New fire protection regulations for offices (2016)

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
ISSUE TWO – Sheet No. 388
Fire protection measures and equipment for offices
THE DEPUTY MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR AND ADMINISTRATIVE RECONSTRUCTION

Taking into account:

1. The provisions:

Article 14 of Law 3511/2006 “Reorganization of the Fire Department, upgrading of its mission and other provisions” (A’ 258), as amended and supplemented by article 100 of Law 4249/2014 “Reorganization of the Greek Police, the Fire Department and the General Secretariat of Civil Protection, upgrading of Services of the Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection and regulation of other matters within the competence of the Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection and other provisions” (A’ 73).
Articles 90 and 91 of Law 4249/2014 “Reorganization of the Hellenic Police, the Fire Brigade, and the General Secretariat for Civil Protection, upgrading of the Services of the Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection and regulation of other matters falling within the competence of the Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection and other provisions” (A’ 73).
Article 90 of the “Code of Legislation for the Government and Government Bodies,” ratified by Article 1 of Presidential Decree 63/2005 (A’ 98).
Article 1 of Presidential Decree 210/1992 “Codification of provisions of Presidential Decrees of the Internal Service Regulations of the Fire Brigade” (A’ 99) as amended and in force.
Presidential Decree 24/2015 “Establishment and renaming of Ministries, transfer of the General Secretariat for Social Security” (A’ 20).
Presidential Decree 73/2015 “Appointment of the Vice-President of the Government, Ministers, Deputy Ministers, and Deputy Ministers” (A’ 116).
Decision No. Y6/25-09-2015 of the Prime Minister “Assignment of responsibilities to the Deputy Minister of the Interior and Administrative Reconstruction Nikolaos Toskas” (B’ 2109).
Decision No. 7190/21-10-2015 of the Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior and Administrative Reconstruction “Appointment of the Secretary General for Civil Protection of the Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reconstruction” (B’ 755).
Presidential Decree 71/1988 “Regulations for the fire protection of buildings” as in force (A’ 32).
Circular Order of the Fire Brigade Headquarters 7600/700 F.51/1/6-7-1960 “On the recommendation and implementation of preventive and repressive fire protection measures and means.”
Fire Service Regulation No. 8c/2007 “Fire protection measures in commercial establishments and repeal of Fire Service Regulations Nos. 1/1978, 8/1997, 8a/2002, and 8b/2004” (B’ 276).
Fire Service Regulation No. 13/2013 “Simplification of the procedure for granting (active) fire protection certificates to businesses and facilities and amendment of Fire Service Regulation No. 12/2012” (B’ 1586).
Fire Service Regulation No. 14/2014 “Organization, training, and briefing of company and facility personnel on fire protection issues” (B’ 2434).
Fire Service Regulation No. 15/2014 “Specifications for the study, design, and installation of portable, permanent, and other preventive and suppressive measures and means of fire protection under current legislation” (B’ 3149).
Fire Service Regulation No. 3/2015 (B’ 529).
Fire Service Regulation No. 17/2016.

2. The fact that there is a need to define fire protection measures and means in existing offices in order to adapt them to modern technological standards.

3. Given that the provisions herein do not incur any expense to the state budget, we hereby decide:

We specify the minimum preventive and repressive measures and fire protection means in offices and their auxiliary areas, with the aim of preventing and averting the occurrence and spread of fires and accidents, as well as the rescue of persons and material goods located therein, as follows. Read more.