Background information

Due to the war in Ukraine and the fear of possible shortages of basic goods, the government introduced measures in order to ensure the normal function of the supply chain of basic goods and to prevent unfair commercial practices.

With law 4916 (article 87) on 28 March 2022 and the Joint Ministerial Decision (KYA) no. 1368 on 4 April 2022, introduced the obligation of declaring the existing actual stocks on specific agricultural and food products in an electronic platform, especially designed for this reason.

Content of measure

The government introduced an emergency measure to declare stocks of agricultural products and foodstuffs, which provides for the following:

• All businesses (producers, importers, marketing, sales and distribution) must declare available stocks in some categories of goods such as: fertiliser raw materials, liquid and solid fertilisers, animal feed, cereals and flour consumed by humans and vegetable oils.
• The declaration of the above mentioned goods, must be completed within two days, in a specially designed platform of the Ministry of Development by selecting the link "Stock Declaration". Τhe activation of the platform started on 4 April 2022.
• The updating must take place at least once every five days.
• The obligation shall apply for three months beginning from 28 March and may be extended.
• The law provides for imposition of fines for non-compliance to the obligation.

Use of measure

There is no relevant data.

Target groups

Workers	Businesses	Citizens
Does not apply to workers	Other businesses	Does not apply to citizens

Actors and funding

Actors	Funding
National government Company / Companies	No special funding required

Social partners

Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:

	Trade unions	Employers' organisations
Role	No involvement	No involvement
Form	Not applicable	Not applicable

Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:

• No involvement
• Main level of involvement: N/A

Involvement

There was no involvement of social partners.

Views and reactions

There were no social partner's reactions to the measure.

Sources

• 28 March 2022: Law 4916/2022 at 28th March 202 (www.e-nomothesia.gr)
• 29 March 2022: Government: Package of measures in the making for sufficiency of goods, support for farmers (www.cnn.gr)
• 04 April 2022: The stock declaration platform has been launched (www.iefimerida.gr)
• 04 April 2022: Joint Ministerial Decision (JMD) no. 1368 on 4 April 2022 (www.taxheaven.gr)