GREECE Trends and Developments Contributed by: Panagiotis (Notis) Sardelas, Fay Vetouli and Lydia Dimakopoulou, Sardelas Petsa Law Firm
order may be filed. In both cases, the execution of the decision or order will be performed by a bailiff. Public Law Permits and Obligations Main laws governing zoning/permitting and related matters The main laws governing zoning/permitting and related matters are: • Law 4067/2012 – New Construction Law; • Law 1337/1983 – Expansion of Urban Devel - opment Plans, Residential Development and Other Provisions; • Law 4495/2017 – Audit and Protection of Built Environment and Other Provisions; • Law 2508/1997 – Sustainable Urban Develop - ment; • Law 2742/1999 – Spatial Planning, Sustain - able Development and Other Provisions; • Law 2971/2001 – Shoreline and Coastline Protection and Other Provisions; • Law 4819/2021 – Integrated Framework for Managing Waste (including from construc - tion); • Law 4759/2020 – Modernisation of Land Use and Planning Legislation; • Law 4685/2020 – Modernisation of Environ - mental Legislation; • Law 4447/2016 – Spatial Planning/Sustain - able Development; • Law 4014/2011 – Environmental Licensing of Projects; and • Law 4030/2011 – Building Permits. The bodies which control land/building use and/ or occupation and environmental regulation are the City Planning Service of each municipality, the Forest Registries and several Departments of the Ministry of Environment and Energy. Buy - ers are advised to consult a civil engineer on matters concerning the use of real estate and environmental issues.
In addition to the above, Law 3028/2002 pro - vides for the protection of antiquities and cul - tural heritage in general. Protection is focused on the preservation of historical memory for the sake of current and future generations, and on the improvement of the cultural environment. In such cases, several limitations regarding the change of use, renovation and development of a building may be imposed. Climate Change Regulatory measures for reducing carbon dioxide emissions Following a revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) Directive in 2009, EU ETS opera - tions were, in 2012, centralised in a single EU Registry operated by the European Commission. The Union Registry covers all countries partici - pating in the EU ETS. The Union Registry is an online database that holds accounts for station - ary installations (transferred from the National Registries used before 2012) and for aircraft operators (included in the EU ETS since Janu - ary 2012). The Greek Greenhouse Gas Registry is part of the Union Registry and is managed by the Ministry of Environment and Energy. Further regulatory measures The Ministry of Environment and Energy has been running, since 2018, a project known as Εξοικονομώ Κατ’ Οίκον (Saving At Home), which aims to motivate individuals to renovate their homes, in order to make them more sustainable. The process of the renovation is co-funded by the EU. An extension of the project to include businesses has been announced and is expect - ed to be put into force soon.
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