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Kosmidis & Partners, solicitors

Partnering international businesses in Greece

Establishment of the National Land Register in Greece by Ktimatologio AE

Description of the 2007 and 2008 registration phases, with division according to region. Guidance on deadlines and obligations when registering properties and rights.

1. 2007 registration phase:

During the 1st phase of implementation, Ktimatologio AE took comprehensive measures to accelerate the process of implementing the National Land Register (Ktimatologio) in Greece.

The decision in March 2007 by Georgios Souflias, Minister for the Environment and Regional Planning, meant that all the local authorities in Attica, Thessaloniki and the capitals of the prefectures, which up to that point had not been recorded in the Land Register during one of the previous schemes, were called upon to register in the Land Register (establishment of the Land Register and undertaking of registration).

The intention is that two-thirds of the country's population, 31 million acres and 6.7 million rights will be entered and registered in the Greek Land Register with the nine regions that have been included in the National Land Register.

The Land Register registration scheme was completed in 340 of the country's regions within the first three months of 2008.

When this scheme comes to an end, approximately 84 million acres and 6 million rights should be registered, and a planned 97 Land Registries should be in operation. The following areas had been registered as of 26.5.2008:

The areas recorded in the Land Register as of the start of 2009 include the following 340 regions:

1. ETOLOAKARNANIAS: AGGELOKASTROU, AGIOU ILIA, ETOLIKOU, GOURIAS, ELLINIKON, LISIMACHIAS, MASTROU, MESSOLOGGIOU, NEOCHORI (MESSOLLOGGIOU), STAMNAS, CHRISOVERGIOU
2. ARGOLIDAS: ARGOUS, KEFALARIOU, KIVERIOU, KOUTSOPODIOU, MILON, NEAS KIOY, SKAFIDAKIOU
3. ARKADIAS: ASTROUS, DOLIANON, KSIROPIGADOU, PARALIOU ASTROUS
4. ARTAS: ARTEON, VLACHERNIS, KAMPIS, PANTANASSIS (PANTANASSIS), PETA, FILOTHEI
5. ATTIKIS: AGIA PARASKEUIS, AGIOU DIMITRIOU, AGIOSUIOANNI RENTI, EANTIOU, AMAROUSIOU, AMPELAKION, ARTEMIDOS (LOUTSA), VRILISSION, VYRONOS, GERAKA, GLIKON NERON, DRAPETSONAS, ELEFSINOS, ZOGRAFOU, KESARIANIS, KERATSINIOU, KORYDALLOU, MAGOULAS, MELISSION, NEA PERAMOU, NEA SMYRNIS, NEOU PSYCHIKOU, NIKAIAS, PAIANIAS, PERAMATOS, SALAMINOS, SELINION, SPATON-LOUTSAS, FILOTHEIS, CHALANDRIOU, CHOLARGOU
6. ACHAIAS: PATREON
7. VIOTIAS: KASTROU, LOUTSIOU, ORCHOMENOU, PAVLOU
8. GREVENON: GREVENON, KARPEROU, FELLIOU
9. DRAMAS: AGIOU ATHANASSIOU, KALAMPOKIOU, KALAMONOS, KEFALARIOU, M. ALEXANDROU
10. DODEKANISSOU: PATMOU, SYMIS
11. EVROU: ANTHIAS, LOYTROU
12. EYBOIAS: AGIOOU NIKOLAOU, BASILIKOU, DROSIAS, MYTIKA, CHALKIDEON
13. EVRITANIAS: AGIOU ANDREOU, ANIADAS, KARPENISIOU, KLAYSIOY, KORISCHADON (KYPSELIS), MEGALOU CHORIOU, MOYZILOU
14. ZAKINTHOS: ARGASIOU, BASILIKOU, KALAMAKIOU, PANTOKRATOROS
15. ILIAS: ARETIS, LECHENON, MANOLADOS, NEAS MANOLADOS
16. IMATHIAS: AGIAS BARBARAS, VERGINIS, VERIAS, PALATITSION, TRIPOTAMOU
17. IRAKLIOU: IRAKLIOU
18. THESPROTIAS: ASPROKKLISIOU, PLAISIOU, SAGIADAS, FILIATON
19. THESSALONIKIS: AGIAS TRIADOS, ANALIPSEOS, ASVESTOCHORIOU, VASILIKON, EKSOCHIS, THERMIS, KALAMARIAS, MODIOU, NEAS RAIDESTOU, NEOU RYSIOU, NEON EPIVATON, PANORAMATOS, PERAIAS, PLAGIARIOU, PYLAIAS, TAGARADON, CHORTIATI
20. IOANNINON: ANATOLIS, IOANNINON, KATSIKA, STAVRAKIOU
21. KAVALAS: AVRAMILIAS, AGIASMATOS, AGIOU ANDREOU, DIALEKTOU, ELEFTHEROUPOLEOS, ELEFTHERON, KAVALAS, KERAMOTIS, NEAS IRAKLITSAS, NEAS KARIAS, NEAS PERAMOU, KSERIA, PARADISOU, PIGON, FILIPPON
22. KARDITSAS: AGIAS TRIADOS, AGNANTEROU, KALOGIANON, PALAIOCHORIOU, PROASTIOU (PARAPRASTENIS)
23. KASTORIAS: AMPELOKIPON, ARGOUS ORESTIKOU, DISPILIOU, KASTORIAS, LEFKIS, MAVROCHORIOU, MESOPOTAMIAS, POLIKARPIS
24. KERKYRAS: ALEPOUS, KANALIOU, KATO KORAKIANAS, KERKYRAION
25. KEFALLINIAS: ARGOSTOLIOU, DAVGATON, DILINATON, THINAIAS, KOUVALATON, KOUROUKLATON, SOULLARON, FARAKLATON, FARSON
26. KILKIS: AGIOU PETROU, AKSIOCHORIOU, ASPROU, EVROPOU, MESIAS, PEFKODASOUS, POLIKASTROU, POLIPETROU, RIZION
27. KOZANIS: AGIOU CHRISTOFOROU, OLIMPIADOS, PERDIKKA, PTOLEMAIDOS
28. KORINTHIAS: ASSOU, VOCHAIKOU, VRACHATIOU, ZEVGOLATIOU, KATO ASSOU, KOKKONIOU, LECHAIOU, NERANTZIS (D. VELOU-NERANTZIS), PERIGIALIOY
29. KYKLADON: AKROTIRIOU, ANO SYROU, APOLLONIAS, ARTEMONOS, VARIS, GALISSA, EMPORIOU, EPISKOPIS GONIA, ERMOUPOLEOS, KIMOLOU, MANNA, MEGALOCHORIOU, MILOU, MIKONION, PAGOU, POSIDONIAS, PIRGOU KALLISTIS, FINIKOS, CHROUSON
30. LAKONIAS: GYTHIOU, LAGIOU, SKALAS
31. LARISSAS: AMPELONOS, ARGIROPOULIOU, GIANNOULIS, TYRNAVOU, FALANNIS
32. LASITHIOU: AGIOU NIKOLAOU, VROUCHA, ELOUNTAS, LOUMA, SKINIA
33. LESBOU: AGIAS MARINIS, ALYFANTON, KATO TRITOUS, LOUTRON, MESAGROU, MORIAS, MYTILINIS, PALAIOKIPOU, PANAGIOUDAS, PAPPADOU, PERAMATOS, PLAKADOU, TAKSIARXON
34. LEFKADAS: ALEXANDROU, APOLPAINIS, VAFKERIS, KARIOTON, KARIAS, KATOUNIS, LEFKADOS, NYDRIOU, PIGADISANON, PLATISTOMON, SFAKIOTON, TSOUKALADON
35. MAGNISIAS: ALONNISSOU, NEAS AGCHIALOU, SKIATHOU
36. MESSINIAS: ANTIKALAMOU, ASPROCHOMATOS, THOURIAS, KALAMATAS, LAIKON, MESSINIS, SPERCHOGIAS
37. XANTHIS: AVATOU, ERASMIOU, EVLALOU, MAGGANON
38. PIERIAS: MAKRIGIALOU, METHONIS, NEA AGATHOUPOLEOS
39. PREVEZAS: THESPROTIKOU, NEAS KERASOUNTOS, PETRAS, ROMIAS, STEFANIS, FILIPPIADOS,
40. RETHIMNIS: ADELE, ARGIROUPOLEOS, ARMENON, ATSIPOPOULOU, GERANIOU, EPISKOPIS (RETHIMNIS), MAROULA, PRASION, PRINE, RETHIMNIS, ROUSSOSPITIOU, CHROMONASTIRIOU
41. RODOPIS: AIGIROU, KOMOTINIS, MESIS (PAGOURION)
42. SERRON: SERRON
43. TRIKALON: AGIAS KIRIAKIS, GLINOU, MEGALON KALIVION, PATOULIAS, SERVOTON, TRIKKAION
44. FTHIOTIDAS: AGIOU KONSTANTINOU, ARKITSAS, ATALANTIS, KYPARISSIOU, LIVANATON, MALESINIS, MARTINOU, PROSKYNA, TRAGANAS
45. FLORINAS: AGIOU ACHILLIOU, AMYNTAIOU, ANTARTIKOU, VALTONERON, KALLITHEAS, LAIMOU, LEVAIAS, LEFKONOS, PEDINOU, PLATEOS, FILOTA
46. FOKIDAS: AGIOU GEORGIOU, AGIOU KONSTANTINOU, AMFISSIS, ITEAS, KIRRAS, SERNIKAKIOU, CHRISSOU
47. CHALKIDIKIS: AGIOU NIKOLAOU, NEOU MARMARA, NIKITI, SARTIS, SYKEAS
48. CHANION: GAVDOU, KOUNOUPIDIANON, MOURNION, NEAS KYDONIAS, NEROKOUROU, PERIVOLION (KYDONIAS), SOUDAS, CHANION
49. CHIOU: ANEMONA, THYMIANON, IONIAS, KAMPOCHORON, MASTICHOCHORION, NEOCHORIOU, CHIOU

2. 2008 registration phase:

Other municipalities were included in the Land Register during the second stage. On 17 June KTIMATOLOGIO AE launched the new phase of Land Register registration in 107 municipalities, settlements and communities in Attica, Thessaloniki and the prefecture capitals, which had not been registered in the Land Register during the previous scheme. This latest Land Register registration phase is supposed to be completed in 2011.

Owners of properties in these 107 regions or holders of rights to them living in Greece were initially set a deadline of 31.10.2008 for declaration to the National Land Registry.

Owners living in Greece were then granted a period of grace to 21 November 2008. When this deadline had also expired, a final deadline of 12 December was set for missing declarations, although with imposition of a fine.

The registration deadline for property owners permanently domiciled abroad expired on 30 December 2008.

Areas and regions newly registered by current extension of the Land Register in Greece

The following is a list of the 107 new regions that were called upon to register in the Land Register:

Prefecture of Attica

Prefecture of Thessaloniki

1. Municipality of THESSALONIKI
2. Municipality of AGIOU PAVLOU
3. Municipality of AMPELOKIPON
4. Municipality of ELEFTHERIOU KORDELIOU
5. Municipality of EFKARPIAS
6. Municipality of EVOSMOU
7. Former community of IONIAS
   (now communities of NEAS MAGNISIAS and DIAVATON in the municipality of ECHEDOROU)
8. Municipality of MENEMENIS
9. Municipality of NEAPOLEOS
10. Municipality of PEFKON
11. Municipality of POLICHNIS
12. Municipality of STAVROUPOLEOS
13. Municipality of SYKEON
14. Municipality of TRIANDRIAS
15. Municipality of OREOKASTROU

Other regions

1. Geographical community of NAFPLIEON, NAFPLIOU municipality, ARGOLIDAS prefecture
2. Geographical community of TRIPOLEOS, TRIPOLIS municipality, ARKADIAS prefecture
3.  Geographical community LEVADEON, LEVADEON municipality, VOIOTIAS prefecture
4.  Geographical district of DRAMAS, DRAMAS municipality, DRAMAS prefecture
5. Geographical community of ALEXANDROUPOLEOOS, ALEXANDROUPOLEOS municipality, EVROU prefecture
6. Geographical community of ZAKINTHION, ZAKINTHION municipality, ZAKINTHOU prefecture
7.  Geographical community of PIRGOU, PIRGOU municipality, ILIAS prefecture
8. Geographical community of IGOUMENITSIS, IGOUMENITSIS municipality, THESPROTIAS prefecture
9. Geographical community of KARDITSIS, KARDITSAS municipality, KARDITSIS prefecture
10. Geographical community of KILKIS, KILKIS municipality, KILKIS prefecture
11. Geographical community of KOZANIS, KOZANIS municipality, KOZANIS prefecture
12.  Geographical community of KORINTHOU, KORINTHION municipality, KORINTHIAS prefecture
13.  Geographical community of SPARTIATON, SPARTIS municipality, AKONIAS prefecture
14.  Geographical community of LARISSIS, LARISSAS municipality, LARISSIS prefecture
15.  Municipality of VOLOU, MAGNISIAS prefecture
16. Geographical community of XANTHIS, XANTHIS municipality, XANTHIS prefecture
17. Geographical community of EDESSIS, EDESSAS municipality, PELLIS prefecture
18. Geographical community of KATERINIS, KATERINIS municipality, PIERIAS prefecture
19.  Geographical community of PREVEZIS, PREVEZIS municipality, PREVEZIS prefecture
20.  Geographical community of SAMION, VATHEOS municipality, SAMOU prefecture
21. Geographical community of LAMIEON, LAMIEON municipality, FTHIOTIDAS prefecture
22.  Geographical community of FLORINIS, FLORINAS municipality, FLORINIS prefecture
23.  Geographical community of POLIGIROU, POLIGIROU municipality, CHALKIDIKIS prefecture

Requirements for registering a property in the Land Register in Greece

Before a property can be registered with the competent Land Registry office:

1. Possible pendencies in connection with the real estate or rights thereto are to be clarified, which include, for example, verifying whether the corresponding titles are properly registered in the local title registers and whether additions and/or corrections are necessary, whether there are still defects in the contracts, or whether as yet open preliminary contracts or resolutory conditions are to be regulated in contracts, etc.,
2. The necessary documents must be enclosed with the application, namely
   a) photocopies of the deeds which prove the rights to the real estate (e.g. contracts)
   b) proof of payment of the registration fee for registration in the Land Register (receipt).

When submitting the application, a copy of the applicant's personal identity card or passport is required, as is a document showing the applicant's tax reference (e.g. tax assessment, utility bill, etc.).

3. Consequences of missing the deadline for registration in the Land Register

Usually the only option still open to owners who have failed to register their property/rights in a timely manner is to bring a suit before the competent regional court in non-contentious proceedings for recognition of the property within eight years of the deadline expiring. The court's decision allows late registration of the real estate in the name of the actual owner. Only in very rare cases and only if conclusive proof is at hand will the Land Registry allow an entry simply by means of application, for example if the owner's name is already recorded in the Land Registry within the scope of other official procedures for a property.

(Status: beginning of 2009. No responsibility is accepted for any information provided, which is subject to alteration.)