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Special operating label for spa therapy units and spa tourism centres

Basic information

Institutional Body

MINISTRY OF TOURISM

Description

The procedure pertains to the granting of a Special Operation Label for spa therapy units and spa tourism/thermalism centres.

At a glance

Points of ServicePoints of Single Contact (ΚΕΠ – EKE), MINISTRY OF TOURISM
Number of Documents0
Cost~ 400
Process Diagram

Conditions

Incorporation of a business (sole proprietor, partnership). *To set up a company, see the link below

Existence of an appropriate landholding/property or a concession of use for at least 10 years from the date of submission of the application for approval of the suitability of the landholding.

Recognition of a natural resource as therapeutic.

The applicant has not been irrevocably convicted of a felony.

Submission of an environmental impact assessment for approval, which shall be submitted to the Special Department for Promotion and Licensing of Tourism Investments (EYPATE), shall be duly checked as to the suitability of the land parcel on which the spa therapy unit or spa tourism/thermalism centre will be built, and shall then be forwarded to the competent department of the Ministry of the Environment and Energy. The interested party must submit the decision approving the environmental terms within five (5) years from the date of submission to EYPATE, failing which the SOL shall be automatically revoked and the spa tourism/thermalism centre or spa therapy unit shall be sealed by decision of the head of the relevant Regional Tourism Office.

Fees / Imposts

  • Granting of Special Operation Mark to Spa tourist centres/Thermal spa centres
    Fee code
    2397
    Payment type
    Bank cashierDigital (debit / credit card)Digital (web banking)Hellenic Post
    Type
    e-Administrative Fee

What you will need

Identification and signature verification means
Identification document
  • Application / solemn declaration containing the details of the applicant natural or legal person, their tax identification number (TIN) and the Public Finance Office (DOY) to which they belong. In the same application, the name of the spa therapy unit or spa tourism/thermalism centre to be approved shall also be stated.
    Filed by
    Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
    Note
    In accordance with the template annexed to Ministerial Decision No 1243/23.01.2020 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 438).
    Applicant status
    Legal entities, Persons
Granting of a Special Operation Label for spa therapy units and spa tourism/thermalism centres
What you will need
1Lease agreement in the case of a leased enterprise.Private Agreement
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Applicant status
Legal entitiesPersons
2A copy of the general criminal record of the applicant (representative of the managing body or lessee) showing that the applicant has not received a final conviction for a felony. The supporting document shall be sought ex officio if it is issued by a Greek authority. Natural persons holding the nationality of another state shall submit an equivalent document.Criminal Record Copy for General Use
Filed by
Ex officio (digital)Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
3Certificate from the competent engineer (in accordance with their professional rights): - regarding the proper functioning of the sewerage system, the hygienic disposal of waste water from sanitary areas or a certificate from the relevant local authority attesting that the unit is connected to the municipal sewerage network; - regarding the proper functioning of the system for treating used thermal natural resources before waste water is disposed of.Certificate
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
4A certificate or attestation of microbiological inspection of the therapeutic natural resource used, issued by the Health Service of the relevant Regional Unit or by other accredited laboratories, in accordance with the procedure laid down after checks and sampling have been carried out, in accordance with the health provisions in force for swimming pools.Certification
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Applicant status
Legal entitiesPersons
5A document from a state or other laboratory, in accordance with the prescribed procedure, certifying that the physico-chemical composition of the therapeutic natural resource used is within the range of variation compared to the physical and chemical analyses accompanying the decision to recognise the therapeutic natural resource.Official document
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Applicant status
Legal entitiesPersons
6Certificate of suitability of radiation protection. Issued by the Greek Atomic Energy Commission (EEAE) on the basis of a radiological study carried out by it or an agency authorised by it.Certification
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Applicant status
Legal entitiesPersons
7Fire safety certificate for the premises of the centre, issued by the relevant Fire Department.Certification
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Applicant status
Legal entitiesPersons
8A solemn declaration by the managing body or the operator (in the case of a leased undertaking) that the health-code requirements of the applicable legislation have been met.Solemn Declaration
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Applicant status
Legal entitiesPersons
9An electrician’s certificate attesting the proper functioning of the electricity supply.Certification
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Applicant status
Legal entitiesPersons
10Building permit or construction permit issued by the relevant local authority or other competent authority.Βuilding permit
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Applicant status
Legal entitiesPersons
11Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the approval of environmental conditions of the spa therapy unit.Environmental Compliance Receipt
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Applicant status
Legal entitiesPersons
12A solemn declaration under Law 1599/1986 of the managing body or the lessee of the undertaking stating the name and specialisation of the responsible doctor and their alternate and their registration numbers at the relevant medical association.Solemn Declaration
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Applicant status
Legal entitiesPersons
13Rules of Procedure.Regulation
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Applicant status
Legal entitiesPersons
14A solemn declaration of the managing body or the lessee of the undertaking that the technical and operational specifications of Article 3 of Ministerial Decision 2704/2018 are met.Solemn Declaration
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Applicant status
Legal entitiesPersons
15The Ministerial Decision, published in the Government Gazette, recognising the natural resource to be used as a therapeutic product.Rule
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Applicant status
Legal entitiesPersons
16Documents proving the legal establishment and operation of the legal personLegal documents from legal entities
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Applicant status
Legal entitiesPersons
17Certificate from the competent engineer, in accordance with their professional rights, regarding the proper functioning of the seawater treatment system before waste water is disposed of.Certificate
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Applicant status
Legal entitiesPersons
18A certificate or attestation of microbiological inspection of the seawater used, issued by the health service of the relevant Regional Unit or by other accredited laboratories in accordance with the prescribed procedure after checks and sampling have been carried out in accordance with the health-code provisions in force for swimming pools.Certification
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Applicant status
Legal entitiesPersons
19State or other laboratory document certifying that the salt content of the seawater to be used does not differ in salt content by more than 2% from that of offshore water (reference point), i.e. that the chloride content of the seawater is between 17‰ and 23‰; that the water does not contain more than 0.5 mg/l of petroleum-derived hydrocarbons (expressed as chrysene); and that its radioactivity content is within the natural limits.Official document
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Applicant status
Legal entitiesPersons
20A solemn declaration by the managing body or the lessee of the undertaking that the technical and operational specifications of Ministerial Decision 8928/2012, as currently in force, are met.Solemn Declaration
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Applicant status
Legal entitiesPersons

Legislation

  • Description
    Development of spa tourism and other provisions.
    Legal references
  • Description
    Introduction into KEP-PSCs of the granting a special operating label (SOL) to health care units and spa tourism/thermalism centres, in accordance with the provisions of application template No 2704/13-02-2018.
    Legal references
  • Description
    Technical/operational specifications, procedure for granting SOL
    Legal references
  • Description
    Microbiological quality of thermal spring water
    Legal references
  • Description
    Technical specifications for revitalisation centres (spas) included in tourism accommodation complexes
    Legal references
  • Description
    Terms and conditions of operation of spa therapy units, spa tourism/ thermalism centres and thalassotherapy centres, procedure/supporting documents for SOL
    Legal references

About

Process code
724321
NACE code
93.29
Description of NACE code
Other amusement and recreation activities
Legal means of protection or appeal
Judicial redress 
Rules for non-response by the competent authority and legal consequences
Tacit approval

If the prescribed time limit expires, it shall be presumed that the special operating label has been issued in accordance with Article 14(4) of Law 3844/2010 ((Government Gazette, Series I, No 63), and the interested party may request a certificate to that effect from the authority competent to grant it, which must issue it.

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ID: 724321

Name: Special operating label for spa therapy units and spa tourism centres