Licence of Itinerant Trade for Producers-Sellers
Get licensed as a street vendor producer
The application must provide the information indicated in items (i) to (vi) of Article 1(1) of Ministerial Decision No 55332/26.05.2022 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 2660): *a) Identity card details; *b) The tax identification number (TIN) of the prospective licence holder; *c) The Social Security Number (AMKA) of the prospective licence holder; *d) The type of items for sale; *e) The registration number of any vehicle to be used (whether privately owned or other vehicle); *f) The applicant’s fresh fruit and vegetable trader’s registration number (as applicable); and *g) Details of the geographical areas where business activity takes place; *h) A solemn declaration by the applicant declaring that they do not hold any other type of open-air trading licence whatsoever.
The interested party is obliged to declare commencement of business activity and to use a cash register registered and connected to the Independent Public Revenue Authority information system (TAXIS). Those persons subject to the special scheme pursuant to Article 41 of Law 2859/2000 on the Value Added Tax Code, are excluded from the obligation.
The interested party should have no outstanding social security obligations.
The interested party should have no outstanding tax obligations.
The interested party must submit a valid vehicle registration document, as well as a valid technical inspection certificate (KTEO) for the vehicle which has been declared for use (privately owned or other vehicle).
The interested party must submit a valid health certificate, as indicated under Minister of Health and Social Solidarity Decision Y1c/G./K. 35797/04.04.2012 (Government Gazette Series II, No 1199).
Candidates must be registered in the Register of Farmers and Farm Holdings in accordance with Law 3874/2010 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 151) as farmers by profession.
The interested party will be awarded points based on certain criteria as detailed in Article 16 of Law 4849/2021 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 207).
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The procedure concerns the granting of a producer vendor’s licence to conduct open-air itinerant trade. *A producer vendor is defined as a producer registered in the Register of Farmers and Farm Holdings, pursuant to Law 3874/2010 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 151) who is active in the open-air trade of agricultural products exclusively of their own production for sale, and who has been granted a business operating licence by the competent authority. *Itinerant trade is the pursuit of an open-air commercial activity by a vendor moving between locations by any type of motor vehicle, trailer, or other means of transport. *Vendors do not maintain a specified location where their business activity is conducted, but are constantly in transit unless engaged in a transaction. According to the latest published census of the ELSTAT (Hellenic Statistical Authority), such vendors operate in municipal communities with permanent populations of up to five thousand (5 000) inhabitants. Licences for the respective itinerant commercial activity are granted by the Regional Authorities, subsequent to issuance of a public notice calling for submission of applications. They are intended for the licensing of natural persons who must be registered in the Register of Farmers and Agricultural Holdings pursuant to Law 3874/2010 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 151) as farmers by profession.
The supporting documents laid down in the notice proving the assistance of the molecules criteria, according to the moleculation of para.1 of Article 16 of Law No 4849/2021 (A207).
Proof of commencement of business activity declared to the competent tax authority.
Proof of declaration of a cash register connected to the Independent Public Revenue Authority information system (TAXIS).
Current proof of tax clearance pursuant to Article 12 of Law 4174/2013 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 207).
Current proof of up-to-date insurance payments pursuant to Article 24 of Law 4611/2019 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 73), issued for any reason, from which it can be seen that there is no outstanding debt or obligation to pay insurance contributions or that there is a debt settlement agreement in place and the terms of the settlement are being complied with.
Certificate of registration in the Register of Farmers and Agricultural Holdings pursuant to Law 3874/2010 (Government Gazette Series I, No 151, stating that the person concerned is a farmer by profession.
The latest declaration to the Single Application for Aid Integrated Management and Control System and the latest Single Cultivation or Livestock Farming Declaration submitted to the Hellenic Agricultural Insurance Organisation ELGA.
A sworn declaration indicating the quantities to be distributed through open-air commercial trade, per product, for the products included in the declaration submitted to the Single Application for Aid Integrated Management and Control System (OSDE) and the latest Single Cultivation or Livestock Farming Declaration submitted to the Hellenic Agricultural Insurance Organisation ELGA.
A solemn declaration stating that said products are the result of own production, together with an indication of the quantities to be distributed by open-air sale.
A valid vehicle registration document for the vehicle declared for use (privately owned, or other vehicle).
A currently valid Technical Inspection Suitability Certificate (KTEO) for the vehicle declared for use (privately owned or other vehicle).
A valid health certificate, as indicated under Minister of Health and Social Solidarity Decision No Υ1γ/Γ.Π./οικ. 35797/04.04.2012 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 1199).
Operating licence or pre-approval permit or installation permit for a poultry farm or legal exemption from the relevant licensing procedure, in accordance with Law 4056/2012 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 52, as well as a certificate of egg inspection, in accordance with Regulations 853/2004 (L 139/55) and 589/2008 (L 163/6). In all cases, the farm code must also be disclosed.
Certified photocopy of a beekeeping book, lawfully endorsed in accordance with Minister of Agriculture Decision No 370910/14.5.2001 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 642).
Operating licence or pre-approved licence or installation licence for the installation of the unit, in accordance with Law 4056/2012 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 52).
A valid certificate issued by the Fisheries Department of the relevant Regional Unit’s Directorate of Rural Economy and Veterinary Medicine, showing the full details of the fishing vessel, its ownership status, the fishing gear used, the species of catch, total quantities per species, including confirmation that the vessel is in operation.
Certificate from the Regional Unit’s Directorate of Rural Economy and Veterinary Medicine’s Fisheries Department, which indicates that the unit is in operation and which indicates the species and quantities of the catch produced.
Distillation authorisation from the competent Customs Office, in accordance with Article 7 (E.3) and (E.8) of Law 2969/2001 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 281).
Currently valid certificate from the Central Electronic Register of Cottage Industries (KHMO).
Certificate of compliance with legal prerequisites, as provided for in Article 4(3) of JMD 2078/80743/25.7.2017 (Government Gazette Series II, No 2679) by the Ministers of Finance and Rural Development and Food, except in cases of production of propagating material of floriculture species as determined by the Ministerial Decision pursuant to Article 5(1)(4) of Law 1564/1985 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 164).
Crop declarations, wine and must production declarations, declaration of stocks from previous years, if any, and a copy of the small-scale vintner’s declaration which is submitted to the competent customs authority, in accordance with Article 4(1) of Minister of Finance Decision Ref. No DEFKV-5026381 EX 2015/16.12.2015 (Government Gazette Series II, No 2785).
Operating licence or pre-approved installation licence.
i) Certificate from the veterinary service for registration of the activity in question; ii) Certificate of registration in the Central Electronic Register of Cottage Industries (KIMO) for such products, in accordance with Minister of Rural Development and Food Decision No 4912/120862/5.11.2015.
i) A certificate of registration of the production facility on the list of facilities approved by the Hellenic Food Authority (EFET); ii) in the case of a leased facility, the lease should be registered in the AADE-TAXIS information system.
i) A certificate of registration of the milk processing facility on the list of facilities approved by the Hellenic Food Authority (EFET) and ii) a private agreement between the farmer and the milk processing establishment.
The necessary certifications are those pursuant to Regulations 834/2007 (L 189), 889/2008 (L 250) and 1235/2008 (L 334) and Decision No 2543/103240/2.10.2017 by the Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Food (Government Gazette, Series II, No 3529).
Certificate of marital status laid down in the notice proving the assistance of the molecules criteria, according to the moleculation of para.1 of Article 16 of Law No 4849/2021 (A207).
Those persons subject to the special scheme pursuant to Article 41 of Law 2859/2000 on the Value Added Tax Code are exempted.
Producers subject to the special scheme provided for in Article 41 of Law 2859/2000 on the Value Added Tax Code are exempted.
The procedure involves the interested party issuing an electronic solemn declaration without needing to visit an administrative authority or a Citizens’ Service Centre (KEP). You can access the service for issuing an online solemn declaration in the following two (2) ways: a) using your personal web banking codes for one of the available banks or b) using your personal TAXISnet passwords (after logging in once with your web banking codes to confirm your mobile phone number). You will then receive confirmation codes by SMS on your mobile phone. The electronic solemn declaration that you will issue is legally equivalent to a solemn declaration bearing an authentic signature and you can either send it electronically or print it out and submit it to a public authority. At the same time, citizens retain the right to physically sign a solemn declaration pursuant to Article 8 of Law 1599/86, and to submit it to the competent authority as a supporting document.
If the products in question are in the category of products not declarable to the OSDE.
If the items sold include poultry and rabbit species. In particular, producers whose annual production does not exceed 10 000 birds or species of rabbit, who are not obliged to slaughter the animals/birds in slaughterhouses approved for poultry or rabbit species respectively, must comply with the obligations laid down by the Directorate of Agricultural Economy and Veterinary Medicine of the Regional Unit in which the holding is located.
If the species sold is included in catches.
If the items sold include fishing catches from aquaculture operations.
If the items sold include distillate products made by small distillers (two-day).
If the items sold include craft or cottage industry (small-scale) production items as referred to in Article 3 of Minister of Rural Development and Food Decision No 4912/120862/5.11.2015 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 2468).
If propagating material is included among the items for sale.
If the items sold include bottled wines.
If the items sold include processed products not processed at a producers facility, but in non-privately-owned facilities. In addition, the producer must keep the supporting documents evidencing the quantities of product delivered to the processing facility available for inspection at all times, as well as details of the corresponding final quantities of the products received.
If the items sold include dairy products, and the farmers in question make use of national measures assisting the own production of dairy products on their livestock holdings, the provisions of Article 6 of JMD Decision No 3724/162303/22.12.2014 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 3438) by the Ministers of Development and Competitiveness and Rural Development and Food.
If the items sold include dairy products, in the case of farmers with a privately-owned or leased approved establishment.
If the items sold include dairy products in the case of livestock farmers who do not have their own privately-owned or leased establishment, but who deliver milk to an approved processing plant and then receive a final processed product in return.
If the items sold include organic products: In this case only, it is permitted to add the indication ‘organic’ to the sign.
Itinerant trader’s licence for producer vendors
Producer vendors are licensed to carry out their business activities within the Region issuing the call for applications through which they were granted a licence, as well as in two (2) more Regions subsequent to respective participation in other calls for applications as a result of which licences for additional itinerant activities were granted.
Reform and modernisation of the regulatory framework for the organisation and operation of open-air commercial trade, arrangements for recreational activities and the simplification of the framework for activities in education, improvements in chamber of commerce legislation, other provisions of the Ministry of Development and Investment and other urgent provisions.
Vendors operating in short-duration open-air markets — Amendment of Article 37 of Law 4849/2021.
Deadlines for registration of public farmers’ market information in the OPSAA – Holders of professional vendors licences for specific site locations - Temporary market stall sites – Meaning of vacant stall sites – Holders of egg and honey producer vendors licences – Amendment of Article 66 of Law 4849/2021.
Items sold by producers and professional vendors in open-air locations.
Combinations of products sold in open-air commercial trade, changes and additions to products, items listed on signs displayed at points of sale, and correspondence of items under older regulations sold by professional vendors.
Supporting documents required for the granting, transfer and renewal of producer and professional vendor licences and the corresponding market stall positions and rights to conduct business activities involving open-air commercial trade. Amendment of details of the Minister of Development and Investment Decision Ref. No 21061/25-02-2022 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 980).
The number of stall sites, products by sector distributed by type in public farmers’ markets and specific terms and conditions applicable to the business activity of vendors in open-air commercial trade.
Licence information for the assignment of stall sites and the rights of producers and professional vendors to engage in itinerant commercial trade and open-air markets.
Determination of the content of audit report certificates indicating infringement of Article 61(2) of Law. 4849/2021.
Any person with a legitimate interest may register an objection to the decision regarding the results of the announcement, before the competent authority, within a deadline of 15 days from the date of publication of the results. The decision of the competent authority on the objection must be issued within 10 days of its submission. The decision regarding the objection may be appealed by any person with a legitimate interest before the competent administrative Court of First Instance, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 63 to 70 of Law 2717/1999 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 97) as they relateain to the Code of Administrative Procedure.
Publication of a notice by the relevant Region with regard to the granting of itinerant commercial trade licences for producer vendors.
Interested parties should submit electronic applications to the OPSAA in order to participate in the call for submissions with the requisite supporting documents duly attached, within the deadline indicated by the notice.
The responsible officer will assign a registration number to the application.
After the deadline for submission of applications for participation under the notice has expired, the competent officer will forward the applications with the attached supporting documents to the Audit and Evaluation Committee.
The Audit and Evaluation Committee carries out a completeness and correctness check of applications and supporting documents, and conducts an evaluation of the applications.
The Audit and Evaluation Committee records the results of the application evaluations in the minutes of their meeting.
Issuance of a decision announcing the results of the notice to submit applications by the competent department of the Region.
Submission of objections against the decision regarding the application results.
Review of the objections lodged against the decision regarding the application results.
Issuance of a decision regarding objections to the results of the notice to submit applications.
Updating information in the Open Market Integrated Information System (OPSAA) with the details of a new vendors licence.
The notice must be posted in the Open Market Integrated Information System (OPSAA) at the care of the authority responsible for issuing the notice and will be publicly posted on its website at least 30 days prior to expiry of the deadline for submission of applications. The notice must at least include the following details: the products licensed for sale, the fee payable for the entire operating period, the method and time of payment of the fee and the boundaries of business transaction location.
This step is carried out by an Audit and Evaluation Committee.
Any person with a legitimate interest may register an objection to the decision regarding the results of the announcement, before the competent authority, within a deadline of 15 days from the date of publication of the results. Objections will be forwarded by the competent service department to the committee appointed to review objections.
The decision of the competent authority on the objection must be issued within 10 days of its submission. The decision regarding the objection may be appealed by any person with a legitimate interest before the competent administrative Court of First Instance, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 63 to 70 of Law 2717/1999 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 97) as they relate to the Code of Administrative Procedure.
The competent authority issues a professional producer vendor’s licence, which contains the details as per the Ministerial Decision referred to in Article 67(7) of Law 4849/2021 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 207).
The interested party will be notified by e-mail and may obtain their licence in digital form online based on the information held in the OPSAA database.
Publication of a notice calling for submission of licence applications
Electronic submission of applications and supporting documents
The application will then be forwarded to the Audit and Evaluation Committee
Check for completeness and correctness – evaluation of applications
Drafting of the recommendation arising from the evaluation and entry in the minutes of the meeting
Decision on the results of the notice to submit applications
Updating of the OPSAA and notifying the interested party.