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This guide contains public integration notes for Greece. Use it for identifier formats, search behavior, and country-specific caveats. The live source of truth for coverage, pricing, data sources, documents, legal forms, roles, and status values is the pricing page.

Greece coverage, pricing, and sources

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Data Sources

Greece uses a single official registry operated by the Union of Hellenic Chambers of Commerce.

Γ.Ε.ΜΗ. (Γενικό Εμπορικό Μητρώο), General Commercial Registry (GEMI). Maintained by the Union of Hellenic Chambers of Commerce since 2012, GEMI is the sole data source for all Greek commercial entities. It is reached through two surfaces:
- The GEMI Open Data API (businessportal.gr) — structured data powering the authoritative verification mode: company profiles, legal representatives, shareholders, activity codes, documents, and corporate announcements.
- The GEMI Publicity Portal (publicity.businessportal.gr) — powers company search and the fast onboarding profile (company details, management, ownership, and activity codes), plus printable trade register extracts and financial statements.

Retrieval modes. Both modes return authoritative GEMI data for the same datapoints.

mode: "onboarding" (fast) — sourced from the GEMI Publicity Portal; returned in seconds.
mode: "verification" (default) — sourced from the GEMI Open Data API, additionally geocoding the registered address and standardizing management roles. Slower but richer.

Rate Limit: The GEMI Open Data API enforces a rate limit of 8 requests per minute (handled automatically). Search and the onboarding profile use the Publicity Portal and are not subject to it.

Company Identifiers

Query Identifiers

Company Type	Source	Format	Example	Notes
All commercial entities	GEMI	7-12 digits (GEMI Number)	`31301000`	Primary identifier for company profile lookups

GEMI Number Format: GEMI numbers are numeric codes of 7-12 digits. Main companies typically end in 000 (e.g., 31301000), while branches end in other digits (e.g., 31301001). Only main company numbers are accepted for /v2/company company-data requests.

GEMI Number only for company retrieval. /v2/company only accepts the GEMI Number for Greek company-data requests. To look up a company by VAT number or name, use the search endpoint first to retrieve the GEMI Number, then use that for the company request.

Identifiers in API Response

Once you retrieve company data, the identifiers object contains all available identifiers for that entity:

Identifier Type	Format	Example	Found In
`gemiNumber`	7-12 digits	`31301000`	All companies
`vatNumber`	EL + 9 digits	`EL093808863`	VAT-registered companies
`taxNumber`	9 digits (AFM)	`093808863`	All companies with tax registration

VAT derived from AFM: Greek VAT numbers are simply EL + AFM (Tax Number). For example, AFM 093808863 becomes VAT EL093808863. Note that Greece uses the prefix EL (not GR) for EU VAT purposes.

Search Capabilities

Search Type	Pattern	Example	Match Type	Expected Results
By GEMI Number	7+ digits	`31301000`	Exact	Exact match returned first (matchType: id); other results may follow
By VAT Number	EL + 9 digits	`EL093808863`	Exact	Exact match returned first (matchType: id); other results may follow
By VAT (plain AFM)	9 digits	`093808863`	Exact	Exact match returned first (matchType: id); other results may follow
By VAT (GR prefix)	GR + 9 digits	`GR093808863`	Exact	Exact match returned first (matchType: id); other results may follow
By Name	Text string (min 2 chars)	`"CHEMCE"`	Fuzzy	Multiple results (up to 100)

Search Performance: A single query is matched against name, GEMI Number, and AFM at once, and returns quickly for every input type — including broad name terms. Identifier searches return the exact match first (matchType: id); name searches are tokenized and may return multiple results. Search is free (no catalog item charge).

Company Status

Company status is mapped deterministically from the GEMI API’s official metadata endpoint (metadata/companyStatuses). All 12 GEMI status codes are mapped to standardized statuses.

Active Statuses

ID	Greek Status	English	Standardized Status	Notes
3	Ενεργή	Active	Active	Standard active status
4	Σε Αδράνεια	Dormant	Active	Legally active but not operating

Insolvency Statuses

ID	Greek Status	English	Standardized Status	Closure Reason
5	Πτώχευση	Bankruptcy	Under Insolvency Proceeding	Bankruptcy
15	Διαδικασία Συνδιαλλαγής	Conciliation Procedure	Under Insolvency Proceeding	N/A
19	Αναγκαστική διαχείριση	Forced Administration	Under Insolvency Proceeding	N/A

Closed Statuses

ID	Greek Status	English	Standardized Status	Closure Reason
7	Λύση - Εκκαθάριση	Dissolution - Liquidation	Closed	Liquidation
17	Διαγραφή	Deletion	Closed	Administrative Dissolution
18	Διαγραφή λόγω συγχώνευσης	Deletion due to Merger	Closed	Merger
20	Διαγραφή λόγω διάσπασης	Deletion due to Division	Closed	Other

Other Statuses

ID	Greek Status	English	Standardized Status	Notes
2	Προεγγραφή	Pre-registration	Unknown	Registration in progress
21	Αναστολή καταχώρησης	Registration Suspended	Unknown	Registration is suspended
0	Άλλο	Other	Unknown	Catch-all status

The local Greek status text is always preserved alongside the standardized status. Closure dates and insolvency start dates are derived from the lastStatusChange field when available.

Legal Forms

Legal forms are mapped deterministically from the GEMI API’s official metadata endpoint (metadata/legalTypes). All mappings include the local Greek abbreviation, English translation, standardized form, and ISO 20275 (ELF) code.

Corporations

ID	Local Name	English Translation	Standardized	ISO 20275
1	ΑΕ	Public Limited Company	Corporation	W2NK
12	Ευρωπαϊκή Εταιρία (SE)	European Company (SE)	Corporation	CQ5X

Limited Liability Companies

ID	Local Name	English Translation	Standardized	ISO 20275
8	ΕΠΕ	Limited Liability Company (LLC)	Limited Liability Company	H6OR
19	ΙΚΕ	Private Company (PC)	Limited Liability Company	QCA0

Partnerships

ID	Local Name	English Translation	Standardized	ISO 20275
2	ΟΕ	General Partnership (GP)	Partnership	TIZ2
4	ΕΕ	Limited Partnership (LP)	Partnership	54AL
68	ΕΕ κατά μετοχές	Limited Partnership by Shares	Partnership	UCU5
14	Κοινοπραξία	Consortium / Joint Venture	Partnership	MCWR
10	Ευρωπαϊκός Όμιλος Οικονομικού Σκοπού	European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG)	Partnership	QNWW

Cooperatives

ID	Local Name	English Translation	Standardized	ISO 20275
11	Συνεταιρισμός	Cooperative	Cooperative	J3VJ
13	Ευρωπαϊκή Συνεταιριστική Εταιρία (SCE)	European Cooperative Society (SCE)	Cooperative	J3VJ
20	ΚΟΙ.Σ.Π.Ε	Limited Liability Social Cooperative (LLSCo)	Cooperative	J3VJ
66	Κοιν.Σ.Επ.	Social Cooperative Enterprise (SoCC)	Cooperative	J3VJ
67	Συνεταιρισμός Εργαζομένων	Workers’ Cooperative	Cooperative	J3VJ
65	Ενεργειακή Κοινότητα	Energy Community	Cooperative	J3VJ
3	ΣυνΠΕ	Limited Liability Cooperative	Cooperative	J3VJ
21	Αγροτικός Συνεταιρισμός	Agricultural Cooperative	Cooperative	J3VJ
69	Κοινότητα Ανανεώσιμης Ενέργειας	Renewable Energy Community	Cooperative	J3VJ
70	Ενεργειακή Κοινότητα Πολιτών	Citizens Energy Community	Cooperative	J3VJ

Nonprofits & Civil Entities

ID	Local Name	English Translation	Standardized	ISO 20275
17	ΕΝΩΣΗ ΠΡΟΣΩΠΩΝ	Association of Persons	Nonprofit Organization	QSYQ
18	ΑΣΤΙΚΗ ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑ 784 Α.Κ.	Civil Company (Art. 784 Civil Code)	Nonprofit Organization	HKVP
9	ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΑ	Society / Community	Nonprofit Organization	HKVP

Other

ID	Local Name	English Translation	Standardized	ISO 20275
16	ΑΤΟΜΙΚΗ	Sole Proprietorship	Sole Proprietorship	N/A
15	Υποκατάστημα Αλλοδαπής	Branch of Foreign Company	Other	N/A
64	ΛΟΙΠΩΝ ΥΠΟΧΡΕΩΝ	Other Liable Entities	Other	JYKN

All legal form mappings are deterministic, not AI-enriched. The local Greek abbreviation is always preserved alongside the English translation, standardized form, and ISO 20275 code.

Legal Representatives

Legal representatives are extracted from the GEMI registry, and the classification (legal representative vs. other key person) is legal-form aware. It follows Greek company law on who legally represents each form (e.g. the managing director of an ΑΕ, the manager / διαχειριστής of an ΙΚΕ/ΕΠΕ, or the general partner of an ΟΕ/ΕΕ; a limited partner is never a representative). For a sole proprietorship (ΑΤΟΜΙΚΗ), which has no separate legal personality, the proprietor is returned as the legal representative (standardized role Owner).

In mode: "onboarding" (fast), roles are classified deterministically from the registry’s role text and the company’s legal form.
In mode: "verification", classification is additionally AI-enriched (analyzing each person’s role text, category, and representation flags) and role titles are standardized.

Representation Mode

For Anonymes Etaireia (AE / SA) companies with Board of Directors, GEMI provides structured boolean flags (isRepresentativeAlone, isRepresentativeInCommon) that indicate signing authority. These are enriched onto AI-parsed legal representatives via name matching:

{ mode: "sole" }: Can sign alone (isRepresentativeAlone: true)
{ mode: "joint" }: Must sign jointly (isRepresentativeInCommon: true)
null: No signing authority flags set, or not applicable for this company type

representationMode is only populated for AE (SA) companies where GEMI provides the boolean flags. Other company types (IKE, EPE, OE, EE) do not have this data in GEMI.

Person Categories from GEMI

Greek Category	English	Contains
Διοικητικό συμβούλιο	Board of Directors	Board members for AE (SA) companies
Εταίροι	Partners	Partners for partnerships and LLCs
Λοιπές ιδιότητες διοίκησης	Other Management Roles	Liquidators, receivers, special administrators

Common Greek Roles

Executive & Management Roles

Greek Role	English Translation	Typical Classification
Πρόεδρος	President / Chairman	Legal Representative
Διευθύνων Σύμβουλος	Managing Director / CEO	Legal Representative
Πρόεδρος & Διευθ. Σύμβουλ	Chairman & Managing Director	Legal Representative
Διαχειριστής	Manager	Legal Representative
Μέλος & Διαχειριστής	Partner & Manager	Legal Representative
Ατομικό Μέλος	Sole Proprietor	Legal Representative (`Owner`) for sole traders (ΑΤΟΜΙΚΗ)
Εκκαθαριστής	Liquidator	Legal Representative

Board & Supervisory Roles

Greek Role	English Translation	Typical Classification
Αντιπρόεδρος	Vice President	Other Key Person
Εκτελεστικό Μέλος	Executive Member	Other Key Person
Μη Εκτελεστικό Μέλος	Non-Executive Member	Other Key Person
Ανεξάρτητο μη Εκτελεστικό Μέλος	Independent Non-Executive Member	Other Key Person
Μέλος	Board Member (ΑΕ only)	Other Key Person on an ΑΕ; on an ΙΚΕ/ΕΠΕ/ΟΕ/ΕΕ a bare “Μέλος” is a company member (owner) and appears as a shareholder, not a key person

Partner Roles

Greek Role	English Translation	Typical Classification
Ομόρρυθμο Μέλος	General Partner	Shareholder (not key person)
Ετερόρρυθμο Μέλος	Limited Partner	Shareholder (not key person)

AI Role Classification: Role names in GEMI are free-form Greek text, not standardized codes. The AI parser classifies each person based on their role text, category, and representation flags (isRepresentativeAlone, isRepresentativeInCommon). Partners who only hold shares but have no management role are filtered out of key persons and placed in the shareholders array instead.

Representation Rights: For board members (AE companies), the representationMode field indicates signing authority: { mode: "sole" } for individual signing rights, { mode: "joint" } for joint signing requirements.

Shareholders

Shareholders are sourced from GEMI’s ownership records (the register’s member/partner data) for applicable company types, in both retrieval modes. This includes single-member (μονοπρόσωπη) companies, whose sole member is returned at 100%, and both individual and corporate members (a company can be a partner). Only the current owners are returned; historical ownership entries are excluded.

Legal Forms with Shareholders

ID	Local Name	English	Notes
19	ΙΚΕ	Private Company	Members with share percentages
8	ΕΠΕ	Limited Liability Company	Members with share participation
2	ΟΕ	General Partnership	General partners with percentages
4	ΕΕ	Limited Partnership	General and limited partners
11	Συνεταιρισμός	Cooperative	Members with percentages
66	Κοιν.Σ.Επ.	Social Cooperative Enterprise	Members with percentages
65	Ενεργειακή Κοινότητα	Energy Community	Members with percentages

Ownership Fields

Field	Description	Source
`sharePercentage`	Ownership percentage (0-100)	GEMI ownership record. A sole member is `100`.
`nominalCapitalHeld`	Calculated capital held	`totalCapital * sharePercentage / 100`
`type`	`individual` or `company`	Whether the member is a natural person or a legal entity

Corporations (AE) do not expose shareholders in the public GEMI registry. Shareholder information for corporations is typically only disclosed in annual reports. Only partnerships, private companies, LLCs, and cooperatives provide shareholder data via the API.

Corporate members are supported. A partner can be a legal entity (e.g. a holding company owning a single-member ΙΚΕ). Corporate members are returned with type: "company", the member’s legal name, and, when GEMI records it, the member’s Greek tax number as identifiers.taxNumber (and vatNumber = EL + tax number). No country of domicile is asserted, as GEMI does not publish it (a foreign parent may carry a Greek tax registration).

Single-member (μονοπρόσωπη) companies. For a company with a single member, that member is returned at sharePercentage: 100 holding the full nominal capital, whether the member is an individual or a company.

Activity Code Mapping

Greece uses the KAD (Κωδικός Αριθμός Δραστηριότητας) classification, which extends the European NACE Rev. 2 standard with Greek-specific subdivisions. The system maps activity codes across three levels, all deterministically (no AI inference):

KAD XXYYZZZZ (Greek) → NACE XX.YY (European) → ISIC (International, via correspondence table)

Classification	Source	Example	AI Inferred?
KAD	GEMI registry	`62010000`	No (official)
NACE	Derived from KAD (first 4 digits → XX.YY)	`62.01`	No (deterministic)
ISIC	Derived from NACE (official correspondence table)	`6201`	No (deterministic)

All activity code mappings are deterministic for Greece. Unlike some countries, ISIC codes are derived from NACE via the official NACE-to-ISIC correspondence table, not via AI. The isAIInferred flag is always false. KAD descriptions are preserved in Greek from the GEMI registry.

KAD Code Structure: KAD codes are 8 digits (XXYYZZZZ), where the first 4 digits correspond to NACE Rev. 2 (XX.YY) and the last 4 digits are Greek-specific subdivisions. For example, KAD 62010000 maps to NACE 62.01 (Computer programming activities).

Documents by Company Type

Greece provides document access through the GEMI Open Data API (decisions and publications) and the GEMI Publicity Portal (trade register extract). Available documents listing is free (no catalog item charge).

Always Available

Document Type	API Category	Format	Catalog item	Availability	Notes
Trade Register Extract	`tradeRegisterExtract`	PDF	`GRC_TRADE_REGISTER_EXTRACT`	All companies	Scraped from GEMI Publicity Portal, mixed English/Greek, TTL: 1 day

GEMI API Documents (decisions)

Document Type	API Category	Format	Catalog item	Availability	Notes
Financial Statements	`financialStatements[]`	PDF	`GRC_FINANCIAL_STATEMENTS`	When filed	Balance sheets, ELP/IFRS reports, fiscal year inferred
Articles of Association	`articlesOfAssociation[]`	PDF	`GRC_ARTICLES_OF_ASSOCIATION`	When filed	Establishment notices, statute amendments, conversions
Official Publications	`officialPublications[]`	PDF	`GRC_GEMI_ANNOUNCEMENT`	When available	Board changes, capital changes, mergers, bankruptcy filings, liquidation notices
Other Documents	`otherDocuments[]`	PDF	`GRC_DOCUMENT`	When available	Partner withdrawals, general filings, error corrections

GEMI API Documents (publications)

Document Type	API Category	Format	Catalog item	Availability	Notes
Formation Documents (YMS)	`articlesOfAssociation[]`	PDF	`GRC_ARTICLES_OF_ASSOCIATION`	When available	One-Stop Shop (YMS) formation documents

All GEMI documents are free. Unlike some countries, there is no per-document fee for Greek company documents. Documents are downloaded directly from the GEMI Open Data API. The Trade Register Extract requires web scraping from the GEMI Publicity Portal.

Full GEMI Decision Subject Mapping (114 types)

The GEMI API classifies documents using 114 decision subject IDs from the metadata/assemblySubjects endpoint. These are grouped into the following categories:Financial Statements (IDs: 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 17, 21, 42, 48, 72, 78, 79, 82, 95): Balance sheet publications, financial statement approvals, bank balance sheets, consolidated statements, liquidation balance sheets.Articles of Association (IDs: 18, 29, 30, 34, 35, 73, 74): Establishment notices, statute amendments, registration of articles, IKE conversion documents.Board/Governance Changes (IDs: 2, 10, 26, 43, 75, 80, 92, 118): Board reconstitution, representation changes, first Board establishment, audit committee publicity, administrator designation.Capital Changes (IDs: 3, 23, 24, 31, 45, 46, 54, 56, 66, 67, 68, 76, 77, 105): Share capital increases/decreases, retrieval certifications, capital adjustments, pre-emption rights.Mergers/Splits/Transformations (IDs: 27, 28, 70, 85, 104, 107, 114, 115): Merger notices, division notices, draft agreements, conversions, deletion due to merger/division.Liquidation/Dissolution (IDs: 5, 19, 20, 22, 36, 52, 96): Dissolution announcements, liquidator appointments, end of liquidation, revival.Bankruptcy/Insolvency (IDs: 12, 14, 15, 16, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41): Bankruptcy petitions, bankruptcy declarations, conciliation proceedings, closure/recall of bankruptcy.Registration/Status Changes (IDs: 55, 81, 94, 99, 100, 106): Deletion, retroactive deletion, revocation/reversal of registration.Branches (IDs: 101, 108, 116, 119): Branch creation, branch changes, branch deletion, foreign company representative designation.Other (IDs: 1, 6, 13, 25, 32, 33, 44, 49, 50, 51, 53, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63, 64, 65, 69, 71, 83, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 93, 103, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 120): Address changes, stock options, auditor elections, valuation reports, remuneration reports, partner withdrawals, error corrections.

Data Availability Matrix

Data Type	All Companies	Notes
Company Profile	✅ Async	Full data from GEMI Open Data API
Legal Representatives	✅	Legal-form-aware; sole traders (ΑΤΟΜΙΚΗ) return the proprietor as `Owner`. Roles AI-standardized in verification mode
Other Key Persons	✅	Board members, auditors
Shareholders	⚠️ Not for AE	Partnerships, private companies (ΙΚΕ), LLCs and cooperatives, including single-member (μονοπρόσωπη) companies (sole member at 100%) and corporate members. Not available for AE (Corporations)
Ultimate Beneficial Owners	❌	Separate register (Ministry of Finance), not publicly accessible
Establishments	❌	Branch data exists in GEMI but not exposed in current implementation
Activity Codes (KAD/NACE/ISIC)	✅	All deterministic, no AI inference
Trade Register Extract	✅	Scraped from Publicity Portal
Financial Statements	⚠️ When filed	From GEMI decisions
Articles of Association	⚠️ When filed	From GEMI decisions/publications
Official Publications	⚠️ When available	Board changes, capital changes, etc.

Legend: ✅ Available | ❌ Not Available | ⚠️ Conditionally Available | Async = Asynchronous processing

Example API Responses

Identifiers and personal names below are illustrative placeholders, but the response shapes match real GEMI output. Query: POST /v2/company with

{ "id": "<GEMI Number>", "countryCode": "GR", "dataPoints": ["company", "legalRepresentatives", "shareholders", "otherKeyPersons"] }

Active AE (Corporation), with Board of Directors

{
  "company": {
    "id": "31301000",
    "countryCode": "GR",
    "identifiers": {
      "gemiNumber": "31301000",
      "vatNumber": "EL093808863",
      "taxNumber": "093808863"
    },
    "taxId": {
      "type": "eu_vat",
      "value": "EL093808863",
      "country": "GR",
      "verification": { "status": "verified", "verifiedName": "EXAMPLE INDUSTRIAL AE" }
    },
    "legalName": "EXAMPLE INDUSTRIAL Ανώνυμος Εμπορική Εταιρεία",
    "englishName": "EXAMPLE INDUSTRIAL SA",
    "registrationDate": "2005-06-12",
    "activityDescription": "Εμπορία χημικών προϊόντων και τυπογραφικών μελανιών.",
    "status": {
      "localName": "Ενεργή",
      "active": true,
      "statusDetails": { "status": "ACTIVE" }
    },
    "legalForm": {
      "localName": "ΑΕ",
      "englishTranslation": "Public Limited Company",
      "standardized": "Corporation",
      "iso20275Code": "W2NK"
    },
    "capital": { "amount": 120000, "currency": "EUR" },
    "activities": {
      "KAD": [{ "code": "46751262", "description": "ΧΟΝΔΡΙΚΟ ΕΜΠΟΡΙΟ ΤΥΠΟΓΡΑΦΙΚΗΣ ΜΕΛΑΝΗΣ", "isAIInferred": false }],
      "NACE": [{ "code": "46.75", "isAIInferred": false }],
      "ISIC": [{ "code": "4690", "description": "Non-specialized wholesale trade", "isAIInferred": false }]
    },
    "legalAddress": {
      "addressLine1": "ΚΗΦΙΣΙΑΣ 102",
      "city": "ΑΘΗΝΑ",
      "postalCode": "11526",
      "region": "ΑΤΤΙΚΗΣ",
      "countryCode": "GR"
    },
    "phones": ["2107010275"],
    "emails": ["info@example.gr"],
    "website": "https://www.example.gr"
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": [
    {
      "type": "individual",
      "role": { "localName": "Πρόεδρος & Διευθ. Σύμβουλ", "standardized": "Managing Director" },
      "representationMode": { "mode": "sole" },
      "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "ΙΩΑΝΝΗΣ ΠΑΠΑΔΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ", "firstName": "ΙΩΑΝΝΗΣ", "lastName": "ΠΑΠΑΔΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ" } },
      "startDate": "2024-04-02",
      "endDate": "2027-04-01"
    }
  ],
  "otherKeyPersons": [
    {
      "type": "individual",
      "role": { "localName": "Αντιπρόεδρος", "standardized": "Board Member" },
      "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "ΜΑΡΙΑ ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΥ" } },
      "startDate": "2024-04-02",
      "endDate": "2027-04-01"
    },
    {
      "type": "individual",
      "role": { "localName": "Μέλος", "standardized": "Board Member" },
      "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "ΝΙΚΟΣ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟΥ" } },
      "startDate": "2024-04-02",
      "endDate": "2027-04-01"
    }
  ]
}

Note: AE (Corporation) companies have Board of Directors. No shareholders are available from the public GEMI registry for this legal form.

Active IKE (Private Company), with Shareholders

{
  "company": {
    "id": "13701000",
    "countryCode": "GR",
    "identifiers": {
      "gemiNumber": "13701000",
      "vatNumber": "EL082592010",
      "taxNumber": "082592010"
    },
    "legalName": "DIGITAL SOLUTIONS ΙΚΕ",
    "registrationDate": "2020-02-15",
    "activityDescription": "Δραστηριότητες παροχής συμβουλών σε θέματα πληροφορικής.",
    "status": {
      "localName": "Ενεργή",
      "active": true,
      "statusDetails": { "status": "ACTIVE" }
    },
    "legalForm": {
      "localName": "ΙΚΕ",
      "englishTranslation": "Private Company (PC)",
      "standardized": "Limited Liability Company",
      "iso20275Code": "QCA0"
    },
    "capital": { "amount": 1000, "currency": "EUR" },
    "activities": {
      "KAD": [{ "code": "62020000", "description": "Δραστηριότητες παροχής συμβουλών σε θέματα πληροφορικής", "isAIInferred": false }],
      "NACE": [{ "code": "62.02", "isAIInferred": false }],
      "ISIC": [{ "code": "6202", "description": "Computer consultancy and computer facilities management activities", "isAIInferred": false }]
    },
    "legalAddress": {
      "addressLine1": "ΕΡΜΟΥ 25",
      "city": "ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗ",
      "postalCode": "54624",
      "region": "ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ",
      "countryCode": "GR"
    },
    "phones": ["2109339090"],
    "website": "https://www.example-ike.gr"
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": [
    {
      "type": "individual",
      "role": { "localName": "Μέλος & Διαχειριστής", "standardized": "Managing Director" },
      "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΣ ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥ", "firstName": "ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΣ", "lastName": "ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥ" } },
      "startDate": "2025-09-19"
    }
  ],
  "shareholders": [
    {
      "type": "individual",
      "sharePercentage": 91,
      "nominalCapitalHeld": { "amount": 910, "currency": "EUR" },
      "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΣ ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥ" } }
    },
    {
      "type": "individual",
      "sharePercentage": 9,
      "nominalCapitalHeld": { "amount": 90, "currency": "EUR" },
      "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "ΕΛΕΝΗ ΣΤΑΜΑΤΙΟΥ" } }
    }
  ]
}

Note: IKE (Private Company) shareholders include ownership percentages and calculated nominal capital held. The managing partner appears as both a legal representative and a shareholder.

Single-member IKE (μονοπρόσωπη), corporate member at 100%

{
  "company": {
    "id": "12345601000",
    "countryCode": "GR",
    "identifiers": {
      "gemiNumber": "12345601000",
      "vatNumber": "EL800000001",
      "taxNumber": "800000001"
    },
    "legalName": "EXAMPLE HOSPITALITY ΜΟΝΟΠΡΟΣΩΠΗ ΙΚΕ",
    "registrationDate": "2013-05-03",
    "status": {
      "localName": "Ενεργή",
      "active": true,
      "statusDetails": { "status": "ACTIVE" }
    },
    "legalForm": {
      "localName": "ΙΚΕ",
      "englishTranslation": "Private Company (PC)",
      "standardized": "Limited Liability Company",
      "iso20275Code": "QCA0"
    },
    "capital": { "amount": 3000, "currency": "EUR" }
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": [
    {
      "type": "individual",
      "role": { "localName": "Διαχειριστής", "standardized": "Manager" },
      "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟΣ ΡΩΤΑΣ" } },
      "startDate": "2013-05-03"
    }
  ],
  "shareholders": [
    {
      "type": "company",
      "sharePercentage": 100,
      "nominalCapitalHeld": { "amount": 3000, "currency": "EUR" },
      "company": {
        "id": "800000002",
        "identifiers": { "taxNumber": "800000002", "vatNumber": "EL800000002" },
        "legalName": "EXAMPLE HOLDINGS ΙΚΕ"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Note: A single-member company returns its sole member at sharePercentage: 100 holding the full nominal capital. Here the member is another company (type: "company"), returned with its Greek tax number as identifiers and no countryCode. The manager is a separate individual returned as the legal representative.

Sole trader (ΑΤΟΜΙΚΗ), proprietor as legal representative

{
  "company": {
    "id": "10203001000",
    "countryCode": "GR",
    "identifiers": {
      "gemiNumber": "10203001000",
      "vatNumber": "EL070000001",
      "taxNumber": "070000001"
    },
    "legalName": "ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ ΠΑΠΑΔΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ ΤΟΥ ΙΩΑΝΝΗ",
    "status": {
      "localName": "Ενεργή",
      "active": true,
      "statusDetails": { "status": "ACTIVE" }
    },
    "legalForm": {
      "localName": "ΑΤΟΜΙΚΗ",
      "englishTranslation": "Sole Proprietorship",
      "standardized": "Sole Proprietorship"
    },
    "activities": {
      "KAD": [{ "code": "47711203", "description": "ΛΙΑΝΙΚΟ ΕΜΠΟΡΙΟ ΕΝΔΥΜΑΤΩΝ", "isAIInferred": false }],
      "NACE": [{ "code": "47.71", "isAIInferred": false }],
      "ISIC": [{ "code": "4771", "description": "Retail sale of clothing, footwear and leather articles in specialized stores", "isAIInferred": false }]
    },
    "legalAddress": {
      "addressLine1": "ΠΕΛΟΠΙΔΑ 47",
      "city": "ΠΕΡΙΣΤΕΡΙ",
      "postalCode": "12135",
      "region": "ΑΤΤΙΚΗΣ",
      "countryCode": "GR"
    }
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": [
    {
      "type": "individual",
      "role": { "localName": "Ατομικό Μέλος", "standardized": "Owner" },
      "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ ΠΑΠΑΔΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ" } }
    }
  ]
}

Note: A sole proprietorship (ΑΤΟΜΙΚΗ) has no separate legal personality, so the proprietor is returned as the legal representative with standardized role Owner. Sole traders have no shareholders. The legal name is the proprietor’s own name as registered in GEMI.

Closed OE, Liquidation (Λύση - Εκκαθάριση)

{
  "company": {
    "id": "6101000",
    "countryCode": "GR",
    "identifiers": {
      "gemiNumber": "6101000",
      "vatNumber": "EL091016194",
      "taxNumber": "091016194"
    },
    "legalName": "(ΥΠΟ ΕΚΚΑΘΑΡΙΣΗ) EXAMPLE ΕΜΠΟΡΙΚΗ Ο.Ε.",
    "englishName": "(UNDER LIQUIDATION) EXAMPLE TRADING O.E.",
    "tradeNames": ["ELPACO"],
    "registrationDate": "1964-08-01",
    "activityDescription": "Αντιπροσώπευση εμπορικών οίκων εξωτερικού και εσωτερικού.",
    "status": {
      "localName": "Λύση - Εκκαθάριση",
      "active": false,
      "statusDetails": {
        "status": "CLOSED",
        "closureReason": "Liquidation",
        "closureDate": "2021-09-27"
      }
    },
    "legalForm": {
      "localName": "ΟΕ",
      "englishTranslation": "General Partnership (GP)",
      "standardized": "Partnership",
      "iso20275Code": "TIZ2"
    },
    "activities": {
      "KAD": [{ "code": "46141330", "description": "ΕΜΠΟΡΙΚΟΙ ΑΝΤΙΠΡΟΣΩΠΟΙ ΠΟΥ ΜΕΣΟΛΑΒΟΥΝ ΣΤΗΝ ΠΩΛΗΣΗ ΜΗΧΑΝΗΜΑΤΩΝ", "isAIInferred": false }],
      "NACE": [{ "code": "46.14", "isAIInferred": false }],
      "ISIC": [{ "code": "4610", "description": "Wholesale on a fee or contract basis", "isAIInferred": false }]
    },
    "legalAddress": {
      "addressLine1": "ΑΡΤΕΜΙΔΟΣ 3",
      "city": "ΜΑΡΟΥΣΙ",
      "postalCode": "15125",
      "region": "ΑΤΤΙΚΗΣ",
      "countryCode": "GR"
    },
    "phones": ["2106255000"],
    "emails": ["info@example.gr"]
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": [
    {
      "type": "individual",
      "role": { "localName": "Εκκαθαριστής", "standardized": "Liquidator" },
      "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ ΠΕΤΡΟΥ", "firstName": "ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ", "lastName": "ΠΕΤΡΟΥ" } },
      "startDate": "2021-09-27"
    }
  ]
}

Note: Closed companies show active: false with closure details including the reason and date. Companies in liquidation typically have a Liquidator (Εκκαθαριστής) as a legal representative.

Bankruptcy OE, Under Insolvency Proceeding (Πτώχευση)

{
  "company": {
    "id": "9901000",
    "countryCode": "GR",
    "identifiers": {
      "gemiNumber": "9901000",
      "vatNumber": "EL091607191",
      "taxNumber": "091607191"
    },
    "legalName": "(ΠΤΩΧΕΥΣΗ) EXAMPLE ΕΜΠΟΡΙΚΗ Ο.Ε.",
    "tradeNames": ["(ΠΤΩΧΕΥΣΗ) EXAMPLE TRADE"],
    "registrationDate": "1968-10-12",
    "activityDescription": "Εμπορία ανταλλακτικών αυτοκινήτων.",
    "status": {
      "localName": "Πτώχευση",
      "active": false,
      "statusDetails": {
        "status": "UNDER_INSOLVENCY_PROCEEDING",
        "closureReason": "Bankruptcy",
        "insolvencyStartDate": "1968-10-12"
      }
    },
    "legalForm": {
      "localName": "ΟΕ",
      "englishTranslation": "General Partnership (GP)",
      "standardized": "Partnership",
      "iso20275Code": "TIZ2"
    },
    "activities": {
      "KAD": [
        { "code": "45311217", "description": "ΧΟΝΔΡΙΚΟ ΕΜΠΟΡΙΟ ΚΑΙΝΟΥΡΓΙΩΝ ΑΝΤΑΛΛΑΚΤΙΚΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΕΞΑΡΤΗΜΑΤΩΝ ΑΥΤΟΚΙΝΗΤΩΝ", "isAIInferred": false },
        { "code": "45321212", "description": "ΛΙΑΝΙΚΟ ΕΜΠΟΡΙΟ ΚΑΙΝΟΥΡΓΙΩΝ ΑΝΤΑΛΛΑΚΤΙΚΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΕΞΑΡΤΗΜΑΤΩΝ ΑΥΤΟΚΙΝΗΤΩΝ", "isAIInferred": false }
      ],
      "NACE": [
        { "code": "45.31", "isAIInferred": false },
        { "code": "45.32", "isAIInferred": false }
      ],
      "ISIC": [{ "code": "4530", "description": "Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories", "isAIInferred": false }]
    },
    "legalAddress": {
      "addressLine1": "ΘΕΡΜΟΠΥΛΩΝ 57",
      "city": "ΑΘΗΝΑ",
      "postalCode": "10435",
      "region": "ΑΤΤΙΚΗΣ",
      "countryCode": "GR"
    },
    "phones": ["2105249478"],
    "emails": ["info@example.gr"]
  },
  "shareholders": [
    {
      "type": "individual",
      "sharePercentage": 90,
      "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΣ ΠΑΠΑΔΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ" } }
    },
    {
      "type": "individual",
      "sharePercentage": 10,
      "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "ΒΑΣΙΛΙΚΗ ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΥ" } }
    }
  ]
}

Note: Companies under insolvency proceeding show active: false with status: "UNDER_INSOLVENCY_PROCEEDING" and closureReason: "Bankruptcy". Partnership shareholders with ownership percentages are still available.

Available Documents

Documents are returned when "dataPoints": ["availableDocuments"] is requested.

API Category	Document	Catalog item	Notes
`tradeRegisterExtract`	GEMI Trade Register Extract (PDF)	`GRC_TRADE_REGISTER_EXTRACT`	Always available, scraped from Publicity Portal
`financialStatements[]`	Financial Statements (PDF)	`GRC_FINANCIAL_STATEMENTS`	When filed (balance sheets, IFRS/ELP reports)
`articlesOfAssociation[]`	Articles of Association (PDF)	`GRC_ARTICLES_OF_ASSOCIATION`	Establishment notices, amendments, YMS formation docs
`officialPublications[]`	Official Publications (PDF)	`GRC_GEMI_ANNOUNCEMENT`	Board changes, capital changes, mergers, bankruptcy filings
`otherDocuments[]`	Other Documents (PDF)	`GRC_DOCUMENT`	Partner withdrawals, general filings, error corrections

Quirks & Gotchas

Quirk	Details
GEMI Number only for company retrieval	`/v2/company` only accepts the GEMI Number. VAT numbers and company names must use the search endpoint first to retrieve the GEMI Number.
VAT uses EL prefix, not GR	Greek VAT numbers use the EU prefix `EL` (not the ISO country code `GR`). For example, AFM `093808863` becomes `EL093808863`. Both `EL` and `GR` prefixes are accepted in search.
KAD codes extend NACE	Greek KAD codes are 8 digits (`XXYYZZZZ`), where the first 4 digits correspond to NACE Rev. 2 (`XX.YY`). The last 4 digits are Greek-specific subdivisions.
ISIC is fully deterministic	Unlike some countries, ISIC codes for Greece are derived deterministically from NACE via the official correspondence table, not via AI. The `isAIInferred` flag is always `false`.
Shareholders limited to certain forms	Shareholder data is available for partnerships (OE, EE), private companies (IKE), LLCs (EPE), and cooperatives, including single-member (μονοπρόσωπη) companies (sole member at 100%) and corporate members. Corporations (AE) do not expose shareholders in the public registry.
Sole traders return the proprietor as legal rep	A sole proprietorship (ΑΤΟΜΙΚΗ) has no separate legal personality, so the proprietor is returned as the legal representative with standardized role `Owner`. Sole traders have no shareholders.
No UBO data	Ultimate Beneficial Owner data is maintained in a separate register (Μητρώο Πραγματικών Δικαιούχων) managed by the Ministry of Finance and is not publicly accessible.
All documents are free	All GEMI documents (decisions and publications) are available for free download. The Trade Register Extract is generated by scraping the GEMI Publicity Portal.
12 possible GEMI statuses	GEMI has 12 status codes including Active, Dormant, Pre-registration, Bankruptcy, Dissolution, Deletion (various reasons), Forced Administration, Conciliation, and Suspension.
Dormant = legally active	Companies with status “Σε Αδράνεια” (Dormant) are mapped as `active: true` because dormant companies are still legally registered entities, just not operating.
Greek text preserved	Legal names, addresses, activity descriptions, and status names are preserved in Greek. English names are returned when available in the registry. Addresses are geocoded via Nominatim.
Rate limit: 8 req/min	The GEMI Open Data API enforces a strict rate limit of 8 requests per minute. Rate limiting is handled automatically.
AI-enriched role classification	Legal representative vs. other key person classification is AI-enriched because GEMI stores roles as free-form Greek text without standardized codes. The AI also produces English translations and standardized role names.
Percentage format inconsistency	GEMI returns ownership percentages in inconsistent formats: `"91%"`, `"9%"`, `"0.994"` (meaning 99.4%), the bare fraction `"1"` (meaning 100%), or `"-"` (no percentage). The system normalizes all formats to a 0-100 scale, and a single member is always resolved to 100%.
Trade Register Extract via scraping	The Trade Register Extract is not available through the GEMI Open Data API. It requires web scraping of the GEMI Publicity Portal (`publicity.businessportal.gr`), which generates a bilingual (English/Greek) PDF. TTL is 1 day.

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