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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 ServiceRegional Tourism Services, Points of Single Contact (ΚΕΠ – EKE), Department of Tourism Enterprises and Professions of the relevant Regional Tourism Service.
Number of Documents0
Cost307.2 €
Deadline of Implementation15 days
Process Diagram

Conditions

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

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
  • 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
    3Title deeds or a lease or concession agreement showing that the entrepreneur has an office facility.Property titles
    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.
    4Photocopies of the vehicle registration certificates.Permit
    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.
    5Vehicle classification certificate.Certification
    Filed by
    Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
    Applicant status
    PersonsLegal entities
    6Certificate of authenticity by legal persons who formally represent Greece when it comes to old passenger cars of historical interest (antiques).Certification
    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
    7The 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 from legal entities
    Filed by
    Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
    Applicant status
    Legal entities
    8Legal documents of the legal representative.Legal documents from legal entities
    Filed by
    Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
    Applicant status
    Legal entities
    9Certificate of corporate changes by the competent authority in cases of Limited Liability Companies, General Partnerships, Limited Companies and Private Capital Companies.Certification
    Filed by
    Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
    Applicant status
    Legal entities

    Online request

    Submit a new application for the selected procedure.

    Legislation

    • Description
      Registration in the Register of Tourism Enterprises.
      Legal references
    • Description
      Competence of the Regional Tourism Service for the implementation of the reporting procedure.
      Legal references
    • Description
      Requirements - Procedures for the operation of a Private Passenger Car Rental business.
      Legal references
    • Description
      Requirements - Procedures for the operation of a Private Passenger Car Rental business,
      Legal references
    • Description
      Terms and conditions for the rental of classic passenger vehicles (antiques) by private car rental companies.
      Legal references
    • 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
    • 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

    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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    ID: 226431

    Name: Announcement of Operation of a Private Passenger Car Rental Business