No further extension will be granted to the lift inventory, as the relevant deadline expires permanently on 30 June 2026 and the possibility of extension provided for in the current legislative framework has already been exhausted, according to what was noted at the working meeting held at the Independent Authority for Market Control and Consumer Protection.
At the meeting, attended by representatives of the General Secretariat of Industry of the Ministry of Development, the administration of the Independent Authority, as well as the Bureaus of PETAK, POBSA and POMIDA, it was found that the inventory process is progressing smoothly and moves to very satisfactory levels, especially in the lifts that are systematically maintained.
More detailed announcement from the Ministry of Development says:
A working meeting was held at the Independent Authority for Market Control and Consumer Protection, with the participation of the General Secretariat of Industry of the Ministry of Development, the administration of the Independent Authority, the Bureau of PETAK, the Bureau of POVESA and the Bureau of POMIDA, on the expiry of the deadline for the inventory of lifts on the Lift Census Register.
During the meeting it was agreed that, given the upcoming expiry of the deadline on 30 June, the inventory process is evolving smoothly and is moving to very satisfactory levels, in particular with regard to the lifts that are systematically maintained.
The General Industry Secretariat thanked all parties involved for their contribution to achieving inventory rates to date. At the same time, everyone was asked to contribute, in the last few days before the deadline, to an intensive 'sprint' briefing so that no elevator would remain outside the Register.
The Independent Authority noted that, after the deadline, the framework of controls will be organised effectively, in the light of consumer protection, user safety and enforcement.
The meeting also discussed the next day for lifts after the census was completed. With more precise information, the State, in cooperation with interested parties, will be able to process the data and draw up the best policies for targeted supervision, risk prevention and continuous strengthening of the safe operation of lifts.
In this context, the General Secretariat of Industry recalls that the deadline for the census of all the lifts in the country on the Elevator Census Register expires permanently on 30 June 2026.
Under the current legislative framework, the extension of the deadline could only be given once, and this possibility has already been exhausted.
The picture to date shows that the process is now at its final stage. On 30/11/2025 263,087 elevators had been registered, while on 19/6/2026 the number amounted to 286,324.
Based on ELSTAT's estimates, the installed lifts in the country amount to around 310,000, which means that a very high percentage of the estimated total has already been recorded. This image is also consistent with the information given at the meeting by representatives of the conservationists and installers, according to which the census moves at a particularly high percentage in the elevators maintained systematically.
Therefore, what is now required is the immediate completion of the pending declarations remaining by 30 June.
The inventory shall cover all lifts without exception:
* in apartment buildings,
* in office buildings,
* in hotels,
* occupational and mixed facilities,
* even if they have already been certified or previously registered in another register.
The General Secretariat of Industry invites owners and administrators to devote 5 minutes to complete a process that is completely free, through the platform: https://elevator.mindev.gov.gr
For information and technical support: elevator@mindev.gov.gr
The process is simple, short and is carried out by Taxisnet codes. Where there is difficulty, owners or managers are invited to cooperate directly with their maintainers or installers, who can make a decisive contribution to the completion of the inventory.
The General Secretariat of Industry shall in particular invite the maintenance and installation of lifts to examine directly, within their professional relationship with their customers, the status of inventory of the lifts they serve and to proceed with the necessary actions so that no elevator is left out of the register.
It is recalled that no inventory provides administrative fines for owners/co-owners of buildings per lift:
* eur 1,000 for buildings using residence,
* eur 2,500 for buildings with professional or mixed use,
* 5,000 euros for buildings accessible to the general public.
After the deadline, the inventory number will be a key technical identification information for the lift and should be confirmed by the maintainer or installer in their regular activity. This means practically that elevators that have not been registered will not be legally maintained. Their continued operation without legal maintenance is not allowed.
It is recalled that on the basis of Article 238 of Law 5297/2026, after the expiry of the period, the maintainers and installers are required to indicate in the maintenance documents the legal number of the lift inventory. Otherwise, they fall under the same administrative penalties by category of lift provided for in the non-inventory.