Declaration of commencement of energy audit activities
Candidates must select the link ‘Declaration of Commencement of Energy Audit Activities’ and fill in the details of the candidate’s card attaching the prescribed legal documents required for the A, B or C Class (in pdf format) in accordance with Section 5(1) of Decision No 175275/22.05.2018 of the Minister and the Deputy Minister of the Environment and Energy (Official Government Gazette, Series II, No 1927/30.05.2018), as currently in force.
The interested party must obtain codes (a username and a password) to be able to submit their application online via the single digital gateway at gov.gr or directly via the website of the Ministry of the Environment and Energy (https://www.buildingcert.gr/enaudits).
The natural person submitting the application should be identified.
The interested party declares that: *- there are no legal or other obstacles or conflicts of interest; *- they are not a civil servant or an employee in the public sector with a public-law or private-law relationship of indefinite term; *- they accept the right of use, statistical processing and disclosure of data relating to energy audits which they will perform, without prejudice to the protection of personal data and commercially sensitive information; and *- all the information accompanying their application is true.
Energy audits are of independent nature and are performed by one or more qualified energy auditors belonging to one of the following categories: *a) graduates in the field of engineering, members of the Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE), in accordance with the conditions laid down in Presidential Decree No 99/2018 (Series I, No 187); *b) graduates in the field of engineering with a technological education specialising in electrical engineering, building renovation and restoration, automation, industrial informatics, industrial design, energy technology, oil and gas technology, mechanical engineering, civil engineering; *c) engineers of the above specialisations who have obtained recognition of professional qualifications in Greece pursuant to the relevant EU and national legislation; *d) energy auditors of buildings and heating and air conditioning systems registered in the relevant registers. Energy auditors certified in European Union (EU) countries or holding certification as specified in the decision referred to in Article 17(1), shall be entered in the Register referred to in paragraph 5, in accordance with its provisions.
Possession of passwords to enter software
The procedure concerns the declaration of commencement of energy audit activities.
Photocopy of the identity card or passport
Affirmation in lieu under Section 8 of Law 1599/1986 (Official Government Gazette, Series I, No 75)
Supporting documents, submitted if necessary, from which the required marks for admission to classes B and C are obtained, in accordance with Sections 4 and 5 of Decision No 175275/22.05.2018 of the Minister and the Deputy Minister of the Environment and Energy (Official Government Gazette, Series II, No 1927/30.05.2018), as currently in force. The following are indicative examples: Proven experience in energy audits according to EN 16247, B or C class degree for categories 9, 14, 15, 18, certificate of good performance in energy audits of category A or B issued by the legal representative of the undertaking, confirmation of participation in category B or C energy audits issued by the legal representative of the undertaking, etc.
Affirmation in lieu in which the candidate states that: there are no legal or other obstacles or conflicts of interest, that they are not a civil servant or an employee in the public sector with a public-law or private-law relationship of indefinite term, that they accept the right of use, statistical processing and disclosure of data relating to energy audits which they will perform, without prejudice to the protection of personal data and commercially sensitive information, and that all the information accompanying their application is true.
A copy of a diploma or degree from a Greek higher education institution (HEI, HTEI) or, in the case of foreign schools, an equivalent diploma recognised in accordance with national legislation or a decision on the recognition of professional qualifications in Greece pursuant to the relevant EU and national legislation. For energy auditors, it is sufficient to indicate in their declaration the number under which they are registered in the Register of Energy Auditors.
It should be noted that according to Section 30(4) of Law 4843/2021, the collection of marks from the supporting document: ‘Proven experience in energy audits according to Joint Ministerial Decision No D6/V/11038/08.07.1999 (Official Government Gazette, Series II, No 1526)’, Section 4 of Decision 175275/22.05.2018 of the Minister and the Deputy Minister of the Environment and Energy (Official Government Gazette, Series II, No 1927/30.05.2018) is repealed.
According to the procedure for submitting a declaration of commencement of energy audit activities, both the submission of an application and the relevant supporting documents, as well as their review, are processed electronically by the Departments of Energy Inspection of the Northern Greece Inspection Body and Southern Greece Inspection Body. ‘Energy auditor’ is the natural person who performs energy audits and is registered in the Register of Energy Auditors.
Ministerial Decision No YPEN/DEPEA/51153/387/09.05.2023 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 3187/15.05.2023) sets out the qualification-recognition and certification systems for Energy Auditors, the Energy Auditors Register and the Energy Audit Archive.
Amendment of Ministerial Decision YPEN/DEPEA/51153/387/09.05.2023 entitled “Qualification-recognition and certification systems for Energy Auditors. Energy Auditors Register and Energy Audit Archive”.
Article 10, paragraph 2, of Law 4342/2015 (ΦΕΚ Series I, 143) sets out the conditions under which engineers of various specialities may become Energy Auditors.
Transposition of Directive (EU (ΕΕ)) 2018/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 amending Directive 2012/27/EU (ΕΕ) on energy efficiency; adaptation to Regulation 2018/1999/EU (ΕΕ) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action and to Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/826/EU (ΕΕ) of 4 March 2019 amending Annexes VIII and IX to Directive 2012/27/EU (ΕΕ) of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the content of comprehensive assessments of the potential for efficient heating and cooling; related arrangements for energy efficiency in the building sector; strengthening renewable energy sources and competition in the electricity market; and other urgent provisions.
The interested party shall submit via the gov.gr gateway or directly via the website of the Ministry of the Environment and Energy (https://www.buildingcert.gr/enaudits/) an electronic application for obtaining access codes to the Register of Energy Auditors by completing the necessary personal information. The information system automatically sends the temporary access details (username and password) by email. The interested party logs into the information system using their codes and submits a declaration of commencement of energy audit activities, attaching the necessary supporting documents (in pdf format) and submits their final declaration.
An officer of the Energy Inspection Department shall log in to the information system and select the declaration in question and carry out a check of the completeness and correctness of the data submitted.
If the declaration is approved, the Register number and the access codes to the Archive of Energy Audits are sent.
If it is apparent from the information submitted that the conditions for entry in the Register of Energy Auditors have not been met, the Departments of Energy Inspection of the Northern Greece Inspection Body and Southern Greece Inspection Body of the Ministry of the Environment and Energy shall inform the interested party accordingly in writing, within three months of the date of the declaration, stating the reasons why the interested party cannot perform the activity of an energy auditor; otherwise, after three (3) months, the interested party shall be able to perform the activity of an energy auditor, without the need for any further notice or action.
Candidates with access codes to the Register of Energy Auditors shall use the same codes to activate access codes to the Register of Energy Auditors.
Following the rejection, the interested party may resubmit their declaration.
Receipt of the application for declaration of registration in the Register of Energy Auditors for Classes A, B or C
Verification of the declaration and supporting documents
Approval of declaration/entry in the Register of Energy Auditors
Written notification of the interested party