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Άδεια λειτουργίας παιδοτόπων
At a glance
Points of service
Municipalities
Digital provision points
- The service is not provided digitally
Number of required documents
Description
The procedure concerns the relevant authorisation granted to a municipality and refers to the conditions for individuals and undertakings to establish and operate a playground. These conditions aim to ensure that children and their adult parents are provided with the best possible playground services, in the wider context of the operation of health-sensitive establishments.
Basic information
Competent body
MINISTRY OF INTERIOR, MINISTRY OF INTERIOR
Authority/Public body’s Unit responsible for the institutional framework of the procedure
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
Application for preliminary approval and application for authorisation to establish and operate a playground after preliminary approval is given.
Notes:
The application for preliminary approval should indicate the location where the playground is to operate. Preliminary approval is given by the local Community Council or, in the of absence of such a Council, by the Quality of Life Committee or, in the absence of such a Committee, by the Municipal Council. The preliminary approval is deemed to have been granted if no response is given within 15 days from the date the person concerned submitted his/her application.
After that, the person concerned should apply for an operating authorisation. The application should include the details of the person responsible under the law, the name and registered office of the undertaking and the maximum number of children allowed in the playground.
What you will need
Means of authentication, identification and signature
Related
Means of redress or appeal:
Other
Special administrative appeal
Rules concerning a lack of reply from the competent authority and the legal consequences for the use:
The preliminary approval is deemed to have been granted if no response is given within 15 days from the date the person concerned submitted his/her application.
Output & Results
Output
Administrative Act
Other information
Alternative titles
Authorisation to operate a playground granted to a municipality
Official title
Authorisation to operate a playground
Languages supported
Greek, English
Categories
Trigger (submission method)
Application (handwritten)
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0
0
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No
4665600
432000
Identification document
948781
1461, 1461
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Supporting document
The procedure concerns the relevant authorisation granted to a municipality and refers to the conditions for individuals and undertakings to establish and operate a playground. These conditions aim to ensure that children and their adult parents are provided with the best possible playground services, in the wider context of the operation of health-sensitive establishments.
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Ownership
If the playground is to be established within in a horizontal estate where several residences are situated, the majority of the owners of the block of flats need to consent to the operation of the playground. The consent must be certified by a relevant supporting document, i.e. a solemn declaration or a copy of the rules of operation.
No
No
2
Building
(a) The playground area must meet the specifications laid down in standards ELOT EN 1176-10 and ELOT EN 1176-1 and must satisfy the requirements laid down in the General Building Regulation Ministerial Decision No 3046/304/1989 (Government Gazette Series IV, No 59/3.2.1989).
(b) An indoor playground must have a separate area for the play structures and children’s toys and a separate waiting area for caretakers.
(c) The entertainment area of an indoor playground may not be situated in a basement. Exceptionally, a playground may operate in a (level) area of a shopping centre where other undertakings are established, provided that it is primarily used as a playground, has natural lighting and ventilation, and meets the applicable fire safety requirements.
No
No
3
Technical
The electrical installations of the playground must satisfy the requirements laid down in Ministerial Decision No. 7.5/1816/88/2004 on the replacement of the current Indoor Electrical Installations Regulation by Standard ELOT ΗD 384, and other relevant provisions (Government Gazette, Series II, No 470).
No
No
4
Technical
(a) The playground fall surfaces must meet the specifications laid down in standards ELOT EN 1176-1 and ELOT EN 1177.
(b) The equipment must meet the requirements laid down in Joint Ministerial Decision No. 43650/2019.
No
No
5
Conditions for non-commission of criminal offenses
The person to be authorised to establish and operate a playground must not have committed any criminal offenses. This must be certified by a relevant supporting document, i.e. a solemn declaration.
No
No
6
Geographical
6. No playground may be established and operate in an area where such an activity is prohibited due to the existence of an archaeological site. This must be certified by a relevant supporting document, i.e. a certificate issued by the competent Ephorate of Antiquities.
No
No
1
The fee laid down in point 1.6 of Joint Ministerial Decision No. 61167/2007 of the Deputy Minister for the Interior and the Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs and Finance laying down the amount of the fee for issuing and replacing an authorisation to establish and operate health-sensitive establishments (Government Gazette, Series II, No 2438).
75 € - 185 €
Cost Calculation
One-off
Method of Payment
Checkout of a competent authority
Type of Cost
Administrative Fee (not provided by e-paravolo webpage)
No
1
A layout plan of the area, indicating the exact location of the playground.
Topographical drawing
A layout plan of the area, indicating the exact location of the playground.
Submission by:
Presented by the applicant (email), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Legal entities, Persons
Notes:
For preliminary approval.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
6851
2
A solemn declaration by the block of flats administrator to the effect that the rules of operation of the block of flats or, in the absence of such rules, the majority of the owners of the apartments within the apartment building, exclusive of other areas (stores, auxiliary facilities, etc.) does not prohibit the use of the space concerned for the operation of the playground to be established. Where the playground is to be established within a horizontal estate area where several residences are situated.
Solemn Declaration
A solemn declaration by the block of flats administrator to the effect that the rules of operation of the block of flats or, in the absence of such rules, the majority of the owners of the apartments within the apartment building, exclusive of other areas (stores, auxiliary facilities, etc.) does not prohibit the use of the space concerned for the operation of the playground to be established. Where the playground is to be established within a horizontal estate area where several residences are situated.
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:265882
Notes:
For preliminary approval.
Document submitted under requirements:
Yes
Document’s requirement:
Building
No
7320
3
A solemn declaration by the owner of the space where the playground is to be established to the effect that the rules of operation of the block of flats or, in the absence of such rules, the majority of the owners of the apartments within the apartment building, exclusive of other areas (stores, auxiliary spaces, etc.) does not prohibit the use of the space concerned for the operation of the playground to be established. This must be submitted in the absence of a block of flats administrator or in the event of refusal to provide the solemn declaration referred to as supporting document 2.
Solemn Declaration
A solemn declaration by the owner of the space where the playground is to be established to the effect that the rules of operation of the block of flats or, in the absence of such rules, the majority of the owners of the apartments within the apartment building, exclusive of other areas (stores, auxiliary spaces, etc.) does not prohibit the use of the space concerned for the operation of the playground to be established. This must be submitted in the absence of a block of flats administrator or in the event of refusal to provide the solemn declaration referred to as supporting document 2.
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:265882
Notes:
For preliminary approval.
Document submitted under requirements:
Yes
Document’s requirement:
Building
Alternative document of:
2
Yes
7320
4
A certificate from the relevant Ephorate of Antiquities to the effect that a playground may be established and operate in the area concerned.
Certificate
A certificate from the relevant Ephorate of Antiquities to the effect that a playground may be established and operate in the area concerned.
Submission by:
Presented by the applicant (email), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Legal entities, Persons
Notes:
For preliminary approval.
Document submitted under requirements:
Yes
Document’s requirement:
Geographical
No
9703
5
A photocopy of an identity card or other identification document, as referred to in Article 6 of Law 1599/1986.
Identification document
A photocopy of an identity card or other identification document, as referred to in Article 6 of Law 1599/1986.
Submission by:
Presented by the applicant (email), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
For the establishment and operation authorisation.
Document submitted under requirements:
Yes
Document’s requirement:
Identity
No
2244
6
A photocopy of a valid residence permit.
Residence Permit
No
4178
7
A photocopy of the company’s articles of association
Legal documents from legal entities
A photocopy of the company’s articles of association
Submission by:
Presented by the applicant (email), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Legal entities
Notes:
For the establishment and operation authorisation where the applicant is a company.
Document submitted under requirements:
Yes
Document’s requirement:
Company law
Alternative document of:
6
Yes
9338
8
A certificate of commencement of activity from the General Commercial Register (GEMI).
Certificate
A certificate of commencement of activity from the General Commercial Register (GEMI).
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Legal entities
Notes:
For the establishment and operation authorisation.
Document submitted under requirements:
Yes
Document’s requirement:
Company law
Yes
9703
9
A solemn declaration by the legal representative of the legal person indicating the person responsible for the conditions of operation of the playground and declaring that the latter has accepted his/her appointment to that position.
Solemn Declaration
A solemn declaration by the legal representative of the legal person indicating the person responsible for the conditions of operation of the playground and declaring that the latter has accepted his/her appointment to that position.
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
Relevant Procedure:
ΔΔ:265882
Notes:
For the establishment and operation authorisation.
Document submitted under requirements:
Yes
Document’s requirement:
Company law
Alternative document of:
6
Yes
7320
10
A solemn declaration pursuant to Law 1599/1986 by the person to be authorised to establish and operate a playground to the effect that he/she has not committed any criminal offences.
Solemn Declaration
A solemn declaration pursuant to Law 1599/1986 by the person to be authorised to establish and operate a playground to the effect that he/she has not committed any criminal offences.
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:
Persons
Relevant Procedure:
ΔΔ:265882
Notes:
For the establishment and operation authorisation. The declaration should read as follows: ‘I, the undersigned ..........., have not been convicted of any felony or irrevocably convicted of any of the misdemeanours of theft, embezzlement, fraud, extortion, forgery, defamation, counterfeiting, assault and battery, drug offenses, or crimes against sexual freedom, and I have not been deprived of my civil rights as a result of a conviction for any criminal offense.’
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
7320
11
A solemn declaration pursuant to Law 1599/1986 by the person responsible for the playground to the effect that he/she has not committed any criminal offences, where the applicant is a company.
Solemn Declaration
A solemn declaration pursuant to Law 1599/1986 by the person responsible for the playground to the effect that he/she has not committed any criminal offences, where the applicant is a company.
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
Relevant Procedure:
ΔΔ:265882
Notes:
For the establishment and operation authorisation. The declaration should read as follows: ‘I, the undersigned ..........., have not been convicted of any felony or irrevocably convicted of any of the misdemeanours of theft, embezzlement, fraud, extortion, forgery, defamation, counterfeiting, assault and battery, drug offenses, or crimes against sexual freedom, and I have not been deprived of my civil rights as a result of a conviction for any criminal offense.’
Document submitted under requirements:
Yes
Document’s requirement:
Company law
Yes
7320
12
A floor plan and a sectional plan of the establishment prepared by a licensed engineer or other professional, who is legally authorised to sign, at a scale of 1:500
Drawings / studies by an engineer / architect
A floor plan and a sectional plan of the establishment prepared by a licensed engineer or other professional, who is legally authorised to sign, at a scale of 1:500
Submission by:
Presented by the applicant (email), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Legal entities, Persons
Notes:
For the establishment and operation authorisation. This must be submitted in three (3) copies. These must show and designate in detail all the different areas of the playground, the equipment and play structures, indicating precisely their dimensions, as well as any outdoor areas intended potentially for placing chairs and tables. The author of the plan must certify therein that the building is legal and the area concerned is primarily used as a playground, also affixing his/her signature thereon.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
5768
13
A certificate of conformity issued for the playground by a competent accredited body.
Certification
A certificate of conformity issued for the playground by a competent accredited body.
Relevant link:
https://www.ggb.gr/el/paidotopoi
Submission by:
Presented by the applicant (email), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Legal entities, Persons
Notes:
For the establishment and operation authorisation. The certificate of conformity concerns conformity to the applicable standards for the construction and operation of play structures (falling under the remit of the Ministry of Development).
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
8619
14
A floor plan, at a scale, of the toy equipment installed.
Floor plan
A floor plan, at a scale, of the toy equipment installed.
Submission by:
Presented by the applicant (email), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Legal entities, Persons
Notes:
For the establishment and operation authorisation.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
2903
Joint Ministerial Decision
43650
2019
2213
Β
Ministerial Decision
Φ.01.2/56790/ΔΠΠ 1828
2016
1897
Β
Description
Laying down the regulatory framework for conformity assessment bodies operating in fields of Union harmonisation legislation and/or in fields of solely national technical industrial legislation falling under the remit of Secretariat-General for Industry.
Legal references
https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20160201897
Law
11
4355
2015
178
Α
Description
Adding a subparagraph to Article 10(4) of Law 3028/2002, to the effect that a decision of the Minister for Culture and Sports is required for the implementation of projects in recognised monuments, financed with national resources or co-financed by the European Union or other international organisations, by entities other than the agencies of the Ministry of Culture and Sports.
Legal references
https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20150100178
Law
1, παράγραφος Η
4254
2014
85
Α
Description
Replacing Article 10(6) of Law 3028/2002, to the effect that, where approval from the Ministry of Culture and Sports is required, it must be precede any authorisations granted by other authorities to the undertaking concerned, with penalty of invalidity of these authorisations.
Legal references
https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20140100085
Law
16, παράγραφος 8
4164
2013
156
Α
Description
Adding a subparagraph to Article 10(3) of Law 3028/2002, to the effect that no approval is required for building works or technical/other works in the indoor areas of an existing building which will not modify the facades of the building and will include any excavation works.
Legal references
https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20130100156
Law
9, παράγραφος 6
3851
2010
85
Α
Description
Adding a subparagraph to Article 10(3) of Law 3028/2002, to the effect that criteria, control procedures and any other details may be laid down with a view to applying the law, by decision of the Minister for Culture and any jointly competent ministers.
Legal references
https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20100100085
Joint Ministerial Decision
Οικ. 61167
2007
2438
Β
Law
10
3028
2002
153
Α
1
Receipt of the application for preliminary approval.
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Directorate
Μethod of Implementation
Manual Action
No
No
2
Preliminary approval given by the Community Council.
Responsible for Implementation
Collective body
Μethod of Implementation
Action of the executive / co-competent body
Description
The preliminary approval is given by the local competent bodies (the local Community Council or, in the of absence of such a Council, by the Quality of Life Committee or, in the absence of such a Committee, by the Municipal Council) within 15 days, or, failing that, after expiry of the 15-day deadline without any response given.
Notes
Preliminary approval given by the Community Council.
Yes
No
3
Preliminary approval given by the Quality of Life Committee.
Responsible for Implementation
Collective body
Μethod of Implementation
Action of the executive / co-competent body
Description
The preliminary approval is given by the local competent bodies (the local Community Council or, in the of absence of such a Council, by the Quality of Life Committee or, in the absence of such a Committee, by the Municipal Council) within 15 days, or, failing that, after expiry of the 15-day deadline without any response given.
Notes
Preliminary approval given by the Quality of Life Committee.
Yes
No
4
Preliminary approval given by the Municipal Council.
Responsible for Implementation
Municipal Council
Μethod of Implementation
Action of the executive / co-competent body
Description
The preliminary approval is given by the local competent bodies (the local Community Council or, in the of absence of such a Council, by the Quality of Life Committee or, in the absence of such a Committee, by the Municipal Council) within 15 days, or, failing that, after expiry of the 15-day deadline without any response given.
Notes
Preliminary approval given by the Municipal Council.
Yes
No
5
Receipt of the application for authorisation.
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Department
Μethod of Implementation
Manual Action
Description
Application by the person concerned for issuing the authorisation, accompanied by the required supporting documents.
No
No
6
Forwarding of the file to the competent health department and the competent fire department.
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Department
Μethod of Implementation
Action of the executive / co-competent body
Description
The file is forwarded to the competent health department for issuing an opinion on the health conditions for the operation of the playground, and to the fire department for issuing a certificate of fire protection measures. The departments must take all the necessary steps within thirty (30) days. The authorisation is deemed to have been granted if no steps are taken within the 30-day deadline. A certificate is issued to the person concerned at his/her request.
No
No
7
Authorisation granted by decision of the mayor.
Responsible for Implementation
Mayor
Μethod of Implementation
Signature
No
Yes
Accredited bodies approved to operate as recognised conformity assessment bodies with regard to playgrounds on the basis of Joint Ministerial Decision No. 43650/7.6.2019 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 2213)
https://www.ggb.gr/el/paidotopoi
Accredited bodies approved to operate as recognised conformity assessment bodies with regard to playgrounds on the basis of Joint Ministerial Decision No. 43650/7.6.2019 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 2213)
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