Greece

Official name Region ISO 3166-2 code Flag
Greece
Europe
GR

Party status

Type Party status Date of joining Entry into force
Party Accession 08 October 1992 06 January 1993

National contacts

Management authorities

1. Central CITES Management Authority

Ministry of Environment and Energy
General Secretariat of Forests
General Directorate for Forests and Forest Environment
Directorate of Planning and Forest Policy
Websites
http://www.ypeka.gr
Email
[email protected]
Mailing address
Department for the Control of the Trade and Transport of Wildlife and CITES Species
(Central CITES Management Authority)
Terma Alkmanos str.
GR-11 528 ILISIA - ATHENS


a) Eleni Giakoumi
Acting Director 

Last update
16 January 2023

Regional Management Authorities competent to grant permits and certificates for the following regions / Autoridades Administrativas regionales competentes para conceder permisos y certificados para las regiones siguientes / Organes de gestion régionaux compétents pour délivrer des permis et certificats pour les régions suivantes:

2. Attica

Ministry of Environment and Energy
Inspectorate of Forestry Policy Implementation of Attica
Directorate of Coordination and Supervision of Forests
Department of Forest and Woodland Protection
Office for International Conventions
Email
[email protected]
Mailing address
239 Mesogion str.
GR-15451 N. PSICHICO - ATHENS


a) Athanasios Angelopoulos
Director
b) Konstntina Tsomi
Acting Director
(REGIONAL CITES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY OF ATTICA)

Last update
16 January 2023

3. Thessalia - Sterea Hellas

Ministry of Environment and Energy
Inspectorate of Forestry Policy Implementation of Thessalia - Sterea Hellas
Directorate of Coordination and Supervision of Forests
Department of Forest and Woodland Protection
Office for International Conventions
Email
[email protected]
Mailing address
5, Tsimiski str.
GR-41222 LARISA


a) Georgia Noula
Director
b)  ----------------
Acting Director   
(REGIONAL CITES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY OF THESSALIA- STEREA HELLAS)

Last update
16 January 2023

4. Peloponnesus, West Greece and Ionian

Ministry of Environment and Energy
Inspectorate of Forestry Policy Implementation of Peloponnesus, West Greece and Ionian
Directorate of Coordination and Supervision of Forests
Department of Forest and Woodland Protection
Office for International Conventions
Email
[email protected]
Mailing address
33 Patron-Athinon str,
GR-26441 PATRA


a) Alexandros Tokatlidis
Director
b) -------------
Acting Director
(REGIONAL CITES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY OF PELEPONNESUS, WEST GREECE AND IONIAN)

Last update
16 January 2023

5. Epirus

Ministry of Environment and Energy
Inspectorate of Forestry Policy Implementation of Epirus - West Macedonia
Directorate of Coordination and Supervision of Forests
Department of Forest and Woodland Protection
Office for International Conventions
Email
[email protected]
[email protected]
Mailing address
62 M. Kotopouli str.
GR-45445 IOANNINA


a) Maria Mpoukouvala
Director
b) Anastasios Tsoumanis
Acting Director
(REGIONAL CITES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY OF EPIRUS)

Last update
16 January 2023

6. West Macedonia

Ministry of Environment and Energy
Inspectorate of Forestry Policy Implementation of Epirus - West Macedonia
Directorate for Forests of the Prefecture of Kastoria
Department of Forest Protection and Public Prosecutor
Office for International Conventions
Email
[email protected]
Mailing address
Residency,
GR-52100 KASTORIA


a) Athanasios Zigouras
   Director
b) Argiris Ioannou
Acting Director
(REGIONAL CITES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY OF WEST MACEDONIA)

Last update
16 January 2023

7. Central Macedonia - East Macedonia and Thrace

Ministry of Environment and Energy
Inspectorate of Forestry Policy Implementation of Macedonia - Thrace
Directorate of Coordination and Supervision of Forests
Department of Forest and Woodland Protection
Office for International Conventions
Email
[email protected]
Mailing address
46 Georgikis sholis av.
GR-55134 THESSALONIKI


a) Vasileios Athnasiadis
Director
b) Christos Gkigkis
Acting Director
(REGIONAL CITES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY OF CENTRAL MACEDONIA, EAST MACEDONIA AND THRACE)

Last update
16 January 2023

8. Crete

Ministry of Environment and Energy
Inspectorate of Forestry Policy Implementation of Crete
Directorate of Coordination and Supervision of Forests
Department of Forest and Woodland Protection
Office for International Conventions
Email
[email protected]
[email protected]
Mailing address
Territory of T.E.I. (Forest Plantation of Finikia)
C.P. 2112 (New Stadium)
GR-71410 HERAKLION


a) Georgios Papadopoulos
    Director
b) Maria Patergianaki
    Acting Director
(REGIONAL CITES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY OF CRETE)

Last update
16 January 2023

9. North Aegean

Ministry of Environment and Energy
Inspectorate of Forestry Policy Implementation of Aegean
Directorate of Coordination and Supervision of Forests
Department of Forests and Woodland Protection
Office for International Conventions
Email
[email protected]
Mailing address
83, Akti Miaouli str. § 2-8 Botsari str.
GR-18538 PIRAEUS


a)Konstantinos Bellas
   Director
b) Erasmia Gkioka
   Acting Director
(REGIONAL CITES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY OF NORTH AEGEAN)

Last update
16 January 2023

10. South Aegean

Ministry of Environment and Energy
Inspectorate of Forestry Policy Implementation of Aegean
Directorate for Forests of the Prefecture of Dodecanese
Department of Forest Administration and Management
Office for International Conventions
Email
[email protected]
Mailing address
2 G. Maurou str.
GR-85100 RHODES


a) Aikaterini Balatsouka
Director
b) Chrysanthi Desli
Acting Director
(REGIONAL CITES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY OF SOUTH AEGEAN)

Last update
16 January 2023

1. Scientific Authority of GREECE

A Committee of scientists / Un Comité de científicos / Un Comité de scientifiques

Correspondence to be addressed to the Central Management Authority / La correspondencia debe dirigirse a la Autoridad Administrativa Central / La correspondance doit être adressée à l'organe de gestion central
Email: [email protected]  

Head of the CITES Scientific Authority of GREECE: Mr Panagotis Pafilis

Secretary: Georgia Konstantakopoulou
Email:[email protected]

Last update
16 January 2023

1. Independent Authority of Public Revenue

General Directorate of Customs and Excise
Telephone
+30 (210) 72 59 324 (Head of Directorate) +30 (210) 72 59 329 (Head of Department C') +30 (210) 72 24 252
Fax
+30 (210) 32 25 192 (Department C')
Contact people
Division of Strategy of Customs Controls and Offences
Aggeliki Matsouka - Head of Directorate
Raptis Dimitrios - Head of department
Psonis Konstantinos
Email
[email protected]
Mailing address
Kar. Servias 10
GR-10184 Athens


Contact Persons: a) Aggeliki Matsouka (Head of Directorate)
b) Raptis Dimitrios (Head of department C)
c) Psonis Konstantinos

Last update
22 September 2020

2. Hellenic Police Headquarters

General Policing Division
Telephone
+30 (210) 692 49 29 +30 (213) 152 08 42
Fax
+30 (213) 152 77 09
Contact people
Mr Nikolaos Kolios - Police Lieutenant
Mrs Angeliki Kourmousi - Police Lieutenant
Email
[email protected]
Mailing address
4, Kanellopoulou str.
GR-10177 Athens


a) Police Lieutenant Mr Nikolaos Kolios
b) Police Lieutenant Mrs Angeliki Kourmousi

Last update
22 September 2020