Article 90

Vehicle Inspection

1. Motor vehicles, three-wheeled vehicles, motorcycles, and mopeds in use in the country, as well as any trailers towed by them, are subject to regular periodic technical inspections.

2. If, with respect to a road vehicle or trailer referred to in paragraph 1, there are doubts as to its safe and proper operation on public roads, the police authorities and the agencies authorized by the competent ministers or regional governors may order an emergency technical inspection of such vehicle.

3. The violation committed by the driver or owner of a public passenger vehicle, ambulance, truck, or trailer weighing more than three and a half (3.5) metric tons, or a bus, who fails to present the vehicle for a regular or special technical inspection within the specified time limit, or who violates paragraph 1 of Article 5 of Law 1350/1983 (A’55), regarding the prohibition of road vehicles from operating when they are not equipped with a technical inspection certificate, is classified in category E3-B. The same violation for all other vehicles is classified as Category E2-B.

4. The administrative measure of revoking the driver’s license, as provided for in paragraph 3, is imposed only on the driver. The administrative fine and the administrative measure of revoking the vehicle registration, where applicable, are imposed on the vehicle owner.

5. a. All construction machinery is subject to a periodic technical inspection every five (5) years following the issuance of the initial construction machinery permit.

b. The scope of the periodic technical adequacy inspection of construction machinery covers issues related to the safe operation and use of the construction machinery.

c. Periodic inspections of the technical adequacy of construction machinery are conducted by Inspection Bodies (Inspection Bodies) that have been approved by the Ministry of Development, in accordance with the procedure set forth in Decision No. 3354/91/8.2.2001 of the Deputy Minister of Development “Establishment of a Framework for the Recognition of Competence and the Approval of Certification or Inspection Bodies in the Mandatory Sector” (B’ 149), as currently in force, and are accredited for this purpose in accordance with the “ISO EN 17020” standard, as currently in force. The personnel of the F.E. who conduct periodic technical adequacy inspections of construction machinery are engineers with a college degree.

d. The penalties set forth in paragraphs 3 and 4 apply mutatis mutandis to construction machinery as well.

e. For the “Permanent Deletion” and “Temporary Deletion” of construction machinery and special-category vehicles from the registry of construction machinery and special-category vehicles, as specified in Joint Decision No. 21867/September 26, 2016, Joint Decision of the Ministers of Finance and Infrastructure, Transport, and Networks “Terms, Conditions, and Procedures for Type Approvals and Registration Permits Concerning Construction Machinery (CM) and Special-Category Vehicles” (B’ 3276), as currently in force, which are not exempt from the payment of usage fees, provided that a certificate from the competent Tax Administration office is presented confirming that the fees in question have been assessed and paid for previous years and, at most, for the last ten (10) years from the date of deregistration, as specified in the aforementioned joint ministerial decision. The submission of the certificate referred to in the preceding paragraph does not affect any fees owed for periods beyond the aforementioned time frame.