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Griechenland versucht alle möglichen und vielleicht auch kleinste Geldquellen zu aktivieren, um von den Schulden runter zu kommen.
Ob dieses Gesetz, über das hier berichtet wird, in der Lage ist, einen Beitrag zu leisten um die Misere ein wenig zu minimieren, bleibt als Frage offen.
Die Information kommt von Alexandre MATSAKIS, Member of the EPEST (Union of Greek Professional Touristic Yachts):
Further to the General Assembly of the EPEST this Sunday February 5th, with the presence of Greek Minister Antonis GEORGIADIS, we have now more information about the new law to be voted in the next weeks and applied for 2012 season.
This law will reinforce the difference between pleasure and professional touristic yachts in Greece, with strict conditions for professional Greek yachts, but also will have heavy consequences for foreign yachts sailing in Greece, and even for agencies advertising sailing in Greece with not allowed yachts.
The main is that now, no any yacht (except Greek and European Professional yachts), will be allowed to begin any charter in Greece or take any passenger from Greek harbor. This is also in force for Turkish yachts, and the violation shall be punished with imprisonment of at least two (2) years and payment of fifteen thousand (15.000) Euro up to one hundred twenty thousand (120.000) Euro.
Furthermore, the fact to simply advertise in any country in any way such non legal charters, will be punished with imprisonment of at least one year and payment of 7500 Euro up to 60 000 Euro.
As owners of professional touristic yachts in Greece, this law requires us to many conditions, but most of them are already in force. That's why competition with non European yachts or non professional yachts was really unfair. Now, as the minister seems to want to apply very strongly this law, with controls of the ports authorities, we hope to have in the future mainly only regular competition.
In the end of this email you will find automatic translation in English of some articles of the law project.
I hope that this information was useful for you, and wish you one nice 2012 season. By the way, if you want to know our agencies conditions, please contact us.
Sincerely
Alexandre MATSAKIS
alexandrematsakis@voiliergrece.com
Tel : +30 69 78 19 66 67
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Article 11:
Subject to the provision of paragraph 1 b'of Article 3 hereof, recreational vessels under foreign flags can not start from Greek ports or receive passengers from Greek ports for enforcement or leisure travel and tour by paying fare between ports and coasts of the Greek territory.
Article 3:
The right to run travel mentioned in a) extends to vessels under foreign flag country of the European Union (EU) since these ships meet the requirements for carrying out cabotage in the Member's flag and designated professional under the provisions of Article 2 hereof.
Article 10:
(a) Is forbidden to execute leisure travel and tour fare paid by a private yacht.
(b) Is forbidden to advertise in any country in any way, leisure travel and tour fare paid, by a private recreational vessel with Greek or foreign flag.
Article 18/3:
(a) violation of paragraph 1 a10 and Article 1 of Article 11 shall be punished with imprisonment of at least two (2) years. Also, offenders of the same provisions imposed by YP.A.A.N., upon the recommendation of the Head of the relevant port authority, a fine of fifteen thousand (15.000) Euro up to one hundred twenty thousand (120.000) Euro,
(b) the contravention of paragraphs 1 b of Article 10 shall be punished with imprisonment of at least one (1) year. Furthermore offenders of the same provisions imposed fines in the previous case reduced by half.
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