The procedure for lifting seizures for debts to the tax administration is changing. The Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) announced that it will proceed from Wednesday, April 1st, 2026, “with the digitization of lifting third-party seizures, reducing bureaucracy and strengthening the protection of debtors’ rights.”
As stated in the announcement, “by decision of the Governor, Giorgos Pitsilis (A.1077/2026), a new digital framework is being created for the immediate lifting of seizures in the hands of credit institutions and other liable persons (art.62 law 4170/2013), for the benefit of taxpayers.”
Specifically, with the new digital procedure:
- The lifting of third-party seizures is now communicated digitally. As soon as the taxpayer settles their debt and sends a relevant request to the service that issued the third-party seizure, the competent service issues the lifting and sends it digitally to credit institutions and other liable persons.
- The completion of the lifting is carried out immediately, without requiring any further action from the taxpayer.
- The notification of third-party seizures to credit institutions and other liable persons, as well as their lifting, is carried out through secure connection (AADE node) with the intermediary nodes “TIRESIAS S.A.” and “DIAS S.A.”
- AADE’s customs services are fully integrated into the new digital flow, unifying collection procedures for all types of public revenue.
For any information or clarification, interested parties can contact:
By phone: At 1521 (free of charge), working days from 7:00 to 20:00
Digitally: At my1521 (24/7), selecting: Public Revenue Collection Issues > Legal-Seizures > Seizure Lifting.
