The AADE proceeded to specify the measures that the petroleum product trading companies and the refineries themselves are required to take, in relation to the gas stations with which they do business (due diligence measures).

In particular, according to the Decision of the Governor of AADE, Giorgos Pitsilis, companies trading in petroleum products or refinery products are obliged to inform AADE, if they find violations at a gas station that supplies fuel and, in particular, if the gas station:

  • does not provide tax register data, operating license, certificates, responsible declarations and other prescribed data,
  • does not allow a sample of the fuel it circulates to be taken for inspection
  • has not installed and does not operate a fuel input-output monitoring system
  • does not legally own fuel or energy products

After being informed, AADE issues an order to all oil product trading companies and refineries to:

  • stop the supply of energy products to the gas station that committed the violation
  • withdraw their signs, pumps and other equipment from the station

until the irregularities are remedied or the gas station legally reopens, in case it is sealed.

The above also applies in the event that violations are detected directly by AADE.

In addition, the Decision specifies that the interruption of the supply of energy products and the withdrawal of their signs, pumps and the rest of their equipment will also be imposed on any other gas station that:

a) or is 50% owned by a person who has been found to have violated the decision,

b) or managed by a person who owns or manages the service station, which has been found to have violated the decision.

Also, the Decision specifies the procedure for imposing sanctions on petroleum product trading companies and refineries that will not comply with due diligence measures, as well as the procedure for publicizing these sanctions on the official AADE website www.aade.gr.