Notification of the Establishment and Operation of Theatres and Cinemas
Declaration of the opening of theater/cinema operation through the notify business.
The notification also mentions the number of positions.
The applicant shall have a TAXISnet username and password.
Compliance with building conditions and obligations arising from the institutional framework in force.
Theaters: Appointment of a theatre responsible officer and deputy responsible officer / Cinemas: Appointment of a cinema responsible officer
No overdue debts to the Municipality. Exceptions are the cases of pending litigation and the settlement of any debts.
Cinemas: Traffic connection (if required)
Business formation (individual, corporate) *For company establishment see the link below
Μeasures for active fire protection must be in taken, according to the relevant risk category. Category C - High Risk which includes theatres and cinemas. In category C, the operators must, before the date of submission of the notification, take all the necessary actions in order to have been provided by the relevant Fire Service with a certificate of (active) fire protection which will be kept in the establishment file.
Possession of passwords to enter software
The process concerns the notification of Operation of Theatre or Cinema. The person concerned (natural or legal person) shall electronically notify the competent authority of the opening of a theater or cinema operation in a certain place or establishment. It is addressed to citizens, businesses and legal entities.
In citites with population between 50.001 and 100.000 residents, administrative fee in favor of the state:
In the rest of the country, administrative fee in favor of the state:
In cities with a population of more than 100,000 inhabitants, it is a public offering, administrative fee
Administrative Fee (not provided by e-paravolo webpage)
Attestation/confirmation provided in par.2 of article 28 of Law 4442/2016.
Floor plan showing all the areas of the theater/cinema
Copy of the building permit of the building (also: renewals, statement of arbitrary spaces, exceptions from demolition).
Theaters: Solemn declarations of the theatre responsible officer and deputy responsible officer with which they accept their appointment. Cinemas: Solemn declaration of the cinema responsible officer with which he/she accepts the appointment.
Theaters: Attestation of static adequacy by an engineer.
Theaters: Certificate of main use from a competent engineer. The same certificate states that the building exists legally, according to the definition of par. 1 of no. 23 of law 4067/2012 or that the building or parts thereof have been excluded from demolition or their demolition has been suspended in accordance with provisions in force, as well as that the building complies with the general and special urban planning and other provisions and regulations necessary for its operation, as these apply each time.
Cinemas: Attestation by an engineer that the building conditions and obligations of the institutional framework in force are met, the conditions of the main use area, that the space is suitable for the specific use according to the Construction and Building Regulations, that the requirements of the Fire Protection Regulation are met, as well as those of the urban planning provisions in force. The engineer’s Attestation shall state in detail the data documenting the legality of the premises.
Cinemas: Attestation from the service responsible for the service road that the traffic connection works have been completed in full and according to the approved plans or entry-exit approval (if required).
Certificate of active protection (if required).
For theaters: Responsible statement of the theater director and deputy director, with which he accepts his appointment. For cinemas: Responsible statement accepting his appointment
The procedure concerns the issuance of tax information on debts to the State.
Proof of payment of an administrative fee. The fee is paid to the Fund of the relevant Municipality, with a physical presence or to the Bank.
Kept a record in the installation. For buildings or divided properties that have been subject to any law of exemption from demolition or settlement or regulation of arbitrary constructions: a certificate of exemption or termination is submitted by the competent authority or the competent Building Service (Y.DOM) that issued the deed, or a Certificate of completion of the procedure for inclusion in the electronic system of the TEE (Technical Chamber of Greece), or a certificate of payment of 30% of the single special fine from the electronic system of the TEE, depending on the provisions of the law to which they are subject. Also, copies of floor plans - sections of the building permit or the construction permit are submitted, or on a case by case basis (depending on the inclusion in the respective law of exception - settlement - regulation) the copies of the plans submitted initially to the competent authority or to the TEE electronic system. In buildings that have been erected before the entry into force of GOK / 1955 (Regulation) for which no permit has been issued, drawing plans (floor plan - section) are submitted as well.
For cinemas: Any overdue debts are automatically checked by the Municipality when submitting the notification.
Prerequisite: no confirmed overdue debts to the municipality
Obligation to obtain certification that the establishment may be founded at the specific location.
Supporting documents and record-keeping for theatres.
The interested party submits a notification through the Notify Business electronic system to the competent service of the relevant Municipality. Each notification submitted receives a unique electronic number through the system.
The competent service of the relevant Municipality communicates the notification, within 5 working days, to the competent Fire Service, Health Service, Building Service, competent service of the Ministry of Culture and Sports, and the Hellenic Police. For all notifications sent to the above competent services, the Municipality must ensure that at least 30% per semester of the activities that submit a notification or amendment, in accordance with this procedure, within its territorial jurisdiction, have been inspected.