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- Greece
Binding for companies applying for investment incentives.
Applicants must:
Submit complete applications and meet environmental and technical eligibility criteria.
Implement projects within approved timelines.
Maintain jobs, production capacity or environmental benefits as required.
Report progress and allow audits and on-site inspections.
Exceptions:
Very small enterprises may follow simplified application procedures.
Projects with limited environmental impact may face streamlined documentation needs.
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What’s Required
Law 3908/2011 establishes Greece’s modern investment incentives framework, including substantial support for green, low-carbon, energy-efficient, and environmentally upgrading projects.
The law provides:
Grants, tax exemptions, leasing subsidies, and wage subsidies to support eligible investments.
Priority incentives for environmental protection, circular economy, renewable energy, energy efficiency, low-carbon manufacturing, and innovation.
Requirements for investors to submit feasibility studies, environmental documentation, and financial plans.
Mandatory compliance with EU state-aid regulations and national verification procedures.
Monitoring obligations to ensure that funded projects deliver the promised economic, environmental, and energy-efficiency outcomes.
Important Deadlines
Law in force since 2011, with multiple amendments and investment “cycles”.
Approved projects must meet implementation milestones typically within 2–5 years.
Ongoing updates via subsequent investment laws (e.g., Law 4399/2016 and Law 4887/2022) retain and expand green-investment principles.
Current Status
Although replaced by newer incentives laws, Law 3908/2011 still governs legacy approved projects and remains an important reference for Greece’s green-investment regulatory evolution. Environmental performance remains a central criterion in all successor frameworks.
Penalties
Repayment of grants or subsidies for non-implementation or false declarations.
Withdrawal of project approval for major deviations from environmental or financial obligations.
Administrative fines and exclusion from future incentives.
Examples of Known Violations
Cases where companies failed to complete projects on time and were required to repay financial aid.
Audit findings on insufficient environmental performance relative to commitments.
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