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Producer and street trader authorisation

Basic information

Institutional Body

MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT

Description

Τhis is a procedure for granting a producer and stationary street trader authorisation. ‘Producer-trader’ means a producer registered in the Register of Farmers and Agricultural Holdings provided for in Law 3874/2010 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 151), who carries out street trading by offering only agricultural products produced by him/her and has been granted a relevant authorisation by a competent authority. ‘Stationary street trading’ means the exercise of street trading activity by a trader always at the same fixed place designated and delimitated by the municipality which has granted the relevant authorisation. Authorisations are granted to natural persons taking part in calls issued by municipalities. The authorisations, designating the relevant places, are granted by municipalities after issuing a call. They are intended for natural persons registered in the Register of Farmers and Agricultural Holdings provided for in Law 3874/2010 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 151). Authorisation holders are selected in accordance with the points awarded to them on the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 16 of Law 4849/2021 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 207). Authorised traders may only sell agricultural products produced by them.

At a glance

Points of ServiceMunicipalities
Digital provision points
Number of Documents0
CostProvided without cost
Deadline of Implementation2 months
Process Diagram

Conditions

The applicant shall register as a professional carrying out economic activity and using a cash register, which must be declared and connected to the information system of the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (TAXIS). Any persons who are eligible for the special arrangement provided for in Article 41 of Law 2859/2000 on the Added Value Tax Code are excluded from this obligation.

The applicants shall have fulfilled all their obligations in terms of tax payments.

The applicant shall be a professional farmer.

The applicants shall have fulfilled all their obligations in terms of social security contributions.

The applicant shall submit a valid registration and a valid certificate of roadworthiness (KTEO certificate) for the vehicle declared (privately owned or other).

The applicant (natural person) shall be awarded points on the basis of certain criteria, as detailed in Ministerial Decision No 55332/27.05.2022 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 2660).

The applicant shall submit a valid health certificate in accordance with Decision No Υ1γ/Γ.Π./οικ. 35797/04.04.2012 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 1199) of the Minister for Health and Social Solidarity.

What you will need

Identification and signature verification means
Identification document, Identification with TAXISnet codes
  • Application / solemn declaration
    Filed by
    Submitted by the applicant (digital)
    Note
    Τhe application must include the information referred to in points (i) to (viii) of Article 1(1) of Ministerial Decision No 55332/27.05.2022 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 2660), namely: a) an application submitted by the applicant including: aa) the applicant’s identity details; ab) the applicant’s Tax Identification Number (AFM); ac) the applicant’s Social Security Registration Number (AMKA) ad) the products to be offered for sale; ae) the registration number of the vehicle (privately owned or other) to be used; af) the number of registration in the Register of Fresh Vegetables Trader, for persons obliged to register therein; ag) the locations where the trading activity will take place; and ah) a solemn declaration to the effect that the person does not hold any other type of street trade authorisation. It is intended for: (a) farmers, (b) agricultural cooperatives or producer groups/organisations
    Applicant status
    Persons
Producer and street trader authorisation
What you will need
1The supporting documents indicated in the call, to evidence that the criteria for awarding points are satisfied, in accordance with Article 16(1)(a) of Law 4849/2021 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 207).Additional supporting documents
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Applicant status
Persons
2A certificate of registration as a professional carrying out economic activity, issued on TAXIS (as appropriate).Certificate
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Applicant status
Persons
Notes
This requirement does not apply to: Producer-traders who are eligible for the special arrangement provided for in Article 41 of Law 2859/2000 on the Added Value Tax Code.
3A certificate of registration of a cash register, issued on TAXIS (as appropriate).Certificate
Applicant status
Persons
Notes
This requirement does not apply to: Producer-traders who are eligible for the special arrangement provided for in Article 41 of Law 2859/2000 on the Added Value Tax Code.
4A tax clearance certificateTax clearance certificate
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Applicant status
Persons
5A social security clearance certificate.Social Security Clearance Certificate (eEFKA)
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Applicant status
Legal entitiesPersons
6A certificate of registration in the Register of Farmers and Agricultural Holdings provided for in Law 3874/2010, confirming that the applicant is a farmer.Certificate
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Applicant status
Persons
7The latest declaration filed with the Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS) for the Single Payment Application and the latest Single Crop / Stock-Farming Declaration filed with the Greek Agricultural Insurance Organisation (ELGA).Declaration
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Applicant status
Persons
8A solemn declaration on the quantities to be sold through street trading, per product, for the products included in the IACS for the Single Payment Application and the latest Single Crop / Stock-Farming Declaration filed with the Greek Agricultural Insurance Organisation (ELGA).Solemn Declaration
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Applicant status
Persons
9A solemn declaration to the effect that the products are produced by the applicant himself/herself and on the quantity to be sold through street trading.Solemn Declaration
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Applicant status
Persons
Notes
Whether the products concerned are such that need not declared on IACS.
10A valid registration for the vehicle declared (privately owned or other).Permit
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Applicant status
Persons
11A valid health certificate in accordance with Decision No Υ1γ/Γ.Π./οικ. 35797/04.04.2012 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 1199) of the Minister for Health and Social Solidarity.Health certificate
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Applicant status
Persons
12An operating authorisation or a preliminary authorisation or an establishment authorisation for the poultry farm, or exemption by law from the relevant authorisation procedure, in accordance with Law 4056/2012 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 52), as well as an egg candling certificate, in accordance with Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 (OJ L 139/55) and (EC) No 589/2008 (OJ L 163/6). The farm code should also be notified in all cases.Permit
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Applicant status
Persons
Notes
Where eggs are included in the products offered for sale.
13An authenticated photocopy of a bee-keeping book, lawfully ratified in accordance with Decision No 370910/14.5.2001 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 642) of the Minister for Agriculture.Other
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Applicant status
Persons
Notes
Where honey is included in the products offered for sale.
14An operating authorisation or a preliminary authorisation or an establishment authorisation for the farm in accordance with Law 4056/2012 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 52).Permit
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Applicant status
Persons
Notes
Where poultry and lagophorms are included in the products offered for sale. More specifically, producers with an annual production in excess of 10 000 poultry and lagophorms who are not obliged to slaughter the animals in approved slaughterhouses intended for poultry and lagophorms, respectively, shall fulfil the obligations imposed by the Directorate for Rural Economy and Veterinary Medicine of the Regional Unit in which the farm is located.
15A valid certificate from the Fisheries Department of the Directorate for Rural Economy and Veterinary Medicine of the Regional Unit concerned, indicating the complete details of the fishing boat, its ownership status, the fishing gear used, the fish species caught, the total quantities per species, as well as that the boat is in operation.Certificate
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Applicant status
Persons
Notes
Where fisheries are included in the products offered for sale.
16A certificate from the Fisheries Department of the Directorate for Rural Economy and Veterinary Medicine of the Regional Unit concerned to the effect that the farm is in operation and indicating the species and quantities of the fisheries produced.Certificate
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Applicant status
Persons
Notes
Where aquaculture fisheries are included in the products offered for sale.
17A distillation permit from the competent customs office, in accordance with Article 7(E.3) and (E.8) of Law 2969/2001 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 281).Permit
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Applicant status
Persons
Notes
Where goods produced by small distillers (also known as ‘2 day’ distillers) are included in the products offered for sale.
18A valid certificate from the Central Electronic Register of Family Businesses (KIMO).Certificate
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Applicant status
Persons
Notes
Where goods produced by family businesses, as referred to in Article 3 of Decision No 4912/120862/5.11.2015 of the Minister for Rural Development and Food (Government Gazette, Series II, No 2468), are included in the products offered for sale.
19A certificate to the effect that the legal requirements are met, as provided for in Article 4(3) of Joint Decision No 2078/80743/25.7.2017 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 2679) of the Minsters for Finance and for Rural Development and Food, except in cases that involve the production of propagation material of flowering plants specified in the ministerial decision referred to in the fourth indent of Article 5(1) of Law 1564/1985 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 164).Certificate
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Applicant status
Persons
Notes
Where propagation material of farmed plants is included in the products offered for sale.
20A harvest declaration, a wine and must production declaration, a declaration of stocks from the previous year, if any, and a copy of the small wine producer declaration submitted to the competent customs authority, in accordance with Article 4(1) of Decision No ΔΕΦΚΦΒ-5026381 ΕΞ 2015/16.12.2015 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 2785) of the Minister for Finance.Declaration
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Applicant status
Persons
Notes
Where bottled wine is included in the products offered for sale.
21An operating authorisation or a preliminary authorisation for the plant.Permit
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Applicant status
Persons
Notes
Where processed products which are not processed in the producer’s plant, but are processed in third-party plants, are included in the products offered for sale. Moreover, the producer must always have available supporting documents indicating the quantities of the products delivered to the processing plant and the relevant final quantities of products received.
22i) A certificate from the veterinary department confirming that the activity concerned has been registered. ii) A certificate of registration in the Central Electronic Register of Family Businesses (KIMO) for the products concerned, in accordance with Decision No 4912/120862/5.11.2015 of the Minister for Rural Development and Food.Certificate
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Applicant status
Persons
Notes
For stock farmers taking advantage of the national measures for own production of dairy products in their stock farm, in accordance with Article 6 of Joint Decision No 3724/162303/22.12.2014 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 3438) of the Ministers for Development and Competitiveness and for Rural Development and Food, provided that dairy products are included in the products offered for sale.
23i) A certificate confirming that the production farm is included in the list of approved plants of the Hellenic Food Authority (EFET), ii) in the case of leased farms, a lease agreement registered in the information system Independent Authority for Public Revenue (TAXIS).Certificate
Applicant status
Persons
Notes
For stock farmers having a privately-owned or leased approved plant, where dairy products are included in the products offered for sale.
24i) A certificate confirming that the milk-processing plant is included in the list of approved plants of the Hellenic Food Authority (EFET) and ii) a private agreement between the stock farmer and the milk-processing plant.Certificate
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Applicant status
Persons
Notes
For stock farmers who do not have a privately-owned or leased plant, but deliver the milk to an approved plant and receive the final processed product, where dairy products are included in the products offered for sale.
25Any certifications required under Regulations (EC) No 834/2007 (OJ L 189), (EC) No 889/2008 (OJ L 250) and (EC) No 1235/2008 (OJ L 334) and Decision No 2543/103240/2.10.2017 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 3529) of the Alternate Minister for Rural Development and Food.Certification
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Applicant status
Persons
Notes
Where organic products are included in the products offered for sale. One’s products may be labelled as ‘organic’ only if this requirement is met.

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Legislation

  • Description
    Reforming and modernising the regulatory framework for the organisation and operation of street trading, laying down provisions on the conduct of recreational activities and simplifying the framework of activities in education, enhancing the legislation on chambers, other provisions of the Ministry of Development and Investment, and other emergency provisions.
    Legal references
  • Description
    Concerning sellers carrying out their activity in short-term street markets; amending Article 37 of Law 4849/2021.
    Legal references
  • Description
    Concerning the deadline for registration in the ‘Open Market’ Integrated Administration System (OPSAA), holders of authorisations for professional trader positions, meaning of temporary positions, holders of eggs and honey producer-trader authorisations, and amending Article 66 of Law 4849/2021.
    Legal references
  • Description
    Concerning goods to be offered for sale by producers and professional street traders.
    Legal references
  • Description
    Concerning combined products offered for sale through street trading, changes to and additions of products, information to be printed on the label put up at the point of sale, and correlation of products offered for sale by professional traders under previous arrangements.
    Legal references
  • Description
    Concerning the supporting documents required to obtain, transfer and renew a producer and professional trader authorisation and the relevant positions or entitlements to carry out street trading activity. Amending Decision No 21061/25.02.2022 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 980) of the Minister for Development and Investment.
    Legal references
  • Description
    Information to be included in the authorisation for granting a position and an entitlement to carry out economic activity to a producer and a professional street trader.
    Legal references
  • Description
    Setting out the content of a report prepared after an inspection that established a breach of Article 61(2) of Law 4849/2021.
    Legal references

About

Process code
871790
NACE code
47.8
Description of NACE code
Retail sale via stalls and markets
Legal means of protection or appeal
Other Administrative appeal / Objection
Rules for non-response by the competent authority and legal consequences
Tacit rejection

Αny person having a legitimate interest may, within 15 days from the date of publication of the results, object to the decision on the results of the call before the competent authority. The decision of the competent authority on the objection shall be issued within 10 days of submission. Any person having a legitimate interest may lodge an appeal against the decision on the objection before the competent administrative court of first instance in accordance with the provisions of Articles 63 to 70 of Law 2717/1999 on the Code of Administrative Procedure (Government Gazette, Series I, No 97).

Other Information

Languages supported
Greek

Remarks

Authorisations are intended for farmers who are registered in the Register of Farmers and Agricultural Holdings provided for in Law 3874/2010 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 151) as professional farmers.

ID: 871790

Name: Producer and street trader authorisation