We inform you that, according to Article 4 of Joint Ministerial Decision No. 46982/2025, as of 01-01-2026, an administrative penalty will be imposed for violations committed during the establishment of a company through the One-Stop Electronic Service (e-Υ.Μ.Σ.)., which was completed without legality control by the competent One-Stop Shop Registry Authority (Y.G.E.MI.).

As a violation of Article 12 of Law 4919/2022, during the establishment of a company, it is understood as:

1. the failure to comply with the principle of accuracy when entering data into the e-One-Stop Service information system, not due to an obvious error, which indicatively concerns identity details of natural or legal persons., concerning data related to the company’s registered office, residence permit, etc.
2. errors that occur during the legality and completeness check of the required legalization documents, which, although at the time of establishment are not "uploaded" into the e-One-Stop Service information system., according to paragraph 8 of Article 12 of Law 4919/2022, are kept in the file of the established legal entity and are subject to a random audit by the competent One-Stop Shop Registry Authority (Y.G.E.MI.).

The amount of the fine is determined based on the type of company according to the following table.:

We inform you that, in accordance with Article 8 of Joint Ministerial Decision No. 46982/2025, from 01-01-2026 an administrative penalty is imposed on foreign branches for violations related to the entries of Article 38 of Law 4919/2022. A violation is defined as the submission of false or non-compliant data by the obligated party, based on which the competent G.E.MI. authority registered the branch in the Business Registry.

The amount of the fine is set at:

400 euros for foreign branches registered with the G.E.MI. departments of the General Secretariat for Commerce and 320 euros for foreign branches registered with the G.E.MI. departments of the Chambers of Commerce.

We inform you that according to Article 11 of Joint Ministerial Decision No. 46982/2025, as of 01-01-2026, an administrative sanction is imposed for violations committed by liable parties who, during company formation or modification, performed an automatic reservation of name and/or distinctive title, in violation of the rules set out in paragraph 2 of Article 54 of Law 4919/2022, in conjunction with Ministerial Decision No. 68281/11-07-2022 titled 'Rules for the formation and automatic reservation and pre-reservation of names and distinctive titles of natural or legal persons engaging in commercial or economic activity' (B’ 3647).

A violation of Article 54 of Law 4919/2022 is defined as:

1. non-compliance with the legislation regarding the formation of the name and/or distinctive title,
2. use of terms that refer to public Authorities, Institutions, Services, public offices, non-profit Charitable Foundations, Associations, Organizations, Chambers, and implying any cooperation with them, unless approved,
3. use of wording that offends public morals and especially has offensive, racist or sexist content,
4. reserving an identical name and/or distinctive title that already exists without proper consent,
5. non-compliance with final judicial decisions.

The amount of the fine is determined based on the legal form, the entity type, and for capital companies, their size, according to the table below: