen and assistants involved, who were used for the construction of the service station, have, where provided for by the applicable, where required by law or by the relevant national or European standards and regulations in force, the necessary licences or certificates of professional registration.

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 7320

18 Licence of operation: Solemn declarations of the integrated system of liquid fuel inputs; not submitted in the case of private plants. Solemn Declaration

Licence of operation: Solemn declarations of the integrated system of liquid fuel inputs; not submitted in the case of private plants.

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

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

Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

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

Notes: Solemn declarations by the installer of the integrated system of output inputs (in the case of a mixed service with liquid fuel disposal facilities) and engineer in accordance with No 40534/4859/2013 of a Joint Ministerial Decision (B’2041) stating that the installation of the system of inputs/outputs in case of liquid fuel tanks and pumps shall be completed. The responsible declarations of the previous subparagraph shall be submitted within 30 working days following the issue of the licence.

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 7320

19 Licence of operation: Solemn Declaration for the Appointment of a Chief Operating Officer. Solemn Declaration

Licence of operation: Solemn Declaration for the Appointment of a Chief Operating Officer.

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

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

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

Notes: Solemn Declaration for taking up duties of the responsible official or mixed LNG service station with a certificate of initiation of a profession.

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 7320

20 Licence of operation: Certificate of Conformity of Accredited Body in accordance with Directive 2014/68/EC. Certification

Licence of operation: Certificate of Conformity of Accredited Body in accordance with Directive 2014/68/EC.

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

Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

Notes: A certificate of conformity of an accredited body in accordance with Directive 2014/68/EC on pressure equipment and good performance certificates and corresponding tests issued by the manufacturers of the equipment in accordance with EN 10204/2004.

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 8619

21 Licence of operation: Hydraulic Test Certificate Certification

Licence of operation: Hydraulic Test Certificate

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

Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

Notes: Hydraulic Test Certificate, in accordance with subparagraph D3/14858/1993 Joint Ministerial Decision (B477) and paragraphs 14165/F.17.4/373/1993 (B673) in the case of a Liquidified and/or Compressed Natural Gas Station (L-CNG), which also contains LPG facilities, and the Intellectual Test Certificate and/or a Hydraulic Test Certificate, in accordance with paragraph 18.1 of ISO 16924 and/or No 93/067/1083/2018 Joint Ministerial Decision (B 5661) in the case of an LNG service station.

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 8619

22 Licence of operation: ATEX anti-explosion certificates. Certification

Licence of operation: ATEX anti-explosion certificates.

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

Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

Notes: ATEX anti-explosion certificates for pumps, distributors, bolts and other equipment, where required by the study.

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 8619

23 Licence of operation: Certificate of an accredited body (third party inspection). Certification

Licence of operation: Certificate of an accredited body (third party inspection).

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

Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

Notes: Certificate of an accredited body (third party inspection), regarding the compliance of the service stations facilities with the applicable European standards of article 3 of the ministerial decision no. 188543/2022 (B 3368).

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 8619

24 Licence of operation: Authentication of a main use space granted by a private engineer. Certificate

Licence of operation: Authentication of a main use space granted by a private engineer.

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

Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

Notes: The Certificate of a Space of Main Use is issued by a private engineer, in accordance with par. 8, of article 107, of Law 4495/2017 (Α 167).

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 9703

25 Modification of authorisation: Submission of any supporting documents in case of change or extension (modification of authorisation). Supporting documents per case

Modification of authorisation: Submission of any supporting documents in case of change or extension (modification of authorisation).

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

Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

Notes: When, after the authorisation has been granted, a change in some of the elements of the service or a mixed service installation is required or an extension is made with installations provided for in the provisions, the new supporting documents, drawings and related technical description of the changes must be submitted for approval.

Document submitted under requirements: Yes

Document’s requirement: Administrative, Technical

No 4332

26 Addition of Loading Points for electromechanically-powered vehicles: Documents for installing electrical power-driven vehicles. Additional supporting documents

Addition of Loading Points for electromechanically-powered vehicles: Documents for installing electrical power-driven vehicles.

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

Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

Notes: In the case of the installation of charging devices for electric vehicles at a petrol and energy supply station, the submission of the other documents required for the approval of this installation is required.

Document submitted under requirements: Yes

No 9102

27 Licence of operation: Proof of payment of the fee for mixed stations. Proof of payment / Receipt

Licence of operation: Proof of payment of the fee for mixed stations.

Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person)

Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

Notes: The proof of payment of the fee as laid down in Article 2 of joint ministerial decision No. YPEN/DRP/74603/1815 (LNG 3151 B 2020) relates only to mixed service stations with a retail license (Article 7 of Law No. 3054/2002) with LNG. It does not concern non-existent offices with LNG and stations of private use.

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 7053

Law 114 4070 2012 82 Α

Description Paragraph 7(c) of Article 114 of Law 4070 provides for the adoption of a Joint Ministerial Decision setting out the terms and conditions and technical specifications for the installation of provisions for the provision of provisions, including fuels and liquefied natural gas (LNG), to existing or licensed fuel and energy supply services. The paragraph 7 of Article 114 of Law 4070/2012 has been amended by Article 10 of Law 4439/2016 (EK 222 A).

Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20120100082

Law 2, 6 and 9 4439 2016 222 Α

Description Law 4439/2016 adapts the Greek legislation to the European Directive 2014/94/EU, for the development of alternative fuel infrastructures in the European Union, including Natural Gas (Articles 2, 3 and 6). Article 9 of the Act sets out the technical specifications that fuels must meet.

Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20160100222

Law 3, 4, 7 and 14 3054 2002 230 Α

Description Law 3054 concerns, inter alia, the organisation of the oil market. Article 14(5) provides for the adoption of a joint decision, which provides for the imposition of a fee for the issue, modification or extension of, inter alia, licences and permits for the marketing of petroleum products (retailers, offices, etc. 1, Article 4) and annual fees for the use of such permits. Article 3 (10) provides for the disposal of "retail trade" means the disposal of fuels for the purpose of profiting products exclusively to final consumers.

Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20020100230

Joint Ministerial Decision 12 and 13 188543/22 2022 3368 Β

Description The decision lays down, inter alia, the conditions, technical specifications and the procedure for issuing authorisations for the establishment and operation of liquefied natural gas stations (LNGs), public or private; error correction has been made by another decision (LNGs 3723 B 2022).

Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20220203368

Joint Ministerial Decision 5, 6 and 7 172058 2016 354 Β

Description The Decision lays down new rules, measures and conditions and more flexible procedures for preventing major-accident hazards relating to dangerous substances and for limiting their effects on public health and the environment in order to ensure environmental protection.

Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20160200354

Joint Ministerial Decision 2 ΥΠΕΝ/ΔΥΔΡ/74603/1815/20 2020 3151 Β

Description The Decision lays down: (a) the compensation for the issue, amendment or extension of the authorisations for the operation of a liquid fuel service and a liquid fuel sales service exclusively for the operation of vehicles by pumps, as defined in Article 4 of Law 3054/2002; (b) the annual fee for the use of such licences; (c) the fines imposed in the event of breach of the provisions relating to the annual fee compensation; The fees in the Decision do not apply to the licences of private service stations.

Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20200203151

Other 2022 3723 Β

Description This concerns the issue of a FEK for Errors Correction in Decision No 188543/7.6.2022 (B’ 3368).

ΑΔΑ https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek_pdf=20220203723

1 Initiation of proceedings

Responsible for Implementation Competent Directorate

Description LNG Establishment Licence

Notes The issue of the establishment permit is a basic condition for the issue of the authorisation of each agency.

No No

2 Receipt and Protocol of an application for a Establishment Licence

Responsible for Implementation Competent Directorate

Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

Description The receipt and the protocol of the application shall require the submission of the supporting documents required.

No No

PT30M PT10M

3 Examination of an application for a residence permit and supporting documents

Responsible for Implementation Competent Directorate

Μethod of Implementation Inspection

Description The licence authority shall be required to examine and verify the supporting documents referred to above in order to establish that the legal conditions for the operation are met; within thirty (30) working days it should approve or reject the application or inform the applicant in writing of the re-imposition of supporting documents.

No No

P25D P15D

4 Reimbursement and Protocol of Reimbursing Documents for Establishment Licences

Responsible for Implementation Competent Directorate

Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

Description Where the supporting documents are not complete, the Office shall inform the applicant, with written notice, of the requirement to resubmit certain supporting documents for the issue of the establishment permit; in such a case, the authorisation to establish them shall be issued within 15 working days of the date of resubmission.

Yes No

PT30M PT15M

3

5 Compatibility of Founding Licences

Responsible for Implementation Competent Directorate

Μethod of Implementation Inspection

Description Where the verification of the application and the supporting documents reveals that all the legal conditions for the establishment are met, the licence authority shall, within 30 working days, approve and grant the licence.

Yes No

3

6 Dispose of an application for a Establishment License

Μethod of Implementation Signature

Description Where it is found that the legal conditions are not met, the above Office shall not grant the requested authorisation to set up a service or a mixed service, and shall inform the applicant in writing, giving details of any lack or rejection of each of the supporting documents, within 30 (30) working days.

Yes Yes

3

7 Establishment Authorisation

Responsible for Implementation Competent Directorate

Μethod of Implementation Signature

Description Where the verification of the application and the supporting documents reveals that all the legal conditions for the establishment are met, the licence authority shall, within 30 working days, approve and grant the licence.

No No

8 Receipt and Protocol of an operating licence application

Responsible for Implementation Competent Directorate

Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

Description In order to obtain and register the application for LNG marketing authorisation, the required supporting documentation is required.

Notes An application for authorisation to operate the agency must have preceded the issuing of an Establishment Licence.

No No

PT30M PT10M

9 Examination of an application for authorisation and supporting documentation

Responsible for Implementation Competent Directorate

Μethod of Implementation Inspection

Description The licence authority shall be required to examine and verify the supporting documents referred to above in order to establish that the legal operating conditions are met; within thirty (30) working days it should approve or reject the application or inform the applicant in writing of the re-imposition of supporting documents.

No No

P25D P15D

10 Marketing Authorisation Holder

Responsible for Implementation Competent Public Agency

Μethod of Implementation Signature

Description Where the verification of the application and the supporting documents shows that all legal operating conditions are met, the licence authority shall, within 30 working days, issue an authorisation for an indefinite period.

Yes Yes

P1M P20D

9

11 Reimbursement and Protocol of Reimbursable Operating Licences

Responsible for Implementation Competent Directorate

Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

Description Where a number of supporting documents are required, the competent authority shall notify the applicant in writing; the authorisation shall be issued within 15 (15) working days from the date on which the necessary supporting documents are re-imposed, provided that all the legal operating conditions are met.

Yes No

PT30M PT15M

9

12 Approval Operating Authorisation after Re-submission

Responsible for Implementation Competent Public Agency

Μethod of Implementation Signature

Description If, up to the end of the thirty (30) working days, any supporting documents are required, the authorisation shall be issued within 15 working days of the date of re-imposition.

Yes Yes

11

13 Dispose of Application for Operating Authorisation

Responsible for Implementation Competent Public Agency

Μethod of Implementation Signature

Description Where it is found that the legal conditions are not met, the Office shall not allow the operation of the activity and shall inform the applicant in writing, giving details of any lack or rejection of each of the supporting documents within 30 (30) working days.

Yes Yes

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