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Declaration of commencement of energy inspector activities

Basic information

Institutional Body

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY

Organizational unit of an institutional body

SOUTHERN GREECE INSPECTION BODY

Description

Τhe procedure concerns the acquisition of the status of energy inspector (natural persons) of: (a) buildings, (b) heating systems and (c) air-conditioning systems.

At a glance

Points of ServiceAvailable only digitally
Digital provision pointsAnnouncement of commencement of Energy Inspector activity
Number of Documents0
Cost50 €
Deadline of Implementation90 days
Process Diagram

Conditions

The person concerned must obtain a username and password to be able to submit their application online on the website of the Ministry of Environment and Energy (https://www.buildingcert.gr/).

The activity of energy inspector is carried out by holders of degrees in engineering, members of the Technical Chamber of Greece and holders of technical education degrees or engineers who have gained recognition of professional qualifications in Greece, in implementation of the relevant national and EU law, as applicable, and who have the authority to sign the Energy Efficiency Study, as defined in Article 2(25) of Law 4122/2013 in conjunction with Article 12(2) of the Building Energy Efficiency Regulation (Government Gazette, Series II, No 407/2010) and in accordance with the applicable national legislation on professional rights, as applicable. Energy inspectors certified in countries of the European Union shall be included in the corresponding register of energy inspectors referred to in Article 54, in application of the relevant national and European legislation (Article 52 of Law 4409/2016).

The interested party states that there are no legal or other obstacles or conflicts of interest, that they are not an energy inspector (employee of the energy inspection departments of Southern and Northern Greece), are not an employee in the public sector or in the wider public sector, with a public-law or private-law relationship of indefinite duration, that they accept the right of use, statistical processing and disclosure of data relating to energy inspections which they will carry out, without prejudice to the protection of personal data and commercially sensitive information, and that all the information accompanying their application is true.

Fees / Imposts

What you will need

Identification and signature verification means
Other
    Declaration of commencement of energy inspector activities
    What you will need
    1Photocopy of their identity card or passport.Identification document
    Filed by
    Submitted by the applicant (digital)
    Applicant status
    Persons
    2A solemn declaration (Article 8 of Law 1599/1986) of the interested party, validated by authentication of signature or digitally signed or via the new single digital gateway of the public administration.Solemn Declaration
    Filed by
    Submitted by the applicant (digital)
    Applicant status
    Persons
    3Copy of diploma or degree from a Greek university.Proof of Study
    Filed by
    Submitted by the applicant (digital)
    Applicant status
    Persons
    Notes
    In the case of studies at foreign schools, an equivalent and corresponding diploma recognised in accordance with national legislation or a decision on the recognition of professional qualifications in Greece pursuant to the relevant European and national legislation. For graduate engineers, a certificate of registration with the Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE) is sufficient, while for holders of technical education degrees in engineering registered in the Technical Trade Names Book of the TEE, a certificate of registration is sufficient.

    Legislation

    • Description
      Required qualifications of energy inspectors – conflicts of interest of energy inspectors – register of energy inspectors, building inspection file – required supporting documents, procedure for entry in the register of energy inspectors – penalties – repeal of Joint Ministerial Decision 366/2011 Amendments: - Law 4710/2020 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 142/2020) – repeal of paragraph 4 and amendment of paragraph 11 of Article 56 of Law 4409/2016 (penalties) - Law 4447/2016 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 241/2016), Article 22(2) – amendment of Article 55(2) of Law 4409/2016 (electronic submission of applications)
      Legal references
    • Description
      Regulation of the profession of engineer by establishing professional rights for each speciality.
      Legal references

    About

    Process code
    981585
    NACE code
    71.12
    Description of NACE code
    Engineering activities and related technical consultancy
    Legal means of protection or appeal
    Other Administrative Appeal
    Rules for non-response by the competent authority and legal consequences
    Tacit approval

    If the legal requirements are not met or if the information submitted does not show that they are met, the energy inspection departments of the Inspectorate of Northern and Southern Greece of the Ministry of the Environment and Energy shall inform the person concerned in writing that they prohibit them from carrying out the activity, giving the reasons for the decision. Otherwise, after the expiry of three (3) months, the person concerned shall carry out the activity freely, without further notice or action by the person concerned.

    Other Information

    ID: 981585

    Name: Declaration of commencement of energy inspector activities