Special authorisation for a specific act (Greece)

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gov.gr issues authorisations free; this document gives you the wording, to paste there, or to sign as a PDF and have the signature certified free on docs.gov.gr or at a citizen service centre (ΚΕΠ). It is DocMuse's own text, not the Greek state's form. It covers one precisely described act in Greece — collecting a document, filing an application, signing a contract, receiving a payment — and sets the limits of the authority, whether the agent may appoint a substitute or deal with themselves, and until when it is valid. Under the Greek Civil Code an authority takes the form of the act (art. 217): selling real estate, or any act made by notarial deed, needs a notarial power of attorney.

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Common questions

Can a Greek special authorisation be issued free on gov.gr?

Yes. gov.gr's authorisation service is free: paste the description of the act and its limits from the document into the free text. The result has the force of a document with an authenticated signature, and public bodies must accept it. Alternatively, upload the PDF to docs.gov.gr for digital certification of the signature, or sign it at a citizen service centre (ΚΕΠ) — not at the police, since 2022. Neither is enough for an act that needs a notary.

When is a special authorisation better than a general one in Greece?

When there is one specific matter: collecting a certificate, filing documents, signing a lease, receiving a refund. The office or bank sees at once what is allowed, and the agent can do nothing else. Describe the act precisely — a reference number, an account, an amount, a minimum price — so that there is no doubt about its limits.

Must a Greek special authorisation be made before a notary?

Only if the act requires it. The authority follows the form of the act it concerns (art. 217 of the Greek Civil Code): selling, buying or gifting real estate, and any other act made by notarial deed, needs a notarial power of attorney, and a private document will not do. For everything else, a private document with an authenticated signature or the gov.gr authorisation is enough.