Greece
In Greece, the company registry is G.E.MI., whose business portal offers a free company search.
- Official company register
- General Commercial Registry (Γενικό Εμπορικό Μητρώο, G.E.MI.)
- Free online search
- Yes
- Company identifier
- G.E.MI. number (Αριθμός Γ.Ε.ΜΗ.) and EUID; the tax ID (ΑΦΜ) is also searchable
- Who can see beneficial owners
- Obliged entities and authorities only
- Data access for developers
- Free API
- Company search
- publicity.businessportal.gr
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Search Greek companies free on the G.E.MI. business portal (publicity.businessportal.gr), which shows legal form, registered office, status, business object and directors. Certified copies and extracts cost EUR 5.00. Public access to the beneficial owner register has been suspended since November 2022, leaving access to competent authorities and obliged persons. Companies are identified by the G.E.MI. number and EUID and can also be found by tax ID (ΑΦΜ).
- Region
- Europe
- Run by
- G.E.MI. Central Service at the Union of Hellenic Chambers of Commerce (KEEE)
- Registry website
- businessportal.gr
- Visible for free
- Company name, legal form, registered office, G.E.MI. number, EUID, website, status, business object, director particulars, EU branch information
- Paid documents and fees
- Certified copies and extracts: EUR 5.00, paid in advance
- Beneficial ownership register
- Central Register of Beneficial Owners (Κεντρικό Μητρώο Πραγματικών Δικαιούχων, Κ.Μ.Π.Δ.)
- Beneficial ownership access in detail
- Public access was suspended in November 2022 and its restart has been postponed repeatedly, to 31 December 2023 and then to 31 December 2024. Competent authorities and obliged persons keep access.
- Beneficial ownership register website
- gsis.gr
- API or data service
- Free: https://opendata.businessportal.gr/
- Search interface languages
- Greek
- What to know before a KYB check
- The G.E.MI. open-data API requires registration and an API key issued by the G.E.MI. Central Service. The beneficial owner register is run by the Ministry of National Economy and Finance with GSIS (Ministry of Digital Governance); filing is free.
- Sources
Page URL e-Justice - Business registers: Greece https://e-justice.europa.eu/topics/registers-business-insolvency-land/business-registers-eu-countries/el_en G.E.MI. Publicity search https://publicity.businessportal.gr/ OpenData G.E.MI. https://opendata.businessportal.gr/ GSIS - Real Beneficiaries Register https://www.gsis.gr/en/citizens-businesses/businesses/real-beneficiaries-register Ministry of National Economy and Finance - public access start 31.12.2023 https://minfin.gov.gr/stis-31-12-2023-i-enarxi-tis-prosvasis-gia-to-evry-koino-sto-kentriko-mitroo-pragmatikon-dikaiouchon/ GSIS - ΦΕΚ Β' 7180/2023 (postponement to 31.12.2024) https://www.gsis.gr/sites/default/files/2023-12/%CE%A6%CE%95%CE%9A%207180%20%CE%A0%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%B3%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%AF%20%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%8D%CF%87%CE%BF%CE%B9.pdf mitos.gov.gr - Κεντρικό Μητρώο Πραγματικών Δικαιούχων https://mitos.gov.gr/index.php/%CE%94%CE%94:%CE%9A%CE%B5%CE%BD%CF%84%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C_%CE%9C%CE%B7%CF%84%CF%81%CF%8E%CE%BF_%CE%A0%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%B3%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8E%CE%BD_%CE%94%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%8D%CF%87%CF%89%CE%BD - Verification
- Some fields unverified
Questions
How do I search a Greek company?
Can I search by Greek tax ID (ΑΦΜ)?
Is the Greek beneficial owner register public?
Sources: each listing is compiled from the registry’s own website, the government body that runs it, official fee schedules and legislation, and the EU e-Justice portal. Every source is linked on the listing with the date it was checked. How we compile this reference