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Why a scanner's age matters in Greece

Under a 2022 ministerial decision, a CT or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system used for exams under an EOPYY contract gets a quality score that falls as the system ages. The age comes from the serial number and from the CE certificate showing the year the system was placed on the market or refurbished. So the paperwork behind a unit matters, alongside the EOF notification that every device needs before it is placed on the market.

We're MediGear, a medical equipment distributor. From our registered base in England and Wales, we handle quotes, documents and freight for healthcare buyers in more than 80 countries. Name the model or describe the clinical need, and we look for verified makers who can supply it, with the certificates the EOF notification needs. Your clinical and procurement teams get a quote they can work from, and our buyers page takes the request without an account.

Hospitals around Greece, private groups and diagnostic labs

Across the health system in Greece, public and private, these buyers ask us to quote:

• ESY hospitals such as Evangelismos Hospital and Attikon in Athens, and AHEPA and Ippokrateio in Thessaloniki
• The University General Hospitals of Heraklion on Crete and of Patras
• New hospitals such as the three SNF-funded ones in Komotini, Sparta and Thessaloniki, projected for completion by the end of 2027
• Diagnostic centres contracted with EOPYY, which has had 596 CT and MRI systems declared for its quality criteria.
• Private hospital groups such as Hellenic Healthcare Group and Athens Medical Group
• Island hospitals on Crete and in the Aegean, supplied through Piraeus
• Greek importers and distributors that notify devices in GREMDIS

Central buying for the Greek hospital system runs through EKAPY, the National Central Authority for Health Procurement, set up under Law 4865/2021. Its framework agreements include one for medical technology equipment for all hospitals. Hospital tenders take bids through ESIDIS, the national e-procurement system. A private centre replacing one ultrasound unit needs a clear quote, so let us know which route applies.

EOF, GREMDIS and Greek-language information

EOF, the National Organisation for Medicines, is the competent authority for medical devices. Importers and distributors must notify devices to EOF through its GREMDIS system before placing them on the Greek market. Under a 2025 ministerial decision, distributors also need a distribution certificate issued by a notified body.

EOF's instructions call for labels and instructions that are complete and accurate in Greek, and a 2025 EOF circular deals with English for devices used only by professionals. The importer must be established in the EU. Who holds that role when a Greek hospital brings a unit in from the UK is for the hospital and its own advisers to settle. We act as neither importer nor distributor in Greece, and we give no regulatory advice. Each quote lists the certificates required for notification.

EEAE licences for imaging laboratories

Radiation protection follows Presidential Decree 101/2018, which applies the EU basic safety standards, and the Greek Atomic Energy Commission (EEAE) is the independent regulator. It issues a special operating licence for each imaging system, whether it uses ionising or non-ionising radiation. The licence expires, needs renewing and does not replace any other permit the site requires.

Adding a unit can mean a fresh licence application rather than an amendment, and in one MRI case the Ministry called the procedure exceptionally time-consuming. Start the paperwork while the quote is still open. Mandatory maintenance and periodic quality checks apply as well, and under the EOPYY decision, CT and MRI maintenance must be carried out at regular intervals by specialised technicians. We'll send the technical data the application needs.

What to agree with the maker for Greece

These four points come up most often:

• Mains and plugs. Expect type C or F sockets and the EU's 230 V, 50 Hz supply. Anything designed for 110 V or 60 Hz should be raised before the order, not at installation.
• Maintenance proof. For CT and MRI under an EOPYY contract, a maintenance company's certificate naming the model, serial number and technicians is required. Ask the maker which service partner covers Greece.
• Parts for the islands. A site reached by ferry cannot wait long for a filter or a probe, so order a small stock with the unit, and our spare parts and consumables range is there for reorders.
• Records and PACS. The National Electronic Health Record links citizens and doctors, so for a digital X-ray or CT unit, check DICOM, HL7 and PACS links with your IT team.

We clear open questions with the maker first, since a missing serial-number letter or service contract is hard to fix once the unit is in Piraeus.

ICISnet declarations and the ISPM 15 mark

The importer or its legal representative lodges the import declaration electronically in AADE's ICISnet system, and the consignee needs a valid EORI number. Each medical supply shipment to Greece travels with:

• Invoice and packing list, as AADE lists them for imports
• Transport documents for the sea or air leg
• The certificate of origin, where required
• CE certificate and declaration of conformity, for the GREMDIS notice
• Greek labels and instructions, or English where EOF accepts it

Every wooden crate or pallet that comes with an imported consignment must carry the ISPM 15 mark, as the agriculture ministry's plant health page states, and checks take place at border phytosanitary posts. Under EU rules, wood that fails can be destroyed, sent back or treated, so we ask makers for crates that carry the mark.

Piraeus first, then the islands

1. Tell us the need. Use the RFQ form or email with the model, quantity, site, and who will notify EOF.
2. Compare the quote. Along with the product and lead time, it states the CE certification and the refurbishment year, where applicable, usually within 48 hours for catalogue items.
3. Approve the order. Your written approval, by email or letter, is what we act on.
4. Sea, rail or ferry. Sea freight into Piraeus, where PCT runs the Pier II and III container terminals, or Thessaloniki, whose Pier 6 terminal has rail links. Air freight into Athens International Airport at Spata can bring smaller or urgent medical equipment to Athens.

We deliver to the port or airport you name. From there, your representative lodges the import declaration in ICISnet, and you arrange the last leg, including any ferry to an island. Hospitals on Crete or the islands should tell us early, because the ferry leg shapes both the packing and the timing.

One unit, a new hospital wing or a refurbished scanner

A single unit can be quoted on most catalogue lines, which suits a health centre replacing one monitor or autoclave. Multi-line requests are quoted too, such as ICU equipment for a new ward or wing. See government tender for EKAPY-style tenders, and ward planners can look at Hospital Furniture and Fixtures. No Greek ban on pre-owned units turned up in our checks, and our refurbished range covers them. For a CT or MRI going to an EOPYY-contracted centre, though, the refurbishment year on the CE certificate feeds the age score, so check it with us before ordering.

Disclaimer

The content here is general information written for buyers in Greece. No offer to supply is made here, and the page is no substitute for advice on law, regulation or customs. Quotes rest on what makers can supply, and an order is binding once both sides have agreed it in writing. A device must be notified to EOF before it is placed on the market, and an imaging laboratory needs its EEAE licence. Import clearance and the regulatory status of your purchase are your responsibility. We are not a Greek importer or distributor.