Multilateral European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) international transit authorisation for transport operators

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At a glance

Points of service

MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORTATION

Digital provision points

  • The service is not provided digitally

Number of required documents

4 to 6

Fees

Provided without cost

Estimated Time

3 months

Description

The procedure concerns the granting of multilateral ECMT authorisations and is addressed to road hauliers (transport companies) established in Greece and carrying out international road freight transport on behalf of third parties from/to countries outside the European Union.

Basic information

Competent body

MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORTATION

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


Related links

Validity duration

1 year

Notes

Authorisations are granted following a notice issued by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport within the last quarter of each year inviting interested transport undertakings to submit applications. The authorisations (60 in total) are issued by the European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT), which is an international intergovernmental organisation of which Greece is a member. The ECMT authorisations are accompanied by ECMT route books in which the international transport operations are recorded.

Last update

07/11/2024

Application

Application Type

Application

Submission by:

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

Submitted by:

Legal entities, Persons

Title

The application shall contain the following information: Name of the applicant, name of the transport company, postal address with the corresponding postal code of the companys headquarters, contact telephone number, number of Public Use Vehicles meeting the specifications of the European emission standards as defined in the notice on the allocation of ECMT authorisations and their registration numbers.

Notes:

The application shall be signed by the natural person who is owner of the transport undertaking or by the transport operator as resulting from the licence to pursue a profession; in the case of legal persons, the application shall be signed by the transport operator or by the legal representative of the company, if that person is a different person.

What you will need

Means of authentication, identification and signature

Identification document

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    Requirements

      Fees

        Related

        Means of redress or appeal:

        Other Objection and legal instruments in accordance with Law 2690/1999 (A'45) - Code of Administrative Procedure

        A right of objection to the decision to allocate ECMT licences shall be granted in accordance with the procedure described in the Notice on the annual allocation of ECMT authorisations.

        Output & Results

        Output

        Administrative Act

        Steps

          Digital steps

            Other information

            Alternative titles

            Granting of ECMT Allocation of permits of ECMT

            Official title

            Annual Multilateral European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) international transit authorisation for transport operators

            Languages supported

            Greek, English

            Legislation

              Categories

              Trigger

              Applied for

              Trigger (submission method)

              Public service / public body document

              Type

              Ingoing/Outgoing
              N1

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            • 1 Professional To be road freight transport operators carrying out international transport from/to non-EU countries.


              No No

            • 2 Environmental To have public-use vehicles which comply with the European Pollutant Emissions Standards, as set out in the Communication on the allocation of ECMT authorisations.


              No No

            • 1 Photocopies of the legal documents of the legal representative(s) of the legal person Legal documents from legal entities

              Photocopies of the legal documents of the legal representative(s) of the legal person

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

              Submitted by: Legal entities

              Notes: This supporting document shall be provided only where the transport undertaking is a legal person and the application is not signed by the transport operator indicated in the driving licence.

              Document submitted under requirements: Yes

              Document’s requirement: Company law

              No 9338

            • 2 Photocopy of the licence to pursue the occupation of road haulage operator Permit

              Photocopy of the licence to pursue the occupation of road haulage operator

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

              Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 4627

            • 3 Photocopies of both sides of the registration certificate of the public use vehicles that will carry out international transport with the requested ECMT authorisations. Vehicle license

              Photocopies of both sides of the registration certificate of the public use vehicles that will carry out international transport with the requested ECMT authorisations.

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

              Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 9039

            • 4 A document demonstrating the specifications of European standards for emissions of pollutants which meet public-use vehicles, such as COP (Conformity of Production) of Regulation (EC) No 3298/94, vehicle conformity certificate, vehicle type approval, etc. Environmental Compliance Receipt

              A document demonstrating the specifications of European standards for emissions of pollutants which meet public-use vehicles, such as COP (Conformity of Production) of Regulation (EC) No 3298/94, vehicle conformity certificate, vehicle type approval, etc.

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

              Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

              Notes: This supporting document shall be provided if the specifications of European standards for emissions of pollutants that meet public-use vehicles do not result from their marketing authorisations.

              Document submitted under requirements: Yes

              Document’s requirement: Administrative

              No 9681

            • 5 A document from the competent Directorate of Transport and Communications of the Region indicating the number of public use vehicles available to the transport undertaking and their registration numbers. Official document

              A document from the competent Directorate of Transport and Communications of the Region indicating the number of public use vehicles available to the transport undertaking and their registration numbers.

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

              Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

              Notes: This document can also be a printout from the National Register of Transport Enterprises of the image of the occupied vehicles of the transport company, which is issued by the competent Directorate of Transport and Communications of the Region upon request of the transport company concerned.

              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 6440

            • 6 Sheets of the current years ECMT logbook. Accounts-Records

              Sheets of the current years ECMT logbook.

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

              Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 9676

            • 7 Copies of transport documents proving that the transport company carries out international freight transport from/to third countries, such as copies of bills of lading for international transport, etc. Proof of Work

              Copies of transport documents proving that the transport company carries out international freight transport from/to third countries, such as copies of bills of lading for international transport, etc.

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

              Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

              Notes: This document must be submitted when the transport undertaking has not received an ECMT authorisation in the previous year, so it cannot submit sheets of the ECMT logbook.

              Document submitted under requirements: No

              Alternative document of: 6

              Yes 8181

            • Legislative decree Πρώτο 80 1974 286 Α

              Description On the ratification of the Convention of the European Conference of Ministers of Transport on the establishment of a multilateral tariff for the international carriage of goods by road and its annexes.

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=19740100286

            • 1 Announcement by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport on the annual allocation of ECMT licences to transport operators

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Directorate

              Μethod of Implementation Digital signature

              Description The announcement sets out the conditions that transport undertakings must meet in order to be included in the list of beneficiaries of the authorisation. The notice is posted on the DIAVGEIA PROGRAMME and on the website of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport https://www.yme.gov.gr/.

              No No


            • 2 Submission of applications by the transport undertakings concerned

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Directorate

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description Transport undertakings are usually given a period of 4 weeks to submit applications with the attached supporting documents.

              No No


            • 3 Evaluation of applications and a classification list of transport undertakings

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Directorate

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description Transport undertakings shall be evaluated and modulated according to the criteria set out in the communication and their classification table shall be drawn up.

              No No


            • 4 Adoption of a decision granting ECMT authorisations

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Undersecretary

              Μethod of Implementation Digital signature

              Description The decision contains a classification list of applicants and is posted on the DIAVGEIA PROGRAMME and on the website of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport https://www.yme.gov.gr/.

              No No


            • 5 Waiting for the expiry of the deadline for lodging objections and receipt of submitted objections

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Directorate

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description An objection is granted to the applicant transport undertakings with a period normally five days from the notification of the decision granting the ECMT authorisations. The conditions for submitting objections are set out in the Communication on the annual allocation of ECMT authorisations.

              No No


            • 6 Examination and acceptance of objections

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Directorate

              Μethod of Implementation Inspection


              Yes No


            • 7 Re-issuance of the decision to grant ECMT authorisations

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Undersecretary

              Μethod of Implementation Digital signature

              Description Where objections are accepted, the list for the classification of transport undertakings shall be amended and the decision granting ECMT authorisations shall be re-issued.

              Yes No


            • 8 Examination and rejection of objections (remains in force the decision granting Step 4 SAD permits)

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Directorate

              Μethod of Implementation Inspection

              Description If objections are rejected, the decision to grant Step 4 ECMT authorisations shall remain in force.

              Yes No


            • 9 No objections (the decision to grant ECMT authorisations under Step 4 remains in force)

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Directorate

              Μethod of Implementation Inspection

              Description If no objections are raised, the decision to grant ECMT authorisations in Step 4 shall remain in force.

              Yes No


            • 10 Adoption of ECMT authorisations and delivery to beneficiaries

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Directorate

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The ECMT authorisations shall be signed and delivered to the beneficiaries.

              No No



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