Ministerial Decree No. OIK. 911 setting forth the terms, conditions and procedure for establishing green roofs on buildings. Pays/Territoire Grèce Type du document Règlement Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Efimeris tis Kyverniseos No. 14, Part II, 11 January 2012, pp. 153 and 154. Sujet Environnement gén. Mot clé Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Éco-produits/processus écologique Conservation de l'énergie/production de l'énergie Planification environnementale Terrains urbains Politique/planification Aire géographique Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Méditerranée, Europe du Sud Entry into force notes The provisions of this Decree shall enter into force as from the day of its publication on the Official Gazette. Résumé This Decree comes forth to support the structural framework for energy efficiency in buildings, to enhance the life quality of citizens and to improve the overall environmental conditions in cities. According to its provisions, establishing green tops (planted surfaces) on roofs and open spaces of legally build buildings (and those falling under sections d, e and f of paragraph 2, article 23, law No. 4014/20110) is allowed, provided that such green areas are not against the terms and rules already in effect. The soil sub-layer of plants, with the stratification of specific materials, is not permitted to exceed 40 centimetres above the maximum allowed height of the building. Vegetation growing on it shall not exceed 3 metres in height. The type of vegetation, soil sub-layer, the system of multileveled stratification of specialised materials, as well as the irrigation system shall be described in a technical report, as it is established in article 2 of the present Decree. Texte intégral Grec Site web www.et.gr