A joint ministerial decision defined the procedure for notifying the Administration of the operation of swimming pools located within tourist accommodations or within special tourist infrastructure facilities
Swimming pools are not considered to be swimming pools and do not fall under the scope of this decision, including pools where a thermal natural resource or heated seawater is used.
The competent authority for the implementation of the decision is the relevant Regional Tourism Service of the place of installation and operation of the swimming pool of the tourist accommodation, while for swimming pools within main 4 or 5 star tourist accommodation, with a capacity of over 300 beds, within Complex Tourist Accommodations, within Integrated Tourist Development Areas and within special tourist infrastructure facilities, it is the Special Service for the Promotion and Licensing of Tourism Investments.
The relevant Regional Tourism Service of the place of installation and operation is responsible for carrying out on-site inspections as well as imposing the administrative sanctions and measures of the decision.
For the submission of each initial notification of the operation of a swimming pool within a tourist accommodation or within special tourist infrastructure facilities, the prior payment of a fee is required, which is set at the amount of 300 euros per notification. In the event that the notification of a swimming pool is incorporated into the notification of the tourist accommodation, a fee is required both for the notification of the swimming pool in accordance with this and for the notification of the tourist accommodation.
The total revenue from the fee constitutes revenue of the state budget. A percentage of 20% of this revenue is recorded in the Budget of the Ministry of Development, in order to cover relevant expenses of the General Secretariat for Industry of the Ministry of Development. The operator of the swimming pool obtains the fee electronically through the e-fee application, provided that the relevant option has been activated.
In the event that a violation of the notification is found, sanctions are imposed on the swimming pool operator, specifically an administrative fine of 500 to 20,000 euros.
Existing swimming pools that fall within the scope of the decision and are operating at the time of its entry into force are now governed by the provisions of this decision and the swimming pool operator, within 90 days of its entry into force, is obliged to complete the supporting documents for each swimming pool without requiring the issuance of a new fee. Existing swimming pools that are subject to independent notification are obliged to submit a notification within the same deadline, without requiring the issuance of a new fee. In case of non-compliance on time, sanctions are imposed.
