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Notification of Operation in Tourist Furnished Residences, Furnished Rooms for Rent
Basic information
Institutional Body
MINISTRY OF TOURISM
Organizational unit of an institutional body
MINISTRY OF TOURISM
Description
The procedure involves actions taken by the operator of non-primary hotel accommodation (Furnished Rooms and Apartments for Rent (FRAR), Tourist Furnished Residences, Tourist Furnished Villas), before the start of the undertaking’s business operation. The notification procedure has replaced the Special Operation Mark. The planned inspection of the lawful operation of the accommodation facilities shall be carried out on an ex post basis by the competent authorities.
At a glance
| Points of Service | Tourism Companies and Professions Department of the relevant Regional Tourism Service (RTS), MINISTRY OF TOURISM |
| Digital provision points | |
| Number of Documents | Not required |
| Cost | Variable |
| Deadline of Implementation | 5 days |
| Process Diagram |
Conditions
To submit a notification through ‘Notify Business’, the applicant must have TAXISnet access codes.
Existence of a building permit or construction permit issued by the relevant local authority or other competent authority:
For sites which have been conserved, in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 of Law 3843/2010 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 62), a copy of the application confirming that the site conservation procedure has been completed shall be kept at the facility, in accordance with Article 6(5) of Law 3843/2010 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 62).
For constructions or uses that have been subjected to the provisions of Article 24 of Law 4014/2011 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 209) and the provisions of Law 4178/2013, the certificate of completion of the procedure, in accordance with Article 2 of Decision 41498/26.9.2011 of the Minister for Administrative Reform and e-Governance, the Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change and the Minister for Justice, Transparency and Human Rights (Government Gazette, Series II, No 2167) or the certificate of payment of 30% of the total fine from the IT system of the Technical Chamber of Greece shall be kept at the facility.
The applicant has not been irrevocably convicted of a criminal offence.
In the case where the facility is environmentally licensed and in accordance with the terms and conditions for the management and disposal of liquid waste laid down in the decision approving the environmental terms or in the standard environmental commitments and is connected to the sewerage network of the local authority concerned, proof of connection to that network must be kept at the facility.
Where necessary, in accordance with Chapter A of Law 4014/2011 and Annex VI to Decision No 1958/2012 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 21) of the Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change, a decision approving the environmental terms (AEPO) must be issued for projects or activities falling under category A of Annex VI to Decision No 1958/2012 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 21) of the Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change, as in force, or a declaration of inclusion under Standard Environmental Commitments (SEC) for projects or activities falling under category B of that Annex, in compliance with the procedure stipulated by Article 3 of Joint Ministerial Decision No 59845/2012 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 3438).
The active fire safety requirements for buildings are met.
Fees / Imposts
- Fee paid to the Greek State for notification of operation in Furnished Rooms and Apartments for Rent (FRAR), per room.Fee code6272Payment typeBank cashierDigital (debit / credit card)Digital (web banking)Typee-Administrative Fee
- Fee paid to the Greek State for notification of the operation of Tourist Furnished Residences, per room.Fee code7832Payment typeBank cashierDigital (debit / credit card)Digital (web banking)Typee-Administrative Fee
- Fee paid to the Greek State for notification of the operation of Tourist Furnished Villas, per room.Fee code7833Payment typeBank cashierDigital (debit / credit card)Digital (web banking)Typee-Administrative Fee
What you will need
Legislation
- DescriptionClassification into categories with the key system, technical and operational specifications of FRARs Amendment: - MD 4415/2019 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 1011) – Amendment to Article 2 of MD 12868/2018 (general specifications for the establishment of FRARs.Legal references
- DescriptionSpecifications and supporting documents for swimming pools, if either the FRAR or the self-catering accommodation has a swimming pool.Legal references
- DescriptionConversion into notification, supporting documents.Legal references
- DescriptionChapter Α, Nos 1-7: procedures for the operation of tourism companies Amendments: - Law 4796/2021 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 63), Article 18 – Amendment to Article 2 of Law 4276/2014 (granting of a special operating sign) Article 19 – Amendment of Article 7 of Law 4276/2014 (audit procedure – penalties) - Law 4759/2020 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 245) – Amendment to Article 1 of Law 4276/2014 (tourism companies) - 4688/2020 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 101), Article 48 – Amendment to Article 6 of Law 4276/2014 (accommodation classification procedure) Article 49 – Amendment to Article 7 of Law 4276/2014 (audit procedure – penalties) - Law 4531/2018 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 62), Article 39 – Amendment to Article 1 of Law 4276/2014 (tourism companies) - Law 4582/2018 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 208), Part Four (Articles 30-33) – Amendment to Article 1 of Law 4276/2014 (tourism companies) - Amendment to Article 2 of Law 4276/2014 (granting of a special operating sign) - Amendment No 6 to Law 4276/2014 (registration of a distinctive title in the General Commercial Registry instead of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, non-mandatory classification of FRR in star-key categories, the competent classification services being PYT instead of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels) - Amendment to Article 7 of Law 4276/2014 (audit procedure – penalties) - Law 4442/2016 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 230), Article 40 – Notification of operation of tourist accommodation Articles 31 and 42-47 – Amendment to Article 3 of Law 4276/2014 (procedure for granting a special operating sign to hotels / tourist camps) - Amendment to Article 4 of Law 4276/2014 (procedure for granting a special operating sign to rooms for rent) - Amendment to Article 7 of Law 4276/2014 (audit procedure – penalties) - Law 4403/2016 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 125), Article 31 – Amendment to Article 1 of Law 4276/2014 (tourism companies) - Amendment to Article 2 of Law 4276/2014 (granting of a special operating sign) - Amendment to Article 7 of Law 4276/2014 (audit procedure – penalties) - Law 4336/2015 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 94), Article 2, subparagraph A3 – Repeal of paragraphs 1 and 7 of Article 2 of Law 4276/2014 (granting of a special operating sign) as of 1/11/2015 - Law 4308/2014 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 251), Article 41 – Amendment to Article 2 of Law 4276/2014 (granting of a special operating sign) - Amendment to Article 7 of Law 4276/2014 (audit procedure – penalties) - Law 4315/2014 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 269), Article 23 – Amendment to Article 5 of Law 4276/2014 (classification of tourist accommodation) - Law 4305/2014 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 237), Article 35 – Amendment to Article 1 of Law 4276/2014 (tourism companies) - Amendment to Article 5 of Law 4276/2014 (classification of tourist accommodation.Legal references
- DescriptionTechnical and functional specifications and conditions for the licensing of self-catering accommodation Amendments: - Law 4442/2016 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 230), Articles 42, 43 and 46 – Amendment to Article 5 of MD 27715/2013 (amendment or abolition of supporting documents to be submitted) - MD 22883/6.11.2015 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 2405) – Amendment to MD 27715/2013 (replacement of the phrase ‘Topographic diagram of plot/field drawn up by an engineer, member of the Hellenic Technical Chamber’ by: ‘Topographic diagram of plot/field drawn up by an engineer following their professional entitlements’).Legal references
- DescriptionArrangements for self-catering accommodation Amendments: - Law 4442/2016 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 230), Article 43 – Amendment to Article 46 of Law 4179/2013 (amendment of a provision for the fire safety certificate) - Law 4254/2014 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 85), Article 1, subparagraph ID.1 – Amendment to Article 46 of Law 4179/2013 (definition of tourist furnished villas).Legal references
- DescriptionSpecifications for ranking in keys.Legal references
About
Process code
512474
NACE code
55.2
Description of NACE code
Holiday and other short-stay accommodation
Other Information
Languages supported
English
Remarks
Τhe classification of FRARs is optional, in the case of classification, they must issue a certificate of classification from the relevant Regional Tourism Service within 50 days from the notification of their operation. Since the fees are issued according to the number of rooms of each FRAR, the maximum cost of the fee cannot be calculated.
