All geotechnical professionals are members of the Geotechnical Chamber of Greece (GEOT.E.E.), as follows: (a) agronomists, foresters, geologists and veterinarians, if they are graduates: - of the Higher Agricultural School of Athens. - of the departments of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment, and Veterinary Medicine of the School of Geotechnical Sciences of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki - of the departments of Geology of the Faculties of Science of the Greek Universities. - of the departments of Natural Sciences and Geography or the Department of Natural Sciences of the Physical and Mathematical Schools of the country, if registered before 1969, who can prove that they practice the geologist profession. - of similar preexisting University Faculties and departments or other equivalent ones that may be created in the future. - of recognized equivalent Schools abroad. (b) Ichthyologists graduates of the Departments of Physics or Biology of the Schools of Sciences or of the department of Natural Sciences of the Physical and Mathematical Schools of the country as well as graduates of recognized equivalent departments and Schools of abroad who serve or have served with the specialty of ichthyologist in the public sector or in a juridical person of public law (NPDD).

The announcement of the commencement of the practice of the geotechnical profession shall indicate the identity, contact and mailing de-tails of the announcer. To register as a member in the Chamber, one must: a) be a Greek national or a national of another Member State of the European Union. b) not have been deprived of the free management of his/her property; c) not have been irrevocably convicted for one of the crimes mentioned in the provision of article 18 par. 2 of Law 1811/51, as codified by PD 611/77 (GG 198 A).

The State fees for certificates or attestations issued by GEOT.E.E. (article 13 par. 1, case e of law 474/1984) shall have been paid; these are set at five (5) euros per certificate or attestation, except for the attestations of meeting of legal conditions for starting the practice of geotech-nical profession and the exercise of the geotechnical profession of par. 2 of article 2, where the fees in favor of the Chamber are set at fifty (50) euros and thirty (30) euros, respectively.