The Ministry of National Economy and Development is oriented to Move the deadline for compulsory certification of all lift in the countrygiving extension until December 31 2025. The current deadline is the June 30th 2025but market reality reveals significant functional and economic obstacles, both in terms of apartment managers as well as in terms of certification bodies.
The market is not ready – where do problems are detected
A lot of managers do not have financial resources for the required technical interventions while certified bodies are not sufficient to meet demand. OR delay In the census and certification process threatens to create massive inability to complywith what this entails at a level fines and legal consequences.
POMIDA: “There is no inventory”
With formal letter toward the relevant ministries, the Panhellenic Federation of Property Owners (POMIDA) It is sounding the alarm: Greece does not have a functional and single lift registerwhile ignored their exact number and status. The Federation is asking for the Immediate activation of the ‘Single Lift Register’in order to be declared through a simple process all public and private liftscertified or not.
New JMD and Scalable Deadlines
The proposed extension will not be a ‘white check’but will be accompanied by the Issuing Nea JMD (Joint Ministerial Decision). This will include different deadlines for compliancedepending on the age, technical characteristics and state of each lift, creating a more realistic and socially right -wide context.
Subsidy for old apartment buildings
On the table lies the proposal to subsidize of the required inspections and modernizations, especially for old apartment buildings with disproportionate cost of compliance. POMIDA points out that Without financial support, the obligation remains theoreticaland the responsibility is carried unjustly on the backs of owners.
The projected fines – what is true
If there is no new political initiative then the fines applicable defined as follows:
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1,500 euros For non -renewal of a certificate
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Up to 15,000 euros For omissions from preservers
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6,000 to 9,000 euros For illegal electricity
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15,000 to 60,000 euros If a sealed elevator operates and an accident occurs
What do the managers and owners do to do
Until the final decision, managers and owners They have to move immediately and prepare for their obligations:
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Inspection programming and issuing/renewal of a certificate
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Entry in the electronic elevator register (when activated)
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Lift insurance and public spaces
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Keeping Safety and Maintenance Specificationsin accordance with applicable standards
The final decision is expected
The decision to extension of the deadline and the relevant regulatory changes expected within the next few weeks. Until then, stakeholders, citizens and professionals have to closely monitor developmentsso as to prepared in a timely and responsible.