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Temporary Cross-Border Provision of Services for the Profession/Activity of Shipping Agent

Basic information

Institutional Body

MINISTRY OF MARITIME AFFAIRS AND INSULAR POLICY

Organizational unit of an institutional body

HELLENIC COAST GUARD

Description

The procedure concerns the temporary and occasional exercise of the profession/activity of the shipping agent and is addressed to providers who are licensed and permanently practising the profession/activity in another EU Member State and wish to operate in the Greek territory for a limited period of time.

At a glance

Points of ServicePoints of Single Contact (ΚΕΠ – EKE), Port Authorities, DIRECTORATE-GENERAL OF LIMENIC POLITICAL PAYMENTS, PAYMENTS AND LIMENIC AUTHORITY
Number of Documents0
CostProvided without cost
Deadline of Implementation20 days
Process Diagram

Conditions

The person concerned must legally practice the profession/activity in question in the Member State of establishment.

The Port Authority must check the establishment used by the person concerned for the first time.

The person concerned must have declared commencement of work at the competent tax office.

The person concerned must not have been convicted of the following offences without a final conviction: deprivation of liberty for espionage, spreading false news, crimes of petition, bribery, corruption, oppression, infidelity, causing a shipwreck with intent, rape, coercion into sexual intercourse, seduction, pimping, exploitation of prostitutes, trafficking in human beings, theft, embezzlement, abstraction, robbery, extortion, fraud, smuggling, violation of the laws on drugs and on the protection of the national currency and the provisions on illegal fishing with explosives, toxins, narcotics, corrosive, chemical and vegetable substances or substances producing electric discharges, for violation of Compulsory Law 192/36 and, in general, to a sentence which has resulted in even partial deprivation of civil rights. In the case of a legal person, it shall be submitted in the name of the legal representative.

What you will need

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Identification document
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    Temporary Cross-Border Provision of Services for the Profession/Activity of Shipping Agent
    What you will need
    1A certificate from the competent authority of the Member State of establishment that the person concerned is legally established in that Member State and is lawfully exercising the profession in question and that he/she is not prohibited, even temporarily, from exercising that profession at the time the certificate is issued.Certificate
    Filed by
    Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
    Applicant status
    Legal entitiesPersons
    Notes
    This certificate must be legally certified and translated into Greek.
    2An acceptable employment document certifying that the person concerned is engaged in the Member State of establishment in the activity in question, which he/she will perform in the Greek territory.Proof of Work
    Filed by
    Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
    Applicant status
    Legal entitiesPersons
    3Proof of the Port Authoritys inspection of the suitability and completeness of the building and office premises, if the premises are being used for the first time for the purpose of the shipping agency by the provider.Official document
    Filed by
    Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
    Applicant status
    Legal entitiesPersons
    4A formal declaration by the interested party stating that it has the required declaration of commencement of operations (with reference to the number of the licence in question and the competent tax office).Solemn Declaration
    Filed by
    Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
    Applicant status
    Legal entitiesPersons
    5An equivalent or corresponding document from the criminal record of Greece, translated into Greek, showing that the applicant has not been irrevocably convicted of the following offences: deprivation of liberty for espionage, spreading false news, crimes of petition, bribery, oppression, infidelity, causing a shipwreck with intent, rape, coercion into promiscuity, seduction, pimping, exploitation of prostitutes, trafficking in human beings, theft, embezzlement, abstraction, robbery, extortion, fraud, smuggling, violation of the laws on drugs and on the protection of the national currency and the provisions on illegal fishing with explosives, toxins, narcotics, corrosive, chemical and vegetable substances or substances producing electric discharges, for violation of Compulsory Law No. 192/36 and, in general, to a sentence which has resulted in even partial deprivation of civil rights. In the case of a legal entity, it shall be submitted in the name of the legal representative.Criminal Record Copy for General Use
    Filed by
    Submitted by the applicant (digital)Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
    Applicant status
    Legal entitiesPersons
    6Photocopies of the legal documents of the legal entity and any amending acts as well as a relevant document showing the appointment 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
    Notes
    - All supporting documents must be written in Greek. Certificates of participation issued abroad must be accompanied by a simple translation into Greek. If the required equivalent documents/certificates are not issued in a country or if they do not cover all cases, they will be replaced by a formal declaration by the interested party, made before an administrative authority or by an affidavit before a notary or a judicial authority, stating that the specific documents are not issued in that country and that the specific legal situations do not apply to the specific person. The documents issued in accordance with the above may not be submitted after three (3) months from the date of their issue; - The conditions and qualifications of a shipping agent must be met by at least one (1) of the legal or appointed representatives of the legal person, who must be declared to the Port Authority.

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    Legislation

    • Description
      Cross-Border provision of services for the exercise of twelve (12) administrative procedures under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Shipping and the Aegean/Headquarters of the Hellenic Coast Guard in the Greek territory, in accordance with the provisions of article 17 of Law No. 3844/2010 (A΄63) pursuant to the provisions of Article 17 of Regulation 3844/2010 (A΄63) implementing Directive 2006/123/EC.
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    • Description
      Adaptation of Greek legislation to Directive 2006/123 of the European Parliament and of the Council on services in the internal market and other provisions.
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    Process code
    911856
    NACE code
    52.29
    Description of NACE code
    Other transportation support activities

    Other Information

    Languages supported
    English

    ID: 911856

    Name: Temporary Cross-Border Provision of Services for the Profession/Activity of Shipping Agent

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