Announcement of Operation of a Private Passenger Car Rental Business
Application - Solemn Declaration of the person concerned (Article 8 of Law 1599/1986), stating that: "I announce to your service the operation of a rental company for passenger cars and submit to you the supporting documents provided for in the legislation in question, in order to verify the fulfilment of the statutory conditions for the operation of the undertaking in question with the following information: * company name, * business address (Municipality/Community, * Street, No. Postal Code), VAT No of the company, * Tax Office in the location of the company, telephone, fax and e-mail".
In accordance with Article 4 of the Ministerial Decision 16597/2010 (A’2156), the rental companies of private cars may establish branches throughout Greece in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 2 of that Decision.
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Business recommendation (individual, corporate) *For company recommendation see link below
You must not have been convicted of a felony or one of the misdemeanours of theft, embezzlement, fraud, extortion, forgery, counterfeiting, grievous bodily harm, drug offences or offences relating to public morals.
The person concerned (natural and legal person) must not have been declared bankrupt.
In case the total number of vehicles leased by the person concerned exceeds 10, he/she shall possess or hire an office facility and a parking space for at least 50% of the vehicles, and a minimum area of 6 sq.m. per leased vehicle shall be provided. In case the total number of vehicles hired by the person concerned does not exceed 10, he/she shall own or hire an office establishment without being required to have a parking space.
Leased vehicles must have a maximum driving time of 12 years from the date of issue of the first licence.
If the person concerned has old passenger cars of historical interest (antiques) for hiring, these must: - carry conventional registration number plates of private cars. - be owned by the rental companies - date at least 30 years from the year of their construction
Conditions for non-commission of criminal offenses
The procedure concerns the announcement of operation of a rental business for cars of Private Use (P.U.).
Renting company for private passenger cars without driver. Administrative fee of three hundred (300) euros with the code ALE 1450189001 in favour of the Greek State, plus 2% ‘other stamp duty fees’ with the code ALE 1110489001 and 0.4% ‘additional 20% stamp duty fee’ with the code ALE 1110403001, payable in any Tax Office. Alternatively, the issue of the administrative fee can be completed via the online e-paravolo platform using the taxisnet codes of the interested party, in the fee code 5714, while the amount of money of the offence can be paid either at a bank store or via web-banking.
With the code ALE 1110489001 2% of the amount of the infringement under the heading ‘Other stamp duty fees’.
With the code AE 1110403001 0.4% of the amount of the offence under the heading ‘additional 20% at stamp duty fee’
An extract from a criminal record of general use, issued within the last three months or an equivalent document, if the person concerned has the nationality of another Member State of the EU, proving that the applicant has not been sentenced irrevocably for a felony or for one of the offences: theft, misappropriation, fraud, extortion, forgery, counterfeiting, grievous bodily harm, infringement of the provisions on drugs or the provisions relating to morals. This justification is submitted to the Regional Tourism Service of the Ministry of Tourism in question every five years. In the event of failure to submit this, Certificate of Existence of Legal Requirements is removed by decision of the Head of Regional Tourism Service of the Ministry of Tourism.
A Single Certificate of Judicial Solvency or equivalent document, in case the applicant (natural or legal person) has the nationality of another EU Member State. This supporting document is submitted to the relevant Regional Tourism Service of the Ministry of Tourism every five years. In case of non submission of that, the Certificate of Existence shall be withdrawn by decision of the Head of the relevant Regional Tourism Service of the Ministry of Tourism.
Title deeds or a lease or concession agreement showing that the entrepreneur has an office facility.
Photocopies of the vehicle registration certificates.
Certificate of authenticity by legal persons who formally represent Greece when it comes to old passenger cars of historical interest (antiques).
The companys statutes and any amendments thereto, with their corresponding FEKs of publication or registration certificates, to the records of companies of the Court of First Instance of the companys registered office.
Legal documents of the legal representative.
Certificate of corporate changes by the competent authority in cases of Limited Liability Companies, General Partnerships, Limited Companies and Private Capital Companies.
It is sought by the service if it has been issued by a national authority; in this case the time that the Administration must issue the licence (Confirmation of Legislation of Legislative Conditions) is commencing on the date on which all necessary supporting documents are collected.
If the total number of such vehicles exceeds 10 (10), title deeds or a lease or concession agreement shall be submitted, from which it will be shown that the undertaking has a parking space for at least 50% of the vehicles, with a minimum area of 6 sq.m. per leased vehicle.
In case the date of issue of the first registration certificate of the vehicles cannot be established, any document of the public authority of the country where the vehicle was registered, certified by a competent authority, shall be submitted in order to establish its registration certificate. Any change in the data indicated in the certificate of the legal requirements must be reported to the relevant P.I.T. of the Ministry of Tourism and the relevant supporting documents must be submitted in each case for the appropriate amendment of the certificate of the legal requirements. Likewise, any change in the total number of leased vehicles of the company must be declared and supporting documents g) and h) of par. 1 of Article 3 of the Joint Ministerial Decision 16597/2010 for each new vehicle.
The legal persons officially representing Greece are: 1. The International Automobile Federation or 2. The International Federation of Old Cars
Department of Tourism Enterprises and Professions of the relevant Regional Tourism Service.
Registration in the Register of Tourism Enterprises.
Competence of the Regional Tourism Service for the implementation of the reporting procedure.
Terms and conditions for the rental of classic passenger vehicles (antiques) by private car rental companies.
Amendment of Joint Ministerial Decision No. 16597/29.12.2010 entitled "Terms and conditions for the establishment and operation of private passenger car rental businesses without driver (B 2156)".
Conditions and procedures for the operation of a private passenger-car rental business.
Amendment of Decision no. 16597/29.12.2010 of the Ministers for Infrastructure, Transport and
In case the 15-day period from the date of submission of the notification has elapsed without action, the services ofprivate passenger car rental are provided freely and the person concerned may request a certificate from the authority responsible for issuing the act, in accordance with par. 4 of Article 10 of Law 10. 3220/2004, which is granted automatically.
The person concerned submits the Announcement with the attached supporting documents to the Protocol Office of the relevant Regional Tourism Services or the KEP-EKE.
The person concerned shall submit the announcement and the supporting documents via the EUGO portal.
The Head of the Protocol Office of the relevant Regional Tourism Service or the KEP– EKE receives and registers the announcement with the supporting documents and gives the protocol number to the applicant or a Certificate of Submission of a request, respectively.
An official of the Protocol Office of the relevant Regional Tourism Service forwards the announcement to the Head of the relevant Regional Tourism Service.
The Head of the relevant PYT charges the announcement and supporting documents to the Head of the Department of Tourism and Professionals.
The Head of the Department of Tourism Enterprises and Professions shall charge the announcement and supporting documents to the responsible official of the Department of Tourism Enterprises and Professions.
An official of the Department of Tourism Enterprises and Professions shall check the completeness and correctness of the announcement and prerequisites. If the supporting documents are assessed as incomplete, the official of the Department of Tourism Enterprises and Professions shall draw up a draft information document with the shortcomings of the application and promote it in the hierarchy for signature.
The official shall, of his own motion, seek the requisite supporting documents if they have not been submitted.
A staff of the Department of Tourism Enterprises and Professions of the relevant Regional Tourism Service draws up a project to confirm the Legal Conditions and promotes it for signature to the Head of the Department of Tourism Enterprises and Professions.
The Head of the Department of Tourism Enterprises and Professions ckecks and signs the Certificate of Existence of Legal Requirements and promotes it for signature to the Head of the Regional Tourism Service.
Signature of a certificate of existence of legal requirements by the Head of department. The Head of the relevant Regional Tourism Service checks and signs the certificate of existence of legal requirements and returns it to the Head of the Department of Tourism Business and Professions of the relevant Regional Tourism Service.
An official of the Department of Tourism Enterprises and Professions of the relevant Regional Tourism Service, registers the company in the relevant Register of Tourism Enterprises, if it has been established that the legal conditions are met.
Granting of a certificate of existence of legal requirements to the person concerned. An official of the Department of Tourism Enterprises and Professions of the relevant Regional Tourism Service grants the person concerned the signed Certificate of Existence of Legal Requirements in the way that has been chosen by him/her on his/her application by post or in person.
If shortcomings are found in the supporting documents or if the prerequisites regarding non-bankruptcy or non-conviction are not met, the Head of the Department of Tourism Enterprises and Professions signs a draft information document with the deficiencies of the application and forwards it to the Head of the Regional Tourism Service.
The Head of the Regional Tourism Service signs the draft information document with the shortcomings of the application and returns it to the competent official of the Department of Tourism Enterprises and Professions.
The Head of Department of Tourism Enterprises and Professions sends / delivers the signed document to the applicant.
In case the notification has been submitted to the KEP-EKE, a KEP-EKE official shall transmits the application of the person concerned along with attached supporting documents to the relevant Regional Tourism Service.
Transmission of announcement and supporting documents
Self-ordered search of supporting documents
Registration to the Register of Tourism Enterprises
Granting of certificate to the person concerned
Signature of a draft information document on the rejection of an application
Delivery of a rejection decision to the applicant