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Announcement of Operation of a Private Passenger Car Rental Business

Basic information

Institutional Body

MINISTRY OF TOURISM

Description

The procedure concerns the announcement of operation of a rental business for cars of Private Use (P.U.).

At a glance

Points of Service	Regional Tourism Services, Points of Single Contact (ΚΕΠ – EKE), Department of Tourism Enterprises and Professions of the relevant Regional Tourism Service.
Number of Documents	0
Cost	307.2 €
Deadline of Implementation	15 days
Process Diagram

Conditions

Business recommendation (individual, corporate) *For company recommendation see link below

Related link

https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/epikheirematike-drasterioteta/enarxe-kai-luse-epikheireses/sustase-epikheireses

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

Fees / Imposts

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.
Fee code
5714
Payment type
Bank cashierDigital (web banking)Digital (debit / credit card)Hellenic Post
Type
e-Administrative Fee
Fee link
https://www1.gsis.gr/sgsisapps/eparavolo/public/create.htm?langId=2
With the code ALE 1110489001 2% of the amount of the infringement under the heading ‘Other stamp duty fees’.
Payment type
Tax Office cashier
Type
Stamp Duty
With the code AE 1110403001 0.4% of the amount of the offence under the heading ‘additional 20% at stamp duty fee’
Payment type
Tax Office cashier
Type
Stamp Duty

What you will need

Identification and signature verification means

Identification document

Announcement of Operation of a Private Passenger Car Rental Business

What you will need

1An 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.Criminal Record Copy for General Use

Filed by

Ex officio (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

Applicant status

PersonsLegal entities

Notes

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.

2A 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.Single Certificate of Judicial Solvency

Filed by

Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

Applicant status

PersonsLegal entities

Filed by

Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

Applicant status

PersonsLegal entities

Notes

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.

Filed by

Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

Applicant status

PersonsLegal entities

Notes

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.

Filed by

Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

Applicant status

PersonsLegal entities

Filed by

Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

Applicant status

Legal entities

Notes

The legal persons officially representing Greece are: 1. The International Automobile Federation or 2. The International Federation of Old Cars

Filed by

Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

Applicant status

Legal entities

Filed by

Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

Applicant status

Legal entities

Filed by

Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

Applicant status

Legal entities

Online request

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New online request

Useful links

Gateway to Tourism Legislation

Legislation

Description
Registration in the Register of Tourism Enterprises.
Legal references
Link
Description
Competence of the Regional Tourism Service for the implementation of the reporting procedure.
Legal references
Link
Description
Requirements - Procedures for the operation of a Private Passenger Car Rental business.
Legal references
Link
Description
Requirements - Procedures for the operation of a Private Passenger Car Rental business,
Legal references
Link
Description
Terms and conditions for the rental of classic passenger vehicles (antiques) by private car rental companies.
Legal references
Link
Description
Amendment of Decision No 16597/29.12.2010 of the Ministers of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks and Culture and Tourism entitled "Terms and conditions for the establishment and operation and the establishment and operation of businesses for the hiring out of private passenger cars for private use without a driver (Β 2156)", as in force.
Legal references
Link
Description
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)".
Legal references
Link

About

Process code

226431

NACE code

77.1

Description of NACE code

Rental and leasing of motor vehicles

Rules for non-response by the competent authority and legal consequences

Tacit approval

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.

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