General authorisation (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. With it someone in Greece entrusts a person they trust to act for them in everyday matters: at tax offices, citizen service centres, town halls, e-ΕΦΚΑ, banks and utilities. Under the Greek Civil Code an authority takes the form of the act it concerns (art. 217): real estate, and anything done before a notary, needs a notarial power of attorney (πληρεξούσιο), and the document says so.

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How is the text of a Greek general authorisation used on gov.gr?

gov.gr's authorisation service is free and takes free text: paste the description of the matters from the document into it. Every public office must accept the result, and banks as a rule take it too. To keep the document as it is, upload the PDF to docs.gov.gr to have the signature certified digitally, or sign it at a citizen service centre (ΚΕΠ); the police no longer authenticate signatures. gov.gr needs Taxisnet credentials and a mobile phone.

What is the difference between a Greek authorisation (εξουσιοδότηση) and a notarial power of attorney?

Both give authority to act for someone, but that authority takes the form of the act it concerns (art. 217 of the Greek Civil Code). For everyday and administrative matters, a private document with an authenticated signature or the gov.gr authorisation is enough. Buying, selling, giving or mortgaging real estate, and any other act made by notarial deed, needs a notarial power of attorney (πληρεξούσιο).

Do Greek banks accept a general authorisation?

They accept the gov.gr authorisation and a private one with an authenticated signature, but each bank has its own rules. For wide powers, such as running all the accounts or taking out a loan, a bank may ask for a notarial power of attorney. Ask the bank before signing, and for one particular banking transaction prefer a special authorisation that describes it precisely.